 | City of Buena Park - Buena Park - Presents:
Civic Theater: Jesus Christ Superstar
8/4/2017 - 8/26/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) The City of Buena Park Community Services Department/Fine Arts Division, in association with STS Productions, is proud to present "Jesus Christ Superstar." Enjoy an evening of dynamic theatre in The Plaza, our beautiful and intimate outdoor venue. Beer, wine, soft drinks and light refreshments will be available for purchase. |
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 | Britt Rose - North Hollywood - Presents:
The Marriage Zone
7/7/2017 - 8/27/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) Three couples discover that they have way too much in common in this surreal World Premiere comedy.
WHAT: The Marriage Zone. World Premiere engagement of a new comedy.
WHO: Written and directed by Jeff Gould. Produced by Britt Rose. Casting by Patrick Baca C.S.A. |
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 | Promenade Playhouse - Santa Monica - Presents:
Rebel With A Cause - The Sal Mineo Story
8/11/2017 - 8/26/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) Dean Ghaffari brings to life Sal Mineo and a host of characters instrumental in his journey. An energetic and historical backstage view of one of America’s greatest actors and one of the first Gay Icons.
"Dean Ghaffari is a terrific storyteller and actor. He skillfully brings you into the most fascinating life of this Oscar nominated actor. GO!" - Performing Arts LIVE |
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 | Premiere Productions - Escondido - Presents:
The Drowsy Chaperone
8/4/2017 - 8/27/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Directed/Choreographed by Ray Limon
The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical that pays homage to the silly, predictable gems of the golden age of musical theatre. This loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, features one show-stopping song and dance number after another. |
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 | OB Playhouse - San Diego - Presents:
Avenue Q
7/7/2017 - 9/17/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Winner of the 2004 Tony® Award for best musical, Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a small bank account. Avenue Q has been labeled as a Sesame Street like show.....for adults. While there are endearing puppets, THIS SHOW IS NOT FOR CHILDREN, but for mature audiences due to adult themes and strong language. |
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 | The Old Globe - San Diego - Presents:
Hamlet
8/6/2017 - 9/10/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Revenge thriller, ghost story, psychological drama, political epic, family saga. Packed with unforgettable characters, theatrical masterstrokes, and world-famous lines, Hamlet is one of the greatest plays ever written. The Prince of Denmark comes home from college to find his father dead, his mother remarried to his uncle, and a spine-chilling apparition roaming the palace grounds. |
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 | La Jolla Playhouse - La Jolla - Presents:
At La Jolla Playhouse: Kill Local
8/1/2017 - 8/27/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Kill Local is a pitch-black comedy about blood ties, revenge and trying to get unstuck – especially when your life is dedicated to ending others’.
By Mat Smart
Directed by Jackson Gay |
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 | Antaeus - Glendale - Presents:
As You Like It
7/20/2017 - 9/10/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Unable to act on their feelings and forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. One of Shakespeare’s great comedies, As You Like It subverts the traditional rules of romance, confusing gender roles, nature and politics to reflect on how bewildering — yet utterly pleasurable — life can be. |
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 | Odyssey Theatre Ensemble - Los Angeles - Presents:
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
7/1/2017 - 8/27/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) A powerful and bold theatrical experience that was an overwhelming success off-Broadway, this revue of Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel’s songs pays tribute to his unique genius through August 27 at the Odyssey Theatre. |
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 | Occidental College Children's Theater - Los Angeles - Presents:
Dracula and the Beanstalk
7/6/2017 - 8/19/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Each summer Occidental Children's Theater brings you a wacky, fun and critically acclaimed show. This summer we bring you Dracula and the Beanstalk and three folktales from around the world. We also have a popular acting camp for children, the Summer Institute of Fun where the kids get to learn the performance techniques from our summer show. |
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 | Windy Productions - Sherman Oaks - Presents:
Martha
3/12/2017 - 9/20/2017 (next performance: Wednesday, 9/20/2017) Iconic Modern Dance Legend Celebrated in A West Coast Premiere
Martha Graham simply refused to quit. Her influence on dance, which is often compared to Picasso’s influence on modern art and the impact that Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture, has unequivocally transformed the art form. |
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 | The Rainbow Theatre Company - Santa Monica - Presents:
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
7/1/2017 - 9/10/2017 (next performance: Saturday, 8/19/2017) Carl Weathers directs this love story set in a rough Bronx neighborhood.
WHAT: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. A romance.
WHO: Written by John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Carl Weathers. Starring Tanna Frederick and Robert Standley.
« The play is the equivalent of sitting at ringside watching a prize fight that concludes in a lovine mbrace. »---The New York Times |
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 | The Old Globe - San Diego - Presents:
Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!
7/22/2017 - 9/10/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Inventive comic genius Ken Ludwig, whose Baskerville brought Sherlock Holmes to the Globe, is back with a brand-new Globe-commissioned world premiere comedy about another icon: Robin Hood! Packed with thrills, romance, laughs, and great characters like Little John, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian, Robin Hood! tells the timeless story of a hero of the people who takes on the powers that be. |
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 | Opera San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles - Presents:
Symphony at Sunset
Sunday, 8/20/2017 SYMPHONY AT SUNSET returns, featuring 4 acclaimed vocalists accompanied by the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra for an evening performance of symphonic pops under the stars.
This family-friendly program stars soloists Gregorio Gonzalez, Karin Mushegain, Julie Davies and Alba Franco-Cancél, including familiar classics, current favorites, Hollywood hits and Broadway tunes. Kids are free! |
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 | Opera - Los Angeles - Presents:
Carmen in Concert
Sunday, 8/20/2017 THE OPERA BUFFS PRESENTS
CARMEN IN CONCERT
Opera Buffs ‘alumni’ – sopranos Kelley O’Connor and Vanessa Vasquez, tenor Charles Castronovo, and bass-baritone Rod Gilfry – will star in the production, which replaces the Buffs’ 34-year long tradition of presenting staged opera scenes |
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 | Skylight Theatre Company - Los Angeles - Presents:
The Devil's Wife
7/15/2017 - 9/3/2017 (next performance: Saturday, 8/19/2017) Rich with mystery and metaphor The Devil’s Wife is a harrowing comedy that goes to hell. A handsome and wealthy landowner who woos three sisters isn’t what he seems. But neither are they. After July 29th The Devil’s Wife will run in rep with The Lost Child, an emotional thriller that follows an estranged couple as they return to their deserted cabin in the woods to pack it all up. |
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 | Ojai Pops Orchestra - Ojai - Presents:
Ojai Pops Orchestra Concert
Sunday, 8/20/2017 OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT IN BEAUTIFUL OJAI
Ojai Pops Orchestra will be presenting A free concert season at Ojai Libby Bowl. Join us as we perform popular music from film soundtracks and artists of the 20th and 21st century.
Admission is free! |
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 | MULTIPLEX DANCE - West Hollywood - Presents:
West Hollywood Dance Festival
8/20/2017 - 8/27/2017 (next performance: Sunday, 8/20/2017) Establishing a new hub in West Hollywood for the Greater LA Dance Community! Features free community workshops, a contemporary dance intensive for professionals and aspiring professionals, and public performances, the week-long festival celebrates the JOY of creativity, the RIGOR of professional dance training, and the TRANSFORMATIVE POWER of live dance performance. |
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 | Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena - Presents:
The Early and Late Romantic Periods: Schubert and Hindemith
Saturday, 8/19/2017 Schubert and Hindemith represent the two ends of the romantic era—that is, the early 19th century (the end of the classical era and start of the early romantic era) and the early 20th century, which marks the beginning of the modern era but still maintains the richness of passion of the romantic period. |
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 | Pacific Symphony - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Jurassic Park
Saturday, 8/19/2017 A soundtrack 65 million years in the making! Experience the classic film while Pacific Symphony performs John Williams’ thrilling score live. Masterfully directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel by Michael Crichton, “Jurassic Park” transports you to a secluded island where scientists have succeeded in reviving the age of dinosaurs. |
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 | John Anson Ford Theatres - Hollywood - Presents:
The Music Center On Location: Aszure Barton's Awaa
Friday, 8/18/2017 The Music Center takes its creative vision beyond the places and spaces of its Downtown Los Angeles home and into the diverse venues and locales of greater Los Angeles with The Music Center On Location. Part of the IGNITE @ the FORD! series, made possible through the generous support of LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Proceeds benefit the Ford Theatre Foundation. |
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 | The Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival - Redlands - Presents:
State Street Ballet: Cinderella
8/18/2017 - 8/19/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) "You’re never too old to be young again.” A light-hearted retelling of the classic story.
An original production in Two Acts by State Street Ballet
Inspired by Frederick Ashton’s version by the Royal Ballet
Music by Sergei Prokofiev |
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 | Glendale Centre Theatre/Tim Dietlein - Glendale - Presents:
Puss in Boots
8/5/2017 - 11/11/2017 (next performance: Saturday, 8/19/2017) The Glendale Centre Theatre presents their new Children's Theatre production of Puss in Boots. A tap dancing, big band twist on the classic fairy tale you know and love.
Join us for GCT’s jazzy rendition of Puss in Boots! |
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 | LA Phil - Los Angeles - Presents:
Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks
8/18/2017 - 8/19/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) The witty Bramwell Tovey is this year’s host for an evening of delightful dances, orchestral interludes (including the ravishing violin Entracte from The Sleeping Beauty), and a scintillating cello showpiece (the Rococo Variations), capped by the thrilling 1812 Overture with pyrotechnics!
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Bramwell Tovey, conductor |
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 | Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach - Presents:
Pageant of the Masters
7/7/2017 - 8/31/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) The Pageant of the Masters is arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world. This uber-creative, one-of-a-kind show combines theater, performance art and art history. Each evening, classic and contemporary works of art are faithfully re-created with theatrical illusion and real people posing as living pictures. |
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 | Will Geer's Theatricm Botanicum - Topanga - Presents:
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum 2017 Summer Season
6/3/2017 - 10/1/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) With its one-of-a-kind outdoor setting in the heart of Topanga Canyon and its roots in the 1950s McCarthy-era, when actor Will Geer created the theater as a haven for blacklisted actors, Theatricum Botanicum is best known for its productions that frame contemporary social issues through the lens of classic literature. |
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 | Center Theater Group - Los Angeles - Presents:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
8/2/2017 - 9/10/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) A National Theatre production, this Tony®-winning play follows 15-year-old Christopher, who has an extraordinary brain he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever. |
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 | Hollywood Pantages- Nederlander - Los Angeles - Presents:
Hamilton
8/11/2017 - 12/30/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now. |
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 | California Chamber Orchestra - Temecula - Presents:
Classics at The Merc
8/13/2017 - 6/24/2018 (next performance: Sunday, 8/27/2017) Join us in The Merc Sunday afternoons for chamber performances by the region’s best professional musicians. The intimate setting of The Merc allows the audience and musicians to interact with each other so you can learn about the musicians, their instruments, their careers, and the music they perform.
A great classical experience for a great price! |
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 | Multiple Artists - Thousand Oaks - Presents:
Shakespeare: A Celebration
6/9/2017 - 9/28/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) In collaboration with Bankside Gallery, the Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture proudly presents an exhibition celebrating William Shakespeare’s life and legacy. Artists from the British Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers will show an exciting and diverse range of works, inspired by Shakespeare’s writings. |
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 | Spreckels Organ Society - San Diego - Presents:
30th Annual International Summer Organ Festival
6/26/2017 - 8/28/2017 (next performance: Monday, 8/21/2017) The free and popular International Summer Organ Festival is a San Diego tradition not to be missed. With a new, outstanding, world-class organist every week playing the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world, this Festival truly has something for everyone.
Mondays, June 26 to August 28, 2017, 7:30 - 9:30 pm. |
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 | Zombie Joe - North Hollywood - Presents:
Festival of Living Art
8/20/2017 - 9/4/2017 (next performance: Sunday, 8/20/2017) Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group is proud to re-create over 45 classic and contemporary paintings, sculptures, and relics of popular media ... |
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 | South Bay Coastliners & The Westminster Chorus - Torrance - Presents:
Ice Cream Social
Sunday, 8/20/2017 Take a step back in time at this free family-friendly event hosted by the always entertaining South Bay Coastliners and the world champion Westminster barbershop Chorus and guest quartets, on Sunday, August 20th, 2-4pm at First United Methodist Church in Torrance. Ice cream sundaes will be served all afternoon! This event is a fundraiser as well as a fun-raiser in support of the groups’ musical outreach. |
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 | Huntington Beach Concert Band - Huntington Beach - Presents:
Huntington Beach Concert Band Summer Series 2017
6/25/2017 - 9/3/2017 (next performance: Sunday, 8/20/2017) The Huntington Beach Concert Band will once again sponsor its Summer Series of 11 free Sunday concerts, June 25th to September 3rd in Huntington Beach Central Park.
Each concert features a different band, with music styles ranging from swing to popular marches, show tunes, Dixieland, Latin Jazz, Salsa, and Big Band Music! |
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 | The Group Rep - North Hollywood - Presents:
Excess Baggage
Saturday, 8/19/2017 The Group Rep presents Tony Award-winning Jay Johnson in a new one-man show, “Excess Baggage,” a special One Night Only fundraiser for the Group Rep. Best known for playing the schizophrenic role of Chuck and Bob on the groundbreaking TV comedy “Soap,” Jay Johnson is one of the world’s most famous living ventriloquists. The event is co-produced by Jeannine Jackson and Stan Mazin. |
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 | John Anson Ford Theatres - Hollywood - Presents:
An Evening with Jacob Jonas The Company and Tim Hecker
Saturday, 8/19/2017 The Music Center On Location
The Music Center takes its creative vision beyond the places and spaces of its Downtown Los Angeles home and into the diverse venues and locales of greater Los Angeles with The Music Center On Location. Part of the IGNITE @ the FORD! series, made possible through the generous support of LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Proceeds benefit the Ford Theatre Foundation. |
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 | Theatre 40 - Beverly Hills - Presents:
Sequence
7/20/2017 - 8/20/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) Lives hang in the balance as science faces off against religion , and math
opposes luck. |
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 | Grand Performances - Los Angeles - Presents:
2017 Grand Performances
7/1/2017 - 9/22/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) Grand Performances, whose cross-discipline and cross-cultural fare at California Plaza have long been a staple of downtown L.A. culture, has announced its 2017 lineup of music, dance, theater, film, spoken word and children’s entertainment for the summer.
The concerts are free. |
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 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Los Angeles - Presents:
Jazz at LACMA
7/7/2017 - 8/25/2017 (next performance: Friday, 8/18/2017) Jazz at LACMA features the art of jazz as practiced by leading Southern California artists. Celebrating over twenty years at LACMA, the program continues to be one of the museum’s most recognizable offerings.
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 | UCSB Department of Music - Santa Barbara - Presents:
UCSB Summer Music Festival: Aperture Duo
Friday, 8/18/2017 LA-based ensemble APERTURE DUO will perform works for violin / viola duet, including world premieres of new works by graduate composers Marc Evans, Federico Llach, and Mason Hock on Friday, August 18, 2017 from 7:30-9 p.m. in Karl Geiringer Hall.
Admission is free! |
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 | Breakdown Services and Performing Arts LIVE - Originating from Los Angeles - Presents:
State of the Arts Radio Series
1/12/2017 - 1/11/2018 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) State of the Arts is a weekly series devoted to coverage of the performing arts in Los Angeles, and beyond... with emphasis on theatre, music, dance events, and stage spectaculars. Michael Sterling and Andrew David James offer astute reviews, insightful discussions, a live arts calendar, and live interviews with celebrity guests, stars of the arts, and the creative teams behind them. |
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 | Independent Shakespeare Co. - Los Angeles - Presents:
Griffith Park Free Shakepseare Festival - The Two Gentlemen of Verona
7/29/2017 - 9/3/2017 (next performance: Thursday, 8/17/2017) A summer season of free performances like no other! Freewheeling, inclusive and a bit anarchic, the festival includes mainstage performances, pre-show family events including workshops and a slate of extraordinary opening acts. Bring a blanket and a picnic to enjoy great theater in a great city. All free, all summer long.
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