Urban Bush Women

November 22-24, 2024
Mark Taper Forum

Join us for the exciting opening of the 2024-2025 Dance Season featuring Urban Bush Women marking its 40th anniversary with the West Coast premiere of SCAT!… The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar.

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NIGHT GAMES

November 15 & 16, 2024
Jerry Moss Plaza
Free

Step into the ultimate gaming event at Night Games, a weekend where the world of indie games takes center stage under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza!

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The Music Center Stands Against All Hate and Terrorism

In these times, when many are being treated without regard for humanity, we must decry the use of brutality against innocent peoples, no matter their affiliation or nationality.

We grieve the many lives lost and join with our elected officials as well as community and religious leaders in uplifting our common humanity and seeking a path towards peace for Israelis and Palestinians.

Featured Events

Check out featured events and performances at The Music Center!

  • Wed Oct 02 8:00 PM

    Sat Nov 16 8:00 PM

    Center Theatre Group American Idiot

    Mark Taper Forum

    Slinging razor guitars, thundering drums, and an anti-hero named Johnny. Not the prelude of typical entries in the canon of musical theatre. But these elements herald a groundbreaking American musical all the same: with the burning passion of char...Show more

    Slinging razor guitars, thundering drums, and an anti-hero named Johnny. Not the prelude of typical entries in the canon of musical theatre. But these elements herald a groundbreaking American musical all the same: with the burning passion of characters who yearn for something more, songs bursting with emotion, and a story that dares you to feel and celebrate and hope.

    The music of Green Day and the lyrics of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong captured the zeitgeist of a generation with its Grammy Award®-winning multi-platinum album. American Idiot puts those raw emotions front and center in a highly theatrical and thoroughly satisfying rock opera that burns up the stage.

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  • Sat Nov 02 7:30 PM

    Sat Nov 23 7:30 PM

    LA Opera Romeo and Juliet

    Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

    Two feuding families rule Verona, with the Montagues and Capulets each determined to write their victory in blood. A chance meeting between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet sparks a forbidden romance. But it wouldn’t be a Shakespearean tragedy wi...Show more

    Two feuding families rule Verona, with the Montagues and Capulets each determined to write their victory in blood. A chance meeting between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet sparks a forbidden romance. But it wouldn’t be a Shakespearean tragedy without...well...tragedy.

    Famed Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and our very own Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados lead Gounod’s romantic score, studded with one gorgeous love duet after another. Rising stars Amina Edris and Duke Kim make their house debuts as opera’s favorite star-crossed lovers, with Justin Austin in his company debut as Mercutio and company favorite Craig Colclough as Lord Capulet. Enter a sensuous, elegant world of vengeful duels and young love as this fan favorite returns to LA Opera for the first time since 2011.

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  • Fri Nov 08 8:00 PM

    Sun Nov 10 2:00 PM

    LA Phil Strauss’ Heroic Journey

    Walt Disney Concert Hall

    Daniel Harding leads Strauss’ symphonic self-portrait and Britten’s poetic nightscapes.

    Daniel Harding leads Strauss’ symphonic self-portrait and Britten’s poetic nightscapes.

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  • Sun Nov 10 7:00 PM

    LA Master Chorale All You Need Is Love

    Walt Disney Concert Hall

    The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 60th Anniversary Season continues with the launch of L.A. SINGS! As the largest professional choir in the country, the Chorale is dedicated to transforming L.A. into a city of singers and nurturing our v...Show more

    The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 60th Anniversary Season continues with the launch of L.A. SINGS! As the largest professional choir in the country, the Chorale is dedicated to transforming L.A. into a city of singers and nurturing our vibrant choral ecosystem. Led by Grant Gershon and MUSE/IQUE Artistic & Music Director Rachael Worby, All You Need Is Love is a mega sing-along at Walt Disney Concert Hall, celebrating our ability to come together and find harmony in our differences. This marks the first collaboration between the Chorale and the highly innovative MUSE/IQUE, featuring the songs Stand By Me, What A Wonderful World, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, and more, along with popular choral work. No singing experience required!

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  • Fri Nov 15 6:00 PM

    Sat Nov 16 6:00 PM

    A TMC Arts Program: Digital Innovation Initiative NIGHT GAMES

    Jerry Moss Plaza

    Step into the ultimate gaming event at Night Games, a weekend where the world of indie games ta...Show more

    Step into the ultimate gaming event at Night Games, a weekend where the world of indie games takes center stage under the stars. Compete in action-packed multiplayer games, perfect your solo strategies, or simply enjoy the excitement as players go head-to-head. This one-of-a-kind experience brings gaming enthusiasts together for a celebration of creative gameplay and the innovative spirit of independent developers. Join us for an unforgettable night filled with immersive gaming, competition and discovery. 

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    Free - rain or shine

  • Tue Dec 10 8:00 PM

    Sun Jan 05 1:00 PM

    Center Theatre Group Once Upon a Mattress

    Ahmanson Theatre

    Musical theatre legend Sutton Foster (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Music Man) returns to the Ahmanson Theatre as Princess Winnifred in this beloved musical fairytale. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little Wh...Show more

    Musical theatre legend Sutton Foster (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Music Man) returns to the Ahmanson Theatre as Princess Winnifred in this beloved musical fairytale. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little While,” this uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Peapromises both classic charms and new delights.

    Directed by Tony-nominated Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods) and with a new adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Once Upon a Mattress sets an unapologetic free spirit loose in a repressed kingdom, reveling in Winnifred’s ability to charm and transform with willpower, honesty, and a little bit of help from her friends.

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The Music Center Is Home To

TMC Arts, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Master Chorale, LA Opera and LA Phil.

Land Acknowledgment

As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants—past, present and emerging—as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. Read more.