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LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE

606 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651



Revised A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS is Coming to Laguna Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 29, 2025

Laguna Playhouse will present Lythgoe Family Productions' newly revised version of A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS, as they celebrate their 10-year anniversary at the Playhouse with the return of the panto show that started it all....

BESIDE MYSELF by Paul Slade Smith to be Presented at Laguna Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2025

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present the second show of its 2025/2026 season with the rolling world premiere comedy, BESIDE MYSELF by Paul Slade Smith. Learn more!...

David Ellenstein Resigns as Artistic Director of Laguna Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2025

David Ellenstein has resigned his position as Artistic Director of the Laguna Playhouse effective November 16, 2025.  Learn more about Ellenstein here!...

David Ellenstein Resigns as Artistic Director of Laguna Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2025

David Ellenstein has resigned his position as Artistic Director of the Laguna Playhouse effective November 16, 2025.  Learn more about Ellenstein here!...

Laguna Playhouse Opens 2025–26 Season With A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER


by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2025

Laguna Playhouse will launch its 2025/26 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The show opens officially on Sunday, September 21 at 5:30 p.m., and continues through Sunday, October 5 at the Laguna Playhouse. ...

Laguna Playhouse Receives $4,000 Grant from FOA Foundation to Support Youth Arts Education


by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2025

Laguna Playhouse has announced it has received a $4,000 grant from the FOA Foundation to support its year-round educational programming for children and teens in Orange County. The grant will help fund the theatre’s monthly workshops, summer camps, Youth Theatre Conservatory productions, and Theatre...

Laguna Playhouse Names Adele Adkins New Managing Director


by Emmy Rice - July 11, 2025

After conducting an extensive nationwide search led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG), Laguna Playhouse is pleased to welcome Adele Adkins as its new Managing Director, effective immediately....

Laguna Playhouse Finishes 2024-2025 Season with HONKY TONK ANGELS


by Emmy Rice - July 11, 2025

Laguna Playhouse will present the final show of its 2024/2025 season, the boot-scootin’, foot-stompin’, dancin’ in the aisles, country music party of the year, Honky Tonk Angels, written by Ted Swindley, choreography by Jill Gorrie, musical direction by John Massey and direction by David Ellenstein....

Photos: PERIL IN THE ALPS At Laguna Playhouse


by A.A. Cristi - June 12, 2025

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is presenting the world premiere of a new Hercule Poirot comic mystery, PERIL IN THE ALPS, written and directed by Steven Dietz (Laguna Playhouse’s wildly successful production of Murder on the Links), and based in part of “Poirot Investigates” by Agatha Christie. Check out photos o...

Steven Dietz's PERIL IN THE ALPS to be Presented at Laguna Playhouse


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present the world premiere of a new Hercule Poirot comic mystery, PERIL IN THE ALPS. Learn more about the world premiere and see how to purchase tickets!...

Past Shows

Peril In The Alps
Peril In The Alps
6/11 - 6/29/2025


The thrilling follow-up to Murder on the Links makes its anticipated debut! This new Hercule Poirot story leads the famed Belgian detective on a thrilling ...

Fences
Fences
4/30 - 5/18/2025


Troy Maxson was a star of the Negro baseball leagues, but now it’s 1957 and he’s a garbage man in Pittsburgh. In one of August ...

THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES


Sherlock Holmes is back with an all-new madcap mystery to solve...and a new sidekick!  In this fast-paced, wildly comedic musical. Holmes must solve a series ...

LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT THREE CAROLINE SHAW & GABRIEL KAHANE


Program to be announced. After more than a decade of musical friendship, composer-performers Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane embark on their first large-scale collaboration, orbiting ...

LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT TWO CAROLINE SHAW & SŌ PERCUSSION


Program to be announced. Caroline Shaw and S Percussion dissolve the boundaries between classical and pop, drawing inspiration from sources as varied as James Joyce, ...

LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT ONE CAROLINE SHAW & FRIENDS


Program to be announced. The Festival’s opening concert features Caroline Shaw joined by a string quartet and chorus. Caroline Shaw is a musician who moves roles, genres, and ...

RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH
RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH
12/7 - 12/29/2024


RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH is based on the beloved fairytale, this hair-larious tangled tale undergoes a Holiday Panto makeover. Prepare for a spellbinding journey ...

A View From The Bridge
A View From The Bridge
10/30 - 11/17/2024


A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE delves into the complexities of family, love, and justice. Set in a tight-knit Italian-American community in 1950s Brooklyn, the play ...

Don't Dress For Dinner
Don't Dress For Dinner
9/4 - 9/22/2024


This wildly successful comedy was first produced at Laguna Playhouse in 1997 and is back by popular demand! This outrageous farce has all the right ...

HOLMES & WATSON
HOLMES & WATSON
5/29 - 6/16/2024


Prepare yourself for a fast-paced, thrilling, suspenseful story that will keep you guessing until its final moments. In this worthwhile addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon, there are more twists ...

TARTUFFE
TARTUFFE
4/17 - 5/5/2024


For years, Laguna Playhouse has been making audiences laugh with a wide variety of comedies and now they deliver one of the most enduring comedic ...

A SHAYNA MAIDEL
A SHAYNA MAIDEL
3/13 - 3/31/2024


A SHAYNA MAIDEL (which means “a pretty girl” in Yiddish) is a touching memory play about two sisters reconnecting after years of separation and a ...

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
1/24 - 2/11/2024


It’s 1930’s Harlem, and the joint is jumpin’! Nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom are the playgrounds of high society, and dive ...

A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS
A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS
12/7 - 12/29/2023


This holiday season, put on your glass slippers and join us for our annual Lythgoe Family Panto, A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS!  Based on the traditional British ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
11/17 - 11/19/2023


Laguna Beach Playhouse presents William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM for ONE WEEKEND ONLY! Set in a dystopian world.

The Angel Next Door
The Angel Next Door
10/18 - 11/5/2023


It is 1948 and an unlikely group of characters has assembled in a Newport mansion. An unexpected development threatens to doom a budding romance and ...

THE RAINMAKER
THE RAINMAKER
9/20 - 10/8/2023


THE RAINMAKER  Written by N. Richard Nash Directed by Andrew Barnicle MIRACLES HAPPEN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20  AT THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE IN LAGUNA BEACH! “The ...

2 Pianos 4 Hands
2 Pianos 4 Hands
7/5 - 7/23/2023


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE presents the First Show of its 2023-2024 Season… 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS  Written by Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt Directed by Tom Frey ...

Murder On The Links
Murder On The Links
5/31 - 6/18/2023


Something’s afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer, namely the body of Hercule Poirot’s newest client! Acclaimed playwright Steven Dietz brings the famed Belgian ...

Staged
Staged
1/25 - 2/12/2023


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to announce that comedienne Rita Rudner will star in the upcoming World Premiere of a hilarious new comedy, STAGED, written by Martin Bergman & ...

Love Among The Ruins
Love Among The Ruins
10/26 - 11/13/2022


When wealthy widow and socialite Jessica Medlicott is sued for breach of promise by her money-seeking ex-fiancé, will her past as an actress help or ...

Kim's Convenience
Kim's Convenience
9/21 - 10/9/2022


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SHOW OF ITS 2022-2023 SEASON!The Orange County Premiere Of KIMS CONVENIENCE Written by Ins ChoiDirected by Jon Lawrence RiveraLIMITED ENGAGEMENT ...

Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
6/29 - 7/17/2022


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE SIXTH SHOW OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASONSATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Based on the Paramount/RSO Picture and the story by Nik Cohn Adapted ...

A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
5/26 - 6/12/2022


A CHORUS LINE is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the American Musical Theatre: the chorus dancers - those valiant, over dedicated, underpaid, highly ...

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!


I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!is a musical comedy about everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and ...

Folk Legacy Trio
Folk Legacy Trio
1/1 - 1/2/2022


FOLK LEGACY TRIOJanuary 1 - 2, 2022What have you been doing since 1971? Hemming your bell bottoms? Rebuilding your Volkswagen bus? George, Rick and Jerry ...

Rita Rudner's Happy Vaccinated New Years Eve!


RITA RUDNERS HAPPY VACCINATED NEW YEARS EVE!December 31, 2021Join superstar comedienne Rita Rudner at her HAPPY, VACCINATED NEW YEAR'S EVE,Laguna Playhouse's sixth annualNew Years Eve ...

ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION: A HOLIDAY PANTO


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE and BONNIE LYTHGOE PRODUCTIONS benefiting GiveKidsPanto announce the cast of THE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OFROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION:A HOLIDAY PANTOWritten by Kris ...

SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM
SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM
12/20 - 12/21/2021


SISTERS CHRISTMAS CATECHISMDecember 20 - 21, 2021It's "CSI: Bethlehem" in this holiday mystery extravaganza from the author of Late Nite Catechism, as Sister takes on ...

Merry Christmas, Darling! Carpenters' Christmas


MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING: CARPENTERS CHRISTMASDecember 13 - 15, 2021Long ago and oh so far away the world fell in love with the Carpenters and their ...

SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM
SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM
10/13 - 10/31/2021


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SHOW OF ITS 2021-2022 100TH SEASON!SH-BOOM!LIFE COULD BE A DREAMWritten and Created by Roger BeanDirection & Choreography by Jonathan Van ...

2018 Laguna Playhouse Gala


The 2018 Laguna Playhouse’ Annual Gala is a black-tie fundraiser on Saturday, May 12, 6 p.m., with special performances by “Phantom of the Opera” star ...

Videos


The Great Race in Costa Mesa The Great Race
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (1/31 - 2/1)
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in Costa Mesa Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (12/4 - 12/6)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) in Costa Mesa SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (3/10 - 3/15)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Costa Mesa Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (7/5 - 7/25)
The Invisible Boy in Costa Mesa The Invisible Boy
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (5/9 - 5/10)
The Wiz in Costa Mesa The Wiz
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (1/13 - 1/25)
Riverdance 30–The New Generation in Costa Mesa Riverdance 30–The New Generation
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (5/15 - 5/17)
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