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Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord – Kirk Douglas Theatre

Kirk Douglas Theatre 9820 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, United States

Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bed sheets on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers—including children and her own mother—to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. A laugh-out-loud look at post-pandemic life. Times varies […]

Sunday Morning Music/Santa Monica: Dream with Me

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

Los Angeles-based soprano Julia Metzler, pianist Bernadene Blaha and violinist Roger Wilkie come together for a heartwarming Valentine’s program featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Zemlinsky, Bernstein, Massenet and Beethoven. Resident virtuoso Antonio Lysy rounds out the ensemble on cello. Dream with Me Let the music inspire you in this heartwarming Valentine’s program featuring works by Rachmaninoff, […]

California Connections – Pacific Symphony

Pacific Symphony 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, United States

California has been blessed with an abundance of great composers. The film industry has magnetized many European emigres to resettle in the Golden State. Composers Miklós Rósza (Hungary) and Alexandre Tansman (Poland) were both Jewish and escaped Europe as the Second World War was brewing. They both benefitted from work in Hollywood. John Williams and […]

Choose Something Like a Star – L.A Master Chorale

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

Named after a poem by Robert Frost, this concert features music of aspiration and inspiration from Brahms and Schumann to Meredith Monk and Michael Abels. Featuring two world premieres, VOYAGER written by Matthew Brown and Alas de noche by Diana Syrse, along with extrodinary pieces from classic Brahms to contemporary Runestad, this program is about […]

Sunday in the Park with George |

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

One of the most acclaimed musicals of all time, Sondheim’s most innovative and groundbreaking musical has rarely been produced in Los Angeles with the full-scale production it deserves—until now. Inventive, insightful, and in a class of its own, this ravishing, captivating masterpiece encapsulates the complexity of life—and the art of understanding it. Recipient of the […]

GRAND PARK’S LOVERS ROCK

Grand Park 200 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United States

Grand Park’s Lovers Rock sets the stage for love’s big day with a beautiful and romantic urban oasis to celebrate with friends, families, partners and pups! The four-hour event features live music with DJ Puffs and multi-instrumentalist Low Leaf, a photobooth hosted by Las Fotos Project, a pop-up art gallery presented by LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, screen-printing with Cultivarte Studios, a flower market with Poppy Lavender Florals, […]

Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff Concerto 3

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

Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic Third Concerto and haunting choral symphony as performed by the acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Program RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 Intermission RACHMANINOFF: The Bells

blackbox: Lizzie No – BroadStage

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

Jazz & Blues Curated by The Reverend Shawn AmosWith the release of her debut album, Hard Won, in March 2017, NYC singer-songwriter, harpist, and guitarist Lizzie No established herself as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary folk music. Billboard Magazine called the album “simultaneously understated and fervent.” She followed up the album […]

O.C. Lantern Festival 2023 – South Coast Cultural Center

Pacific Symphony 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, United States

Free Family event! Bring the entire family of this year's Pacific Symphony’s annual Lantern Festival, celebrating the Year of the Rabbit! The Lantern Festival, which can be traced back 2,000 years, marks the return of spring and the reunion of family. The act of lighting and appreciating lanterns is a way for people to let […]

The Secret Garden – Ahmanson Theatre

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

The story of a young orphan who is sent to live with her reclusive uncle on a haunted English country estate is brought to life by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman and Grammy Award-winning composer Lucy Simon. Follow orphan, Mary Lennox as she's sent from her home in India to live with […]

The Outsiders – Mandell Weiss Theatre

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

The story that defined a generation is reimagined in a groundbreaking musical for a new generation. In 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma, the hardened hearts, aching souls and romantic dreams of Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade and their band of greasers take center stage in a fight for survival and a quest for purpose. Times varies per schedule, […]

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