Featured Events

The Old Globe - San Diego - Presents:
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
11/27/2013 - 12/28/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a wonderful, whimsical musical based upon the classic Dr. Seuss book.

Center Theatre Group - Culver City - Presents:
The Second City’s A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!
12/8/2013 - 12/29/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Holiday Blessings and laughter come early and often in The Second City’s A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!

Lamb's Players Theatre - Coronado - Presents:
Festival of Christmas
11/29/2013 - 12/29/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

For 2013 we present Catch A Falling Star - a brand new script by Kerry Meads. Ella Eden found it - the remote miner's cabin tucked away in the Gold Country of the Sierra Nevadas, where her father spent one magical Christmas. She's brought in a musical group, trucked them up the hillside -- determined to film a musical Christmas card "on location!"

LA Opera - Los Angeles - Presents:
Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE
11/23/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Wednesday, 12/11/2013)

“A perfect mixture of all the things worth loving: silent films, the cabaret of the Weimar Republic, David Lynch, and the brothers Grimm (The Guardian, UK)." "Brilliant transformation of 'The Magic Flute' " - LA Times

Cirque Du Soleil/Live Nation - Irvine - Presents:
TOTEM from Cirque du Soleil - Orange County Great Park
11/21/2013 - 12/29/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Performed UNDER THE BIG TOP - TOTEM from Cirque du Soleil traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.

Shakespeare in the Vines - Temecula - Presents:
The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays)
12/5/2013 - 12/14/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

Shakespeare in the Vines proudly presents... The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) by Ken Ludwig As a fun, delicious prelude into the Shakespeare in the Vines’ 2014 season, this hilarious, quirky and thrilling alternative to standard holiday entertainment promises to be a fantastically fun night out.

Norris Center for the Performing Arts - Rolling Hills Estates - Presents:
Irving Berlin's White Christmas - Rolling Hills
12/6/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Friday, 12/13/2013)

The Norris Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating the spirit of the season with this sparkling holiday musical favorite. Based on the classic 1954 film starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, the lavish Broadway romantic comedy is an all-singing, all-dancing evening of theatre that includes many of the greatest songs ever written, and even a live snowfall on stage.

SDSU School of Music and Dance - San Diego - Presents:
San Diego State University World Music Series
10/21/2013 - 12/9/2013 (next performance: Monday, 12/9/2013)

SDSU School of Music and Dance presents the SDSU World Music Series featuring artists, instruments and music from around the globe on Monday evenings. Two performances: 6pm and 7:30pm.

SkyPilot Theatre Company - NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Presents:
Christmas 2
11/23/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Friday, 12/13/2013)

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Bethlehem!

Pacific Symphony - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Handel's Glorious Messiah
Sunday, 12/15/2013

An event of joy, reflection and renewal: Thrill to blazing trumpets, thundering timpani and the electrifying, uplifting “Hallelujah!” chorus.

Rogue Machine - Los Angeles - Presents:
Falling
10/12/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Friday, 12/13/2013)

Winner of the Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding New Play, Falling makes its West Coast debut with one of the most awarded young theatre companies in Los Angeles, Rogue Machine. “An awesome cast tells a very challenging story in FALLING. They are truly stellar in their execution of this moving and emotional play. It is one of our FEATURED events. GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

Cal State University Fullerton - Fullerton - Presents:
Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton!
12/14/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

Join conductors Robert Istad, Christopher Peterson and Kimo Furumoto as they ring in the holidays with the University Singers, Concert Choir, Titan Men's Chorus, Women's Choir and the University Symphony Orchestra. The performance features carols and holiday favorites plus familiar sing-alongs. Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton! is a holiday tradition you and your family will cherish!

Ballet Repertory Theatre - Huntington Beach - Presents:
The Nutcracker by Ballet Repertory Theatre
12/8/2013 - 12/24/2013 (next performance: Friday, 12/13/2013)

For the 37th consecutive year, 300 spirited performers in dazzling costumes gracefully bring to life beloved holiday music in 15 full-length performances December 8-24.

Pacific Symphony - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Nutcracker for Kids
Saturday, 12/14/2013

Visions of sugarplums will dance in your head after seeing Tchaikovsky's delightful Christmas ballet — performed in a condensed 45-minute version created just for kids. This seasonal favorite finishes with a grand finale holiday sing-along and is sure to sell out! Pacific Symphony's Family Musical Mornings are fun and fascinating 45-minute concerts designed especially for children 5-11.

Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles - Glendale - Presents:
Holiday Spectacular: Festival of Carols
12/14/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

Somehow, the importance of tradition magnifies over the holidays, though what each of us embraces as tradition remains as diverse as we are. Ironically, GMCLA prides itself in its longstanding tradition of being rather untraditional.

Los Angeles Ballet - Northridge - Presents:
Los Angeles Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' - Northridge
12/14/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

Los Angeles Ballet's celebrated original production of The Nutcracker returns! Join Uncle Drosselmeyer, Clara and her beloved Nutcracker as they battle the Mouse King and his army, journey to the Land of Snow, and to the enchanted Palace of the Dolls where Clara's favorite doll companions come to life.

San Diego Gay Men's Chorus - San Diego - Presents:
The Nutcracker (Men in Tights!)
12/14/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

The award-winning San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) is back with its celebrated annual holiday show on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. This year’s show, The Nutcracker (Men in Tights!), takes place at the festive Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego.

True Brass Choir - Lakewood - Presents:
A True Brass Holiday!
12/14/2013 - 12/21/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

These Holiday Concerts will feature festive music and timeless holiday classics through various genres from jazz to instrumental hymns and ballads, making it a great evening for the entire family. Come join us for a Holiday Concert filled with the True Brass sound!

RCT Professional Series - Westminster - Presents:
A Christmas Carol - The Musical
11/22/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

This holiday season join us here at the Rose Center Theater as we play host to A Christmas Carol!

Inland Pacific Ballet - Claremont - Presents:
Inland Pacific Ballet, The Nutcracker - Claremont
12/7/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

Critically acclaimed Inland Pacific Ballet’s The Nutcracker comes to life in this spectacular holiday ballet with dazzling sets, beautiful costumes, and more than 80 dancers on stage.

Los Angeles Flute Orchestra - Santa Monica - Presents:
Los Angeles Flute Orchestra Holiday Concert
Saturday, 12/14/2013

A family concert of holiday music that will include Christmas and Hanukah favorites.

Los Angeles Master Chorale - Los Angeles - Presents:
Festival of Carols
12/7/2013 - 12/14/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

“Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Their FESTIVAL OF CAROLS is required entertainment this Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Deck The Halls with Conductor Grant Gershon and this amazing chorus. Highly recommended. GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

The Saturday Conservatory of Music - Pasadena - Presents:
Fall Quarter Orchestral and Choral Concert
Saturday, 12/14/2013

The Saturday Conservatory of Music (SCM) will present its annual Fall Orchestral and Choral Concert, which will feature our young musicians who perform in multi-level orchestras and choirs. We will showcase music by Mozart, Brahms, J. Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and various holiday music.

Rogue Machine - Los Angeles - Presents:
Lost Girls
9/14/2013 - 12/16/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/14/2013)

“LOST GIRLS could very well be John Pollono’s finest play! He skillfully brings the audience into the reality of a very turbulent family situation. The acting is top shelf as is the direction by John Perrin Flynn. You will marvel at the set and how they very effectively make use of such an intimate space. We highly recommend LOST GIRLS. It is one of our FEATURED events. GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

REDCAT - Los Angeles - Presents:
CalArts Winter Dance
12/13/2013 - 12/14/2013 (next performance: Friday, 12/13/2013)

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts presents its annual Winter Dance Concert. This evening of new dance features works by 2013 Herb Alpert-Award winning choreographer Julia Rhoads and CalArts faculty members Julie Bour and Colin Connor.

The Stomp Company - Beverly Hills - Presents:
STOMP
12/17/2013 - 1/5/2014 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/17/2013)

STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique—an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows.

Festival Ballet Theatre - Irvine - Presents:
Festival Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
12/13/2013 - 12/24/2013 (next performance: Friday, 12/13/2013)

Festival Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker

Ventura County Ballet Company - Ventura - Presents:
“The Nutcracker” - Ventura County Ballet Company
11/23/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 12/21/2013)

Ventura County Ballet Company presents their annual holiday event, “The Nutcracker”. Ventura College’s 52-piece symphony orchestra will accompany VCBC, and a sugar plum cookie reception will follow the matinees.

LA Phil - Los Angeles - Presents:
Christmas with Gustavo
12/12/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

For the first time ever, our Music Director leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the acclaimed Los Angeles Children’s Chorus in a delightful program of traditional Christmas classics.

LA Phil - Los Angeles - Presents:
Go Tell It on the Mountain: The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
Tuesday, 12/10/2013

The four-time Grammy-winning gospel legends return to belt out their rousing and spiritual renditions of Christmas carols, hymns and pop standards.

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Beverly Hills - Presents:
Parfumerie
12/3/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

“Don’t miss this exquisitely fragrant holiday themed production. The story by Hungarian born Miklos Laszlo set during Christmastime, 1937 in Budapest Hungary, is luxuriously brought to the stage by director Mark Brokaw. The set is absolutely gorgeous and the acting is top shelf. Kudos to the magnificent Wallis Annenberg for coming out of the box with a real winner!GO!!” – Performing Arts LIVE

CSUN Department of Music - Northridge - Presents:
CSUN Wind Ensemble's "Discovery: Music!" Christmas Concert
Tuesday, 12/10/2013

Join us again for our 10th Anniversary “Discovery: Music!” concert— a unique concert experience presented in an interactive format that will entertain, engage, and educate. For ages 8 to 108!

Los Angeles Master Chorale - Los Angeles - Presents:
Los Angeles Master Chorale's 33rd Annual Messiah Sing-Along
Wednesday, 12/11/2013

LA Master Chorale’s Do-It-Yourself Version of Handel's Messiah Hailed as “Best Around”

SDCYB - San Diego - Presents:
The Nutcracker
12/11/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Wednesday, 12/11/2013)

Take an extraordinary journey to the magical Land of Sweets with Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. Witness the epic battle between toy soldiers and mice before being whisked away to an enchanted land of falling snow, waltzing flowers, and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Set to the timeless music of Tchaikovsky, this classic holiday production is a cherished San Diego family tradition.

LA Gay & Lesbian Center - Hollywood - Presents:
Leslie Jordan: Show Pony
12/12/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

Leslie Jordan, the lovable star of television and movies (American Horror Story, The Help, Will & Grace, Sordid Lives), invites you to saddle up for another wild ride when he comes galloping back into town in his latest hysterical, autobiographical romp: Show Pony.

Act Out Mystery Theatre - Long Beach - Presents:
The Nut Cracked
12/9/2013 - 12/11/2013 (next performance: Monday, 12/9/2013)

Join Act Out Mystery Theatre for their holiday murder mystery dinner show, "The Nut Cracked". Two public performances only. Monday (yes Monday) December 9 and Wednesday, December 11 at 7 PM at The Reef Restaurant in Long Beach, CA. Enjoy a three course meal AND a murder mystery comedy that spoofs "The Nutcracker" and other holiday favorites in the silliest holiday party of the yuletide season.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Costa Mesa - Presents:
EVITA
12/10/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning musical returns at last! Eva Perón used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady.

Teller & Todd Robbins - Los Angeles - Presents:
Play Dead
11/27/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Invite death to come out and play in a creepy creation from Teller and performer/co-creator Todd Robbins who hosts a mesmerizing and terrorizing look at life, death and the horrific wonder between. Weaving together storytelling, illusion and telepathy proves that there is nothing more arousing than unholy resurrection and we’re never so alive as when we’re scared to death.

Center Theatre Group - Los Angeles - Presents:
Peter and the Starcatcher
12/3/2013 - 1/12/2014 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Come see the most exhilarating Broadway storytelling in decades! The winner of 5 Tony Awards, this swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan will have you hooked the moment your imagination takes flight. “Absurdly Funny” —Entertainment Weekly “Fantastical and Enchanting.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

Cygnet Theatre - San Diego - Presents:
WCYG Playhouse of the Air Presents A Christmas Carol
11/29/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/10/2013)

Cygnet Theatre's live "radio" presentation of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol returns.

Temecula Valley Players - Temecula - Presents:
A Christmas Carol - Musical
12/5/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Wednesday, 12/11/2013)

Cold hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley. Marley tells Scrooge he will be visited by 3 ghosts, Christmas Past, Present and Future. As Scrooge sees his life flashed before him he is overcome with abundance, charity & good will towards men. A T.VP Tradition!..bring the whole family & friends!

Independent Shakespeare Co. - Los Angeles - Presents:
A Christmas Carol with Charles Dickens
12/5/2013 - 12/22/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

In his lifetime, Dickens was famous for performing dramatic interpretations of his own work. Independent Shakespeare Co. re-creates (with a great deal of artistic license) the experience.

The Actors' Gang - Culver City - Presents:
A Court Ordered Holiday Show
12/6/2013 - 1/4/2014 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

A Court Ordered Holiday Show. Directed by Will Thomas McFadden, developed in workshop by The Actors’ Gang.(Tim Robbins, Artistic Director / Simon Hanna, Managing Director)

The Colony Theatre - Burbank - Presents:
Miracle on South Division Street
11/6/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

West Coast Premiere! Meet the Nowaks of Buffalo, NY. They have always known they were special, ever since the night Clara’s father, an immigrant from war-torn Poland, had a miraculous vision in his barbershop. Keeping the faith nearly 65 years later in their gritty, deteriorating neighborhood are Clara and her grown children:

The Fountain Theatre - Los Angeles - Presents:
The Normal Heart
9/18/2013 - 12/15/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 12/12/2013)

The Fountain Theatre presents the exclusive Los Angeles revival of the iconic American play about a nation in denial (2011 Tony Award for “Best Revival” on Broadway). “THE NORMAL HEART is a play of significant importance. It is well executed by the Fountain Theatre and is one of our FEATURED events. GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE (mn)