The roster of shows follows: Tues, Feb 25 OPENING NIGHT 7:30pm Fill Your Pockets with Sunshine , 60 min, 18+ Written & Performed by ...
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2025
Santa Monica Playhouse will present the 2025 World Premiere OF “End of Times Therapy.” An original play by Solange Castro, explores class and gender dynamics in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Learn more!...
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2025
After extensive development work in Los Angeles with renowned playwright/actor Lauren Weedman will present a hilariously self-aware, uniquely personal exploration of how to get out of a bathroom at the Whiteface Theatre. Learn more! ...
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2024
Binge Free Festival, the month-long festival of free shows at Santa Monica Playhouse, returns for the ninth time this February. The Festival will run from February 25 through March 30....
by Team BWW - August 01, 2024
Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for August 2024 include Singin' in the Rain in Concert and more....
by Team BWW - May 10, 2024
Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Summer 2024 include A Strange Loop, Jersey Boys, and more....
by Team BWW - April 01, 2024
Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for April 2024 include Funny Girl and more!...
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2024
Catch the new show UNSAVORY FELLOW at Santa Monica Playhouse from April 4 to April 27, 2024. Written, directed, and performed by Nick James, this one-man show explores the trials and triumphs of a Midwestern transplant in Hollywood. Adult themes, not for children....
by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
by Blair Ingenthron - December 23, 2023
Celebrate New Year's Eve with Santa Monica Playhouse's Actors Repertory Theatre Company in a rousing musical revue for two performances only on December 31, 2023....
by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...
“BEST New Year’s Eve events in Los Angeles!” LA Times, LA Weekly, Daily News. Champagne, sparkling juice, and a delectable dessert buffet accompany ...
“BEST New Year’s Eve events in Los Angeles!” LA Times, LA Weekly, Daily News. Champagne, sparkling juice, and a delectable dessert buffet accompany ...
“An afternoon of theatre magic in which audience participation and brotherly love pave the way for another happy yuletide season!” raves LA Splash Magazine. It’s ...
“The most potent lesson relayed to Brian Delate from the transcendent beings is about the value of life. We cannot give up on it, no ...
__The Longest Running Solo Show in Los Angeles__ *On October 17, 2014, EINSTEIN! opened at the Lounge Theater in Los Angeles, the rest as they ...
A guest production at Santa Monica Playhouse. Written, directed, and performed by Nick James. Nick James was originally from Cleveland, but spent his pivotal formative ...
"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the show celebrates our common humanity." ...
Santa Monica Playhouse, in Association with the Mathewson Foundation, is proud to present the smash hit Off-Broadway show - perfect for the whole family! ...
"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the show celebrates our common humanity." ...
"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the show celebrates our common humanity." ...
“BEST New Year’s Eve events in Los Angeles!” LA Times, LA Weekly, Daily News. Champagne, sparkling juice, and a delectable dessert buffet accompany ...
EVER AFTER TAKE 2: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF CINDERELLA, SNOWHITE, ALICE, HANSEL AND GRETEL, M. GOOSE AND THEIR FRIENDS Saturday, December 9 at 2pm Sunday, ...
“A must-see! Never a dull moment! For fun, frolic and fantasy, it’s the perfect ticket. With fairytales to share, the amazing ensemble of singers and ...
Saturday, December 2 at 2pm Sunday, December 3 at 12:30 “Sure to delight, enchant and entertain.” LA SPLASH. Celebrating 54 years of Santa Monica Playhouse ...
Romeo and Juliet - Love is a Fire, a tragedy by William Shakespeare for this occasion adapted by Neno Pervan . A young, lovesick ...
It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering ...
World premiere of acclaimed playwright Jerry Mayer’s 11th play, a serious, no BS comedy for our times. Extended thru November 12th, 2023 Jewish Stanley and Catholic ...
It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering ...
Now a SMP Halloween theatre tradition, Absolutely Halloween! is the heartwarming musical tale of the aptly named “Candy,” a sweet young girl who learns some ...
A Halloween Theatre Traditon Returns , the magical, mysterious, musical fun! Absolutely "Dont Miss" Halloween Theatre Treat for the Entire Family, Absolutely Halloween! is the ...
It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering ...
It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering ...
It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering ...
It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering ...
Based on the original source material, this colorful and vibrant musical fantasy for kids 2 to 102 brings audiences together to help Snowhite, aided by ...
For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...
It's 1914 Berlin, war is breaking out all over Europe, and a 35-year old Einstein is in the battle of his life as he is ...
Kathy and Stanley are deeply in love. They want to get married. Stanley is Jewish, Kathy’s a Catholic. Interfaith marriages happen all the time in ...
Stogie Kenyatta's acclaimed solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson, a powerful and poignant, entertaining and educational, heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre returns to ...
Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation ...
Saturday, October 15 A BFF SPECIAL EVENTFinding My Light7:30 PM, The Other Space, 70 minutes, 10+Through the use of 18 characters, dancing and singing, Barbara ...
The premiere of a new incarnation of Jerry and Steve Mayers musical comedy about the trials and tribulations of aging - lovingly dissected, shredded, massaged ...
The premiere of a new incarnation of Jerry and Steve Mayers musical comedy about the trials and tribulations of aging - lovingly dissected, shredded, massaged ...
A Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Series/Hysteria Productions in-person premiere. BOY VEY is not based on a true story. It is a true story, the ...
The Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Program presents BOY VEY - an autobiographical solo show about how a Jewish girl's quest for love unveils the ...
Mr. Yunioshi (Winner - Best Solo Performance Hollywood Fringe 2019) written, directed and performed by J. Elijah Cho, produced by Ari Stidham and David Stidham ...
Mickey Rooney's infamous performance as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany's is often pointed to as the most egregious example of yellowface in the movies. ...
A staged-reading to mark the 40th anniversary year of Gernikas return to Spain in 1981. On April 26, 1937, Hitlers Condor Legion bombed Gernika, the ...
Mr. Yunioshi (Winner - Best Solo Performance Hollywood Fringe 2019)written, directed and performed by J. Elijah Cho, produced by Ari Stidham and David Stidham, will ...
Most events in the Binge Free Festival will take place in the Playhouses performance space called The Other Space, with select events being performed on ...
Following a successful run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, REDEEMher comes to the Binge Free Festival at Santa Monica Playhouse on the Festivals closing night.REDEEMher ...
Heather's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. A true heartbreaking & comedic journey of growth filled with love, friendship & betrayal. This powerful, ...
Aleichem Sholom! follows the life of the beloved Yiddish story-teller and his mespoche, spinning tales of his loves and losses, his fame and his failures, ...
A journey through the life, loves and laughter of the world’s most beloved Yiddish humorist, as you are treated to an in-depth look at the ...
Absolutely Halloween - A Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre Musical for kids 2 to 102. MAGICAL, MYSTERIOUS, MUSICAL FUN! An Absolutely "Don't Miss" Halloween Theatre ...
Written and performed by Kirsten Laurel Caplan. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.Kirsten is an educator and theatre director. Shes happily married with two kids. When ...
Worth It follows Casey, a talented songstress, whos content to sing back-up when life beckons her to take the lead! Raised to think penny-pinching is ...
Covid safety protocols in effect on the date of performance will be observed. This show will be performed for a live audience at the Playhouse. ...
A brand-new Musical Twilight Matinee for theatre lovers of all ages premieres in person in the newly renovated, state of the art Santa Monica Playhouse. ...
Theatre Online Livestream Performance January 2021"Using Theater as a vehicle for Social change, Kenyatta is powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous, the ...
A Special One-Night-Only ONLINE livestream Performance! Proceeds go to support the Playhouse as their doors remain closed due to COVID-19. Kosher meets Cornbread, Blues and ...
NOVEMBER 4, 2020 AT 5:30PM. Cindy is a personal trainer and aspiring actress. She meditates and takes yoga. Still, she's a hot mess. Having suicidal ...
NOVEMBER 1, 2020 AT 2:00PM. They say the best things in life are FREE! Enjoy this free Family Theatre musical for all ages - written ...
NOVEMBER 1, 2020 AT 2:00PM. They say the best things in life are FREE! Enjoy this free Family Theatre musical for all ages - written ...
OCTOBER 30, 2020 AT 5:30PM. On the heels of Carla Delaney's masterful one woman show "Voices" comes her newest offering about spiritual abundance and material ...
OCTOBER 28, 2020 AT 6:00PM. Sometimes you need to (literally) lose a part of yourself in order to discover who you truly are. Actress Jannica ...
OCTOBER, 21, 2020 AT 5:00PM. Actress (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Comic (Oprah), Acclaimed solo artist (Ripe) and nationally touring speaker Wendy Hammers had Cancer. Pancreatic. A ...
OCTOBER 19, 2020 AT 6:30PM. In 2016, Heather Keller, a healthy young vegan runner, was diagnosed with breast cancer and her life changed forever. This ...
BINGE FRINGE FESTIVAL, NEWSChemo Barbie BINGE FESTIVAL 2020!Chemo BarbieHeather Keller shares the remarkable, heartbreaking and even comical story of her journey through breast cancer in ...
Santa Monica Playhouse presents return engagement of 2019's the world premiere of Playwright Jerry Mayer's 10th play "Mistakes Were Made - coulda-woulda-shoulda" reuniting acclaimed Playwright ...
GERONIMO Life on the Reservation focuses on the resiliency, humor, and genius of the great Apache leader, bringing his final years to life on the ...
Baseball fan or not, you definitely want to see this show..Written and performed by Eddie Frierson, Matty is the life story of Christy Mathewson, legendary ...
Extended! Its the feel-good musical comedy hit of the decade, a bawdy, bold, bodacious tribute to the wenches and rogues of the Bard a garden ...
David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello Santa Monica Playhouse...
"A sardonic, merrily subversive tale—just the antidote to bright-eyed joy before too many shopping days have passed. Worth more than a photo album full of ...
Santa Monica based scriptwriter and songwriter Charise Sowells shares the story of a biracial man torn between two worlds as an employee of his plantation ...
October 12th to 27th, 2019 (with encore performances through Nov 15!), Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present The BFF: Binge Fringe Festival of FREE ...
Saturday, October 12, 2019Palligator2:30pm on the Main Stage A Family Theatre musical for all ages - written by and starring Shelley Fisher.Chemo Barbie: My Lady ...
Embrace Love Free the one-man show will play one night only at the Santa Monica Playhouse Binge Fringe Festival 2019 on Sun, 11/10 @ 7pm. ...
MAMAISMS . . Old-Fashioned Wisdom for a New Generation - is written and performed by Sonia Jackson, directed by and developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson. ...
Asian-American Stand Up Comedienne Anzu Lawson, who plays Ashley Kim on NBCs CHICAGO MED in her first one woman show called DEAR YOKO, in which ...
Solo artist Susy Porter brings her darkest secrets into the light, Taking on such taboo topics as sexual trauma, fundamentalist Christianity, depression, and dysfunctional family ...
Jeremy Ebenstein's solo musical story of overcoming obstacles, en route to success Actor/musician, Jeremy Ebenstein, through story and song, takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring, ...
Shelley Fisher brings her hit comedy cooking show ForkPlay to the Binge! Designed as healthy, simple, sensual couples cooking, ForkPlay® creator Shelley Fisher serves up ...
What if that which you identify with suddenly disappeared? Who would you be then? (IM)PERFEKT is a solo show about identity, beauty and labels. Sometimes ...
Santa Monica Playhouse presents the world premiere of veteran Jerry Mayer's 10th play "Mistakes Were Made - coulda-woulda-shoulda" reuniting acclaimed Playwright Mayer with award-winning veteran ...
Santa Monica Playhouse presents the world premiere of veteran Jerry Mayer's 10th play "Mistakes Were Made - coulda-woulda-shoulda" reuniting acclaimed Playwright Mayer with award-winning veteran ...
Actor/Playwright Stogie Kenyatta returns to Santa Monica Playhouse with his acclaimed one-man show about the life of Actor/Activist Paul Robeson. For the past 15 years ...
A Tender Gender Bender Romantic Musical Fairy Story for PRIDE 2019.. Santa Monica Playhouse Actors' Repertory Theatre in-conjunction with All The Queen's Men presents the ...
A Tender Gender Bender Romantic Musical Fairy Story for Pride 2019 It’s the internationally acclaimed Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy, and it’s getting a make-over as Actors’ ...
Cal and Beth are selling their home. Theyre visited by Skip and Ellie, an engaged couple, very much in love who are eager to buy ...
The critically acclaimed, seldom told story of Geronimos life as a POW on the Fort Sill Indian Reservation.Starring veteran performer Rudy Ramos (Yellowstone, Ironsides, The ...
Cal and Beth are selling their home. Theyre visited by Skip and Ellie, an engaged couple, very much in love who are eager to buy ...
CINDERELLA, a delightfully romantic original twist on the classic story, has all the makings of a perfect fairytale for today's generation: a handsome prince (who ...
The always-sold-out comedy show, presents the first ever all Asian Solo Performance Festival showcasing 15 Asian American comedians, actors and writers with shows ranging from ...
CRAZY WOKE ASIANS, THE ALWAYS-SOLD-OUT COMEDY SHOW, PRESENTS THE FIRST EVER ASIAN SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL! The festival showcases 18 Asian American comedians, actors and writers ...
Three generations of a family prepare to celebrate the upcoming birthday of the youngest member. Doing so, however, forces them to come to terms with ...
A heart-warming Victorian yuletide musical matinee for all ages. It's holiday time at the North Pole and everyone is in a tizzy – Santa has ...
Written and directed by Jeff Gould. Cal and Beth are selling their home. They’re visited by Skip and Ellie, an engaged couple, very much in ...
After a life-changing event shatters a young woman's world, she must examine how her past experiences have shaped her views on sex, sexuality and relationships. ...
If you think your butt’s too flat or your boobs are too small, your nose is too long or your legs are too thick, your ...
A playfully entertaining one woman comedy about a voice-over actress discovering her own voice! Carla Delaney can mimic any voice; Betty White, Drew Barrymore, Bart ...
Despite countless exorcisms, a lifetime of jungian analysis, a starring role as Satan with a wandering troupe of missionaries in South America and dating countless ...
Through story and song, actor/musician Jeremy Ebenstein takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring, yet often heartbreaking story of living a life with Asperger's Syndrome. With ...
Until women get the right to vote, things are gonna go boom. A play loosely based on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and historical events ...
It's a wild and crazy ride as the All the Queens's Men present a "fabulous" re-invention of Lewis Carroll's wonderful Wonderland stories in an imaginative ...
This powerful triple narrative takes the audience on a single journey in three perspectives, as a young adoptee searches for her identity and answers to ...
Extended into 2018. Jerry Mayer's hilarious and just-a-touch-racy comedy A Love Affair takes you on the roller-coaster-ride of a 38-year (and counting) marriage, from the ...
One Woman Show in Los Angeles by Katt Balsan directed by Gary Austin, Founder and Original Director of The Groundlings. Follow Fate and Destiny as ...
Patrick Censoplano dons the candy-cane tights for a Santa Monica Playhouse holiday celebration in this outrageously funny one-man play from NPR’s well-loved humorist David Sedaris ...
Limited Engagement: Back for Four Performances - Because You Asked! It's a dynamite world premiere musical with “tiny, talented terrific Barbara Minkus . . . ...
This innovative and unusual piece of movement theatre, faces the various facets of loss and hope, on a personal and global level, with heart, humor ...
One Night Only! Reading of a new work by David Misch, directed by and starring Paul Provenza When their agent drops them because of their ...
Every Friday and Saturday evening from July 28th to August 26th, the Santa Monica Playhouse will present two of Eugène Ionesco's classic plays: The Bald ...
Cette série mettra en vedette un casting international comme ART présente fièrement les pièces en français et en anglais. Every Friday and Saturday evening from ...
Celebrating Pride Month with the All-Male Late-Night Date-Night production of the acclaimed musical comedy,?a charmingly original adaptation of that most gloriously romantic love story with ...
Extended! It’s "tiny, talented terrific Barbara Minkus" (Backstage) in a dynamite world premiere musical, helmed by renowned director Susan Morgenstern, with musical accompaniment by Ron ...
“GO! You won’t be sorry!” (Backstage). “Enchanting!” (Variety). 100 reviews! 100 raves! It’s the joyous, hilarious and ever-popular musical comedy, the longest-running Jewish musical in ...
A titillating Bi-venture. A World Premiere Comedy-Drama. After spending many years in a lesbian relationship, Amy decides it would be easier to “be straight.” The ...
Just when you thought your life was finally under control, Fate steps in, turns everything on its heels, and you’re off on the wild ride ...
When it was first broadcast on National Public Radio, The SantaLand Diaries generated more requests for tapes than any story in This American Life's history ...
The timing couldn’t be better, with the current political state of the country, for the world premiere of Jerry Mayer’s political romantic comedy How To ...
Tim and Ruth McCoy are the real deal. Long married, wildly in love - the only catch is he's a Christian, she's a Jew, he's ...
As timeless as romance itself." (LA Weekly.) It's the return of Lisa Phillips Visca's critically acclaimed romantic comedy - a true story about a "moonstruck" ...
The team that brought you last year’s sell-out run of last year's Pride 2015 production of The All-Male Cinderella, is back and better than ever! ...
Movie stars, music, suspense, hilarity, pathos, and the truth behind the Hollywood mystique. “Triple-threat talents” (Backstage) Evelyn Rudie (TV’s original “Eloise”, Emmy-award nominee, star on ...
Lisa Phillips Visca's delicious black comedy-drama CLIMAX is back on stage at Santa Monica Playhouse. Not for the faint of heart, this "sexy, shocking, sadistic ...
A solo play with original music, written and performed by Maria Menozzi, co-developed and directed by Karen Aschenbach - A “Coming Of Middle Age Story” ...
Maude Gutman, an unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, believes the painting she bought in a thrift store for three bucks is a Jackson ...
Locked and Loaded, a new play by Todd Susman, is an aggressive, ribald burlesque of mortality – an edgy, biting, bitter bash, celebrating the comic ...
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Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra
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Tchaikovsky & Schubert
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical
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Mozart & Nielsen
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Unlimited: A Wickedly Wonderful Celebration of Oz
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New West Symphony: Bohemian Rhapsody & Carmen
Bank of America Performing Arts Center (4/5 - 4/5)
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