San Fernando Valley
Near Universal Studios, a dancing spud beckons you to come inside this diminutive jazz-and-blues hall where the schedule mixes no-names with big-timers…
Must-see entertainment in Los Angeles
Hollywood
Booking service for a variety of free TV-show tapings, including Big Bang Theory and 2 Broke Girls. Tickets for most shows are released 30 days prior to…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Built in 1915, the Old Pacific Stock Exchange building is home to the commendable Latino Theater Company. Expect excellent stage shows exploring…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
The other NBA basketball team in Los Angeles beside the Lakers, the Clippers also play their home games at the Staples Center.
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Cinephiles head here for independent films, movie-related Q&As and film festivals showcasing anything from Asian-Pacific cinema to arty dirty shorts…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Currently the most active of Broadway's historic theaters, the Orpheum hosts everything from touring musicals and rock bands to comedy shows and galas…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
The Marx Brothers used to keep offices at this long-standing club. It still gets some big names (such as Kevin Nealon and Dave Chappelle) as well as up…
San Fernando Valley
The cinema at the Americana offers cushy, reserved, amphitheater-style seating, loads of leg room and Monday Morning Mommy Movies at 11am.
Santa Monica
Current, tasteful and thought-provoking art-house films are screened in this beautifully renovated multiplex a block off the Promenade.
Hollywood
This small stage puts on (often) award-winning productions of plays and musicals telling of the LGBT experience.
Long Beach & San Pedro
The Long Beach shingle of Hollywood’s comedy classic features both stand-up veterans and up-and-comers.
Front Porch Cinema at the Pier
Santa Monica
Free movies are offered to the public at the pier on select Fridays.
West Hollywood & Mid-City
At this art-house cinema you may have a glass of wine and beer while you take in the latest un-blockbuster. Hence, screenings are all 21 and over only. If…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Since its opening in 1932, music legends from Marian Anderson to Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald to Josh Groban, Luciano Pavarotti to Carlos Santana and Stevie…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Like other aging Sunset Strip venues, the Whisky coasts more on its legend status than current relevance. Yup, this was where the Doors were the house…
Santa Monica
With two stages and a gallery, the Edgemar also provides a platform for crossover collaborations between playwrights, musicians, actors, dancers and…
Hollywood
Housing three separate performance spaces, the Hudson serves up independent productions of plays and musicals. Recent productions include a musical parody…
Los Angeles
A 15-theater multiplex booking in blockbusters most of the year, and home of the Pan African Film Festival.
