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GIL CATES THEATER

10886 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Upcoming Shows

Purpose
Purpose
Nov 11 – Dec 13, 2026

Meet the Jaspers: generations of a powerful Black political family under one roof where nothing stays buried for long. When their youngest son returns home,...

Liberation
Liberation
Jan 27 – Feb 28, 2027

Following its smash Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway run, Liberation makes its West Coast debut with sharp wit, emotional insight, and fearless ambition to challenge the status quo. It’s...

Closing Costs
Closing Costs
Mar 31 – May 2, 2027

Housing prices in LA are already criminal, but in this home, they may actually be fatal. A scrappy real estate agent and her Uber-driving boyfriend...

Wine in the Wilderness
Wine in the Wilderness
Jun 2 – Jul 4, 2027

Set during the height of the 1964 Harlem riot, Wine in the Wilderness unfolds in the apartment of Bill Jameson, a painter determined to capture “the essence”...



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....

Review: Impeccable World Premiere of HENRY ONG’S final play ASCENT


by Shari Barrett - May 26, 2026

Along with the impeccable acting and Diana Wyenn's brilliant direction, the most striking element of the production is Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s scenic design which features a half-dome representation of a rocket engine....

Review: L.A. Premiere of Héctor Armienta’s ZORRO! by Pacific Opera Project


by Shari Barrett - May 20, 2026

Based on the adventures of Johnston McCully's legendary pulp hero, Armienta infuses his opera with the music and sounds of early-19th century Alta California, including flamenco, corrido, and mariachi, with all performed exquisitely by the 24-member POP Orchestra....

Review: BRIGADOON at Pasadena Playhouse


by Andrew Child - May 18, 2026

Brava to Alexandra Silber for capturing all the heart and humor of Lerner’s original book with her thoughtful new adaptation and brava to Katie Spelman for dreaming up a Brigadoon that is as ebullient and spirited as it is deeply human....

Review: PUCK BUNNIES: A HEATED RIVALRY DRAG MUSICAL PARODY at Dynasty Typewriter


by Andrew Child - May 17, 2026

Puck Bunnies, a musical from the minds of Kyra Brown and Christian Leonard lovingly lampoons the ludicrousness of this love story through heightened impersonations, witty pop culture needle drops, and a boatload of silliness....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents West Coast Debut of FREMONT AVE.


by Michael Quintos - May 14, 2026

Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D. White's thoughtfully sprawling and emotionally layered new play—directed by Lili-Anne Brown—delivers an ambitious, deeply affecting examination of generational legacy, Black identity, masculinity, and the ...

Review: MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS at Colony Theater


by Evan Henerson - May 13, 2026

As directed by Kristin Hanggi and led by actors Emma Hunton, Diana Huey and Aynsley Bubbico, KILLING MUSICALS looks to blend pathos, satire and female empowerment not always particularly smoothly....

Review: THE CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR STORY at BroadStage


by Shari Barrett - May 08, 2026

While harmonizing to perfection, Katis rules the piano with the sensitivity necessary to realistically perform King’s songs of self-awareness and the longing to find your place in the world, while Clews’ finger-picking expertise on guitar adds a real sense of introspective musical magic to Taylo...

Review: THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE at the El Portal


by Harker Jones - May 07, 2026

This marks the second triumph for co-creator-director-choreographer Scott Thompson, following his sensational “One For My Baby” at the same venue last year....

Review: THE EAVES at Nocturne Theatre


by Harker Jones - May 05, 2026

Director Meyer keeps things moving at a fair clip without ever seeming rushed, and he serves up real scares....

Past Shows

Master Harold...and the Boys
"Master Harold"...and the Boys
Apr 8 – May 10, 2026

Step into the charged atmosphere of a 1950s South African tea shop in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys, a gripping, deeply personal drama that unflinchingly...

SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA
SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA
Feb 4 – Mar 8, 2026

Sally, a once-celebrated novelist grappling with writer's block and overshadowed by her husband Theo’s rising literary fame, seeks solace and inspiration in the iconic Boston...

Table 17
Table 17
Nov 5 – Dec 7, 2025

If your ex called, would you answer? Jada and Dallas were once engaged—now, they’re meeting for dinner to untangle the past. Between cheeky waiters, old...

Am I Roxie?
Am I Roxie?
Sep 3 – Oct 5, 2025

In this fiercely funny one-woman tour-de-force based on her own life, writer/actor Roxana Ortega (The Casagrandes, The Groundlings) navigates the chaos of her mother’s mental...

The Reservoir
The Reservoir
Jun 18 – Jul 20, 2025

Josh’s life is spiraling, but luckily, his grandparents are here to help. And by help, we mean offering unsolicited advice, relentlessly judging his life choices,...

Furlough's Paradise
Furlough's Paradise
Apr 16 – May 18, 2025

Cousins Sade and Mina used to be inseparable. Now leading very different lives, they return to their childhood town for the funeral of their mother...

tiny father
tiny father
Jun 12 – Jul 14, 2024

When a “friends with benefits” relationship unexpectedly results in the early arrival of a baby girl, Daniel must choose between being a biological parent or...

Fat Ham
Fat Ham
Mar 27 – Apr 28, 2024

Meet Juicy, a young, queer Black man with a Shakespearean-sized dilemma. When the ghost of his dead father shows up at his family’s BBQ wedding reception...

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Jan 17 – Feb 18, 2024

A derogatory comment, a summit gone awry, an anal abscess—it’s a bad day at the White House. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare...

The Mountaintop
The Mountaintop
Jun 6 – Jul 9, 2023

Its April 3, 1968 and Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to the Lorraine Motel after delivering his history-altering Ive Been to the Mountaintop speech. When...

Ava: The Secret Conversations
Ava: The Secret Conversations
Apr 4 – May 7, 2023

I either write the book or sell the jewels. Im kinda sentimental about the jewels. So says legendary Hollywood icon Ava Gardner (Elizabeth McGovern, Once...

The First Deep Breath
The First Deep Breath
Feb 1 – Mar 5, 2023

Pastor Albert Jones and his family are proud leaders of the Mother Bethel Baptist Church and pillars of their community. Plans are being made for...

The Inheritance: Part 1 & Part 2
The Inheritance: Part 1 & Part 2
Sep 13 – Nov 27, 2022

In contemporary Manhattan, Eric and Toby are 30-somethings who seem to be very much in love and thriving. But on the cusp of their engagement,...

Videos


The Most Happy Fella in Los Angeles The Most Happy Fella
North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28)
Hunting the Irish Heiress in Los Angeles Hunting the Irish Heiress
Newport Theatre Arts Center (6/05-6/05) VIDEOS
In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir in Los Angeles In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir
The Pico (6/19-6/21)
Jenn Collela: LIVE at the Nikko in Los Angeles Jenn Collela: LIVE at the Nikko
Feinstein's at the Nikko (6/04-6/05) PHOTOS
Mike Blaha: Pivotal Nomad in Los Angeles Mike Blaha: Pivotal Nomad
Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/24)
Melt : The Play in Los Angeles Melt : The Play
The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (6/11-6/13) PHOTOS
Chameleon - A New Musical in Los Angeles Chameleon - A New Musical
Hudson Theatre - MainStage (6/03-6/07)
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
My Life is a Sonnet in Los Angeles My Life is a Sonnet
Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/27)