Theatre

The hilarious and heartwarming award-winning comedy drama about a Korean family-run corner store that inspired the popular Netflix hit series, Kim’s Convenience is the final play of the 2025/26 One CTG subscription series at the Ahmanson Theatre from March 21 through April 19, 2026.  Written by and starring Ins Choi and directed by Weyni Mengesha, this touring production is presented by Center Theatre Group, Soulpepper Theatre Company and Adam Blanshay Productions in association with American Conservatory Theater. 

The title character, Mr. Kim, works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canada-born son and daughter. Playwright Choi calls Kim’s Convenience his “love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home.”

Kim’s Convenience became a very popular television series that ran for five seasons on CBC Television and Netflix. It began life as a play when it originally premiered in 2011 at the Toronto Fringe Festival. A larger production was mounted the following year, directed by Weyni Mengesha, at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto and became the highest-grossing play in the company’s entire history. The show later had productions Off-Broadway, London’s West End, and Washington D.C. Center Theatre Group is excited to welcome this hilarious play and this city’s very large Korean and Korean American community to the Ahmanson Theatre.

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The national tour of Beetlejuice comes to Hollywood from March 10–22, 2026, at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, bringing its raucous, offbeat humor and high-voltage excitement to one of LA’s most storied stages.

Based on the 1988 film directed by Tim Burton, the musical follows Lydia Deetz, a teenager grieving the loss of her mother. She finds herself in a haunted house occupied by a recently deceased couple and a mischievous millennia-old demon with a flair for chaos and a penchant for stripes. What unfolds over 2 ½ hours is part supernatural farce and part coming-of-age story, anchored by a dynamic score blending rock and pop music with dark comedy. From the opening number to its irreverent finale, the show leans into the absurd while still carving out space for human themes like loss, family, and finding unexpected connections.

Following its Broadway run from 2019-2020, the touring production of Beetlejuice has built a loyal following for its elaborate set design and technical prowess that includes visual effects that transform the stage into a netherworld. At the center is a highly engineered set that shifts nearly constantly. Walls slide open to reveal hidden rooms. Staircases appear and disappear. The production has also been praised for its eye-popping costumes, larger-than-life puppetry, and a title character who joyfully breaks the “fourth wall.”

Pantages performances run for nearly two weeks, offering theatergoers multiple chances to say the name three times and see what happens next.

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Based on Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple musical opened on Broadway in 2005, ran for 910 performances, and received 10 Tony Award nominations. It has music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, and a book by Marsha Norman). First came the Steven Spielberg film adaptation (1985) … then the Broadway musical … then a Broadway revival (2015) … and finally a film adaptation of the musical. It’s been quite a journey!

Beginning March 13, LA’s own Chromolume Theatre is presenting The Color Purple at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose. The show tells the powerful story of Celie, a young Black woman in rural Georgia, who endures immense abuse from men in her life but finds her voice, strength, and self-love over 40 years (1909–1949). She discovers hope and healing through deep friendships with courageous women as she navigates heartbreak, betrayal, and eventually finds independence.

This new production is directed by Elijah Green with choreography by Katie Powers-Faulk, and the musical director is Miki Yokomizo. The cast features Christopher Baker, Jayla Bryant, Veronica Driscoll, Jonathan Farrington, Stephen Gregg, Amaya J, Lonnie Jones III, Myia LaShaun, Milyah Law, Olivia Leyva, Kara Marie, Jodi Marks, Jordan McAllister, Omari Miller, Johnathon O’Neal, Minque Taylor, and Shelby Williams. Understudies are Journie Ma-Johnson, Andante Petit-Homme,and Barbara Ann Reed. The engagement ends March 29 (there will be only 10 performances!) so don’t miss out. Get your tickets now!

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