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Santa Monica Playhouse

1211 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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Dinner with Friends

FeaturedDinner with Friends

Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026

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...

Los Angeles Premiere
The Lost Princesses of OZ – a Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy for all ages

The Lost Princesses of OZ – a Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy for all ages

Sep 19 – Sep 27, 2026

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...

Boston Marriage

Boston Marriage

Oct 2 – Oct 24, 2026

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...

Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre

Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre

Oct 13 – Nov 20, 2026

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...

Letter from David

Letter from David

Oct 18 – Dec 20, 2026

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...

Review: THE VISIT at Pasadena Playhouse

Review: THE VISIT at Pasadena Playhouse

by Harker Jones · September 16, 2026

Tony winner Darko Tresnjak directs a nuanced and unsettling update of the 1956 Swiss play, adapted here by Maurice Valency.…

Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse

Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse

by Michael Quintos · September 15, 2026

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…

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Hollywood Pantages

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Hollywood Pantages

by Evan Henerson · September 14, 2026

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.…

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Encore Theatre Company

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Encore Theatre Company

by Edmund Whelan · September 13, 2026

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…

Review: PERICLES at Theater At Boston Court

Review: PERICLES at Theater At Boston Court

by Evan Henerson · September 11, 2026

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…

Review: THE ARSONISTS at Skylight Theatre

Review: THE ARSONISTS at Skylight Theatre

by Harker Jones · September 8, 2026

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.…

Past Shows

230 total · showing 151–160

The World is My Home - The Life of Paul Robeson Livestream

The World is My Home - The Life of Paul Robeson Livestream

Jan 9 – Jan 31, 2021

Theatre Online Livestream Performance January 2021"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the show celebrates our common humanity." Cape Cod TimesSanta Monica Playhouse and Stogie Kenyatta...

The Annual One -Time -Only New Year'S Eve Musical Revue

The Annual One -Time -Only New Year'S Eve Musical Revue

Dec 31

internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre livestreams a highly entertaining, family-friendly Rudie-DeCarlo musical revue, with Playhouse alumni from around the globe joining in the singing, dancing, humor and other delights culled from 6 decades of audience favorite...

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 Rock 'n' Roll in Memphis singer-songwriter Shelley Fisher’s critically acclaimed solo musical play THE...

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 the rising statistics but also the wide variety of victims. Rahvaunia has deftly & with vivid grace brought...

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, attempted murder, actual murder, mint & chip ice cream, mother and son, heaven and hell...

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 thoughts, Cindy's best friend suggests she get a cat. Four cats and many years later, Cindy, for the first time in her life...

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 by and starring Shelley Fisher. From the far away planet of Palifornia where everybody gets along (most of the time) The Palligator comes to earth...

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 scarcity. When Casey accidentally stumbles into a new-agey "Bank of the Future", operating like Mary Poppins' carpet...

(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 Olin was the stereotypical blonde blue-eyed Swede. Her long hair had always been a big part of her identity. Until suddenly, she lost it...

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 return to the Wonderland of her youth. Will Alice prevail or are the Cards stacked against her? Will the Queen suffer a...

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