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One Foot in Front of the Other

One Foot in Front of the Other

Aug 2

Staged reading of a play.A recently divorced son moves back in with his fiercely independent mother, an aging psychotherapist whose subtle memory lapses begin to...

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

by Harker Jones · July 27, 2026

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.…

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater

by Michael Quintos · July 27, 2026

Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

by Andrew Child · July 25, 2026

Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

by Michael Quintos · July 22, 2026

In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…

Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge

Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge

by Shari Barrett · July 19, 2026

John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Veni…

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Musical Theatre West

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Musical Theatre West

by Michael Quintos · July 19, 2026

Musical Theatre West's brand new presentation of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT marks the fifth time the 74-season-old institution is revisiting this ubiquitous musical, this time starring hunky Broadway alum and America's Got Talent standout Brian Justin Crum. For all intents and purp…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Wisteria Theater

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Wisteria Theater

by Amanda Callas · July 18, 2026

Even in Los Angeles, in the midst of a spectacular live theater renaissance, there are few theaters in town doing musicals with as much deep excellence and sheer joy as Wisteria Theater.…

Past Shows

One Foot in Front of the Other

One Foot in Front of the Other

Aug 2

Staged reading of a play.A recently divorced son moves back in with his fiercely independent mother, an aging psychotherapist whose subtle memory lapses begin to...

Fool for Love

FeaturedFool for Love

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

In a lonely motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert, two lovers collide for one explosive night of reckoning, desire, and revelation.

Jewish for Dinner

Jewish for Dinner

May 10 – Jun 7, 2026

Ruth Cohen finally finds the perfect man to love, marry, and above all else, bring home to her Conservative family. But she neglected to ask...

New Town! New Luck!

New Town! New Luck!

Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2026

“This is a company that knows what its audience expects from an evening of theatre!” LA TIMES Get ready for a joyful, heart-tugging, and utterly unforgettable...

Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair

Nov 16

Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair is a musical dramedy that explores the fleeting romance between two comedic legends through the lens of...

Binge Free Festival

Binge Free Festival

Oct 14 – Nov 16, 2025

 Tues, Oct 14 OPENING NIGHT7:30pm How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short, 60 min, 18+Written & Performed by Marilyn AndersonIn her breezy,...

Naturally Tan

Nov 16

Naturally Tan features Tanya Thomas in an exploration of her identity as a vivacious drag queen named Tanvi. The show underscores her challenges of fitting...

Black Don't Crack

Nov 14

Black Don't Crack features a diverse ensemble of comedians including Host Miles Otway, Headliner Jeff Keller, and performers such as Alia Atkins and Darrell Goss....

Letter From David

Nov 11

Letter From David tells the story of a kid's quest to work with David Bowie, reflecting on the journey towards achieving one's dreams. Written and...

Adopted by Appalachians

Nov 8

Adopted by Appalachians is a unique mystery solo show featuring Paulina Combow, who takes on the role of a young detective navigating her identity against...

tHis Is Very IMPORTANT

Nov 8

tHis Is Very IMPORTANT features a powerful one-woman performance by Rahvaunia Johnson, directed and developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. The show follows Eena as she...

EXES: The musical

Nov 7

EXES: The musical offers a deep dive into the tangled web of relationships, blending humor and insight as performer Anne DiGiovanni reflects on her past...

The Six at Ten

Nov 4

The Six at Ten features a collection of engaging stories that explore themes of courage, catharsis, and the human experience. Written and directed by Warren...

The Summer I Got Old

Nov 2

The Summer I Got Old is a poignant monologue written and performed by Paul Linke, exploring the realization of aging and mortality through personal reflection....

Jane and the Magic Album

Nov 1

Jane and the Magic Album is a musical aimed at children and families that follows the journey of a 9-year-old girl named Jane, who is...

Rag Doll on a Bomb Site

Nov 1

Rag Doll on a Bomb Site is a poignant exploration of Lotte Lenya's struggle for recognition during the tumultuous era surrounding the opening of The...

Absolutely Halloween

Oct 31

The Binge Free Festival, celebrating its Tenth Anniversary Season, will take place at the Santa Monica Playhouse from October 14 through November 16, showcasing a...

The Advocate

Oct 30

The Advocate is a compelling exploration of the complexities of the entertainment industry, featuring Barney "Rose" Rosenfeld, a down-and-out commercial actor struggling to find work...

Earth, Wind & Car Fire

Oct 29

Earth, Wind & Car Fire is a storytelling adventure that explores the intersections of love, race, and sexuality through the eyes of Janora McDuffie. This...

FREE BRICKS

Oct 28

The Binge Free Festival at Santa Monica Playhouse returns for its Tenth Anniversary Season, showcasing a variety of free performances and workshops from October 14...

I'm Not Here Right Now

Oct 25

I'm Not Here Right Now is a one-woman show written and performed by Becca Beberaggi. The performance humorously recounts the various odd jobs she's held,...

Will Power Shakespeare Hour

Oct 25

Will Power Shakespeare Hour invites audiences of all ages to experience a lively performance showcasing scenes, sonnets, and soliloquies from the works of William Shakespeare,...

Trust Me, I'm From Essex

Oct 24

Trust Me, I'm From Essex is a solo musical performed by Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett, directed by Lindsay Perry, featuring music by Aaron Wilson. The production follows...

Wise Ass Women from the Westside

Oct 23

Wise Ass Women from the Westside features Pattie Fitzgerald, Wendy Hammers, and Susan Landon in a comedic evening of storytelling. The show combines monologues, stand-up...

A Crack in Everything

Oct 21

A Crack in Everything is a poignant ensemble piece that explores themes of connection and identity through the story of Chaya, a young religious Jew...

Atypical Grace

Oct 18

Atypical Grace explores the challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities through the eyes of Marilynn, a compassionate support group leader. Written and...

MAFIA: The Women Speak

Oct 18

MAFIA: The Women Speak features Pina in a compelling one-woman show that delves into the lives of women entangled with organized crime. Through the narrative...

Dream Role

Oct 15

Dream Role is a solo performance written, produced, and performed by Carmen Scott. Directed by Jen West, the show presents a dynamic blend of storytelling...

Black History [every] Month

Black History [every] Month

Jun 12 – Jun 15, 2025

Joining the exciting “Black History [every] Month” 2025 line up is Jon Gentry’s delightful comedy.  “Jon Gentry’s Black Bastard leaves audiences screaming for more!” @lahiddengems Queer....

Sing, Dance, Play

FeaturedSing, Dance, Play

May 10

Join Vasthy & Friends, hosted by 8-time Broadway star Vasthy Mompoint, for a magical mix of Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, and Broadway! Fun for all!"

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE

Mar 30

In a journey spanning time, space, and sisterhood, a first-born sibling navigates unexpected twists and turns to unravel one of life’s profound mysteries. Along the...

House of The Highest and Most Pious

House of The Highest and Most Pious

Mar 22

Christian Georgescu’s HOTHAMP is a genre-bending blend of church service, sporting event and circus, a culmination of material published in the DADA Maintenant Journals 9-17 (2015-2024) by...

All About Santa - added performance

All About Santa - added performance

Dec 15

“An afternoon of theatre magic in which audience participation and brotherly love pave the way for another happy yuletide season!” raves LA Splash Magazine. Because you...

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree

Dec 17

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree – starring Debra Ehrhardt and Christopher Grossett, directed by Paul Williams – one day only! Debra Ehrhardt of Jamaica,...

SnoWhite

SnoWhite

Dec 2 – Dec 3, 2023

Saturday, December 2 at 2pmSunday, December 3 at 12:30“Sure to delight, enchant and entertain.” LA SPLASH. Celebrating 54 years of Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre...

Romeo and Juliet - Love is a Fire

Romeo and Juliet - Love is a Fire

Oct 14 – Nov 18, 2023

Romeo and Juliet - Love is a Fire, a tragedy by William Shakespeare for this occasion adapted by Neno Pervan. A young, lovesick boy falls instantly in love...

Why Worry, Jews R 2 Much Fun

Why Worry, Jews R 2 Much Fun

Apr 30 – Nov 12, 2023

 World premiere of acclaimed playwright Jerry Mayer’s 11th play, a serious, no BS comedy for our times.Extended thru November 12th, 2023Jewish Stanley and Catholic Kathy meet,...

DOROTHY’S ADVENTURES IN OZ

DOROTHY’S ADVENTURES IN OZ

Nov 4

DOROTHY’S ADVENTURES IN OZSaturday, November 4 at 2pm“It’s a hoot! A return trip to the Emerald City in the Santa Monica Playhouse’s imaginative, colorful musical”...

BFF Binge Fringe Festival

BFF Binge Fringe Festival

Nov 2

It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering...

Absolutely Halloween

Absolutely Halloween

Oct 7 – Oct 29, 2023

A Halloween Theatre Traditon Returns , the magical, mysterious, musical fun! Absolutely "Dont Miss" Halloween Theatre Treat for the Entire Family, Absolutely Halloween! is the...

SnoWhite

SnoWhite

Sep 16 – Sep 30, 2023

Based on the original source material, this colorful and vibrant musical fantasy for kids 2 to 102 brings audiences together to help Snowhite, aided by...

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree

Jun 10

Debra Ehrhardt of Jamaica, Farewell fame is back! And she's brought awesome performer Christopher Grossett and iconic Hall of Famer Paul Williams with her! Join us...

You Haven't Changed a Bit and Other Lies

You Haven't Changed a Bit and Other Lies

Mar 5 – Apr 10, 2022

The premiere of a new incarnation of Jerry and Steve Mayers musical comedy about the trials and tribulations of aging - lovingly dissected, shredded, massaged...

Boy Vey: The Play

Boy Vey: The Play

Jan 22 – Mar 13, 2022

A Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Series/Hysteria Productions in-person premiere. BOY VEY is not based on a true story. It is a true story, the...

Boy Vey: The Play

Boy Vey: The Play

Feb 5 – Mar 13, 2022

The Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Program presents BOY VEY - an autobiographical solo show about how a Jewish girl's quest for love unveils the...

Mr. Yunioshi

FeaturedMr. Yunioshi

Dec 5 – Dec 19, 2021

Mickey Rooney's infamous performance as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany's is often pointed to as the most egregious example of yellowface in the movies....

Picasso presents Gernika

Picasso presents Gernika

Nov 20

A staged-reading to mark the 40th anniversary year of Gernikas return to Spain in 1981. On April 26, 1937, Hitlers Condor Legion bombed Gernika, the...

Chemo Barbie

FeaturedChemo Barbie

Nov 4

Heather's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. A true heartbreaking & comedic journey of growth filled with love, friendship & betrayal. This powerful,...

Aleichem Sholom

Aleichem Sholom

Oct 9 – Oct 30, 2021

Aleichem Sholom! follows the life of the beloved Yiddish story-teller and his mespoche, spinning tales of his loves and losses, his fame and his failures,...

Absolutely Halloween

Absolutely Halloween

Oct 8 – Oct 29, 2021

Absolutely Halloween - A Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre Musical for kids 2 to 102. MAGICAL, MYSTERIOUS, MUSICAL FUN! An Absolutely "Don't Miss" Halloween Theatre...

The Hebrew Hillbilly - 50 Shades of Oy Vey!

The Hebrew Hillbilly - 50 Shades of Oy Vey!

Jul 14 – Dec 17, 2020

A Special One-Night-Only ONLINE livestream Performance! Proceeds go to support the Playhouse as their doors remain closed due to COVID-19. Kosher meets Cornbread, Blues and...

tHis Is Very IMPORTANT

tHis Is Very IMPORTANT

Nov 8

NOVEMBER 8, 2020 AT 6:00PM. Three different women. Three different stories. One common denominator... HIV positive. A clever, entertaining & moving performance on not only...

Rose Petals and Ashes

Rose Petals and Ashes

Nov 6

ROSE PETALS AND ASHES (formerly "The Brick") is one man's adventure through baseball, cockfighting, Russian Soldiers, The Berlin Wall, alcoholism, drug addiction, stealing Steve Martin,...

Cat Sh!t Crazy

Cat Sh!t Crazy

Nov 4

NOVEMBER 4, 2020 AT 5:30PM. Cindy is a personal trainer and aspiring actress. She meditates and takes yoga. Still, she's a hot mess. Having suicidal...

The Palligator Show

FeaturedThe Palligator Show

Nov 1

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 AT 2:00PM. They say the best things in life are FREE! Enjoy this free Family Theatre musical for all ages - written...

Worth IT!

Worth IT!

Oct 30

OCTOBER 30, 2020 AT 5:30PM. On the heels of Carla Delaney's masterful one woman show "Voices" comes her newest offering about spiritual abundance and material...

(IM)PERFEKT

(IM)PERFEKT

Oct 28

OCTOBER 28, 2020 AT 6:00PM. Sometimes you need to (literally) lose a part of yourself in order to discover who you truly are. Actress Jannica...

Alice and The Wonderful Tea Party

Alice and The Wonderful Tea Party

Oct 25

OCTOBER 25, 2020 AT 1:00PM. "A winning blend of vaudeville, English pantomime and music hall." DRAMA-LOGUE. Join Alice as she accepts a party invitation to...

I Broke Up With Cancer

I Broke Up With Cancer

Oct 21

OCTOBER, 21, 2020 AT 5:00PM. Actress (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Comic (Oprah), Acclaimed solo artist (Ripe) and nationally touring speaker Wendy Hammers had Cancer. Pancreatic. A...

Chemo Barbie

Chemo Barbie

Oct 19

OCTOBER 19, 2020 AT 6:30PM. In 2016, Heather Keller, a healthy young vegan runner, was diagnosed with breast cancer and her life changed forever. This...

Geronimo - Life on the Reservation

Geronimo - Life on the Reservation

Apr 18 – Apr 19, 2020

GERONIMO Life on the Reservation focuses on the resiliency, humor, and genius of the great Apache leader, bringing his final years to life on the...

Matty: An Evening with Christy Mathewson

Matty: An Evening with Christy Mathewson

Mar 14 – Mar 15, 2020

Baseball fan or not, you definitely want to see this show..Written and performed by Eddie Frierson, Matty is the life story of Christy Mathewson, legendary...

Love in Bloom

Love in Bloom

Oct 12 – Mar 1, 2020

Extended! Its the feel-good musical comedy hit of the decade, a bawdy, bold, bodacious tribute to the wenches and rogues of the Bard a garden...

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries

Nov 30 – Dec 20, 2019

"A sardonic, merrily subversive tale—just the antidote to bright-eyed joy before too many shopping days have passed. Worth more than a photo album full of...

An Ocean In My Soul

An Ocean In My Soul

Nov 24 – Nov 26, 2019

Santa Monica based scriptwriter and songwriter Charise Sowells shares the story of a biracial man torn between two worlds as an employee of his plantation...

Mamaisms

Mamaisms

Nov 10

MAMAISMS . . Old-Fashioned Wisdom for a New Generation - is written and performed by Sonia Jackson, directed by and developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson....

DEAR YOKO

DEAR YOKO

Nov 9

Asian-American Stand Up Comedienne Anzu Lawson, who plays Ashley Kim on NBCs CHICAGO MED in her first one woman show called DEAR YOKO, in which...

Wake Up Little Susy

Wake Up Little Susy

Sep 7 – Nov 3, 2019

Solo artist Susy Porter brings her darkest secrets into the light, Taking on such taboo topics as sexual trauma, fundamentalist Christianity, depression, and dysfunctional family...

Pain in My Aspergers

Pain in My Aspergers

Apr 22 – Oct 20, 2019

Jeremy Ebenstein's solo musical story of overcoming obstacles, en route to success Actor/musician, Jeremy Ebenstein, through story and song, takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring,...

Forkplay (r)

Forkplay (r)

Oct 20 – Oct 19, 2019

Shelley Fisher brings her hit comedy cooking show ForkPlay to the Binge! Designed as healthy, simple, sensual couples cooking, ForkPlay® creator Shelley Fisher serves up...

(IM)PERFEKT

(IM)PERFEKT

Oct 12

What if that which you identify with suddenly disappeared? Who would you be then? (IM)PERFEKT is a solo show about identity, beauty and labels. Sometimes...

Mistakes Were Made coulda-woulda-shouda

Mistakes Were Made coulda-woulda-shouda

Apr 7 – Sep 28, 2019

Santa Monica Playhouse presents the world premiere of veteran Jerry Mayer's 10th play "Mistakes Were Made - coulda-woulda-shoulda" reuniting acclaimed Playwright Mayer with award-winning veteran...

Corina From Lap Dance to Sundance

Corina From Lap Dance to Sundance

Sep 14

Corina, From Lap Dance to Sundance recounts the journey of how Corina Calderon went from working as a stripper in Austin, Texas, to being cast...

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Jun 29 – Jun 30, 2019

Actor/Playwright Stogie Kenyatta returns to Santa Monica Playhouse with his acclaimed one-man show about the life of Actor/Activist Paul Robeson. For the past 15 years...

Cinderella _ Topsy Turvy

Cinderella _ Topsy Turvy

May 31 – Jun 22, 2019

A Tender Gender Bender Romantic Musical Fairy Story for PRIDE 2019.. Santa Monica Playhouse Actors' Repertory Theatre in-conjunction with All The Queen's Men presents the...

Cinderella _ Topsy Turvy for PRIDE 2019

Cinderella _ Topsy Turvy for PRIDE 2019

Jun 8 – Jun 22, 2019

A Tender Gender Bender Romantic Musical Fairy Story for Pride 2019 It’s the internationally acclaimed Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy, and it’s getting a make-over as Actors’...

Tapping My Way To The Nuthouse

Tapping My Way To The Nuthouse

Apr 28

Lynne Jassem (From Homo to Como) is back at Santa Monica Playhouse with the first preview of a premiere of her latest show.a multi-media dance...

Willy's Lil Virgin Queen

Willy's Lil Virgin Queen

Apr 27

A madcap, comic romp when the works of Willy Shakespeare teach a 20th Century Girl how to ditch the Prince and become the Queen in...

Geronimo - Life on the Reservation

Geronimo - Life on the Reservation

Mar 30 – Apr 6, 2019

The critically acclaimed, seldom told story of Geronimos life as a POW on the Fort Sill Indian Reservation.Starring veteran performer Rudy Ramos (Yellowstone, Ironsides, The...

Cinderella

Cinderella

Jan 19 – Mar 24, 2019

CINDERELLA, a delightfully romantic original twist on the classic story, has all the makings of a perfect fairytale for today's generation: a handsome prince (who...

Crazy Woke Asians Solo Performance Festival

Crazy Woke Asians Solo Performance Festival

Mar 21 – Mar 24, 2019

The always-sold-out comedy show, presents the first ever all Asian Solo Performance Festival showcasing 15 Asian American comedians, actors and writers with shows ranging from...

Crazy Woke Asians Solo Performance Festival

Crazy Woke Asians Solo Performance Festival

Mar 14 – Feb 24, 2019

CRAZY WOKE ASIANS, THE ALWAYS-SOLD-OUT COMEDY SHOW, PRESENTS THE FIRST EVER ASIAN SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL! The festival showcases 18 Asian American comedians, actors and writers...

Bending The Spoon

Bending The Spoon

Jan 11 – Jan 13, 2019

Three generations of a family prepare to celebrate the upcoming birthday of the youngest member. Doing so, however, forces them to come to terms with...

All About Santa

All About Santa

Dec 1 – Dec 16, 2018

A heart-warming Victorian yuletide musical matinee for all ages. It's holiday time at the North Pole and everyone is in a tizzy – Santa has...

A Twisted Christmas Carol

FeaturedA Twisted Christmas Carol

Nov 18

A Sneak Peek Staged-Reading of a New Play by Award-Winning Playwright Phil Olson It’s Christmas Eve in a small west Texas town and cantankerous barbecue...

A Midsummer's Night Dream

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Oct 30

Presented by Playbox Theatre, the leading UK theatre company for youth. Part of the Santa Monica Fringe Festival of Free Theatre (BFF) encore presentation. A...

Shattered

Shattered

Oct 29

After a life-changing event shatters a young woman's world, she must examine how her past experiences have shaped her views on sex, sexuality and relationships....

50 Shades of Perfection

50 Shades of Perfection

Oct 28

If you think your butt’s too flat or your boobs are too small, your nose is too long or your legs are too thick, your...

Voices!

Voices!

Oct 23

A playfully entertaining one woman comedy about a voice-over actress discovering her own voice! Carla Delaney can mimic any voice; Betty White, Drew Barrymore, Bart...

A Very British Lesbian

A Very British Lesbian

Oct 21

Despite countless exorcisms, a lifetime of jungian analysis, a starring role as Satan with a wandering troupe of missionaries in South America and dating countless...

Pain in my Asperger's

Pain in my Asperger's

Oct 21

Through story and song, actor/musician Jeremy Ebenstein takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring, yet often heartbreaking story of living a life with Asperger's Syndrome. With...

We Should Hang Out Sometime

We Should Hang Out Sometime

Oct 20

Bestselling author, Paralympian and viral-sensation Josh Sundquist tracked down all the girls he'd ever tried to date to ask why they rejected him. He shares...

Suffragette!

Suffragette!

Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2018

Until women get the right to vote, things are gonna go boom. A play loosely based on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and historical events...

War and Peace: The One Man Show

War and Peace: The One Man Show

Oct 18

A journey into the world of Tolstoy’s classic novel with a quick, witty sensibility and snippets of history that will hopefully whet your appetite to...

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Aug 11

Santa Monica Playhouse and Stogie Kenyatta present Kenyatta’s acclaimed solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson.A powerful and poignant, entertaining and educational, heartfelt and humorous...

C*CK Tales the Play: Shame on Me!

C*CK Tales the Play: Shame on Me!

Jun 24

Debra Ehrhardt possesses a rare ability to mesmerize!” raves the Washington Post. Reviewplays.com calls her “a terrific story-teller!” Audiences have adored her in her critically...

Loss and Found

Loss and Found

Jun 23

This powerful triple narrative takes the audience on a single journey in three perspectives, as a young adoptee searches for her identity and answers to...

A Love Affair

A Love Affair

Oct 14 – Apr 29, 2018

Extended into 2018. Jerry Mayer's hilarious and just-a-touch-racy comedy A Love Affair takes you on the roller-coaster-ride of a 38-year (and counting) marriage, from the...

Balls' ON

Balls' ON

Feb 18

One Woman Show in Los Angeles by Katt Balsan directed by Gary Austin, Founder and Original Director of The Groundlings. Follow Fate and Destiny as...

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries

Dec 1 – Dec 17, 2017

Patrick Censoplano dons the candy-cane tights for a Santa Monica Playhouse holiday celebration in this outrageously funny one-man play from NPR’s well-loved humorist David Sedaris...

Red Sand

Red Sand

Oct 6 – Nov 17, 2017

This innovative and unusual piece of movement theatre, faces the various facets of loss and hope, on a personal and global level, with heart, humor...

Pretty Naked People

FeaturedPretty Naked People

Oct 7

One Night Only! Reading of a new work by David Misch, directed by and starring Paul Provenza When their agent drops them because of their...

The All-Male, Late-Night Beauty and The Beast

The All-Male, Late-Night Beauty and The Beast

Jun 9 – Jul 29, 2017

Celebrating Pride Month with the All-Male Late-Night Date-Night production of the acclaimed musical comedy,?a charmingly original adaptation of that most gloriously romantic love story with...

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Jul 29

Stogie Kenyatta presents his acclaimed solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson, a powerful and poignant, entertaining and educational, heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre....

Author! Author! An Evening with Sholom Aleichem

Author! Author! An Evening with Sholom Aleichem

May 7 – May 19, 2017

“GO! You won’t be sorry!” (Backstage). “Enchanting!” (Variety). 100 reviews! 100 raves! It’s the joyous, hilarious and ever-popular musical comedy, the longest-running Jewish musical in...

God and Sex

God and Sex

Feb 24 – May 14, 2017

A titillating Bi-venture. A World Premiere Comedy-Drama. After spending many years in a lesbian relationship, Amy decides it would be easier to “be straight.” The...

A DeLUSIONAL Affair

A DeLUSIONAL Affair

Feb 25 – Apr 30, 2017

Just when you thought your life was finally under control, Fate steps in, turns everything on its heels, and you’re off on the wild ride...

A Child Left Behind

A Child Left Behind

Apr 8

A WEEKLY names it “PICK OF THE WEEK!” Joestraw#9 raves, “Run to see this show!” LA TIMES hails it as “Compelling!...First rate!...” In recognition of...

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries

David Sedaris's The SantaLand Diaries

Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2016

When it was first broadcast on National Public Radio, The SantaLand Diaries generated more requests for tapes than any story in This American Life's history...

Jerry Mayer's How to Love a Republican

Jerry Mayer's How to Love a Republican

Oct 1 – Dec 18, 2016

The timing couldn’t be better, with the current political state of the country, for the world premiere of Jerry Mayer’s political romantic comedy How To...

Lisa Phillips Visca's Raise Me Up

Lisa Phillips Visca's Raise Me Up

Oct 15 – Nov 20, 2016

As timeless as romance itself." (LA Weekly.) It's the return of Lisa Phillips Visca's critically acclaimed romantic comedy - a true story about a "moonstruck"...

Audittion! The Musical

Audittion! The Musical

Jun 4 – Jun 26, 2016

Movie stars, music, suspense, hilarity, pathos, and the truth behind the Hollywood mystique. “Triple-threat talents” (Backstage) Evelyn Rudie (TV’s original “Eloise”, Emmy-award nominee, star on...

Lisa Phillips Visca's CLIMAX

Lisa Phillips Visca's CLIMAX

Jun 4 – Jun 26, 2016

Lisa Phillips Visca's delicious black comedy-drama CLIMAX is back on stage at Santa Monica Playhouse. Not for the faint of heart, this "sexy, shocking, sadistic...

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