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Disney's Beauty and the BeastSegerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa Closes Oct 11Dragon BabyGeffen Playhouse · Los Angeles Closes Oct 16Dog Man: The MusicalKirk Douglas Theatre · Culver City Closes Oct 18The OutsidersHollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles Closes Oct 18
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Our Top 3

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Hand picked from every stage in town. The three productions we would buy tickets to tonight.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Segerstrom Center for the Arts Now playing · Costa Mesa Disney's Beauty and the Beast Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Closes Oct 11 Details Dragon Baby at Geffen Playhouse Now playing · Los Angeles Dragon Baby Geffen Playhouse · Closes Oct 16 Details Dog Man: The Musical at Kirk Douglas Theatre Now playing · Culver City Dog Man: The Musical Kirk Douglas Theatre · Closes Oct 18 Details

The Houses

The rooms where the lights go down.

From Hollywood Boulevard to the Music Center and beyond: the stages that carry the city.

Neon theater marquees glowing over Hollywood Boulevard at night Broadway · 1930
Hollywood PantagesHollywood Blvd · Art deco
Grand theater auditorium with red velvet seats and a gilded proscenium Music Center
Ahmanson TheatreGrand Ave · DTLA
Backstage dressing room with lit mirrors before a performance Music Center
Mark Taper ForumNew American plays
Performers on stage under golden spotlights at a gala performance State Theater
Pasadena PlayhousePasadena · Since 1917
Open air stage with the downtown Los Angeles skyline behind it Westwood
Geffen PlayhouseTwo stages
Performers on stage under golden spotlights at a gala performance Dance and more
Walt Disney Concert HallGrand Ave · Gehry
Neon theater marquees glowing over Hollywood Boulevard at night Hollywood
Dolby TheatreHome of the Oscars
Grand theater auditorium with red velvet seats and a gilded proscenium The Valley
The SorayaNorthridge · CSUN
Open air stage with the downtown Los Angeles skyline behind it Orange County
Segerstrom CenterCosta Mesa

The houses of Los Angeles theater · drag to move through

On Stage

Now playing and next up.

Every major production in Los Angeles and the surrounding area: what is closing, what is opening, straight to the box office.

10.18CLOSES

Dog Man: The Musical

Kirk Douglas Theatre · Culver City

 Details Dog Man: The Musical at Kirk Douglas Theatre 10.11CLOSES

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 10.16CLOSES

Dragon Baby

Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles

 Details Dragon Baby at Geffen Playhouse 10.18CLOSES

The Outsiders

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details The Outsiders at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 10.20OPENS

Bonnie Raitt Live 2026

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Bonnie Raitt Live 2026 at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 10.20OPENS

The Outsiders

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details The Outsiders at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 10.23OPENS

Bluey's Big Play

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Bluey's Big Play at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 10.27OPENS

The Music Man

Ahmanson Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details The Music Man at Ahmanson Theatre 10.27OPENS

The Who's Tommy

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details The Who's Tommy at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 11.04OPENS

Passing Strange

Pasadena Playhouse · Pasadena

 Details Passing Strange at Pasadena Playhouse 11.10OPENS

Oh, Mary!

Ahmanson Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Oh, Mary! at Ahmanson Theatre 11.10OPENS

Water for Elephants

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Water for Elephants at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 11.11OPENS

Destiny of Desire

Mark Taper Forum · Los Angeles

 Details Destiny of Desire at Mark Taper Forum 11.11OPENS

Purpose

Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles

 Details Purpose at Geffen Playhouse 11.19OPENS

Jackson Browne

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Jackson Browne at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 12.01OPENS

Elf The Musical

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Elf The Musical at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 12.12OPENS

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Ahmanson Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Christmas Carol Goes Wrong at Ahmanson Theatre 12.17OPENS

Disney's The Lion King

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Disney's The Lion King at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 12.29OPENS

The Book of Mormon

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details The Book of Mormon at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 01.26OPENS

Jersey Boys

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Jersey Boys at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 01.27OPENS

Liberation

Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles

 Details Liberation at Geffen Playhouse 02.13OPENS

Fiddler on the Roof

Ahmanson Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Fiddler on the Roof at Ahmanson Theatre 02.16OPENS

Jersey Boys

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Jersey Boys at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 03.02OPENS

The Bodyguard

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details The Bodyguard at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 03.03OPENS

The Monsters

Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles

 Details The Monsters at Geffen Playhouse 03.09OPENS

Buena Vista Social Club™

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Buena Vista Social Club™ at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 03.09OPENS

The Who's Tommy

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 03.17OPENS

John Proctor Is the Villain

Mark Taper Forum · Los Angeles

 Details John Proctor Is the Villain at Mark Taper Forum 03.30OPENS

Buena Vista Social Club

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Buena Vista Social Club at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 03.30OPENS

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 03.31OPENS

Closing Costs

Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles

 Details Closing Costs at Geffen Playhouse 04.13OPENS

Riverdance 30: The New Generation

Ahmanson Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Riverdance 30: The New Generation at Ahmanson Theatre 04.20OPENS

Waitress

Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details Waitress at Hollywood Pantages Theatre 04.27OPENS

Waitress

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Waitress at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 05.18OPENS

The Great Gatsby

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details The Great Gatsby at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 05.26OPENS

Fences

Mark Taper Forum · Los Angeles

 Details Fences at Mark Taper Forum 06.02OPENS

Wine in the Wilderness

Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles

 Details Wine in the Wilderness at Geffen Playhouse 06.15OPENS

Maybe Happy Ending

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Maybe Happy Ending at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 07.06OPENS

BOOP!® The Musical

Ahmanson Theatre · Los Angeles

 Details BOOP!® The Musical at Ahmanson Theatre 07.27OPENS

Death Becomes Her

Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa

 Details Death Becomes Her at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 09.08OPENS

The Turning

Mark Taper Forum · Los Angeles

 Details The Turning at Mark Taper Forum

Summer and fall 2026 · every row opens the box office Show art courtesy of the productions · Broadway in Hollywood, CTG, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse

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