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​Catherine Curtin and Marcia Cross to Join PEN PALS Off-Broadway


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2025

The Off-Broadway play Pen Pals at the DR2 Theatre with its moving portrayal of enduring friendship—and this fall, the production welcomes acclaimed actresses Catherine Curtin and Marcia Cross. Learn more!...

Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Ruskin Group Theatre


by Amanda Callas - August 20, 2025

A truly delightful escape, this must-see production is a bit of charmed magic, a fanciful and evocative whimsy....

Interview: Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway of THE FANTASTICKS


by Shari Barrett - July 18, 2025

Opening on July 18, directed by Elina de Santos at Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, I decided to speak with the production’s leads Luisa and Matt, Sophie Pollono and Rhett Hemingway, about their journey to join the cast, their past experience with the musical, and their feelings about taking th...

Ruskin Theatre Opens THE FANTASTICKS Next Week


by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2025

Moonlight, magic, and timeless romance comes to Santa Monica as The Fantasticks takes center stage for a limited run. This multi-award-winning musical is the longest-running in the world....

Full Cast Announced for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Starring Jason Alexander at La Mirada Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - September 28, 2024

LA Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment announced the cast for their upcoming production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, featuring a talented ensemble ready to bring the classic musical to life....

Past Shows

The Fantasticks
7/18 - 8/24/2025


Ruskin Group Theatre presents The Fantasticks, the world’s longest-running musical, opening July 18 in Santa Monica. Directed by Elina de Santos, this timeless love story ...

Unsavory Fellow
Unsavory Fellow
5/17 - 5/25/2024


Rich with dark comedy and stark reality, Nick James struts the path of most resistance as would any man whose ambitions are as grand as ...

An Extraordinary Ordinary Man


“Be anything but a baker” became the echoing advice that defined John II’s upbringing. Raised in a tight-knit Italian American family he was well aware, ...

It’s Only a Show!
It’s Only a Show!
1/20 - 2/17/2024


Who do you carry with you on life's journey? For some, there are those inspirational individuals whose influence alters the very trajectory of our existence. ...

Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
2/24 - 6/17/2023


Written by Steve Martin and directed by Amelia Mulkey, the play imagines, in a light-hearted and humorous way, the similarities of the creative process involved with ...

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner


A progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fianc home to meet them in this ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
6/21 - 8/4/2019


Rob Morrow stars in one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century. A Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner, the story stays strikingly relevant. Burdened ...

PARADISE - A Divine Bluegrass Musical Comedy


A Live Band on Stage with Book/Music from National Lampoon Writers at Ruskin Group Theatre When a southern coal-mining town goes from boom to bust, ...

The Alamo
The Alamo
2/24 - 3/24/2018


In the blue collar Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn sits a rundown neighborhood institution called The Alamo; the last great American bar. The owners, Munce ...

The Rainbow Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge
7/21 - 9/17/2017


At the intersection of satire and reality, Jerry struggles to keep moving forward in his life while haunted by the ghosts of his family’s past. ...

The Gun
The Gun
3/18 - 4/30/2017


You are who you pretend to be, until the day you wake up when the sun is shining just right, and you look in the mirror and ...

It's Time
It's Time
10/21 - 12/4/2016


Originating from the true story Time Flies When You’re Alive, HBO Showcase (Ace Award nominee), IT’S TIME is a World Premiere production bringing humor and ...

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
7/22 - 9/17/2016


Winning the BEST PLAY Award from the New York Drama Critics' Circle, “A RAISIN IN THE SUN" made history when it opened in 1959. The ...

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