Mainstage Theatre

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 →

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 →