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St. Clair Conducts Beethoven & Don Quixote
2026-02-05 - 2026-02-07 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
An evening of musical storytelling and virtuosity led by Maestro Carl St. Clair. Acclaimed violinist Paul Huang takes center stage in Beethoven’s exquisite Violin Concerto, a masterpiece renowned for its lyrical beauty and technical brilliance.

Steve Hackman’s Beethoven X Beyoncé
2026-02-06 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Steve Hackman’s production seamlessly weaves 15 of Beyoncé’s popular songs with the familiar classical music of Beethoven. The production’s emotional peak features the soulful union of two of the most recognizable melodies from each composer: Beyoncé’s “Halo” and the hauntingly beautiful second movement from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.

Rickie Lee Jones
2026-02-06 - 2026-02-07 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
Two-time Grammy award winner, Rickie Lee Jones makes her Wallis debut with a program that continues to shape the cultural conversation as she teaches us to embrace contradiction: joy tangled with sorrow, glamour with grit, innocence with experience.

Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang featuring Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
2026-02-06 - 2026-02-08 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Thomas Adès returns to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to conduct an evening of Russian masterworks with Yuja Wang at the piano, alongside a US premiere piece and one of his own works, Aquifer.

Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
2026-02-07 - 2026-03-15, 2026-02-27 - 2026-03-15 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Katie Holmes brings to life a landmark role in a new version of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler—a defining masterpiece about honeymooners whose marriage begins to crack and the world around them begins to unravel.

Musical Theatre West’s Man of La Mancha
2026-02-13 - 2026-03-01 | Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St., LONG BEACH, CA, 90840, United States
When the world feels impossible, where do we find hope? Musical Theatre West brings this beloved Broadway classic to life at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, where courage, imagination, and storytelling can transform even the toughest challenges. Join Richard Bermudez as Don Quixote, a dreamer determined to remake the world not as it is, but as it could be. From the iconic “The Impossible Dream” to moments of heart, humor, and heroism, this inspiring production will lift your spirits and spark your imagination. Showtimes vary.

Love Inside Out With Veronica Swift & Pacific Jazz Orchestra
2026-02-14 | The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, United States
There’s nothing Veronica Swift can’t do — pop, rock, soul, jazz, Broadway, and more. DownBeat magazine concurs, “Veronica Swift is a woman of many voices, and she uses every one of them to refract a dizzying kaleidoscope of moods.” Her first Soraya solo orchestral concert pairs her with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra, magnifying the scope of her powers. Torch songs, anthems, ballads, new love and heartbreak alike — Swift will pierce hearts of every type this Valentine’s Day. Saturday, February 14, at 8 p.m.

Amadeus
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-15 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece that follows the riveting rivalry between two composers: the celebrated Antonio Salieri and the vulgar prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Fiasco Theater’s Bartleby
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-15 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Fiasco Theater Company and The Old Globe take on Herman Melville’s darkly comic classic—a hilarious and haunting reflection on work, will, and what happens when one mild-mannered employee refuses to go along with the program. This Globe-commissioned world premiere promises a wildly theatrical rediscovery of one of American literature’s most indelible stories.

Recipe: A New Play About Julia Child
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-22 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Before Julia Child became the TV personality that we all know, she careened from Pasadena to New York to Washington DC to Ceylon and finally to Paris’s famed Cordon Bleu cooking school. A funny and delicious new play about the early life of an endlessly fascinating character and her path from confusion to discovery, failure to success.

Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel
2026-03-05 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Beethoven’s celebratory Seventh Symphony meets Gabriela Ortiz’s powerful Revolución diamantina (“Glitter Revolution”), a bold response to the 2019 feminist uprising around Mexico’s epidemic of violence against women. Her Grammy-nominated work is, for the first time, set in motion with Grupo Corpo, the internationally renowned dance company known for its blend of popular Brazilian culture, African rhythms, and classical technique.

William Shakespeare’s Richard III
2026-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
Experience a gripping tale of ambition, manipulation, and ruthless power. A thrilling drama, Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s most iconic explorations of corruption, control, and the obsessive pursuit of power. A thrilling drama, Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s most iconic explorations of corruption, control, and the obsessive pursuit of power.

God of Carnage
2026-03-21 08:00 - 17:00 | South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, PO Box 2197, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2197, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
A playground fight between 11-year-old boys brings parents together to resolve their sons’ conflict. At first, diplomacy rules. But as each parent reveals their demands, meeting spirals into a free-for-all of opposing parenting styles and marital tensions.

Kim’s Convenience
2026-03-27 - 2026-04-19 | Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
This award-winning comedy drama, which inspired the Netflix hit, is a hilarious, feel-good story about a Korean family-run corner store. Mr. Kim works hard to support his family with his convenience store but as he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children.

Carmen
2026-03-27 08:00 - 17:00 | San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The most fearless and indomitable heroine in all opera is back! When Carmen tosses a flower to the soldier Don José, he becomes obsessed, leaving his post to join her band of smugglers. But when she loses interest and sets her sights on a bullfighter, Don José may not be able to handle the rejection.

Delirium Musicum
2026-03-29 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
A musical phenomenon, LA-based chamber orchestra, Delirium Musicum, represents the next wave of classical musicians with their interpretations of everything from Baroque masterpieces to the music of tomorrow.

Brahms’ Symphony No. 4
2026-03-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The music of Brahms with commentary from Music Director Laureate Carl St. Clair as he guides the audience through Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 before it is performed.

Glass’ Cocteau Trilogy Katia and Marielle Labèque
2026-03-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Philip Glass’ operas inspired by the films of Jean Cocteau, reimagined as suites for two keyboards and performed by Katia and Marielle Labèque with scenography designed by Nina Chalot and Cyril Teste.

Tchaikovsky & Haydn
2026-04-02 - 2026-04-04 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Australian conductor Manfred Honeck leads the LA Philharmonic in timeless symphonies by Haydn and Tchaikovsky. The program will also include a concerto by Carl Reinecke featuring LA Phil principal flutist Denis Bouriakov.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
2026-04-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Led by Italian conductor Fabio Luisi, Dallas Symphony Orchestra returns to Orange County for the first time in more than 50 years to perform Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. Pianist Hélène Grimaud joins the orchestra to perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor.

The Wallis presents English
2026-04-04 - 2026-04-26 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States

August Wilson’s Fences
2026-04-04 - 2026-05-04 | 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.

Brubeck Quartet’s Time Out
2026-04-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A record-breaking jazz album by the West Coast-cool Dave Brubeck Quartet that explores a variety of musical styles and time signatures. The first jazz album to sell a million copies was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Enjoy a celebration of the songs from this Grammy Hall of Fame album with a preshow performance from Young Lions Jazz Conservatory.

The Amanda Castro Band
2026-04-04 20:00 - 22:00 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Known for high-energy performances and magnetic audience connection, the Amanda Castro Band delivers an exciting, feel-good experience that celebrates the golden age of music with a modern spark.

American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-12 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Sylvia is a captivating ballet combining the elegance of classical ballet with elements of folklore and mythology. This exciting revival of a rarely staged ballet was first performed in Paris over 150 years ago and has since attracted some of the world’s leading choreographers, including Ivanov, Ashton, Balanchine and Neumeier.

Jeremy Denk, piano
2026-04-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Experience the soulful rhythms of Scott Joplin and Nina Simone, the rich harmonies of William Bolcom, alongside iconic works by Beethoven and Charles Ives

Journeys to California: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-11 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
A celebration of music by three composers, all of whom came from elsewhere to live in California: Adam Schoenberg, John Adams, and Rachmaninoff. This delightful fanfare of an overture celebrates the life of P-22, the world-famous mountain lion who lived for a decade in the hills above Los Angeles.

Turangalîla
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-12 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Australian conductor Simone Young leads the LA Philharmonic in Olivier Messiaen’s epic and gripping symphony. Inspired by the tragic romance of Tristan and Isolde, Turangalîla is an orchestral tour-de-force.

Mean Girls
2026-04-10 - 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.
