 | Geffen Playhouse - Los Angeles - Presents:
"Master Harold"...and the Boys
4/8/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Wednesday, 4/15/2026) Step into the charged atmosphere of a 1950s South African tea shop in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys, a gripping, deeply personal drama that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal. |
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 | Rubicon Theatre Company - Ventura - Presents:
Somebody To Love : A New Musical
3/25/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Wednesday, 4/15/2026) Somebody to Love is set to the soundtrack of a generation: this funny, heartfelt new jukebox musical follows four friends who meet freshman year of college and vow to change the world, and to be there for each other… always. This World Premiere rock ‘n’ roll musical is a timely story about the choices we make, the trials, triumphs, and turning points that define a lifetime. |
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 | La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla - Presents:
Gautier Capuçon, cello Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Wednesday, 4/15/2026 “Among the constellation of young cellists, Gautier Capuçon shines brightly.”
— The Telegraph
“Thibaudet is always poetically refined and plays with delicacy and colour.”
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 | Cal State University Fullerton - Fullerton - Presents:
"X-Out
4/9/2026 - 4/18/2026 (next performance: Wednesday, 4/15/2026) “X-Out” is a dark, escalating farce centered on a group of high school cheerleaders who meet up for a weekend campout in the woods to perfect a dangerous stunt. |
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 | The Old Globe - San Diego - Presents:
August Wilson's Fences
4/4/2026 - 5/3/2026 (next performance: Tuesday, 4/14/2026) A Pulitzer-prize winning portrait of family, dreams, and disappointments. |
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 | Latino Theater Company - Los Angeles - Presents:
The Storyteller of East L.A.
4/9/2026 - 5/17/2026 (next performance: Thursday, 4/16/2026) The newest play by award-winning playwright Evelina Fernández celebrates love, compassion, storytelling, and the resilience of family. |
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 | South Coast Repertory - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Eat Me
4/12/2026 - 5/3/2026 (next performance: Tuesday, 4/14/2026) Chris loves fine cuisine. He spends hours in a corner of the internet where like-minded foodies share their extraordinary culinary experiences. |
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 | BroadwaySD - San Diego - Presents:
The Notebook
4/14/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Tuesday, 4/14/2026) Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds |
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 | LA Opera - Los Angeles - Presents:
Falstaff
4/18/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026) Sir John Falstaff finds himself a bit short on cash, so he hatches a scheme: seduce two merry (and wealthy) wives of Windsor and live out his days in luxury. Too bad this bumbling knight happened to send both his targets the same love letter! Now Alice Ford and Meg Page are set on teaching Falstaff a lesson, and it's not long before a long list of his adversaries join in. |
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 | Santa Barbara Symphony - Santa Barbara - Presents:
Santa Barbara Symphony- An American in Paris
4/18/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026) April 18 & 19, 2026- Gershwin’s jazzy musical postcard, An American in Paris, highlights this program of America’s masters as the nation turns 250. |
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 | LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents:
Shostakovich & Sibelius
4/17/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026) Alisa Weilerstein tackles a Shostakovich specialty, and Ryan Bancroft explores Finnish myth. |
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 | The Lamplighters Community Theatre - La Mesa - Presents:
The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee
4/17/2026 - 5/17/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026) With music and lyrics by Tony Award® winner William Finn and a book by Tony Award® winner Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is about the little wins that carry us through life’s many awkward spells. |
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 | The Group Rep - North Hollywood - Presents:
"Steel Magnolias"
3/20/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026) The Group Rep presents Robert Harling’s contemporary comedy "Steel Magnolias" directed by Kathleen R. Delaney and produced for the Group Rep by Denise Downer and Mareli Mitchel-Shields.
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 | Lyceum Theatre - Costa Mesa - Presents:
These Shining Lives
4/16/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Thursday, 4/16/2026) Catherine Donohue and her friends have loving families and good jobs painting glow-in-thedark watch faces at Chicago’s Radium Dial Company, and the 1920s seem full of promise. The tragedy comes when Catherine and her colleagues begin falling ill, one by one, with mystifying ailments. When the cause of their symptoms finally becomes clear, Catherine and her friends must find a way to deal with them |
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 | Pomona College Department of Music - Claremont - Presents:
Pomona College Choir & Orchestra
4/17/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026) Much like the famous “Ode to Joy,” Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Dona nobis pacem rallies the emotional power of choir and orchestra together to convey the depth of our humanity, drawing from biblical texts and the poetry of Walt Whitman. The Pomona College Choir (Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor) and Pomona College Orchestra (Eric Lindholm, conductor) present this moving appeal for peace. |
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 | Modern Men - Coachella Valley Men's Chorus - Palm Springs - Presents:
Modern Men Presents Sing Out!
4/17/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026) Sing Out! marks the final concert of Dr. Stan Hill’s remarkable tenure as Artistic Director of Modern Men Chorus. |
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 | Fine Arts Network - Temecula - Presents:
Jesus Christ Superstar
4/3/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Thursday, 4/16/2026) A groundbreaking rock opera that changed musical theatre forever, Jesus Christ Superstar tells the story of the final days of Jesus through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. With an unforgettable score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice including hits like “Superstar” and “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”, this electrifying production fuses rock, gospel, and soul into a thrilling, high-energy experience. |
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 | A Noise Within - Pasadena - Presents:
Death of a Salesman
3/22/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Thursday, 4/16/2026) Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork erupts with heartbreak and urgency at A Noise Within.
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 | Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara - Presents:
A Night With Janis Joplin
4/1/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Wednesday, 4/15/2026) Step into the vibrant, soul-stirring world of rock legend Janis Joplin. This music-driven theatrical event creates an immersive experience, allowing audiences to feel the “ferocity that seems to tear at her own throat” (LA Times) that defined Joplin’s sound. Mary Bridget Davies, reprising her critically acclaimed role. |
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