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Review: L.A. Premiere of Héctor Armienta’s ZORRO! by Pacific Opera Project


by Shari Barrett - May 20, 2026

Based on the adventures of Johnston McCully's legendary pulp hero, Armienta infuses his opera with the music and sounds of early-19th century Alta California, including flamenco, corrido, and mariachi, with all performed exquisitely by the 24-member POP Orchestra....

Review: BRIGADOON at Pasadena Playhouse


by Andrew Child - May 18, 2026

Brava to Alexandra Silber for capturing all the heart and humor of Lerner’s original book with her thoughtful new adaptation and brava to Katie Spelman for dreaming up a Brigadoon that is as ebullient and spirited as it is deeply human....

Review: PUCK BUNNIES: A HEATED RIVALRY DRAG MUSICAL PARODY at Dynasty Typewriter


by Andrew Child - May 17, 2026

Puck Bunnies, a musical from the minds of Kyra Brown and Christian Leonard lovingly lampoons the ludicrousness of this love story through heightened impersonations, witty pop culture needle drops, and a boatload of silliness....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents West Coast Debut of FREMONT AVE.


by Michael Quintos - May 14, 2026

Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D. White's thoughtfully sprawling and emotionally layered new play—directed by Lili-Anne Brown—delivers an ambitious, deeply affecting examination of generational legacy, Black identity, masculinity, and the ...

Review: MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS at Colony Theater


by Evan Henerson - May 13, 2026

As directed by Kristin Hanggi and led by actors Emma Hunton, Diana Huey and Aynsley Bubbico, KILLING MUSICALS looks to blend pathos, satire and female empowerment not always particularly smoothly....

Review: THE CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR STORY at BroadStage


by Shari Barrett - May 08, 2026

While harmonizing to perfection, Katis rules the piano with the sensitivity necessary to realistically perform King’s songs of self-awareness and the longing to find your place in the world, while Clews’ finger-picking expertise on guitar adds a real sense of introspective musical magic to Taylo...

Review: THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE at the El Portal


by Harker Jones - May 07, 2026

This marks the second triumph for co-creator-director-choreographer Scott Thompson, following his sensational “One For My Baby” at the same venue last year....

Review: THE EAVES at Nocturne Theatre


by Harker Jones - May 05, 2026

Director Meyer keeps things moving at a fair clip without ever seeming rushed, and he serves up real scares....

Review: Updated FLOWER DRUM SONG Returns to Los Angeles by East West Players


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...

Review: BACK TO OZ at Mark Taper Forum


by Harker Jones - April 28, 2026

BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road...

Past Shows

My Son the Playwright
My Son the Playwright
Feb 6 – Mar 1, 2026

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...

anthropology
anthropology
Oct 4 – Nov 9, 2025

An AI Thriller

Nice Girl
Nice Girl
May 7 – Jul 20, 2025

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...

A Good Guy
A Good Guy
Sep 21 – Oct 13, 2024

“A Good Guy” runs at 8pm Fridays & Mondays; 5pm Saturdays; 7pm Sundays through October 13, 2024 (no performance on Friday, September 20 and Monday...

Hitler's Tasters
Hitler's Tasters
May 11 – Jun 30, 2024

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...

Monsters of the American Cinema
Monsters of the American Cinema
May 10 – May 19, 2024

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...

Blue
Blue
Apr 7 – Jul 3, 2023

"RECOMMENDED” - Stage RawA suspense filled hour in pursuit of the truth. Blue touches on the inextricable links between power, violence, and the conflict between...

can i touch it?
can i touch it?
May 6 – Jun 11, 2023

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....

Come Get Maggie
Come Get Maggie
Feb 11 – Mar 26, 2023

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....

A Great Wilderness
A Great Wilderness
Sep 24 – Oct 30, 2022

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...

The Beautiful People
The Beautiful People
Jun 25 – Aug 7, 2022

Its the late '90s and youre hanging out in the basement of an average home, somewhere in suburban America, with two teenagers as they stay...

@RogueMachineTheatre
@RogueMachineTheatre
Feb 26 – Apr 10, 2022

Award winning Welsh playwright Daf James has crafted a story around a young couple's dreams of adopting. When an unforeseen turn of events upends their...

On the Other Hand, We’re Happy
Mar 3 – Apr 10, 2022
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
Dec 22 – Jan 3, 2022

Rogue Machine brings Frank Capras iconic holiday film, Its a Wonderful Life, to the stage in this hilarious and heartwarming one-person show starring Leo Marks....

CHOICE
CHOICE
Mar 12 – Mar 22, 2020

If youre ever in trouble, Julie Watson is the attorney you want fighting for you. Shes smart, successful and utterly fearless. Where she goes, doors...

Paradise
Paradise
Mar 8 – Mar 31, 2019

What is the science behind first love? Two outsiders, a gifted Yemeni-American teenager at a poorly rated high school in the South Bronx and her...

Jews, Christians and Screwing Stalin
Jews, Christians and Screwing Stalin
Aug 16 – Sep 23, 2018

Took A Cab Productions and the world-famous Improv comedy club chain present an outrageous comedy, inspired by a true story, about family dysfunction, atonement and...

WEST BOLLYWOOD
WEST BOLLYWOOD
Jul 27 – Jul 29, 2018

Indonesian and ethnic Indian playwright, Aruna Harjani’s production of her World Premiere comedy with music WEST BOLLYWOOD, directed by Kiff Scholl, produced by Murray Kalis...

Videos


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The Pico (6/19-6/21)
Melt : The Play in Los Angeles Melt : The Play
The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (6/11-6/13) PHOTOS
MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN in Los Angeles MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN
Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre (6/17-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
A Haunting Revue II in Los Angeles A Haunting Revue II
Impro Theatre (6/06-6/26)
Hunting the Irish Heiress in Los Angeles Hunting the Irish Heiress
Newport Theatre Arts Center (6/05-6/05) VIDEOS
Jenn Collela: LIVE at the Nikko in Los Angeles Jenn Collela: LIVE at the Nikko
Feinstein's at the Nikko (6/04-6/05) PHOTOS
Dinosaurs in Los Angeles Dinosaurs
Second Stage at the Broadwater (6/07-6/24)
Lustily Ever After: The Musical in Los Angeles Lustily Ever After: The Musical
Broadwater BlackBox Theatre (6/09-6/23)
The Lost Princesses of OZ – a Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy for all ages – ADDED SHOWS in Los Angeles The Lost Princesses of OZ – a Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy for all ages – ADDED SHOWS
Santa Monica Playhouse (5/03-5/31)