by Shari Barrett - April 29, 2026
Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by...
by Harker Jones - April 28, 2026
BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road...
by Shari Barrett - April 27, 2026
Be ready to play your part to find out who can you trust and who wants to destroy The Liminary. Depending on the questions asked and information gathered via audience participation, the process and ending will be different at each of the performances....
by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2026
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod...
by Shari Barrett - April 25, 2026
We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds....
by Harker Jones - April 23, 2026
The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own....
by Evan Henerson - April 21, 2026
The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life....
by Harker Jones - April 16, 2026
The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace....
by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2026
Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o...
by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2026
TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn a Walkman, or unfolded the boy-toy poster from a Teen Beat magazine....
Past Shows
Antony and Cleopatra A New AdaptationConceived and Directed by Christian Lee NavarroProduced by Holly Leveque"Love is the death of duty."Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is a sweeping...
Julius Caesar dramatizes the rise and fall of one of history’s most iconic figures. At the height of his power, Caesar stands as both beloved...
Cinderella’s Magical Christmas Written and Directed byTerry HIll Produced by Holly Leveque Featuring songs from Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, and Jerome Kern, this holiday re-telling of the...
Sherlock Holmes’ adventures in America’ wild west circa 1900, eventually lead him across the country to the Estate of the Mysterious Mrs. Stillman. Her story,...
Two children trapped in a mysterious rocky tomb, must do everything they can to survive....
Playwright Chris Bucca Taylor brings to life the 26 Floors of Zavier’s Department Store are lettered to represent each department, A for Apparel, Floor-Z being the...
Coming & GoingPlaywright: Jaymie Bellous Inspired by Shakespearean comedies where love blossoms amidst mistaken identities, Coming & Going follows Orlando, a hopeless romantic navigating the chaos...
Playwright Pamela Gilbreath Kelly brings to the stage an exhausted William Shakespeare retires from The Globe Theatre in London and returns to his hometown of Stratford...
Written by Deanne Stillman the play is a series of monologues for women, each with its own name, each of which reflects certain desires and longings,...
The Long Beach Shakespeare CompanyCelebrating 20 years with our 2022 Season Homecoming!PresentsMACBETHOur first fully stage production of the season.Something wicked has come home.Macbeths ambition overtakes...
The Importance of Being EarnestA Trivial Comedy for Serious People Filmed At the Helen Borgers Theatre, 4250 Atlantic, Long Beach, in Bixby KnollsThe second fully...
THE FOREST OF ARDEN: A HOME FOR HEROES OF ALL KINDS.THE FOREST OF ARDEN IS HOME TO SHEPHERDS, POETS, LOVERS, JESTERS, AND ONE EXCELLENT DISGUISE....
The real hero is always right beside you.All Gerald knows is he just landed his dream job with the lothario, Lord Illingworth. What he doesnt...
A cowards path to heroism.When Prince Hamlet is visited by his fathers ghost and learns of his murder by his uncle, King Claudius, Hamlet embarks...
Carnage, insanity, and vengeance served under a flakey crust.Revenge begets revenge in this gory play about the feud between Tamora, captured queen of the Goths...
Whats is your soul worth?The wealthy and acclaimed Doctor Faustus is bored with life, having learned everything already known, so he makes a deal with...
Join King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table for Christmas at Camelot! Queen Guinevere introduces the feast and festivities, but King Arthur refuses...
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