Los Angeles Theatre Newsroom

Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of at the very bottom of a body of water, written by 2025 Resident Playwright Benjamin Benne and directed by Sara Guerrero.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and in collaboration with Jewish Story Partners, Holocaust Museum LA will present the Los Angeles premiere of the acclaimed new documentary, 'Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round,' Sunday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. at AMC The Grove.

Tonight's performance of WICKED (January 8th, 2025) in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre has been cancelled due to extreme winds and fire conditions. 

IAMA Theatre Company will continue its 17th season with the workshop production of Don't Touch My Hair by Douglas Lyons, directed by Velani Dibba. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

East West Players has revealed the cast and creative team for the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee's groundbreaking play, CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

The Los Angeles Equity auditions for the 107th season at The Muny in St. Louis have been cancelled due to the current wildfires devastating the region. In an update the union shared today that 'Due to the wildfires threatening LA county, these calls for tomorrow and Friday have been cancelled.'

Theatre Palisades's Pierson Playhouse has reportedly fallen victim to the ongoing wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles area. This is just one of many losses due to three large wildfires that broke out on Tuesday night.

Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater will present Doris Duke Award-winning performance maker Faye Driscoll with her most recent project, Weathering. Learn more here!

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Los Angeles Ballet will present Memoryhouse, a full-evening work by LAB’s Artistic Director Melissa Barak.

Adobe Punk: a punk rehearsal in real-time will be presented at Plaza de la Raza's Margo Albert Theatre (3540 N. Mission Rd., Los Angeles, CA  90031). Running March 28th through April 13th, 2025.

The Arts and Culture Commission of the City of Glendale is requesting proposals from creative artists and community members to temporarily display a unique installation in the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station (ASMPGS).

Sierra Madre Playhouse (SMP) pulls out the stops to present a multi-week Lunar New Year festival running from January 25 through March 9, 2025 featuring eight compelling theater, music, dance, film, and family programs that embrace a wide range of themes.

Delve deep into the psychological turmoil of a man fighting from a place of loss and tortured by guilt, fate and the corrupting influence of his own desires when Andi Chapman directs William Shakespeare's Macbeth at A Noise Within. Learn more!

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS has revealed the full cast for their upcoming uproarious comedy hit, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, written by Henry Lewis, starring Garrett Clayton & more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

 Berkeley Symphony, led by Music Director Joseph Young, will resume its 2024–25 Symphonic Series with Music In Motion next month at the Berkeley Community Theater.

The Catalina Museum for Art & History will present Pop Icons, an exhibition that brings together some of the most influential artists of the Pop Art movement, drawing from the celebrated Sweeney Art Gallery Collection at UCR ARTS at the University of California, Riverside.

The Music Center will continue its exhilarating Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center season in February with MOMO. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Trick is coming to Theatre 68 this month. The play is written by Joe Praml, directed by Linnea V. Praml, and produced by Epiphany Productions and Los Angeles Valley College Department of Theatre and Dance.

Last night in Los Angeles, Casamigos continued their partnership with W Magazine in celebrating the Golden Globes Best Performances to kick off award season. Check out photos from the event here!

Maxwell Caulfield will interviews Stacy Keach in An Evening of Intimate Conversation with Stacy Keach, presented by Theatre 40 in February. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

I've taken it upon myself to go into the trenches and gather intel for actors like you and me. This article will focus on auditions and callbacks, from an Asst. Director's POV. What are directors and casting teams looking for? What is the key to a successful audition?

After extensive development work in Los Angeles with renowned playwright/actor Lauren Weedman will present a hilariously self-aware, uniquely personal exploration of how to get out of a bathroom at the Whiteface Theatre. Learn more!

Traveler’s Prayer, a powerful new theatre show of true Jewish travel stories, is set to be presented at The Braid, which for 17 years has brought authentic Jewish stories to the stage. Learn more.

Chance Theater will present its 2025 On The Radar New Play Reading Series, showcasing an exciting lineup of new works by emerging and celebrated playwrights. Learn more.