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Midori & Festival Strings Lucerne

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

Violin virtuoso Midori performs Schumann's romantic Violin Concerto with Switzerland's Festival Strings Lucerne in this concert also featuring music by Beethoven, Dubugnon and Honegger.

What the World Needs Now

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

Rob Fisher, music director and piano, is joined by vocalists Ross Lekites and Bianca Marroquin to proclaim what "there’s just too little of...love, sweet love."

The XIXth (The Nineteenth)

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Watch the world-premiere of The Xixth (The Nineteenth), a play by Kemp Powers about two Black American sprinters, the fastest men on Earth, raise their fists in protest. Inspired by […]

About Last Knife Happenings at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood

The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood 1400 Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States

WINE AND JAZZ: A CLASSIC PAIRING…what do they have in common? Everything. Witness musical talent composing jazz with nuances and layers of sound and tones that don’t necessarily strike you right away but […]

Exotic Deadline: or the MSG

Conrad Prebys Theatre Center 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

World premiere By Keiko Green Directed by Jesca Prudencio It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward Asian American high schooler whose world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her […]

1776

Ahmanson Theatre 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their […]

Hairspray

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

You Can’t Stop the Beat! Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her […]

Verdi’s Rigoletto

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

A lecherous Duke, who lives to take his pleasure. His twisted court jester, who lives to take his revenge. Carl St.Clair conducts this season’s semi-staged opera production: Verdi’s Rigoletto, the […]

Schumann and Sheherazade

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

Anna Clyne, British “composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods” (The New York Times), offers us her one-movement orchestral piece, designed, as she says, to “evoke a visual journey for […]

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I

La Mirada Theatre 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, United States

The King and I is one of the greatest musicals from the golden age of Broadway – adored by the public and critics alike – with one of the finest […]

Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander brings two of his beloved children’s books, Acoustic Rooster and Indigo Blume, to the stage in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission. Alexander […]

Colburn Orchestra Sounds About Town

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

The Colburn Orchestra is the flagship ensemble of the Colburn Conservatory of Music, which was established in 2003 and currently offers degrees from a Bachelor of Music up through a […]

Ulysses Owens, Jr. & J’Nai Bridges

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Opera star J’Nai Bridges and Grammy Award-winning drummer and jazz trailblazer Ulysses Owens, Jr. collaborate on Notes on Hope, which includes French art songs, jazz and spirituals from Debussy, Ravel, […]

Jason Robert Brown

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

Special Guest Mykal Kilgore You know and love this contemporary composer, director, orchestrator, and lyricist, and we’re thrilled to welcome Jason Robert Brown to Samueli Theater for his Segerstrom Center […]

Dance at The Music Center

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

One of the most famous and dynamic dance ensembles in the world, Paul Taylor Dance Company serves as the premier institution for American modern dance and is known for unparalleled […]

Dream House Quartet

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

The extraordinary celebrity of the pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque... immersing themselves in an increasingly youthful repertoire. —The Guardian Formed in 2018, Dream House Quartet fuses decades of musical mastery […]

Coleman ’72

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

Jenn, Michelle and Joey look back at the summer of 1972, when their Korean American family piled into the Buick for an All-American road trip—spontaneously orchestrated by their father. From […]

avaaz

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

Meet Roya, our fabulous hostess, as she welcomes you into her home to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. She’s preparing a feast, but the main attraction is Roya sharing […]

LA Phil with Leila Josefowicz

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

Violin virtuoso Leila Josefowicz plays Thomas Adès’ "Concentric Paths" Violin Concerto, and one of the most sought-after young conductors, Elim Chan, leads the LA Phil in Tchaikovsky's popular Fifth Symphony as […]

Tales From Italy

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

Inspired by the charm and beauty of Italy, each work on this program reveals a different perspective on the “Bel Paese” (“beautiful county”). Stravinsky and Musgrave both provide expressive, poetic […]

LA PHILHARMONIC: Bohemian Strings

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

Cellist David Garrett curates a concert focused on Bohemian composers and is joined by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This stirring program of Czech chamber music includes Leoš Janáček’s […]

Garrick Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff

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

Garrick Ohlsson, on piano, performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op.30 along with Lutoslawski’s Concerto. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

Dvořák and Bruckner

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

May 5-7. LA Phil Principal Concertmaster Martin Chalifour and Vienna State Opera Music Director Philippe Jordan come together for a program of extraordinary melodies of Dvořák’s violin concerto and Bruckner’s […]

The Music of The Rolling Stones

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

May 5-6. Since their first live production of classic rock music with orchestra in 1995, Windborne Productions, Inc. have gone on to create several memorable tribute shows. The Music of […]

The Concert—A Tribute to ABBA

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

May 6. Dance and sing to iconic hits from ABBA, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme,” and “Dancing Queen.” Starts […]

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus

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

May 7. The Grammy-award winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, featuring nearly 300 choristers from six choral ensembles, covers works that span more than four centuries: from Johan Sebastian Bach to […]

TAURUS SZN: A Birthday Party for Rico Nasty

NTWRK LA 433 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, United States

Rapper and trap artist Rico Nasty, in collaboration with WMX (Warner Music Group’s in-house creative agency) and NTWRK, presents TAURUS SZN: A Birthday Party for Rico Nasty. The birthday bash […]

The Roaring ‘20s

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

May 11-13. A three-part celebration starting with the music that defined the Roaring Twenties.  First, listen to music of the era in the concert hall, such as George Gershwin’s Rhapsody […]

Beethoven and Strauss

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

May 11, 13-14. Pianist Pierre-Laurent is joined by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as he plays Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto. Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen concludes the program with the Der Rosenkavalier Suite. […]

blackbox: Mento Buru

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

May 12. Mento Buru is a 7-piece band, combining an energetic blend of Latin rhythms, Jamaican SKA, jazz, funk, and reggae. Starts at 8 p.m.

LA Dance Project—Romeo and Juliet

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

May 12-14. The LA Dance Project, founded by Benjamin Millepied, works to inspire, create, educate and change perspectives through the accessible and transformative power of dance in Los Angeles and […]

Blue13 Dance Company

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

May-May 13. Blue13’s work rejects monolithic representations of both Indianness and contemporaneity and reveals complexities intrinsic to South Asian and intersectional identities through provocative and boundary-expanding contemporary works.

Star Wars: A New Hope – In Concert

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

May 13-14. Conner Gray Covington conducts the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in bringing to life in concert, the Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the fourth episode of the saga. Starts […]

Rhapsody in Blue

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

May 14. The joy of George Gershwin will fill the concert hall as Carl St. Clair explores those fascinating rhythms, including Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and other […]

Chicago

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

May 16-21. There’s never been a better time to experience Chicago, Broadway’s razzle-dazzle smash. This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy, […]

Salonen, Stravinsky, and Bartok

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

May 18-19, 21. The incomparable Esa-Pekka Salonen, former LA Phil Music Director, conducts the LA Philharmonic and organist Iveta Apkalna in a program by two of his heroes, Stravinsky and […]

Destiny of Desire – An Unapologetic Telenovela for the Stage

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

The joys, tribulations, and plot twists of epic love are bursting onstage in this brilliantly funny homage to the telenovela. On a stormy night in Bellarica, Mexico, two babies are […]

Destiny of Desire

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

The Old Globe presents Destiny of Desire – An Unapologetic Telenovela for the Stage, a witty and modern comedy by Karen Zacarías, winner of the Helen Hayes Award. Directed by […]

Miró Quartet with Special Guest Kevin Puts

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

May 20. In its Wallis debut, the award-winning Miró Quartet reunites with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, one of the most important composers of his generation. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

Haydn + Price

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

Pacific Chorale proudly presents Price’s rediscovered Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, alongside Joseph Haydn’s stirring and majestic Nelson Mass. Starts at 5 p.m.

Stranger Love

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

May 20. Stranger Love is a LA Phil commissioned world-premiere production that follows two lovers whose romance unfolds. An inspired 3 act performance that combines music and theater.

SINGING WITH THE DEVIL: PAYARE AND CANTATA CRIOLLA

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

Music Director Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in works by two of Venezuela’s most notable composers. Antonio Estévez’s best-known music is the 1954 Cantata Criolla, a lively work based on […]

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

La Mirada Theatre 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, United States

From the creative minds of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, renowned for their musical masterpieces like Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King, comes a timeless production that […]

Love All

Mandell Weiss Theatre 2910 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla, CA, United States

Love All is the triumphant story of the rise of sports icon and social justice pioneer Billie Jean King. The trailblazer for equality faced tough competition on the court and […]

Twelfth Night

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

One of Shakespeare’s most perfect plays—romance, music, poetry, comedy, swordplay, and more! Shipwrecked and alone, young Viola masquerades as her lost twin brother and becomes the go-between for the lovesick […]

Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River

The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Alonzo King LINES Ballet as they present the captivating performance of Deep River. This extraordinary piece features a mesmerizing live vocal performance by […]

Renée Elise Goldsberry

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

ANGELICA SCHUYLER IN THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF HAMILTON Renée Elise Goldsberry graced The Good Wife and One Life to Live on television. Broadway cheered her in Rent, The Color Purple and Hamilton, and gave her a Tony […]

Bernadette Peters in Concert

Pasadena Playhouse 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

Prepare to be captivated by the incomparable Bernadette Peters, a shining star of Broadway and the cherished muse of Stephen Sondheim. Experience an unforgettable night of melodic enchantment as Peters […]

Experience Free Concerts and Movies with OC Parks

OC Parks 13042 Old Myford Road, Irvine, CA, United States

The much-awaited OC Parks Summer Concert Series and Sunset Cinema film series is back, presented by the County of Orange and OC Parks. Embrace the enchantment of summer evenings at […]

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