What To Do in Town 
Week of

April 30 to May 6, 2026

Congratulations to native Angeleno Josh Groban who receives his Walk of Fame Star at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of Amoeba Records on Wednesday, May 6th

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Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown... Hollywood!  April Issue

THEATRE WEST

TWISTED

REVIEW

How far would you go to discover the truth? 

Runs through May 3

HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

MJ: The Musical

REVIEW

The show goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour.

Runs through May 3rd 
Eight shows weekly

HUDSON MAINSTAGE

A new play by Cesar Velasco. During Day of the Dead, a Mexican-American family contends with the lingering aftermath of a devastating loss, exacerbated by the discovery of a method of communicating with the dead.

Opens Friday, May 1 runs through May 9

OPEN FIST THEATRE at Atwater Village Theatre

AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED

Kafka’s surreal, darkly comic coming-of-age odyssey. Young Karl Rossmann is banished from Germany following a family scandal. Arriving in New York City on a steamer, a series of bewildering misadventures turn his world upside down. 

Back by popular demand 
Runs thru May 3

MOVING ARTS THEATRE

WHAT PRICE FREEDOM

REVIEW

World premiere. Two founding fathers; the fate of a nation. With war looming, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin attempt a covert peace negotiation with Britain.

Runs through May 3

ROGUE MACHINE 
at The Matrix

FAIRVIEW

REVIEW

Preparations for Grandma Frasier’s birthday party are underway, and Beverly wants the party to be perfect, but her sister won’t help, her husband doesn’t listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place.

Runs thru May 3

HUDSON BACKSTAGE

KHORUS HARMONIA

A Choral Experience Conceived and Led by Katey Sagal Music and Feels in 66 Minutes. Choral Arrangement and Direction by Steven Argila Book and Staging by Kurt Sutter. Proceeds benefit Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and The Wounded Warrior Project.

Runs through May 2

ECHO THEATRE COMPANY 
At Atwater Village Theatre

FOR WANT OF A HORSE

REVIEW

Runs through May 25

BROADWATER THEATRE

REVERIE

Rooted in myth, literature, and the consequences of human choice, the play embraces fate as both guiding and unforgiving. Nemestra Theatre Company reimagines timeless themes while championing bold new work.

Runs through May 3

OUT OF AREA PRODUCTIONS

"The Baptist Witches of Shelbyville" at Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks REVIEW, "Real Women Have Curves" at East LA’s Casa101 REVIEW, 
"Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter"
, Visiting Production at Odyssey Theatre 
in West LA
REVIEW

HOTEL CAFE

IRENE TU

Saturday, May 2 at 7 & 9 PM

THE GROUNDLINGS

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM through June 20

EVERYWHERE

Citywide; with 30 Hollywood venues inc. Dolby, Hollywood Bowl, The Greek and Hollywood Palladium, The Fonda, UCB, favorite comedy spots and more. This week Comedy rules in Hollywood!

Friday, May 1 
through Sunday May 10

SONIC REALMS a concert of classical chamber music presented by L'Ermitage Foundation Concert Series is reviewed by Amalisha HuEck REVIEW

CATALINA JAZZ CLUB

VICTOR ORLANDO 
& FUN JA-LA 
Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Tuesday, May 5 at 8:30PM

HOLLYWOOD BOWL

LEWIS CAPALDI 
With special guest 
Joy Crookes

Saturday, May 2 at 7:30pm

BLUE NOTE

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO

Mon/Tues, May 4 & 5 
at 7PM and 9:30PM

HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM

HEALTH X 
CARPENTER BRUT

Friday, May 1 at 6:30PM (Doors)

THE ROXY

SPORTS

Wednesday, May 6 at 8PM

HOTEL CAFÉ

CLARK BECKHAM

Sunday, May 3 at 7PM

OVERDUIN & CO. GALLERY

JAMES HARRISON 
Meant for You

Opening Friday, May 2 
at 6-8PM 
Ends June 13

PARKER GALLERY

CLAUDIA KEEP 
Water, Water Everywhere

Ends May 30

NAZARIAN/CURCIO GALLERY

MARIA A. GUZMAN CAPRON 
Siluetas Simultáneas

Ends May 16

MASH GALLERY

HALEH MASHIAN 
Mystic Seduction

Opening Saturday, May 2 
at 7-10PM 
Ends June 27

LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY

GLAZED AND CONFUSED 
Ceramic Group Exhibition

Opening Friday, May 1 
at 7-10PM 
Ends May 31

REGEN PROJECTS

PLANCHETTE 
Rachel Harrison, Liz Larner, Rebecca Morris Scupture and Painting

Ends May 23

AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE 
Los Feliz 3

Popeye, BettyBoop, Superman and more. Q&A with great-granddaughter of filmmaker Max Fleischer, Claire Fleischer and producer Mauricio Alvarado. Moderated by Justin Humphreys.

Sunday, May 3 at 4PM

Full schedule

MONTALBAN ROOFTOP

A corporate raider (Richard Gere) hires a hooker (Julia Roberts) to act as his business escort in this 1990 romantic comedy. You may recognize scenes filmed in Hollywood at Warner Pacific and the Las Palmas Hotel.

Friday, May 1 Doors at 6PM Screening 7:30PM 

Also ROMAN HOLIDAY
Saturday, May 2nd

VISTA THEATRE

A veteran and ex-convict seek a fresh start in a small town in this sharply satirical and stylish action thriller from RZA, the visionary leader of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Fri/Sat/Sun, May 1-3 
Three showings daily

The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards Gala at Taglyan Cultural Center celebrates 42 years READ MORE

CHEVALIER’S BOOKS

Blending cultural history with striking Ken Kerigozian’s construction photography, historian India Mandelkern’s book explores the decades-long effort to build a subway beneath Wilshire Boulevard—and the workers who made it possible.

May 5 at 7PM

SKYLIGHT BOOK STORE

An evening with the editors S.A. Griffin and Richard Modiano and special guests discussing this superbly curated collection from poets and writers exploring the intense devastating loss and the resolve to rise again from the ashes.

Friday, May 1 at 7:00pm

BOOK SOUP PRESENTS

A tragicomic memoir of growing up, falling apart, getting older, and trying to come back together while there's still time. Special guests Rachel Bloom, Tim Heidecker, Alex Anfanger, Melora Walters & Taylor Nichols. Ticketed event at Harmony Gold.

Tuesday, May 5 at 7PM

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