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WHITEFIRE THEATRE

13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Los Angeles, CA 91423



Interview: Director Ellen Geer on TREASURE ISLAND at Theatricum Botanicum


by Shari Barrett - June 12, 2026

BroadwayWorld spoke with director Ellen Geer about her vision for the production, what drew her to adapt it for Theatricum Botanicum, and what she hopes audiences will love about the story as much as she does....

Review: ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL Enchants at La Mirada Theatre


by Michael Quintos - June 11, 2026

I'll say this now: this Summer's most beguiling, most enchanting theatrical surprise is perhaps the brand new, gorgeously opulent regional production of ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL, now on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 20, 2026. A visual stunner punctuated by remark...

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC


by Michael Quintos - June 08, 2026

You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the s...

Review: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica


by Shari Barrett - June 06, 2026

9 to 5 the Musical was an enjoyably nostalgic experience for those of us who actually lived through working in mid-20th Century offices, albeit losing much humorous dialogue and lyrics due to the faulty sound system....

Review: GRANGEVILLE Staged to Absolute Perfection at the Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - June 05, 2026

The West Coast premiere of Grangeville is staged to absolute perfection on all levels including the script, director, actors, and overall technical brilliance at the Ruskin Group Theatre....

Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at LA OPERA


by Andrew Child - June 04, 2026

Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky’s Magic Flute returns to LA Opera with a whimsical fusion of animations by Paul Barritt. The effect of the production is a bit surprising. Yes, as characters are revealed by revolving doors and interact with animations of barking dogs, Mozart’s music takes on a n...

Review: Defying Gravity - An Evening with Stephen Schwartz Flies to the Irvine Barclay


by Michael Quintos - June 04, 2026

It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event. But that is exactly the gift bestowed upon a rapt audience recently whe...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Hollywood Pantages


by Evan Henerson - June 03, 2026

As substantial as its built-in assets are, the two-time Tony Award winner, musical is lacking in other areas. Book writer Kristoffer Diaz has crafted an exciting leading character, and an even more interesting supporting player. Alas, he has also included a rather perfunctory family triangle that gu...

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - May 31, 2026

Booth’s deeply sympathetic rendering of a good man navigating a life of crises is 95 minutes of sublimity. And in the role of Kenneth, actor Petey McGee delivers a performance that is as throat lump-inducing as it is uplifting....

Review: ANTIGONE at Antaeus


by Evan Henerson - May 27, 2026

Andy Wolk's production transports Sophokles’s work off the pages of a high school syllabus and directly across the threshold of our comfort zone....

Past Shows

Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice
Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice
May 8 – May 31, 2026

Los Angeles, CA — Rotation Theatre Company (RTC) is thrilled to present its spring production of Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice, based on the iconic...

Rise
Rise
Mar 14

RiseDate: Saturday, March 14thTime: 8pm PT | 60min with Q&A to followTickets & info: click hereWhat happens when Truth, Rage, and Purpose converge upon a...

SOLOFEST 2026
SOLOFEST 2026
Feb 5 – Mar 14, 2026

A celebration of the solo journey now in its 15th year, SOLOFEST has been recognized as the largest solo festival on the West Coast.  This year’s festival...

Here Be Dragons
Here Be Dragons
Feb 4 – Mar 11, 2026

In this powerful new play, a high school classroom becomes a courtroom battleground between two estranged brothers (JIM BEAVER and CHARLIE MOUNT) on opposing sides of the Evolution/Intelligent...

Hail Mary, None of the Grace
Hail Mary, None of the Grace
Feb 20

U.S. Premiere of dark comedy following hit Edinburgh Fringe run!Mary Kennedy, yes one of those Kennedys, third cousins twice removed; all of the tragedy, none...

SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy!
SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy!
Dec 12 – Dec 27, 2025

                                  SANTASIA – A Holiday Comedy!                                                                                                                                                    Come Celebrate SANTASIA’S 26th Year! at the Whitefire Theatre 12/12-12/27SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy! written and produced by Brandon Loeser...

A Life Behind Bars
A Life Behind Bars
Oct 10 – Nov 13, 2025

Let’s get this out of the way right now: A Life Behind Bars is NOT about incarceration. It’s about a bartender.A Life Behind Bars is...

RIGHT
RIGHT
Sep 5 – Oct 12, 2025

The Whitefire Theatre is proud to present the world premiere drama RIGHT, written and produced by Darryl Vinyard and directed by Bryan Rasmussen. From 2024 to...

A Life Behind Bars
A Life Behind Bars
May 25

"A Life Behind Bars" is actor/bartender/storyteller, Dan Ruth's award-winning solo performance about working, drinking and surviving the dives and seedy haunts of pre-Giuliani Brooklyn and...

FINDING MY LIGHT
FINDING MY LIGHT
Apr 6

FINDING MY LIGHT Written and performed by Barbara Brownell, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.  Barbara Brownell sings, dances and portrays 18 characters in...

A Life Behind Bars
A Life Behind Bars
Feb 27

The Whitefire Theatre, Sherman Oaks, CAFor Immediate Release Press Contact: LAstageNY Dan Ruth, returns to Whitefire Solofest with his critically acclaimed “A Life Behind Bars” to Benefit the...

Punk Grandpa
Punk Grandpa
Feb 10

"Punk Grandpa" is like a modern-day Auntie Mame, with genders reversed. It's all about being yourself, embracing life and humor and the value of the...

Lemur Mom
Lemur Mom
Jan 27

Lemur Mom – a special needs comedy for a neuro-diverse universe – comes to Sherman Oaks on Saturday, January 27 at the Whitefire Theatre.

Freud On Cocaine
Freud On Cocaine
Sep 8 – Nov 4, 2023

Trust me, I’m a doctor.” Jonathan Slavin (Santa Clarita Diet, Dr. Ken, Better Off Ted) stars in Freud on Cocaine, an outrageous new comedy based...

Chapatti
Chapatti
Apr 7 – Apr 28, 2023

After playing to sold-out audiences at the Sherry Theatre in Noho, the Scarpaci/Kelly presentation of Chapatti, a play  by Christian O'reilly will do an extended...

Twelve O'Clock Tales with Ava Gardner
Twelve O'Clock Tales with Ava Gardner
Jan 15 – Mar 5, 2023

Hollywood, California… 1974. On the set of the blockbuster disaster film, Earthquake, Oscar nominated screen siren Ava Gardner is focusing on her first big budget...

Resilient AF: Rising To The Occasion
Resilient AF: Rising To The Occasion
Feb 11

AWARD-WINNING ARTIST’S SOLO PLAY “RESILIENT AF!”AT WHITEFIRE THEATRE - SATURDAY, FEB 11 - 8 PMTIMELY WITH THIS MONTH’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v WADEA groundbreaking...

The Secret World of Archy and Mehitabel
The Secret World of Archy and Mehitabel
Sep 10 – Oct 15, 2022

What could possibly come of the strange collaboration between a tiny, six-legged creature whose ancestors walked with the dinosaurs, and an overworked, overwrought newspaper man...

For Love or Money
For Love or Money
Mar 6

The onset of the pandemic forces a successful 76-year-old businessman to examine his choices in life, what he thinks he has achieved, and what he...

TALES OF MODERN MOTHERHOOD: PART 2 GENDER & IDENTITY
TALES OF MODERN MOTHERHOOD: PART 2 GENDER & IDENTITY
Feb 25 – May 2, 2020

Los Angeles Performing Artist Pam Levins Tales of Modern Motherhood: Part 2 Gender and Identity This sh*t just TRANSformed is addressing one of the most...

I am Sophie.
I am Sophie.
Mar 21

"A fascinating journey into what constitutes an individual, and how one is defined not only by society but in ones innermost self. Corinne Shor explores...

Love After Death
Love After Death
Feb 17

In Association with Whitefire Theatre, haPPY/sAd artist collective presents Love After Death by Brittany Stahl. What happens when love meets anxiety? And OCD? And depression?...

THE LONG GOODBYE
THE LONG GOODBYE
Jan 31

The Long Goodbye, a one woman play written, produced and performed by actor Mattilynn Rochester Kravitz, is a universal hero's journey of love, forgiveness, and...

It's Only Lipstick
It's Only Lipstick
Jan 23

It's Only Lipstick is the story of how this Brooklyn Baby survived the dysfunction of growing up in an Italian-American family to weathering the instability...

With a Little Help...It's John Belushi
With a Little Help...It's John Belushi
Sep 25 – Oct 2, 2019

LA Previews before heading for an Off-Broadway run in December 2019, NYC. This award winning multi-media play, written by and starring Jack Zullo, narrates John...

FIRE IN THE DARK HOUSE
FIRE IN THE DARK HOUSE
Sep 13 – Nov 15, 2018

World premiere drama FIRE IN A DARK HOUSE, created by Mona Z. Smith and Traci Mariano, about two young lovers, their families and community are...

Infidel
Infidel
Sep 1 – Oct 7, 2018

A suspense thriller that explores religious superstition and terrorism in the name of Islam versus unscrupulous Western imperialism and war mongering. When an American anthropologist...

DAMAGED FURNITURE
DAMAGED FURNITURE
Mar 31 – May 26, 2018

Skora Productions in association with the Whitefire Theatre presents a world premiere comedy DAMAGED FURNITURE written by Howard Skora, directed by Jim Fall. After a...

SANTASIA A Holiday Comedy
SANTASIA A Holiday Comedy
Dec 1 – Dec 25, 2017

“SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy” created by Shaun and Brandon Loeser, directed by Shaun Loeser, is celebrating its 18th year. This Off-Broadway Hit and Critics’s...

WORKING 2017
WORKING 2017
Oct 19 – Nov 9, 2017

The Actors’ Gym in association with the Whitefire Theatre present the world premiere of Working 2017, conceived by Bobby Moresco (“Crash”), developed and directed by...

Martha
Martha
Jul 19

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...

WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell's Kitchen Love Tragdegy
WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell's Kitchen Love Tragdegy
Apr 8 – Jun 10, 2017

The Whitefire Theatre presents the world premiere of “WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell’s Kitchen Love Tragedy” written and directed by Amanda Moresco. On a...

MURDER, ANYONE?
MURDER, ANYONE?
Apr 5 – Jun 7, 2017

MURDER, ANYONE? Emmy-winning writer Gordon Bressack directs his world premiere comedy about two writers who argue relentlessly as they work on their god awful play...

SOLOFEST 2017
SOLOFEST 2017
Jan 7 – Feb 25, 2017

The Whitefire Theatre celebrating its 35th Anniversary, kicks-off the New Year with Solofest 2017. January 7 – February 25. Select Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and...

Calling Lala
Calling Lala
Feb 2

Calling Lala at The Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2017! Calling Lala will awaken your inner spirit as well as your inner Puerto Ricanness! Lala Costas hysterically...

Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser
Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser
Dec 31

Step into the 1920's with the Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser. Comedy, magic and Billie Holliday entertain. Appetizers, sweets and libations. Admission: $75. Champagne VIP...

Videos


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Skylight Theatre (6/19-6/21)
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The Pico (6/19-6/21)
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Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/24)
Sonja Marie’s Free Bricks – two shows only – a Black History [every] Month Special Event in Los Angeles Sonja Marie’s Free Bricks – two shows only – a Black History [every] Month Special Event
Santa Monica Playhouse (6/20-6/21)
STRAITJACKET SIRENS in Los Angeles STRAITJACKET SIRENS
Three Clubs (6/01-6/30)
A Haunting Revue II in Los Angeles A Haunting Revue II
Impro Theatre (6/06-6/26) PHOTOS
MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN in Los Angeles MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN
Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre (6/17-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
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Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/27)
Bus People – A Hilarious & Optimistic Take on L.A. Public Transit in Los Angeles Bus People – A Hilarious & Optimistic Take on L.A. Public Transit
The Actor's Company (6/06-6/28)