It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering 38 in-person plays, workshops and family-oriented events, presenting: My Travails with Charley – A Tribute to Charles Nelson Reilly 5:30 PM, Main Stage, 16+ “I worked with Mr. Reilly as co-author and director of SAVE IT FOR THE STAGE for almost 10 years, as we took his amazing life stories around the country and shared his comic genius with audiences in Florida, California, San Francisco, New York, and his former home state of Connecticut,” says stage and screeb personality Paul Linke, (CHiPs, Judging Amy; the "Time" plays - Time Flies When You're Alive [HBO, Cable Ace Award nomination], Life After Time, Father Time). Created & performed by Paul Linke. Directed by Edward Edwards. Includes post-show closing night reception with Mr. Linke. Live-streaming: https://youtube.com/live/O6prEIFGD7I?feature=share Special thanks to generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission and Playhouse PALS. The BFF celebrates the range and depth of the human condition and the idea that theatre arts experiences are vital, transformative, and must be available for all.
Santa Monica Playhouse is at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Jewish for Dinner – a romantic comedy about love, lies & latkes (1/18/26-3/1/26)
Stand-up Jesus! Blessed be the Punchlines! Sold Out in October – now it’s the Second Coming! (1/17/26-3/21/26)
Stand-up Jesus! Sold out in October, he’s back for the second coming! (1/17/26-3/21/26)
Award-winning show Black Bastard leaves audiences screaming for more! (12/13/25-12/14/25)
ALEICHEM SHOLOM! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem – a “Brilliant” musical comedy (12/7/25-12/14/25)
All About Santa - the Rudie-DeCarlo holiday musical for kids 2 to 102 (12/6/25-12/14/25)
Thanks for Sharing – celebrate Thanksgiving in true Theatre R.A.W. style (11/17/25-11/18/25)
Naturally Tan (11/16/25-11/16/25)
Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair (11/16/25-11/16/25)
BIG HAIR; a Rad & Wild Love Affair – the dynamic love story of Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder (11/16/25-11/16/25)
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Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
The Old Globe (2/7 - 3/8) | |
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Louisa Gillis
North Coast Repertory Theatre (1/14 - 2/8) | |
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Ballybunion Backs Bill!
The Broadwater Main Stage (2/26 - 3/15) NEW PLAY LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
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BOY IN A BOX
The Whitefire Theater (2/27 - 2/27)
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Millennials Are Killing Musicals
The Colony Theatre (4/30 - 5/17) NEW MUSICAL | |
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Ann Hampton Callaway - Here's to Life
Feinstein's at the Nikko (1/31 - 1/31)
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The Magic Flute
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (5/30 - 6/21) | |
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Wife Material: A Musical Comedy
The Hudson Backstage Theatre (2/16 - 2/16) | |
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Here Lies Love
Mark Taper Forum (2/11 - 3/22) | |
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The Messenger
Chance Theater (3/27 - 4/19) | |
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A Faery Hunt Magical Adventure
Orcutt Ranch (3/14 - 3/14) | |
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