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.…
With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…
Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…
The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…
Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.…
All in all, Lakefront offers a very enjoyable two-hour romantic journey guaranteed to keep you laughing and rooting for these lost and lonely souls looking for their soulmate.…
Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…
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In his bold and intimate new solo show, L.A. cult icon and Rogue Machine resident playwright Justin Tanner dives head first with courage and sharp humor into a story that centers around the strained relationship between a playwright and his estranged father. In his most...
An AI Thriller
In suburban Massachusetts, 1984, thirty-seven-year-old Josephine Rosen has a dead-end job, still lives with her mother, and has settled into the uncomfortable comfort of an unintended spinsterhood. But when a chance flirtation with an old classmate and a new friendship at work...
“A Good Guy” runs at 8pm Fridays & Mondays; 5pm Saturdays; 7pm Sundays through October 13, 2024 (no performance on Friday, September 20 and Monday September 30). Rogue Machine (upstairs on the Henry Murray Stage) is located at 7657 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046. Tickets...
A dark comedy based on the largely unknown story of young German women conscripted to taste Adolf Hitler’s food for poison, this fictional account explores the way girls navigate sexuality, friendship, and patriotism during the Third Reich. Using an anachronistic retelling of a...
When his husband dies, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself to be the owner of a drive-in movie theater and a caregiver to his late husband’s straight, white teenage son, Pup. United by their love of classic American monster movies, the two have developed a warm and...
"RECOMMENDED” - Stage Raw A suspense filled hour in pursuit of the truth. Blue touches on the inextricable links between power, violence, and the conflict between guardianship and enforcement. Ultimately, the play asks, "What happens when those granted the power to protect us...
Shay Solomon is many things - but there’s one thing she’s definitely not: a pawn in the bank’s efforts to buy up foreclosed real estate. can i touch it? examines Black hair politics, the racial inequities faced by Black-owned businesses and the fantastical place women of color...
Rogue Machine Theatre presents an intergalactic, joyously quirky new musical that pays homage to all those with the courage to live life as their true selves. This world premiere production written by Diane Frolov (Book/Lyrics) and Susan Justin (Composer/Lyrics) is directed by...
Obie Award-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter navigates complex terrain into gay conversion therapy. Walt has devoted his life to "curing" gay teenage boys but his previously unwavering moral compass no longer points one way. How does one find their true north? Directed by...
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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The Case-Book of C. Auguste Dupin Theatre 40 (9/17-10/18) |
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The Trail to Oregon! Wisteria Theater (8/28-9/20) |
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Spamilton Lewis Family Playhouse (4/09-4/09) |
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Water for Elephants Hollywood Pantages Theatre (9/08-9/27) |
