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Rachmaninoff & Beethoven

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Join the Pacific Symphony, led by conductor Carl St. Clair, for Opening Night featuring Ticheli’s musical fireworks “Shooting Stars”  which gives way to Ravel’s musical portrait of Spain in “Alborado del gracioso”.

American Idiot

Mark Taper Forum 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United States

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.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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 […]

Is It Thursday Yet?

broadstage 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, United States

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.

Experience Hendrix

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

The Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience. Jimi Hendrix called this his ‘Electric Church.’ The Experience Hendrix Tour fully embraces this approach, presenting multiple opportunities for performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the participating artists.

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical

Ocean Side Theatre 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, United States

The West Coast Premiere of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical  written by Jonathan Hogue and directed by Kevin “Blax” Burroughs offers a hilarious, fun-filled romp into the supernatural world of the Netflix hit, Stranger Things. Featuring songs about how to get the girl, being the third wheel, and adventures, this show is wonderfully silly with […]

Resurrection

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Soprano Angela Meade and Mahler interpreter Anna Larsson join forces with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for three performances of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.

Wynonna Judd

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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 SURFIN’ HALLOWEEN PARTY AND FREE VACCINE CLINIC THIS SATURDAY DCH Subaru of Thousand Oaks Hosts Tail-Wagging Day for Dogs and Cats

DCH SUbaru Thousand Oaks 3725 Auto Mall Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

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. […]

Tres Minutos

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Inspired by a real program that reunites families separated by immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border, but only for three minutes, Tres minutos by composer Nicolás Lell Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch imagines the story of Diego and Nila, a brother and sister who share DNA but not citizenship.

A Tribute to Ella, Billie and Sarah

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

SDSO pays tribute to three of the most iconic divas in all of jazz—Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.

Conrad Tao & Friends Rhapsody in Blue at 100

Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

With its opening clarinet glissando, bluesy piano riffs, and syncopated rhythms, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue quickly became an American masterpiece and audience favorite. Now, 100 years after its 1924 premiere, pianist Conrad Tao celebrates the work’s vibrant flair with both original and reimagined versions with the chamber ensemble and dancer Caleb Teicher.

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