Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors
2024-09-20 - 2024-10-20 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Famed vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing and her motley crew chase Count Dracula around the English countryside in a madcap race to save his innocent victims

An Evening with Samara Joy
2024-09-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Samara Joy’s first full-length album, Linger Awhile, became a critical smash and earned Joy an incredible two 2023 Grammy Awards including Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best New Artist. Joy returns to the Center after her sold-out performance as the Jazz Club Discovery Artist of 22/23.

Madame Butterfly
2024-09-21 - 2024-10-13 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
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.

Future Sounds of Jazz Festival
2024-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
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.

Brian Regan
2024-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.”

Classic Albums Live Performs Fleetwood Mac's Rumours at The Rady Shell
2024-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Classical Albums Live performs Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, their eleventh studio album released in 1977, note for note, cut for cut. Enjoy live performances of their immortal classics like “The Chain,” and “Second Hand News”.

Rachmaninoff & Beethoven
2024-09-26 - 2024-09-28 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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
2024-10-02 - 2024-11-10 | Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012, 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
2024-10-03 - 2024-10-04 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 new Cello Concerto.

Is It Thursday Yet?
2024-10-03 - 2024-10-05 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, 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
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, 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
2024-10-04 | Ocean Side Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, 92054, 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 a few inter-dimensional battles and singing demogorgons along the way.

Resurrection
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-06 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, 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
2024-10-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | DCH SUbaru Thousand Oaks, 3725 Auto Mall Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362, 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. Lucy Pet’s Mobile Clinic will also be on-site offering free vaccines to pre-registered dogs and cats.

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
2024-11-06 - 2024-12-29 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the centerpieces of the holiday season in San Diego. A whimsical musical based on the classic Dr. Seuss book, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! features classic holiday songs like “Santa for a Day” and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”

La Cage Aux Folles
2024-11-12 - 2024-12-15 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
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
2024-11-18 - 2024-12-01 | La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, 90638, United States
Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and life, love, and laughter.

Your Local Theater Presents …
2024-11-19 - 2024-12-15 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Anna Ouyang Moench’s comedic and moving new play is a love letter to actors, artists and dreamers of all professions who make sacrifices large and small in service of their work… and ultimately wonder whether it was worth it. Eddie is a young actor ready to make his mark on the American Theatre. He’s just going to do this regional production of A Christmas Carol but as the years pass, Eddie finds himself back at the same local theatre, over and over again.

Star Wars in Concert
2024-11-21 - 2024-11-24 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Experience the entire Star Wars saga through specially edited film clips and the power of John Williams’ unforgettable music, hosted by C-3PO himself!

Shrek the Musical
2024-11-22 - 2024-11-24 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Based on the hit animated film, Shrek is brought to life on stage with lush orchestrations by Tony Award-winning duo Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (book)…

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical
2024-11-22 - 2025-01-05 | Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
Cat Kid Comic Club, a story that follows the creative of siblings Cat Kid and Molly Pollywood, is a hilarious musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man spin-off series from the same team that produced Dog Man: The Musical.

Urban Bush Women
2024-11-22 08:00 - 2024-11-24 17:00 | Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
Building upon a repertoire of bold, life-affirming dance works, Urban Bush Women celebrates its 40th anniversary with the world premiere of SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar, a new dance-driven jazz club spectacular that tells the story of two people on a journey from the Great Migration to Kansas City.

Tres Minutos
2024-11-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, 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
2024-11-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
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
2024-11-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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.

Leslie Odom, Jr.—The Christmas Tour
2024-11-30 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Multi-faceted performer recognized for his work on Broadway (Hamilton), television and film, Leslie Odom, Jr. is a Tony, Grammy and Emmy award nominee. He brings a night of holiday hits to Jacobs Music Center including selections from his newly released album The Christmas Album.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
2024-11-30 - 2024-12-24 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
In Geoff Elliott’s delightfully faithful adaptation of what might just be the greatest story of redemption ever written, Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future join forces to save Ebenezer Scrooge from a lonely and terrible fate.

A Christmas Carol
2024-11-30 - 2024-12-24 | South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, PO Box 2197, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2197, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is an Orange County tradition. South Coast Repertory brings back fan favorite characters—Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, and of course Ebenezer Scrooge for a classic tale to rekindle the holiday spirit.

Leslie Odom, Jr. The Christmas Tour
2024-12-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton, One Night in Miami) returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for a night of holiday hits including selections from his release The Christmas Album.
