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THE WHITEFIRE THEATRE

13500 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA



Review: RED HARLEM at Company Of Angels


by Evan Henerson - March 06, 2026

In the premiere of RED HARLEM at Company of Angels, director Bernadette Speakes’s production offers some frequently dynamic staging which is brought down by a mixed bag of acting performances and the heavy-handed messaging of Henderson’s script....

Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Review: HERE LIES LOVE at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026

With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...

Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage


by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026

Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...

Review: THREE COCONUTS World Premiere Comedy at Miles Memorial Playhouse


by Shari Barrett - February 18, 2026

I really enjoyed the story, acting and staging, along with recognizing the Yiddish comments, behavior and attitudes from my own life being raised by a close-knit Jewish family....

Past Shows

Hashtag What I Did On My Summer FakeCation
Hashtag What I Did On My Summer FakeCation
Mar 6

“Jacqi Bowe is hilarious – Vivid, intimate, shockingly honest and very, very funny. Bravo!!! The kind of comedy that stays with you!”- Samantha Simmonds Ronceros,...

Searching For Robert Hennessey
Searching For Robert Hennessey
Feb 26

From a heartbroken six-year-old asking every delivery man “Are you my daddy?” to a grown man receiving the most shocking Father’s Day message imaginable...

BARRYMORE
BARRYMORE
Sep 18 – Oct 16, 2025

Barrymore's imagined attempt to revive his famous 1920 performance as Richard III, opens the door to reflect on his meteoric rise on stage and screen.

A Life Behind Bars
May 25

Dan Ruth's A Life Behind Bars returns for an encore performance at The Whitefire Theatre, following its recognition as a "Best of Fest 2025" at...

Notes from a Narcissistic Negro & Other N Words
Notes from a Narcissistic Negro & Other N Words
Feb 6

Notes from a Narcissistic Negro & Other N Words is an award winning solo show written and performed by Elizabeth June detailing her experience with...

PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
May 11

When “know-it-all” NYC comedian Amy Veltman sought help for some pelvic floor issues, she quickly learned just how much she didn’t know about her body’s...

PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Feb 4

Comedian Amy Veltman’s one-woman show PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT takes the stage at Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest 2024 on Sunday, February 4.PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT is a comedic, musical romp through...

Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along
Mar 25 – Apr 30, 2023

The authors of the landmark show, Company, reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about...

Too Big For Her Britches
Too Big For Her Britches
Mar 3

A one woman musical journey about self love and breaking generational abuse. Told through the eyes of the main character, Luna, its a battle between...

The Blade of Jealousy
The Blade of Jealousy
Jun 24 – Aug 26, 2018

World Premiere of Henry Ong's modern adaptation of Spanish Renaissance Playwright Tirso de Molina's "Jealous of Herself." A madcap comedy of disguise and deception set...

MARTHA
MARTHA
Mar 12 – Apr 16, 2017

A glimpse into the life of Martha Graham, the legendary pioneer of modern dance and the fierce, witty, trailblazing feminist, who refused to let age...

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