Mae Martin, Alana Johnston, and Matt Folliott join forces for a fast-moving night of improv built entirely from audience suggestions. The trio brings together sharply different comic instincts, creating a performance where characters, relationships, and increasingly absurd situations can develop in real time. The spontaneous format keeps the evening loose and unpredictable, with the performers […]
Award-winning comedian, writer, actor, director, and producer Mo Amer takes over the Hollywood Improv Main Room for a two-night stand-up engagement. Best known as the creator and star of the Peabody-winning Netflix series Mo, Amer draws on his experiences as a Palestinian refugee, his upbringing in Houston, and questions of identity, displacement, family, and belonging […]
Max Frisch’s The Arsonists is a razor-sharp satire about respectability, self-deception, and the human tendency to ignore danger even when it is sitting directly in front of us. As arsonists begin setting fires in neighboring towns, the Biedermanns remain convinced that such a disaster could never reach their own home—until a stranger arrives at their […]
Based on the bestselling novel, Water for Elephants brings a sweeping story of love, reinvention, and adventure to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in a spectacle-filled Broadway musical. After losing everything that once defined his life, a young man impulsively jumps aboard a moving train and finds himself welcomed into the extraordinary world of a traveling […]
The critically acclaimed The Year We Disappeared returns for a limited engagement with a darkly comic look at one of the defining anxieties of the present: the climate crisis. Framed through the world of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the production intertwines stories of queer identity, bullying, shame, personal transformation, and even a journey back to the […]
Open Fist Theatre Company presents a rare revival of José Rivera’s Obie-winning Marisol, a dreamlike blend of magical realism, Theatre of the Absurd, dark humor, and poetic storytelling. After her guardian angel abandons her to join a celestial war, Bronx resident Marisol Pérez is left to navigate a terrifying world that seems to be coming […]
Based on the 1999 cult-classic film created by Darren Stein, who also writes the book for the stage adaptation, Jawbreaker The Musical reimagines the darkly comic story of popularity, status, and teenage power as a high-energy theatrical event. Set in the ruthless social world of Reagan High, the musical follows a clique of teenage girls […]
Moving Arts presents the world premiere of In the Tomb of Ten Thousand Calendars, an ambitious drama by Stephen Dierkes that unfolds across three moments in Chinese history—1620, 1966, and the present day—all within the tomb of a Ming emperor. Across four centuries, the play follows intimate stories of people confronting family, political upheaval, memory, […]
Caryl Churchill’s A Number is an intimate psychological drama that examines identity, family, and the unsettling possibilities of human cloning. When Salter’s son begins asking questions about his past, a long-hidden secret comes to light, forcing father and son to confront choices whose consequences reach far beyond a single relationship. Through sharp dialogue and a […]
AdlerFest 2026 brings together an eclectic evening of short-form theatre, pairing classic comedy with contemporary and testimony-based work. The program includes Daniel Adams’ Abstraction, Anton Chekhov’s lively one-acts The Proposal and The Anniversary, and Queens Without a Crown, a piece adapted from real testimony. Presented over three performances at the Stella Adler Academy, the festival […]
Janine Nabers’ The Peterson Show receives its world premiere at Echo Theater Company, bringing five former child stars back together as the legacy of their once-beloved television father collapses into scandal. With reporters and cameras gathering outside, the performers are forced to confront old rivalries, buried secrets, and the complicated bonds they formed while growing […]
The Winehouse Songbook celebrates the unmistakable music and legacy of Amy Winehouse through fresh jazz and blues arrangements led by the soulful vocals of Estani. The program revisits Winehouse’s deeply personal songwriting and distinctive blend of jazz, soul, and contemporary influences, reshaping familiar material for Catalina’s intimate supper-club setting. With Estani at the center of […]
