Addiction: The Musical
Derek Anthony Gray (aka DAG) delivers a gripping one-man show (accompanied by his band) based on his personal life story and journey of resilience through...
Whitefire Theatre
13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423Los Angeles, CA 91423
Upcoming Shows
Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Review: PUPPET UP! at the Richardo Montalbán Theatre
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Interview: COMEDY OF ERRORS Director, Composer and Actor at Independent Shakespeare Company
Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.…
Review: Norm Foster's LAKEFRONT U.S. Premiere Engagement at Theatre 40
All in all, Lakefront offers a very enjoyable two-hour romantic journey guaranteed to keep you laughing and rooting for these lost and lonely souls looking for their soulmate.…
Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company
Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater
Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…
Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep
Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…
Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…
Review: MUSE/IQUE DEFIANTLY JONI: A SINGER/SONGWRITER BARES HER SOUL at Mark Taper Forum
The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspi…
Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge
John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Veni…
Past Shows
SANTASIA - A Summer Immersive Sing Along & Film Festival Spectacular!
In the traditional wassailing fashion bring your best and loudest caroling voice to the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA and sing SANTASIA's greatest hits...
Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice
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
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
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
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
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! 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
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
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...
FeaturedA Life Behind Bars
"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 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
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" 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...
FeaturedLemur Mom
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
"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
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, a one woman play written, produced and performed by actor Mattilynn Rochester Kravitz, is a universal hero's journey of love, forgiveness, and...
FeaturedIt's Only Lipstick
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...
FeaturedWith a Little Help...It's John Belushi
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
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...
FeaturedInfidel
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
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” created by Shaun and Brandon Loeser, directed by Shaun Loeser, is celebrating its 18th year. This Off-Broadway Hit and Critics’s...
WORKING 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
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
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? 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
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...
FeaturedCalling Lala
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
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...
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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A CINDERELLA Summer – an “Enchanting” Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical for kids 2 to 102 Santa Monica Playhouse (6/06-8/30) |