This week: "The Merchant of Venice" takes a detour, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" expands, and "Beautiful " The Carole King Musical" returns for an encore. Th…
This week: A song-filled salute to the films of Martin Scorsese, a musical prequel to Shakespeare's "Hamlet," and an updated take on a saucy 1970s-era satire by German filmmaker Rainer…
This week: A sendup of a well-known cable-TV personality, a Mel Brooks musical, and a taboo-breaking British drama. (Give) Back to School Show! The Mad Jackrats improv troupe performs in …
For those who like a little song with their dance and vice versa, here's a rundown of new and classic musicals headed to Southern California stages in the coming months " including the mu…
This week: Musicals for every taste, including a Latino-themed celebration of Morrissey, the singer formerly known as the frontman for the British rock band the Smiths. Assassins Stephen …
To mark its 50th season at the Mark Taper Forum, Center Theatre Group and its artistic director Michael Ritchie announced on Tuesday a 2017-18 season that includes one Pulitzer-winning drama…
This week: A dark comedy about a man released from a mental institution, the L.A. premiere of a musical inspired by a famous documentary, and the West Coast premiere of a musical adaptation …
This week: A look back at the Cold War, new takes on two ancient Greek tales, and a whole lot of "Henry VI." Carnival of the Animals Australian circus troupe Circa performs this family-frien…
Spring dance performances on our radar. MARCH 25-26 Evidence, A Dance Company Ronald K. Brown's ensemble, based in Brooklyn and influenced by African dance, makes its Broad Stage debut with …
This week, romance is in the air in "The Mystery of Love & Sex," "Sex, Faith and Jason Wexler" and the classic farce "The Importance of Being Earnest." Backstory Spoken-word series features …
This week: New takes on plays by Shakespeare and Harold Pinter, plus the L.A. premiere of an award-winning drama about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?…
This week: "Disney's Tarzan" swings into Fullerton, Sandra Tsing Loh has a thing or three to say, and the original power couple meets the ulitimate third wheel in "Adam & Eve and Steve…
This week: Shakespeare al fresco, a woman on the verge of radicalization, and some classic Grand Guignol.
This week: Classic works by two Williams - Messrs. Shakespeare and Inge - plus a contemporary take on an ancient Greek satire.
This week: A Golden State-themed makeover of a Shakespearean fantasy, an ancient Greek tragedy with a gospel twist, and a new adaptation of a classic French farce.
Everyone's favorite orphan returns in "Annie the Musical," the "Peter Pan" prequel "Peter and the Starcatcher" is back on the boards, and that deaf, dumb and blind boy sure plays a mean p…
A young orphan makes his way from Guatemela to the U.S. in a new play, "The House of Yes" gets a revival, and a theater troupe tours 16th-century Europe in "I Gelosi." Plus, not …
Conjoined twins shoot to stardom in "Side Show," two actors play multiple roles in "Murder for Two," and a wild coyote sets events in motion in "My Barking Dog."
Walt Whitman's words inspire teenage students in Lauren Gunderson's "I and You" at the Fountain Theatre, and flight attendants party with a teen pot dealer in Marisa Wegrzyn's "Mud Blue Sky"…
A Cockney flower girl gets an extreme makeover in "Pygmalion" at Pasadena Playhouse, Chance Theater heads down the rabbit hole with "Alice in Wonderland," and "Cinderella" is the belle…
A man and woman go around in "Circles" in a world-premiere drama, an Israeli agent probes a failed terrorist bombing in "The English Bride," and that rascal "Figaro" is up to his…
Judy Garland is remembered in "End of the Rainbow" at International City Theatre in Long Beach, A Noise Within presents the Brecht-Weill classic "The Threepenny Opera" in Pasadena, and De…
After a stint at the Pantages, the Tony-winning musical "Kinky Boots" sashays on down to Segerstrom Center. Also, Rita Rudner rings in the new at Laguna Playhouse, and Glendale Centre Theatr…
The Troubies will rock you with a Queen-inspired take on a classic fairy tale, the witches of "Wicked" are back on the boards at the Pantages, and Lucy Lawless is looking pretty wicked he…
Box Tale Soup brings its puppet-powered adaptation of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" to the Edye, and six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald graces the stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Plus…