• My Insane Shakespeare by Arthur Elbakyan

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    After a grand success in New York City and Montreal, award-winning actor and director Arthur Elbakyan’s MY INSANE SHAKESPEARE continues its journey with its highly anticipated premiere in Los Angeles. The world premiere of Elbakyan’s play took place in 2014 at the world’s largest solo theatre festival, United Solo, in New York City. Sold out months in advance, MY INSANE SHAKESPEARE was the festival’s bestseller and was performed three times. Elbakyan’s MY INSANE SHAKESPEARE won the prestigious United Solo Audience award, created in partnership with Backstage Magazine, and was featured numerous times on Broadway World. Subsequently, Arthur Elbakyan became a professional member...

  • La Diosa Presents Gianmarco

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    La Diosa presents GIANMARCO in concert.

  • LA Times Festival of Books Presents the Turtles All The Way Down Book Tour

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    LA Times Festival of Books presents the TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN book tour Join #1 bestselling author John Green and special guest Hank Green on tour in support of John’s new novel, TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN. In this multimedia event, the brothers will talk about John’s latest book, answer audience questions, perform live music, and more. All tickets include an autographed copy of TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN. John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan), and The Fault in Our...

  • An Evening with Richard Dawkins & Michael Lewis

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    Richard Dawkins, world-renowned evolutionary biologist and best-selling author, will be in conversation with journalist and author Michael Lewis to discuss matters related to science, current events, atheism, and many other topics.  The on-stage conversation will be followed by a Q&A session. After the event, Richard and Michael will be signing books.  Patrons are encouraged to bring books to be signed, and books will also be available for purchase at the theatre. VIP tickets include Reserved Seating and a Pre-show catered Reception and Meet & Greet with Richard Dawkins and Michael Lewis. VIP tickets are limited to fifty , so don’t...

  • Kingdom Promotions Presents Poets in Autumn 2017

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    Kingdom Promotions presents Poets in Autumn, the world’s largest poetry production, with riveting pieces performed by renowned spoken word artists Ezekiel Azonwu, Jackie Hill Perry, Preston Perry, and Chris Webb.

  • Alex Film Society Presents Hollywood Scares

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    The 2017 AFS Halloween Event features a full length stage production of Hollywood Scares!…a classic, ‘all ghoul’ send-up of the long-running Hollywood Squares Quiz Show. Celebrity panelists and Stand Up Comedians will join forces with AFS to present an evening of challenging classic horror trivia and irreverent humor. AFS also presents a classic animated short and feature film. This year we are saluting the vintage horror produced by Hammer Films. Brides of Dracula (1960) was the first follow-up to Horror of Dracula (1958) in a series that would eventually include eight titles. Many fans consider it one of the greatest...

  • Los Angeles Ballet Presents Pushing Dance Boundaries

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    Los Angeles Ballet’s PUSHING DANCE BOUNDARIES program features avant-garde works from three remarkable choreographers: Alejandro Cerrudo’s cutting-edge contemporary Second to Last  duets and Pacopepepluto, LAB Premieres; a World Premiere from phenom Menghan Lou; and the groundbreaking masterwork The Four Temperaments by George Balanchine.

  • La Diosa Presents Dances of Peru

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    Dances of Peru is a Los Angeles based cultural project, led by choreographer Freddy Chiara, whose mission is the preservation of the ancestral dances born in the Andean and Coastal regions of Peru. The presentation involves a professional ensemble of Los Angeles musicians and a troupe of more than twenty dancers who enhance the magnificence of live folklore.

  • Velvet Rhodes Productions Presents Glendale International Film Festival Opening Night Gala Screening: The Godfather

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    The Glendale International Film Festival kicks off its 4th Annual Film Festival with an opening night gala and red carpet screening of THE GODFATHER, celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the film’s premiere. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, with 10 Academy Award Nominations and three wins for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Screenplay Adaptation, THE GODFATHER makes its Alex Theatre screen debut for this one night only event. Based upon Mario Puzo’s classic novel of the same name, the story focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). When the Don’s youngest...

  • Glendale Tech Week: Closing Reception

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    Return to the Alex for a closing reception of food, music, and fun.

  • Glendale Tech Week: Fundraising and Pitchfest

    Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United States

    Watch 10 companies compete for a $20,000 prize package in front of a panel of judges.