Mean Girls
2026-04-10 - 2026-05-03, 2026-04-17 - 2026-05-03 | La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, 90638, United States
Adapted from Fey’s hit 2004 film of the same title, Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois.

Lise Davidsen and Freddie De Tommaso
2026-04-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
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Soprano great, Lise Davidsen and vocalist Freddie De Tommaso return with a Celebrity Opera collaboration that promises to be nothing short of extraordinary, alongside an all-star orchestra of LA’s most accomplished classical musicians.

Danish String Quartet with Danish National Girls’ Choir
2026-04-11 20:00 - 22:00 | CA
The Danish National Girls’ Choir joins the Danish String Quartet for an evening of music that will feature a stunning new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang.

Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer
2026-04-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Witness the extraordinary collaboration of Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride—two titans of the bass world—as they bring their acclaimed album, “But Who’s Going to Play the Melody?” to life. Experience the unique synergy of these two legendary musicians and discover the boundless possibilities of the bass, as heard on their captivating album.

Eat Me
2026-04-12 - 2026-05-03, 2026-04-17 - 2026-05-03 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Chris loves fine cuisine and spends hours on the internet with like-minded foodies. Stevie doesn’t eat fish with souls, Beatrice and Jen just baked a flax loaf, and Cindy might have salad later. Everyone is longing for something that makes them feel full—and when the meal is over, maybe they’ll be transformed.

Herbie Hancock
2026-04-14 00:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Jazz legend, 14-time Grammy winner and LA Phil Creative Chair, Herbie Hancock, graces the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage with a new discovery to share.

Puccini’s Turandot
2026-04-16 - 2026-04-21 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Step into the mythical world of Turandot, where love and destiny collide. Puccini’s lush melodies and grand orchestration bring this epic tale of sacrifice, love, and defiance to life. Conductor Carl St. Clair leads one of opera’s most powerful stories.

Shostakovich & Sibelius
2026-04-17 - 2026-04-19 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Alisa Weilerstein tackles a Shostakovich specialty, and Ryan Bancroft leads the LA Philharmonic through an exploration of the majestic and mystical call of a swan in Finnish myth.

August Wilson’s Fences
2026-04-17 - 2026-05-03 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Set in 1957, this Pulitzer Prize and. Tony Award-winning play follows Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star, now a sanitation worker. Grappling with the burden of his broken dreams, Troy struggles to assert control over his family and his future.

Falstaff
2026-04-17 - 2026-05-10, 2026-04-18 - 2026-05-10 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
A bumbling knight hatches a plot to marry rich…too bad his targets see right through it. This classic comedy provides constant laughs as the merry wives of Windsor team up to teach Sir John Falstaff a lesson in Verdi’s side-splitting final opera. James Conlon conducts a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Craig Colclough as Falstaff, Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti, and Hyona Kim.

Alien Girls
2026-04-17 - 2026-05-10, 2026-04-18 - 2026-05-10 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Alien Girls is a heart-filled comedy about the tensions between creating art and creating life. It is a tale of best friends—one pregnant and the other failing to be happy for her. True feelings are revealed, and the fallout may be irreparable.

Star Wars, a New Hope in Concert
2026-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Embark on an epic journey to a galaxy, far, far away as you experience the iconic film with John Williams’ legendary Oscar-winning score live to film.

Ébéne Quartet
2026-04-18 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Known for their versatility and electrifying stage presence, the Ébène will present a program that showcases their mastery of the string quartet repertoire. Hear Beethoven’s joyfully spirited String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2, Ravel’s colorfully sensuous Quartet in F Major, and Beethoven’s tragically sublime String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131.

Parsons Dance
2026-04-18 - 2026-04-19 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Parsons Dance, an internationally acclaimed contemporary American dance company known for its energized, athletic, and joyous style, takes the stage as part of their 40th anniversary season!

Fliter Plays Chopin
2026-04-18 - 2026-04-19 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
At the center are Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto, written when the great Polish composer and patriot was just 20 years old, and Borodin’s brilliantly colorful and tuneful Second Symphony, evoking the uproarious and warlike merrymaking of medieval knights-in-armor, with their ancient bards and strange-sounding folk-instruments.

Mozart’s Requiem
2026-04-19 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Mozart’s Requiem, his final and most mysterious masterpiece, delivers a powerful journey through grief, hope, and transcendence—an enduring work that continues to move audiences centuries later. It will be paired with Fanny Mendelssohn’s Oratorio on Words from the Bible, composed in 1847 in response to a devastating cholera epidemic and the loss, grief, and eventual hope.

Beethoven & Schumann
2026-04-21 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Ensembles guide us from the hip soundscapes of New York City to the enchanting, heartfelt atmosphere of the Romantic era. Arrive early and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine before enjoying an evening of chamber music with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Yuja Wang
2026-04-22 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
One of the most dynamic pianists of our time, Yuja Wang, performs with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, renowned for its passion and exceptional artistry.

James Conlon Concert
2026-04-24 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
LAO celebrates the tenured 20-year career and musical contributions of LAO’s Music Director, James Conlon, with a program that highlights Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and more, featuring operatic superstars and surprise guests.

Ichiko Aoba
2026-04-24 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Ichiko Aoba returns to LA for an ambitious Walt Disney Concert Hall headline debut that encompasses jazz, folk, bossa nova, ambient, and classical, following the release of her latest album, Luminescent Creatures.

A Feast of Beethoven
2026-04-24 - 2026-04-25 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Trevor Pinnock, one of the great masters of Baroque and Classical music in our age, and Alexandra Dovgan, a young pianist already celebrated across the world for the majesty and beauty of her playing, join the Orchestra together for the first time for a glorious all-Beethoven program, filled with high drama, hope, and nobility.

Beethoven Eroica
2026-04-25 | Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Conductor Brett Mitchell leads Julian Schwarz on cello for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” along with the West Coast Premiere of Grammy-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s Cello Concerto. The program is rounded out with Heroic Overture (Overtura Eroica) by composer Quinn Mason.

John Adams & Víkingur Ólafsson
2026-04-25 - 2026-04-26 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
John Adams leads two evenings of edgy, groovy music with Icelandic rockstar pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. Adams pairs his concerto with Piazzola’s liberating Two Tangos and two impassioned Russian works—Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale and the suite from Prokofiev’s first film score, Lieutenant Kijé.

Fremont Ave.
2026-04-25 - 2026-04-30 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
With humor and heart, this multigenerational drama revolves around three Black men, their journeys to choose love, and the woman who holds them all together.

Inna Faliks
2026-04-26 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
.Pianist Inna Faliks joins the Sunday Morning Music / Santa Monica series with a dynamic program of beloved classics and a world premiere, and a unique interactive element, as the second half of the program will be determined by audience vote!
Faliks is known for her poetic and expressive artistry, captivating audiences in concert halls and at festivals across the US, Asia, and Europe. She pushes the boundaries of classical piano through genre-bending, interdisciplinary projects and collaborations with contemporary composers.

Alexandre Kantorow
2026-04-28 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Pianist Alexandre Kantorow returns to LA and opens his recital with Liszt’s emotional rendition of a Bach cantata and anchors the program with sonatas by Medtner and Rachmaninoff.
