 | A Case for the Existence of God
Presented by Rogue Machine Theatre — Los Angeles
9/1/2026 - 10/11/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Winner for "Best Play" Makes its Los Angeles Debut at Rogue Machine |
 | Antigone: In the Language of Kings
Presented by Getty Villa Museum and Latino Theater Company — Pacific Palisades
9/3/2026 - 10/3/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 Set in the vibrant world of pre-conquest Tenochtitlan, Mexico, this powerful reimagining of a classic tragedy confronts themes of loyalty, familial duty, and the clash between divine law and state edict. Weaving in pre-Hispanic music and poetry, this timeless story brings Aztec mythology to life in a rich historical tapestry that resonates across cultures, pitting love and defiance against tyranny |
 | Calendar Girls by Tim Firth
Presented by The Lamplighters Community Theatre — La Mesa
8/28/2026 - 9/20/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 Based on true events, a story of love, laughter, loss, honesty and friendship. Set in a Yorkshire branch of the "WI" (Women's Institute) bravery abounds to support a friend. |
 | Enemy of the People
Presented by Odyssey Theatre Ensemble — Los Angeles
8/22/2026 - 9/27/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents director Bart DeLorenzo’s powerful new adaptation of Ibsen’s classic. |
 | Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Presented by A Noise Within — Pasadena
8/23/2026 - 9/20/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 A Noise Within presents a new production of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson’s electrifying drama, the third (stand alone) installment in his remarkable “American Century Cycle.” |
 | The Arsonists
Presented by Presented at Skylight Theatre by The Firebugs — Los Angeles
9/1/2026 - 9/20/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 Tony Award Winning - Emmy Nominated Team Present A Fiery New Take on Max Frisch’s Incendiary Masterpiece |
 | We Will Rock You
Presented by New Village Arts — Carlsbad
8/7/2026 - 9/20/2026 Next performance: Saturday, 9/5/2026 New Village Arts presents WE WILL ROCK YOU
Music & Lyrics by QUEEN
Script & Story by BEN ELTON
Directed by Sheldon Gomabon
Musical Directed by Erin Vanderhyde-Gross
Choreography by Erica Kahn |
 | Begin Again
Presented by The Old Globe — San Diego
9/6/2026 - 10/11/2026 Next performance: Sunday, 9/6/2026 IN A CITY ALIVE WITH POSSIBILITY, TWO UNLIKELY DREAMERS DISCOVER THAT MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE EVERYTHING |
 | Water for Elephants
Presented by Broadway in Hollywood — Los Angeles
9/8/2026 - 9/27/2026 Next performance: Tuesday, 9/8/2026 The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick, The New York Times calls it “stunning, emotional, heart-filled and gorgeously imaginative.”
September 8 - 27, 2026 |
 | Texas Sodomy – The Incredible True Story of Lawrence v. Texas
Presented by Skora Productions — Sherman Oaks
9/10/2026 - 10/24/2026 Next performance: Thursday, 9/10/2026 A world premiere play written and directed by Howard Skora. |
 | Marisol
Presented by Open Fist Theatre Company — Los Angeles
9/11/2026 - 10/24/2026 Next performance: Friday, 9/11/2026 Open Fist presents a rare revival of the Obie Award-winning play by José Rivera. |
 | Romeo and Juliet at Theatricum Botanicum
Presented by Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum — Topanga
6/6/2026 - 9/26/2026 Next performance: Friday, 9/11/2026 The Gilded Age in New York City: a moment of explosive industrial growth, staggering inequality, and rigid social division. It is within this landscape of class hatred and social imbalance that Romeo and Juliet find each other, |
| | The Bed Trick
Presented by Chance Theater — Anaheim
9/11/2026 - 10/4/2026 Next performance: Friday, 9/11/2026 On the Cripe Stage…
Shakespeare’s infamous “bed trick” from All’s Well That Ends Well gets a bold and frisky remix in this comic college romp. When deception and desire collide, three friends are forced to navigate the messy, hilarious, and sometimes shocking consequences of choices, crushes, and consent. |
 | September 10
Presented by Borough Park Productions — Studio City
9/11/2026 - 10/4/2026 Next performance: Friday, 9/11/2026 In 2001, a couple with marital troubles finds their situation eclipsed by the tragedy of 9/11. |
 | Star Theatre Youth Company Presents Anastasia The Musical
Presented by Star Theatre Company — Oceanside
9/11/2026 - 9/20/2026 Next performance: Friday, 9/11/2026 Take an adventure with Anya as she learns about her past and discovers where she belongs in a story inspired by the legend of a lost Russian princess. Featuring songs from the creators of Ragtime and Once on This Island, Anastasia the Musical follows a path from uncertainty to identity. |
 | A Black-billed Cuckoo
Presented by La Jolla Playhouse — La Jolla
9/15/2026 - 10/11/2026 Next performance: Tuesday, 9/15/2026 A close-knit birding group is thrown into chaos when some members glimpse the rare bird and others don’t.
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 | Catch Me If You Can – The Musical
Presented by The Colony Theatre — Burbank
9/17/2026 - 10/18/2026 Next performance: Thursday, 9/17/2026 Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Based on the Dreamworks Motion Picture
Directed by Michael Donovan Choreographed by Natalie Iscovich
Musical Direction by Brent Crayon |
 | The Casebook of C. Auguste Dupin
Presented by Theatre 40 — Beverly Hills
9/17/2026 - 10/18/2026 Next performance: Thursday, 9/17/2026 Three tales of Edgar Allan Poe's master detective.
With Edgar Allan Poe’s creation of the character of C. Auguste Dupin, the master of the macabre forever changed crime fiction. Dupin was the first modern detective. He was the archetype for literary sleuths Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, solving seemingly unsolvable crimes with logic and astonishing deductions. |
 | Little Shop Of Horrors
Presented by LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT — La Mirada
9/18/2026 - 10/11/2026 Next performance: Friday, 9/18/2026 A down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. |
 | MENDELSSOHN & RAVEL string quartets - YORBA LINDA
Presented by UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL — Yorba Linda
Friday, 9/18/2026 UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL chamber music series present a concert of string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn(1809-1847) and Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) . Free admission, donations appreciated. |