THEATER
THEATER
2024/2025 SEASON
THEATER
THEATER
2024/2025 SEASON BROCHURE
FILM, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER
FILM, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER
2024/2025 SEASON BROCHURE
SPECIAL EVENTS
SPECIAL EVENTS
THE WALLIS DELIVERS: AN EVENING TO BENEFIT WILDFIRE RECOVERY
THEATER
THEATER
HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES
Mar 13, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
A mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebeca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking story behind the images, the album soon makes headlines around the world and ignites a debate that reverberates far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story behind these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust and, ultimately, about our own humanity.
THEATER, FAMILY
THEATER, FAMILY
THE PAPER ESCAPER
Apr 5, 2025
Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a simple pop-up book. In a world that’s trying to squash Benny between its pages – from a wily dancing fire to a disillusioned illustrator – Benny will need the help of a new friend to achieve their dreams.
DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, FAMILY
DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, FAMILY
SPRING FAMILY FEST
Apr 5, 2025
The Wallis continues its beloved FREE outdoor Family Fest events for families and young audiences around The Wallis’ beautiful campus.
MUSIC
MUSIC
VANGUARD
FARRENC’S NONET
Apr 5, 2025
A feast of pièces des résistances is found in this program lauding contributions to chamber music by women composers, thoughtfully curated by Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer. Discover the hidden treasure of Farrenc’s masterful Nonet and an innovative trio by Ngwenyama. Celebrate Clara Schumann's 200th birthday with her response to her spouse’s Three Romances and a LACO commissioned piece by Gibson that takes inspiration from it.
FILM, THEATER
FILM, THEATER
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Benedict Andrews
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Apr 6, 2025
The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live from their London home by National Theatre Live. With Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall) as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster (Lone Survivor, Kill Your Darlings) as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby (BBC’s Great Expectations, Three Sisters at the Young Vic) as Stella.
DANCE
DANCE
A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM
Apr 11, 2025 - Apr 12, 2025
The celebrated contemporary dance company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, renowned for their captivating performances, and consistent boundary-pushing, is thrilled to present Andrea Miller’s latest work YEAR specially commissioned by Abraham for the company, alongside A.I.M alum and Princess Grace Award winning choreographer Rena Butler’s The Shell of A Shell of The Shell. Butler’s work dissects themes of self-excavation in restrictive spaces to open the mind’s eye of cultural differences and the challenges one may face in operating under, building, and dismantling perpetuated systems or habits.
MUSIC
MUSIC
AN EVENING WITH ISAAC MIZRAHI
Apr 17, 2025
Actor, host, writer, designer, and producer Isaac Mizrahi’s acclaimed concert performances have been described by The New York Times as “determined to challenge the cultural status quo and help blaze a path into a more liberated future where few subjects are off-limits.” His one-of-a-kind show returns to The Wallis, bringing together comedy, commentary, and an array of classic and soon-to-be classic songs from Stephen Sondheim to Blondie, from Comden & Green to Madonna. Accompanied by his six-piece jazz band, “Mizrahi is the real deal when it comes to cabaret: He’s charming, he sounds great, and he is seriously funny” (TheaterMania).
MUSIC
MUSIC
PIONEERS
MARTÍN + SCHUMANN + PRICE
Apr 20, 2025
Traverse the musical landscape of America from African American spirituals to soothing melodies by familiar friends. Witness the mainstage debut of NPR’s Lara Downes, showcasing the ravishing harmonies and breathtaking melodies of Price’s Piano Concerto. Welcome back Jaime Martín as he leads the orchestra in Schumann’s definitive second symphony.
MUSIC
MUSIC
JOHN WATERS' BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: THE NAKED TRUTH
Apr 26, 2025
Ok, John Waters is finally coming clean, so to speak, and his all-new, secret-sharing, one-man crackpot comedy show dares to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the filthy truth. It’s an endless bag of trans-gressive and hetero-non-aggressive twisted tales that will warm the dark little hearts of non-binary brats all over the world. Over-sharing? You bet. Too much information? Maybe so, but airing his dirty laundry makes Waters feel clean. He’ll talk to you straight even when he’s definitely not.
MUSIC
MUSIC
The Hollywood Imagination and the Immigrant Composers Who Built It
MUSE/IQUE: WELCOME TO THE DREAM FACTORY
May 3, 2025 - May 4, 2025
Oklahoma! was undoubtedly the first of its kind. In the early 1940s, Rodgers & Hammerstein did the then-inconceivable: they combined the complex storytelling of the typical stage play with the music and movement of traditional musicals. Oklahoma! broke and rewrote all the rules for what was possible on Broadway and opened the door for decades of revolutionary musicals yet to come.
MUSIC
MUSIC
VISIONARIES
MARTÍN + BEETHOVEN
May 11, 2025
LACO’s orchestral season @ The Wallis roars to a close with remarkable milestones made by music history’s most beloved and unsung heroes. Be inspired by Farrenc’s symphonic triumph and her fight for equality. Revel in Beethoven’s heroic Egmont Overture and his towering Violin Concerto, commanded by Radulović in his much-anticipated return with Music Director Jaime Martín at the podium.
DANCE
DANCE
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
PEPPERLAND
May 16, 2025 - May 18, 2025
Mark Morris, hailed as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical” (New York Times) returns to Los Angeles with Pepperland, a unique tribute to the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, accompanied live by an unprecedented chamber music ensemble of voice, soprano saxophone, two keyboards, theremin, and percussion.
MUSIC
MUSIC
CELESTIALS
MOBLEY + VIVALDI
Meditate on sorrow, forgiveness, and the divine feminine as countertenor Mobley interprets Vivaldi’s rendition of Stabat Mater. Stroll through England in good company with songs by Purcell and Dowland before hearing Handel’s Eternal Source of Light Divine, written for Queen Anne’s birthday in 1713. Baroque trumpet features throughout, including a commissioned double concerto.
MUSIC
MUSIC
A CELEBRATION OF THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC
SCOTT DUNN ORCHESTRA
May 22, 2025
Scott Dunn Orchestra returns for its second performance of the 2024/2025 Season for Henry Mancini at 100 - a Celebration of the Man and his Music. Proclaiming the genius of Henry Mancini as composer and songwriter, the evening will feature Mancini’s scoring and songs from Pink Panther, Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Days of Wine and Roses, Sunflower, and other Mancini masterpieces.
MUSIC
MUSIC
PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN
May 24, 2025
Making their Wallis debut, GRAMMY-award winning vocal choir Tonality combines melodic harmonies to present concerts on themes of social justice in hopes to catalyze empathy and community activism. Put Your Guns Down discusses issues related to gun violence in the United States. Some of the selections will discuss mass shootings, police brutality, the effects on victims, school shootings, and suicide prevention. The concert also focuses on an active sense of peace as we come together to find solutions toward the epidemic of gun violence in this country. This evening’s performance will feature the world premiere of Alexander Lloyd Blake’s Running From, Running To: A Musical Reflection on Ahmaud Arbery.
MUSIC
MUSIC
Conducted by Chris Walden
PACIFIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
May 29, 2025
The Wallis is proud to welcome back the Pacific Jazz Orchestra, fresh from their inaugural season, this 40-piece orchestra is not one to be missed. Featuring powerhouse musicians the evenings’ program effortlessly combines a diverse range of styles, genres, and backgrounds.
MUSIC
MUSIC
MAESTROS
MARTÍN + BACH
May 31, 2025
Music Director Jaime Martín leads the complete J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites. Dazzling in virtuosity and nuanced in structure, these monuments of the canon are an absolute must for any music lover. Martín will guide you through this exhilarating adventure in counterpoint and harmony, ending the LACO season in style.
DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, FAMILY
DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, FAMILY
SUMMER FAMILY FEST
Jun 7, 2025
The Wallis continues its beloved FREE outdoor Family Fest events for families and young audiences around The Wallis’ beautiful campus. Food trucks and concessions will be available!
MUSIC
MUSIC
JOSHUA GUERRERO
Jun 7, 2025
The final installment of LA Opera and The Wallis recital series features Joshua Guerrero, one of LA Opera’s greatest success stories. Guerrero began his career with the company, quickly graduating to the leading tenor roles in Moby-Dick, Macbeth and The Ghosts of Versailles. Hailed as one of OperaWire's "Top 11 Singers of 2023," he now stars in the world's major opera houses.
DANCE
DANCE
GATHERINGS
Jun 13, 2025 - Jun 14, 2025
L.A. Dance Project and The Wallis present Gatherings, a triple-bill program showcasing interdisciplinary collaborations in dance, music, and visual art. The evening features Triade, a signature repertory work from LADP Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied, created as a tribute to his mentor, the visionary choreographer and artist Jerome Robbins; Quartet for Five, a critically acclaimed work by 2022-2024 LADP Artists-in-Residence Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber; and Sleepwalker’s Encyclopedia, from choreographer and former New York City Ballet Principal DancerJanie Taylor, with set design by American painter Benjamin Styer. The program opens with Anthem, a site-specific piece also by Janie Taylor featuring dancers from the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School performing alongside LADP dancers.