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32nd Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival Opens in March
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2025


The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival marks 32 years of producing over 700 extraordinary multicultural and multidisciplinary solo performers from around the globe.

Chromolume Theatre to Present I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - January 25, 2025


Chromolume Theatre has revealed the first production of it 2025 Season of Musicals — A Season of Love and Romance (and Adultery) — the off-Broadway musical I Love You Because.

Review: FARM HALL at Pico Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - January 25, 2025


The production’s thrifty staging directed by Judith Hendra for Topanga Actors Company feels stagnant instead of urgent, indifferent where it could have been thought-provoking.

Photos: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG At La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2025


LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT has released photos of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, with direction by Eric Petersen. 

Kentwood Players Hosts Special Engagement Performances For BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2025


Kentwood Players presentation of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Lynn Nottage, opened Friday, January 17 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Los Angeles 90045.

Moving Arts Presents The Award-Winning, UNRECONCILED As Part Of Arts Expanded Series
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2025


Moving Arts will present Unreconciled, by Jay Sefton, Co-written by Mark Basquill and directed by Gerladine Hughes as part of their Arts Expanded Series. The award winning production will have ten performances March 21st - 31st, 2025. 

LACO to Spotlight Impressionist Works by Debussy, Ravel & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2025


Both guest conductor Matthias Pintscher and multi-Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung will return to Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s stage to illuminate French impressionistic treasures by Debussy, Berlioz, Fauré, and Ravel.

NEWSIES & More Set for Inland Valley Repertory Theatre 35th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2025


Inland Valley Repertory Theatre Company has revealed its 2025 season, celebrating 35 years of providing exceptional live theatre for the community. Learn how to purchase tickets.

BODYTRAFFIC to Offer Free Dance Classes to Artists Impacted by the LA Fires
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2025


BODYTRAFFIC dance company will present free community dance classes and free rehearsal space available to dance artists impacted by the L.A. fires. Learn more.

LADY & THE TRAMP Will Return to El Capitan Theatre in February
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2025


Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp” will return to the El Capitan Theatre in February for a limited engagement! Tickets are on sale now. Learn more about the screening here!

THE CIVIL TWILIGHT Extends Again at the Broadwater Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2025


Plays With People Productions has announced that the world premiere play, THE CIVIL TWILIGHT, written by Shem Bitterman, directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky and starring Taylor Gilbert and Andrew Elvis Miller is extending again.

PERSEVERANCE: 20 Years Of Thinkspace Opens At Brand Library & Art Center In February
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025


Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and Brand Library & Art Center will present PERSEVERANCE: 20 Years of Thinkspace in collaboration with Thinkspace Projects, a Los Angeles-based gallery.

Sierra Madre Playhouse Continues Lunar New Year Celebration with Program of Contemporary Classical Works
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025


Sierra Madre Playhouse's Lunar New Year festival continues with “Lunar Harmonies,” an evocative and immersive evening of music featuring new classical works inspired by the moon presented by Asia / America New Music Institute.

Drag Race Winner Kylie Sonique Love Will Lead MAMMA MIA-Inspired Burlesque Show
by Nicole Rosky - January 23, 2025


AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is kicking off the 2025 tour of its Mamma Mia!-inspired burlesque show Ohh Mamma! with a one-night-only performance at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles. We have all of the details!

THE MENOPAUSE MONOLOGUES to be Presented at Theatre of NOTE in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2025


The Menopause Monologues (directed by Lisa Anne Morrison) is set to open at the iconic birthplace for new plays, Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood. Learn more about the production!

Bob Barth's ONE NIGHT STAND to Discuss TWO TRAINS RUNNING at Rubicon Theatre Company & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2025


Get ready for an unforgettable evening of entertainment on Bob Barth's ONE NIGHT STAND featuring discussions on groundbreaking productions to Motown classics. Learn more.

44, EL OTRO OZ & More Set for Spring 2025 CTG:FWD Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2025


Spring 2025 CTG:FWD programming has been revealed, featuring theatrical and musical programs. Two productions are at the Kirk Douglas Theatre: the first is the new musical comedy 44. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Road Theatre Company Calls For Submssions For Its 16th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2025


The Road Theatre Company has announced the play submission process is now open for new material to be considered for their upcoming playwrights festival.

Laguna Art Museum Unveils Temporary Mural Project to Transform Façade
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2025


The Laguna Art Museum has announced the launch of a dynamic and temporary mural project designed to refresh the museum’s façade while fostering community involvement and raising funds for the transformative Every Single One campaign.

THE GIFT Comes to The Music Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2025


For one night only, The Music Center will present The Gift, an immersive installation for Angelenos of all ages that explores deep emotional themes of grief, loss and human connection through contemporary astrophysics research.

Joan Almedilla Will Lead MASTER CLASS at Sierra Madre Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2025


Sierra Madre Playhouse will wrap its multi-week Lunar New Year celebration with Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning play Master Class, a theatrical production inspired by the legendary masterclasses presented by iconic opera diva Maria Callas.

Opening Night Of LBSC's RICHARD III Box Office Will Go To Theatre Palisade's Fire Relief Fund
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2025


The Helen Borgers Theater home of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company's Artistic Director Holly Leveque announced how the theater is going to give back to the arts community directly impacted by the fires in Southern California.

New Dates Set for THERE ARE FAIRIES AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR GARDEN at The Odyssey
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2025


Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Thresholds of Invention series of first looks at works-in-process by prominent L.A. visionaries will present There Are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden, a new work by writer/performer John Fleck. Learn more.

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL to be Presented at Open Fist Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2025


Open Fist Theatre Company will present Bat Boy: The Musical, the award-winning rock horror musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Holocaust Museum LA to Present DIE PLAGE Collage by Harley Gaber
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2025


Holocaust Museum LA will present 'Die Plage,' a large-scale collage by visual artist and minimalist composer Harley Gaber. The installation, which focuses on his World War II canvases, will be on display at Holocaust Museum LA for the first time.


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