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THE HELEN BORGERS THEATER

4250 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach 90807
Long Beach, CA 90807

Upcoming Shows

2026 New Works Festival
2026 New Works Festival
May 15 – Sep 20, 2026

The New Works Festival celebrates the voices of today and the legends of tomorrow. Featuring original plays from emerging and established writers, this festival is...



Review: Updated FLOWER DRUM SONG Returns to Los Angeles by East West Players


by Shari Barrett - April 29, 2026

Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by...

Review: BACK TO OZ at Mark Taper Forum


by Harker Jones - April 28, 2026

BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road...

Review: Last Call Theatre Invites You to Discover The Liminary


by Shari Barrett - April 27, 2026

Be ready to play your part to find out who can you trust and who wants to destroy The Liminary. Depending on the questions asked and information gathered via audience participation, the process and ending will be different at each of the performances....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME


by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2026

First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod...

Review: LOVE STRUCK by Macha Theatre/Films at Odyssey Theatre


by Shari Barrett - April 25, 2026

We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds....

Review: HELL MOUTH at The Road Theatre


by Harker Jones - April 23, 2026

The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own....

Review: MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS at Geffen Playhouse


by Evan Henerson - April 21, 2026

The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life....

Review: AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED - an Open Fist and Circle X co-production


by Harker Jones - April 16, 2026

The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace....

Review: Revamped MEAN GIRLS Musical Debuts at La Mirada Theatre


by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2026

Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o...

Review: TEEN BEAT LIVE: 80S MOVIE MIXTAPE at CineVita


by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2026

TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn a Walkman, or unfolded the boy-toy poster from a Teen Beat magazine....

Past Shows

The Black Mosaic
The Black Mosaic
Oct 4

The Black Mosaic collection of literature, narrative, poetry and plays that pull together a picture of Black lives in our current time. The work of...

The Wizard of Oz Old Time Radio Show
The Wizard of Oz Old Time Radio Show
Feb 21 – Feb 23, 2025

The Long Beach Shakespeare Company presents its annual tradition, The Wizard of Oz, a live radio adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic, adapted by S....

Richard lll
Richard lll
Jan 24 – Feb 8, 2025

Having helped secure his brother King Edward IV taking the throne of England, the jealous tormented Richard, Duke of York, plots to seize power for...

Ever Will: The Early Years and Final Days of William Shakespeare, with Music and Songs
Ever Will: The Early Years and Final Days of William Shakespeare, with Music and Songs
Jan 4 – Jan 5, 2025

Ever Will: The Early Years and Final Days of William Shakespeare, with Music and Songs- Staged Reading Directed by Bryan Langlitz Book and LyricsPamela Gilbreath Kelly Composer Carlos Garza Produced byHolly LevequeHow...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Dec 7 – Dec 15, 2024

Come experience the classic, A Christmas Carol at KBRD Long Beach at the Helen Borgers Theater Home of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company.  You don’t want...

The War of the Worlds Radio Show
The War of the Worlds Radio Show
Oct 25 – Oct 27, 2024

Our 2024 Halloween Radio Show Season at the Helen Borgers Theater closes with our annual War of the Worlds! “The War of the Worlds”—Orson Welles's realistic...

War of the Worlds - Old Time Radio Show
War of the Worlds - Old Time Radio Show
Oct 25 – Oct 27, 2024

Don’t miss this yearly Long Beach Shakespeare tradition, the sci-fi adventure that brought mass hysteria! Back for another season!...

A Ray Bradbury Double Feature: Sound of Thunder - The Veldt - Old Time Radio Show
A Ray Bradbury Double Feature: Sound of Thunder - The Veldt - Old Time Radio Show
Oct 18 – Oct 20, 2024

A Ray Bradbury Double Feature comes to life at the Helen Borgers Theater from KBRD Long Beach!Starting with the Veldt, a classic short story that...

Antigone
Antigone
Apr 14 – May 4, 2024

ANTIGONEWritten bySophoclesDirected by Holly LevequeRavaged by civil war, the city of Thebes and the two sons of the late Oedipus have fallen in battle. One has...

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