What the World Needs Now
Rob Fisher, music director and piano, is joined by vocalists Ross Lekites and Bianca Marroquin to proclaim what "there’s just too little of...love, sweet love."
Rob Fisher, music director and piano, is joined by vocalists Ross Lekites and Bianca Marroquin to proclaim what "there’s just too little of...love, sweet love."
Experience the heart of Los Angeles like never before with CicLAvia's 2024 line-up of car-free events, transforming streets into vibrant spaces for walking, biking, and play. Their expanded schedule features traditional open-street events spanning 4-7 miles, alongside two innovative CicLAminis – intimate 1-2 mile routes designed for a leisurely exploration of neighborhood gems. Dive into […]
A world premiere musical about a young girls’ fascination with the natural world and is encouraged by her grandfather who recognizes her special gift. The Evolution of Calprunia Tate is a story to be enjoyed by all ages.
The superstar dancers of American Ballet Theatre return to Segerstrom Center perform to a never-before-seen program. While details are still being finalized, we can look forward to a repertory program that highlights the company’s artistry and athleticism.
Award-winning composer Dave Malloy introduces an electropop opera based on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential […]
Based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai, Sense of Decency is a world premiere theatrical foray into the historical meeting at the end of WWII, filled with unexpected revelations, magic and insight.
Jersey Boys follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop-music history
The healer from Nazareth is dead—and his followers are determined to keep sharing his message. The problem is the Roman Empire wants them out of the picture. And they don’t have a leader.
. As a Portuguese immigrant, storyteller, and sleight-of-hand magician, Helder Guimarães arrived in America at age 29. Wide-eyed and full of ideas, he discovers a fascinating puzzle of cultural and professional challenges to solve while he tries to build a home. The Hope Theory offers a unique perspective on America through the eyes of an […]
The bestselling author and sustainable food advocate is sure to provide a highly entertaining and thought-provoking evening of discourse.
Víkingur Ólafsson performs the 75,000+ notes of Bach’s Goldberg Variations with “a complete show of mastery and virtuosity” (Bachtrack).
When his husband dies, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself both the owner of a drive-in movie theater and a caregiver to his late husband’s straight, white teenage son, Pup. Told through dueting monologues and playful dialogue, Monsters of the American Cinema is a haunting and humorous tale about fathers and sons, ghosts and […]
Matt Doyle is coming to Orange County directly from Broadway, where he won the 2022 Tony Award for 'Best Featured Actor in a Musical' for his performance in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company .
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil lead Strauss’ Don Quixote featuring LA Phil Principal Cello and Principal Viola Robert deMaine and Teng Li as soloists.
Hailed as "Iceland's Glenn Gould" (The New York Times), Icelandic pianist Vikingur Ólafsson makes his Orange County recital debut performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
Us is a theatrical magic experience based on real-life, secret pop-up art exhibits orchestrated by the star of the show, Michael Lamb. Experience an evening of amazing, original impossibilities that both engage and involve the audience. Us is about the magic of family, community, and the act of living.
The LA Master Chorale celebrates 35 years of arts education program that connects the communities of greater Los Angeles in a performance of 1,000 voice choir led by Grant Gershon, Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director.
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will present Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert featuring John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor John Beal .
Season 31 closes with two City Ballet favorites. Mozart Concerto is classical ballet at its finest. And the music and choir of Carmina Burana are matched with a powerful Black Tuesday tale that only a high-drama ballet can tell
A Globe-commissioned, world-premiere play about family, food, and healing. Two siblings, separated by distance and circumstance, meet to share their mother’s favorite recipe.
”May the 4th be with you.” The iconoclastic Chicano performance troupe proudly returns to The Soraya with an all-new show that serves up an explosive cocktail of humor and satirical outrage. This eclectic group of California natives has profoundly explored the evolution of LatinX culture on stages and screens for four decades.
An outdoor celebration of music, dance, culture and the love of vinyl records returns to the Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center with a vinyl marketplace, art-making, interactive activities, dance performances and an open dance floor.
AEG Goldenvoice presents Common Kings as they bring their American, Hawaiian and Samoan reggae rock/pop music to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with special guest The Green .
Lilita finds herself in the Wall Street office of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economics Stability Board. Like a Boricua Lolita before her, she is here in the name of La Revolución! She’s got glamour, glitter, and a gun… but is she ready?
Soprano Larisa Martinez and Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell perform an evening of beloved romantic arias and modern classics.
An evening of chamber music with principal musicians of Pacific Symphony in a coffee-house atmosphere Sip coffee and savor decadent desserts as curator and pianist Orli Shaham hosts the program.
Conrad Tao on piano, violinist Stefan Jackiw and Jay Campbell on cello make up the Junction Trio. These visionary artists perform at the La Jolla Music Society as part of the Revelle Chamber Music Series.
Roger Daltry, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who, is joined by special guest KT Tunstall for an energetic rock program at The Rady Shell
From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of Aladdin, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy, and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.
Live Nation presents Grammy-nominated multi-platinum rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. The tour will support NEEDTOBREATHE’S ninth studio album Caves, set to release this fall.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar’s achingly beautiful concerto, in this one-night-only performance. Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s passionate 5th Symphony, an emotion-filled journey rife with brilliant melody.
From string quartets and piano trios to wind quintets or a brass ensemble, chamber music concerts feature members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing in small groups.
Stellar violinist María Dueñas returns, and Dudamel leads Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony.
Dance Me is an exclusive creation inspired by the rich and profound work of Montreal-based poet, artist, and songwriter, Leonard Cohen. Approved by Cohen during his lifetime, this riveting homage to the famed artist evokes the grand cycles of existence in five seasons, as described in Cohen’s deeply reflective music and poems.
Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal, written by Brian Yorkey with music by Tom Kitt, introduces audiences to a seemingly typical American family and tells the story of hope, love and learning to let go.
Two of the most talented and innovative singer-songwriters of our time will take you on a journey through their eclectic blend of pop, rock, and soulful ballads—all showcasing their impressive musicianship and heartfelt lyrics.
BroadStage’s Celebrity Opera Recital series welcomes the return of audience favorite, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, in a special concert featuring a full orchestra led by British conductor Karel Mark Chichon.
Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist and composer Alessandro Martire is set to deliver a captivating evening of music in New York. Known for his innovative blend of classical and contemporary sounds, Martire's music combines elements of pop, minimalism, and crossover genres, creating a cinematic experience that resonates with intimate emotions and the soul's journey. His modern […]
The Pa’akai We Bring follows a family with multiple generations of pa’akai (salt) farmers on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, mixing in ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs and plenty of audience participation into a tasty potluck of performance, joyously served up with aloha.
Rafael Payare leads this brilliant Romantic-meets-Modern program that opens with Sofia Gubaidulina’s dynamic Fairytale Poem. Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his dazzling style and theatricality to 20th-century composer Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
Firebird is the Russian-Slavic folk tale that tells the story of a magical bird made of fire and it originally debuted in Paris by Imperial Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in 1910. It is paired with Serenade, the first original ballet Balanchine created in America and a signature works of the New York City Ballet’s repertory.
Tony award-winning Aaron Tveit makes a Soraya debut, bringing his powerhouse vocals and matinee idol charisma. In addition to a searing performance in the original Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge. Tveit joins Pacific Jazz Orchestra, 40 of the finest musicians led by Hollywood veteran Chris Walden, whose new ensemble is the latest addition to the […]
Curated by Deaf West Theatre in collaboration with the LA Phil’s Insight program, the symposium offers a combination of conversations, presentations, film, and lobby activations. Featured artists include Dame Evelyn Glennie, Christine Sun Kim, DJ Kurs, and Andrew Yee.
Ballets Jazz Montréal is one of the most prolific dance companies in Canada and a major force on the Montréal cultural scene. Currently celebrating their 50th anniversary, Ballets Jazz Montréal is an internationally renowned repertory company that embodies excellence, innovation, and above all passion
Mark Morris Dance Group returns to L.A. for a unique tribute to the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
A story told through the composer’s music sung by hearing vocalists and the expressive gestural poetry of sign language by Deaf actors.
Seth Rudetsky joins us for an intimate concert and conversation with special guest Lillias White. The evening promises a seamless mix of intimate behind-the-scenes stories prompted by Rudetsky’s funny, insightful, and revealing questions, and the music from White’s stellar Broadway and television career.
Beethoven's poetic Piano Concerto No. 4 in contrast with Sibelius' energetic and triumphant symphony.
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a strange comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As word arrives on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film Man of Aran, the one person […]
Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic.
Born to a family of musicians, Pablo Ferrández joined prestigious Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía when he was 13. He has developed into a cello phenomenon and the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation. His debut album “Reflections” released in 2021 to high acclaim.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in a family friendly program featuring a Grand Suite from Harry Potter with a special guest narrator and selected film clips, as well as a musical journey through the orchestra guided by a magical Sprite.
For the first time in two decades, Puccini's blockbuster returns to LA Opera. Captivated by a beauty who scorns love, a renegade prince enters an all but impossible contest, where the price of failure is death.
Jazz @ The Jai guest curator, legendary award-winning saxophonist Charles McPherson and John Beasley, two-time Grammy winner, pianist and composer curate a program from Duke Ellington through the eras of jazz up to the present.
Rafael Payare leads soloist Lozakovich and the Symphony in this dynamic program that opens with Brahms’ intense Tragic Overture.
Ukrainian-American pianist Inna Faliks, makes her BroadStage solo debut with an eclectic program of works from Beethoven, Billy Childs, Ravel, Clara Schuman, and more. Faliks will also premiere two new contemporary works.
South Korean virtuoso JIJI is joined by students from The Colburn School in a concert program that ranges from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation.
Toymaker Dr. Coppélius is lonely. He creates a mechanical doll so lifelike he imagines her as his daughter, named Coppélia. She evens fools the villagers that she is alive, including Franz who is engaged to Swanhilda. Swanhilda is jealous of Coppélia and persuades her friends to investigate Dr Coppélius house and his daughter, Coppélia. After […]
Live Nation presents the Los Angeles-based indie rock band Lord Huron will perform songs from their four albums one night only in San Diego.
Terry Virts, former US Air Force pilot and Commander for the International Space Station speaks about his experience and insights from his career in the space program. His second book How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving Earth, was published in 2020.
Melonie and Justin Grinnell are a dynamic piano-bass duo and married couple and they are joined by drummer Richard Sellars for an ensemble that infuses jazz tradition with improvisation and energy. FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 8 PM | PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY SATURDAY, MAY 25 | 8 PM | ALEX THEATRE
The LACO season closes with the world premiere of a Sound Investment commissioned piece by Nina Shekhar and is complemented by Gabriela Montero’s rendition of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, his final symphonic work. FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 8 PM | PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY SATURDAY, MAY […]
Following the success of The Piano Man and The Piano Men: Beatles Edition , CCAE Theatricals is creating an all new eight-handed, 88 keys x 2 spectacular. The Piano Women will introduce you to 4 dynamic female performers, singing/playing the songs of Sara Bareilles, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Carol King and more.
Grammy-nominated pianist Gabriela Montero joins the critically acclaimed Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for a mesmerizing performance.
Firebird is the Russian-Slavic folk tale that tells the story of a magical bird made of fire and it originally debuted in Paris by Imperial Russian choreographer Michel Fokine in 1910. It is paired with Serenade, the first original ballet Balanchine created in America and a signature works of the New York City Ballet’s repertory. […]
A fresh and funny take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. During a family cookout, Juicy is confronted by the ghost of his father, who demands revenge for his murder. But Juicy, a young, queer, Black man, has enough on his plate
Soloist Jeremy Denk joins Music Director Rafael Payare and the Symphony for this brilliant program to close the season. The San Diego Symphony will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Stravinsky’s complete ballet score to The Firebird.
This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she’d never be a star, but then something funny happened—she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of […]
When legendary musician Jelly Roll Morton’s soul is forced to face the music, the self-proclaimed “inventor of jazz” is left at the ultimate crossroads. Follow Jelly from the back alleys of New Orleans to the sparkling stages of New York, as his remarkable journey unfolds in a stunning display of song, dance, and music.
The love story between country music royalty Johnny Cash and June Carter is iconic. This world-premiere musical covers their love story from their childhoods to their on-stage proposal and through the ups and downs of their marriage. It is the soundtrack of their life.
Written by Lerner and Loewe, this Tony Award-winning fairy-tale musical resounds with such memorable songs as, “I Loved You Once in Silence,” “If Ever I Would Leave You,” and the title song, “Camelot.” Based on the King Arthur legend, it features the iconic characters King Arthur, Guenevere, Sir Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round […]
Catch the funniest musical comedy of the past 20 years—a hilarious unforgettable middle school spelling competition performed by multitalented adults.
Composer and San Diego native Dr. Cory Hibbs’ world premiere of “Queer Spaces”, a season-long collaborative project. This multi-movement choral work draws from personal narratives of the composer, choir members and members of the queer community.
Bruce Liu took the classical music world by storm in 2021, winning first price at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. His first album received international acclaim including both the Critics’ choice and Editor’s choice in Gramophone Magazine. His La Jolla Music Society debut brings an exciting program that will showcase his awe-inspiring […]
Venezuelan joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy nominated bluegrass star Joe Troop come together to put on a bilingual program in English and Spanish fusing together their Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions. Saturday, June 1, 2024 • 6 PM & 8:30 PM
In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages.
AEG Goldenvoice presents Cody Jinks, a trailblazing independent musician who has sold over 2.5 million units and garnered more than 3.5 billion streams across platforms which garnered him the title of Music Row’s 2023 Independent Artist of the Year.
Pasadena POPS hosts a free concert of Broadway and the Great American Songbook under the stars on the steps of Pasadena City Hall. Arrive early for food trucks and family fun.
With emotional prayers and words of hope, three composers set religious texts to convey their message and inspire the listener to action. The Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony come together in a program that includes the riveting Mass for the Endangered and Psalm 148.
Multi-platinum-selling American singer-songwriter and producer, Natalie Merchant, known for her distinctive voice and captivating literary-pop songs. Her music blends folk, rock, and influences from around the world, and she continues to be regarded as a groundbreaking figure in alternative music.
. Three decades after the release of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Live Nation presents Sarah McLachlan in an unforgettable commemorative performance.
