WATER FOR ELEPHANTS bears the imprint of its original director, the uber-talented Jessica Stone, and a team of collaborators who span a whole mess of creative genres. Along with their marvelous ensemble, they take us away.…
Beneath the florid poetry, the stunningly-detailed costumes, and the imagistic staging, Sophocles would instantly recognize the overarching humanity that has carried his play through the centuries.…
Rooted in Faustian legend, a horticultural horror musical takes over Tulare for the next three weeks. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Little Shop of Horrors highlights the dangers of greed and talking plants as destitute protagonist Seymour Krelbourn discovers his mysterious fly-trap plant may sud…
In staging the west coast premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s modern verse translation, director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck and her cast are working their Helicanuses and Thaisas off to keep this lesser-staged romance punchy and relevant…
Swiss writer Max Frisch’s post–World War II absurdist satire THE ARSONISTS hit Los Feliz like a blow torch, scorching everything in its path.…
Director Gregg T. Daniel conducts a muscular cast delivering a production that is as fulfilling as it is shattering.…
Actor WEST LIANG, delivers deeply nuanced, emotionally quiet, and completely resonant character portrayals that enhance each time capsule, in this play about historical and generational change.…
TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…
The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…
Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…
The Wonderful Winter of Oz, presented by 5-Star Theatricals, TOArts, and Lythgoe Family Productions, features Nicole Parker as the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside John O'Hurley, Tamyra Gray, and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. This holiday adaptation of the classic tale showcases...
HAIRSPRAY, presented by 5-Star Theatricals, is set to take the stage from October 10 to October 26, 2025, at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks. This vibrant musical features music by Marc Shaiman and follows the story of Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with dreams of dancing...
5-Star Theatricals presents the Southern California premiere of Frozen, running from July 11 to June 20, 2025, at the Kavli Theatre. This stage adaptation of the beloved Disney film features a book by Jennifer Lee and music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Audiences...
CABARET takes center stage at 5-Star Theatricals in Thousand Oaks from March 14 to March 30, 2025. With a book by Joe Masteroff and music by John Kander, the production immerses audiences in the vibrant and tumultuous world of the Kit Kat Club, where the hard-living entertainer...
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for...
You can dance, you can jive and youll have the time of your life when 5-Star Theatricals stages this massively popular musical for the first time. The impossible-to-resist hits of the Swedish pop group ABBA power this sunny, funny show about a young womans search for her birth...
Since debuting on Broadway in 1957, West Side Story has become one of the most beloved and riveting musicals in theater historyand this summer, it takes the stage at the Civic Arts Plaza. With music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Tony award-winning...
Another top-notch musical from 5-Star Theatricals!! Based on the contemporary fairy-tale book and the animated film it inspired, "Shrek the Musical" uses an all-new score to expand on the movie’s original story. There’s a lot for the eyes and ears to ogle over in true 5-Star...
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