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Matilda The Hun ..The Raw Meat


If you’re a fan of Glow, Matilda the Hun, fun, crazy stories this is for you! Surprise Guest and a memorabilia exhibition, 3 Nights Only!

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Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
8/2 - 8/25/2024


This production was made possible by our amazing backers on Kickstarter! The Insomniacs present Rhinoceros, written by Eugène Ionesco, translated by Derek Prouse, and directed ...

Unbroken Blossoms
Unbroken Blossoms
6/21 - 7/27/2024


Unbroken Blossoms is a historical reimagining of the making of a boundary-breaking Hollywood classic that asks what price we pay for our art.

Poems for Mary
Poems for Mary
7/27 - 7/28/2024


After their father’s death, his two grown children find a box of poetry that they didn’t know he wrote. By reading the poems, they are ...

When Churchyards Yawn


Play reading. All of the deceased characters in Hamlet meet up in purgatory. There, they must all figure out how to get to Heaven. But ...

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
7/12 - 8/3/2024


In The Comedy of Errors romance, misadventures, mistaken identities and shenanigans take center stage. This comedy shows us how far you will go to save ...

The Effect
The Effect
7/26 - 8/3/2024


Viviane Angélique Ortega has announced her producing debut with the stage production of The Effect by Lucy Prebble, directed by Tyler-Marie Evans. Running for 6 ...

Darryl Maximilian Robinson Appears As Bensinger In CCPT'S THE FRONT PAGE


DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON APPEARS AS BENSINGER IN CCTP'S 2024 STAGE REVIVAL OF "THE FRONT PAGE"!   At 2:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday Afternoons from ...

Irish Goodbye
Irish Goodbye
7/19 - 8/4/2024


In a small New Jersey pub, across the train tracks from the back of Saint Gertrude’s Catholic Cemetery, a disgraced cop and ex beauty queen ...

The Front Page
The Front Page
7/13 - 8/4/2024


A Culver City tradition, and a fun one at that is back! Free live theatre in the park returns in this summer! Culver City Public ...

The Pitch
The Pitch
7/12 - 8/4/2024


A visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. Written by Tom Alper. Directed by Louie Liberti. Tom Allen is a widower, raising his 15-year-old daughter as ...

Jane Austen in 90 Minutes


Written and directed by Syrie James. Costumed staged reading of a play. A cast of madcap ladies and gents bring all of Jane Austen’s beloved ...

The Grown-Ups
The Grown-Ups
8/2 - 8/11/2024


Five summer camp counselors sit around a campfire, drink beer, tell ghost stories, and grapple with their new responsibilities. But when a national emergency breaks ...

Another Nail in the Coffin
Another Nail in the Coffin
8/16 - 8/18/2024


ZJU is proud to present the world premiere of a rocking new horror-satire play by Jacksyn Ivy Jayne ! Prepare to question everything, for nothing ...

Chicken Stories
Chicken Stories
8/1 - 8/18/2024


Playwright/director Marcus Folmar describes his new play Chicken Stories this way: “A collection of hilarious and at times biting vignettes that examine the culture and ...

Crevasse
Crevasse
7/26 - 8/18/2024


In 1938, German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl went to Hollywood to find American distribution for her award-winning film, Olympia . Only one studio head would meet ...

Derecho
Derecho
7/23 - 8/18/2024


Some storms you can’t hide from. A series of intense storms – a “derecho” – is bearing down on an affluent Virginia neighborhood near D.C., ...

ARE YOU LISTENING
ARE YOU LISTENING
8/18 - 8/25/2024


Actors Co-op Too! presents a world premiere play ARE YOU LISTENING , written by Co-op member Mary Leeholland, directed and produced by Chloe Babbes and ...

Balancing Act
Balancing Act
8/1 - 8/25/2024


Balancing Act  is about an accountant who plans to escape with a large amount of embezzled money, but is visited at his New York apartment on ...

Design For Living
Design For Living
7/6 - 8/25/2024


Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents Noël Coward’s witty, charming and provocative romantic comedy, banned in 1930s London for its risqué content and bawdy themes. Otto loves ...

DISCONNECTED
DISCONNECTED
8/16 - 8/25/2024


Set in the year 2068, Disconnected explores a future where AI and robotics dominate all aspects of life, including social interactions and transportation. As the ...

Honeymoon Suite (with Apologies to Neil Simon)


There’s a subtitle to this show: “(with apologies to Neil Simon)”.There are certain obvious parallels to Honeymoon Suite and three of the late Simon’s plays: ...

The Bauhaus Project
The Bauhaus Project
7/19 - 8/25/2024


Open Fist Theatre Company premieres The Bauhaus Project by Tom Jacobson, a world premiere theatrical event presented in two binge-worthy parts ( Part 1 : ...

Dido of Idaho
Dido of Idaho
7/19 - 8/26/2024


The Echo Theater Company presents a very dark comedy about the lengths to which a woman might go for the love of a good man. ...

LA's Shakespeare in the Park: As You Like It


Pack your picnic basket, shake out your blanket and grab your friends & family by the hand. LA’s Shakespeare in the Park returns for an ...

Guy Man & Maureen
Guy Man & Maureen
8/23 - 9/7/2024


Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group proudly presents the world premiere of Dirk Voetberg ’s episodic superhero comedy, THE GUY MAN & MAUREEN: The Power Sort ...

in or Out?
in or Out?
8/7 - 9/7/2024


Open-Door Playhouse continues to present short plays in podcast form. The Playhouse is presenting a new  play, In or Out?,, starting August 7,  2024 online ...


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Review: THE PITCH at Odyssey Theatre


by Amanda Callas - July 26, 2024

Based on playwright and lead actor Tom Alper’s real life experiences, this is a boiler room tale of telemarketing and desperation.  For something that is fiercely realistic and edgy, with a New York fighter’s indie heart, The Pitch is also hilarious, life-affirming, and an insanely good time.  It’s ...

Review: Musical Theatre West Stages Exuberant Production of Disney's NEWSIES


by Michael Quintos - July 25, 2024

Filled with high-energy singing and dancing that explodes out of an inspirational story based on real events, MTW's new production of this Disney stage musical is a guaranteed fun time, thanks to a terrific ensemble, and memorable music from Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. The show continues at the Ca...

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at The Bank Of America Performing Arts Center


by Melissa Heckscher - July 22, 2024

5-Star-Theatrical’s gorgeous and faithful production of Sound of Music, playing through July 28 at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks, delivers the classic show that we know and love — no more, no less — with stellar performances, stunning sets, and an energetic cast that wi...

Review: PETER PAN at Hollywood Pantages Theatre


by Andrew Child - July 21, 2024

In attempting to reinvent Peter Pan for a modern audience, NETworks Presentations has embraced a major challenge. On the one hand, they have a gem. Jerome Robbins’ original production was packed with humor, heart, and adventures that captivated generations of audiences, not to mention a beautifully ...

Review: TARTUFFE: BORN AGAIN at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum


by Amanda Callas - July 18, 2024

Tartuffe: Born Again is an imaginative, hilarious, delightful adaptation of the classic Molière play running at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum through October 13th. Tartuffe: Born Again is an absolute gem, a sheer, show-stopping delight, and you do not want to miss it....

Review: DESIGN FOR LIVING at Odyssey Theatre


by Amanda Callas - July 13, 2024

A glamorous, pansexual, queer 1930s romp through the world of artists, playwrights, interior decorators, and their lovers, Design for Living was an instant hit with the sold-out audience on the afternoon I attended, who loved every minute of it....

Review: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU at Lonny Chapman Theatre


by Amanda Callas - July 08, 2024

By the end, of the night, I was laughing, crying, and cheering for everyone on stage.  You Can’t Take It with You is a heartwarming, delightful gem, a sold-out smash hit for the Group Rep....

Review: PSYCHO BEACH PARTY at Matrix Theatre


by Amanda Callas - June 28, 2024

Psycho Beach Party is a classic summer comedy at the Matrix Theatre on Melrose through July 7th.  It is glorious, glorious fun, campy, frisky, outrageous, and hilarious from start to finish....

Review: WENDY'S PETER PAN at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum


by Harker Jones - June 26, 2024

While WENDY’S PETER PAN would be better served by trimming the fat, focusing on more sharpened performances, and allowing its performers room to breathe, children, despite its evening start time, will likely appreciate the show more than adults who will take notice of its distracting bumps and pecul...

Review: Hollywood Bowl Celebrates Henry Mancini with Cynthia Erivo, Michael Bublé, & More


by Michael Quintos - June 25, 2024

For its opening night of its 2024 season, the Hollywood Bowl presented a musical celebration of composer Henry Mancini’s 100th Birthday with a concert featuring the Hollywood Bowl orchestra—under the direction of principal conductor Thomas Wilkins and welcomed special guest artists Michael Bublé, Da...



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