HEATHERS: The Musical

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

Oct. 11 – Nov. 16, 2025

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe

Directed by Sean Gray

Musical Direction by Stephen Olear

Choreographed and Assistant Directed by Sonya Randall

HEATHERS: The Musical is the darkly delicious satire based on the iconic teen-comedy movie of the 80s. Veronica Sawyer, a brainy teenage misfit, hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. Once there, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid, J.D. But before she can get comfortable atop the food chain, she runs afoul of Heather Chandler, the almighty queen of the school. Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized ass…but J.D. has other plans, as a series of murders of Westerberg’s most popular students reveals the real-cut throat nature of teenage popularity.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED NOV. 16, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

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.

Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala and our Production of Heathers!

This Show Contains:

WARNING: This is not a show intended for children.  Due to the adult subject matter, anyone under the age of 13 is strongly cautioned attending the show which contains:

• Dark Humor, Adult Language & Themes that Deal with Murder, Suicide, Teen Sex and Sexuality, and Drug Use.
• Strobing and Flashing Lights.
• Smoke Effects.
• Loud, Simulated Gun Shots.
• Depictions of Simulated Sex.
• Depictions of Simulated Violence.
• Simulated Smoking.

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.

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CAST:

• Arystaysha West (VERONICA SAWYER)
• Quinn Vann (JASON “J.D.” DEAN)
• Harper O’Loughlin (HEATHER CHANDLER)
• Kacey Oschack (HEATHER MCNAMARA)
• Journie Ma-Johnson (HEATHER DUKE)
• Alana Ruhe (MARTHA DUNNSTOCK)
• Zavier Davis (RAM SWEENEY)
• Mitchell Dambrowski (KURT KELLEY)
• Milo Cote (RAM’S DAD/BIG BUD DEAN/COACH RIPPER)
• Amanda Webb (MS. FLEMING/VERONICA’S MOM)
• Caleb Miller White (KURT’S DAD/VERONICA’S DAD/PRINCIPAL GOWAN)
• Emiliano Curiel (RODNEY – “BELEGUERED GEEK”)
• Sylene Fontamillas (TRACY – “STONER CHICK”)
• Joseph Park (KEITH – “PREPPY STUD”/OFFICER MILNER)
• Tessa Holder (COURTNEY – “YOUNG REPUBLICANETTE”)
• Teddy Larkin (DWIGHT – “HIPSTER DORK”/OFFICER MCCORD)
• Kelsey Weinstein (DEBBIE – “NEW WAVE GIRL”)

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VERONICA’S ROOM

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

Aug. 30 – Sept. 27, 2025

By Ira Levin

Directed by Gregory Cohen

From Ira Levin, author of Rosemary’s Baby and Deathtrap, comes this chilling mystery thriller that explores the thin line between reality and fantasy. Students Susan and Larry find themselves enticed to a mysterious mansion by its dissolute caretakers. Struck by Susan’s strong resemblance to Veronica, the long-dead daughter of the family they work for, the older couple induce her to impersonate the dead woman to give solace to their employer, Veronica’s addled sister, who believes she’s still alive. Dressed in her clothes, Susan finds herself locked in Veronica’s room and in her role. Or is she Veronica, in 1935, pretending to be an imaginary Susan?

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• Friday, September 26, 8pm
• Saturday, September 27, 8pm – Closing Night

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

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:

Intense Adult Themes and Content that Deal with Extremely Dark, Past Traumas.

Act One is Approx. 45 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 55 mins.

Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Andrea Stradling (THE WOMAN)
• Noah Wagner (THE MAN)
• Cassandra Angerosa-Korrie (THE GIRL)
• Charlie Rodriguez (THE YOUNG MAN)

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LOBBY HERO

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025

By Kenneth Lonergan

Directed by Carl DaSilva

In Kenneth Lonergan’s brilliant comedic drama, LOBBY HERO, we met Jeff, the luckless young security guard in the lobby of a New York apartment building. Berated by his tightly wound supervisor William, clueless in the presence of local hero cop Bill, and hopeless in the presence of Bill’s attractive rookie partner, Dawn, Jeff can’t help but say the wrong thing at the wrong time. But when everyone is drawn into a local murder investigation, truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly in this irrepressible show that demonstrates the unintended consequences of good intentions.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED AUGUST 16, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

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.

Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

This Show Contains:

• Adult Language and Content

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 10 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.

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CAST:

• Trevor Hart (JEFF)
• Nate Memba (WILLIAM)
• Brandon Prado (BILL)
• Ashley O’Connor (DAWN)

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ADA AND THE ENGINE

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

June 7 – July 5, 2025

By Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Kelsey Weinstein 

The Industrial Revolution dawns as young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious romantic poet, Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of the genius of the age, Charles Babbage. A precocious intellect herself, Ada and Charles form a romance of the mind as she envisions a whole new world where art and information converge. Their ideas lead to the first mechanical computer in Lauren Gunderson’s music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future as Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age.

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• Thursday, July 3, 8pm – Special Thursday Night Show
• Friday, July 4th, 8pm – NO SHOW DUE TO THE HOLIDAY
• Saturday, July 5, 8pm – Closing Night

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

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.

Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

This Show Contains:

• Pulsing and Flashing Lights
• Excitement About the New Wonders of the Age
• Scientific Discoveries of the First Order
• Machines That Can Think
• Anticipation of the Future

Act One is Approx. 1 hr.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 55 mins.

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PREVIEW PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
• Holly Jones (LADY ANABELLA BYRON / MARY SOMMERVILLE)
• Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
• Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE / LORD BYRON)

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HADESTOWN: Teen Edition

Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

April 26 – May 24, 2025

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell

Directed by Anne Kate Mohler

Musical Direction by Andy Zacharias

Choreography by Lea Mano

Winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, HADESTOWN: Teen Edition is an intriguing and beautiful folk musical that explores the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a young cast of actors 13-19.  Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone, this beautiful and beguiling sung-through show pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love with music inspired by classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz. Thought-provoking, powerful and prophetic, HADESTOWN is cause for celebration in this transporting musical hit! Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MAY 24, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

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.

Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Production & Opening Night Gala!

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS)
• Ezion Garcia (ORPHEUS)
• Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE)
• S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE)
• Ash Frost (PERSEPHONE)
• Phoebe Castellanos (PERSEPHONE)
• Nathan Andreas (HADES)
• Timm Junge (HADES)
• Jessica Gurule (FATE)
• Ali Valenzuela (FATE)
• Tessa Holder (FATE)
• Meredith Dahl (FATE)
• Brandon Reyes (FATE)
• Phyre Romero (FATE)
• Nava Tate (HERMES)
• Vanessa Yataco (HERMES)
• Lola Ivie-Valle (WORKER)
• Abby Sowers (WORKER)
• Bennet Fillmore (WORKER)
• Saroj Romero (WORKER)
• Belle Gomer (WORKER)
• Brooklyn Williams (WORKER)
• Lorelei Dumas (WORKER)
• AJ Buechler (WORKER)
• Liberty Lucero (WORKER)
• Daniella Steedle (WORKER)
• Annalise Aitken (WORKER)
• Rose Blatchley (WORKER)
• Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER)
• Natalie Wu (WORKER)
• Sara Ford (WORKER)
• Madeline Kim (WORKER)
• Sariah Rodriguez (WORKER)
• Zachary Veeh (WORKER)

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