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At the height of the AIDS epidemic in mid 1980s New York, a group of charismatic, but lost characters tackle politics, sex, religion, and a way forward in Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize winning two-part epic that has been called one of the most important plays of the last 30 years. After experiencing Part One: Millennium Approaches this season, you’ll be counting the days before returning to next season’s opener, Part Two: Perestroika. This moving, funny, gut-wrenching masterpiece will fill you…
Shows
June 2020
ANGELS IN AMERICA – PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
Jun. 20 to Jul. 18, 2020
by Tony Kushner
About the Play
Director: Ryan Holihan
Run:
Jun. 20 to Jul. 18, 2020 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
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Online Tickets will be Available Soon.
Email the Box Office at BoxOffice@lbplayhouse.org with any questions.
NEW DATES:
- Friday, June 19, 8pm – Half Price Preview
- Saturday, June 20, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
- Friday, June 26, 8pm
- Saturday, June 27, 8pm
- Sunday, June 28, 2pm
- Thursday, July 2, 8pm
- Friday, July 3, 8pm
- Saturday, July 4 – No Show
- Sunday, July 5, 2pm
- Friday, July 10, 8pm
- Saturday, July 11, 8pm
- Sunday, July 12, 2pm
- Friday, July 17, 8pm
- Saturday, July 18, 8pm – Closing Night
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor, it is only accessible by stairs, there is no elevator.
Synopsis
August 2020
THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT
Aug. 1 to Aug. 29, 2020
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
About the Play
Director: James Rice
Run:
Aug. 1 to Aug. 29, 2020 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
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Online Tickets will be Available Soon.
Email the Box Office at BoxOffice@lbplayhouse.org with any questions.
NEW DATES:
- Friday, July 31, 8pm – Half Price Preview
- Saturday, Aug. 1, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
- Friday, Aug. 7, 8pm
- Saturday, Aug. 8, 8pm
- Sunday, Aug. 9, 2pm
- Friday, Aug. 14, 8pm
- Saturday, Aug. 15, 8pm
- Sunday, Aug. 16, 2pm
- Friday, Aug. 21, 8pm
- Saturday, Aug. 22, 8pm
- Sunday, Aug. 23, 2pm
- Friday, Aug. 28, 8pm
- Saturday, Aug. 29, 8pm – Closing Night
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor, it is only accessible by stairs, there is no elevator.
Synopsis
Fresh from prison and trying to stay clean and sober, Jackie must deal with the complications of a still-addicted girlfriend, his untrustworthy sponsor, and an unwanted admirer in this funny and unvarnished look at a group of street-wise New Yorkers who make a simple love triangle look tame. A hugely popular and critical hit when it played on Broadway starring comedian Chris Rock, this “unromantically romantic comedy,” deals with issues as varied as love, addiction, friendship, trust, and deceit. Recovery…
September 2020
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
Sep. 25 to Oct. 24, 2020
by Martin McDonagh
About the Play
Director: Susan Boulanger
Run:
Sep. 25 to Oct. 24, 2020 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
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Online Tickets will be Available Soon.
Email the Box Office at BoxOffice@lbplayhouse.org with any questions.
NEW DATES:
- Friday, Sept. 25, 8pm – Half Price Preview
- Saturday, Sept. 26, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
- Friday, Oct. 2, 8pm
- Saturday, Oct. 3, 8pm
- Sunday, Oct. 4, 2pm
- Friday, Oct. 9, 8pm
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 8pm
- Sunday,Oct. 11, 2pm
- Friday, Oct. 16, 8pm
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 8pm
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2pm
- Friday, Oct. 23, 8pm
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 8pm – Closing Night
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor, it is only accessible by stairs, there is no elevator.
Synopsis
Billy’s dream of getting away from the island of Inishmaan seems to come true when he gets the chance to meet Hollywood director Robert Flannery as he comes to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film his next project. Will Billy have the chance to escape his tedious daily life and the casual meanness of the other inhabitants of this small Irish island, or will it all go wrong? Find out in this very funny, darkly comic tale from the…
October 2020
Tickets
NEXT TO NORMAL
Oct. 10 to Nov. 14, 2020
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey, Music by Tom Kitt
About the Play
Director: Rovin Jay
Run:
Oct. 10 to Nov. 14, 2020 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Choose a Date
- Friday, October 9, 8pm – Half Price Preview
- Saturday, October 10, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
- Friday, October 16, 8pm
- Saturday, October 17, 8pm
- Sunday, October 18, 2pm
- Friday, October 23, 8pm
- Saturday, October 24, 8pm
- Sunday, October 25, 2pm
- Friday, October 30, 8pm
- Saturday, October 31, 8pm
- Sunday, November 1, 2pm
- Friday, November 6, 8pm
- Saturday, November 7, 8pm
- Sunday, November 8, 2pm
- Friday, November 13, 8pm
- Saturday, November 14, 8pm – Closing Night
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor, it is only accessible by stairs, there is no elevator.
Synopsis
In a theatrical world filled with feel-good musicals, Next to Normal is so much more – a “feel everything musical.” Focusing on the Goodmans, a seemingly typical suburban family, this Tony and Pulitzer winning rock musical will take the audience on a wild ride into their hopes and fears. Nothing is as it seems for the Goodmans as they deal with teenage experimentation, marriage strains, mental illness, and suicide. The gripping songs will touch your soul and stick in your…
