Distinguished Speaker Series

The 2024-2025 Distinguished Speakers

Enjoy candid and relaxed evenings with world leaders, Pulitzer Prize winners, best-selling authors, explorers and celebrated personalities offering profound insights and lively discussion.

Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

  • Long Beach Mon 10/14
  • Thousand Oaks Tue 10/15
  • Pasadena Wed 10/16
  • Redondo Beach Thu 10/17
Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell

  • Redondo Beach Mon 11/18
  • Thousand Oaks Tue 11/19
  • Pasadena Wed 11/20
  • Long Beach Thu 11/21
Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

  • Redondo Beach Mon 1/13
  • Thousand Oaks Tue 1/14
  • Pasadena Wed 1/15
  • Long Beach Thu 1/16
Pete McBride & Kevin Fedarko

Pete McBride & Kevin Fedarko

  • Redondo Beach Mon 2/10
  • Thousand Oaks Tue 2/11
  • Pasadena Wed 2/12
  • Long Beach Thu 2/13
Zanny Minton Beddoes

Zanny Minton Beddoes

  • Pasadena Mon 4/21
  • Thousand Oaks Tue 4/22
  • Redondo Beach Wed 4/23
  • Long Beach Thu 4/24
Emily Chang

Emily Chang

  • Redondo Beach Mon 5/5
  • Thousand Oaks Tue 5/6
  • Pasadena Wed 5/21
  • Long Beach Thu 5/22

Experience the Talks of the Town!

Appearing Live!

Powerful evenings guaranteed to inspire, enlighten, entertain and inform! Offering audiences the opportunity to experience and learn from remarkable individuals who have changed the world and shaped our lives.

Series subscription packages are sold by theater location only. Tickets to individual speakers are not for sale.

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Father Gregory Boyle
Steve Martin
Betty White
Martha Stewart
Vin Scully
Bill Clinton
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama
Yo-Yo Ma
Magic Johnson
Fareed Zakaria
Bill Nye
Mikhail Gorbachev
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