International City Theatre will showcase the Los Angeles premiere of Desperate Measures, a musical inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. With a score by David Friedman and a book by Tony nominee Peter Kellogg, the production follows Johnny Blood, who must navigate a lively group of characters as he seeks justice in a world rife with challenges. The show runs from February 19 to March 9, celebrating the theatre's 40th anniversary season filled with premieres.
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The Violin Maker (4/23/25-5/11/25)
The Angel Next Door (6/11/25-6/29/25)
Untitled Family Drama (8/27/25-9/14/25)
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B (10/15/25-11/2/25)
Bestseller (6/12/19-6/30/19)
The Price (5/8/19-5/26/19)
Life Could Be A Dream (2/20/19-3/10/19)
ICT is the resident professional theatre company of the City of Long Beach. Established on the campus of Long Beach City College in 1985, ICT moved to its current performing home, the Beverly O’Neill Theater at the downtown Long Beach Performing Arts complex in 1996. ICT’s mainstage season, combined with its carefully curated slate of education programs for children (PACT, Summer Youth Conservatory), young adults (free tickets to performances/talk backs, paid internships), families (Free Saturday Family Theatre), and seniors (transportation and free tickets), its programs have something to offer everyone from 4 to 104 and reach around 30,000 people annually. Explore the ways that you can support ICT’s commitment to presenting high quality productions and education programs to our diverse greater Long Beach community.
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | |
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Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | |
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Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | |
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Life of Pi
Ahmanson Theatre (5/7 - 6/1) | |
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Hamilton
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (4/23 - 5/4) | |
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Boogie Knights
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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Pasadena Symphony: Beethoven Pastoral Symphony
Ambassador Auditorium (5/3 - 5/3) | |
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Union Station
Broadwater Main Stage (1/23 - 1/26) | |
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