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Best Shows in January 2025

Wicked at Pantages Theater Hollywood

Wicked

Forget all that you know about The Wizard of Oz and be transported once again to the magical land of Oz! This time, however, the action takes place way before the arrival of Dorothy and her pooch Toto. THIS is the story of two magically inclined women, one blonde, and one green of skin - and their coming-of-age as the forces of good and (perceived) 'wicked'. Discover this incredible musical phenomenon, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire, which explores the foundation of the Oz legend, of what made Glinda and Elphaba become the icons of good and bad, and whether all is what it appears to be in later stories.

The Book of Mormon at Fox Performing Arts Center

The Book of Mormon

With NINE Tony Awards - including Best Musical - a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and leading New York Times critic Ben Brantley himself calling it the "best new musical of the century", The Book of Mormon's 2011 debut was a pop culture moment. Still enjoying concurrent engagements in London's West End and on Broadway, the bad boy of musical theatre remains a top draw, leaving audiences either outraged or in pain from laughing to this day. Now heading out across the country, don't miss your chance to catch this modern classic. Just be prepared for the lewd, the crude, and downright naughty songs and antics along the way...

Once Upon a Mattress at Ahmanson Theater

Once Upon a Mattress

Sutton Foster stars as this brand new revival heads to the Ahmanson fresh from its New York City debut! Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and directed by Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods), Once Upon A Mattress is based on Hans Christian Anderson's The Princess and The Pea. It's an endearing and comical musical which transports audiences on a whirlwind journey to a medieval kingdom reigned over by the tyrannical Queen Aggravain (Foster).

Jan 2 - 5, 2025

Ahmanson Theater

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Mean Girls at Fred Kavli Theatre

Mean Girls

Tina Fey's Drama Desk award-winning Broadway musical, based on the 2004 Lindsay Lohan film, Mean Girls is out on tour! With a book by Fey, direction by Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond, and Legally Blonde's Nell Benjamin - which includes tracks "Apex Predator" and "I'd Rather Be Me"- it's no surprise that the musical is a Broadway smash hit, earning 12 Tony nominations along the way.

Jan 10 - 12, 2025

Fred Kavli Theatre

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Stomp at Valley Performing Arts Center

Stomp

Inspiring the music-makers in all of us, international megahit Stomp conjures up intricate rhythms from everyday household items. Marvel as the cast of eight incredibly talented players fill your theater with an orchestra of percussion, with only garbage bin lids, hammers and broom sticks as their instruments.

The Play That Goes Wrong at La Mirada Theatre

The Play That Goes Wrong

Welcome to the opening night of 'The Murder at Haversham Manor' where students of the Cornley University Drama Society are attempting to stage this 1920s production. However, everything that can go wrong is and the opening night is quickly going from bad to disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead and actors who trip over everything they struggle to get to their final curtain call.

Jan 24 - 31, 2025

La Mirada Theatre

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Grand Kyiv Ballet - Snow Queen at Fred Kavli Theatre

Grand Kyiv Ballet - Snow Queen

The enchanted world of Hans Christian Anderson is brought to life by Ukraine's finest, with the Grand Kyiv Ballet's latest production The Snow Queen! Set to the music of Grieg, Mozart, Vivaldi and Massenet, discover a tale of bravery, love, and friendship this winter that'll delight the whole family!

Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo at Fred Kavli Theatre

Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo

An all-American, all-male, drag ballet corps which parodies the conventions and cliches of romantic and classical ballet. For the future, there are plans for new works in the repertoire: new cities, states and countries to perform in; and for the continuation of the TROCKS' original purpose: to bring the pleasure of dance to the widest possible audience. They will, as they have done for nearly 40 years, 'Keep on Trockin'!

Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy at Peacock Theater

Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy

Gamers, tear yourselves away from your consoles for a moment, as Grammy-winning conductor Arnie Roth leads the specially commissioned Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of music from the games of the Final Fantasy series. This is a must-see (and hear) night out that games fans will treasure.

The Texas Tenors at Cerritos Center

The Texas Tenors

If someone mentions the word opera, you probably think Italy, maybe Germany but... Texas?! Well, The Texas Tenors are changing that perception all right. Combining elements of opera, country music, and pop, the songs you can expect to hear at a Texas Tenors concert range from 'Unchained Melody' to 'Nessun Dorma' to 'My Way'.

Fake It Until You Make It at Mark Taper Forum

Fake It Until You Make It

Exciting times are upon us as the world premiere of Larissa FastHorse's new play, Fake It Until You Make It is heading to the Mark Taper Forum this January. Fasthorse, the multi-award-winning and first-known female Native American Broadway playwright, is breaking more firsts as the first Native American writer to stage a play at the LA-based theater. Working together with director Michael John Garcs, Fake It Until You Make It is a thought-provoking comedy taking a bold look at identity and the Native American experience.

Jan 29 - 31, 2025

Mark Taper Forum

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