& Juliet
2025-08-13 08:00 - 2025-08-17 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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?

Smokey Robinson
2025-08-16 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career has accumulated more than 4,000 songs to his credit. This year of 2025 will mark the 50th ANNIVERSARY of his 1975 breakthrough album, A Quiet Storm. His tour “Smokey Legacy Tour” will highlight this 50th anniversary as well as celebrate all of his top hits throughout the decades.

Cynthia Erivo
2025-08-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and producer, Cynthia Erivo is joined by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra led by Conductor Anthony Parnther.

The Heart
2025-08-19 - 2025-09-21 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Follow one precious heart on its life-saving journey from donor to recipient, and meet the people whose lives are impacted along the way. This breathtaking new musical is an enlightening, edge-of-your-seat ride on a powerful wave of emotion.

Buena Vista Orchestra
2025-08-22 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The Buena Vista Orchestra, is led by Cuban trombonist,composer, arranger and musical director Jesus Ramos and features key players from throughout the history of The Buena Vista Social Club.

Barbie the Movie: In Concert
2025-08-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Dance the night away with Barbie The Movie: In Concert! The record-shattering, full-length feature film will be accompanied by a live orchestra, performing both the score and the beloved pop songs from the iconic soundtrack.

Jurassic Park in Concert
2025-08-23 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Audiences can experience Jurassic Park,,the action-packed adventure that pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. as never before: projected in HD with a full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score live to picture.

Boyz II Men with SDSO
2025-08-24 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Boyz II Men returns to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with the San Diego Symphony following the Grammy Award-winning group’s sold-out debut at the venue in 2022. Comprising of Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman, the group has sold over 60 million albums, and holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time.
Conducted by Christopher Dragon and performed with San Diego Bay and Downtown San Diego as the backdrop, this is a Boyz II Men experience custom-made for Southern California.

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Wierder 2025 Tour
2025-08-29 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Weird Al brings his legendary full-production multimedia comedy rock show back to the concert stage, playing his iconic hits as well as some never-performed-live-before fan favorites. Al’s long-time band is joined by four additional players to create a super-sized concert experience.

Tchaikovsky Spectacular
2025-08-30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Conductor Stephanie Childress – Principal Guest Conductor of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra – makes her San Diego Symphony debut in the orchestra’s annual favorite, Tchaikovsky Spectacular.
Featuring many of the composer’s most celebrated works, the program also includes Chopin’s romantic Piano Concerto No. 1, delivered by Austrian pianist Kiron Atom Tellian, who is also making his SDSO debut, and culminates in the 1812 Overture, with a pyrotechnic display in the skies above The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and the San Diego Bay.

Best of the 90s Mixtape
2025-08-31 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Enjoy many of the decade’s greatest hits – brought to you by conductor Stuart Chafetz, a cast of all-star performers and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra – such as “Livin La Vida Loca,” “Killing Me Softly,” “Getting’ Jiggy Wit It,” “One,” “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and many more!

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.

Scott Bradlee’s Postmmodern Jukebox Magic and Moonlight Tour
2025-09-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Concertgoers can expect to enter a parallel musical universe where modern- day earworms and iconic pop hits alike are reimagined in classic genres like 1920s jazz, Swing, Doo-wop and Motown, and brought to life by a cast of some of the world’s best singers, dancers, and instrumentalists.

& Juliet
2025-09-09 - 2025-09-21 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A 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? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.

An Evening with Chicago
2025-09-10 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” Chicago continue to be true ambassadors for their beloved hometown, carrying the city’s name with pride and dignity around the world

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.

Dancing Queens
2025-09-11 - 2025-09-13 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A cast of New York’s top vocalists will be performing the super hits of Cher, Madonna, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, The Pointer Sisters and more.

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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Million Dollar Quartet
2025-09-13 - 2025-10-11 | South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, PO Box 2197, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2197, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
This Tony Award-nominated musical will have you rocking down memory lane with more than 20 chart-topping hits by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Huzzah!
2025-09-13 - 2025-10-19 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Huzzah! Is a world-premiere musical comedy about two sisters, one a princess and one who works in insurance who must stop fighting to save their father’s Renaissance Faire from financial ruin.

Classic Albums Live Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
2025-09-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Classic Albums Live takes the greatest classic rock albums and recreates them live on stage – note for note, cut for cut.

John Clayton with ETHEL
2025-09-14 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The collaboration of John Clayton, a master of the bass, and the innovative ETHEL Quartet, weaves together the rich, resonant tones of Clayton’s bass with the quartet’s dynamic string arrangements, creating a sound that is both familiar and refreshingly new.

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.

Classics Albums Live Performs Prince: Purple Rain
2025-09-20 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Regularly ranked among the greatest albums of all time, Prince’s Purple Rain was the artist’s first to reach #1 on the Billboard 200, where it spent nearly half a year atop the charts. Brought to you live by the artists at Classic Albums Live, experience the artistry of the entire album – plus other great hits from Prince – note for note, cut for cut!

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.

Samin Nosrat
2025-09-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Samin Nosrat as she discusses her new book, GOOD THINGS, on stage with Los Angeles-based food critic for The New York Times, Tejal Rao. Samin will share stories around the inspiration for the cookbook, her development and selection of the recipes, and the culinary rituals she shares with close friends.

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.
