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Nine cutting-edge dance companies perform in the return of the annual Celebrate Dance show for one night only at the historic Alex Theatre. This year's program from award-winning producer Jamie Nichols showcases the best in ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, and aerial dance -- skillfully enhanced by lighting designer Eileen Cooley, the recipient of seven Lester Horton Dance Awards. Learn more...

Alfred Hitchcock, using a television crew and shooting in black and white on a tight schedule, produced one of the most terrifying films in Hollywood history. Anthony Perkins is Norman Bates, whose devotion to his mother leads to deadly consequences. Janet Leigh as the morally ambiguous Marion Crane endured hundreds of takes to produce the infamous shower scene. The murderous set pieces are so well done that audiences still jump with fright even when they know what is coming. Learn more...

This special package includes tickets to three Sunday concerts at The Alex Theatre with fun family themes: "Carnival of the Animals," featuring Saint-Saëns (Feb. 7), "Fly Me to the Moon," featuring Beethoven and Ravel (Mar. 28), and "Jokin' Baroque," featuring Boyce, Geminiani, Telemann and Bach (May 2). Before each concert, kids get to do themed activities and play instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo, and afterward they can ask the performers questions in a Q&A session. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra honors the legacy of Aaron Copland with special guest Chris Thile. The founder of acoustic stars Nickel Creek has earned praise for his virtuosity on the mandolin and fusion of bluegrass and classical influences. He'll perform his Mandolin Concerto Ad astra per alia porci (To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig) with LACO. The program also includes Copland's Appalachian Spring and Music for the Theatre, and young composer Nico Muhly's By All Means. Learn more...

For half a century, China's remarkable Peking Acrobats have toured the globe, delighting audiences worldwide with their awe-inspiring feats of athletic and artistic talent. Drawing on thousands of years of tradition, their performances feature dazzling special effects and live musical accompaniment by an exotic Chinese orchestra. Learn more...

When Clarence Stahlbaum receives a ballerina as a holiday gift, he's publicly dismayed -- and privately delighted. But after his bullying brother shatters the gift, all seems lost... Join the GMCLA as they add new magic to this enchanting tale of dreams, which blends the splendor of Tchaikovsky with familiar holiday songs. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra finds inspiration in the burgeoning talent of two American artists. Four years ago, lyric coloratura Laura Claycomb wowed Los Angeles audiences as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos. Now she brings her delicacy, refinement and theatricality to LACO in a program that culminates in her show-stopping interpretation of the Strauss aria. Learn more...

The Glendale Youth Orchestra will give the first concert of its 21st season at the historic Alex Theatre. Featuring some of Southern California's most talented young musicians, they'll be playing Mozart's Symphony No. 39 and Haydn Symphony No.104 plus Mozart double piano Concerto No. 10. Brad Keimach will conduct. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society's annual Stooge-Fest has become a Thanksgiving tradition for Stooges fan of all ages. This year's event, At Your Soivice, Professional Mayhem with the Stooges, showcases the working Stooges, featuring four Curly titles and Shemp in 3-D! (Moe and Larry included!) Bonus features include rare interviews and special guests. Learn more...

John Cleese comes to Glendale's Alex Theatre. The founding member of Monty Python also starred in comedy classics including Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda. In A Final Wave at the World (or The Alimony Tour, Year One), he'll discuss topics ranging from his legendary career to his most pressing medical problems, his mistrust of folk-dancing, and his latest plan for world peace. Learn more...

The historic Alex Theatre presents 1963's The Haunting. This classic horror film stars Richard Johnson as a paranormal investigator whose exploration of a 90-year-old haunted house uncovers vengeful ghosts. Famed Psychic-Medium Michael J. Kouri opens the show. Learn more...

Grammy-nominated singer Joan Osborne performs together with gospel blues band The Holmes Brothers and Mississippi heartland singer Paul Thorn in an evening of pop and blues. Osborne's single "One of Us" was a massive MTV and radio #1 hit. Then came five Grammy nominations, a featured slot on the Lilith Fair tour, and performances with such notables as Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, The Dead and The Dixie Chicks. Learn more...

Experience spring, summer, fall and winter in Italy with Venetian Baroque master Vivaldi and his work The Four Seasons. The German composer Mendelssohn, whose vibrant symphony was inspired his by own travels, reveals his 19th-century impressions of Rome and Naples in his Symphony No. 4 in A major, Italian. LACO concertmaster Margaret Batjer leads this wonderful musical journey from the first chair. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society pays tribute to the historic Alex Theatre's 1920s roots with its 10th annual Vaudeville Extravaganza. The show features a cavalcade of variety acts in the classic vaudeville tradition, from old-time jazz act The Night Blooming Jazzmen to magicians, knife throwing, classic comedy short films, and more fun for all ages. Learn more...

The King and I, 20th Century Fox's 1956 blockbuster, successfully adapted Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical to the screen. The film won five Academy Awards, and provided the role of a lifetime for Yul Brynner. This extravagant spectacle, filmed in glorious De Luxe color and CinemaScope 55, will be screened at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre, one of the nation's oldest surviving motion picture palaces. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society presents a tribute celebrating the hundredth anniversary of silent film legend Mary Pickford's film debut. Highlighted by a rare screening of 1926's Sparrows, the evening also includes two early Pickford short films; all films are newly restored, and feature live organ accompaniment. Glendale's Alex Theatre, built in 1925, is one of the few surviving movie theatres from the silent era, and a perfect site for this tribute to one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Learn more...

Jennifer Holliday, the Tony Award and two-time Grammy Award-winning actress and star of Dreamgirls, joins the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in a special engagement performing both recent and classic Broadway musical numbers. On the program will be selections from The Lion King, Young Frankenstein, The King & I, South Pacific, Company and, of course, Dreamgirls, along with many more. Learn more...

The ever-popular Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles takes the stage at The Alex Theatre with a show full of classic and contemporary Broadway musical numbers. The concert will include selections from The Lion King, Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening and Aida, as well as classic Broadway hits from such stage favorites as The King & I, Zorba, Milk and Honey, South Pacific, Company, Passion, Follies, Steel Pier and, of course, Dreamgirls. Learn more...

Vonder Haar Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of The Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. This two-act original ballet is performed by students in the pre-professional training division at Vonder Haar Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra welcomes pianist Jonathan Biss. A rising star in the classical world, Biss will play Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor. Jeffrey Kahane also conducts the Orchestra in the world premiere of Christopher Theofanidis's Radiant Mind, as well as exciting pieces by de Falla and Ginastera. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society presents a screening of The Time Machine at the historic Alex Theatre. Director George Pal's film, based on H.G. Wells's classic novel, stars Rod Taylor as a scientist who travels into the far future, where he discovers a world divided between two bizarre future races. The screening also features a vintage cartoon, newsreel, and more surprises. Learn more...

The Alex Theatre will host the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra debut of David Fung, the first pianist to graduate from the Colburn Conservatory in downtown L.A. Tradition and innovation come together in Ravel's jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G major and Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony. The program also includes Mozart's Symphony No. 31 in D major, Paris and ends with Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major. Learn more...

The Glendale Youth Orchestra performs the second concert of their 20th season at the historic Alex Theatre. Featuring some of Southern California's most talented young musicians, they'll be playing Mozart's Symphony No. 41 Jupiter and Schubert's Symphony No. 5, plus solo pieces from the Horn Concerto by Strauss and the Flute Concerto by Ibert. Brad Keimach conducts. Learn more...

Nine cutting-edge dance companies perform in the return of the annual Celebrate Dance show for one night only at the historic Alex Theatre. This year's program from award-winning producer Jamie Nichols includes a full and varied lineup of premieres, in genres including modern, contemporary, ballet, jazz, Brazilian and hybrid break dance. Last year's critically-acclaimed show was a sellout. Learn more...

Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural & Educational Society presents Mosaic III, its annual celebration of sound concert. Hosted by actress/playwright Lory Tatoulian and comedian Voki Kalfayan, the show will include Lavach, a French-Armenian band from France, electro-rock artist Sebu and flamenco guitarist Vahagn Turgutyan and his band. It's a mosaic of musical genres and styles, in both Armenian and English. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents a program featuring renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin. Lin will play alongside the Orchestra in Lalo Schifrin's passionate tribute to the music of his native Argentina, Tangos Concertantes. The program also includes the debut of Principal Flute David Shostac's Carmen Fantasy, based on Bizet's classic opera, as well as Haydn'a Symphony no. 92, "Oxford". Learn more...

The Alex Film Society presents a special Valentine's Day screening of The Philadelphia Story. One of the greatest romantic comedies in film history, George Cukor's 1940 classic stars Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart in the story of a society wedding and the reporters assigned to cover it. Learn more...

Just like a Harry Potter adventure, classical music transports you to a different world - one of drama and excitement with twists, turns and happy endings created through the range and power of orchestral sound. LACO's interactive family concerts open the door for kids to enjoy this magical sound world now and for the rest of their lives. This special package includes tickets to 3 concerts. Learn more...

Ingrid Fliter, the young Argentine praised by The New York Times as a "rhapsodic Chopin player," is the fifth winner of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award and one of the world's most astonishing concert pianists. She'll play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in a concert that also includes Mendelssohn's "Scottish" Symphony and a world premiere by Damian Montano. Learn more...

For thirty years the men of GMCLA have been telling their compelling stories: tales of unique childhoods, coming out, facing scorn and discrimination, falling in love, finding their own place in the world and singing out for equality for everyone. This holiday album of snapshots will feature stories of holidays past from the men on the risers, all wrapped up in the best-loved songs of the season. Learn more...

Media City Ballet of Los Angeles presents a spectacular production of holiday favorite The Nutcracker. Playing the role of Herr Drosselmeyer, professional magician Craig Dickens will dazzle audience members of all ages with illusions; the show also features aerialists from Hollywood Aerial Arts. The ballet corps includes several New York City ballet alumni. Learn more...

The Glendale Youth Orchestra kicks off their 20th season with a concert at the historic Alex Theatre. Featuring some of Southern California's most talented young musicians, they'll be playing Beethoven's 8th Symphony and Coriolan Overture, plus works by Copland and Wagner. Brad Keimach conducts; opening remarks by LA County Supervisor Mike Antonovitch. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society's annual Stooge-Fest has become a Thanksgiving tradition for Stooges fan of all ages. This year's event, Pardon My Amnesia, is a brand new collection of bona-fide Stooges classics that have not appeared in past AFS screenings. The special bonus features include a rarely seen interview with Larry Fine, plus a clip from a "lost" Stooges short or feature film. Learn more...

Dance Into Unity Productions presents Tango Adamor, featuring world-renowned Broadway stars performing to the accompaniment of live music. Starring principal dancer and artistic director Miriam Larici, known for her role in the Broadway hit Forever Tango. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra plays Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. One of the crowning achievements of baroque music, the six concertos showcase the full range of 18th-century orchestral music, with numerous soloists. Concertmaster Margaret Batjer will lead the ensemble. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society presents a special Halloween screening of the greatest monster movie of them all: 1933's King Kong. The often-imitated tale of filmmaker Carl Denham, movie star Ann Darrow, and a colossal gorilla will be shown at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre, which dates to 1925. Learn more...

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra celebrates their 40th anniversary with a program spotlighting their wind soloists, including principal horn Richard Todd, whose composition ceLebrACiOn receives its world premiere. The program also includes Mozart's Symphony No. 39 and Horn Concerto No. 4. Learn more...

This one-night-only event is an eclectic mix of the sort of variety acts that made vaudeville so beloved by a generation of fans. The entertainment includes Ian Whitcomb and his Bungalow Boys playing nostalgic music from the vaudeville era, comedy acts including TV legend Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop, magician Christopher Hart, plus a vintage newsreel, Charlie Chaplin's classic film "The Cure" and more. Learn more...

The award-winning Musical Theatre Guild, a company of professional performers who present concert-staged readings of seldom seen musicals, presents the 1973 musical Seesaw for one night only at the historic Alex Theatre. Seesaw tells the tale of a slightly square, not-quite single lawyer from the Midwest and an off-kilter would-be-dancer from the Bronx. Learn more...

Media City Ballet presents The Music of Aram Katchaturian at the historic Alex Theatre. The program will feature selections from Gayaneh, Spartacus and Masquerade, in celebration of the much-loved, iconic composer Aram Khachaturian. These dances raised Armenian national ballet to a world-class level, and enriched the treasure house of the world's musical-dramatic art. Learn more...

Glendale's historic Alex Theatre presents a screening of American Graffiti, George Lucas' classic film about two friends preparing to leave town for college in 1962. Throughout a night of cruising, drag racing, fights, and picking up girls, punctuated by popular music of the time, they both struggle with the reality of approaching adulthood. Stars include Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, and Harrison Ford. Proceeds benefit the Glendale Kiwanis Ducks4Kids and Glendale Arts. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society presents David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia. The 1962 classic, renowned for its spectacular cinematography was voted no. 5 on the American Film Institute's "Top 100 Films of All Time" list, as well as the Institute's no. 1 epic film. Lawrence launched the careers of Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. See a restored print of this film classic at Glendale's historic, meticulously restored Alex Theatre. Learn more...

The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles presents Free 2B U&Me, a musical journey through the 1970s. The 200-voice chorus, a critically acclaimed ensemble which has been seen on TV's Six Feet Under and Will & Grace, will sing a full range of songs from the decade -- from protest anthems to disco hits. Learn more...

The award-winning Musical Theatre Guild presents the West Coast premiere of this hard-boiled commentary on American political dynasties. The Fix is a totally original biting satire ripped from the headlines of today, yesterday and most likely tomorrow. Learn more...

The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, performs a concert at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. The program includes Mozart's Horn Concerto #3 in Eb, K. 447, Boccherini's Cello Concerto in Bb, Mozart's Flute Concerto K. 314 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in Bb, Op. 60. Learn more...

Lineage Dance presents a lively and upbeat contemporary dance concert that features the interplay between dancers and live musicians on stage. The choreography by Artistic Director Hilary Thomas combines the power of athleticism with the softness of lyricism. A powerful tribute highlighting the triumphant stories of cancer survivors, the performance will raise funds for the Foundation for Living Beauty. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by music director Jeffrey Kahane, presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral. The bill also features Handel's Concerto Grosso in F major, as well as Night, a world premiere piano concerto from exciting young composer Kevin Puts commissioned specifically for Kahane to direct from the piano. Learn more...

The Colburn Orchestra will feature Pinchas Zukerman, guest conductor and soloist, for their upcoming performance at the historic Alex Theatre. The orchestra will also be joined by Amanda Forsyth, guest cellist. Learn more...

Media City Ballet presents Ballet Russe Remembered. The program includes Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances" from Prince Igor, Weber's Le Spectre de la Rose, Offenbach's "Can-Can", and more classics from the legendary Russian ballet. The Maple Youth Ballet makes a guest appearance, performing George Balanchine's Valse-Fantaisie. Learn more...