What To Do in Town 
Week of

July 30 to August 5, 2026

Summer is in full swing and the arts are blooming. Enjoy our warm evenings and hope for cool ocean breezes. Hollywood at its summertime best.

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Barnsdall Art Park Foundation and Silverlake Wine present THE favorite Friday summer evening outing.

Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown Hollywood! - July

GREEK THEATRE

LA LA LAND IN CONCERT

An unforgettable LA live concert experience with conductor/composer Justin Hurwitz. The story of a promising pianist and aspiring actress who cross paths and fall in love. This10th anniversary show features a full orchestra and jazz band performing the soundtrack, along with the movie.

Saturday, August 1 at 8PM

LARGO AT THE CORONET

HOW DID THIS GET MADE?

Live podcast hosted by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas with occasional substitutes and/or guest hosts. Each episode features the deconstruction and mockery of outlandish films that are widely considered to be the worst.

Fri/Sat, July 31/Aug 1 at 8PM

MONTALBAN THEATRE

Unpredictable & irreverent. Laugh out load with Henson Puppeteers. The production combines improvised comedy, sketch performances, and musical numbers featuring more than 80 puppets. Each performance is unique and offers audiences a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry of puppetry.

Opens July 31 
(only 9 performances) 
Runs through August 9

ATWATER VILLAGE THEATRE 
Open Fist Theatre Company

THE GREAT CLOWN 
BANK SHOW

REVIEW

The gleefully deranged story about the Greedy family — a scheming dynasty of hustlers who transform their tiny carnival into the most powerful clown bank in America.

Runs thru August 1

ECHO THEATRE COMPANY 
at Atwater Village Theatre

F**KING STRANGERS

REVIEW

World premiere of a deliciously off-kilter dark comedy about love, sex, isolation and reinvention.

Runs thru August 24

HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

REVIEW

The story of a young soprano whose voice enchants a mysterious masked figure known as The Phantom who dwells in the depths of the Paris Opera House, casting fear over all who inhabit it.

Runs thru August 9 
Eight performances weekly.

BROADWATER 
BLACK BOX

THE HOUR OF THE STAR

REVIEW

World premiere stage adaptation of Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector’s landmark novella about a poor typist who dreams of a better life in Rio de Janeiro.

Runs thru August 1

THEATRE OF NOTE 

Seven world premiere plays. Seven acclaimed playwrights. One unforgettable evening.

Runs thru August 2

THEATRE WEST

HOW HIGH THE MOON

World Premiere. It’s July 4, 1952. The lives of two neighboring families in the San Fernando Valley will never be the same. It’s the dawn of the housing boom in the Valley. Times are changing. People have new dreams, and some old ways may be left behind, to the chagrin of folks clinging to their old traditions.

Runs through August 16

BROADWATER 
BLACK BOX

Six new horror/comedy plays about fascism written by Megan Sass.

Fri/Sat/Sun July 31, Aug 1&2
at 9:30 PM

INDEPENDENT SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 

COMEDY OF ERRORS

Two pals are lost in a bustling Mediterranean port city. Surrounded by a medley of languages, cultures, the duo stumbles through mishaps and mistaken identities. Infused with hilarious wordplay, wild slapstick, and a rocking original score, Shakespeare proves that however far you travel, you can always find your way home.

Opens August 5 
Runs through September 6

ECHO THEATRE COMPANY

DEAD MAN

REVIEW

August 4

OUT OF AREA PRODUCTIONS 
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS – THE MUSICALS
(2026) in NoHo REVIEW, 
OUT WITH A BANG
at Pacific Residence Theatre REVIEW

Amalisha HuEck SALUTES VETERANS and shares the power of live theatre in this uplifting ARTICLE

THE FONDA

DIE SPITZ 
with Cashier

Wednesday, Aug 6 
Doors at 7PM

HOLLYWOOD BOWL

TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR 
& FIREWORKS 
Plus Troupe Vertigo acrobatics

Friday, July 31 at 8PM

GREEK THEATRE

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

Sun/Mon, Aug 2 & 3 at 7:30PM

CATALINA JAZZ CLUB

“EARTHA, I’M STILL HERE” 
Starring Broadway’s Thomasina Gross

Saturday, July 31 at 8:30PM

HOTEL CAFÉ 

For one last night, more than 25 artists who’ve played this stage over the years come back for a festival of song and stories.

Friday, July 31 at 7:30PM

BLUE NOTE

CHARLIE BEREAL 
with Chris Dave

Wednesday, Aug 5 
at 7PM and 9:30PM

KP PROJECTS GALLERY

MASAKATSU SASHLE: Ambivalence 
JAMIE F. ADAMS: 
End of Day

Opens Saturday, 
August 1 at 6–9PM 
Ends Aug 22, 2026

MUSICHEAD GALLERY

MADONNA: The Rise of the Material Girl 
(1980-1985)

Saturday, August 1 6-8PM 
Ends September 26

MAKE ROOM GALLERY

SUMMER ARTIST MARKET 
Ceramics, jewelry, prints and design fill gallery and courtyard

Sunday, August 2 at Noon- 5PM

HOLLYWOOD IMPROV

SOPHIE BUDDLE

Tuesday, Aug 4 at 9:30PM

LAUGH FACTORY

SATURDAY NIGHT ALL STARS 
Orny Adams, Finesse Mitchell, Chaunte Wayans

Saturday, Aug 2 at 7:30PM

COMEDY STORE

BECKY ROBINSON

Sunday, August 2 at 7:30PM

HOLLYWOOD FOREVER

In this beloved and bewitching classic, Hex marks the spot for sisters Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as unlucky-in-love witches. When a fiery romance turns dangerous, there’s hell to pay.

Saturday, August 4 
Gates at 7PM

AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE 
Los Feliz Theatre

Delirious Technicolor melodrama weaves its way through wild twists, the American subconscious and spiritual journey to make right what can never be undone stars Rock Hudson in his breakthrough role.

Sunday, August 2 at 7PM

The Egyptian Theatre is closed until fall for audio rennovation

MONTALBAN ROOFTOP

Teenage Sarah journeys through a maze to save her baby brother from the Goblin King.

Friday, July 31 Doors at 6PM Screening at 8PM

BOOK SOUP

Jimi Hendrix's road manager and confidant Eric Barrett breaks fifty-five years of silence. Hendrix confided in few people. Barrett was one of them.

Tuesday, August 4 at 7PM

CHEVALIER’S BOOKS

Horror fans are in for a treat. a fascinating conversation with bestselling author Keith Rosson on his latest book and critically acclaimed LA based artist and novelist Ezra Claytan Daniels.

Friday, July 31 at 7PM

SKYLIGHT BOOKS

A dazzling journey into the hidden lives of synanthropes, the wild animals who’ve found ingenious ways to survive and thrive in human communities.

Tuesday, August 4 at 7PM

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