Opening Night at the Bowl: The Best of Broadway

Hollywood Bowl opens its season in grand style with Opening Night at the Bowl: The Best of Broadway, a star-filled salute to the American musical. The evening brings together the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under conductor Thomas Wilkins, with an impressive lineup of vocalists including Halle Bailey, Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Lea Salonga. The program also features members of YOLA, the California State University, Fullerton University Singers, musical director Kevin Stites, choreographer Spencer Liff, and director Dr. Robert Istad, creating a large-scale celebration of Broadway’s sound, movement, and theatrical spirit.

The event is designed as a dazzling season kickoff, honoring the emotional range and spectacle of musical theater. The Bowl describes the night as a celebration of timeless melodies and breathtaking artistry, moving from heartstring-tugging ballads to razzle-dazzle songs with dancers. With major stars of stage and screen on the bill and a fireworks display closing the evening, the atmosphere promises to be glamorous, joyful, and expansive. It is the kind of opening night that feels made for the Hollywood Bowl: cinematic, celebratory, and filled with the bright energy of Broadway under the Los Angeles sky.