MUSIC, THEATER, THE SORTING ROOM
SETH RUDETSKY'S BIG FAT BROADWAY SHOW Dec 9, 2023
THEATER
BOTH AND (A PLAY ABOUT LAUGHING WHILE BLACK) Jan 13, 2024 - Jan 28, 2024
Oct 19, 2023
Dec 17, 2023
THE SORTING ROOM
The Wallis' hugely popular nightclub series is returning with an assortment of not-to-be-missed entertainment including, music, spoken-word, comedy, and more!
Nov 22, 2023
Dec 30, 2023
LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE
LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE, the critically acclaimed theatrical experience, makes a triumphant return to commemorate the film’s 20th anniversary. Set within a picturesque London cityscape, iconic scenes from the film are displayed on screens alongside all-star singers and a live orchestra. L.A.’s quintessential holiday tradition brings together friends and loved ones in an awe-inspiring winter wonderland, where film and live action seamlessly intertwine!
Dec 9, 2023
SETH RUDETSKY'S BIG FAT BROADWAY SHOW
SirusXM Radio star Seth Rudetsky returns to The Wallis for an evening of his trademark “deconstructions,” in the intimate setting of The Sorting Room. Using his own audio and video collection, Rudetsky will explain the brilliance of the best Broadway performances (Patti LuPone in Evita) and delve deep into the bizarre choices of others (The Osmonds medley of Fiddler on the Roof ). Come for a hilarious 90-minute-tour-de-force!
Dec 14, 2023
SUNNY WAR
Nashville-based singer-songwriter and finger-picking guitar maestro Sunny War's strums will serenade The Sorting Room with her unique acoustic blend of folk, punk, and blues. The Roots music revolutionary garnered widespread acclaim for her fourth and latest project Anarchist Gospel, showcasing her eclectic and innovative guitarwork while insightful lyricism bares striking emotional depth. Don't miss this 2023 rising star in her Wallis debut.
Dec 15, 2023
DORIS ANAHI
Performing her debut EP Aprendiendo Por Las Malas and upcoming EP Por Las Buenas in full to close out the year, Doris Anahí will be bringing her unique blend of bolero, ranchera, and soul sounds to The Sorting Room @ The Wallis. The Los Angeles-born, Mexico-City based artist’s live performances have been acclaimed for hitting at the root of feeling, channeling musical stylings from eras past, Doris Anahí’s masterful mix of nostalgia and resilience will undoubtedly transport you to exactly where you need to be.
Dec 16, 2023
HALIE LOREN: A SEASON OF LIGHT
Settle in for an unforgettable evening of jazz melodies. International, award-winning jazz/pop singer/songwriter Halie Loren brings a fresh and original perspective to time-honored musical paths, channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries. Halie's multi-genre and multi-lingual musical blend across her ten albums to date has earned several national and international awards in multiple genres as well as significant critical and chart success along the way, with her albums consistently charting at #1 on the Billboard/Japan Jazz Charts, iTunes (Canada and Japan), and Amazon Music.
Jan 12, 2024
Jan 13, 2024
CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS: ink
Join Camille A. Brown & Dancers in an exploration of self-empowerment, Black love, brotherhood, and resilience that examines aspects of Black life that are too often appropriated, rewritten, or silenced. Ms. Brown made history this past year as the first Black director in the history of the MET opera and as the first Black female to be nominated for a Tony Award as both director and choreographer for a play on Broadway (For Colored Girls). With traditional African rhythms at its center, ink weaves together African-American social dance, African, tap, jazz, modern and hip-hop movement to lift up and celebrate Black lives, Black resilience, and Black superpowers.
Jan 13, 2024
Jan 28, 2024
BOTH AND (A PLAY ABOUT LAUGHING WHILE BLACK)
Don’t miss this rare and extraordinary piece of theater, conceived, written, and performed by Carolyn Ratteray. Through clowning, poetic text, and a tour-de-force performance, Both And (A Play About Laughing While Black) deeply investigates the nucleus of Black joy. As her mother is dying, Teayanna finds herself in a netherworld between life and death as she struggles to help her mother cross over.
Jan 17, 2024
MICHELLE CANN, PIANO
Michelle Cann makes her Wallis recital debut in a program of works by African American women composers. Sharing her passion for what she calls the “fantastic and beautiful music” of Florence Price, Cann will also play a suite by Margaret Bonds, the first African American to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and works by Irene Britton Smith and Betty Jackson King. Be inspired as a world-class pianist introduces you to nearly-forgotten gems of Chicago’s Black Renaissance!
Feb 3, 2024
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: BAROQUE: BACH + BAUER
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster Margaret Batjer leads an all-Bach concert featuring bass Thomas Bauer on the first of two programs on the Orchestra’s engaging Baroque Series. Bauer, who sings with “sheer virile force” and “emotional intensity” (Opernglas), performs Bach’s Ich Habe Genug, a reflection on gratitude and the power of perspective. Other Baroque gems presented include Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord; and Concerto for Three Violins.
Feb 6, 2024
CORINNE BAILEY RAE - BLACK RAINBOWS TOUR
GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae brings her Black Rainbows project to The Wallis for ONE NIGHT ONLY. Her new single, “Peach Velvet Sky” is taken from her highly anticipated new album Black Rainbows, her first album of new material in seven years, coming out on September 15 via Thirty Tigers.
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 10, 2024
A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM
The celebrated contemporary dance company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, renowned for its groundbreaking choreography, captivating performances, and consistent boundary-pushing, is thrilled to present a world premiere of Andrea Miller’s latest work specially commissioned by Abraham. Miller's newly commissioned work delves deep into the importance of human presence, embodiment, feeling, uniqueness, identity, and the role of bodily expression in a digitized world. The work invites audiences into a space of ritual, practice, and meditation, challenging our relationship with technology and exploring the subtleties of human interaction.
Feb 11, 2024
ALPHABET ROCKERS
ALPHABET ROCKERS make music that makes change. Founded by Kaitlin McGaw (she/her) and Tommy Shepherd (he/him/they), this intergenerational group creates brave spaces to shape a more equitable world through hip hop. Audiences will explore elements of hip hop together, have shared moments to express and uplift affirmations, reflections and get our bodies MOVING in celebration and joy!
Mar 2, 2024
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: LEGACY - DEBUSSY + HAMELIN
Special guest Marc-André Hamelin, a pianist “known for a technical finesse that borders on the supernatural” (The Seattle Times), headlines the final program on Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s popular Chamber Series. He performs Nadia Boulanger’s post-impressionist Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, and Franck’s expressive Piano Quintet in F minor, complementing Leclair’s innovative Sonata for Two Violins in E minor, Op. 3, No. 5, and Debussy’s dream-like Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp. All four composers on the program are united by their contributions to the multi-generational musical pedagogy and landscape of France. They each exemplify the myriad ways in which our lives are continually shaped by the people and circumstances around us.
Mar 17, 2024
JEREMY JORDAN
Jeremy Jordan, the award-winning actor/musician, will bring his signature and thought-provoking style to The Wallis for the first time, showcasing a wide array of vocal styles across all genres of Broadway and pop music. Songs and tales from his storied career will include selections from Newsies, Smash, The Last 5 Years, Little Shop of Horrors, Waitress, and many more.
Mar 23, 2024
TAKE 6
Take 6 will introduce a preview of their brand new recording, celebrating their new 2024 partnerships in Music Cares with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and more - exclusively for their greater Los Angeles audience!
Apr 19, 2024
Apr 20, 2024
AXIS DANCE COMPANY
AXIS Dance Company presents a triple bill of world premieres and highlights from their repertoire that showcase the strength, power and infinite possibilities of disability-integrated dance. In tandem with a robust performance calendar, AXIS provides unparalleled integrated dance education and outreach programs. AXIS builds paths to dance education for disabled and non-disabled people of all ages, experiences, and spectrum of disabilities.
May 4, 2024
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: BAROQUE: JIJI + VIVALDI
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Baroque Series concludes with a selection of masterworks from the Italian Baroque led by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, among them Vivaldi’s Concerto in D minor for Guitar, featuring South Korean guitarist JIJI, “a graceful and nuanced player” (Kansas City Star). Principal Cello Andrew Shulman is also a soloist on the program that includes Cello Concerto No. 3 in D minor by Leo, who was considered Scarlatti’s heir apparent; Scarlatti’s Sonata in D minor; Vivaldi’s “Spring” from The Four Seasons; and Charles Avison’s Concerto Grosso after Scarlatti, No. 6 in D major. Two contemporary works inspired by the era round out the program – Caroline Shaw’s Stucco & Brocatelle and Max Richter’s recomposed version of “Spring” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
May 10, 2024
May 11, 2024
BALLET JAZZ MONTREAL
AXIS Dance Company presents a triple bill of world premieres and highlights from their repertoire that showcase the strength, power and infinite possibilities of disability-integrated dance. In tandem with a robust performance calendar, AXIS provides unparalleled integrated dance education and outreach programs. AXIS builds paths to dance education for disabled and non-disabled people of all ages, experiences, and spectrum of disabilities.