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Theater in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has long shed any reputation as a city that only cares about the screen. From celebrated outdoor amphitheaters to intimate black-box stages, the theater scene here is expansive and genuinely adventurous.

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Jul 13
7:00 PM
Mamma Mia!

Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

Jul 13
7:00 PM
SELL YOUR HOUSE

They had no money and no connections. But James had a house. How two friends made a successful million dollar movie called “The Last Stop in Yuma County.” And the lessons we learned along the way.

Jul 13
7:00 PM

To celebrate Dominion, we're hosting a BK event with Jean Kwok in conversation with Ariel Sullivan. This ticketed event includes a deluxe hardcover edition of Dominion. There will be a book signing...

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Wicked
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Jul 13
7:00 PM
Mamma Mia!

For over 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show.

Jul 13
7:00 PM

Impro Theatre's shows are completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the world’s greatest playwrights, authors and composers.

Jul 13
7:00 PM
SELL YOUR HOUSE

They had no money and no connections. But James had a house. How two friends made a successful million dollar movie called “The Last Stop in Yuma County.” And the lessons we learned along the way.

Jul 13
7:30 PM

Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour | Sat • Jul 11, 2026 • 7:30 PM | Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Jul 13
8:00 PM

What Price Freedom by Tony Blake One Bed. Two Founding…

Jul 13
8:00 PM

Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at the age of 26, this is the story of a person facing his own mortality until the release of the life extending drug AZT. At 40, Austin beat back his demons and is living his best life as a drag performer and a professor at Cal State Fullerton.

Jul 13

An unforgettable love story inspired by one of the most romantic movies of all time. In Sachs’ new spin on the classic 1945 British film, a Deaf man (Kotsur) and a hard-of-hearing woman (Bray), two married strangers, meet accidentally in a New York City subway station.

Jul 13
LILO & STITCH

Join us as our talented young performers bring this beloved Disney story and characters to life with laughter and music. This high-energy mix of Acting, Improv, Theater Games, Language Arts, Vocal Techniques, and Choreography culminates in an uplifting play about friendship, adventure, and the true meaning of ohana!

Jul 14
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

Jul 14

Troupe Vertigo brings acrobatics, trapeze, juggling, contortions, and more to our annual weekend of Russian Romanticism and pyrotechnics.

Jul 14
4:00 AM

Host Nathan Masters examines old crimes like a 1950s Burbank murder and how these moments shaped the true crime genre. Featuring author Michael Connelly, former prosecutor Marcia Clark, podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson and historian William Deverell, the episode explores how Los Angeles' crimes have influenced storytellers and the city’s cultural identity.

Jul 14
4:00 AM
Lost LA

Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of Surfridge, the engineering feat of the Tehachapi Loop, neighborhood changes through the Thomas Guides, Agricultural Exports, art that blends to the backdrop of cities and stories of Hollywood's origins.

Jul 14
7:00 PM

By turns tender and irreverent, the 11 genre-bending storie...

Jul 14
7:00 PM

To celebrate Die for Me, we're hosting a BK event with Shirlene Obuobi in conversation with Danielle Allen. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Die for Me. There will be a book signing...

Jul 14
6:00 PM

Championship students should take 3 or more classes a week and compete at local Feis & Majors. Must qualify per CLRG rules.

Jul 14
2:00 PM
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Jul 14
7:00 PM

Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Justin Halpern and writer, actor, and director Paul Scheer. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says, a fast-pac...

Jul 14
8:00 PM

Oberonis: Latino Shakespeare Company's inaugural show proudly presents: A bilingual retelling of a classic romantic comedy. Is love truly what makes us whole? Si de verdad nos queremos, ¿por qué no podemos decirnos lo que sentimos a la cara?

Jul 14
8:00 PM

Spotlight is an adults-only dance showcase where artistry meets allure. From ballet to burlesque, hip-hop to heels, this electrifying night brings together dancers from every style and background to create a spellbinding fusion of movement and passion.

Jul 14
8:00 PM

An unforgettable love story inspired by one of the most romantic movies of all time. In Sachs’ new spin on the classic 1945 British film, a Deaf man (Kotsur) and a hard-of-hearing woman (Bray), two married strangers, meet accidentally in a New York City subway station.

Jul 15
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

Jul 15
7:00 PM
Jul 15
7:15 PM

Join us for a night of tap dance and live music! Jam session for musicians and dancers to share the stage. All ages. Not to...

Jul 15
6:00 PM
Lets Play LA

Step into the spotlight at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood...

Jul 15
8:30 PM

COMEDY BLOCK PARTY Hosted by Chris Spencer & Co-host Alex Thomas | Wed • Jul 15, 2026 • 8:30 PM | The Miracle Theater, Inglewood, CA

Jul 15
6:30 PM
Artbound

"Artbound" is an Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series that examines the lives, works and creative processes of innovators making an impact in Southern California and beyond. Through broadcast episodes and local journalism, "Artbound" brings to light the region’s rich cultural legacy and diversity.

Jul 15
6:30 PM

One of the classical dances from India. A rich dance form with rhythmic foot work, strong and graceful movements and facial expressions.

Jul 15
7:00 PM

California State University, Dominguez Hills presents a new musical.

Jul 15
7:00 PM

To celebrate Just for the Season, we're hosting a BK event with Rachel Griffiths in conversation with Mallory Kass. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Just for the Season.

Jul 15
8:30 PM

An evening of glamour, cocktails, and dazzling performances.

Jul 15
7:30 PM
Story Salon

Live Story Telling

Jul 15
7:30 PM

Story Salon

Jul 15
2:00 PM
8:00 PM

Oberonis: Latino Shakespeare Company's inaugural show proudly presents: A bilingual retelling of a classic romantic comedy. Is love truly what makes us whole? Si de verdad nos queremos, ¿por qué no podemos decirnos lo que sentimos a la cara?

Jul 15
2:00 PM
8:00 PM

An unforgettable love story inspired by one of the most romantic movies of all time. In Sachs’ new spin on the classic 1945 British film, a Deaf man (Kotsur) and a hard-of-hearing woman (Bray), two married strangers, meet accidentally in a New York City subway station.

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Jul 15
6:00 PM
Camp Broadway

The most beloved tale of all time comes to life on the stage as only Prince Street Players can do. Dorothy and her three friends trot delightfully and tunefully down that fabled road of yellow brick in The Wizard of Oz.

Jul 15
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Jul 15
7:00 PM

In collaboration with Amazon Crossing, The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles invites you to watch the vido presentation program "World of Kamusari Series: Discussion with Shion Miura". The award-winning author of "The Great Passage", Shion Miura is joined by translator Juliet Winters Carpenter to discuss her rapturous novels, Kamusari series where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan’s mountain way of life to English readers.

Jul 15
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

For over 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show.

Jul 15
8:00 PM
Mexodus

“An Electrifying Theatrical Experience” - The New York Times

Jul 15
8:00 PM
Penn & Teller

Penn & Teller | Wed • Jul 15, 2026 • 8:00 PM | Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Cerritos, CA

Jul 16
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

Jul 16
7:00 PM
Jul 16
8:30 PM

It is late night, it is loud, and it is legendary. Welcome to Masc4Mascara Season 6. Drag entertainers are bringing the drama and serving face as they compete for a coveted spot...

Jul 16
7:00 PM

Written by Katie Chin and produced by Paul Hemstreet, chronicles Chef Katie Chin’s life as a Chinese American girl in 1970s Minneapolis. Her mother, Leeann Chin, is a seamstress turned restaurateur who inspires a young Katie to embark on her own culinary journey.

Jul 16
6:00 PM

A conversation on Caitlin Mullen's latest novel, "Heather."

Jul 16

California State University, Dominguez Hills presents a new musical.

Jul 16
7:00 PM

To celebrate the Love Lines series, we're hosting a BK event with Cara Bastone in conversation with Alexis Daria. This ticketed event includes a choice of a paperback copy of Call Me Maybe, Sweet T...

Jul 16
7:00 PM
Jul 16
7:30 PM

Telos Ensemble brings its reading series to California for a special 2 night run in San Francisco & Los Angeles. Purgatory makes its debut in Los Angeles at The Earl Gallery. Featuring 5 original pieces written by Dan Blick.

Jul 16
7:00 PM
Jul 16
OMINOUS THRILL

MOTHER LINE - a four part genre-bending supernatural thriller reaching back 400 years to a witch burning in colonial New England, and through to the contemporary horrors of this moment.

Jul 16

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Jul 16
Jul 16
5:00 PM

Novice level is typically for students who have completed at least one year of Beginner II instruction or competitively achieved most dances at the Novice level. Prizewinner students are typically competitive and focused, having completed at least one year of Novice instruction or competitively achieved most dances at the Prizewinner level.

Jul 16
6:00 PM

Championship students should take 3 or more classes a week and compete at local Feis & Majors. Must qualify per CLRG rules.

Jul 16
5:30 PM
Jul 16
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Jul 16
7:00 PM
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Organized by DoppelHouse Press, this event reunites three Southern California poets at Beyond Baroque -- Eve Wood, Ed Schad and David Starkey -- for readings and conversation about how they approach the reframing of events through question-and-answer, multi-vocal or multi-temporal epistolary constructions, and by subverting assumptions.

Jul 16
7:00 PM

Go Go Go JOE! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a dazzling celebration of hope, resilience, and the power of dreams. Based on the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers, and his multicolored coat, this high-energy musical follows Joseph’s journey from betrayal to triumph as his unshakable belief in his dreams leads him to greatness.

Jul 16
7:00 PM

In Wonderland with Author Joyce Maynard on Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm

Jul 16
7:00 PM
Mexodus

“An Electrifying Theatrical Experience” - The New York Times

Jul 16
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

For over 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show.

Jul 16
7:30 PM
Jul 16
7:30 PM

Ladies & Tangents: Girls Gone Mild Tour | Thu • Jul 16, 2026 • 7:30 PM | The Regent Theater, Los Angeles, CA

Jul 16
8:00 PM

Oberonis: Latino Shakespeare Company's inaugural show proudly presents: A bilingual retelling of a classic romantic comedy. Is love truly what makes us whole? Si de verdad nos queremos, ¿por qué no podemos decirnos lo que sentimos a la cara?

Jul 16
8:00 PM

An unforgettable love story inspired by one of the most romantic movies of all time. In Sachs’ new spin on the classic 1945 British film, a Deaf man (Kotsur) and a hard-of-hearing woman (Bray), two married strangers, meet accidentally in a New York City subway station.

Jul 16
Jul 17
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

Jul 17
7:30 PM

An unforgettable night celebrating an American icon—La Reina del Tex-Mex! Featuring all her iconic looks and her classic hit...

Jul 17
7:30 PM

Pour Minds Podcast: Still Sippin' Tour | Fri • Jul 17, 2026 • 7:30 PM | Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Jul 17
7:00 PM
Jul 17
Dining with the Divas

Hamburger Mary's offers a flamboyant dining experience, along with nightly entertainment from our "Dining with the Divas" drag shows.

Jul 17

LATW's mission is to record and preserve great performances of important stage plays, using new technology to make world-class theatre accessible to the widest possible audience, and to expand the use of theatre as a teaching tool. Today, LATW is the nation's leading producer of audio theatre.

Jul 17
THE FULL MONTY

Six out-of-work steelworkers hatch a wildly unexpected plan to save their dignity — and one father's bond with his son — in this hilarious, heart-first musical about friendship, courage, and baring it all.

Jul 17
7:00 PM

Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable from the New York Times bestselling author of Horr...

Jul 17
7:00 PM
Artbound

"Artbound" is an Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series that examines the lives, works and creative processes of innovators making an impact in Southern California and beyond. Through broadcast episodes and local journalism, "Artbound" brings to light the region’s rich cultural legacy and diversity.

Jul 17
7:30 PM

From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. Poppy Stringer was born to be a star.

Jul 17
7:00 PM

Join us for a celebration of romance and Lyx's US launch! This panel features authors Brittainy Cherry, Anna Savas, Sarah Sprinz, Selina Mae, and Anabelle Stehl, and will be moderated by Swooon’s...

Jul 17
7:00 PM

A smoldering, soul-splitting debut that tracks three friends through...

Jul 17
REUNION

A down and out man seeking to turn his life around goes to his twenty-year reunion to meet old friends to help him jumpstart his life, only to get lost and find himself mistaken for the most successful man at the wrong class reunion!

Jul 17
7:00 PM
Jul 17
9:30 PM

Telos Ensemble brings its reading series to California for a special 2 night run in San Francisco & Los Angeles. Purgatory makes its debut in Los Angeles at The Earl Gallery. Featuring 5 original pieces written by Dan Blick.

Jul 17
2:00 PM

Dear Edwina JR. is a heartwarming musical about the joys of growing up, written in a “show-within-a-show” format. The story follows plucky advice-giver-extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple, as she directs neighborhood kids in a series of buoyant production numbers for her weekly "Advice-a-Palooza."

Jul 17
6:00 PM

Bear witness as the regions tp poets collide for their share in $500 in cash prizes!

Jul 17

Upcoming after all...

Jul 14
7:30 PM
Mamma Mia!

Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.

Jul 14

Troupe Vertigo brings acrobatics, trapeze, juggling, contortions, and more to our annual weekend of Russian Romanticism and pyrotechnics.

Jul 14
4:00 AM

Host Nathan Masters examines old crimes like a 1950s Burbank murder and how these moments shaped the true crime genre. Featuring author Michael Connelly, former prosecutor Marcia Clark, podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson and historian William Deverell, the episode explores how Los Angeles' crimes have influenced storytellers and the city’s cultural identity.

Jul 14
4:00 AM
Lost LA

Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of Surfridge, the engineering feat of the Tehachapi Loop, neighborhood changes through the Thomas Guides, Agricultural Exports, art that blends to the backdrop of cities and stories of Hollywood's origins.

Jul 14
7:00 PM

By turns tender and irreverent, the 11 genre-bending storie...

Jul 14
7:00 PM

To celebrate Die for Me, we're hosting a BK event with Shirlene Obuobi in conversation with Danielle Allen. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Die for Me. There will be a book signing...

Jul 14
6:00 PM

Championship students should take 3 or more classes a week and compete at local Feis & Majors. Must qualify per CLRG rules.

Jul 14
2:00 PM
Jul 14
7:00 PM

Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Justin Halpern and writer, actor, and director Paul Scheer. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says, a fast-pac...

Jul 14
8:00 PM

Oberonis: Latino Shakespeare Company's inaugural show proudly presents: A bilingual retelling of a classic romantic comedy. Is love truly what makes us whole? Si de verdad nos queremos, ¿por qué no podemos decirnos lo que sentimos a la cara?