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SUMMARY:GODSPELL
DESCRIPTION:GODSPELL\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nJune 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026\nBook by John Michael Tebelak\, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz\nDirected and Choreographed by Sonya Randall\nMusical Direction by Stephen Olear\nFrom famed Wicked! composer and lyricist\, Stephen Schwartz\, comes his first major musical offering\, GODSPELL. Taking the world by storm when it first premiered\, the show boasts a score of chart-topping songs including \, “Day by Day\,” “All for the Best\,” and “By My Side\,” as it tells the story of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. A small group of storytellers help tell different parables with a hefty dose of humor and pathos using an eclectic blend of songs\, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville. This show is a sensation that continues to touch audiences with its messages of kindness\, tolerance\, and love. \n  \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nSPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT SHOW JULY 2ND! \n\nThursday July 2\, 2026\, 8pm – Special Thursday Show\nFriday\, July 3\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 4\, 2026 – NO SHOW\nSunday\, July 5\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 10\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 11\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 12\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 17\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 18\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 19\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 24\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 25\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 26\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 31\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, Aug. 1\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, Aug. 2\, 2026\, 2pm – Closing\n\nAGE LIMIT \nAs a courtesy to our patrons\, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content. \nThis Show Contains:\n\nHaze and Smoke Effects\nFlashing and Pulsing\nSimulated Acts of Violence\n\nAct One is Approx. 1 hr. 10 mins.\nThere will be a 15 Minute Intermission\nAct Two is Approx. 45 mins.\n  \nA Big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala! \n \nPREVEIW CLIP 1:\n \nPREVEIW CLIP 2:\n \nPERFORMANCE PHOTOS:\n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 1: CENTER: Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, CIRCLE: Cast of GODSPELL\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 2: BACK ROW: Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\, Demetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\, MIDDLE ROW: Quinn Vann (JUDAS)\, Celeste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\, Madison Cheramie (MADDY -“Bless the Lord”)\, FRONT ROW: Julia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\, Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, Chandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 3: David Poncé (JOHN THE BAPTIST)\, Kenny Giles (JESUS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 4: FRONT: Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, Quinn Vann (JUDAS)\, BACK: Cast of GODSPELL\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 5: Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\, Chandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 6: CENTER: Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, Eric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)\, David Poncé (DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, OUTER CIRCLE: The Cast of GODSPELL\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 7: CENTER: Madison Cheramie (MADDY -“Bless the Lord”)\, OUTER GROUP: Eric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)\, Julia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\, David Poncé (DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, Demetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\, Celeste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\, Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\, Chandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\, Kenny Giles (JESUS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 8: CENTER: Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, BEHIND: Madison Cheramie (MADDY -“Bless the Lord”)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\, Demetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\, Celeste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\, Quinn Vann (JUDAS)\, David Poncé (DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, Eric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)\, Julia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\, Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 9: CENTER: David Poncé (DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, OUTER GROUP: The Cast of GODSPELL\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 10: Demetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\, Chandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\, Eric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)\, Quinn Vann (JUDAS)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\, Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, David Poncé (DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\, Madison Cheramie (MADDY -“Bless the Lord”)\, Celeste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\, Julia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 11: Eric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)\, David Poncé (DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, Chandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\, Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, Demetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\, Quinn Vann (JUDAS)\, Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\, Madison Cheramie (MADDY -“Bless the Lord”)\, Julia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\, Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\, Celeste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 12: CENTER: Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, OUTER GROUP: The Cast of GODSPELL\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 13: The Cast of GODSPELL\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				GODSPELL (MAINSTAGE\, June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Demetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\, David Poncé (JOHN THE BAPTIST/DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\, Eric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)\, Carole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\, Quinn Vann (JUDAS)\, Morgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\, Chandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\, FRONT ROW: Celeste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\, Kenny Giles (JESUS)\, Madison Cheramie (MADDY -“Bless the Lord”)\, Brittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\, Julia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n				\n		\n\nCAST:\n\nKenny Giles (JESUS)\nQuinn Vann (JUDAS)\nDavid Poncé (JOHN THE BAPTIST/DAVID -“We Beseech Thee”)\nDemetri Mack (DEMETRI -“All Good Gifts”)\nChandler Van Allen (CHANDLER -“Light of the World”)\nBrittany Dakoske (BRITTANY -“Day By Day”)\nMadison Cheramie (MADISON -“Bless the Lord”)\nMorgan Elena (MORGAN -“By My Side”)\nJulia Vira Weinstock (VIVI -“Learn Your Lessons Well”)\nCarole Louise (CAROLE -“Turn Back O Man”)\nCeleste Moran (ENSEMBLE)\nEric Lazaro (ENSEMBLE)
URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/godspell/
CATEGORIES:Mainstage Theatre
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SUMMARY:KIMBERLY AKIMBO
DESCRIPTION:KIMBERLY AKIMBO\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nJune 6 – July 3\, 2026\nBy David Lindsay-Abaire\nDirected by Michael Hovance\nIn this zany\, warmhearted comedy play that inspired the recent Tony Award winning musical\, Kimberly is a lonely 16-year-old girl suffering from a disease that causes her to age at more than four times the normal rate. Feeling trapped inside the frail physical body of an elderly woman\, Kim meets Jeff\, another young misfit at school\, and an uncertain relationship develops between them. Soon her life goes “akimbo\,” contending with a hypochondriac mother\, a rarely sober father\, a scam-artist aunt\, her own mortality\, and most terrifying of all\, the possibility of first love. KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a shrewd and strangely affecting comedy that’s a bit of youthful happiness unlike any other. \n \nA Big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring the 2026 Studio Season! \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nFINAL PERFORMANCES!  – Special Thursday Night Show July 2nd. \n\nThursday\, July 2\, 8pm – Special Thursday Night Show\nFriday\, July 3\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT\nAs a courtesy to our patrons\, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content. \nThis Show Contains:\n\nAdult Language and Content\nFlashing and Pulsing Lights\n\nAct One is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins.\nThere will be a 15 Minute Intermission\nAct Two is Approx. 45 mins.\nPREVIEW CLIP:\n \nPERFORMANCE PHOTOS:\n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 1: Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 2: Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\, Ben Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 3: Erin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 4: Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Ben Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 5: Sallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)\, Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 6: Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Ben Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\, Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 7: Erin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\,  Sallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 8: Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Erin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\, Sallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)\, Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 9: Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\, Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 10: Erin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\, Sallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)\, Ben Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\, Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 11: Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\, Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Sallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 12: Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\, Erin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 13: Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Ben Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				KIMBERLY AKIMBO (STUDIO\, June 6 – July 3\, 2026)\nPHOTO 14: Sallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)\, Patrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\, Spencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\, Erin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\, Ben Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n		\n\nCAST:\n\nSpencer Kayden (KIMBERLY LEVACO)\nPatrick Peterson (BUDDY LEVACO)\nErin Rose (PATTIE LEVACO)\nBen Primas (JEFF McCRACKEN)\nSallie Eskins (DEBRA WATTS)
URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/kimberly-akimbo/
CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre
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