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Upcoming Theatre Shows – Plays, Musicals & Opera in Southern California – Every show.
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2026
May.
2026
June.
Footloose
The GEM Theatre
Jun 4 – Jul 12, 2026
Romeo and Juliet
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Jun 6 – Sep 26, 2026
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Jun 7 – Oct 10, 2026
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Geffen Playhouse
Jun 10 – Jul 12, 2026
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Cygnet Theatre
Jun 10 – Jul 12, 2026
Elves 1989
The Garage Theatre
Jun 12 – Jul 11, 2026
Measure for Measure
The Old Globe
Jun 14 – Jul 12, 2026
Painted Ponies
Ruskin Group Theatre
Jun 20 – Jul 19, 2026
Treasure Island
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Jun 20 – Oct 3, 2026
Family Fundays
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Jun 21 – Aug 9, 2026
Mamma Mia!
Ahmanson Theatre
Jun 23 – Jul 19, 2026
Phantom of the Opera
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Jun 24 – Aug 9, 2026
Coriolanus
Independent Shakespeare Co.
Jun 24 – Jul 26, 2026
The Great Clown Bank
Open Fist Theatre Company
Jun 26 – Aug 1, 2026
Mean Girls: The Musical
Wisteria Theater
Jun 26 – Aug 16, 2026
Off The Grid
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Jun 26 – Oct 2, 2026
Shrek the Musical
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
Jun 27 – Jul 26, 2026
2026
July.
North by Northwest
The Old Globe
Jul 3 – Aug 2, 2026
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
San Diego Civic Theatre
Jul 7–12, 2026
Mexodus
Pasadena Playhouse
Jul 8 – Aug 2, 2026
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Boston Court Pasadena
Jul 9–12, 2026
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Musical Theatre West
Jul 10–26, 2026
THE WIZARD OF OZ
5 Star Theatricals
Jul 10–19, 2026
Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
Chance Theater
Jul 10 – Aug 9, 2026
Fellow Travelers
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Jul 10–12, 2026
SPF 17
Road Theatre Company
Jul 10–19, 2026
NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Boston Court Pasadena
Jul 10–12, 2026
The Spongebob Musical
Phantom Projects Theatre
Jul 10–26, 2026
DAREDEVIL ARTS FESTIVAL
Electric Lodge
Jul 10–19, 2026
AMERICAN IDIOT
Conundrum Theatre Company
Jul 10–19, 2026
Defiantly Joni
Mark Taper Forum
Jul 11–19, 2026
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Jul 11–25, 2026
Spongebob Squarepants
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
Jul 11 – Aug 9, 2026
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
Jul 11–26, 2026
Noël Coward's Waiting in the Wings
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Jul 11 – Oct 3, 2026
Menopause The Musical®
Laguna Playhouse
Jul 14–26, 2026
ARCADIA
Cygnet Theatre
Jul 15 – Aug 9, 2026
Full Monty
The Nocturne Theatre
Jul 17 – Aug 16, 2026
Spongebob Jr.
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
Jul 17–19, 2026
THE FAMILY ALBUM
La Jolla Playhouse
Jul 17 – Aug 16, 2026
Seussical JR
CASA 0101 Theater
Jul 17–26, 2026
Cyrano
The Old Globe
Jul 18 – Aug 9, 2026
“Side Man” – a workshop reading with live jazz
Odyssey Theatre
Jul 18, 2026
Conejo Improv Players: Dog Days of Summer
Conejo Players Theatre
Jul 18 – Oct 24, 2026
Hearts for the Arts 2026
The GEM Theatre
Jul 19, 2026
Thresholds of Invention – John Binder
Odyssey Theatre
Jul 19, 2026
Readers Theatre: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Conejo Players Theatre
Jul 19, 2026
Scapin
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Jul 22 – Aug 16, 2026
Soul Of New Orleans: A Musical Séance
The Nocturne Theatre
Jul 24 – Aug 1, 2026
Applause
The Group Rep
Jul 24 – Aug 30, 2026
CPYT Stories: Aesop and George
Conejo Players Theatre
Jul 24, 2026
How High the Moon
Theatre West
Jul 24 – Aug 16, 2026
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
La Jolla Playhouse
Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2026
Provenance
Chance Theater
Jul 29, 2026
Voices of Rock
Laguna Playhouse
Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2026
YAP Presents: Finding Nemo Jr.
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026
Dunsinane
Little Fish Theatre
Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026
2026
August.
A Ranch Musical – LA Premiere & Live Performance
Wisteria Theater
Aug 1, 2026
The People of Pompeii
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Aug 1 – Oct 4, 2026
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STORYTELLER NIGHT
Electric Lodge
Aug 1, 2026
Much Ado About Nothing
The Old Globe
Aug 2–30, 2026
PASIÓN! FLAMENCO & TANGO
Electric Lodge
Aug 2, 2026
The Comedy of Errors
Independent Shakespeare Co.
Aug 5 – Sep 6, 2026
Dracula: The Musical
The Nocturne Theatre
Aug 6–23, 2026
The Young Artist Project
Phantom Projects Theatre
Aug 6, 2026
The House on Mango Street
Phantom Projects Theatre
Aug 6, 2026
WE The People
Laguna Playhouse
Aug 7–9, 2026
Hell's Kitchen
San Diego Civic Theatre
Aug 11–16, 2026
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Aug 12 – Sep 6, 2026
Phantom of the Opera
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Aug 12–30, 2026
Arsenic and Old Lace
Coronado Playhouse
Aug 14 – Sep 6, 2026
Little Shop of Horrors feat. Ellen Greene
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Aug 15, 2026
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
Conundrum Theatre Company
Aug 15–17, 2026
Water for Elephants
San Diego Civic Theatre
Aug 18–23, 2026
Enemy of the People
Odyssey Theatre
Aug 19 – Sep 27, 2026
Sweeney Todd
The GEM Theatre
Aug 20 – Sep 27, 2026
Pericles
Boston Court Pasadena
Aug 20 – Sep 27, 2026
Being Piaf
Odyssey Theatre
Aug 21–30, 2026
Pick of the Vine: An Unexpected Guest
Little Fish Theatre
Aug 21 – Sep 6, 2026
Mean Girls
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
Aug 22 – Sep 20, 2026
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
A Noise Within
Aug 23 – Sep 20, 2026
Theresa Caputo Live: The Experience
San Diego Civic Theatre
Aug 27, 2026
Eleanor
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Aug 27 – Sep 6, 2026
Eleanor
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Aug 27 – Sep 6, 2026
In the Tomb of Ten Thousand Calendars
Moving Arts
Aug 27 – Sep 20, 2026
2026
September.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
La Jolla Playhouse
Sep 1 – Oct 11, 2026
The Turning
Mark Taper Forum
Sep 2, 2026 – Oct 17, 2027
The Phantom of the Opera
San Diego Civic Theatre
Sep 2–13, 2026
Currents: Composers in Concert - Under the Oaks Performance Series
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Sep 3, 2026
A Case For the Existence of God
Rogue Machine Theatre
Sep 5 – Oct 11, 2026
Begin Again
The Old Globe
Sep 6 – Oct 11, 2026
Water for Elephants
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Sep 8–27, 2026
Clue
Ahmanson Theatre
Sep 8–12, 2026
The Visit
Pasadena Playhouse
Sep 9 – Oct 4, 2026
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Cygnet Theatre
Sep 9 – Oct 4, 2026
Wild Child
Laguna Playhouse
Sep 9 – Oct 4, 2026
FOLLIES
Cygnet Theatre
Sep 10 – Oct 19, 2026
Beer!, A New Musical - Under the Oaks Performance Series
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Sep 10, 2026
Frankenstein: Resurrection
The Nocturne Theatre
Sep 11–30, 2026
The Bed Trick
Chance Theater
Sep 11 – Oct 4, 2026
Dog Man: The Musical
Kirk Douglas Theatre
Sep 12 – Oct 18, 2026
GUYS AND DOLLS
Conundrum Theatre Company
Sep 13–15, 2026
Good Night, Oscar
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Sep 16 – Oct 11, 2026
Catch Me If You Can
Colony Theatre
Sep 17 – Oct 18, 2026
Cabaret Theatricum Sings Marvin Gaye - Under the Oaks Performance Series
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Sep 17, 2026
The Voice of Dr. King - Under the Oaks Performance Series
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Sep 17–24, 2026
Silent Movie Mondays: The Headless Horseman (1922)
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Sep 21, 2026
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Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Sep 22 – Oct 11, 2026
Kaiju
Road Theatre Company
Sep 22 – Nov 1, 2026
A New Play
Chance Theater
Sep 23–27, 2026
A Spider’s Web
The Group Rep
Sep 25 – Nov 1, 2026
Sonic Live in Concert
San Diego Civic Theatre
Sep 25, 2026
Topdog/Underdog
The Old Globe
Sep 25 – Oct 18, 2026
Oh, Mary!
San Diego Civic Theatre
Sep 29 – Oct 4, 2026
THE OUTSIDERS
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Sep 30 – Oct 18, 2026
2026
October.
Wives
East West Players
Oct 1–31, 2026
GRIM
La Jolla Playhouse
Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026
Outside Mullingar - Performance
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Oct 2–25, 2026
Come From Away
A Noise Within
Oct 4 – Nov 1, 2026
JOB
Cygnet Theatre
Oct 7 – Nov 1, 2026
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
Cygnet Theatre
Oct 8 – Nov 9, 2026
LES MISÉRABLES
5 Star Theatricals
Oct 9–18, 2026
Bat Boy
The GEM Theatre
Oct 9–25, 2026
Ride the Cyclone
Phantom Projects Theatre
Oct 9–25, 2026
A Doll’s House Part 2
Little Fish Theatre
Oct 9–25, 2026
SAINT MEGAN
Rogue Machine Theatre
Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026
The Best Medicine
Odyssey Theatre
Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026
Heartbreak House
Antaeus Theatre Company
Oct 11 – Nov 16, 2026
The Rocky Horror Picture Show feat. Patricia Quinn
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Oct 11, 2026
Carmen
LA Opera
Oct 17 – Nov 7, 2026
Masks & Muses: A Greek Gala
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Oct 18, 2026
Bonnie Raitt Live 2026
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Oct 20–21, 2026
The Outsiders
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Oct 20 – Nov 1, 2026
at the very bottom of a body of water
Boston Court Pasadena
Oct 22 – Nov 29, 2026
Bluey's Big Play
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Oct 23–25, 2026
Into the Woods
Coronado Playhouse
Oct 23 – Nov 22, 2026
Silent Movie Mondays: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920)
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Oct 26, 2026
THE WHO'S TOMMY
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Oct 27 – Nov 15, 2026
The Music Man
Ahmanson Theatre
Oct 27 – Nov 8, 2026
The 39 Steps
Laguna Playhouse
Oct 27 – Nov 22, 2026
The Cottage
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Oct 28 – Nov 22, 2026
2026
November.
TUSK: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Nov 1, 2026
Passing Strange
Pasadena Playhouse
Nov 4–29, 2026
Little Women
Musical Theatre West
Nov 6–22, 2026
Oh, Mary!
Ahmanson Theatre
Nov 10 – Dec 6, 2026
Water for Elephants
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Nov 10–22, 2026
Purpose
Geffen Playhouse
Nov 11 – Dec 13, 2026
Destiny of Desire
Mark Taper Forum
Nov 11 – Dec 20, 2026
Fiddler On The Roof
The GEM Theatre
Nov 12 – Dec 20, 2026
Outlander in Concert
San Diego Civic Theatre
Nov 12, 2026
Bluey's Big Play
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Nov 13–15, 2026
Candide
LA Opera
Nov 21 – Dec 13, 2026
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Cygnet Theatre
Nov 24 – Dec 24, 2026
Scrooge!: The Musical (2026)
Chance Theater
Nov 27 – Dec 20, 2026
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild And Swingin' Holiday Party
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Nov 28, 2026
2026
December.
Elf The Musical
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Dec 1–13, 2026
Inspecting Carol
The Group Rep
Dec 4, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas (2026)
Chance Theater
Dec 4–20, 2026
Aladdin & Yasmin’s Winter Wish
Laguna Playhouse
Dec 4–27, 2026
Real Women Have Curves
CASA 0101 Theater
Dec 4–20, 2026
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Phantom Projects Theatre
Dec 4–20, 2026
RAGTIME
Conundrum Theatre Company
Dec 5–7, 2026
Silent Movie Mondays: Laurel & Hardy Holiday Triple Feature
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Dec 7, 2026
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Ahmanson Theatre
Dec 12, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
How to Write a Holiday
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Dec 16–27, 2026
Disney's The Lion King
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Dec 17, 2026 – Feb 13, 2027
The Nutcracker
San Diego Civic Theatre
Dec 17–23, 2026
Holiday Cabaret
Coronado Playhouse
Dec 18–19, 2026
World Ballet Company: The Nutcracker
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Dec 26, 2026
The Book of Mormon
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
2027
January.
2027
February.
Kristina Wong #Food Bank Influencer
East West Players
Feb 1–28, 2027
PARTICLE FEVER
La Jolla Playhouse
Feb 1 – Mar 31, 2027
Blithe Spirit
The Group Rep
Feb 5 – Mar 19, 2027
As You Like It
A Noise Within
Feb 7 – Mar 7, 2027
Silent Movie Mondays: The General (1926)
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Feb 8, 2027
Fiddler on the Roof
Ahmanson Theatre
Feb 13 – Mar 14, 2027
Jersey Boys
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Feb 16–28, 2027
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Cygnet Theatre
Feb 17 – Mar 14, 2027
SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER
Cygnet Theatre
Feb 18 – Mar 15, 2027
A Year With Frog and Toad
Phantom Projects Theatre
Feb 19 – Mar 27, 2027
Miss Julie: Freedom Summer
Antaeus Theatre Company
Feb 21 – Mar 29, 2027
Misalliance
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Feb 24 – Mar 21, 2027
Nabucco
LA Opera
Feb 27 – Mar 21, 2027
2027
March.
The Bodyguard
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Mar 2–7, 2027
The Monsters
Geffen Playhouse
Mar 3 – Apr 4, 2027
The Outsiders
Phantom Projects Theatre
Mar 3–4, 2027
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB™
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Mar 9–28, 2027
The Who's Tommy
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Mar 9–14, 2027
John Proctor is the Villain
Mark Taper Forum
Mar 17 – Apr 25, 2027
John Proctor Is the Villain
Cygnet Theatre
Mar 17 – Apr 11, 2027
Great Expectations
A Noise Within
Mar 21 – Apr 18, 2027
Silent Movie Mondays: The Sheik (1921)
San Diego Balboa Theatre
Mar 22, 2027
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
Cygnet Theatre
Mar 25 – Apr 26, 2027
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Mar 30 – Apr 18, 2027
Buena Vista Social Club™
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Mar 30 – Apr 11, 2027
Closing Costs
Geffen Playhouse
Mar 31 – May 2, 2027
2027
April.
RENT
Laguna Playhouse
Apr 7 – May 2, 2027
Riverdance 30 – The New Generation
Ahmanson Theatre
Apr 13–18, 2027
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Pasadena Playhouse
Apr 14 – May 16, 2027
My Fair Lady
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Apr 14 – May 9, 2027
Turandot
LA Opera
Apr 17 – May 9, 2027
Waitress
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Apr 20–25, 2027
Waitress
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Apr 27 – May 2, 2027
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Apr 30 – May 2, 2027
2027
May.
EWP's New Works Festival
East West Players
May 1–31, 2027
Trouble in Mind
A Noise Within
May 2–30, 2027
Silent Movie Mondays: Grandma's Boy (1922)
San Diego Balboa Theatre
May 3, 2027
Maybe Happy Ending
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
May 4–23, 2027
#TheSocialMediaPlay
Phantom Projects Theatre
May 6, 2027
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Jessica Vosk
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
May 11, 2027
Romeo and Juliet
Antaeus Theatre Company
May 16 – Jun 21, 2027
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The Great Gatsby
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
May 18–30, 2027
Fences
Mark Taper Forum
May 26 – Jul 3, 2027
BAT BOY: The Musical
Cygnet Theatre
May 26 – Jun 20, 2027
Marriage of Figaro
LA Opera
May 29 – Jun 20, 2027
2027
June.
THE GREAT GATSBY
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Jun 1–20, 2027
Wine in the Wilderness
Geffen Playhouse
Jun 2 – Jul 3, 2027
Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Jun 2–27, 2027
Bonnie & Clyde
Laguna Playhouse
Jun 9 – Jul 4, 2027
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Maybe Happy Ending
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Jun 15–27, 2027
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Pasadena Playhouse
Jun 16 – Jul 11, 2027
2027
July.
Death Becomes Her
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Jul 6–25, 2027
BOOP!® The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
Jul 6 – Aug 1, 2027
Gene Wilder’s My French Whore
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Jul 14 – Aug 8, 2027
Death Becomes Her
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Jul 27 – Aug 8, 2027
HAMILTON
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Jul 28 – Aug 29, 2027