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...
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...
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.…
TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…
The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…
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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 one, small question: Is he Jewish? Or, can he at least fake it?
Lou Stone Borenstein's world premiere romantic comedy, based on his multi-award-winning short film, "Jewish for Lunch” is back after a sold out run earlier this year. Ruth Cohen finally finds the perfect Jewish man to love, marry, and above all, bring home to her Conservative...
“Thanks to this talented lady from Memphis, TN - who is a dash of Mae West, and a pinch of Dolly Parton - the stage vibrates with her songs, anecdotes...and Yiddish charm.” SanDiegoTheaterReviews.com In what might be the last Hebrew Hillbilly performance ever, Down Home Diva...
“GO! You won’t be sorry!” Backstage. “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...
Five added shows for the Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical in which not one, not two, but three Dorothys come face to face with the Wizard, the Queen of Hearts, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, the White Rabbit, Fairygodmother, and – well, but we don’t want to give away...
After a sell-out closing night in April, Steve Stajich’s new play “Larry’s Back…” is back for one night only to support the Santa Monica Playhouse Benefit Series. At dinner, Olivia, her husband Larry and their lawyer Desmond toast the success of their venture – a socially-minded...
Motherhood, aging, self-esteem, picking husbands, Asian men’s feelings (brace yourselves), betrayal, slander, and surviving the 90s with zero emotional support and maximum attitude. 40-something. One kid. Questionable life choices. Still hot. She may look like a fun mom…but...
“Hilarious!” - The Examiner Jackie Mason lives again in this riotously funny comedy based on a true story. The show features Jackie's real life daughter comedian Sheba Mason, his striking look-alike Ian Wehrle, Don Rickel's daughter Mindy Rickles and Canadian Singing sensation...
If you ever wondered what the pandemic, social media, feminism, god, America, Hamlet, Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Shakespeare have in common, this is the show for you! If you’ve never wondered about any of that, this is still the show for you! A one-non-binary show with a...
The Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage series presents the world premiere of acclaimed playwright Jerry Mayer’s newest play, a serious comedy about ambulance chasers, those predators whose faces leer down at us from every billboard in town, and the angel of an attorney (is...
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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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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Dinner with Friends Santa Monica Playhouse (9/26-9/27) |
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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) |
