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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.

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.”

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 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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”.

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.”

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.

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.

An Evening with Samara Joy
2024-09-20 20:00 - 22:00 | 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.

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

Waitress
2024-09-20 - 2024-10-13 | La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, 90638, United States
Brought to life on Broadway by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, Waitress features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles and book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. It is inspired by the beloved film about finding happiness in unexpected places.

Amos Lee & Indigo Girls
2024-09-19 18:30 - 20:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
AEG/Goldenvoice presents Amos Lee and Indigo Girls live for an evening of hits and singalongs.

Joaquina Kalukango
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-21 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango makes her Center debut in our 2024/25 Cabaret Series with her phenomenal vocals and stellar cabaret performance!

Philharmonic Society Golf Classic
2024-09-16 08:30 - 19:00 | Aliso Viejo Country Club, 33 Santa Barbara Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA, 92656, United States
Join for a fun golf day while supporting the Philharmonic Society’s Youth Music Education Programs. By taking a few hours out of your day, you will be helping thousands of Orange County students to attend the award-winning music education programs and concerts at no cost to schools.

Classic Albums Live Performs Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
2024-09-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States

The Importance of Being Earnest
2024-09-14 08:00 - 2024-11-10 17:00 | Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 92118, United States
Lamb’s Players Theatre produces Oscar Wilde’s brilliant comic masterpiece about two men who assume the identity of a fictional man named Ernest and the journey, the love and the challenges they find themselves in along the way.

To the Hands
2024-09-14 - 2024-09-15 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Pacific Chorale’s chamber choir joins a string quintet to perform Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands, Buxtehude’s Ad Manus, and more in a moving theatrical presentation leveraging music’s power to center the voices of refugees and the unhoused. Samueli Theater, 615 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa. pacificchorale.org

Jersey Boys
2024-09-13 - 2024-09-29 | California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, 92025, United States
Jersey Boys is the international musical phenomenon that takes you behind the scenes – and behind the music – of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
2024-09-11 - 2024-10-20 | Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego, 92110, United States
A satirical tribute to the science fiction and B-list horror movies of the 20th century, the show centers around two naïve lovers, Brad and Janet. Stripped of inhibitions – and their clothes – Brad and Janet embark on a wild, unforgettable journey of pleasure and self-discovery.

Duel Reality
2024-09-11 - 2024-09-22 | Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Duel Reality from The 7 Fingers, also known as Les 7 doigts de la main, makes their Center Theatre Group debut, featuring their signature electrifying—and endearing—mix of circus, theatre, illusion, music, and dance.

Tchaikovsky Spectacular
2024-09-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Great Park Live, 8000 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto performed by violinist Philippe Quint. Plus, Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful Capriccio Espagnol, hailed by Tchaikovsky as a colossal masterpiece of instrumentation,” a dance from The Nutcracker and Tchaikovsky’s thrilling “1812” overture, complete with a brilliant fireworks finale!

California Dreamin’
2024-09-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Pasadena Symphony and Pops, 131 S St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States
Award-winning music from stage and screen with songs from Oklahoma, Gigi, Wicked and Chicago with composers Henry Mancini, Alan Menken and more.

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
2024-09-07 - 2024-10-13 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Tony Award-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig reimagines Agatha Christie’s Orient on the Express. Enter world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who must navigate a train full of suspects and solve the murder before the killer strikes again.
