It’s BFF ’24 in ’25, the 9th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Feb 25 - April 4, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering 30 plays, workshops and family-oriented events. Today, the perfect Friday afternoon event for kids and their folks or grand-folks after a long week at school. Pick up the kids, get a snack, and then head on over to Santa Monica Playhouse for a wonderful hour of fun and frolic! "Sesame Street" meets Broadway...Mr. Rogers meets musical theater...music, dance, poetry, and fun for the whole family (including grown ups!) Your hostess, eight-time Broadway actress (The Prom, Spongebob, Mary Poppins) Vasthy Mompoint, will take you on a musical theater adventure combining live performance with virtual production for kids to engage with the arts in a way like no other. Get ready to sing, dance, and play. Vasthy says, “We promise you will leave with a smile on your face.” Written & Performed by Vasthy Mompoint. Producer/Performer Leanne Gadow. Musical Director Alyson Snyder. Keyboards Moko. Performers Larry Sapperstein, Carly Hughes, Amanda Kloots. 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. Special thanks to generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, 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.
Ages: All ages welcome
Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space is at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA.
The Lost Sisters of OZ – a brand-new Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy for all ages (11/1/25-11/16/25)
NEW! Special “MATTY” show honoring the 100th anniversary of Baseball Legend Christie Mathewson’s passing (10/7/25-10/7/25)
Edgy! Heartfelt! Enlightening! Mulatto Math: Summing Up the Race Equation in America (9/27/25-9/28/25)
added early evening show for Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party –a Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy (9/20/25-9/20/25)
The Game: Trapped, Stripped, Stereotyped – one encore performance (9/17/25-9/17/25)
Jewish for Dinner – one-night-only to support the Save-the-Main-Stage Fund (8/24/25-8/24/25)
ALEICHEM SHOLOM! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem – a “Brilliant” musical comedy (8/10/25-9/14/25)
Pain in My Asperger’s –Jeremy Ebenstein’s inspiring solo musical story of overcoming obstacles enroute to success – one show only (8/2/25-8/2/25)
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2 Pianos 4 Hands
North Coast Repertory Theatre (12/11 - 12/31) | |
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MILF And Cookies
Dynasty Typewriter (12/16 - 12/16) | |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (1/9 - 1/11) BUY NOW & SAVE | |
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Samantha Pauly
Feinstein's at the Nikko (12/12 - 12/13) HOLIDAY SHOW | |
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An Inspector Calls
Theatre 40 (11/13 - 12/14) | |
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OTR: Saint Vegas
Chance Theater (5/13 - 5/17) | |
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Ben Rector: Songs for America
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (3/13 - 3/14) | |
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GMCLA's Holiday Legends
Saban Theater (12/13 - 12/14) | |
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Esther Perel Ruined My Life
Atwater Village Theatre (12/6 - 12/15) | |
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