The best places to see live theater in Southern California

Inside: The dramatic rise and fall of NeueHouse; the art exhibition fighting white supremacy; haunted Hollywood landmarks.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT October 26, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment The 52 best places to see plays and musicals in Southern California The most artistically vibrant theaters in Los Angeles and beyond are a proving ground for actors, where even stars such as Tom Hanks and Annette Bening turn up on stage. Read More ADVERTISEMENT This private club catered to Hollywood elites. Then it came crashing down Chic, private co-working space NeueHouse appeared to be a cool, hip success story, but the celebrity habitué was riven with overspending, financial tensions and management misfires leading to its abrupt bankruptcy filing. Read More While Trump restores Confederate monuments, this bold L.A. art exhibition confronts them "Monuments," a highly anticipated new show at MOCA and the Brick, invites viewers to rethink decommissioned monuments — many of them Confederate — by recontextualizing them in an exhibition that also includes new work and historic sculpture that has been vandalized. Read More ADVERTISEMENT The most significant American art museum show right now topples white supremacy Juxtaposing Jim Crow-era Confederate monuments and recent art, "Monuments" challenges white supremacy. Read More Cameron Crowe on Jann Wenner, his new memoir and the stories he regrets writing In his book "The Uncool," the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind "Almost Famous" examines his roots as a teenage music journalist. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now I watched 'Love Is Blind' Season 9 blindfolded, and it's a roller coaster The Netflix dating series "Love Is Blind," in which participants don't see their matches until they're engaged, is more revealing, albeit more confusing, if you watch it blind yourself. Read More 13 Hollywood landmarks with real-life ghost stories Not all of Hollywood's best ghost stories can be found on a screen; some live in its landmarks and lore. Here are a few of the most notorious, from the Hollywood Roosevelt to the Mama Cass House to Greystone Mansion. Read More John Carpenter has been thinking about death lately. Not in the way you imagine In advance of his four-night residency at the Belasco, we sat down with the legendary director of "Halloween" and "The Thing" to talk about Bach, rock and, of course, evil. Read More For retired TV weatherman Fritz Coleman, it's been a sunny return to the stage A popular local TV news personality for almost four decades on NBC4, Fritz Coleman is celebrating the second anniversary of his comedy residency about aging and sex after 70. Read More Commentary: Friends of this L.A. teen will soon find out his big secret: He's co-starring in 'Bugonia' An autistic actor playing an autistic character, Aidan Delbis is one of Hollywood's overnight success stories, going straight from high school to the set of a Yorgos Lanthimos movie. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 9‌0245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com