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Santa Monica Playhouse - Main Stage

1211 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Santa Monica Playhouse - Main Stage is a theatre in Santa Monica, CA.

Upcoming Shows

Ranch Dressing "the Musical" My Life as a Server

Oct 17

Charlene Ward takes audiences through her life as a server with parody songs about food allergies, service dogs, and more. The show teaches restaurant etiquette and the history of America's most loved condiment through comedy and audience participation. It explores how...

Reality Check

Oct 17

Kim Clevenger, who produced reality TV for 20 years, survived alcoholism, obesity, devastating loss and menopause before her casting career imploded. Directed by Charlene Ward, the show follows Kim's journey from hiding on the sidelines to taking center stage telling her own...

The Palligator Show

Oct 17

Created by Shelley Fisher, this family musical features the Palligator, a SuperPal from the marshes of the planet Palifornia, who comes to Earth with the Galligator to teach children how to get along. Performed by Missy Peikin, Chiara Peikin, Shiloh Peikin, and THE PALLIGATOR as...

Thurgood

Oct 18

Michael Anthony Tatmon performs a powerful one-man theatrical journey through the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Directed by Dr. Prodan Dimov and produced by Jessica Lynn Johnson, the production is presented by In Living Colored as part of the...

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Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum

Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum

by Amanda Callas · October 14, 2026

Waiting in the Wings explores the glamor and elegance of a lost era, life on the stage of 1920s music halls, the terror and loss and beauty of aging, and the incomparable treasures of female friendship. …

Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre

Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · October 11, 2026

Before the hit movie-to-musical adaptations Legally Blonde and Heathers, Laurence O’Keefe wrote Bat Boy, a cult classic camp-horror musical about a boy who is half human and half bat.…

Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre

Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre

by Harker Jones · October 6, 2026

CRONE CREED is an ambitious take on mythology and fate, and it is one of the best shows the El Portal has offered in recent years — out of a field of many exceptional efforts.…

Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company

Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company

by Evan Henerson · October 5, 2026

Consistently over-the-top with plenty of laughs and some technical dash for which the Road has long been known, Sawyer’s production shoots out a volley of satirical darts, few of which land with much impact.…

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

by Andrew Child · October 2, 2026

A musical about disenfranchised teenage boys in warring gangs in the middle of the twentieth century has an impossibly high standard to measure up against in the department of subject matter.…

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents A Revamped INTO THE WOODS

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents A Revamped INTO THE WOODS

by Michael Quintos · October 1, 2026

To celebrate the musical's 40th anniversary, South Coast Reportory recreates INTO THE WOODS with a decisively different approach, one that both entices and, at times, triggers an uneasy vibe (at first) that seems to have permeated out from the show's darker second half. Admittedly, something felt of…

Review: THE PETERSON SHOW at Echo Theatre Company

Review: THE PETERSON SHOW at Echo Theatre Company

by Harker Jones · October 1, 2026

There are no easy answers here, but playwright Janine Nabers raises many questions. What happens when something outside your control forever taints your legacy? How to separate art from artist? How to hold someone accountable even when you love them?…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater

by Edmund Whelan · September 30, 2026

When the US airspace shut down after the attacks of 9/11, what happened to the planes already on their way? Hit Broadway musical Come From Away, penned by Canadian composer-lyricist couple Irene Sankoff and David Hein, recounts the story.…

Past Shows

How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You're a Million Short

Oct 13

Marilyn Anderson provides money-saving tips on entertainment, travel, shopping, fashion, health, beauty, and home décor in her breezy, humorous style. Her book, on which the show is based, is an Amazon Bestseller featured in Forbes and USA Weekly. Marilyn's TV credits include...

Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Jun 29

The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson – Stogie Kenyatta’s award-winning show honors a great American hero to celebrate the 4th of July holiday 1677 (1478) (299 words) "Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining &...

Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson

Jun 16

"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the show celebrates our common humanity." Cape Cod Times. Celebrate Father’s Day as Santa Monica Playhouse pays homage to Paul Robeson with film, TV...

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree

Apr 20

A true story about the importance of forgiveness and the power of vulnerability, because running away from something is not being free. Starring Debra Ehrhardt and Christopher Grossett, directed by Hall of Fame Songwriter/Grammy-Award Winner Paul Williams, this delicious new...

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