Los Angeles

A star pianist who always shines brightest on the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage returns.

A story told through the composer’s music sung by hearing vocalists and the expressive gestural poetry of sign language by Deaf actors.

Mark Morris Dance Group returns to L.A. for a unique tribute to the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in a family friendly program featuring a Grand Suite from Harry Potter with a special guest narrator and selected film clips, as well as a musical journey through the orchestra guided by a magical Sprite.

For the first time in two decades, Puccini's blockbuster returns to LA Opera. Captivated by a beauty who scorns love, a renegade prince enters an all but impossible contest, where the price of failure is death.

Ukrainian-American pianist Inna Faliks, makes her BroadStage solo debut with an eclectic program of works from Beethoven, Billy Childs, Ravel, Clara Schuman, and more. Faliks will also premiere two new contemporary works.

Over nine nights at Walt Disney Concert Hall, legendary German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album  Autobahn, which was composed, produced, and recorded by Kraftwerk founders Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1974.

The LACO season closes with the world premiere of a Sound Investment commissioned piece by Nina Shekhar and is complemented by Gabriela Montero’s rendition of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, his final symphonic work. FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 8 PM | PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY SATURDAY, MAY […]

Grammy-nominated pianist Gabriela Montero joins the critically acclaimed Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for a mesmerizing performance.

Firebird is the Russian-Slavic folk tale that tells the story of a magical bird made of fire and it originally debuted in Paris by Imperial Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in 1910. It is paired with Serenade, the first original ballet Balanchine created in America and a signature works of the New York City Ballet’s repertory. […]

When legendary musician Jelly Roll Morton’s soul is forced to face the music, the self-proclaimed “inventor of jazz” is left at the ultimate crossroads. Follow Jelly from the back alleys of New Orleans to the sparkling stages of New York, as his remarkable journey unfolds in a stunning display of song, dance, and music.

It’s a night of brilliantly crafted songs delivered by two artists who know how to inhabit a story. Silvana Estrada sings from down deep, telling her soulful coming-of-age stories in a voice that embraces the legacy of Latin American song and carries into the 21st century.

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.  Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages.

Pasadena POPS hosts a free concert of Broadway and the Great American Songbook under the stars on the steps of Pasadena City Hall. Arrive early for food trucks and family fun.

Multi-platinum-selling American singer-songwriter and producer, Natalie Merchant, known for her distinctive voice and captivating literary-pop songs. Her music blends folk, rock, and influences from around the world, and she continues to be regarded as a groundbreaking figure in alternative music.

Nominated for 11 Tony Awards, A Strange Loop follows a young, gay, Black writer who hates his day job who writes a musical about a young, gay, Black writer who's writing a musical about a young, gay, Black writer.

Tenor Russell Thomas, LA Opera's Artist in Residence, premieres a major new commission: a deeply personal, evening-length concert work created expressly for him by the Emmy Award-winning composer Joel Thompson with an original libretto by the celebrated poet Imani Tolliver.

Dynamic rhythms, sublime melodies, and virtuosic solo moments express both the heights of salvation and depths of damnation in the composer’s epic and dramatic ancient Catholic funeral mass.

Dance in The Plaza in the blackbox series curated by American songwriter, blues singer, author and record producer The Reverend Shawn Amos. On this night, The Reverend, performs his one-of-a-kind harmonica driven, blues roots revival.

The Sunday Morning Music/Santa Monica series was crafted and curated with such care and passion by the late Antonio Lysy, and in only two short years, it became one of our biggest success stories in Chamber Music. The series will continue in celebration of his passion for music, and for bringing our community together.

When a “friends with benefits” relationship unexpectedly results in the early arrival of a baby girl, Daniel must choose between being a biological parent or becoming a father.

The iconic soprano closes out the season with an enchanting evening of arias and songs. This is your chance to savor the exquisite voice and peerless artistry of this longtime audience favorite, treasured for her unforgettable LA Opera appearances in La Traviata, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Light in the Piazza, as well as numerous concerts […]

One of the premier dance companies, the Joffrey Ballet has a 65+ year reputation for boundary-breaking performances. Anna Karenina, which won the 2019 Oscars of Dance Benois de la Danse International Prize for Best Choreography, makes its debut at The Music Center.

South Pacific, Mary Poppins, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, The Planets and more. These are some of the fabulous pieces that the LA Lawyers Philharmonic and its chorus, Legal Voices, will perform at their 15th Anniversary Concert Extraordinaire under the baton of founder-conductor Gary S. Greene, Esq. The concert will be dedicated to the memory of legendary songwriter and LA Lawyers […]

The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE!, is a one-man fusion of theater and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book by John Gray.

In honor of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the  POPS  celebrates the explosion of music in 1920s New York that gave birth to the Jazz Age, Swing Era and beyond. Hear favorites from Gershwin and Ellington to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

Ballet Hispánico, the largest Latinx cultural organization in the U.S., brings to life an explosive portrait of Eva “Evita” Perón, one of the most recognizable and controversial women in Argentinian history.

The top ABBA tribute group in the world, audiences will be dazzled by dancing to ABBA’s most iconic hits with “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Waterloo,” “Dancing Queen” and more.

“The Best is Yet to Come” as Michael Feinstein remembers the larger than life personas of Tony Bennett and Ol’ Blue Eyes. LA County Arboretum, 301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia.

George Gershwin composed it all—taking Broadway by storm, selling out concert halls and opera houses and defining an era! In his ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue, premiered 100 years ago, he married classical music to the most unique of American art forms, jazz! Great Park, 8000 Great Park Blvd., Irvine.

Back by popular demand with an all-new show! From the birth of rock & roll in the 1940’s to the glory years of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, and all the way through the 80’s, composer/lyricist Neil Berg pays tribute to the fascinating stories and groundbreaking music of everyone’s favorite genre. 14900 La Mirada Blvd., […]

Michael Cavanaugh returns to the Pasadena Symphony with the easy listening music of Paul Simon, James Taylor and Neil Diamond.

Music that shaped a state of mind from the Gold Rush through the ‘60s – from Chet Baker’s West Coast Jazz and the Latin sounds of Carmen Miranda and Santana to the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas and more.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Thornton Wilder is set in 20th century New Jersey and the Ice Age. It is an ambitious, funny, wildly unruly story of humankind told through the lives of the Antrobus family using humor, history and mythology to highlight humanity’s drive to carry on.

One of the greatest plays ever written is radically reborn in this critically acclaimed adaptation of a timeless and heartrending love story.

Award-winning music from stage and screen with songs from  Oklahoma, Gigi, Wicked  and  Chicago  with composers Henry Mancini, Alan Menken and more.

Duel Reality from The 7 Fingers, also known as Les 7 doigts de la main, makes their Center Theatre Group debut, featuring their signature electrifying—and endearing—mix of circus, theatre, illusion, music, and dance.

Brought to life on Broadway by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, Waitress features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles and book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. It is inspired by the beloved film about finding happiness in unexpected places.

James Conlon opens the 2024/25 season conducting Puccini’s unforgettable classic starring Korean soprano Karah Son as the tragic heroine trying to find her way in a world dominated by men.

Stanley Clarke has curated a special day of art, culture, community and jazz that includes performances by Judith Hill, Gretchen Parlato with Gerald Clayton, Alan Hampton, and more; as well as Jazz Residency students from Santa Monica High School.

Slinging razor guitars, thundering drums, and an anti-hero named Johnny. A groundbreaking American musical with music from Green Day’s multi-platinum album in an all-new production directed by Artistic Director Snehal Desai.

Video projections set the scene for Shakespeare’s magical forest with Gustavo Dudamel leading Mendelssohn’s whimsical incidental music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dudamel has called Gabriela Ortiz “one of the most important composers in the world” for her distinct use of rhythm and harmonic colors. Alisa Weilerstein performs the world premiere of the Mexican composer’s […]

Presented in cooperation with La Jolla Playhouse, this production combines dance, live music and home video footage to tell the story of dancer/choreographer Jenn Freeman's life following her Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at age 33.

Country Music Hall of Famer and five-time Grammy winner Wynona Judd is one of the most celebrated artists in country music and she makes her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut.

Lucy Pet Foods is celebrating all things four-legged this Saturday, October 12, at their Surfin’ Halloween Party, taking place at DCH Subaru in Thousand Oaks. Dress your pet and win prizes in the Halloween contest, sign up for surfing lessons for your canine companion or adopt a dog or cat from Agoura Animal Care Center. […]

La Cage aux Folles is a groundbreaking, Tony award-winning musical comedy with a heartfelt score by Jerry Herman and hilarious script by Harvey Fierstein.

Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and life, love, and laughter.

Experience the entire Star Wars saga through specially edited film clips and the power of John Williams’ unforgettable music, hosted by C-3PO himself!