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New Voices from Korea: Seoul Festival
2025-06-03 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Soo-Yeoul Choi leads the LA Phil New Music Group in a program that will feature a world premiere LA Phil commissioned work for solo violin and ensemble by Yie-Eun Chun.

Disney's Frozen
2025-06-06 - 2025-06-29 | La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, 90638, United States
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ features all of the film’s beloved songs along with new music written exclusively for the stage. Full of magic, humor and a stunning musical score, Disney’s Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance,, and finding the real meaning of true love.

Seoul Festival with the LA Phil
2025-06-07 - 2025-06-08 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Sunwook Kim performs his signature Brahms, plus, world premieres by Sunghyun Lee, Kay Kyurim Rhie, and Texu Kim.

Seoul Festival with the LA Phil
2025-06-07 - 2025-06-08 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Unsuk Chin’s haunting Clarinet Concerto and a Brahms showpiece for two rising South Korean stars.

Featured: The Angelic Voice Concert
2025-06-13 08:00 - 2025-07-21 17:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Experience a soul-stirring evening of sacred music as acclaimed soprano Golda Zahra joins the Opera Chorus of Los Angeles and the esteemed Dream Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Daniel Suk. The program features timeless works including Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, Mozart’s Ave Verum, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, and uplifting contemporary selections like “The Prayer” and “You Raise Me Up.” Held at St. Monica Catholic Church, this powerful concert supports the church’s ongoing community ministry aiding those affected by the recent fires. Friday, 7:30-10 p.m. 725 California Ave., Santa Monica. AngelicVoice.com

Renée Fleming in Recital
2025-06-14 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
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 and recitals.

& Juliet
2025-08-13 08:00 - 2025-08-17 17:00 | Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek, this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo?

One Man, Two Guvnors
2025-08-31 - 2025-09-28 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
A fast-paced, laugh-out-loud farce set in 1960s Brighton, England. Francis Henshall is a down-on-his-luck man who finds himself working for two bosses at the same time. Packed with physical comedy, quick wit, and a live skiffle band, this modern take based on Goldoni’s masterpiece Servant of Two Masters is a wildly fun night at the theatre.

Eureka Day
2025-09-10 - 2025-10-05 | Pasadena Symphony and Pops, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private school in Berkeley, the well-meaning PTA descends into full-blown chaos trying to create a perfectly inclusive vaccination policy. Spoiler: it does not go well.

Camille A. Brown & Dancers
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14 | Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Five-time Tony Award-nominated director and choreographer Camille A. Brown & Dancers performs to original live music, I AM, in a performance that deepens her exploration of Black joy
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JIJI: Classical geos Electric
2025-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
JIJI is equally at home with both acoustic and electric guitar, and her concert programs range from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation–gaining her a reputation as a highly sought-after concerto soloist

Martín + Altstaedt + Schumann
2025-09-14 16:00 - 18:00 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
The 2025/26 season begins with a concert of classics led by Jaime Martin. The program will also include the L.A. debut of acclaimed cellist Nicolas Altstaedt.

Come From Away
2025-09-19 - 2025-10-12 | La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, 90638, United States
Come From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.

Westside Story
2025-09-20 - 2025-10-04 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Young love crosses enemy lines in America’s greatest love story. Experience Bernstein’s masterpiece on a scale you’ve never seen before, with a colossal cast of artists and dancers.

The Reverend Shawn Amos Dance Party
2025-09-20 20:00 - 22:00 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Curator of the blackbox series The Reverend Shawn Amos opens the 2025/26 Season for a joyful night of classic 1960s dance and rhythm & blues, plus favorites from his own catalogue.

Hildegard
2025-09-26 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
The year is 1147, and abbess Hildegard von Bingen has begun transcribing her visions of God, at the risk of excommunication. She enlists Richardis von Stade to illustrate these visions, and the two women quickly develop a partnership that awakens them creatively, spiritually, and—troublingly—romantically. Their sacred work faces upheaval when Hildegard’s superior forbids her and her fellow nuns from making music, threatening her standing within the Church.

This highly anticipated world premiere marks LA Opera‘s 17th innovative collaboration with the pioneering Beth Morrison Projects, hailed as “a driving force behind America’s thriving opera scene” (Financial Times). Based on the writings of visionary, composer, and polymath, Hildegard examines the tension between spiritual calling and human constraint. With a libretto by Sarah Kirkland Snider—who is praised by The Washington Post as one of the “Top 35 Female Composers in Classical Music”—and immersive visual projection design by Deborah Johnson, captures the struggle of two gifted women determined to make their voices heard in a world that sought their silence.

Stella Cole
2025-09-27 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Stella Cole went from self-producing short a capella clips of classic standards online, to signing with one of the world’s biggest music labels. She now brings her vocal quality, storytelling ability, and extraordinary talent to BroadStage.

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
2025-10-01 - 2025-11-09 | Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
Step into Jaja’s African Hair Braiding in Harlem, where West African immigrant braiders work their magic on locals’ locks. Beneath the surface of this riotous comedy lies a current of uncertainty, pushing this close-knit community to confront challenges of being outsiders in their own neighborhood.

A Pirate’s Life
2025-10-02 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
National Geographic explorer Lisa Briggs goes on assignment to the Mediterranean Seea to explore how pirating shaped the Roman Empire.

Ledisi
2025-10-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi pays tribute to Dinah Washington. Raised in Alabama, Washington sang the blues and jazz with the same charm she brought to pop. Ledisi brings a similar versatility to work across genres. Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Featured: Martha Graham Dance Company's 100th Anniversary
2025-10-04 00:00 - 2026-07-07 22:00 | The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, United States
The Martha Graham Dance Company’s centennial continues with three monumental pieces: Graham’s 1947 Night Journey, a rarely seen work based on Oedipus; We the People, with a folk score by Rhiannon Giddens, a 2024 creation inspired by Graham’s longstanding sociopolitical critique; and a world premiere entitled En Masse that extends The Soraya’s commitment to Graham’s collaborations with composers. This new commission, choreographed by Hope Boykin, is a first-ever pairing of Graham and Leonard Bernstein. Their posthumous partnership, inspired by a musical excerpt discovered in their correspondence, headlines Graham’s worldwide centennial. Wild Up performs Christopher Rountree’s new arrangement of Bernstein, as well as William Schuman’s score for Night Journey.

Two Titans: The Music of Beethoven and Verdi
2025-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Two powerhouse composers—Beethoven and Verdi—offer radiant, deeply human works: Beethoven’s Mass in C and Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces.

Dakhabrakha
2025-10-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
. In a night of spellbinding rhythm and sound, DakhaBrakha brings their self-styled “ethno-chaos” to The Wallis from Kyiv, Ukraine. Their music is a blend of worldy music from India, Africa, and the Middle East.

Camila Fernàndez
2025-10-10 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Granddaughter of the legendary Vicente Fernandez and daughter of international star Alejandro Fernandez has made a name for herself as a force in Mexican regional music.

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
2025-10-12 - 2025-11-09 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
A powerful and poetic play set in a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911 that follows a group of men and women searching for lost family, identity, and purpose in the aftermath of slavery and during the Great Migration. With rich characters and lyrical dialogue, the play explores themes of freedom, self-discovery, and the enduring power of community and spiritual healing.

Guac
2025-10-14 - 2025-11-02 | Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
A fearless, funny and deeply moving story about a father turned activist. Seven years after his son was killed in the Parkland shooting, Manuel Oliver channels his love, loss and rage into a powerful force for change.

Richard Goode Plays Mozart
2025-10-14 16:00 - 18:00 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
Pianist Richard Goode partners with LACO’s Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer for a program that begins with Schumann’s Violin Sonata No 1 and ends with Beethoven’s septet.

Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau
2025-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
Nine-time GRAMMY-winning bassist Christian McBride and revered pianist Brad Mehldau—friends and collaborators for 35 years—bring their legendary artistry to this extraordinary duo performance.

Musical Theatre West Presents Hello, Dolly!
2025-10-21 - 2025-11-02 | Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St., LONG BEACH, CA, 90840, United States
Only two weekends left to experience Hello, Dolly! in Long Beach at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center! Don’t miss your chance to see Dolly Levi’s charm, wit, and unforgettable songs come to life on stage. From the sparkling “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” to the heartwarming “Before the Parade Passes By,” this Broadway classic is bursting with joy, music, and magic. Seats are going fast, reserve yours today!

L.A. Dance Project
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-25 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
L.A. Dance Project presents a program choreographed by Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied. Featuring collaborations with renowned artists from the world of music, design, and visual art, this unique program explores movement, form, and storytelling that is both visually striking and emotionally resonant.
