Theatre in Los Angeles in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Theatre

  until Dec 13

  Confederates

  The Fountain Theatre · East Hollywood

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Jan 17

  The Farce Awakens: Feydeau x 2

  Odyssey Theatre Ensemble · West Los Angeles

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  until Dec 6

  Oh, Mary!

  Ahmanson Theatre · Downtown

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  Destiny of Desire

  Mark Taper Forum · Downtown

  • Theatre

• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  Purpose

  Geffen Playhouse · Westwood

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Jan 17

  A Holiday Wonderland Special

  Bob Baker Marionette Theater · Highland Park

  • Theatre

  $25 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  Children of the Winter Kingdom

  The Actors' Gang · Culver City

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 6

  Road Show

  Zephyr Theatre · Melrose

  • Theatre
  • Musical

• Theatre

  until Dec 24

  A Christmas Carol

  A Noise Within · Pasadena

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 13

  Elf The Musical

  Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Hollywood

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Candide

  Leonard Bernstein (opera)

  LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Opera

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Comedy

  7:30 PM

  Viva Los Feliz: Around the World in 80 Minutes

  Skylight Theatre · Los Feliz

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

  $20–$45 Tickets ↗

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• Theatre

  —Time not announced

  Gelli Haha: Haha Holiday Spectacular

  Bob Baker Marionette Theater · Highland Park

  • Theatre

• Theatre

  until Dec 5

  La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin

  Los Angeles Theatre Center · Downtown

  • Theatre

  $0–$48 Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Music for Transitions

  CAP UCLA (Royce Hall and The Nimoy) · Westwood

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Candide

  Leonard Bernstein (opera)

  LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Opera

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2026)

  Long Beach Playhouse · Long Beach

  • Theatre

• Music

  8 PM

  Feline Festive

  CAP UCLA (Royce Hall and The Nimoy) · Westwood

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  8 PM

  Miracle on Anaheim St.

  Long Beach Playhouse · Long Beach

  • Theatre

• Music

  —Time not announced

  SANDRA BERNHARD: CAUGHT OFF GUARD

  Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts · Beverly Hills

  • Music
  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Theatre

  3:30 PM

  LA Writers' Workshop Play Reading Series: In This House by Erika Sheffer

  Erika Sheffer

  REDCAT · Downtown

  • Theatre

  $17.25

• Music

  —Time not announced

  LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: VIVALDI'S VENICE

  Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts · Beverly Hills

  • Music
  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 7, 2026

• Theatre

  until Dec 9

  AUDITIONS: August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING

  Long Beach Playhouse · Long Beach

  • Theatre

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Theatre

  7 PM

  AUTRY AFTER HOURS | "Happy Holidays" from the SAG-AFTRA Radio Players

  Autry Museum of the American West · Griffith Park

  • Theatre

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• Music

  7:30 PM

  Candide

  Leonard Bernstein (opera)

  LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Opera

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Theatre

  until Dec 12

  A Recital of Citations

  Mindy Seu

  REDCAT · Downtown

  • Theatre
  • Visual arts

  $25

• Music

  8 PM

  Crushing Wheelchairs

  CAP UCLA (Royce Hall and The Nimoy) · Westwood

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  THE STRING QUEENS

  Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts · Beverly Hills

  • Music
  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  The Unknown Exalted

  CAP UCLA (Royce Hall and The Nimoy) · Westwood

  • Music
  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  until Jan 10

  Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

  Ahmanson Theatre · Downtown

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

• Music

  —Time not announced

  JASON ROBERT BROWN & FRIENDS

  Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts · Beverly Hills

  • Music
  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Candide

  Leonard Bernstein (opera)

  LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Downtown

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Opera

  Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Comics Reading Comics

  Dynasty Typewriter · Westlake

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Music

  until Dec 19

  CONTRA-TIEMPO: AZUCAR

  Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts · Beverly Hills

  • Music
  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Feb 13

  Disney's The Lion King

  Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Hollywood

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

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