HAMLET
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 … Continue reading HAMLET
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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 … 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 … 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. … 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, … Continue reading THE 2024 – 2025 MAINSTAGE SEASON
It's Long Beach Gives Y'all! We will be presenting a fantastic brand new radio play "Sirens: A Film Noir" written by friend of the Playhouse Terra Taylor Knudson Our show will begin at 4pm on the Mainstage. It will also be Live Streamed to our YouTube channel! Tickets are FREE! Reserve your seats by emailing … Continue reading Long Beach Gives “Sirens: A Film Noir” A Live Radio Play
THE PASSION OF DRACULA Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Sept. 21 - Oct. 19, 2024 By Bob Hall & David Richmond Directed by David Scaglione In the bloodcurdling and sensational tradition of the Hammer horror films comes THE PASSION OF DRACULA! It’s 1911, and Dr. Seward presides over a mental hospital next … Continue reading THE PASSION OF DRACULA
ROMEO AND JULIET Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Nov. 2 - Nov. 30, 2024 By William Shakespeare Directed by Lauren Velasco Violent delights have violent ends in the quintessential story of star-crossed love, Shakespeare’s ROMEO & JULIET. Two clans war in the streets of Verona in a feud that threatens not only … Continue reading ROMEO AND JULIET
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