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A visionary classic from 1923 that warns of, and satirizes, the future we find ourselves currently living in.

Open Fist Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, adapted for the stage by Dietrich Smith from the novel by Franz Kafka. Arriving in New York City on a steamer, 17-year-old Karl Rossmann strives to make his own way, even as he encounters a series of increasingly strange and bewildering experiences that turn his world upside-down.

Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to life in a way you’ve never seen before. Get your tickets now for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in Los Angeles!

An evocative new Southern Gothic comedy comes to life on stage as award-winners Gigi Bermingham and Mamie Gummer team up for the world premiere of The Baptist Witches of Shelbyville, a sharply rendered new full-length play by Julie Shavers. Directed by Daniel O’Brien, and debuting in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 28th at the Whitefire Theatre, this limited run promises a compelling blend of wit and theatrical virtuosity.

An SAT tutoring session takes a shocking turn when the teacher realizes that his new student has an agenda of her own. BLUE KISS takes place in the present day in a major city, as a routine encounter between teacher and student spirals into something far more unsettling as the instructor realizes his new student is not who she claims to be - and that they share a hidden emotional history. An explosive and deeply personal confrontation unfolds. This gripping drama explores trauma, accountability, and the far-reaching impact of gun violence.

Candlelight Concerts in LA turn an ordinary night out into something warm and memorable, pairing live music with the soft glow of hundreds of candles for an atmosphere that feels both upscale and totally unpretentious. Produced by Fever, these shows typically feature talented local musicians—often a string ensemble—bringing everything from classical favorites to pop hits and themed tributes to life in an intimate setting.

Thrilling, endearing, and heartfelt, Clara vs. Infinity tells the story of 12-year-old Clara, who, after her father’s death, embarks on a journey from Boston to Washington D.C. in hopes of winning a Pi Recitation Bee and bringing home the $10k prize to her over-worked and overwhelmed mother.

Pulitzer Prize winning Death of a Salesman is a poignant exploration of the American Dream and its unraveling. The play follows aging salesman Willy Loman as he grapples with disappointment, disillusionment, and the growing gap between his dreams and reality. As Willy's world unravels, so does his sense of identity, leading to heartbreaking confrontations with his family and himself. Through memory, conflict, and fractured hope, Miller crafts a powerful portrait of a man chasing success in a society that defines worth by achievement. Death of a Salesman remains a timeless and deeply human story about ambition, family, and self-worth.

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?! Drunk Theatre is the entirely improvised, unpredictable, and crazy comedy show that’ll kick your weekend into overdrive. Come see what iHeartRadio, SF Chronicle, CBS, LA Times, SF Weekly, SFGate, Thrillist, DoLA, TimeOut, and WeLikeLA have all been talking about. Grab your tickets now before it sells out! The cast: Sahil Desai, Ittai Geiger, Cassie Grilley, Rodd Naimi, Oleg Trofimov, & 5 Shots of whiskey.

Chris loves fine cuisine. He spends hours in a corner of the internet where like-minded foodies share their extraordinary culinary experiences. Stevie doesn’t eat fish with souls, Beatrice and Jen just baked a flax loaf and Cindy might have salad, later. In this wildly imaginative play by one of The New York Times’ Rising Theatre Stars of 2023, everyone is longing for something that makes them feel full—and when the meal is over, maybe they’ll be transformed.

"Few are the standout gems-those plays that conquer an audience so wholly you feel a delicious two-way crackle in the room. English is one such gem." (Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast). Straight off their critically acclaimed Broadway run.

At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma's birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this party is perfect, but her sister can't be bothered to help, her husband doesn't seem to listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place.

The Echo Theater Company presents the world premiere of For Want of a Horse, a darkly comic, deeply human exploration of love, desire and unconventional relationships. Calvin is devoted to his wife, Bonnie. But if he's going to move forward, Calvin needs to open up their relationship to include his new romantic partner. One complication: that partner would be Q-Tip - and Q-Tip is a horse.

Before Hamilton took the world by storm, Lin-Manuel Miranda used his real life as inspiration to create In the Heights, a vibrant, Tony Award-winning musical that pulses with the rhythm of the streets and the heart of a community. Set in New York's Washington Heights, this exhilarating story follows a neighborhood as they dream of escape, belonging, and a future full of promise. Through a score infused with hip-hop, salsa, and soul, this musical celebrates the hopes that propel us forward as one neighborhood strives to hold onto its roots while reaching for something more.

Storybook Theatre's award-winning "Jack and the Beanstalk" is a rollicking interactive version of the famous story. There are plenty of songs and lots of audience participation to delight the whole family. There is a rapping giant, a talking goose and chases up and down the beanstalk as members of the audience try to hide Jack from the giant on his adventure.

The Nocturne Theatre's 2026 production of Jesus Christ Superstar presents the seminal rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice with a visceral, immersive experience that reverberates with contemporary social relevance. The production highlights the story's enduring examination of power, protest, and moral ambiguity -- inviting audiences to see echoes of modern struggles for justice and identity in the fractured relationships between Jesus, Judas, and their followers.

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 wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children. Playwright Ins Choi, who will also star in the production as the titular character, calls Kim's Convenience his "love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home."

An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show

Latino Theater Company presents the world premiere of Level Up!, a visually stunning, emotionally resonant, family-friendly new play that unfolds across everyday reality as well as in a vividly imagined virtual realm. Desi López, a trans tween, is afraid to come out to her family. In her oversized hoodie, Desi is seen as a boy IRL (in real life). But inside The Proxy, a richly imagined virtual world within the play's digital realm, Desi discovers the freedom to exist as her true self: a powerful female warrior with enormous butterfly wings who embarks on an epic quest to save her dying dog and reunite with her mother.

In this quick-paced comic mystery adaptation of The Maltese Falcon, five versatile actors stage play more than twenty roles in Dashiell Hammett's literary classic. Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade is swept into a whirlwind of deceit over a legendary jewel-encrusted falcon. With rapid-fire physical comedy and a sly wink at film noir don't miss this theatrical caper where the greatest prize of all might simply be... getting the last laugh.

Step into the charged atmosphere of a 1950s South African tea shop in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys, a gripping, deeply personal drama that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal. On a rainy afternoon, Hally, a white teenager, passes the time with Sam and Willie, two Black waiters who have helped raise him by filling the gaps of a broken home with warmth, wisdom, and laughter. But as the day unfolds, playful memories give way to painful truths, and a single moment threatens to shatter the fragile bond between them forever.

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. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina's reign, she learns the hard way that you can't cross a queen bee without getting stung.

Based on real events in both our past and much more recent history, The Messenger brings together the voices of four women across generations, each wrestling with prejudice, survival, and the choice to raise their voices against hate. At the heart of the play is Georgia Gabor, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor whose verbatim testimony demands that history not be forgotten. Her story resonates alongside imagined women from 1969, 1993, and 2020, all based in Pasadena, as each faces their own battles with injustice.

My Lawyer is an Angel, a dramedy about ambulance chasers, those predators whose faces leer down at us from every billboard in town, and one fearless attorney who’s on a mission to chase them down.

Veteran director Jack Heller is at the helm of Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter, an evening of two rarely staged Pinter one-acts—both darkly comic, both unmistakably unsettling—in this visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre.

Set to the soundtrack of a generation, this funny, heartfelt new jukebox musical follows four friends who meet freshman year of college and vow to change the world, and to be there for each other… always. Created by the writers of hit TV shows like “The Nanny,” and Off-Broadway’s Under My Skin, this World Premiere rock ‘n’ roll musical is a timely story about the choices we make, the trials, triumphs, and turning points that define a lifetime – and the one thing that matters most – somebody to love. Songs include “Dance to the Music,” “Call Me,” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “Feel Like Making Love,” “Locomotive Breath,” and “Taking It to the Street,” as well as the title song.

Heartfelt, humorous, and moving, this sharp comedy celebrates the unbreakable bond of friendship and the search for family; not necessarily by blood. Set in a small-town Louisiana beauty salon, six strong, witty Southern women navigate life’s triumphs and tragedies with humor, sarcasm, support and grace.

Blending intimate family drama with elements of magical realism, The Storyteller of East L.A. by Latino Theater Company resident playwright Evelina Fernández explores themes of memory loss and the complexities of caring for aging loved ones, while celebrating the sustaining power of love, compassion, storytelling, and the resilience of family.

This new musical reveals a comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global Queen of Rock n' Roll. TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is a celebration of resilience and an inspiration of triumph over adversity.

Scilla Claroe, an African American woman, is a writer. She is interviewing Renton Downey, a Death Row inmate and the subject of her next book, Downey awaits execution because he murdered multiple people in a mass shooting. As their discussions continue, Scilla is brought to the chilling realization that Downey is somehow linked to her biracial son, Jason Abernathy.

Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, the police clues point to a man who dies two years previously, but as the ghosts of a past wrong begin to emerge, a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives, where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.

Covering difficult topics from the advent of AI to politics, "When The Water Dies" explores a new world through two families: one that chooses to progress into the future, and one that stays back, frozen in 1950. A Thanksgiving dinner becomes a volatile clash of technology, tradition, and buried resentment. As generations collide over race, gender, faith, and power, both families are forced to confront whether staying the same is any safer than moving forward.