Ahmanson Theatre: Los Angeles Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles (213/628-2772) TheatreGroup.org Brazil’s beautiful artistry and culture take center stage at the highly anticipated performances of Grupo Corpo, one of Brazil’s most renowned and innovative dance companies May 2-4. Life of Pi, playing through June 1, a Tony and Olivier Award winning play showcases stunning set designs and puppetry as well as emotional storytelling at the forefront of great entertainment. Witness the journey of Pi, a young boy who escapes a traumatic shipwreck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. His mission for survival includes four unlucky zoo animals traveling on the doomed vessel. Parade, opening June 17.
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 (323/882-6912) www.heartofla.org
Broadwater Black Box: 6322 Santa Monica Bl., Hollywood http://hollywoodfringe.org/projects/11792 In Sweet Air, a new comedy, two couples who are complete strangers on completely different paths in life, have both had a miserable Valentines Day With seemingly nothing to lose the strike up a conversation, commiserate, bond, unravel the mysteries of the universe and romantic comedy and find a connection in this cruel and heartless world in this post pandemic, platonic Valentine’s Day comedy. Tickets are on sale.
Casa 0101 Theater: 2107 East First St., Los Angeles : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frida-stroke-of-passion-the-immersive-experience-tickets-1257720579109 Frida-Stroke of Passion: The Immersive Experience, a play with songs, re-imagined in an immersive presentation about Frida Kahalo where her paintings come alive in front of the audience. A revealing look at her last week of her life. May 16-18.
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
Dolby Theater: 6801 Hollywood Bl., Hollywood (323/308-6300) Los Angeles Ballet presents Cinderella introduced by famed choreographer Edward Liang.
This re imagined fairy tale features new twists, more emotional depth and a bit of fantasy Live orchestra. June 12-15.
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Los Angeles Music Center, 135 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles. (213/972-8001) L.A. Opera presents Flamenco Rhythms meet opera in Ainadamar, witnessing the life and death of Spain’s rebel poet, Federico Garcia Lorca as told by his muse. Told through flashbacks and bold flamenco choreography, the company premiere of this opera delivers an electric tribute to a revolutionary artist. Six performances, April 26-May 18. Step into the world of decadence and debauchery in Rigoletto. The Duke of Mantua’s loyal court jester known for defending the man’s many crimes and mocking anyone who dares cross him. But what’s a man to do when years of service are rewarded with betrayal? After his innocent daughter is abducted and delivered straight into the arms of the duke, this court jester is out for revenge — unaware that Gilda has already fallen for her captor. May 31-June 21. Upcoming: West Side Story where young love crosses enemy lines in America’s greatest love story. 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 Conion Concert, Juan Diego Florez in Recital, Patti LuPone in Concert and Renee Fleming in Recital.
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Fountain Theatre: 5060 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles (323/663-1526) www.fountaintheatre.com White Rabbit Red Rabbit. a global sensation that explores the restrictions, censorship and denial of individual choice faced under a harsh regime. In this theater experience like no other, a different actor will step onto the stage at every performance and be handed a script they have never seen. The show is emotionally vulnerable at times, hilarious at others, and always pushing the boundaries of what it means to be present, spontaneous, playful interactive and unpredictable. May 11-June 22.
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: Opening Night, June 7, Jazz Festival June 14-15; 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 American premiere of The Violin Maker, a true story of Luthier Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli violin maker who gathered and restored ruined violins that survived the Holocaust, creating a remarkable collection known throughout the world as the “” Violins of Hope.” His extraordinary story and the true tales behind each of the violins are masterfully interwoven with music an the powerful and uplifting new play…. a testament to hope and survival in dark times. April 23-May 11. 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 Music Center: Jerry Moss Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., https://laopera.org/community-learning/community-groups/hispanics-for-la-opera/celebracion%C2%A0de-las-artes Celebration de las Artes... bring the family and enjoy free performances by Las Colbri, Zarzuela Project, Mariachi Divas & Rumba Flamenca and more. Includes access to some of LAs favorite vendors. May 4, beginning at 3:30 pm Free.
Los Angeles Theatre Center: 515 S Spring St., Los Angeles (213/489-0994) www.latinotheaterco.org Last Night at Mikell’s concerns James Baldwin who is writing himself into bad health. After two heard attacks, the author returns to NYC for some rest, relaxation and much needed TLC. He begins at Mikell’s a jazz club which is his favorite hangout where his brother tends bar. But thongs have changed. Mikell’s is closing and his entourage this night consists of just Maya Angelou and Miles Davis. What’s intended as a celebration turns into an Irish wake for the not yet deceased d instigated by Miles as James impulsively stats writing an elegy to his beloved old joint. It’s time to par-taay!! April 10- May 11. In Just Like Us, this non fiction play follows four Latina teenage girls whose close knit relationship is put to the test when each finds her opportunities in life dictated by immigration status or lack thereof. April 19-May 18.
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
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) Life of Pi, a Tony Award winning theatrical experience. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the the vast Pacific Ocean a 16 year old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors, a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal Tiger. It is told with jaw-dropping visuals, world class puppetry and exquisite stagecraft, Life of Pi creates a visually stunning journey and will leave you filled with awe and joy. June 3-15.
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;; Riverdance 30 – The New Generation, May 15-17.
Skylight Theatre: 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angles The world premiere of Hide and Hide, set in seedy 1880, is a Homeric critique of the American Dream. Enter a recent Filipina immigrant and Billy, a white Texan rent boy running from a Christian sex conversion camp. Their lives collide while searching for the freedom dreamed up on movie screens, billboards and out minds. Hide and Hide is the second part of the Califas Trilogy, a trio of genre-busting plays about the beauty and underbelly of ambition in America’s west. These three new plays examine the past, present and future of California as expressed through western expansion and gentrification. Part one- California Story runs May 9-June 3.
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Theatre 40: Mary Levin Cutler Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills (310/364-0535) www.theatre40.org If you are up for a laugh, Becky’s New Car is the solution. Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and middling marriage — with no prospects for change on the horizon. Then one night a socially inept and grief-stricken millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where Becky works and she is offered nothing short of a new life…and the audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in a way that most plays would not dare. This is an original comedy with serious overtones, a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken. May 15-June 15.
Theatre West: 3333 Cahuenga Bl. West, Los Angeles (323/851-4839) www.theatrewest.org The award wining From a Yardie to a Yankee special performance on May 17 to aid Eaton Fire survivors. This vivid presentation portrays writer and performer Sardia Robinson’s epic struggles from the murderous streets of Jamaica to the deadly consequences of Chicago’s drug wars.
Storybook Theatre presents its award winning musical, The Princess and The Frog, a classic musical for children and their families. It’s the story of a prince who cares only about himself. He learns a lesson when a fairy turns him into a frog. He’ll only become a prince again when a princess kisses him when he does a good deed. Feb. 15-June 7
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Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Kavli Theatre: 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks (800/745-3000) www.startheatricals.com
24th Street Theatre: 1117 West 24th St., Los Angeles (213/745-6516) www.24thstreet.org How to stand up to a dictator in 7 performances in La Razon Blindada. Jesus Castanos Chima and Tony Duran reprise their roles as political prisoners who are allowed to interact with one another for one hour a week but must remain in their chairs and never stand. We witness the power of theater to transport them and us into the realm of the imagination despite repressive conditions even as we remain bound to out seats. May 3-18.
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. 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: 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