Los Angeles Theatre Newsroom

Get a first look at rehearsals for the new production of the Tony Award winning musical Jelly’s Last Jam at Pasadena Playhouse, featuring a book by George C. Wolfe, music by Jelly Roll Morton, and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead with musical adaptation and additional music composed by Luther Henderson.  

Yelba Zoe McCourt’s solo play, 'WHERE Y’ALL FROM?' has emerged as a captivating odyssey exploring the intricate tapestry of identity, culture, and the immigrant narrative. This performance takes audiences on a poignant journey through the life of Zoe, an alter-ego version of McCourt herself, navigating the complexities of assimilation and the quest for the American Dream.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles has announced a transformative renovation of its downtown Los Angeles headquarters that creates a new 299-seat state of the art multi-media and live performing arts and community center.

Modern Butchood, a one-woman play by Molly Gloeckner, premieres at The Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Reed Park Tennis Court in Santa Monica hosts the premiere of Bimbo Tennis: The Play, a comedic adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, exploring the clash between tennis and pickleball players.

Center Theatre Group, in collaboration with The Fire This Time Festival and Watts Village Theater Company, will present a second season of Not A Moment, But A Movement, an initiative created to amplify, center, and celebrate Black voices.

After comedian/filmmaker Heather Fink's dad suffers a paralyzing stroke, she struggles to pull herself up from sinking. From caregiving to death and the midlife crisis, QUICKSAND is a storytelling and clown exploration of the realest sh*t we face. 

In a vibrant fusion of magic, activism, and entertainment, Liz Toonkel will present “Magic For Animals,” a theatrical experience featuring a unique blend of humor, wit, and social commentary.

Prepare to embark on a rollercoaster ride through the tumultuous world of mass media and the resilient spirit of New York City in 'Transcriber’s Tale,' a seriocomic solo show with music, written by Joanna Parson with developmental help from director Aimee Todoroff opens at the Broadwater Black Box on June 10, 2024.

Loft Ensemble in North Hollywood is presenting its next production in Sawyer’s Playhouse (the company’s second stage), the world premiere of #CaseyAndTommyGetHitched by Molly Wagner. Check out all new photos here!

One year ago, Waterfront Productions presented The Pitch at a theatre in Hollywood. The show was a commercial and critical success. Now, The Pitch is back, in a new production with a mostly new cast (eight of the show's twelve actors are new to the play), and The Pitch is moving to the odyssey Theatre, convenient in particular to westside audiences with free parking onsite.

Premiering at Hollywood Fringe, this is the true story of how a girl from the Rural South used the investigative techniques she learned on TV to track down her biological father across multiple states over 25 years.

Convenience, with performance and multimedia, takes an intimate look inside the workings of a young woman's mind, as the stresses of modern life push her to the edge. The production accomplishes this while including the techniques of experimental and avant-garde theatre.

Theatre 40, the professional non-profit theatre company of Beverly Hills, is coming back with a season of seven plays this year. Check out the full lineup here!

Irish singer/songwriter Yelpy performs his hit single 'Gravity' with a full orchestra at Eimear Noone's 'Ireland - Where Legend Lives' for IrelandWeek in Los Angeles, celebrating Irish arts and culture.

On Saturday evening, May 18, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Disneyland Resort Cast Members who perform as characters or dance in parades and the hosts, leads and trainers who create magic alongside them, have voted to be represented by Actors' Equity Association (Equity).

For the 3rd Annual OCTG Theatre Awards—held at the Samueli Theatre in Costa Mesa on May 13, 2024—lauded productions of RIDE THE CYCLONE, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, CLYBOURNE PARK, YELLOW FACE, AND THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME earned the most wins.

Loft Ensemble in North Hollywood has announced its next production in Sawyer's Playhouse (the company's second stage), the world premiere of #CaseyAndTommyGetHitched by Molly Wagner.

A moody dramatic dive into the life of a violinist whose celebrated waltz got him mistaken for Strauss. As lovely as Alberto Barboza’s production looks on stage at the Los Angeles Theatre Center – and as melodic as it often sounds – GHOST WALTZ’s impact is as fleeting as the spirits who populate it.

Center Theatre Group will present Sutton Foster in “Once Upon a Mattress,” which will come to the Ahmanson Theatre direct from a Broadway run in December. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A co-production between Latino Theater Conpany and Playwrights’ Arena, the world premiere of Boni B. Alvarez’ Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of A German Jewish Boy opens May 18, 2024; at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

The world premiere of an epic World War II odyssey inspired by an astonishing, little-known true story opens this weekend at The Los Angeles Theatre Center in a co-production between L.A.’s Latino Theater Company and Playwrights’ Arena. Check out all new photos here!

Rubicon Theatre Company, celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season this year, launched its new summer concert series VENTURA LIVE!. Learn more about the lineup and see how to purchase tickets.

Antaeus Theatre Company has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, TWELFTH NIGHT, and another classic at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in Glendale. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Body’s Midnight is a brilliant, meditative, fiercely funny and brutally heartrending world premiere drama at Boston Court Pasadena.  It is a hard play to capture its essence, both explosively hilarious and lyrical, surreal, and profoundly mournful, a ferocious elegy to all the things that are disappearing.