Issue No. 3
May 31st - June 6th, 2026
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Sanctuary City
Anaheim · $20–55
🟡 closes June 7
In the years following September 11th, two undocumented teenagers in Newark — known only as B and G — are bound together by a precarious life they can barely name out loud. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok, this urgently relevant drama is a quiet, devastating look at what it means to belong somewhere that doesn’t legally recognize your existence.
Chance Theater · Chance Theater · Playing now through June 7
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How to Have Sex Again
West LA · $25
🟡 closes June 7
He hasn’t had sex in two years. She hasn’t had sex in two years. They end up on the world’s worst date together, and then make a pact that immediately goes off the rails. A sharp, chaotic new comedy about loneliness, intimacy, and trying to find the good in a lot of bad.
Sanguine Theatre Co · Odyssey Theatre — Theatre 2 · Playing now through June 7
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Little Shop of Horrors
Pasadena · $25–45
🟡 closes June 7
A nerdy florist’s assistant named Seymour discovers a mysterious, blood-drinking plant and suddenly has everything he ever wanted — until the price gets too high. A beloved cult classic musical with a killer (literally) sense of humor and a rock and doo-wop score, written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the duo behind The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. This production adds live dance to the mix.
Lineage Performing Arts Center · Playing now through June 7
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Ain’t Misbehavin’: Fats Waller Musical Show
Mid-City · $45–65
🟡 closes June 8
A Tony Award-winning revue celebrating the music and spirit of Fats Waller, the jazz and stride piano giant who gave the world “Honeysuckle Rose” and defined the Harlem Renaissance. This new production stars Grammy-winning artist Ledisi and Broadway veteran Chester Gregory.
Ebony Repertory Theatre · Nate Holden Performing Arts Center · Playing now through June 8
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Hell Mouth
North Hollywood · $17–39
🔵 world premiere · 🟡 closes June 6
A young man from the Midwest finds himself caught between his working-class parents and the wealthy Beverly Hills owners of a newly discovered Caravaggio painting — a Hanging of Judas no one knew existed. A world premiere comedy about art, class, and identity.
Road Theatre Company · NoHo Senior Arts Colony · Playing now through June 6
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Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Glendale · $30–55
Ariel is a mermaid who dreams of the human world, trades her voice for legs, and races against time to win the heart of a prince — with a sea witch standing in the way. Based on the beloved Disney story, this family-friendly musical features fantastical costumes and theatre-in-the-round staging.
The Nocturne Theatre · Playing now through June 14
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O: A Rhapsody in Divorce
Highland Park · $25–40
🔵 world premiere
A successful neurobiologist in her 40s comes home to find her husband wants a separation — but won’t leave the house. Displaced and untethered, she embarks on a couch-surfing journey through memory, science, and her own unraveling. A smart, funny, emotionally grounded new play that reimagines The Odyssey through the lens of heartbreak and neurobiology.
Outside In Theatre · Outside In Theatre · Playing now through June 9
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Ascent
Los Feliz · $25–45
🔵 world premiere
In 1935, a brilliant young Chinese engineer arrives in America on scholarship, rises to co-found JPL and help the U.S. win World War II — then finds himself accused of being a Communist as the Cold War takes hold. Based on the true story of Qian Xuesen, this world premiere play is a prescient examination of how fear, nationalism, and xenophobia can alter the course of history.
Plain Wood Productions · Skylight Theatre · Playing now through June 14
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Hymn
West LA · $35
🔵 west coast premiere
Two men from very different neighborhoods meet at a funeral — one knew the deceased, one didn’t — and forge an unlikely friendship over boxing, scotch, and R&B. Written by Lolita Chakrabarti, best known for her stage adaptation of Life of Pi, this soulful two-hander asks what it really means to be a good father, brother, or son.
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble · Odyssey Theatre — Theatre 3 · Playing now through June 14
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Brigadoon
Pasadena · $44–135
Two American travelers get lost in the Scottish Highlands and stumble upon a mysterious village that only appears for one day every hundred years — and one of them falls in love with a woman who lives inside it. A sweeping Lerner & Loewe classic (the same duo behind My Fair Lady and Camelot) featuring live orchestra, soaring choreography, and a bold new adaptation starring Tony nominee Tyne Daly.
Pasadena Playhouse · Playing now through June 14
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Antigone
Glendale · $35
After her brother is killed in battle, Antigone defies her uncle the king’s orders and tries to give him a proper burial — setting off a chain of events that will destroy everything. Sophocles’ ancient Greek tragedy is one of the oldest and most enduring plays ever written, a story about loyalty, law, and the price of moral courage.
Antaeus Theatre Company · Antaeus Theatre · Playing now through June 15
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Hell’s Kitchen
Hollywood · $59–199
Ali is 17, restless, and suffocated by an overprotective mother in 1990s New York City — until a neighbor opens her eyes to the piano and to herself. The Tony Award-winning musical built around the songs of 16-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys is a love letter to New York, to mothers and daughters, and to finding your purpose.
Broadway Tour · Hollywood Pantages Theatre · Playing now through June 21
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The Magic Flute
Downtown LA · $25–380
A prince sets off on a dangerous quest to rescue a princess from a mysterious and powerful ruler — armed with nothing but a magic flute. Mozart’s final opera is the most performed opera in history, and this production features astonishing animated visuals inspired by silent cinema that have captivated audiences in over 45 cities worldwide. Conducted by James Conlon in his final performances as LA Opera’s Music Director.
LA Opera · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Playing now through June 21
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Primary Trust
Downtown LA · $45–130
Kenneth is 38, works at a bookstore in a small upstate New York town, and spends his evenings sipping Mai Tais at the local tiki bar with his best friend Bert. When he gets laid off, he’s forced to face a world he’s been quietly avoiding. The 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a gentle, funny, deeply humanist story about loneliness and what it looks like to finally start living.
Center Theatre Group · Mark Taper Forum · Playing now through June 28
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Grangeville
Santa Monica · $34–45
Two brothers — estranged for over half their lives — attempt the impossible: finding their way back to each other after decades of accumulated pain, anger, and resentment. From Idaho-born playwright Samuel D. Hunter, this quietly devastating West Coast premiere is the kind of play that lingers long after the lights come up.
Ruskin Group Theatre · Ruskin Group Theatre · Playing now through July 12
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A Time to Kill
North Hollywood · $25–35
A young Black girl is brutally attacked in a small Mississippi town. Her father takes justice into his own hands. Now a scrappy street lawyer must defend him against a system stacked against them both. Based on John Grisham’s landmark novel, this gripping courtroom drama asks how far we’ll go — and how much we’ll sacrifice — for justice.
The Group Rep · Lonny Chapman Theatre · Playing now through June 28
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Soul Sacrifice
Boyle Heights · $25–35
🔵 world premiere · 🟣 just opened
A 9-year-old Mexican American girl begins her journey toward adulthood in Boyle Heights circa 1970 — navigating family, identity, and a neighborhood on the edge of change. Playwright Consuelo G. Flores draws from her own life in this powerful, community-rooted world premiere.
CASA 0101 Theater · CASA 0101 Theater · Playing now through June 21
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Limonade Tous Les Jours: A Paris Love Story
Santa Monica · $20–35
A 50-something American abroad falls for a French woman less than half his age, and the two of them decide to follow it anyway. Charles Mee’s wispy, romantic piece floats somewhere between a fever dream and a love letter, set against the most cinematic city in the world.
City Garage · Bergamot Station Arts Center · Playing now through June 29
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Reverie
North Hollywood · $26
🔵 world premiere · 🟣 just opened
How do we stay present in expiring time? When was the last time you called home? Will people look at you the same once they know who you really are? A new intimate work that sits with the questions we’re all too busy to ask — about memory, identity, and what it means to still be here.
14th & L Productions · Whitmore-Lindley Theatre · June 5–14
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Bye Bye Birdie
OC · $20–35
🟣 just opened
Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the Army — and before he ships out, he’s chosen All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Chaos, rock & roll, and small-town hysteria ensue. A joyful, exuberant classic that captures the giddy energy of the early 1960s.
Phantom Projects Theatre Group · La Habra Depot Theatre · June 5–21
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The Henry Clyde Canning Murder House
Atwater Village · $20–35
🟣 just opened
Years after Henry Canning was convicted for the murders of sixteen women, his grown children live very different lives — Elise quietly running the family property as an archery school, Harry cashing in on every true crime opportunity he can find. When Harry returns with plans to turn it into a murder house tourist attraction, buried secrets refuse to stay buried.
Theatricus · Moving Arts · June 5–21
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Anastasia
La Mirada · $16–103
🟣 just opened
Anya is a young woman with no memory of her past — but rumors swirl that she might be Anastasia, the last surviving daughter of the Russian royal family. With the help of a charming con man and his loyal partner, she sets off on a journey from the ruins of St. Petersburg to the glamour of Paris to discover the truth. Based on the beloved animated film, this sweeping musical features soaring songs including “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December.”
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts · June 5–28
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Romeo and Juliet
Topanga · $15–60
🟣 just opened
Shakespeare’s star-crossed tragedy reset in New York City during the Gilded Age — a period of stark inequality and rampant industrialization — where the famous love story becomes a warning about the cost of division and hatred. Performed in Theatricum Botanicum’s spectacular outdoor amphitheater carved into a rustic Topanga hillside. Pack a picnic.
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum · June 6–September 26
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…but you could’ve held my hand
Atwater Village · $25–45
🔵 world premiere · 🟣 just opened
From a stolen slice of wedding cake at age 10 to the complicated terrain of adulthood, four Black friends navigate love, identity, and each other across a decade. Told non-linearly and pulsing with 90s R&B, prom night memories, and real tenderness, this new workshop production is bold, theatrical, and still being shaped.
IAMA Theatre Company · Atwater Village Theatre · June 4–15
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Hollywood Fringe Festival
Hollywood · pay what you can–$30
🟣 just opened
Over 450 shows across 40+ venues — all within walking distance on Santa Monica Blvd. The annual explosion of indie theatre that turns Hollywood into a playground for three weeks. Start planning now.
40+ venues across Hollywood · June 5–28
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COMING SOON
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Topanga · $15–60
The most magical outdoor setting in Los Angeles becomes an enchanted forest. Shakespeare’s beloved comedy of mismatched lovers, mischievous fairies, and a hapless troupe of amateur actors collides in a world of wonder and moonlit confusion. There’s no better stage for it than a hillside in Topanga.
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum · June 7–October 10
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Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Westwood · $35–130
🔵 west coast premiere
Anna Campbell is a celebrated actress with a wall full of awards and a nearly empty bank account. When she comes back to the U.S. to stage a comeback, she runs headlong into a new generation that challenges everything — her politics, her past, and her place in the movement. Written by Pearl Cleage and directed by Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson, this sharp, soulful comedy features Charlayne Woodard and Deborah Joy Winans.
Geffen Playhouse · Gil Cates Theater · June 10–July 12
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Red
Laguna Beach · $64+
Mark Rothko is at the height of his powers — one of the most celebrated painters in the world — and he’s just landed the biggest commission of his career. Then his new assistant walks in and starts asking questions. John Logan’s Tony Award-winning two-hander is a fierce, funny, deeply felt argument about art, ambition, and what we owe to the work that comes after us.
Laguna Playhouse · June 10–28
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The Revolutionists
Long Beach · $44–59
It’s 1793, the French Revolution is in full swing, and four extraordinary women — a playwright, an assassin, a Haitian rebel, and a former queen — are all about to lose their heads. Lauren Gunderson’s sharp, riotous comedy finds the absurdity in the darkest of times and the sisterhood in the most unlikely of places.
International City Theatre · Beverly O’Neill Theater · June 10–28
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Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
Anaheim · $12–55
A seemingly perfect Connecticut family starts to crack — addiction, assault, secrets, and the rage underneath the surface all come spilling out. The Tony Award-winning musical woven through Alanis Morissette’s landmark 1995 album is raw, cathartic, and hits harder than you’d expect.
Chance Theater · Chance Theater · July 10–August 9
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