Mainstage Theatre

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2024) Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Dec. 7 - Dec. 22, 2024 From the novella by Charles Dickens Holiday favorite A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns for its annual incarnation in this quick-paced, highly theatrical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. The ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future show Ebenezer … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2024) →

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Jan. 11 - Feb. 8, 2025 Adapted by Philip Grecian from the novel by Agatha Christie Directed by Mitchell Nunn From Agatha Christie’s highly-praised novel comes this thrilling adaptation of THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. Famed Detective Hercule Poirot has … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD →

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Feb. 22 - Mar. 22, 2025 By August Wilson Directed by Rovin Jay Can you transcend the past? In August Wilson’s masterpiece, THE PIANO LESSON, the past is a ghost that haunts a Black family’s dreams of a better life. It’s the … Continue reading August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON →

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater April 5 - May 3, 2025 By Neil Simon Directed by James Rice Neil Simon is at it again in the awesomely funny comedy GOD’S FAVORITE! Successful businessman Joe Benjamin is a modern day ‘Job’ with a loving wife, two clueless but supportive … Continue reading Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE →

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater May 17 - June 14, 2025 By Robert Harling Directed by Phyllis B. Gitlin See the beloved play the popular movie is based on - STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana is the place where the ladies who are “anybody” come to have … Continue reading STEEL MAGNOLIAS →

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater June 28 - Aug. 3, 2025 Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick … Continue reading FIDDLER ON THE ROOF →

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Sept. 20 - Oct. 18, 2025 Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson Directed by David Scaglione See this chilling new play version of the classic story of duality, desire, and depravity taken from one of the most … Continue reading DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE →

Neil Simon’s PLAZA SUITE Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Nov. 1 - Nov. 29, 2025 By Neil Simon Directed by James Rice Hilarity abounds in Neil Simon’s … Continue reading Neil Simon’s PLAZA SUITE →

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Dec. 6 - Dec. 21, 2025 Adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens Directed by Carole Louise Nicholson Holiday … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2025) →

Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Jan. 10 - Feb. 7, 2026 By Agatha Christie Directed by Philip Brickey The Queen of … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER →

August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Feb. 21 - Mar. 21, 2026 By August Wilson Directed by Rovin Jay Master playwright, August Wilson, blends naturalism, mysticism, and magical realism to explore the experience of a Black community at the turn of the 20th century. It’s 1904, and … Continue reading August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN →