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RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE

3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Santa Monica, CA 90405



Review: ANTIGONE at Antaeus


by Evan Henerson - May 27, 2026

Andy Wolk's production transports Sophokles’s work off the pages of a high school syllabus and directly across the threshold of our comfort zone....

Review: Impeccable World Premiere of HENRY ONG’S final play ASCENT


by Shari Barrett - May 26, 2026

Along with the impeccable acting and Diana Wyenn's brilliant direction, the most striking element of the production is Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s scenic design which features a half-dome representation of a rocket engine....

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....

Past Shows

The Fantasticks
Jul 18 – Aug 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
May 17 – May 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
An Extraordinary Ordinary Man
Jan 20 – Feb 17, 2024

“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!
Jan 20 – Feb 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
Feb 24 – Jun 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
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Jul 1 – Aug 21, 2022

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
Jun 21 – Aug 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
PARADISE - A Divine Bluegrass Musical Comedy
Aug 17 – Sep 23, 2018

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
Feb 24 – Mar 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
Jul 21 – Sep 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
Mar 18 – Apr 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
Oct 21 – Dec 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
Jul 22 – Sep 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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