Happy Oscars Week! As Los Angeles gets ready for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, here’s Variety’s ultimate party guide for all things happening before, during and after the 97th Academy Awards on March 2.

With awards season in full effect, many of the industry’s biggest and brightest descended on cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta to celebrate Black excellence.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic unveils the Hollywood Bowl's 2025 season lineup, including Cynthia Erivo in "Jesus Christ Superstar" as well as Gustavo Dudamel's penultimate season.

Zoe Saldana arrives at the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Cynthia Erivo arrives at the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday,

The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST.

Cynthia Erivo will star as Jesus in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar," slated to run in August at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Cynthia Erivo is set to play the role of Jesus in an upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl. The musical, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, will be mounted at the iconic Los Angeles venue in summer 2025.

The LA Phil has released the lineup for the 2025 Hollywood Bowl summer season. Hugh Jackman, John Legend, Cynthia Erivo, Grace Jones, Diana Ross, The Roots, Yo-Yo Ma, Josh Groban, Juanes, John

Cynthia Erivo is set to play the role of Jesus in an upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl! The musical, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, will be mounted at the iconic Los Angeles venue this summer.

After devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going forward. Performers were added to the bill Monday, including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Queen Latifah, Blackpink's Lisa,

Erivo is only an Oscar away from EGOT status — she won a Tony in 2016 for her performance as Celie in “The Color Purple,” a Grammy for musical theater album for the same role and a Daytime Emmy for a performance on NBC’s “Today” show with “The Color Purple” cast.