FILM
Wattstax – 7:30 PM, April 2: One of the most electrifying music documentaries ever, the eternally funky Wattstax is part concert-film and part powerful document of the historic Watts neighborhood of 50 years ago. Known as “The Black Woodstock” Wattstax was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to commemorate the seven-year anniversary of the Watts riots. Organized by legendary Stax Records, this monumental concert includes performances from soul superstars Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Carla and Rufus Thomas, The Bar-Kays and more, with speeches from Jesse Jackson and Melvin Van Peebles, and a comedy set from Richard Pryor. So join us as we get funk-adelic and blast this groovy classic on our killer speakers! Come early for a Vinyl DJ Set from our bestie DJ Jéli! Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles.
Ben-Hur – 7 PM, April 1: Get your chariot ready for one of the most epic movies of all time! When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Gardena Cinema, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena.
Jesus Christ Superstar – 7 PM, April 3: What’s the buzz, tell me what’s a happenin’! Another treasure for the Easter season! You know you can’t resist the most divine of Rock Operas from the pen of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and the direction of dearly departed Norman Jewison. Follow Jesus and his disciples in his last days as a theater troupe acts out (and sings) the final days of the Christian savior, from meetings with Pontius Pilate, to the Last Supper, and beyond. The biblical musical spectacle that lives forever! Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles.
To Kill a Mockingbird – 2 PM, April 5: Gregory Peck won the Best Actor Oscar for his warm and restrained performance as attorney Atticus Finch in director Robert Mulligan’s film version of Harper Lee’s classic novel about racial injustice and family life in small-town Alabama. The story is told from the perspective of Finch’s two children, Jem and Scout, and Mulligan and uncredited casting director, Boaty Boatwright, found two talented unknowns for the parts, Phillip Alford and Mary Badham, with Robert Duvall making an equally impressive film debut as the mysterious Boo Radley. Cecilia Peck, Gregory Peck’s daughter is set to make an in-person appearance. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
THEATRE
Here Lies Love – through April 5: It’s the last week for Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum! Here Lies Love is a groundbreaking musical about former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her family’s rise to power and subsequent fall at the hands of the Philippine People Power Revolution. With music by Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner David Byrne and Grammy Award winner Fatboy Slim, and direction by Center Theatre Group Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director Snehal Desai, comes an all-new production (the first since appearing on Broadway in 2023) in a transformative experience combining disco beats and adrenaline-fueled choreography. The show goes beyond Imelda’s near-mythic obsession with shoes to explore true questions of authoritarian rule and responsibility. It is a story fueled by greed, power, and disco that feels as timely today as ever. The Music Center, Mark Taper Forum,135 N Grand Ave., Los Angeles.
Latino Theater Co. presents Level Up! by Gabriel Rivas Gómez – through May 3: Desi, a trans tween, is afraid to come out to her family and only feels like she can be herself in her virtual world. A quest to save her dying dog pushes her to deal with challenges both in the virtual and real worlds. Level Up! is a play about gaming, family and growing up. The Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles.
Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi – through April 19: Soulpepper Theatre Company & Adam Blanshay Productions in association with American Conservatory Theater brings the award-winning comedy drama to the Ahmanson Theater. The play, which inspired the Netflix hit, follows the Kim family and their Korean family-run corner store. Mr. Kim works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children. Playwright Ins Choi, who will also star in the production as the titular character, calls Kim’s Convenience his “love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home.” Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave. Los Angeles.
Dragon Mama – through April 12: Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.” In this next chapter, Maria Porkalob, Jr. dreams of a bigger, gayer life beyond Bremerton, WA. But when an unexpected chance to escape arises, she faces an impossible choice—stay with her struggling family or chase freedom in the wilds of Alaska. Packed with ghosts, Filipino gangsters, and a killer ’90s R&B soundtrack, this award-winning, high-octane solo show is a raw, hilarious, and deeply moving story of resilience, queer love, and what it takes to break free and find home. Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave. Los Angeles.
Fantastic Tales: Improvised Stories of the Strange & Unusual – through April 19: Inspired by the speculative imagination of H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, and their contemporaries, Fantastic Tales transforms the stage into a world of gaslit parlors, impossible inventions, and moral reckonings unfolding without script or rehearsal. Imagine, if you will, a turn-of-the-century The Twilight Zone — performed live. Each night is entirely original, never to be repeated, and remembered only by those who dare to bear witness. The ensemble crafts a complete speculative drama in real time, where ambition collides with consequence and invention reveals both wonder and cost. OutsideIn Theatre, 5317 York Blvd, Los Angeles.
MUSEUMS AND ART
First Fridays 2026 at the Natural History Museum – 6 PM-10 PM, April 3: First Fridays celebrates 20 years as Los Angeles’ premier museum after-hours experience, where exclusive nighttime access to NHM brings music, science, and culture together for an engaging evening of conversation and community. Throughout the night, guests are free to explore the museum at their own pace.Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles.
MONUMENTS First Fridays with BERG Collective – April 3:
Enjoy free admission to MONUMENTS at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on the first Friday of every month, with extended hours from 11am to 8pm. On April 3, MOCA partners with The BERG (Black Employee Resources Group) Collective for special programming featuring DJ sets, a photo booth, cocktails, a food truck, and more from 4-8 pm. While admission is free, tickets are required and capacity is limited—advance reservations are recommended. The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles.
A New Song: Langston Hughes in the West – through September 13: One of the world’s most famous Black poets, Langston Hughes (1902–1967) is often associated with the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance in New York. But starting in the 1930s, though the upheavals of the Great Depression, World War II, and McCarthyism in America, Hughes spent significant time in the West where he maintained deep connections and produced important work, including lectures, film scripts, plays, and his first book of short stories. Through recorded interviews, lyrical texts, archival photographs, and historic posters and prints, A New Song: Langston Hughes in the West reveals little-known aspects of Hughes’s work as a champion for justice and the special relationships he cultivated during his many sojourns in California, Nevada, and Mexico. California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, Los Angeles.
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 – throgh June 14: Amid the turbulent decades of the mid-20th century, African American and Afro-Atlantic diaspora artists sought to celebrate Black culture and advance the struggle for civil rights. Photographic images contributed in myriad ways to the lively exchange of pan-African ideas that propelled the Black Arts Movement. See how an incredible range of artists and activists—from studio and street photographers to graphic designers and community organizers—used photography as a tool for social change. Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles.
COMEDY
Janelle James – 7:30 PM, 9:30 PM, March 30: Emmy-nominated Abbott Elementary actress and stand-up comedian has set to take the stage that the Hollywood Improv! Hollywood Improv, 8162 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles.
Tonight at the Improv ft. Eric Andre, Anthony Jeselnik, Cristela Alonzo, Craig Robinson, Gary Cannon and more! – 7:15 PM, March 30: The Hollywood Improv sets a stellar lineup of comedians – and they keep on adding! Hollywood Improv, 8162 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles.
Drew Droege in Theater Idiot – 7 PM, 9 PM April 1: On December 14, 2025, Patti LuPone attended a performance of Drew Droege’s play, Messy White Gays, in New York City. It was nearly ruined thanks to the outbursts of a raving drunken lunatic. After the show, LuPone eviscerated this person and told them to “never go back to the theater again”. The New York Post ran the headline “LuPone Blasts Theater Idiot”. Tonight, meet the Theater Idiot. Dynasty Typewriter 2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles.
Now That’s What I Call Vol. 5 – 9:30 PM, April 4: You’re invited to see the magic unfold as characters and sketches are imagined for the first time. This is an experience for true fans of comedy to see the Main Company test out wild new characters and push every possible sketch comedy boundary. The Groundlings Theatre, 7307 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles.
