2007-2008 Theatre Season -
Los Angeles
| A Noise Within | Actors Co-Op | Actors' Gang | Ahmanson Theatre | Boston Court |
| California Repertory | Celebration Theatre | Circus Theatricals | Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities |
| The Colony Theatre | East West Players | The Falcon Theatre | Fountain Theatre | Garage Theatre |
| The Geffen Playhouse | Glendale Centre Theatre | International City Theatre | The Kirk Douglas Theatre |
| The Kodak Theatre | The Laguna Playhouse | La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts |
| Long Beach Shakespeare Company | L.A. City College Theatre Academy | L.A. Theatre Works |
| The Mark Taper Forum | Musical Theatre Guild | Musical Theatre West | Native Voices at the Autry |
| NoHo Arts Center | The Orange County Performing Arts Center | The Pantages Theatre |
| Pasadena Playhouse | REDCAT | Reprise! Broadway's Best | Road Theatre |
| Rubicon Theatre Company | Sierra Madre Playhouse |
| South Coast Repertory | Theater League | Theatre Banshee | Theatre West |
| Theatricum Botanicum | Wadsworth Theatre | Wilshire Theatre |
| Selected San Diego Theatres |
TBA
A NOISE WITHIN
234 South Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91204
Shows perform in repertory
The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Geoff Elliott
September 22 - December 8, 2007
Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Andrew Traister
October 6 - December 12, 2007
Dear Brutus
by J.M. Barrie
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
November 3 - December 16, 2007
Henry IV, Part One
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Geoff Elliott &
Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
March 1 - May 18, 2008
Don Juan
by Molière
Translated by Richard Nelson
Directed by Michael Michetti
March 22 - May 24, 2008
The Night of the Iguana
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Michael Murray
From April 19 - May 25, 2008
ACTORS CO-OP
1760 N. Gower St., Hollywood, CA 90028
A Hollywood Christmas
December 5 - 16, 2007
1776
February 8 - March 16, 2008
Crime & Punishment
February 22 - April 6, 2008
The Glass Menagerie
May 2 - June 8, 2008
ACTORS GANG
Ivy Substation
9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA
Holiday Show
December 8 – 16, 2007
AHMANSON THEATRE
135 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
The History Boys
Through December 9, 2007
The Color Purple
December 13, 2007 - March 9, 2008
Sweeney Todd
March 11 - April 6, 2008
My Fair Lady
April 9 - 27, 2008
A Chorus Line
May 21 - July 6, 2008
The Drowsy Chaperone
July 8 - 20, 2008
BOSTON COURT
70 North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Othello
(A co-production with LA Women’s Shakespeare Company)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lisa Wolpe
Opens February 23, 2008
1001
by Jason Grote
Directed by Michael Michetti
Opens May 10, 2008
Gulls
a free adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull
Book and Lyrics by Nick Salamone, Music by Maury McIntyre
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Opens July 26, 2008
The Sequence
by Paul Mullin
Directed by John Langs
Opens October 11, 2008
CALIFORNIA REPERTORY
at The Edison Theatre, 213 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
Tango
by Slawomir Mrozek
Directed by Eberhard Köhler
November 29 - December 15, 2007
The Saint Plays
by Erik Ehn
Directed by Anne Justine D'Zmura
February 21 - March 15, 2008
Britannicus
by Jean Racine
Directed by Bart DeLorenzo
April 24 - May 17, 2008
CELEBRATION THEATRE
7985 Santa Monica Blvd. #109-1, Los Angeles, CA 90046
The Fastest Clock in the Universe
by Philip Ridley
From October 10, 2007
A Christmas Carol
A world premiere adaptation by Jason Moyer
From December 6, 2007
Stupid Kids
by John C. Russell
From February 13, 2008
Coffee Will Make You Black
Adapted by Michael A. Shepperd
From April 16, 2008
Songs From An Unmade Bed
Lyrics by Mark Campbell & 17 different composers
From June 4, 2008
Cassandra on the Levees
by Allain Rochel
From August 13, 2008
CIRCUS THEATRICALS
Studio Theatre at the Hayworth, 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057
Harm's Way
by Shem Bitterman
Directed by Steve Zuckerman
Opens December 1, 2007
Festival of One-Act Plays
Opens December 11, 2007
CIVIC LIGHT OPERA OF SOUTH BAY CITIES
At Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Cinderella
November 28 - December 16, 2007
Twice Upon a Time
February 13 - March 2, 2008
Miss Saigon
April 20 - May 18, 2008
Bye Bye Birdie
September 17 - October 5, 2008
Fiddler on the Roof
December 3 - 21, 2008
At Hermosa Beach Playhouse
Pacific Coast Highway and Pier Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA
Steel Magnolias
January 15 - 27, 2008
The Nerd
March 25 - April 6, 2008
Tracers
May 27 - June 8, 2008
THE COLONY THEATRE
Media City Center Mall, Corner of 3rd Street and Cypress Avenue, Burbank, CA
Almost, Maine
by John Cariani
February 6 - March 9, 2008
The Immigrant, A New American Musical
Book by Mark Harelik, Lyrics by Sarah Knapp, Music by Steven M. Alper
April 2 - May 4, 2008
EAST WEST PLAYERS
120 North Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
by Jeanne Sakata
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
November 1 - December 2, 2007
Voices From Okinawa
by Jon Shirota
February 7 - March 9, 2008
Pippin
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Tim Dang
May 8 - June 8, 2008
THE FALCON THEATRE
4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank
A Charlie James Brown Christmas
A production of the Troubadour Theater Company
Through January 20, 2008
The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln
by Peter King Beach
January 30 - March 2, 2008
An Act of Love
by David Landsberg
March 26 - April 27, 2008
FOUNTAIN THEATRE
5060 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
Forever Flamenco
Ongoing (1st & 3rd Sundays)
Victory
by Athol Fugard
Directed by Stephen Sachs
January 17 - March 9, 2008
An Enemy of the People
by Henrik Ibsen
In a new translation/adaptation by Simon Levy
Scheduled in 2008
GARAGE THEATRE
251 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90813
Long Beach is Sinking
(The Fifth Annual Melodrama)
by Jamie Sweet
Directed by Matt Anderson
(With free ice cream)
November 30 - December 22, 2007
THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Main Stage
Atlanta
by Marcus Hummon and Adrian Pasdar
Music by Marcus Hummon
Directed by Randall Arney and Adrian Pasdar
November 20 - January 6, 2008
The Joan Rivers Theater Project
by Joan Rivers, Douglas Bernstein and Denis Markell
February 5 – March 30, 2008
Emergency
Written and performed by Daniel Beaty
April 15 - May 25, 2008
The Elephant in the Room
by Donald Margulies
June 17 - July 27, 2008
Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
Some Girl(s)
Written and Directed by Neil LaBute
January 29 - March 8, 2008
GLENDALE CENTRE THEATRE
324 North Orange Street, Glendale, CA 91203
A Christmas Carol
November 23 - December 23, 2007
The Foreigner
December 28, 2007 - February 9, 2008
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
February 13 - April 12, 2008
Pillow Talk
April 16 - May 17, 2008
Singin’ in the Rain
May 21 - July 12, 2008
Brigadoon
July 16 - August 30, 2008
Phantom
by Kopit & Yeston
September 3 - October 18, 2008
The Importance of Being Earnest
October 22 - November 22, 2008
A Christmas Carol
November 28 - December 23, 2008
INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE
300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Lyrics & Music by Fred Ebb and John Kander
Directed by Jules Aaron
February 5 - March 9, 2008
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
by Israel Horovitz
April 29 - May 25, 2008
The Sweepers
By John C. Picardi
June 10 - July 6, 2008
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
August 26 - September 21, 2008
The Grapes of Wrath
by Frank Galati
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck
October 14 - November 9, 2008
THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE
9820 Washington Blvd at Duquesne, Culver City
En Un Sol Amarillo
(Memorias De Un Temblor)
A Teatro de los Andes Production
Directed by Cesar Brie
October 26 - November 25, 2007
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Written by Alex Timbers
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Alex Timbers
January 13 - February 17, 2008
No Child...
Written and Performed by Nilaja Sun
Directed by Hal Brooks
March 6 - April 13, 2008
Keep Your Pantheon and Duck Variations
A David Mamet double-bill
May 11 - June 8, 2008
Of Equal Measure
by Tanya Barfield
Directed by Leigh Silverman
June 29 - July, 2008
THE KODAK THEATRE
At Hollywood & Highland
Disney’s High School Musical on Tour
December 12 - 23, 2007
Tyler Perry’s
Ain’t Nothing Like Family
January 17 - 20, 2008
THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA
Hank Williams: Lost Highway
by Randal Mylar and Mark Harelik
Directed by Randal Mylar
Through December 16, 2007
Tranced
by Bob Clyman
January 1 - February 3, 2008
Red Herring
by Michael Hollinger
Directed by Andrew Barnicle
February 12 - March 16, 2008
Brownstone
by Catherine Butterfield
March 25 - April 27, 2008
Alexandros
by Melinda Lopez
May 27 - June 29, 2008
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Driving Miss Daisy
February 1 - 17, 2008
I Do! I Do!
April 11 - 27, 2008
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
June 6 - 22, 2008
LONG BEACH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
4250 1/2 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807
The Second Shepherds’ Play
by The Wakefield Master
November 30 - December 22, 2007
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
February 15 - March 29, 2008
The Bacchae
by Euripides
May 9 - June 14, 2008
L.A. CITY COLLEGE THEATRE ACADEMY
Caminito Theatre, 855 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
by David W. Rabe
Directed by Louie Piday
December 4 - 8, 2007
L.A. THEATRE WORKS
Performed live and recorded for later radio broadcast
The Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw
Adapted by Dakin Matthews
December 12 - 16, 2007
Secret Order
by Bob Clyman
Starring Ed Asner
January 16 - 20, 2008
The Paris Letter
by Jon Robin Baitz
Starring Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig, and John Glover
February 20 - 24, 2008
Top Secret: Battle for the Pentagon Papers (2007)
by Geoffrey Cowan & Leroy Aarons
Directed by John Rubinstein
March 12 - 16, 2008
Boats on a River
by Julie Marie Myatt
Starring Gregory Itzin and Jean Smart
April 9 - 13, 2008
Tonight at 8:30
by Noel Coward
May 14 - 18, 2008
Summer and Smoke
by Tennessee Williams
Starring Amanda Plummer and David Selby
June 18 - 22, 2008
Broadway Bound
by Neil Simon
Directed by Brendon Fox
Starring Henry Winkler and Josh Radnor
July 9 - 13, 2008
THE MARK TAPER FORUM
135 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
The House of Blue Leaves
by John Guare
Directed by Nicholas Martin
August 30 - October 19, 2008
The School of Night
by Peter Whelan
Directed by Bill Alexander
October 30 - December 14, 2008
MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD
Alex Theatre
216 N. Brand Blvd
Glendale, CA 91203
Aspects of Love
Book by Charles Hart & Don Black
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
February 11, 2008
Out of this World
Book by Dwight Taylor & Reginald Lawrence
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Revised Book by Greg MacKellan
April 21, 2008
The Fix
Book & Lyrics by John Dempsey
Music by Dana P. Rowe
June 23, 2008
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Aspects of Love
Book by Charles Hart & Don Black
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
February 17, 2008
Out of this World
Book by Dwight Taylor & Reginald Lawrence
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Revised Book by Greg MacKellan
April 27, 2008
MUSICAL THEATRE WEST
Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Christmas Time is Here
December 15, 2007
All Shook Up
February 22 - March 9, 2008
The Andrews Brothers
April 18 - May 4, 2008
The Wizard of Oz
July 11 - 27, 2008
NATIVE VOICES AT THE AUTRY
Wells Fargo Theater, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
2008 Young Native Voices Festival
January 26, 2008
Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders:
A Class Presentation
by Larissa FastHorse
February 8 - March 2, 2008
NOHO ARTS CENTER
11136 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Theatre One
Yo Ho Ho! A Pirate’s Christmas
Book by James J. Mellon
Music & Lyrics by James J. Mellon and Scott DeTurk
Directed by James J. Mellon
November 23 - December 30, 2007
Theater Two
Buon Natale! Christmas Eve Italian Style
Written and Directed by Rita Andriello
November 16 - December 23, 2007
THE ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Jersey Boys
November 13 - December 1, 2007
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
December 13 - 30, 2007
Jesus Christ Superstar
January 11 - 13, 2008
Blast!
February 5 - 10, 2008
Twelve Angry Men
February 26 - March 9, 2008
The Phantom of the Opera
March 26 - April 19, 2008
My Fair Lady
June 4 - 15, 2008
A Chorus Line
August 26 - September 7, 2008
THE PANTAGES THEATRE
6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Wicked
Tickets on sale through May 4, 2008
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
39 S. El Molina Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
Ray Charles Live!
Book by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Sheldon Epps
Extended thru December 23, 2007
Orson’s Shadow
by Austin Pendleton
Conceived by Judith Auberjonois
Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez
January 11 - February 17, 2008
Mask
Book by Anna Hamilton Phelan
Music by Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Directed by Richard Maltby
March 7 - April 13, 2008
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
Directed by Paul Lazarus
May 2 - June 8, 2008
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
by George Bernard Shaw
June 27 - August 3, 2008
Vanities
By Jack Heifner
Music and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
Directed by Judith Ivey
August 22 - September 28, 2008
REDCAT
The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theatre, In Walt Disney Concert Hall, 631 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA
Cuckoo Crow
Performed by Degenerate Art Ensemble
November 29 - December 1, 2007
Utopia/Dystopia
Performed by LAPD -- Los Angeles Poverty Department
December 6 - 9, 2007
Hamlet
Performed by The Wooster Group
January 30 - February 2, 2008
REPRISE! BROADWAY'S BEST
Freud Playhouse at UCLA
The Odd Couple - the reading
by Neil Simon
Starring Martin Short and Jason Alexander
January 25 - 26, 2008
Li’l Abner
Book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Gene De Paul
February 5 - 18, 2008
Flora, the Red Menace
Book by David Thompson
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Philip Himberg
May 6 - 18, 2008
ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
5108 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601
The End of the Tour
by Joel Drake Johnson
Directed by Heather Dara Williams
January 18 - March 8, 2008
RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY
1006 East Main Street, Ventura
You Can’t Take It With You
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Through December 23, 2007
R. Buckminster Fuller:
The History (and Mystery) of the Universe
Written and directed by D.W. Jacobs
from the life, work and writings of R. Buckminster Fuller
Performed by Joe Spano
January 17 - February 10, 2008
Bus Stop
by William Inge
Directed by Brian McDonald
February 21 - March 16, 2008
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
by Steve Martin
Directed by William Keeler
April 3 - 27, 2008
My Antonia
Adapted and Directed by Scott Schwartz
Based on the novel by Willa Cather
Music (underscoring) by Stephen Schwartz
May 8 - June 1, 2008
It's Only Life
Music and Lyrics by John Bucchino
Directed by Daisy Prince
June 19 - July 13, 2008
Spin Cycle
by David Rambo
Directed by James O'Neil
July 31 - August 24, 2008
She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
September 4 - 28, 2008
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Narnia
November 23 - December 23, 2007
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Segerstrom Stage
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Jerry Patch
Directed by John-David Keller
November 24 - December 24, 2007
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Warner Shook
February 8 - March 9, 2008
To be announced
A world premiere production
April 4 - May 4, 2008
Taking Steps
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Art Manke
May 16 - June 15, 2008
Julianne Argyros Stage
La Posada Magica
The Magical Journey
Written and Directed by Octavio Solis
Music by Marcos Loya
December 7 - 23, 2007
A Feminine Ending
by Sarah Treem
Directed by Timothy Douglas
January 6 - 27, 2008
Culture Clash in AmeriCCa
Written and performed by Culture Clash
(Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza)
Directed by David Emmes
March 16 - April 6, 2008
THEATER LEAGUE
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 E Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
Mamma Mia!
May 7 - 11, 2008
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Love Sweet Love
December 4 - 9, 2007
Hairspray
January 29 - February 3, 2008
Cirque Dreams -- Jungle Fantasy
February 26 - March 2, 2008
Evita
March 25 - 20, 2008
Mamma Mia!
May 13 - 18, 2008
THEATRE BANSHEE
3435 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
Loyal Women
by Gary Mitchell
Through December 3, 2007
THEATRE WEST
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Hollywood, CA 90068
Betty Garrett - Closet Songwriter
Through December 2, 2007
THEATRICUM BOTANICUM
1419 N. Topanga Cyn. Blvd., Topanga, CA
Summer season to include As You Like It and Macbeth
WADSWORTH THEATRE
11301 Wilshire Blvd, Brentwood, CA 90073
The Mikveh Monologues
December 17, 2007
WILSHIRE THEATRE
8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA
The Rat Pack-- Live at the Sands
December 4 - 16, 2007
Luis Bravo's Forever Tango
February 29 - March 2, 2008
Whistle Down the Wind
by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman
April 22 - 27, 2008
Love, Janis
May 29 - June 1, 2008
Selected San Diego Theatres
The Globe Theatres
In Balboa Park
Old Globe Theatre
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason
Music by Mel Marvin
Directed by Jack O'Brien
November 25 - December 30, 2007
Sea of Tranquility
by Howard Korder
Directed by Michael Bloom
January 12 - February 10, 2008
Dancing in the Dark
(Based on the classic MGM musical The Band Wagon)
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Adapted from the screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Howard Dietz
Directed by Gary Griffin
March 4 - April 13, 2008
Beethoven, As I Knew Him
Text by Hershey Felder
Music by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Directed by Joel Zwick
May 3 - June 8, 2008
The Pleasure of His Company
by Samuel Taylor and Cornelia Otis Skinner
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
July 12 - August 17, 2008
Cassius Carter Centre Stage
In this Corner
by Steven Drukman
Directed By Ethan McSweeny
January 5 - February 10, 2008
The American Plan
by Richard Greenberg
February 23 - March 30, 2008
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
Directed By Joe Calarco
April 12 - May 18, 2008
Lowell Davies Festival Theatre
(Shows perform in repertory)
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Richard Seer
June 14 - September 28, 2008
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Mullins
June 14 - September 28, 2008
All's Well That Ends Well
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
June 14 - September 28, 2008
Second Stage at San Diego Museum of Art's Copley Auditorium
Sight Unseen
by Donald Margulies
August 2 - September 7, 2008
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Village Drive on the campus of UC San Diego
Mandell Weiss Theatre
Cry-Baby
Based upon the Universal Pictures film written and directed by John Waters
Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Songs by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger
Choreography by Rob Ashford
Directed by Mark Brokaw
Through December 16, 2007
Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre
The Seven
Adapted from Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
Book and lyrics by Will Power
Music by Will Power, Will Hammond, Justin Ellington
Choreography by Bill T. Jones
Developed and Directed by Jo Bonney
February 12 - March 16, 2008
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101
Sweet 15 (Quinceañera)
by Rick Najera
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
Through December 16, 2007
The Blessing of a Broken Heart - a workshop production
Adapted and Directed by Todd Salovey
January 4 - 20, 2008
The Clean House
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
February 23 - March 23, 2008
Also visit the Theatre League Alliance of Southern California for other listings.