Audra McDonald
Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 8PMAudra McDonald — winner of an Emmy Award, two GRAMMY® Awards and a record-setting six Tony Awards — returns to Los...
The Soraya
18111 Nordhoff St.Northridge, CA 91330
Upcoming Shows
Review: IF/THEN at the Zephyr Theatre
What did our critic think of IF/THEN at Zephyr Theatre?…
Review: World Premiere E=MC² EINSTEIN THE MUSICAL Often Trades Depth for Silly Songs
I want to praise the quality of the large cast for their dedication to bringing so many authentic characters to life onstage while changing costumes, accents and physicality often in the blink of an eye. But with so much interesting history to be explored about a man who was often quoted, and misquo…
Review: THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW at Open Fist Theatre Company
What did our critic think of THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW at Open Fist Theatre Company?The lunacy is unbridled, but with all the insanity, you’re too often left wondering: “What is going ON??” And moreover: “Why??”…
Review: THE DIARY OF AN OREGON TRAIL SPINSTER at Atwater Village Theatre
Writer, producer, and actor Dwyer illuminates the interior life of a woman whose existence echoes much of what is happening today, misogyny, betrayal, insecurity, ageism — making this a timeless, sometimes terrifying tale.…
Review: CORIOLANUS at Independent Shakespeare Company In Girffith Park
Led by Brent Charles and under the strains of an angry guitar, a dexterous 10-person cast moves us through this still timely tale about the fickleness of public opinion and mob mentality.…
Review: OUT WITH A BANG Proves Growing Older is not for Sissies
Out With a Bang Playwright Tony Pasqualini started writing it when he turned the dreaded 70 while feeling lucky to keep working in a profession he loves, married for forty years to the same loving woman, with two adult kids that live nearby.…
Review: THE REAL LADY MACBETH World Premiere at The Actors Company
The intense production will pull into its spell thanks to the astonishingly real characters brought to life by four amazing actors who authentically portray these historical druids on the darkened and often spooky, mist-filled set.…
Review: OPENING NIGHT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL: THE BEST OF BROADWAY at Hollywood Bowl
Every inch a musical theater geek's night to remember, the evening featured quips from host Billy Crystal, the rigor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins, a chorus of wonderful singer-dancers and an eye-popping featured performer lineup.…
Review: TREASURE ISLAND at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Review: Even if you leave wanting a few more cannon blasts from Theatricum Botanicum's 2026 adaptation of TREASURE ISLAND, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful place to spend a summer evening.…
Review: THE FIRST GENTLEMAN World Premiere Musical at Torrance Theatre Company
Director Glenn Kelman is to be commended for taking on the challenge of coordinating twenty cast members moving scenery and set pieces into place to create 22 set changes in 14 locations on such a small stage, as well as setting the timing of each Ameri-News video projection to forward the story. An…
Past Shows
Chavela y Sus Mujeres
Chavela y Sus Mujeres is a musical tribute to the late Chavela Vargas, the celebrated interpreter of rancheras, boleros, and corridos, making its U.S. debut...
FeaturedJeremy Jordan
Jeremy JordanSat Apr 11 | 8PMTriumphing in the title role of Broadway’s The Great Gatsby, Jeremy Jordan secured a place in the top echelon of...
Alonzo King LINES Ballet - Ode to Alice Coltrane
Alonzo King LINES BalletOde to Alice ColtraneSat Feb 21 | 8PMAlonzo King is one of America’s most decorated choreographers, and his San Francisco-based company has...
Love Inside Out: Valentine's Day with Veronica Swift and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra
Sat Feb 14 | 8PMThere’s nothing Veronica Swift can’t do — pop, rock, soul, jazz, Broadway, and more. DownBeat magazine concurs, “Veronica Swift is a woman of...
Sacredness: Gerald Clayton Honors Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music
Sat Jan 31 | 2PMThe Soraya has assembled an entire company of musicians who are 2026 Grammy nominees: pianist and music director Gerald Clayton, Los...
FeaturedMOMIX
MOMIXAliceSat Nov 22 | 3PM Alice in Wonderland finds it way again and again onto stage and screen. In this postpandemic version by Moses Pendleton, choreographer...
Ballet BC - BOLERO X
Ballet BCBOLERO XSat Nov 15 | 8PM Bolero is a constant musical underscoring in our lives. From television commercials to marching bands, the long steady crescendo is...
Fly Me to the Moon A Tribute to Quincy Jones Featuring the Pacific Jazz Orchestra
Fly Me to the MoonA Tribute to Quincy JonesFeaturing the Pacific Jazz Orchestrawith Special Guest José JamesChris Walden, conductorQuincy Jones was a household name for...
Pacific Jazz Orchestra Presents Tribute to Quincy Jones at The Soraya, Oct 18
Pacific Jazz Orchestra (PJO) launches its 2025-26 season with FLY ME TO THE MOON, A Tribute to Quincy Jones, featuring guest vocalists José James and...
FeaturedGraham100
GRAHAM100The Martha Graham Dance Company's 100th SeasonWith a Special Centennial Creation by Bernstein, Rountree, and BoykinFeaturing Wild UpSat Oct 4 | 8PMProgram: En Masse by Hope BoykinMusic...
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
The Soraya will stage a concert production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, marking its West Coast premiere with English supertitles. The production features...
FeaturedNational Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’sFiddler on the Roofin YiddishA Soraya Concert Production andWest Coast PremiereWith English SupertitlesDATES: Sat Sep 13 | 8PMSun Sep 14 | 3PM Sun Sep...
Defying Gravity: An Evening with Stephen Schwartz & Friends
Defying Gravity: An Evening with Stephen Schwartz & FriendsSat May 3 | 8PMGodspell, Pippin, Wicked – Stephen Schwartz penned some of the most popular Broadway shows...
Terence Blanchard "Champion" and "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" Operas
Terence Blanchard | Champion and Fire Shut Up in My BonesFeaturing the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet; Visuals by Andrew F. Scott; Justin Austin, baritone; Adrienne Danrich, sopranoSun...
Yamato – The Drummers of Japan 人の力 Hito no chikara | The Power of Human Strength
Sat Mar 22 | 3PMMaking its fifth appearance at The Soraya, YAMATO returns with Hito no chikara, The Power of Human Strength. Packed with high energy...
Broadway Star Eva Noblezada Appears with Pacific Jazz Orchestra For One Night Only
Pacific Jazz Orchestra, led by Artistic Director Chris Walden, spotlights the soaring vocals of GRAMMY© Award-winning and two-time Tony-nominated Broadway and West End star Eva...
Pacific Jazz Orchestra with Eva Noblezada
Returning after their sold-out debut last season, Pacific Jazz Orchestra (PJO) opens the Jazz at Naz festival’s fourth season headlined by GRAMMY© Award-winning and two-time...
MILOŠ
MILOŠ will grace the stage at The Soraya on January 29, 2025, showcasing the virtuoso talent of classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglić. This performance will highlight...
STOMP
Matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, and more fill the stage with energizing beats at STOMP: the inventive and invigorating stage show that’s dance, music,...
Lea Salonga | Sounding Joy: The Holiday Tour
Ring in the holidays with one of Broadway’s biggest stars, Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga. Best known for her leading roles in Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Once On This...
Lark, Roman & Meyer
The Soraya presents Onstage Chamber concerts, featuring a diverse range of Baroque music this fall. The series kicks off on October 23 with a performance...
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Based on a true story when peace, camaraderie, and music prevailed on the battlefield in 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song....
REDMAN • MEHLDAU • MCBRIDE • BLADE: A MoodSwing Reunion
Celebrated tenor saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman introduced his first permanent band with his 1994 album MoodSwing, an astonishing collection by four precociously talented musicians...
Broadway Celebrates The Soraya
Eden Espinosa, Joshua Henry, and Megan Hilty Richard Kaufman, Music Director and Conductor | Our 10th-anniversary concerts conclude with a Broadway triple threat featuring the...
YAMATO — The Drummers of Japan
Go anywhere if invited and make the world a little more happy is Yamatos motto. With 150-200 performances a year worldwide, Yamato travels all over...
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor Olga Kern, piano | A program of British composers welcomes back Britains pre-eminent ensemble. Russian-American pianist Olga Kern now recognized as one...
LA Jewish Symphony: Violins of Hope
With Lindsay Deutsch, violin & Noreen Green, Conductor | The violins from the Holocaust were on their way to Los Angeles when their journey was...
Nochebuena
Featuring Ballet Folklrico de Los ngeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime CullarIn what has become a popular holiday tradition at The Soraya, the lively Nochebuena...
Nochebuena
Featuring Ballet Folklrico de Los ngeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime CullarIn what has become a popular holiday tradition at The Soraya, the lively Nochebuena...
Disney’s FANTASIA Live in Concert
The worlds most celebrated animated film, shown on The Sorayas towering screen and accompanied by a live orchestra, is not to be missed. Restored to...
Martha Graham Dance Company: Appalachian Spring by Martha Graham
This world-famous dance company returns to The Soraya with the most skilled and powerful dancers you can ever hope to see (Washington Post). They bring...
The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra - The Music of Ella Fitzgerald
Directed by Scotty Barnhart, featuring Lizz WrightAlong with the orchestra he formed in 1935, William James Count Basie re-wrote the history of jazz with 18...
The Colburn Orchestra
In his third appearance at The Soraya, Salonen will lead the flagship orchestra of the Colburn Schools Conservatory of Music, which has gained international acclaim...
An Evening with David Sedaris
With only a podium, a mic, and a wicked sense of humor, Sedaris turns over-sharing into a fine art that leaves audiences breathless from laughter....
Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged for Orchestra - Music of The Police
Called one of the greatest drummers of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine, "The Rhythmatist" Stewart Copeland founded the legendary rock band The Police and...
An Evening with Branford Marsalis
One of the worlds best-known saxophonists takes our stage again, exploring his Grammy-nominated album The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul. His quartet was...
A Concert Tribute to Linda Ronstadt: Aida Cuevas, La Marisoul, and Luciana Souza
Cheche Alara, Musical Director and ProducerFeaturing Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime CullarLinda Ronstadts legendary voice had no limits. She commanded pop, country, and traditional Mexican music...
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
In his second appearance at The Soraya, Afro Latin jazz master Arturo OFarrill pours his heart and soul into a message of unity and tearing...
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E=MC² Einstein The Musical Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center (7/03-7/26) |
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Fool for Love Santa Monica Playhouse (7/23-7/26) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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Footloose The Plaza Theatre (7/16-7/17) |
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THE DRESSER The MAIN (8/07-8/16) |
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Dog Man: The Musical Kirk Douglas Theatre (9/12-10/18) |
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Lakefront Theatre 40 (7/23-8/23) |
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Dancing Queens! A Mamma Mia Drag Musical Parody Hamburger Mary's (6/20-8/22) |
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Olafur Arnalds The Wiltern (11/13-11/12) |
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NewGen Jewels MA (12/04-12/04) |