Featured Events

Pacific Resident Theatre - Venice - Presents:
Andy Warhol’s Tomato
8/10/2019 - 9/22/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

A brand new season begins for L.A.’s multi-award winning Pacific Resident Theatre as they present the world premiere staging of “Andy Warhol’s Tomato,” by Vince Melocchi.

The Geffen Playhouse - Los Angeles - Presents:
Witch
8/20/2019 - 9/29/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

In this fiendishly funny new play, a charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes, featuring Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney (ER, The Affair).

Theatre of NOTE - Hollywood - Presents:
Driving Wilde
8/16/2019 - 9/21/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

DRIVING WILDE is Jacqueline Wright’s very free, very contemporary, shockingly frank and surreal adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wright transforms the gothic horror story into a present-day meditation on the pursuit of beauty. Beautiful young Dorian awakens from a coma with amnesia, unaware of his past and seeing the perfection of nature with fresh eyes.

La Jolla Playhouse - La Jolla - Presents:
Kiss My Aztec!
9/3/2019 - 10/13/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Featuring a fusion of bolero, hip hop, merengue and rap, Kiss My Aztec! celebrates, elevates and commemorates Latinx culture in an uproarious new musical.

OB Playhouse - San Diego - Presents:
Green Day's American Idiot
9/6/2019 - 10/6/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day's American Idiot, based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. This high-octane show includes every song from Green Day's album, American Idiot, as well as several songs from its follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.

LA Opera - Los Angeles - Presents:
La Boheme
9/14/2019 - 10/6/2019 (next performance: Sunday, 9/22/2019)

Don't worry. We'll turn the lights down so nobody can see you cry. For the first time in 25 years, our Bohemians have moved to a new address. Staged by theatrical dynamo Barrie Kosky, this new-to-L.A. production sweeps you into the bustling cafés and hidden corners of 19th-century Paris.

Odyssey Theatre - Los Angeles - Presents:
Fefu and Her Friends
7/31/2019 - 9/29/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

María Irene Fornés’ groundbreaking comedy-drama continues Odyssey’s ‘Circa ’69!’ 50th Anniversary Season.

Le Salon de Musiques - Los Angeles - Presents:
Le Salon de Musiques Chamber Music Series Concert - “Grand Opening”: Concert #1
Sunday, 10/6/2019

Jessica GUIDERI Violin, Aubree OLIVERSON Violin, Rob BROPHY Viola, Yoshika MASUDA Cello Peter LLOYD Bass, Vijay VENKATESH Piano

LA Phil - Los Angeles - Presents:
Sing-A-Long Sound of Music
Saturday, 9/21/2019

The fun-filled Sing-A-Long returns! Don a clever costume and get ready to sing to your heart’s content with thousands of fellow fans of the Oscar®-winning classic.

Deaf West Theater - Los Angeles - Presents:
The Solid Life of Sugar Water
9/5/2019 - 10/13/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Deaf West Theatre dials up the intensity of this intimate, powerful American premiere, weaving ASL with spoken English to create a seamless ballet of movement and voice.

Colburn School - Pasadena - Presents:
Colburn Orchestra
Saturday, 9/21/2019

Colburn Orchestra - James Conlon, Conductor The 2019 Conservatory Concerto Competition winner gives a soulful performance of Schumann’s Cello Concerto, bookended by Weber’s Euryanthe Overture and Prokofiev’s operatic third symphony.

Jacarandamusic - Santa Monica - Presents:
Organic Rush
Saturday, 9/21/2019

Newly appointed resident organist Thomas Mellan joins Jacaranda Strings and Festival Chorus with conductor Mark Alan Hilt for Jacaranda’s season premiere. Toccata & Fugue in D Minor by Bach, Concerto for Organ, Tympani, & Strings by Poulenc, and works by Messiaen, Ives and Pärt.

Center Theatre Group - Los Angeles - Presents:
Latin History for Morons
9/5/2019 - 10/20/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

When his son gets a school assignment on heroes, John Leguizamo seizes the chance to teach him all about the great figures of the Latino world. New York Times Critics' Pick

P3 Theatre Company - Long Beach - Presents:
Evita
9/13/2019 - 9/29/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

POLITICAL. POWERFUL. PASSIONATE. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Masterpiece ‘EVITA’ takes over the Ernest Borgnine Theatre. For the first time ever, TIM RICE and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’s iconic musical 'EVITA' will open at the Historic Ernest Borgnine Theatre in Long Beach, California.

The Geffen Playhouse - Los Angeles - Presents:
Skintight
9/3/2019 - 10/12/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (Rent, Wicked) takes the stage in Joshua Harmon’s neurotic family comedy that asks the age-old questions of how to age gracefully in a world obsessed with youth and where love fits into the picture. One of our FEATURED events. GO! - Performing Arts LIVE

Jeremy Herrin - San Diego - Presents:
Almost Famous
9/13/2019 - 10/20/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Written by Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe based on his iconic film, Almost Famous is about a young man finding his place in the world and the indelible characters he meets along the way. Book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe Music and lyrics by Tom Kitt Directed by Jeremy Herrin

Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association - Santa Barbara - Presents:
SBAcoustic
9/14/2019 - 12/14/2019 (next performance: Saturday, 9/21/2019)

A Celebratory Series of Live International Acoustic Music Concerts & Guitar Workshops Classical & Contemporary ~ Fingerstyle & Jazz ~ Gypsy & Flamenco ~ Americana & Blues ~ Slack Key & more! Beautiful Downtown Santa Barbara

Boston Court Pasadena - Pasadena - Presents:
Kaleidoscope Chamber Opera
Saturday, 9/21/2019

Pierrot in the Moonlight The splendid conductor-less orchestra returns for the fall season to Boston Court with a staged performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s 20th-century masterpiece, Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, a setting of 21 selected poems from Albert Giraud’s cycle of the same name as translated to German by Otto Erich Hartleben.

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble - Los Angeles - Presents:
In Circles
9/14/2019 - 11/10/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble revives the 1968 Obie award-winning Gertrude Stein musical, featuring one of the original off-Broadway cast members, as part of its 50th Anniversary “Circa ’69” Season.

LACMA - Los Angeles - Presents:
Jazz at LACMA
4/26/2019 - 11/15/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Jazz at LACMA features the art of jazz as practiced by leading Southern California artists. Celebrating over twenty years at LACMA, the program continues to be one of the museum’s most recognizable offerings.

Sacred Fools Theater Company - Los Angeles - Presents:
Deadly
9/13/2019 - 11/2/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

1893. A time of hope and optimism as the World's Fair turns the globe's eyes toward Chicago. But within this cultural explosion of art and technology, a demon lurks beneath. Taking advantage of the modern woman's adventuresome spirit, H.H. Holmes builds a hotel - a murder castle - to entrap and kill unsuspecting ladies new to the big city.

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment - La Mirada - Presents:
Grumpy Old Men: The Musical
9/20/2019 - 10/13/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Fasten your seat belt, it’s going to be a grumpy ride! TV legend & Tony winner Hal Linden, the beloved Cathy Rigby and Broadway’s Ken Page star in this new musical-comedy based on the classic 1993 film. Two aging neighbors, Max and John, have been feuding for more than 50 years until the beautiful and charming Ariel moves in across the street - raising the rivalry to new heights.

San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre - San Luis Obispo - Presents:
The Fantasticks
9/13/2019 - 10/13/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

SLO REP will present THE FANTASTICKS, the acclaimed musical fable about love and loss that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. THE FANTASTICKS runs September 13-October 13, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm.

Point Loma Playhouse - Point Loma - Presents:
Speed the Plow by David Mamet
9/13/2019 - 10/6/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Filled with Mamet's trademark, rapid-fire dialogue, Speed-the-Plow focuses on the ruthless nature of Hollywood and the movie industry...scrambling for “the deal”… finding the right script, right director, right cast… shamelessly using high artsy ideals to further a career.

LA LGBT Center - Los Angeles - Presents:
Los Angeles LGBT Center Hearts of Gold Concert
Saturday, 9/21/2019

On Saturday, September 21, the Los Angeles LGBT Center will present a star-studded Hearts of Gold concert and multimedia show at the Greek Theatre. This once-in-a-lifetime evening will celebrate the Center’s momentous 50th anniversary and five decades of the fight for LGBT equality.

RCT Musical Theater Productions - Westminster - Presents:
Monty Python's Spamalot
9/20/2019 - 9/29/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

With Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle and Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, the Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is set to return to the Rose Center Theater this September!

Descanso Gardens - La Cañada Flintridge - Presents:
SILENCE at Descanso
9/7/2019 - 9/28/2019 (next performance: Saturday, 9/21/2019)

Descanso Gardens welcomes SILENCE, a new concert series presenting music and performance unconstrained by genre, at specific sites within the Gardens. Created by artistic directors Christopher Rountree, the conductor/composer who founded Wild Up, and Anna Bulbrook, the indie-rock musician and founder of Girlschool, SILENCE presents artists at the intersection of experimental pop music & classical.

Scripps Music - Claremont - Presents:
Friday Noon Concert Series of the Claremont Colleges
9/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

Vocal and instrumental chamber music concerts for your music education and entertainment on Fridays at Noon. Classical and contemporary works by composers from around the world. Concerts sponsored by the Departments of Music at Pomona and Scripps Colleges in Claremont, CA. Admission is free and open to the public. All artists and programs subject to change. Updates at events calendar link.

Happy Valley Cultural Center - Ojai - Presents:
Chamber On The Mountain
Sunday, 9/22/2019

Tomer Gewirtzman, Pianist Solo Piano Performance Sunday, September 22, 2019 / 3:00 pm Ojai, CA Program: Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 - Brahms Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3 - Chopin Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann Meet the artist at a reception immediately following the performance.

Richard Camp - Ojai - Presents:
Bless Your Heart
9/13/2019 - 9/29/2019 (next performance: Friday, 9/20/2019)

World premiere of a new play by Richard Camp, Bless Your Heart looks at a southern family and its conflicts between the educated son and his undereducated family of strict evangelical believers. And in the midst of it all is Elvis!