BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY By Pearl Cleage Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater May 20 - June 17, 2023 Directed by Sonya Randall In the summer of 1930 in Harlem, NY, the creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance has given way to the harsher realities of the Great Depression. Guy and Angel, … Continue reading BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY →

  IN THE HEIGHTS Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegrí­a Hudes July 1 - Aug. 5, 2023 Directed by Miguel Cardenas Musical Direction by Gabrielle Maldonado and Stephen Olear Choreography by Anthony Tuason This joyful Tony award-winning musical tells the story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood … Continue reading IN THE HEIGHTS →

FRANKENSTEIN 1930 By Fred Carmichael Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Sept. 23 - Oct. 21, 2023 Directed by David Scaglione Just in time for the Halloween season, FRANKENSTEIN 1930 harkens back to the Universal monster movies of the 1930s in a stage homage that features all the elements we love and remember … Continue reading FRANKENSTEIN 1930 →

Jane Austen’s EMMA Adapted by Michael Bloom Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Nov. 4 - Dec. 2, 2023 Directed by: Lauren Velasco In this highly theatrical adaptation of one of Jane Austen's greatest novels, Emma Woodhouse, the notorious “matchmaker of Highbury,” pledges to never marry.  As she plans to have her newest … Continue reading Jane Austen’s EMMA →

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Dec. 9 - 23, 2023 Directed by Philip Brickey The perennial favorite returns for its twelfth incarnation at the Long Beach Playhouse. In this quick-paced, highly theatrical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, the ghosts of Christmases … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2023) →

Agatha Christie’s THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES Adapted by T. James Belich from the novel by Agatha Christie Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Jan. 13 - Feb. 10, 2024 Directed by Phyllis B. Gitlin In this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel, it’s 1917, and with the Great War raging on the … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES →

BEN HUR By Patrick Barlow Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Feb. 24 - Mar. 23, 2024 Directed by Gregory Cohen From the playwright who brought us the hilarious The 39 Steps, comes BEN HUR, the epic tale based on one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, now told with only … Continue reading BEN HUR →

HAMLET By William Shakespeare, adapted by James Rice and Amanda Karr Playing the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater April 6 - May 4, 2024 Directed by James Rice Peer into the mind of Shakespeare’s most dynamic character, HAMLET, in a unique adaptation of the bard’s most compelling masterpiece. As Hamlet experiences the death of his … Continue reading HAMLET →

DETROIT ’67 By Dominique Morriseau Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater May 18 - June 15, 2024 Directed by Robyn Hastings Motown music is the soul of the party in 1967 Detroit as Chelle and her brother Lank make ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. A dreamer, Lank wants … Continue reading DETROIT ’67 →

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa, Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater June 29 - Aug. 4, 2024 Directed by Gregory Cohen Musical Direction by Stephen Olear Choreographed by Kysa Cohen In this comic musical feast about everyone’s favorite gothic family, … Continue reading THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical →

THE 2024 - 2025 MAINSTAGE SEASON We are super excited to share with you our upcoming Mainstage Season!  With sensational horror tales, romantic tragedies, Agatha Christie mysteries, powerful Black dramas, Neil Simon comedies, Southern melodramas, and everyone’s favorite musical about tradition, there is something for everyone!  And don’t forget our hugely popular annual Christmas show! … Continue reading THE 2024 – 2025 MAINSTAGE SEASON →