Featured Events

The Broad Stage Presents:
Dulce Rosa
5/17/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 5/25/2013)

The Broad Stage and L.A. Opera have joined forces to co-produce the world premiere of Dulce Rosa, a fully-staged opera by composer Lee Holdridge and librettist Richard Sparks, based on the Isabel Allende short story “Una Venganza” (“An Act of Vengeance”).

A Noise Within Presents:
West Coast Premiere of THE BEAUX STRATAGEM
3/30/2013 - 5/26/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 5/25/2013)

WEST COAST PREMIERE OF GEORGE FARQUHAR’S HILARIOUS COMEDY THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM ADAPTED BY THORNTON WILDER AND KEN LUDWIG Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, May 26, 2013 (previews begin Saturday, March 30)

Center Theatre Group Presents:
Joe Turner's Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Forum
5/14/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 5/25/2013)

Joe Turner's Come and Gone Written By August Wilson Directed by Phylicia Rashad Mark Taper Forum Now Playing – June 9, 2013 “Absolutely outstanding! The acting doesn’t get any better than this. JOE TURNER'S COME and GONE is definitely one of our FEATURED events. GO!”

The Blank Theatre Presents:
Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers
4/20/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

This radically fresh retelling of the JM Barrie classic is a theatrical event not to be missed. Exploring the original ideas and inspirations behind this iconic fantasy, Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers is a dark new retelling of the story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. This is Peter Pan as you have never seen it before but how it was always meant to be told.

3-D Theatricals Presents:
Parade: The Musical
5/10/2013 - 5/26/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

Set in 1913, this daring and innovative drama is the tragic and true story of the trial of a man wrongly accused of murder. The sensational trial and false testimonies leave us with a bold moral lesson about the dangers of prejudice and ignorance. The gripping book and score tell the story that simple words cannot. ADVISORY: Due to mature subject matter, this show is recommended for ages 12 & up.

LA Opera Presents:
Puccini's "Tosca"
5/18/2013 - 6/8/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/26/2013)

One of the most popular of all operas, Tosca is a passionate tale set to some of Puccini's most openly beautiful and passionate music. Starring Sandra Radvanovsky, Marco Berti and Lado Ataneli. Conducted by Plácido Domingo.

San Diego Musical Theatre Presents:
The Sound of Music
5/10/2013 - 5/26/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain.

J. Paul Getty Museum Presents:
Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome
4/4/2013 - 8/19/2013 (next performance: Monday, 5/20/2013)

Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome presents 145 objects that bear witness to the athletic and military victories, religious rituals, opulent lifestyles, and intellectual attainments that shaped Classical culture at its peak. “We have seen the exhibit and it is a real treasure as is the Getty Villa. Don’t miss it!!” – Performing Arts LIVE

Odyssey Theatre Presents:
Annapurna
4/21/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Wednesday, 5/22/2013)

Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman star in ANNAPURNA, a breathtaking story about the longevity of love. “Two amazingly gifted actors generously demonstrate their skill in ANNUPURNA. It is one of our FEATURED events! GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

Center Theatre Group Presents:
The Royale
5/9/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 5/21/2013)

“Powerful performances and a powerful play. THE ROYALE is a theatrical knockout and one of our FEATURED events. GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

East West Players Presents:
Chess
5/9/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Wednesday, 5/22/2013)

From the lyricist of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and the composers of "Mamma Mia!," the story involves a romantic triangle between two top chess players - an American and a Russian - and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. All of this takes place within the context of the Cold War, as both countries vie for international chess victories for propaganda purposes.

The Old Globe Presents:
Other Desert Cities
4/27/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 5/21/2013)

It's Christmas in Palm Springs at the home of actor-turned-politico couple Lyman and Polly Wyeth. Daughter Brooke's gift – a manuscript of her new memoir – unearths long buried secrets of a family scandal that threatens to put the once picture-perfect clan back on the tabloid pages.

LA Phil Presents:
Mozart/Da Ponte Trilogy: The Marriage of Figaro
5/17/2013 - 5/25/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

It was Mozart who brought Beaumarchais’ subversive French comedy (set in Seville!) to Lorenzo Da Ponte for their first collaboration. Da Ponte turned the play into a libretto in six weeks, rewriting it in poetic Italian and removing all of the original’s political references. It became one of Mozart’s greatest successes and endures as a model of what a comic opera can be, LOL funny and also profoundly wise and moving.

Ojai Music Festival Presents:
67th Ojai Music Festival
6/6/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 6/6/2013)

The 67th Ojai Music Festival will explore the musical interests and celebrate artistic collaborations of this year’s music director, noted choreographer Mark Morris, whose programming focuses on American artists and American music.

Claire Trevor School of the Arts Presents:
FREE -- WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Tuesday, 5/21/2013

May 21 UCI WIND ENSEMBLE Kevin McKeown, director Winifred Smith Hall 8:00 p.m. FREE ADMISSION.

Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California Presents:
Michael Phelps – Most Decorated Olympian of All Time
Tuesday, 5/21/2013

Widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in history, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 total medals, 18 of them gold. No one else is even close.

Cal Poly Pomona Music Presents:
Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival
Wednesday, 5/22/2013

With special guest, Genevieve Lee, Pomona College "Music for a New B'ak'tun and Otherworldly Resonances," a program of newly written works for solo and duo piano, toy piano and electronics by American composers George Crumb, Tom Flaherty, James Matheson (World Premiere), and Adam Schoenberg.

Philharmonic Society of Orange County Presents:
Gustavo Dudamel & LA Philharmonic
Friday, 5/24/2013

After a sold-out Orange County performance in 2011, Gramophone magazine’s 2011 Artist of the Year Gustavo Dudamel returns with Los Angeles Philharmonic for its annual Orange County visit.

San Diego Symphony Presents:
JOSHUA BELL PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
5/24/2013 - 5/26/2013 (next performance: Friday, 5/24/2013)

Jahja Ling, conductor Joshua Bell, violin SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

Paderewski Music Society in Los Angeles Presents:
American Paderewski Piano Competition in Los Angeles
5/21/2013 - 5/26/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 5/21/2013)

27 pianists representing 12 countries come to Los Angeles to compete in the semi-final and final rounds of the international Piano Competition from May 21- May 26.

TuTu Foundation/ Mandarin Orange Performing Arts Presents:
Dance Bistro 2013
5/24/2013 - 5/25/2013 (next performance: Friday, 5/24/2013)

Following an exhilarating debut last May, Dance Bistro 2013 showcases a delectable variety of dance styles. Award-winning choreographers and innovative companies are set to rock the festival with Latin dance, aerial ballet, kickline, and more at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach (6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815) on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8pm.

Los Angeles Ballet Presents:
'Balanchine Festival RED' - Northridge
Saturday, 5/25/2013

Los Angeles Ballet’s Balanchine Festival, a celebration of the master choreographer’s legacy, is a two-part series presented across Southern California. Part two, Balanchine Festival RED, features the following three works: La Valse Agon Rubies

Various Presents:
Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
5/10/2013 - 6/1/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE opens at the Conejo Players Theatre on May 10th and runs through June 1st, 2013. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Go to the theatre website at www.conejoplayers.org for tickets and more information.

Rogue Machine Presents:
Dying City
5/18/2013 - 7/8/2013 (next performance: Monday, 5/20/2013)

Winning upwards of 50 awards (including Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, LA Weekly, Ovation, and Garland Awards) in just the past five years (BEST PRODUCTION two years in a row), Rogue Machine returns to kick off their 2013 season with the Los Angeles premiere of Dying City by Christopher Shinn (OBIE winner, Pulitzer Prize finalist).

Moving Arts Presents:
The Size of Pike
5/3/2013 - 6/1/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

“The Size of Pike” is a whisky-fueled, sharply comic, coming-of-middle-age story about friendship, identity and need among men.

OnStage Playhouse Presents:
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
5/10/2013 - 6/8/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

"If you like to laugh, if you like to spell, you'll like this competition very well." Get out your dictionaries! OnStage Playhouse will present the H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S Broadway musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” May 10 through June 08, 2013.

MUSYCA Presents:
MUSYCA Children's Choir SPRING CONCERT
Sunday, 6/9/2013

MUSYCA Children's Choir Spring Concert at 4PM Celebrate Spring, Music, and Children with Musical Youth of California (MUSYCA). Shomrei Torah Synagogue, Raffle Hall 7353 Valley Circle Boulevard West Hills, CA 91304

The Old Globe Presents:
2013 Globe Honors and The Road to the Jimmy Awards
Monday, 5/20/2013

The finalists compete live for a chance to participate in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City!

Musical Theatre West Presents:
Mabel and Mack
Monday, 5/20/2013

Tap your troubles away... Silent film director Mack Sennett has returned to the studio he made famous with his Bathing Beauties, Keystone Cops, and of course, the waitress from Flatbush turned movie star, Mabel Normand. He takes us along while he remembers meeting the girl from the deli and their on-again, off-again relationship.

The Old Globe Presents:
Be a Good Little Widow
5/11/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 5/21/2013)

As a young wife, Melody is adjusting to choosing the best throw pillow and the proper temperature to serve her brie. But when her husband's business trip ends in tragedy, Melody must learn how to behave like a proper widow with the help of her mother-in-law – who just happens to be an expert in the field.