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Theatre, Concerts & Opera

Ahmanson Theatre:  Los Angeles Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles (213/628-2772)   TheatreGroup.org     Parade,  June 17-July 12.  & Juliet, Aug. 13-Sept. 7.

A number of services  to accommodate persons requiring mobility, vision and hearing access.   American Sign language interpretation is offered.  Contact  CenterTheatreGroup.org/Access


Atwater Village Theatre:  3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles (747/350-8066)  www.EchoTheaterCompany.com    Echo Theater Company  presents Berta, Berta,  a unique love story  that was inspired by a prison chain gang song from Parchman Farm in 1920s Mississippi.  July 16-Aug. 25.

Crypto.com Arena: (formerly the Staples Center) 1111 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles (213/ 742-7100)  www.cryptoarena.com  Check for all upcoming concerts, family shows and special events.  Tickets on sale now.

Colony Theatre:  555 N. 3rd St., Burbank (818/649-9474)  www.imaginetheatreca.org

Davidson/Valentini Theatre:  Los Angeles LGBT Center, , 1125 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood.  www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/10628

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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Los Angeles Music Center, 135 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles. (213/972-8001)

Welcoming Domingo Hindoyan  who has been named James Conlon’s successor as LA Opera’s next Music Director.

 West Side Story where young love crosses enemy lines in America’s greatest love story.New York City’s Wet Side is a battleground between the Jets and Sharks, with each gang determined to claim the city for their own.   But when members of the opposing groups fall in love, the real battle begins.Sept.  20, 21, 25, 27, 28, Oct. 4, 5, 8, 11, 12

Upcoming:    A young poet falls in love,  unaware that the innocent Mimi is racing against a deadly illness in La Boheme.  When  newly crowned king sets out to change the world, dangerous  enemies are quick to follow Witness the rise and fall of a glorious empire in this  portrayal of ancient Egypt’s heroic pharaoh in Akhnaten.  In Falstaff, a bumbling knight hatches a plot to marry rich.  You are in for nonstop laughs.  Follow Prince Tamino on a quest to save his lady love  in Mozart’s delightful adventure, The Magic Flute,  brought back by popular demand.  Superstar Concerts & Recitals include James Conlon Concert, Juan Diego Florez in Recital, Patti LuPone in Concert and Renee Fleming in Recital. 

The LA premiere of five time  Tony Award-nominated choreographer and director Camille A. Brown’s newest work I AM, performed by Camille A Brown & Dancers.  October.  The beloved Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues its exclusive  Southern California multi-year residence with the Music Center in March 2026 with seven performances in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

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Fountain Theatre:  5060  Fountain Ave., Los Angeles  (323/663-1526)  www.fountaintheatre.com

Greenwood Court Theatre:  544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles  http://greenwaycourttheatre.org  Greenwood 1964 is a gripping theatrical experience  that thrusts audiences into the heart of the Civil Rights Movement during the pivotal summer of 1964.  The play follows two cultural icons as they risk everything to uplift grassroots voices in the fight for voting rights for Blacks.  Alternating nights June 6-29

Hollywood Bowl:  www.hollywoodbowl.com The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has revealed the first details of the 2025 Hollywood Bowl summer season.  Nine-time GRAMMY Award winning icons and one of the best selling artists of al time — Earth Wind & Fire lead the ever popular July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular in three performances on July 2, 3, & 4. Other popular events include:  Smooth Summer Jazz Aug. 24 and Movie Night on Aug. 31.

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Hudson Guild Theatre: 6539 Santa Monica Bl., Hollywood  https://www.onstage411.com/newsite/boxoffice/cart.asp?show_id=6436&orgin=guest  In the Unlikely Event of an Actual Emergency, the world premiere engagement of a new play, suggested by true events. The playwright based his narrative on his own actual experience as the survivor of a plane crash.  Who will live and who will die?  How will events impact the lives of those who don’t die in the incident.  What will the future hold for them?   Sept. 20-Oct. 26.

International City Theatre:  Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 East Seaside Way, Long Beach  (562/436-4610)  InternationalCityTheatre.org    The Angel Next-Door, a screwball romantic comedy inspired by a 1924 drawing room comedy.  When a writer is commissioned to adapt his novel for the stage its soon revealed that the “angel” cast as the lead may not be all that angelic.  Only the power of theater can save the play, the novel and — perhaps the writer’s heart.  June 11-29.

Loft Ensemble Theatre:   11031 Camarillo St., North Hollywood                 https://neoensembletheatre.ticketspice.com/ill-be-with-you-shortly 

Los Angeles Theatre Center:  515 S Spring St., Los Angeles (213/489-0994)  www.latinotheaterco.org

Loft Ensemble:  11031  Camarillo St., NoHo Arts District  (818/452-3153) www.loftensemble.org

Mark Taper Forum: Los Angeles Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles (213/628-2772) CenterTheatereGroup.org    

Odyssey Theatre:  2055 S. Sepulveda Bl., West Los Angeles (310/477-2055) odysseytheatre.com       Dance at the Odyssey series returns with a three-weekend lineup of adventurous and vital work by some of L.A.s best and boldest choreographers.  June 21,  22, 26, 27, 29 July 2, 5, 6.

Renberg Theatre:  Los Angeles LGBT Center, The Village at Ede Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles bit.ly/happyfall24

Robey Theatre Company:  Los Angeles Theatre Center,  Theater 4, 514 S Spring St, Los Angeles office@therobeytheatrecompany.org In A Rose Called Candace  the actress and spoken word poet Candace Nicholas-Lipman shares her story of  family faith, fear and freedom — and finds her truth and transformation along the way.   The one woman show will inspire you to find your own bloom.   June 20-29.

Royce Hall: UCLA, Royce Hall B100, Los Angeles (310/825-44301)  info@cap.ucla.edu


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Segerstrom Center for the Arts: 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, www.SCFTA.org  (714/556-2787

Upcoming Broadway Series Lineup:  The Sound of Music, June 2-14; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, July 5-25; The Phantom of the Opera, Aug. 12-30

Skylight Theatre:   1816 1/2  N. Vermont Ave., Los Angles  The world premiere of Achilles in Arcadia  is set in a Chinese restaurant where a student filmmaker of mixed Chinese and Anglo parentage has taken over the restaurant to rehearse a scene for a short film he is making for his class project.  The  narrative abounds with literary allusions from other periods.  Aug. 9-Sept. 21.

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Theatre 40: Mary Levin Cutler Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills  (310/364-0535)  Celebrating its 59th season, Theatre 40s upcoming shows feature comedies, mysteries and a historical drama.   In A Jukebox for Algonquin the residents of a senior care center want a Juke Box to liven up their days.  When it’s discovered that the jukebox would be more than  what is affordable, a small band of former Brooklyn and Bronx residents hatch a plot  to prove that aging is not a New York State of Mind. A serious comedy about sex, drugs and rocking chairs.   July 24-Aug. 24.

Upcoming:   All These Women examines the struggle women faced to obtain the right to vote.  Sept. 18-Oct. 19.  In An Inspector Calls  occurs when a young girl meets with an untimely demise and a respectable family  is subject to a routine inquiry in connection with the death.  Nov. 13-Dec. 14.   The World Premiere of What Opa Did, a mystery play about the secrets we keep and the actions we take to protect the ones we love.  Jan. 15-Feb. 15, 2026.  The Unexpected Guest focuses on a stranger lost in a fog  and seeking refuge in a nearby house finds a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun.  March 19-April 19.  In Crossing Delancey, a grandmother becomes a matchmaker for her visiting granddaughter.   May 21-June 21.

 


Theatre West:  3333 Cahuenga Bl. West, Los Angeles (323/851-4839)  www.theatrewest.org   

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Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Kavli Theatre: 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard,  Thousand Oaks (800/745-3000) www.startheatricals.com 

UCLA Nimoy Theater:  1262 Westwood Bl., Los Angeles (310/825-2101)  tickets@cap.ucla.edu 

Victory Theatre Centre:  3326 West Victory Bl., Burbank  (818/841-5421)  www.thevictorytheatrecenter.org 

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis): 9390 N. Santa Monica Bl., Beverly Hills (310/746-4000)  www.thewallis  .     The 2025-2026 season features more than 14 musicians from modern to monsters to Mozart. The new season of opera masters, a world premiere, and celebrated favorites includes  the world premiere  examining the tension between spiritual calling and human constraint while following the story of abbess Hildegard von Bingen, capturing the struggle  of two gifted woman determined to make their voices heard in a world that sought their silence.    Nov. 5-9.  Colburn Orchestra  begins with Schelomo and Ma vlast (My Country) paying tribute to Smetanna’s Czech homeland.  Dec. 6. Master Mozartean Ben Bliss offers an intimate  recital, party of LA Opera’s Recital Series.  Dec. 7.    In addition to their regular shows, the Wallis continues to offer free events for families and young audiences.

Walt Disney Concert Hall - Photo: Grant Mudford

Walt Disney Concert Hall – Photo: Grant Mudford

Walt Disney Concert Hall: 151 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles (213/972-7288) www.wdch.com   The Frank Gehry designed home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic embodies the unique energy and creative spirit of both the City of Angels and its world-class orchestra under the direction of  maestro Gustavo Dudamel and features the works of the world’s musical greats featuring Classical, World Music, Jazz, Songbook and the Master Chorale.

Whitefire Theatre:  13500 Ventura Bl.,  Sherman Oaks                                www.ticketleap.events/tickets/spyforspy/shermanoaks

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum: 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga (310/455–3723)  www.theatricum.com     Rarely produced Strife, by John Galsworthy, explores human cost of ideological battles.  What compromise is possible when human dignity  and health are on the line, along with a business survival and the economy it supports?   At the climatic peak of a labor strike, both the workers and the corporation are faced with untenable options.  In this gripping story  of human endurance, sacrifice and the fragile balance between justice and compromise, the play’s even-handed treatment invites audiences to grapple with the intricacies of negotiation and resolution while considering the costs of extremist on both sides  June 21-Oct 4.  Wine in the Wilderness takes place in 1964 examining race, gender and class against the backdrop of 1964 Harlem race riots.  Alternating days, Aug. 9-Oct 12