Los Angeles Theatre Newsroom

TIFFANY SMITH and VONDEXTER MONTEGUT II star in the world premiere of THE SPHERE OF FIXED STARS IN THE HEAVENS by J. HOLTHAM at Hollywood Fringe.

Open-Door Playhouse brings back the popular short play ESCAPE FROM COTTAGE WOODS in podcast form. This gripping drama, set in a North Carolina retirement community, explores family issues and the struggle for freedom.

Discover the 27th edition of the CITY OF LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT MASTER ARTIST PROJECT (COLA-IMAP) showcasing the works of eleven master artists. The exhibition and live performances will take place at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and California Plaza in 2024.

Catch the world-premiere of MURDER BLOOD BEAR STORY Part 2 at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Kim Noltemy has been appointed as the new President and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. Get to know about her role and the future of the association.

Playwright Ann Noble will revive A BELLA INCARCERATION at the Hollywood Fringe. The solo play, presented by Theatre Ghosts and originally from Echo Theater Company, explores the absurdity and confinement of a misunderstood clown. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The world premiere of Edward G. Excaliber's hilarious 638: An Uncommonly Comical Review of an Accidental Assassination Attempt of Fidel Castro will be presented at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Center Theatre Group has revealed its 2024 CTG Leadership Circle Cohort, featuring five staff members to participate in this annual career development program. Learn more about the staff members!

David Neipris' Pure Cinema will be presented at Broadwater Black Box in June. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

This year's Hollywood Fringe Festival will host the premiere of 'TRANSlation,' a riveting new lip-sync musical that charts the incredible journey of the first BIPOC Trans girl group to break through the mainstream music industry's barriers.

The Ebell of Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring women and building community through arts, culture and education, is offering a jam-packed lineup of musical and cultural programming for the month of May.

Back by popular demand, Broadway sensation and international smash-hit comedy “Celebrity Autobiography” returned on Monday, April 29 to The Groundlings Theatre. Chcck out photos here!

The Connie Converse Universe comes to Actors Company (The Little Theatre) next month. Performances run June 6-30.

 Los Altos Stage Company will present Mel Brooks' irreverent and monsterly entertaining take on the legendary horror tale, Young Frankenstein.

Star of stage and screen, Melissa Greenspan, will bring her hilarious and thought-provoking one-woman play to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for five performances this June.

BroadwayWorld talks with Marcus M. Martin about what it's like playing 'Genie' eight shows a week in Aladdin, how he got here (including running on a treadmill while singing 'Friend Like Me' to get in shape for the part), and what's next for the new touring Broadway star. 

Experience the enchanting and clowny musical ride of ASTRO CABARET, premiering at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June. Join Emma Irene Olson as she explores her astrological natal chart through twelve distinct drag characters.

Collaborative Artists Ensemble presents, 'The Eccentricities of a Nightingale' by Tennessee Williams and directed by Trace Oakley. See photos from the production!

Reefer Madness is returning to LA in May. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Annie Laurie Daniel will present the world premiere of their avant garde solo show, Bedwetting at the Hollywood Fringe.

El Portal Theatre will present ‘My Buddy: The Other Side of Oz,’ starring Kiki Ebsen. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The problem with NORA is that in the longer, three-act running time of “A Doll’s House,” Nora’s world and its inhabitants would be fleshed out so that they had depth that is not evident in this adaptation.

LAST CALL THEATRE returns to the Hollywood Fringe Festival with REFORGED, an immersive SCP Universe experience. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Experience the acclaimed one-woman musical theatre show, SUNITA: BACK TO ME, at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Join former Miss New York, Sunita Param, as she takes you on an unforgettable journey through her life. Learn how to purchase tickets.

We all have that one show that has been ever present in our lives, whether we recognized it or not. Looking back and seeing all of the touch points has, just maybe, been my favorite part. If the title didn’t give it away (I, sincerely, hope that no one is shocked by this), it's ‘Into the Woods’.