12 best bets for your weekend: Hamburg Ballet, Shakespeare, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and more

One very versatile ballet firm, an “inaccurate” Shakespeare comedy and a beloved Hollywood musical lead our quick record of cultural choices this weekend. Earlier than you go, bear in mind to name or examine on-line for reservation necessities and different COVID-19 protocols.

‘Bernstein Dances’
Hamburg Ballet launches a brand new season of “Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Middle” with the West Coast premiere of firm director and choreographer John Neumeier’s full-length work that includes music from basic Leonard Bernstein scores together with “On the City” and “West Facet Story.” Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; additionally 7:30 p.m. March 19. $34-$138. musiccenter.org

Bach’s ‘St. Matthew Ardour’
The Hamburg Ballet additionally groups up with James Conlon and the Los Angeles Opera for Neumeier’s acclaimed staging of the Bach oratorio that tells the story of the arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; different dates by means of March 27. $19-$292. laopera.org

‘Reside on the Porpentine — A Comedy of Errors’
Mistaken identities? Verify. Slapstick humor? Verify. A goat? Verify! Unbiased Shakespeare Co., presenters of the annual Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Competition, will provide six free livestreams of the troupe’s tune-filled, basic movies-inspired adaptation of the Bard’s madcap romp. Really helpful for ages 13 and older. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays by means of March 20. Free; reservations required. iscla.org

‘The Wizard of Oz’
Dorothy (Judy Garland) and firm are off to see you-know-who in Victor Fleming’s beloved 1939 musical fantasy primarily based on the writings of L. Frank Baum. Offered in 35mm. Hollywood Legion Theater at Submit 43, 2035 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 2 p.m. Sunday. $5, $10. hollywoodlegiontheater.com

Joshua Bell and the Academy of St. Martin within the Fields
The violinist and conductor leads the storied chamber ensemble in two distinct packages — one that includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “Italian,” and the opposite, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” — at two completely different SoCal venues. Younes and Soraya Nazarian Middle for the Performing Arts (The Soraya), Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 8 p.m. Thursday. $41-$109. thesoraya.org

Additionally at Soka Performing Arts Middle, Soka College of America, 1 College Drive, Aliso Viejo. 8 p.m. Friday. $63-$175. soka.edu

‘ABBA Mania’
Take an opportunity on a touring model of this hit West Finish musical that re-creates a live performance by the Swedish foursome behind such chart-toppers as “Fernando,” “Mamma Mia” and “Dancing Queen.” El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. 2 p.m. Sunday. $40, $50. elportaltheatre.com

‘Dawn on Sundown’
Rachael Worby’s Muse/Ique jump-starts the eclectic ensemble’s yearlong, multi-venue celebration, “L.A. Composed: A Competition of Los Angeles Music,” with this salute to Sundown Boulevard and its place in musical historical past that includes particular friends a cappella group the DC6 Singers and Broadway veterans Brandon Victor Dixon and Kecia Lewis. Wallis Annenberg Middle for the Performing Arts, Bram Goldsmith Theater, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 and seven p.m. Sunday. $29-$79. thewallis.org

‘The Firebird Suite’
Music director Eckart Preu leads the Lengthy Seashore Symphony within the Stravinsky favourite impressed by a Russian folktale. This system additionally consists of Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1. Lengthy Seashore Performing Arts Middle, Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Lengthy Seashore. 8 p.m. Saturday. $32-$112. (562) 436-3203. longbeachsymphony.org

‘Legacies of Alternate: Chinese language Modern Artwork From the Yuz Basis’
It’s your final weekend to catch this exhibition, co-presented with the Yuz Museum in Shanghai, that includes works by Ai Weiwei, Huang Yong Ping, et al. Los Angeles County Museum of Artwork, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Ends Sunday. $10-$25; ages 2 and youthful are free; reductions obtainable to L.A. County residents. (323) 857-6010. lacma.org

‘Westside Chamber Sequence: Goldberg Variations’
Want extra Bach? Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra violinist and concertmaster Margaret Batjer leads members of the ensemble in Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s string association of Bach’s extremely mutable 1741 composition initially written for the harpsichord. The Broad Stage, Santa Monica Faculty Performing Arts Middle, 1310 eleventh St., Santa Monica. 8 p.m. Saturday. $58. laco.org

‘Sherry Vine & Jackie Beat: Soiled Thirty!’
The 2 veteran drag artists have fun three a long time of real-life friendship and onstage rivalry on this bawdy and barb-filled cabaret outing. Catalina Jazz Membership, 6725 Sundown Blvd., Hollywood. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. $20, $30; food and drinks minimums apply. ticketweb.com

‘Florian Hecker: FAVN’
The road between the true and the imagined is traversed within the German-born composer and audio-visual artist’s automated efficiency/sound set up. REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., downtown L.A. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $13-$25. redcat.org