Dinner with Friends, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Donald Margulies, is a moving, thought-provoking story about love, friendship, marriage, and the unexpected moments that change our lives. When one couple’s seemingly perfect relationship begins to unravel, their closest...
It’s the World Premiere Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical in which not one, not two, but three Dorothys encounter the Wizard, the Queen of Hearts, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and – well, we don’t want to give away all the surprises. “You won’t find more professional...
Four ENCORE performances only of acclaimed playwright Jerry Mayer’s world premiere serious comedy that celebrates Girl Power, embraces family, and showcases how terribly things can go awry when we place the bottom line at the top of the list. "Angel" fulfills Mayer's life-long...
Set in the late Victorian era, Anna and Claire are involved in a "Boston marriage"—a 19th-century term for a real social phenomenon where two educated women choose lifelong female companionship, living together independently of financial support from a man… often as lovers...
“An absolute family treat!” The Tolucan Times It’s the 20th anniversary of the modern Halloween classic, Oct 3-31 only, a delectable Family Theatre musical for Kids 2 to 102. Join us for the heartwarming Rudie-DeCarlo tale of the aptly-named Candy, a sweet young girl who learns...
“Enchanting!” Daily Variety 100 reviews! 100 raves! It’s the 50th anniversary production of the joyous, hilarious, touching, and ever-popular classic musical comedy, the longest-running Jewish musical in LA theatre history (4 ½ years in its initial run)! The glorious numbers...
OCTOBER 13, 2026 The BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, the six-week festival of FREE shows at Santa Monica Playhouse, returns for an Eleventh Anniversary Season this October, celebrating the newly refurbished Main Stage venue. Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural...
“Razor-sharp, whip-smart, irresistible satire!” PBS Chicago Have you ever prayed that Jesus would come back as a stand-up comedian? Well, your prayers have been answered. The second coming is no longer coming. It’s here and it’s called STAND-UP JESUS! Sold Out since 2025 – this...
A young magician’s quest to work with his idol David Bowie leads to a wild ride of self-discovery… and a big surprise in this true story that’s part memoir and part love letter to the 70s and 80s glam rock era. Starring actor and professional magician Albie Selznick , and...
This delicate and insightful two-hander presents both the playwright and the company at their most skilled.…
Tony winner Darko Tresnjak directs a nuanced and unsettling update of the 1956 Swiss play, adapted here by Maurice Valency.…
Featuring book and lyrics by Dan Marshall and music by composer Julianne Wick Davis, WILD CHILD is an ambitious, sincerely earnest, and, at times, cleverly innovative new musical about a group of teenagers who are forced to join an outdoor wilderness therapy program where they must grapple with iden…
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS bears the imprint of its original director, the uber-talented Jessica Stone, and a team of collaborators who span a whole mess of creative genres. Along with their marvelous ensemble, they take us away.…
Beneath the florid poetry, the stunningly-detailed costumes, and the imagistic staging, Sophocles would instantly recognize the overarching humanity that has carried his play through the centuries.…
Rooted in Faustian legend, a horticultural horror musical takes over Tulare for the next three weeks. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Little Shop of Horrors highlights the dangers of greed and talking plants as destitute protagonist Seymour Krelbourn discovers his mysterious fly-trap plant may sud…
In staging the west coast premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s modern verse translation, director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck and her cast are working their Helicanuses and Thaisas off to keep this lesser-staged romance punchy and relevant…
Swiss writer Max Frisch’s post–World War II absurdist satire THE ARSONISTS hit Los Feliz like a blow torch, scorching everything in its path.…
Director Gregg T. Daniel conducts a muscular cast delivering a production that is as fulfilling as it is shattering.…
Actor WEST LIANG, delivers deeply nuanced, emotionally quiet, and completely resonant character portrayals that enhance each time capsule, in this play about historical and generational change.…
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The premiere of a new incarnation of Jerry and Steve Mayers musical comedy about the trials and tribulations of aging - lovingly dissected, shredded, massaged and put back together again, through the eyes of three married couples Jewish, Italian, Irish - who have known each...
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 story of how a Jewish girl's quest for love unveils the bizarre connections between her misbegotten dating life and inherited...
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 bizarre connections between her misbegotten dating life and inherited Holocaust trauma. This humorous, touching and powerful...
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. His over the top characterization is cringeworthy to watch to this day, but it also raises several questions: Should...
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 sacred city of the Basques. Terrified, a mother sends her children to Englandbut only sees one of them ever again. Picasso paints...
Heather's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. A true heartbreaking & comedic journey of growth filled with love, friendship & betrayal. This powerful, gritty, & uplifting journey shows a young woman conquering cancer while living life as normal as possible. Based on...
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, his travels, his travails and the tremendous joy and optimism that kept him going against all odds.Audiences are treated to...
A journey through the life, loves and laughter of the world’s most beloved Yiddish humorist, as you are treated to an in-depth look at the foolish philosophers, philosophical fools, comical shtetl folk and not-so-comical scoundrels that populated Sholom Aleichem’s real and...
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 Treat for the Entire Family. Now a Santa Monica Playhouse Halloween interactive theatre tradition, Absolutely...
A brand-new Musical Twilight Matinee for theatre lovers of all ages premieres in person in the newly renovated, state of the art Santa Monica Playhouse. Its the inaugural production for the Welcome Back Series - an interactive musical where audiences help set the fairytale world...
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Crone Creed El Portal Theatre (9/30-10/17) |
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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A Killer Night in Studio City Vitello's (9/06-10/31) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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New Works Festival Shoebox Theatre (9/11-9/26) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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Worthy The Un-Erasable Solo Festival - Willie Agee Playhouse (9/12-9/25) |
