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Best Shows This Spring

in Los Angeles

Girl From The North Country at Pantages Theater Hollywood

Girl From The North Country

After Tony-nominated run on Broadway and five-time Olivier award-nominated run in London, this critically acclaimed Public Theater production is headed out on tour! Conor McPherson's (book and director) Girl From The North Country features the music of Bob Dylan, and tells the story of one small town in Minnesota who are left reeling from the Great Depression.

Jellys Last Jam at Pasadena Playhouse

Jellys Last Jam

The 1992 Drama Desk and Tony Award-winning winning musical Jelly's Last Jam returns to New York in 2024 for a long-awaited revival, in the hands of Tony-nominated and Obie-winning director Robert O'Hara! The unique and outstanding biographical musical tells the life of jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton through the recollections of his post-death purgatorial self, featuring the timeless music of Morton himself.

Emo Orchestra - Escape the Fate at Orpheum Theater

Emo Orchestra - Escape the Fate

Elder emos, are you ready for a night like no other? It's emo, it's classical, it's live covers and Escape the Fate with the Emo Orchestra on a huge North American tour this spring. Escape the Fate will be playing their top hits and all your favorite songs by more emo legends such as My Chemical Romance and New Found Glory. Why not dress up your checkered slip-ons to the finest emo black tie to give the night that extra special something? Don't miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime experience, get your tickets now!

Los Angeles Opera - Turandot at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Los Angeles Opera - Turandot

As savage as she is beautiful, Princess Turandot has concocted a series of nefarious tasks to put off potential suitors. If you lose, you die at the hands of the executioner, if you win? Well, no one ever has. That is until the besotted Prince Calaf accepts the challenge. With a little savagery of his own, he throws himself into the tasks, growing ever closer to the hard-hearted Princess. This stunning production with a design from David Hockney marks the triumphant return of Puccini's fantasy to the LA Opera for the first time in two decades!

Yuja Wang at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Yuja Wang

A player of peerless speed and insight, Yuja Wang is one of the finest pianists alive today. Born in Beijing, she began piano lessons at the age of six and was instantly enthralled by the instrument. Completing her formal education at the Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia, it wasn't long before she was performing with likes of Gustavo Dudamel et al.

World Ballet Series - Swan Lake at Long Beach Terrace Theater

World Ballet Series - Swan Lake

With over 50 dancers representing 10 countries, the World Ballet Series is committed to staging the world's most cherished ballets, retaining the grand style, costumes, and sets that help to make them magical experiences for everyone! With Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score and iconic choreography, there is no finer example than Swan Lake, presented by the company on tour.

Pacific Festival Ballet - Noahs Ark at Fred Kavli Theatre

Pacific Festival Ballet - Noahs Ark

First premiering in 2010, Pacific Festival Ballet's original production of Noah's Ark is a popular collaboration between its artistic director Kim Maselli and composer Eric Allaman which combines ballet, aerial choreography and multi-media projections to create the Biblical world of old! Following the Genesis story of Noah and his family, they must embark on a perilous journey to a new, safer world upon a huge Ark, bringing with them all sorts of animals, two by two.

Nick Swardson at Vibe Nightclub At Morongo

Nick Swardson

Nick Swardson is an actor, screenwriter, producer and stand-up comedian. The Minneapolis native started out in his career as an entertainer performing on the local stand-up scene before moving to New York, and later Los Angeles, to pursue his comedy career. Don't miss him live this year when he brings the show to you!

Taylor Tomlinson at Hollywood Palladium

Taylor Tomlinson

Rising comedian Taylor Tomlinson is taking to the road on a brand new tour. Titled 'The Have It All' tour, catch Tomlinson as she brings her old-school-meets-Millenial style on the road. With appearances on Conan and the Tonight Show already under her belt, don't miss the blooming of this exciting new comedic voice!

Finished May 12

Hollywood Palladium

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Avril Lavigne at Kia Forum

Avril Lavigne

This is not a drill, Avril Lavigne is taking her Greatest Hits on tour! She hasn't made this complicated, it's a must for all Lavigne fans as she brings all seven of her studio albums on the Avril Lavigne: Greatest Hits tour. Experience all her record-smashing tracks live, including 'Complicated', 'Sk8er Boi', 'Here's To Never Growing Up', 'Girlfriend' and many more from her catalog. With special guests All Time Low and Simple Plan on selected dates.

Justin Timberlake at Kia Forum

Justin Timberlake

Admit it; you loved Justin Timberlake as a member of pop-powerhouse NSYNC. Now, as a solo performer, Justin Timberlake has hit it big with songs like Cry Me a River, Like I Love You, Mirrors and many more! The prince of pop has announced his first tour since 2019's The Man of The Woods tour! Following the launch of his upcoming album, 'Everything I Thought It Was,' on March 15, the vocal sensation will embark on the Forget Tomorrow world tour.

May 17 - 18

Kia Forum

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