Five shows to see at The Elysian's Spaghetti Festival 2026
The Elysian's Spaghetti Festival returns this week with a slew of new shows from talented artists in Los Angeles. We pick out five exciting shows to check out during the festival, which runs from July 15 through July 19. More information about the Spaghetti Festival can be found here.
Thursday, July 16
The Vault
Doors: 7:15 p.m.
Show: 7:30 p.m.
Dark comedy Act Black focuses on what it really means to be black. Comedian/actress Lina Green will take folks on a journey through stand-up and clowning. Numa Perrier, who previously worked on Jezebel and The Perfect Find, directs this performance. Green is best known for their work on The Perfect Find, Sexless, and The Book of Queer.
Friday, July 17
Main Stage
Doors: 9 p.m.
Show: 9:30 p.m.
Directed by Reshma Meister, University of Udderville follows two best friends trying to find their true identities at Udderville. The cast for this show includes Lilly Langford, Brooke Sciacca, Allie Kiekhofer, Aviana Glover, Zoey Smith, Sam Gibson, Mike Rose, Tyler Pruyn, Emma Benson, Gia Ochsenbein, Kevin Krieger, Ella Clover, Kailey Greenberg, and Amelia Whitney. Thomas Welsh will be the show's music composer.
Saturday, July 18
Skunk Room
Doors: 6:30 p.m.
Show: 7 p.m.
Directed by Molly McLean, Karaoke Night is an immersive musical show mixing karaoke with storytelling. The cast for this show includes Brynn Allen, Chris Herring, Ely Henry, Elyza Halpern, Gianni Magna, Jack Skaggs, Kay Yee, Kiva Uhuru, Madelynne Whitt, Marc Mendoza, Marco Torres, Matt Kempner, Matt Mazany, Mike Lopez, Milan Patel, Natalie Marceau, Nate Pringle, Nate Torres, Noah Marger, Ricky Winkeller, Sarah Kylie, and Lana Wagy.
Sunday, July 19
Skunk Room
Doors: 12:30 p.m.
Show: 1 p.m.
Molly Sharpe's dog Maggie will have their first-ever full-length stage show. The show will feature music, dance, and more. Sharpe is best known for their previous shows Murder, Oops! and F*cking Famous.
Sunday, July 19
Skunk Room
Doors: 6:30 p.m.
Show: 7 p.m.
Directed by Sylvie Wang, 2001: A Prom Odyssey is an immersive prom set in May 2001 that brings the audience into the fun. The cast for this show features Enor Bishop, Linzy Beltran, Meg Cheng, Sam Gibson, Max Karpecki, Ian Mellencamp, Melissa Peng, Sam Pirie, Tyler Pryun, Garrett Richardson, Mike Rose, Dave Stolz, Jackie Skinner, Zoey Smith, Jamonte Williams, and Lauren Yang. Since this is a prom, come dressed in your best Y2K prom outfit!
Since 2009, MP3s and NPCs owner Terrance Pryor has written about music, conventions, cosplay, and video games for publications such as AXS, Examiner, Fake Walls, and Ranker. Based out of Los Angeles, the former rock concert promoter/radio host can be seen talking about rock music on AXS TV’s Music’s Greatest Mysteries and discussing music and whatever else on their Black Man Talks Rock channel on YouTube.