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.

Holidays at The Music Center
Make your holiday plans and create unforgettable memories this holiday season at The Music Center.
Upcoming Live Events
Join us for the return of live events and performances at The Music Center!
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Sat Nov 18 7:30 PM
Sat Dec 09 7:30 PM
LA Opera El Último Sueño de Frida & Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of th...Show more
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of the Dead reunites Diego Rivera with his wife Frida Kahlo, he jumps at the chance to seek forgiveness. But Frida refuses to return to the world that caused her so much pain, until another departed soul inspires her to look back at the art (and the man) she once loved.
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Sun Dec 03 7:00 PM
Center Theatre Group Michael Feinstein in Coming Home: The Holiday Celebration
Mark Taper Forum
Fire up the yule log and find the perfect present for your holiday celebration. Michael Feinstein is coming home to the Taper for the first time in over 15 years. Feinstein launches his Center Theatre Group Residency with a special celebration fea...Show more
Fire up the yule log and find the perfect present for your holiday celebration. Michael Feinstein is coming home to the Taper for the first time in over 15 years. Feinstein launches his Center Theatre Group Residency with a special celebration featuring a sparkling array of holiday standards and special experiences that will surely get you and your loved ones in an exquisite holiday mood. This world premiere concert includes a mix of classic holiday songs, jazz standards, and never-before-performed arrangements of music from the Great American Songbook, brought to magical life with a combination of live performance, a multimedia children’s choir, and dynamic dance.
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Tue Dec 05 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 31 6:30 PM
Center Theatre Group A Christmas Story, The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the class...Show more
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story, The Musical "a joyous Christmas miracle," while The New York Times writes "I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face."
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Thu Dec 07 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 10 2:00 PM
LA Phil Zubin Mehta Conducts Mahler 1
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zub...Show more
Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zubin Mehta leads a second half of Mahler’s First Symphony, an acoustically astounding, honest portrayal of life and death. This program includes the rarely performed, emotional Blumine (floral) second movement.
Concerts in the Thursday 2 subscription series are generously supported by the Otis Booth Foundation.
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Sun Dec 10 7:00 PM
LA Master Chorale Navidad Nuestra: December in the Americas
Walt Disney Concert Hall
¡Feliz Nochebuena! ¡Feliz Navidad! It’s December in the Americas with Christmas carols sung in the music traditions of the composers’ homelands of Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba and more.
¡Feliz Nochebuena! ¡Feliz Navidad! It’s December in the Americas with Christmas carols sung in the music traditions of the composers’ homelands of Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba and more.
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Sun Dec 24 3:00 PM
A TMC Arts Program L.A. County Holiday Celebration
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
The 64th annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration offers Angelenos of all ages the opportunity to experience and honor the dynamic, rich cultures of the county. Enjoy a diverse lineup of L.A.-based artists including many past favorites an...Show more
The 64th annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration offers Angelenos of all ages the opportunity to experience and honor the dynamic, rich cultures of the county. Enjoy a diverse lineup of L.A.-based artists including many past favorites and some exciting new talent! With performances by choral groups, dance troupes and local artists, the Holiday Celebration brings holiday cheer into the homes and hearts of all who tune in! See the L.A. County Holiday Celebration live at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, watch it on PBS SoCal or stream online!
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Sun Dec 31 8:00 PM
Mon Jan 01 12:30 AM
A TMC Arts Program Gloria Molina Grand Park's NYELA
Gloria Molina Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles CA
The West Coast’s largest FREE New Year’s Eve event is back! With the signature 3D countdown light show projected onto L.A.’s iconic City Hall, Gloria Molina Grand Park's NYELA will lead revelers into 2024 and La Doña and La Verdad Band to...Show more
The West Coast’s largest FREE New Year’s Eve event is back! With the signature 3D countdown light show projected onto L.A.’s iconic City Hall, Gloria Molina Grand Park's NYELA will lead revelers into 2024 and La Doña and La Verdad Band topping off the highly-anticipated New Year’s Eve celebration!
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Fri Dec 01 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 03 2:00 PM
LA Phil Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Maurice Ravel’s “choreographic symphony” Daphnis and Chloé challenges conventional music status quos while highlighting his genius as an orchestrator. The epic dreamscape consists of the most number of musicians for any of Ravel’s works, ...Show more
Maurice Ravel’s “choreographic symphony” Daphnis and Chloé challenges conventional music status quos while highlighting his genius as an orchestrator. The epic dreamscape consists of the most number of musicians for any of Ravel’s works, yet allows for soloists to shine brightest here. Born out of the Sound Poetry and synthetic language of Hugo Ball’s Dadaism, Esa-Pekka Salonen’s cyclical Karawane is a monumental study of the familiar and unfamiliar. Here, the words are the music and the music is the words, brought to haunting life by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
This performance is generously supported by the Contemporary Initiatives Fund.
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Sun Dec 03 7:00 PM
Center Theatre Group Michael Feinstein in Coming Home: The Holiday Celebration
Mark Taper Forum
Fire up the yule log and find the perfect present for your holiday celebration. Michael Feinstein is coming home to the Taper for the first time in over 15 years. Feinstein launches his Center Theatre Group Residency with a special celebration fea...Show more
Fire up the yule log and find the perfect present for your holiday celebration. Michael Feinstein is coming home to the Taper for the first time in over 15 years. Feinstein launches his Center Theatre Group Residency with a special celebration featuring a sparkling array of holiday standards and special experiences that will surely get you and your loved ones in an exquisite holiday mood. This world premiere concert includes a mix of classic holiday songs, jazz standards, and never-before-performed arrangements of music from the Great American Songbook, brought to magical life with a combination of live performance, a multimedia children’s choir, and dynamic dance.
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Sat Nov 18 7:30 PM
Sat Dec 09 7:30 PM
LA Opera El Último Sueño de Frida & Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of th...Show more
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of the Dead reunites Diego Rivera with his wife Frida Kahlo, he jumps at the chance to seek forgiveness. But Frida refuses to return to the world that caused her so much pain, until another departed soul inspires her to look back at the art (and the man) she once loved.
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Thu Dec 07 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 10 2:00 PM
LA Phil Zubin Mehta Conducts Mahler 1
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zub...Show more
Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zubin Mehta leads a second half of Mahler’s First Symphony, an acoustically astounding, honest portrayal of life and death. This program includes the rarely performed, emotional Blumine (floral) second movement.
Concerts in the Thursday 2 subscription series are generously supported by the Otis Booth Foundation.
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Tue Dec 05 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 31 6:30 PM
Center Theatre Group A Christmas Story, The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the class...Show more
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story, The Musical "a joyous Christmas miracle," while The New York Times writes "I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face."
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Tue Dec 05 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 31 6:30 PM
Center Theatre Group A Christmas Story, The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the class...Show more
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story, The Musical "a joyous Christmas miracle," while The New York Times writes "I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face."
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Sat Nov 18 7:30 PM
Sat Dec 09 7:30 PM
LA Opera El Último Sueño de Frida & Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of th...Show more
Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of the Dead reunites Diego Rivera with his wife Frida Kahlo, he jumps at the chance to seek forgiveness. But Frida refuses to return to the world that caused her so much pain, until another departed soul inspires her to look back at the art (and the man) she once loved.
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Thu Dec 07 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 10 2:00 PM
LA Phil Zubin Mehta Conducts Mahler 1
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zub...Show more
Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zubin Mehta leads a second half of Mahler’s First Symphony, an acoustically astounding, honest portrayal of life and death. This program includes the rarely performed, emotional Blumine (floral) second movement.
Concerts in the Thursday 2 subscription series are generously supported by the Otis Booth Foundation.
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Tue Dec 05 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 31 6:30 PM
Center Theatre Group A Christmas Story, The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the class...Show more
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story, The Musical "a joyous Christmas miracle," while The New York Times writes "I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face."
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Sun Dec 10 7:00 PM
LA Master Chorale Navidad Nuestra: December in the Americas
Walt Disney Concert Hall
¡Feliz Nochebuena! ¡Feliz Navidad! It’s December in the Americas with Christmas carols sung in the music traditions of the composers’ homelands of Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba and more.
¡Feliz Nochebuena! ¡Feliz Navidad! It’s December in the Americas with Christmas carols sung in the music traditions of the composers’ homelands of Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba and more.
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Sun Dec 10 2:00 PM
A TMC Arts Program: Arts Grown L.A. The Music Center and City of Palmdale Present The Alley Cats
Palmdale Playhouse, Palmdale, CA
Experience the arts in your local community! Our Arts Grown L.A. program brings Music Center Performing Artists to communities and libraries all over L.A. County.
Experience the arts in your local community! Our Arts Grown L.A. program brings Music Center Performing Artists to communities and libraries all over L.A. County.
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Tue Dec 05 8:00 PM
Sun Dec 31 6:30 PM
Center Theatre Group A Christmas Story, The Musical
Ahmanson Theatre
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the class...Show more
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story, The Musical "a joyous Christmas miracle," while The New York Times writes "I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face."
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We Stand With Black Communities
We mourn the countless unjust deaths of Black people. We recognize the inexcusable pain and suffering that Black individuals and Black communities experience daily as a result of racial injustice and violence, and we stand with those who are raising their voices for justice. Black lives matter.
The Music Center must listen, learn and redouble its efforts to seek out meaningful steps and actions that ensure that every member of our community is treated with dignity. We must work even harder to create, support and uplift art that is rooted in compassion, truth and cultural equity and to provide an inclusive, collaborative, creative, and safe space for marginalized voices in our community to be heard.
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