Audra McDonald, Sutton Foster Among Debuts in The Soraya’s 2026–2027 Season

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The season will also include performances by Snarky Puppy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Majo Aguilar, and the LA Phil.

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Eight prominent debuts will be among the 45 performances to be featured in The Soraya's 2026-27 Season, highlighting the performing arts center's ongoing commitment to the breadth and excellence of its programs.

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Additionally, The Soraya's Great Hall will welcome world-class symphony orchestras as well as jazz greats, offerings that have defined the venue since it opened 15 years ago.

The Soraya's reputation, both for excellence and innovation, has been rewarded with growing loyalty from audiences across the vast and vibrant communities of Los Angeles. The current season and the one preceding have seen record-breaking attendance and ticket revenue.

"Thor Steingraber has curated an absolutely brilliant lineup for 2026-27 and I think it beautifully encapsulates his 12 years of visionary artistic leadership,” said incoming Executive & Artistic Director Chad Hilligus. “I look forward to watching the season unfold and working with these incredible artists.”

In 2025 and 2026, DownBeat magazine named The Soraya as one of the “World's Great Jazz Venues,” and its annual Jazz at Naz festival is featured in the magazine's yearly “not to miss” guide. In its brief five-year history, the festival has featured a who's who of jazz greats and debut artists alike.

Both artists figured prominently in The Soraya's pandemic-era programming. The Soraya joined Brooklyn Academy of Music, Stanford Live, and Chicago's Harris Theater to commission Jacob Jonas's global project, films.dance, which garnered viewers world-wide, receiving more than ten million views across 45 short films. Meanwhile, Etienne Gara and fellow musician YuEun Kim hit the road in a 1971 VW bus for six months traversing the west coast from Mexico to Canada, to bring live music to essential workers during the pandemic. The Soraya commissioned the resulting video series, The MusiKaravan project. The San Francisco Classical Voice's Audience Choice Award named Best Streaming Series of 2020 - 2021.

The collaboration between these two burgeoning artists, Jonas and Gara will be the first to be funded by the newly established Thor Steingraber Fund for Artistic Innovation. Since 2014, The Soraya has produced more than 120 original programs - commissions, premieres, or newly produced programs. The Soraya has built its reputation as an organization that supports deep and creative relationships with multi-disciplinary artists, many from Los Angeles. A number of these performances, like Treelogy (Soraya Original Program) and The Martha Graham Dance Company's En Masse (Soraya Co-Commission) have gone on to tour venues around the U.S. and internationally.

Members strengthen the dynamic community that lives at the heart of The Soraya. With continued positive feedback from Members, The Soraya is pleased to provide the same benefit packages this year as last. Unmatched ticket discounts, exclusive Membership seating at every performance, and special Membership appreciation events are just a sampling of the valued benefits you will continue to enjoy. More information about Membership.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Tony-Winners-Audra-McDonald-Sutton-Foster-and-More-Set-for-The-Soraya-20262027-Season-20260507)._