GODSPELL

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

June 27 – Aug. 2, 2026

Book by John Michael Tebelak, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Directed and Choreographed by Sonya Randall

Musical Direction by Stephen Olear

From 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.

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• Friday, June 26, 2026, 8pm – Half Price Preview
• Saturday, June 27, 2026, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
• Thursday July 2, 2026, 8pm – Special Thursday Show
• Friday, July 3, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, July 4, 2026 – NO SHOW
• Sunday, July 5, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, July 10, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, July 11, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, July 12, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, July 17, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, July 18, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, July 19, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, July 24, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, July 25, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, July 26, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, July 31, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, 2pm – Closing

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

A Big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

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THE LION IN WINTER

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

May 16 – June 13, 2026

By James Goldman

Directed by James Rice

This medieval drama is a modern day classic that tells the story of the Plantagenet royal family, locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army with her sons against her husband, King Henry II. Let out for the holidays, the family descends into sibling rivalry, adultery, and desperate maneuvering for the throne. As Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” in this intelligent show that bursts with astringent wit and a humor that bristles and burns.

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• Friday, May 15,  2026, 8pm – Half Price Preview
• Saturday, May 16, 2026, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
• Friday, May 22, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, May 23, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, May 24, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, May 29, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, May 30, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, June 5, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, June 7, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, June 12, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, June 13, 2026, 8pm – Closing Night

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

A Big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

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HARVEY

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

April 4 – May 2, 2026

By Mary Chase

Directed by Bob Fetes

In this popular comedy from the golden age of Broadway, the kindly Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary, six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid further family embarrassment, Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. Yet her frantic explanations of the situation to the doctors get her mistakenly committed instead of her mild-mannered brother. When Elwood arrives at the sanitarium looking for Harvey, hilarity ensues in this gentle comedy about the acceptance of the ones we love and the fact that the truth can’t always be “seen.”

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• Friday, April 10, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, April 11, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, April 12, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, April 17, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, April 18, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, April 19, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, April 24, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, April 25, 2026, 8pm
• Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2pm
• Friday, May 1, 2026, 8pm
• Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8pm – Closing Night

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

This Show Contains:

• Simulated Smoking
• Flashing and Pulsing Lights

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 1 hr. 10mins

A big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Talitha Barkow (MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS)
• Harriet Whitmyer (VETA LOUISE SIMMONS)
• Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)
• Judy Jones (MRS. CHAUVENET / BETTY CHUMLEY)
• Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY, R.N.)
• Demetri Mack (DUANE WILSON)
• Aaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON, M.D.)
• Robb Tracy (WILLIAM R. CHUMLEY, M.D.)
• Patrick Frazier (JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY)
• Phyllis M. Nofts (E.J. LOFGREN)

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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 Citizen Barlow comes seeking asylum in the Pittsburgh Hill District home of matriarch and spiritual advisor Aunt Ester. She sets him off on a spiritual journey aboard the legendary slave ship Gem of the Ocean to visit the home of the ancestors, the City of Bones. Confronted with the plight of those who came before him, Citizen must come to terms with his own guilt in this unsettling but compelling story filled with humor and heart that is a touchstone for everything else that Wilson has written.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 21ST, 2026.

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

This Show Contains:

• Adult Language, Themes and Content
• Racially Charged Language
• Flashing & Pulsing Lights
• Smoke and Fog Effects
• Simulated Smoking

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 25 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 1 hr. 12 mins.

A BIG THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our production of GEM OF THE OCEAN!!!

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Gary Gibson (ELI)
• Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)
• Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)
• Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)
• Bob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)
• Maurice G. Smith (SOLLY TWO KINGS)
• Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)

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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 Mystery does it again in this ingenious detective story about a devastating event in a family’s past. Carla Crale believes her mother was wrongly convicted of her father’s murder. In an attempt to clear her mother’s name, she persuades those present on the day of her father’s death to return to the scene of the crime and ‘go back’ 16 years to recount their version of events. The play thrillingly slips from past to present, as Carla takes on the role of her mother to see how others’ stories of what happened are warped by time, prejudice, and perception.  Can Carla find the real murderer, or will the truth always be clouded by mystery?

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON FEB. 7, 2026

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

A big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

This Show Contains:

• Adult Themes and Language
• Simulated Smoking

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Nina Rae (CARLA / CAROLINE CRALE)
• Lee Samuel Tanng (JUSTIN FOGG)
• Taylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE / JEFF ROGERS)
• Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)
• Talitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)
• Michael Hovance (MEREDITH BLAKE / TURNBALL)
• Sarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)
• Amber Toomey (ANGELA WARREN)

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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 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 Scrooge the poverty of his miserly ways and the blessings that come with generosity. Can they convince him to change before it’s too late? Come spend time with the characters you’ve come to love – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and, of course, the irascible miser himself.  This yearly tradition will be the Christmas ghost story needed to set you and your loved ones on the path to holiday cheer.

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• Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, 2pm – Closing – SOLD OUT!

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

This Show Contains:

• Fog and Haze Effects
• Flashing Lights
• Loud Sounds and Noises
• A Ghostly Tale of Redemption and Holiday Cheer!

Act One is Approx. 45 Min.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 30 Min.

A big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Gregory Cohen (EBENEZER SCROOGE)
• Jay Miramontes (BOB CRATCHIT / DICK WILKINS / BROKER 1)
• J.D. Rinde (JACOB MARLEY, MR. FEZZIWIG, BROKER 2)
• Andy Justus (FRED HOLLOWELL / YOUNG EBENEZER / THOMAS)
• Katherine White (MRS. CRATCHIT / OLIVER)
• Alexandra Young (BELLE / ELIZABETH HOLLOWELL / CAROLINE)
• Rose Kinner (SOLICITOR / MARTHA CRATCHIT)
• Nathaniel Toral (PETER CRATCHIT / YOUNG CAROLER / IGNORANCE)
• Madelynn Dodson (FAN / BELINDA CRATCHIT / WANT)
• Dash Gomer (TINY TIM / SCHOOL-AGE SCROOGE / TURKEY BOY)
• Trina Estanislao (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST / TOPPER/ DILBER)
• Robb Tracy (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT / OLD JOE)
• Christine Carver (GHOST 1)
• Ren Warzecha (GHOST 2)
• Andrew Yonce (GHOST 3)

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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 portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at The Plaza Hotel. The first tale is of a marriage in tatters, as the room a suburban couple uses while their house is being painted turns out to be the suite they honeymooned in years ago. In the second, a Hollywood producer reconnects with a childhood sweetheart for a little romantic diversion, but she turns out to be more than he bargained for. In the third, the parents of a bride are fighting about the best way to get their daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom to get married. The town will be set laughing in this wild and richly funny farce that answers the age old question, “What if these walls could talk?”

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED NOV. 29, 2025

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

This Show Contains:

• Mild Adult Language
• Humorous References to Self-Harm

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 20 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 30 mins

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Lisa J. Salas (KAREN NASH)
• Todd Rew (SAM NASH)
• Charlie Rodriquez (JESSE KIPLINGER/BELLHOP//BORDEN)
• Ryabrae Ngaida (MURIEL TATE/JEAN MCCORMACK/ MIMSEY)
• Jessica Plotin (NORMA HUBLEY)
• Lee Samuel Tanng (ROY HUBLEY)

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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 famous tales of Gothic horror. Behind the doors of Victorian London, Dr. Henry Jekyll’s experiments have brought forth his other self—Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. As we encounter the multiple faces of Hyde, he meets a woman who stirs his interest. But Jekyll fears for her life and decides to end his experiments. Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master of the mind they share. 

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED OCT. 18, 2025

AGE LIMIT

As 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.

This Show Contains:

• Adult Content and Dark Themes
• Descriptions of Sexual Violence, Violence Against Children, and Self-Harm
• Simulated Onstage Violence
• Pulsing Lights
• Fog Effects

Act One is Approx. 55 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 45 mins.

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:

CAST:

• David Vaillancourt (DR. HENRY JEKYLL)
• Alexandra Young (ELIZABETH JELKES)
• Carmen Tunis (GABRIEL UTTERSON / HYDE)
• Aaron Izbicki (SIR DANVERS CAREW/ HYDE)
• Trevor Hart (RICHARD ENFIELD / HYDE)
• Terrance Sylvas (DR. H.K. LANYON / HYDE)
• Sarah-Jane Finch (POOLE / SANDERSON)
• Renée Schwarz (SURGICAL STUDENT / ORDERLY / MAID)
• Katherine White (SURGICAL STUDENT / ORDERLY / INSPECTOR)

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