Return of A Carlin Home Companion
Kelly Carlin, the only child of iconoclastic comedian George Carlin, chronicles over 40 years of her life with her famous father through storytelling, classic video footage, and family memorabilia, . A...
View ArticleFrench Dark-Wave, New Age Band Deleyaman Live in Concert: The Change Things Tour
Deleyaman creates music with spine tingling moments frequently lifting the music to emotional heights. Led by the American musician and front man, Aret Madillian, Deleyaman will be in Los Angeles to...
View ArticleArnold Schulman’s Sleeping Ugly – A Very Adult Fairytale
Two-time Oscar nominated screenwriter/playwright brings a World Premiere to Santa Monica Playhouse. The world premiere of two-time Oscar nominated show business legend Arnold Schulman’s delightfully...
View ArticleWANDERLUST: A Skewed Snapshot of Cultural Identities
Beyond the Fringe, West of Hollywood, Santa Monica Playhouse and VV productions present a first look at solo artist Eva Mahgrefteh’s “Wanderlust” – a travelogue like no other, with winningly told true...
View ArticleThe American Premiere of “Metropolis – Remix”
A poetic, imaginary and changing journey into making the iconic movie, Metropolis (the “Mother-of-all Sci-Fi films”), celebrating the power of early cinema and the long-lasting effect the work has had...
View ArticleBananas! – A Day in the Life of Josephine Baker
“Bananas!” combines drama, comedy and music to recount (Baker’s) rise from the slums of East St. Louis to the grand stages of Europe” – Winston-Salem Journal Santa Monica, CA. October 23, 2012 –...
View ArticleWest Coast Premiere of Abuelita’s Christmas Carol
She’s no Scrooge or George Bailey. She’s a lot more spicy! Charles Dickens is taking over local Los Angeles stages this season. Look and you can find old-fashioned, modern dress, locally-based,...
View ArticleSanta Monica Playhouse and Adventure Goddess Productions present DUCK UGLY
A strange tale about a little English girl who doesn’t quite fit Santa Monica Playhouse and Adventure Goddess productions announce a sneak peak at an in-progress work by one of the new voices in the...
View ArticleSloan Robinson returns in Bananas! – A Day in The Life of Josephine Baker
In celebration of Black History Month Santa Monica Playhouse presents the return engagement of N.A.A.C.P. award-winning actress Sloan Robinson’s one-woman cabaret based on the fascinating life of...
View ArticleComing Out Kinky: A Grown Up Story
Three parts sugar and one part spice, Coming Out Kinky follows one adventurous woman’s curious exploration of her sexuality. Written and Performed by Jean Franzblau and debuting at Santa Monica...
View ArticleTHE CASE AGAINST HAPPINESS – A one man courtroom comedy
Attorney Howard Smith practices in the courtroom of life arguing the case that happiness is overrated. You be the Judge (and Jury.) An evening of true, funny stories about New York, being Jewish,...
View ArticleMother – she’s with you wherever you go
Participant of the International New York Fringe Festival-2011 Ovation Recommended by Los Angeles Stage Alliance-2010 ‘BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE’ nominee by LA Weekly-2009 Just in time for Mother’s Day,...
View ArticleExtended! The World Premiere of Lisa Phillips Visca’s Raise Me Up
“An unforgettable love story with humor and heart.” – Martin Short “A warm-hearted romance … possesses an engagingly old-fashioned mood that feels as timeless as romance itself.” –LA Weekly Do you...
View ArticleCarlie & Doni Hit the Road – The College Tour
Hailed as “L.A.’s BEST comedians” by LA Magazine Carlie & Doni detour from their college tour to bring their latest not to be missed musical/comedy act to Santa Monica Playhouse. The irreverent...
View ArticleADULTS, KEEP OUT! – a merry musical for adults only (and some kids)
“An exceptional mix of smart, entertaining wordplay, well-crafted songs and tight staging…An unusually clever musical fantasy!” (LA TIMES). Tests and quests, dragons and flagons, damsels to save and...
View ArticleWhat Would Beyoncé Do?!
“Bold, brash, beautiful and comedy’s newest diva” (The Independent) Luisa Omeilan brings her Edinburgh Festival hit show to Santa Monica Playhouse September 21st in the first of six local performances....
View ArticleOh, Yes She Did! (From Slave-Ship to Space-Ship: Black Women Pioneers of...
WINNER NAACP Best One-Person Show! Breathing-History to Life, HBO Actress-Comedienne Sandy Brown morphs into bold, black women who changed the course of American History, Forever. Blending drama,...
View ArticleSilver Anniversary Production of “Aspirin & Elephants”
“Are men really more trouble than they’re worth?” asks playwright Jerry Mayer’s buoyant dead serious comedy about love and survival. Warmth, pathos and lots of jokes abound as a mother and father...
View ArticleKaren Knotts is Tied Up in Knotts
“… a moving, soulful and finely polished performance. Karen held the audience in thrall. I’ve never seen so many grown men reach for their hankies” – Daniel deVise, Washington Post journalist and...
View ArticleLimited-run 38th Anniversary Reprise of “Author! Author! – An Evening with...
“Anyone who’s seen Fiddler on the Roof, also adapted from Aleichem tales, knows what to expect in Author! Author!” The longest running Jewish musical in LA theatre history (4½ years in its initial...
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