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The Roaring ‘20s
2023-05-11 - 2023-05-13 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 in Blue and An American in Paris. Then, foxtrot on the Plaza to the JT & Friends band, and finally, enjoy the landmark 1927 silent film starring Clara Bow, accompanied on the organ by Dennis James. Starts 8 p.m.

TAURUS SZN: A Birthday Party for Rico Nasty
2023-05-09 11:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NTWRK LA, 433 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 90048, 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 pop-up will take place on Tuesday, May 9th at NTWRK LA (433 N. Fairfax Ave), from 11am to 7pm PT.
The pop-up event will feature merchandise from Rico’s latest tour including her liquid workout bra and biker shorts, the 3-headed Rico tapestry, and new merch like a “Taurus Bullshit” shirt and a yet-unseen poster. Rico Nasty herself will make an appearance at the event to spend time with her fans, sign merchandise, and take photos with attendees before her concert that night.
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Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
2023-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 the world premiere performances of new works by composers Ellen Gilson Voth, Derrick Skye and Pedro Osuna.

The Concert—A Tribute to ABBA
2023-05-06 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 7:30 p.m.

The Music of The Rolling Stones
2023-05-05 08:00 - 2023-05-06 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 Rolling Stones features Mick Adams on lead vocals. Pacific Symphony, backed by a full rock band, presents “The Music of the Rolling Stones.” A celebration of nearly 60 years of Stone’s hits. Starts at 8 p.m.

Dvořák and Bruckner
2023-05-05 - 2023-05-07 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 Symphony No. 7. Friday and Saturday, at 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m.

Garrick Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff
2023-05-05 - 2023-05-06 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, 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.

LA PHILHARMONIC: Bohemian Strings
2023-05-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 String Quartet No. 2, Bohuslav Martinů’s Third String Quarte and Antonín Dvořák.

Tales From Italy
2023-04-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 and lyrical story-telling based on colorful commedia dell’arte characters. Tchaikovsky was based in Rome when he wrote his Piano Trio in A minor, which he dedicated to Nikolai Rubinstein, his close friend and mentor.
Enjoy delightful chamber music with host and pianist Orli Shaham and principal musicians of Pacific Symphony in the coffee-house atmosphere of the Samueli Theater.

LA Phil with Leila Josefowicz
2023-04-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 well as the Orange County premiere of a new work by the talented Clarice Assad.

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2023-04-29 - 2023-05-27 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 her great American journey from Tehran to “Tehran-geles,” California. Get ready for the time of your life with this hilarious and deeply personal tribute to the playwright’s mother, deliciously portrayed by the person who knows her best—her son. Traditions, humor and passionate storytelling transform this tale of family bonds into an unforgettable theatre event!
written and performed by Michael Shayan
directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
World Premiere
Segerstrom Stage
HONORARY PRODUCERS
Talya Nevo-Hacohen & Bill Schenker

Coleman ’72
2023-04-29 - 2023-05-14 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 Milwaukee to Los Angeles and back again, they hit the open plains, stocked with kimchi, banchan and lemon drops, rickety Coleman camper in tow. But Korean parents and American kids hold conflicting ideas of what they’re looking for and the real purpose of their journey comes to light. A funny and touching world premiere by an exciting new voice.
by Charlie Oh
directed by Chay Yew
Julianne Argyros Stage
World Premiere
Part of the Pacific Playwrights Festival
Previews: April 23-27, 2023
First Night: April 28, 2023
Regular Performances: April 29 – May 14, 2023
Recommendation: Ages 14+

Dream House Quartet
2023-04-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 of classical and contemporary forms, featuring the luminaries Katia and Marielle Labèque on dueling pianos along with acclaimed composer-guitarists Bryce Dessner (The National) and David Chalmin (innocence, la terre invisible) performing radical new commissions from visionary composers and pivotal contemporary works of the last half century.

Dance at The Music Center
2023-04-28 - 2023-04-30 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 artistry and expansive repertory. In a seminal piece of Americana, and through the hit songs of the Andrews Sisters, Company B juxtaposes the energy and enthusiasm of the country in the early 1940s with the human toll of a young nation drawn into World War II. The second piece will be a world premiere by Resident Choreographer Lauren Lovette, former principal dancer with New York City Ballet, set to the music of Michael Daugherty’s scintillating percussion concerto Dreamachine. Each performance will conclude with German choreographer Kurt Jooss’ The Green Table. Created between world wars, this work is one of the most iconic and celebrated anti-war dances of all time. With timeless designs by Hein Heckroth and Hermann Mankard and music by Fritz Cohen, The Green Table’s narrative is just as relevant, and the drama just as searing, as when it premiered 90 years ago.

Venue
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Company B, The Green Table, and a world premiere by Resident Choreographer Lauren Lovette.

Jason Robert Brown
2023-04-27 19:30 - 2023-04-29 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 debut!
As a composer, his notable works include The Bridges of Madison County, The Last Five Years, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Parade. Brown won three Tony Awards including Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations, and his contributions to contemporary musical theater have earned him countless accolades including six Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Most recently, Brown scored Mr. Saturday Night that opened on Broadway on March 29, 2022.
Don’t miss Jason Robert Brown’s Center debut as he brings his theatrical songs and orchestrations to Samueli Theater with exciting music, guest artists, and more!

Ulysses Owens, Jr. & J’Nai Bridges
2023-04-27 19:30 - 22:00 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, 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, Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, and more. “Bridges’ voice is a rich blanket of plush sound” (Opera News). “Clear, purposeful communication has anchored Ulysses Owens Jr.’s artistry since he was a kid playing drums in church” (Downbeat).
Jalen Baker, vibraphone
Ted Rosenthal, piano
David Rosenthal, guitar
Carol Robbins, harp

Colburn Orchestra Sounds About Town
2023-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 Professional Studies Certificate. The Conservatory offers full scholarship, housing, and stipends to all its students; admittance is highly competitive. Since its inception, director Yehuda Gilad and the esteemed Colburn faculty have invited leading guest artists to perform with the Colburn Orchestra to mirror a professional orchestral experience. Previous visiting conductors have included James Conlon, Plácido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Sir Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Nicolas McGegan, Ludovic Morlot, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Michael Tilson Thomas. Guest soloists include violinists Joshua Bell, Cho-Liang Lin, Elmar Oliveira, and Pinchas Zukerman; soprano Elizabeth Hynes; mezzo-sopranos Sasha Cooke and Michelle DeYoung; pianist Vladimir Feltsman; and saxophonist Claude Delangle.
Artists
Colburn Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Alena Hove, violin

Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw with special guest Shodekeh Talifero
2023-04-22 19:30 - 21:00 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
The brilliant multi-genre quartet, Sō Percussion, joins forces with two preeminent collaborators to present a mesmerizing evening of new music. Selections from Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, their 2020 song cycle, will be performed with co-composer Caroline Shaw, the youngest winner ever of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Groundbreaking breath artist, beat boxer, and composer Dominic Shodekeh Talifero joins Sō Percussion for their exhilarating collaboration Vodalities: Paradigms of Consciousness for the Human Voice.

Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume
2023-04-22 - 2023-04-23 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, 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 teams up with his writing partner Mary Rand Hess and long-time musical collaborator Randy Preston to tell a story about being scared, being brave, and believing in yourself. With special guests like Duck Ellington and Ms. Dairy Parton – plus Preston appearing as Acoustic Rooster – this musical adaptation will have children (and families) dancing in their seats.
TALKBACK & BOOK SIGNING WITH KWAME ALEXANDER ON APRIL 23
Join us after the final performance on Sunday, April 23rd for an audience talkback with author Kwame Alexander, followed by a book signing of Indigo Blume and the Garden City. Books will be available for purchase!
This production is made possible by generous support from the Nemeroff family.
Running Time: 60 minutes, no intermission

Rodrigo Amarante
2023-04-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Brazilian-born singer, songwriter, and arranger Rodrigo Amarante shares songs from throughout his acclaimed discography, new compositions, and some Brazilian favorites, all specially arranged for a small acoustic ensemble to honor the marvelous dynamics of Walt Disney Concert Hall. Strings, horns, latin percussion, piano, and guitar: This is a unique opportunity to hear Amarante’s music in a whole new dynamic range.
Helado Negro’s spectral experimental pop draws imagined beings, ghosts, haunted machines, and atmospheres into a beautiful and heartfelt world.
Artists
Rodrigo Amarante
Helado Negro

Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Debussy
2023-04-21 19:30 - 2023-04-22 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Revel in two amazing pieces by the French composer Claude Debussy. The first, Prelude to “Afternoon of a Faun,” made his international reputation for its unashamed sensuality and dreamy delicacy. The second, Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, is remarkable for its lushness, unlike anything else the composer wrote. And who better than the amazing pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to be at the keyboard? Then Rafael Payare will be on the podium for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, which abounds in gorgeously colorful melodies that range from child-like innocence to deep explorations of the human soul. Not to be missed!
ARTISTS AND REPERTOIRE

Rafael Payare, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I
2023-04-21 - 2023-05-14 | La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, 90638, 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 scores ever written including “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Getting to Know You,” and “Shall We Dance?” Set in the 1860s, The King and I is based on the true story of Anna Leonowens, a widowed schoolteacher from Wales who travels to Siam to teach the King’s many children. Her effect on the kingdom and the kingdom’s effect on her are the basis of this beautiful and classic musical.
Times: Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 1:30pm & 6:30pm.

Schumann and Sheherazade
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-23 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 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 the listener.” South Korean-born Sunwook Kim was the youngest person ever to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition. Kim shows off his talents on one of the most beloved concertos of the Romantic era, Schumann’s A-minor masterpiece. Another Romantic era jewel, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade will be brought to vivid life by award-winning conductor and former Dudamel Fellow Tianyi Lu.

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Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tianyi Lu, conductor
Sunwook Kim, piano

Verdi’s Rigoletto
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-25 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 composer’s masterpiece of duplicity and deception. A full theatrical experience in the splendor of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
PROGRAM
Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
Concert Preview Talk with Alan Chapman at 7 p.m.
Verdi: Rigoletto
Semi-staged opera in Italian with English subtitles
Act I
—INTERMISSION—
Act II
—BRIEF PAUSE—
Act III

Nat Geo Live: Adaptation
2023-04-20 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Alizé Carrère, Environmental Anthropologist & Filmmaker
Explore the remarkable ways people around the world are adapting to a changing climate with environmental anthropologist and filmmaker Alizé Carrère. Dive into the South Pacific waters of Vanuatu, where islanders are using innovative techniques to combat the effects of climate change and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish that threaten the surrounding reefs. In Bangladesh, discover how farmers in low-lying areas facing sea level rise and flooding are reviving an old agricultural technique—floating gardens—that has inspired floating schools, libraries, hospitals, and playgrounds. And travel to the mountainous desert of Ladakh in northern India to glimpse giant ice pyramids, or “ice stupas,” invented by a Ladakhi teacher and engineer to help the community adapt to global warming. Through her work documenting these stories, Carrère offers a hopeful look at the resilience, perseverance, and innovation of humankind under even the most difficult of conditions.

Hélène Grimaud Colburn Celebrity Recital
2023-04-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Hélène Grimaud brings her unique poetic expression and peerless technical control to music by Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.
Artists
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Mozart & Brahms
2023-04-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Pianist Sunwook Kim—praised for his “keen mind” and “pearly virtuosity” by The Times of London—joins principal players and section musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic for two quartets. First is Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 2, which is vibrantly cheerful despite its technical demands on the performers. By contrast, Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 3 abounds in the kind of Romantic emotional turmoil that can only come from unrequited love.

Artists
Sunwook Kim, piano
Martin Chalifour, violin
Bing Wang, violin
Teng Li, viola
Dana Lawson, viola
Robert deMaine, cello

Hairspray
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-30 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, 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 way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?
Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the 60’s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Hairspray is “fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times).
This all-new touring production will reunite Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring Hairspray to a new generation of theater audiences.

Paul Jacobs
2023-04-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Heralded as “one of the major musicians of our time” by The New Yorker, Jacobs will transfix audiences in music by Bach.Heralded as “one of the major musicians of our time” by The New Yorker, Jacobs will transfix audiences in music by Bach.

Artists
Paul Jacobs, organ

Emerson String Quartet
2023-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
After 47 years of performing as a group, Emerson String Quartet launches their farewell tour to commemorate their music and time spent together as an internationally acclaimed ensemble. Our audiences have looked forward to their concerts time and time again, and for their final concert here, these four performers are closing out their time performing with an unforgettable concert.
