Los Angeles Events Calendar
1:00–3:00pm
Theater
The Ugly Duckling
For over 40 years, Theatre West has been entertaining children ages 3-9 and their families with fairy tales in the Storybook Theatre style. Parents and grandparents are returning with their children and grandchildren!Storybook Theatre's fun-filled version of the famous story…
2:00–3:30pm
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LACHSA Theatre Presents: The Day the Internet Died
Theatre Department's fall play, THE DAY THE INTERNET DIED, is a play that satirizes modern society's dependence on the Internet by exploring the chaos and dysfunction that would ensue if the web suddenly went down. It highlights how people struggle…
2:00–4:00pm
Theater
NT Live: Prima Facie
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her…
2:00–3:30pm
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NT LIVE: PRESENT LAUGHTER
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an…
3:00–5:00pm
Theater
Waiting for Godot
As Vladimir and Estragon wait and wait for the arrival of the elusive Godot, a cast of mysterious misfits interrupt their endless vigil in Samuel Beckett’s tragi-comic masterpiece that has captivated audiences for decades. Timeless and multi-layered, Waiting for Godot…
7:30–9:00pm
Theater
LACHSA Theatre Presents: The Day the Internet Died
Theatre Department's fall play, THE DAY THE INTERNET DIED, is a play that satirizes modern society's dependence on the Internet by exploring the chaos and dysfunction that would ensue if the web suddenly went down. It highlights how people struggle…
7:30–9:00pm
Theater
THE PIANO LESSON
A captivating story about legacy, identity, and cultural heritage unfolds in 1930s Pittsburgh, where a brother and sister are locked in a bitter dispute. At the center of their debate is a precious family heirloom—a piano with the faces of…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
The Goddamn Couple Down the Hall (Oh… and Merry Christmas)
It's Christmas Day in Pasadena, and the Woodruff clan has gathered to celebrate. What promises to be a beautiful day full of good cheer gets turned on its head by the foul-mouthed couple down the hall, who subject the Woodruffs…
8:00–9:30pm
Theater
Hughie
City Garage @ Bergamot Station Arts Center
Hughie, one of Eugene O’Neill’s last works, takes place in a seedy New York hotel lobby at 3:00am on a hot night in the summer of 1928. Erie Smith, a small-time gambler, down on his luck and at the end…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
Waiting for Godot
As Vladimir and Estragon wait and wait for the arrival of the elusive Godot, a cast of mysterious misfits interrupt their endless vigil in Samuel Beckett’s tragi-comic masterpiece that has captivated audiences for decades. Timeless and multi-layered, Waiting for Godot…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
The Importance of Being Earnest
“Oh, pleasure, pleasure! What else should bring one anywhere?”When bachelors Jack and Algernon both create alter egos, the lies quickly spiral into chaos, hilarity, cucumber sandwiches, and Victorian handbags.Oscar Wilde’s “Trivial Comedy for Serious People,” with its sparkling wit, quotable…
8:00–9:30pm
Theater
Pacific Overtures
1853, and it’s the end of the world. Commodore Matthew C. Perry intends to open the gates of isolationist Japan. When Samurai Kayama and America-loving fisherman Manjiro are tasked with meeting the American gunboat docked on the coast of Kanagawa…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
I, Daniel
Daniel is a caring, warm-hearted middle-aged man who suddenly finds himself unable to work. Katie hopes for a fresh start for herself and her teenage daughter. Both must navigate the nightmarish unemployment and public housing system while clinging to their…
8:00–9:30pm
Theater
Robbin, From The Hood
In this reimagined, classic tale, corporate greed dominates the deceptive game of capitalism, until 17-year-old math genius, Robbin Woods, discovers how to level the playing field. Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reason.
8:00–9:30pm
Theater
TOPSY TURVY (A Musical Greek Vaudeville)
The Actors' Gang Theater @ Ivy Substation
Step right up to the spectacle that is Topsy Turvy! In this mashup of classical Greek theater and rollicking vaudeville, a Greek Chorus finds their unity shattered by a mysterious illness. Desperately calling upon the Gods for help, chaos ensues…