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THE GROUNDLINGS THEATER & SCHOOL

7307 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA, CA 90046


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Review: FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 13, 2025

With its gung-ho company of actors, clever construction, wicked cool set and general overall braininess, FAKE IT sails blithely along for 90 minutes, liberally trafficking in chuckles and cringes...FAKE IT’s physical and intellectual humor aren’t always completely in synch with each other, but the p...

Review: NOISES OFF at the Geffen Playhouse


by Harker Jones - February 12, 2025

The classic show is revived to hysterical effect with excellent directing, staging and acting...

Review: TICK TICK...BOOM! at Chance Theater


by Amanda Callas - February 11, 2025

TICK TICK...BOOM! is an inspiring hit musical at the award-winning Chance Theater in Anaheim through February 23rd.  Set in New York City in 1990, this is a poignant love letter to Jonathan Larson, composer of the Broadway mega-hit musical Rent. Surprisingly for something that is grounded in real li...

Review: THE SEAGULL at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble


by Evan Henerson - February 07, 2025

For his production of THE SEAGULL at the Odyssey Theatre, Katzman deploys a mostly solid cast (two of whom are also producers), a talented technical team and a vision. The results are plenty engaging....

Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Broadway In Thousand Oaks


by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - February 07, 2025

The current tour of the hit musical The Book Of Mormon solidly preserves everything that makes the show an audience pleaser. A talented cast delights Ventura audiences at Broadway In Thousand Oaks....

Review: Segerstrom Center's Cabaret Series Welcomes Broadway Talents to the OC


by Michael Quintos - February 07, 2025

For two weekends in a row in January 2025, Segerstrom Center for the Arts presented some powerhouse talents from the world of Broadway to their enjoyable Cabaret Series. First up was the returning Jason Robert Brown, the Tony Award-winning composer of musicals such as PARADE and THE LAST FIVE YEARS ...

Review: EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING at Rogue Machine


by Amanda Callas - February 07, 2025

A smash hit at Rogue Machine already, many performances are already sold out.  Evanston Salt Costs Climbing is a strange, satirical, darkly funny meditation on loss, anxiety, and depression.  Among other things, it touches on our universal creeping feeling of dread, the vastness of the problems faci...

Review: Kelli O'Hara in Concert at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - February 02, 2025

O’Hara has approached the entire evening with such severe gravitas and humble respect that familiar messages seem to land fresh on even jaded ears. How else are we meant to keep singing right now?...

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is Rightfully Funny at La Mirada


by Michael Quintos - January 30, 2025

Overall, the show is an expertly-crafted piece of unapologetically silly live comedic theatre that demonstrates the power of precision in the guise of 'random' chaos. By blending slapstick humor, meta-theatrical elements, and sheer physical comedy-laced energy, this theatrical enterpris creates an u...

Review: Tony-Winning Musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO Amuses at OC’s Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - January 27, 2025

Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this quirky musical comedy with an intentionally-diffused serious undertone continues performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 2, 2025. A generally entertaining show with lots of laughs in spite of its title charact...

Past Shows

The Crazy Uncle Joe Show
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show
8/31 - 12/28/2022


Join us LIVE as The Groundlings Players begin with three suggestions from the crowd, and then proceed to weave the stories together, traveling back and ...

Cookin' With Gas
Cookin' With Gas
9/1 - 11/17/2022


For over 30 years The Groundlings Main Company, Alumni and Sunday Company have played together every Thursday night in the all-improv explosion that has become ...

Viva Las Sunday
Viva Las Sunday
9/4 - 10/30/2022


The Sunday Company members write and perform a new sketch comedy show every Sunday night. Each member has completed the Core Track (improv training) and ...

The Completely Different Late Show


Its fast and most definitely furious. Straight from the top, The Groundlings Main Company delivers a 80-minute sketch and improv experience that could only happen ...

Captain Groundlings' All You Can Eat Krab Shack


Get ready to be served 100% fresh, hilarious sketch comedy delivered straight from the Main Company.COVID 19 SAFETY THIS EVENT REQUIRES: PROOF OF VACCINATION & ...

Sister Groundling: My Comedy, My Choice


Sister Groundings believe a person should have the right to choose. Please join us on August 16th for a special one night only fundraising improv ...

Groundlings of '69
Groundlings of '69
5/13 - 6/25/2022


Peace, Love & Comedy. Come on down to Melrose for a groovy night of far-out, hilarious sketch comedy from the Groundlings Main company. Trip out ...

Cookin' With Gas
Cookin' With Gas
2/17 - 4/28/2022


For over 30 years The Groundlings Main Company, Alumni and Sunday Company have played together every Thursday night in the all-improv explosion that has become ...

The Crazy Uncle Joe Show
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show
2/17 - 4/28/2022


Join us LIVE as The Groundlings Players begin with three suggestions from the crowd, and then proceed to weave the stories together, traveling back and ...

Sunday Over The Rainbow
Sunday Over The Rainbow
2/13 - 4/24/2022


The Sunday Company members write and perform a new sketch comedy show every Sunday night. Each member has completed the Core Track (improv training) and ...

Groundlings of '69 (Previews)


A brand new groovy sketch show from the Groundlings Main company. Opens April 29th.COVID 19 SAFETY THIS EVENT REQUIRES: PROOF OF VACCINATION & MASKED WHILE ...

Psychic Hotline
Psychic Hotline
3/11 - 4/23/2022


The Main Company conjurs up a magical, enchanting evening of hilarious, original sketch comedy. Good times are a mere phone call away.COVID 19 SAFETY THIS ...

Psychic Hotline
Psychic Hotline
2/19 - 3/25/2022


The Main Company conjurs up a magical, enchanting evening of hilarious, original sketch comedy. Good times are a mere phone call away.Previews begin on February ...

Lights Up
Lights Up
2/17 - 2/24/2022


Ringing in the New Year with Lights Up. The Groundlings return to our legendary stage on Melrose Avenue to perform their new hit improv show! ...

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