 | The Old Globe - San Diego - Presents: Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas 11/8/2023 - 12/31/2023 (next performance: Wednesday, 11/29/2023) Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a wonderful, whimsical musical based upon the classic Dr. Seuss book. |
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 | San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre - San Luis Obispo - Presents: A Christmas Story 11/17/2023 - 12/23/2023 (next performance: Wednesday, 11/29/2023) A Play in Two Acts written by Philip Grecian
Based on the Warner Bros. Motion Picture by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown & Bob Clark and on the book “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash” by Jean Shepherd |
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 | Center Theatre Group - Los Angeles - Presents: Alex Edelman's Just For Us 11/18/2023 - 12/23/2023 (next performance: Tuesday, 12/19/2023) Expertly crafted by one of comedy’s most distinctive voices, this singular theatrical experience is an exploration of identity and our collective capacity for empathy—and it’s also “belly-laugh funny!” (The New York Times).
EXTENDED by popular demand! |
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 | Co-presented with Philharmonic Society of Orange County - Aliso Viejo - Presents: Seong-Jin Cho Tuesday, 12/5/2023 “Cho is a master. He displayed an impressive variety of tonal colors and remarkable technique, dispatched with jaw-dropping panache. He had something to say and communicated it well.”
The Wall Street Journal
“To hear Cho breathe tenderness and freedom into this music while giving it a sturdy rhythmic profile was a striking thing.”
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 | Classical California KUSC - Los Angeles - Presents: Classical California KUSC 1/22/2023 - 1/29/2024 (next performance: Monday, 12/4/2023) Classical California KUSC maintains a comprehensive listing of live and streaming classical music events happening throughout southern California.
The link below will get you to the Events Calendar on the Classical California KUSC website. |
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 | LA Phil - Los Angeles - Presents: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel Friday, 12/1/2023 Salonen’s Karawane and Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé break down sound barriers in this kinetic feast for the ears. |
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 | UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music - Los Angeles - Presents: Hilá Plitmann, Soprano, in Concert Friday, 12/1/2023 Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we celebrate the culmination of a week-long collaboration between renowned soprano Hilá Plitmann and UCLA composition students. |
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 | The Fountain Theatre - Los Angeles - Presents: Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green 11/9/2023 - 12/16/2023 (next performance: Friday, 12/1/2023) The Fountain Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of a timely and timeless theatrical journey starring J. Alphonse Nicholson (Broadway's Tony award-winning A Soldier's Play co-star P-Valley on Starz Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone). |
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 | Cal State University Fullerton - Fullerton - Presents: "A Chorus Line" 11/9/2023 - 12/2/2023 (next performance: Thursday, 11/30/2023) By Michael Bennett, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban, Book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante, Directed by Marty Austin Lamar and Courtney Ozovek, Musical Direction by Michelle Do, Choreography by Amber Dupuy |
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 | LA Opera - Los Angeles - Presents: El Último Sueño de Frida & Diego 11/18/2023 - 12/9/2023 (next performance: Thursday, 11/30/2023) The romance and heartache of two 20th-century giants.
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. |
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 | South Coast Repertory - Costa Mesa - Presents: A Christmas Carol - South Coast Repertory 11/25/2023 - 12/24/2023 (next performance: Thursday, 11/30/2023) Orange County’s favorite yuletide tradition continues!
From the first “Bah humbug” to the final “Wassail,” this timeless classic is sure to rekindle your family’s holiday spirit. |
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 | East West Players - Los Angeles - Presents: Spring Awakening 10/26/2023 - 12/3/2023 (next performance: Thursday, 11/30/2023) In 1891 Germany, repressed students stumble into adulthood as clumsily as they do into each other’s arms. This generation-defining rock musical poignantly explores the dark and twisting journey from adolescence to adulthood.
Directed by Tim Dang
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the Play by Frank Wedekind
Extended to December 3rd 2023! |
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 | La Jolla Playhouse - La Jolla - Presents: Babbitt 11/7/2023 - 12/10/2023 (next performance: Wednesday, 11/29/2023) You can’t always get what you want, but you might get what you need.
Multi-award-winning star of stage and screen Matthew Broderick and Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro (Diana, Memphis) join forces with our own Christopher Ashley and a stellar cast for this remarkable theatrical event. |
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 | The Old Globe - San Diego - Presents: Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show 11/17/2023 - 12/24/2023 (next performance: Wednesday, 11/29/2023) It’s back! San Diego has another show in its Christmas stocking with this fast, funny, and highly theatrical reimagining of one of the most beloved holiday stories ever told. |
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 | Pasadena Playhouse - Pasadena - Presents: Inherit the Wind 11/1/2023 - 12/3/2023 (next performance: Wednesday, 11/29/2023) Two of the nation’s leading lawyers go head-to-head in the ultimate battle of wit, wisdom, and will in this powerful drama.
EXTENDED to DECEMBER 3rd! |
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 | Broadway in Hollywood - Los Angeles - Presents: Mamma Mia! 11/14/2023 - 12/3/2023 (next performance: Wednesday, 11/29/2023) A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads.
And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA.
NOVEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 3 2023 |
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 | Performing Arts LIVE - Southern California - Presents: Post your Music, Theater and Dance events NOW! 3/14/2020 - 4/30/2024 (next performance: Tuesday, 4/30/2024) It's FREE and EASY to post an event. See POST EVENT on our Home page.
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