Featuring memorable songs from productions including Titanic, Fanny, The Pajama Game, Sunday in the Park with George, and many more, the concert offers audiences a rare behind-the-scenes look at the artistry that has defined more than 125 Musical Theatre Guild concert readings. Inspired by Stephen Sondheim’s celebrated lyric, “Here’s to us! Who’s like us? Damn few!,” the evening celebrates the performers, directors, musicians, volunteers, patrons, and supporters who have shaped Musical Theatre Guild over the past three decades while raising funds to support the Guild’s youth education initiatives.
Based on the remarkable true story of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women whose extraordinary bond brings them fame while denying them the ordinary lives they long for. Told almost entirely through song, the acclaimed Broadway musical follows the sisters from England to America, across the vaudeville circuit, and ultimately to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 film “Freaks.”
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The Musical Theatre Guild announces its 30th Anniversary Season
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 21, 2026) — The Musical Theatre Guild (MTG) proudly announces its 30th Anniversary Season, celebrating three decades of preserving and presenting…
MTG Receives The Joel Hirschhorn Award!
Musical Theatre Guild is honored to receive a Special Achievement Award, THE JOEL HIRSCCHORN AWARD, from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for outstanding achievement…
Applause Expands Orchestra!
“Live theatre” becomes even more “Alive” with a live orchestra! Thanks to a generous grant from the David Lee Foundation, Musical Theatre Guild’s APPLAUSE will…
MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD Broadway Gems in Concert
The Musical Theatre Guild is a non-profit membership theatre company founded in 1996 by a dedicated group of professional musical theatre artists. Beginning in living rooms, these artists were interested in exploring and preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre by presenting either forgotten, neglected, or unfairly dismissed Broadway musicals.
Through the years of presenting our unique concert format (books in hand) on stage, The Musical Theatre Guild has perfected bringing these rare and unsung Broadway gems to life, while also offering education for both the current and next generations of musical theatre audiences.
If you love musicals as much as we do, please join us in celebrating this incredible art form and relish in the artistry showcased by the best talent LA has to offer.
"The Light In The Piazza not only represented Musical Theatre Guild at its finest, musical theater itself doesn’t get any better."
Steven Stanley
StageSceneLA
The Musical Theatre Guild occupies one of the most distinctive niches in LA theatre!
Don Shirley
Los Angeles Times
…a treasured gift to Los Angeles for which we should all be deeply grateful
David C. Nichols
Los Angeles Times
…the best veteran Musical theatre talent…performing some of the world’s most obscure musicals.
Travis Michael Holder
LA Stage
Just terrific… Bravo to all!
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YOUTH OUTREACH
The Musical Theatre Guild is dedicated to introducing the joy and transformative power of theatre to the diverse youth of Southern California. Through our Student Outreach Program, our members get the honor of educating students on the beautiful history of our country, famous literature, and how the art of musical theatre started through songs from famous Broadway shows! Find out how you can have the Musical Theatre Guild come to your school!
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