2011-2012 Theatre Season -
Los Angeles
| A Noise Within | Actors Co-Op | Actors' Gang | Ahmanson Theatre | Boston Court |
| California Repertory | Celebration Theatre | Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities |
| The Colony Theatre | East West Players | The Falcon Theatre | Fountain Theatre |
| The Geffen Playhouse | Glendale Centre Theatre | International City Theatre | The Kirk Douglas 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 |
| The Orange County Performing Arts Center | Native Voices at the Autry | New American Theatre |
| The Pantages Theatre | Pasadena Playhouse | REDCAT | Reprise! Broadway's Best | Road Theatre |
| Rubicon Theatre Company | Sierra Madre Playhouse | South Coast Repertory | Theater League |
| Theatre West | Theatricum Botanicum | WEST COAST ENSEMBLE |
A NOISE WITHIN
at their new location in Pasadena
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
October 22 - December 16, 2011
Desire Under The Elms
by Eugene O'Neill
Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
November 12 - December 18, 2011
Noises Off
by Michael Frayn
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott
January 6 - January 15, 2012
Antony and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott
February 25 - May 13, 2012
The Illusion
by Pierre Corneille
Adapted by Tony Kushner
Director to be Announced
March 10 - May 19, 2012
The Bungler
by Moliere
Translated by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
March 31 - May 27, 2012
ACTORS CO-OP
1760 N. Gower St., Hollywood, CA 90028
The 1940's Radio Hour
by Walton Jones
Directed by Nan McNamara
September 23 - November 13, 2011
To Kill A Mockingbird
Adapted by Christopher Sergel
from the novel by Harper Lee
Directed by Gary Lee Reed
October 14 - November 20, 2011
Yours, Isabel
by Christy Hall
Directed by Marianne Savell
February 3 - March 11, 2012
Long Day's Journey Into Night
by Eugene O'Neill
Directed by Marianne Savell
March 16 - April 29, 2012
The Learned Ladies
by Moliere
Translated by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Heather Chesley
May 11 - June 17, 2012
ACTORS GANG
Ivy Substation
9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA
mate: the untouchable Bobby Fischer
by Lolly Ward
Directed by Eric Tucker
Workshop performances through Aug 6, 2011
AHMANSON THEATRE
135 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Les Miserables
Through July 31, 2011
Bring It On: The Musical
October 30 - December 10, 2011
Funny Girl
January 15 - February 26, 2012
Green Day’s American Idiot
March 13 - April 22, 2012
Fela!
April 25 - June 3, 2012
War House
June 13 - July 22, 2012
BOSTON COURT
70 North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Heavier than...
by Steve Yockey
Directed by Abigail Deser
Through August 21, 2011
The Dinosaur Within
by John Walch
Directed by Michael Michetti
September 29 - November 6, 2011
CALIFORNIA REPERTORY
at The Edison Theatre, 213 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Carson Kreitzer
Directed by Joanne Gordon
September 23 - October 15, 2011
Louis Slotin Sonata
by Paul Mullin
Directed by Eberhart Kohler
November 18, 2011 - December 10, 2011
Quills
by Doug Wright
Directed by Larissa Paige Kokernot
February 17 - March 10, 2012
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Tom Cooke
April 20 - May 12, 2012
CELEBRATION THEATRE
7985 Santa Monica Blvd. #109-1, Los Angeles, CA 90046
BASH’d: A Gay Rap Opera
Written by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow
Music by Aaron Macri
Directed by Ameenah Kaplan
Continuing Run
CIVIC LIGHT OPERA OF SOUTH BAY CITIES
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Company
September 14 - October 2, 2011
Thoroughly Modern Millie
November 30 - December 18, 2011
Hermosa Beach Playhouse
Pacific Coast Highway and Pier Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA
Private Lives
October 25 - November 6, 2011
Amadeus
January 17-29, 2012
Hamlet
May 15-27, 2012
THE COLONY THEATRE
Media City Center Mall, Corner of 3rd Street and Cypress Avenue, Burbank, CA
On Golden Pond
by Ernest Thompson
Directed by Cameron Watson
July 27 - August 28, 2011
Shooting Star
by Steven Dietz
September 14 - October 16, 2011
Travels with my Aunt
by Graham Greene
Adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal
November 9 - December 18, 2011
Old Wicked Songs
by Jon Marans
February 1 - March 4, 2012
Dames at Sea
Book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller
Music by Jim Wise
April 11 - May 13, 2012
EAST WEST PLAYERS
120 North Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
A Widow of No Importance
by Shane Sakhrani
Directed by Shaheen Vaaz
September 8 - October 11, 2011
The Language Archive
by Julia Cho
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
November 3 - December 4, 2011
The Three Year Swim Club
by Lee Tonouchi
Directed by Keo Woolford
February 9 - March 11, 2012
A Little Night Music
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Tim Dang
May 10 - June 24, 2012
THE FALCON THEATRE
4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank
The Troubadour Theater Company's
Fleetwood Macbeth
Directed by Matt Walker
Through August 14, 2011
Laurel and Hardy
by Tom McGrath
Directed by Dimitri Toscas
August 31 - October 2, 2011
Southern Comforts
by Kathleen Clark
Directed by Jules Aaron
October 12 - November 13, 2011
The Troubadour Theater Company's
A Christmas Westside Story
Directed by Matt Walker
November 30, 2011 - January 15, 2012
Dissonance
by Damian Lanigan
Directed by Crispin Whittell
February 1 - March 4, 2012
FOUNTAIN THEATRE
5060 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
Bakersfield Mist
Written and Directed by Stephen Sachs
Through September 3, 2011
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
by August Wilson
Dates TBA
THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Gil Cates Main Stage
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Edward Torres
August 30 - October 9, 2011
Next Fall
by Geoffrey Nauffts
Directed by Sheryl Kaller
October 25 - December 4, 2011
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit
of Molly Ivins
by Margaret Engel & Allison Engel
Directed by David Esbjornson
January 3 - February 12, 2012
Good People
by David Lindsay-Abaire
April 3 - May 13, 2012
The Exorcist
by John Pielmeier
Adapted from the book by William Peter Blatty
Directed by John Doyle
July 3 - August 12, 2012
Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie
by Alan Alda
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
November 1 - December 11, 2011
The Jacksonian
by Beth Henley
Directed by Robert Falls
January 31 - March 11, 2012
GLENDALE CENTRE THEATRE
324 North Orange Street, Glendale, CA 91203
1776
Through August 13, 2011
Beau Jest
August 18 – September 24, 2011
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
September 29 – November 19, 2011
A Christmas Carol
November 25 – December 24, 2011
See How They Run
December 30, 2011 - February 6, 2012
Kiss Me, Kate
February 11 - April 3, 2012
Squabbles
April 8 - May 15, 2012
The Will Rogers Follies
May 20 - July 10, 2012
The Hasty Heart
July 15 - August 21, 2012
Camelot
August 26 - October 16, 2012
A Murder Is Announced
October 21 - November 20, 2012
A Christmas Carol
November 27 - December 23, 2012
INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE
300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
Private Lives
by Noel Coward
August 23 - September 18, 2011
The Robber Bridegroom
Book and Lyrics by Alfred Uhry
Music by Robert Waldman
Based on the novella by Eudora Welty
October 11 - November 6, 2011
THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE
9820 Washington Blvd at Duquesne, Culver City
This
by Melissa James Gibson
July 30 - August 28, 2011
The Behavior of Broadus
by Burglars of Hamm
Original Songs by Matt Almos & Brendan Milburn with Burglars of Hamm
A staged reading
September 17, 2011
I’ve Never Been So Happy
Book and Lyrics by Kirk Lynn
Music and Lyrics by Peter Stopschinski
Curated and Directed by Thomas Graves and Lana Lesley
Created and Performed by Rude Mechs
October 6–23, 2011
The Night Watcher
Written and performed by Charlayne Woodard
November 17 – December 18, 2011
The Ebony Repertory Theatre production of
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Phylicia Rashad
January 19 – February 19, 2012
American Night: The Ballad of Juan José
by Richard Montoya
Developed by Culture Clash and Jo Bonney
Directed by Jo Bonney
March 9 – April 1, 2012
The Convert
by Danai Gurira
Directed by Emily Mann
April 17 – May 13, 2012
THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA
I Left My Heart
Through August 21, 2011
Shirley Valentine
September 27 - October 23, 2011
This Wonderful Life
November 25 - December 24, 2011
Lonesome Traveler
January 10 - February 5, 2012
Sister’s Easter Catechism
March 13 - April 8, 2012
Tickled Pink
April 24 - May 20, 2012
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
14900 La Mirada Boulevard,
La Mirada, California 90638
Noises Off
by Michael Frayn
September 23 - October 16, 2011
Life Could Be A Dream
Written and Created by Roger Bean
October 28 - November 20, 2011
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
from the novel by John Buchan
from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
January 20 - February 12, 2012
Miss Saigon
Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Alain Boublil
Adapted from the original French lyrics by Alain Boublil
April 13 - May 6, 2012
Peter Pan
Musical Production of the play by Sir James Barrie
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
Music by Moose Charlap
Additional Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Additional Music by Jule Styne
Starring Cathy Rigby
June 1-24, 2012
LONG BEACH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
4250 1/2 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807
The Merry Wives of Windsor
(Free at Bixby Park)
Through July 30, 2011
The Little Dog Laughed
September 23 - October 15, 2011
Sherlock Holmes & The Hound of the Baskervilles
September 16 - October 22, 2011
The War of the Worlds
October 28 - 31, 2011
A Christmas Carol
November 30 - December 18, 2011
L.A. CITY COLLEGE THEATRE ACADEMY
Caminito Theatre, 855 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
TBA
L.A. THEATRE WORKS
Performed live and recorded for later radio broadcast
at James Bridges Theater in Melnitz Hall at UCLA, 235 Charles E. Young Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90095
A Doll House
by Henrik Ibsen
Starring Calista Flockhart and JoBeth Williams
September 22-25, 2011
Completeness
by Itmar Moses
Starring Mandy Siegfried
October 20-23, 2011
Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn
November 17-20, 2011
Buried Child
by Sam Shepard
Starring Amy Madigan
December 8-11, 2011
Next Fall
by Geoffrey Nauffts
Starring Anne Heche and Jean Smart
January 19-22, 2012
Look Back in Anger
by John Osbourne
Starring Matthew Rhys
March 15-18, 2012
Frost/Nixon
by Peter Morgan
Starring Stacy Keach and James Marsters
April 19-22, 2012
Opus
by Michael Hollinger
Starring Adam Arkin and Jesse Tyler Ferguson
May 17-20, 2012
The Browning Version
by Terrence Rattigan
Starring Martin Jarvis and Joanne Whalley
June 21-24, 2012
Rhinoceros
by Eugene Ionesco
Starring Jim Parsons
July 19-22, 2012
THE MARK TAPER FORUM
135 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Poor Behavior
by Theresa Rebeck
September 7 - October 16, 2011
Vigil
November 2 - December 18, 2011
MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD
Alex Theatre
216 N. Brand Blvd
Glendale, CA 91203
and
Scherr Forum
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
High Fidelity
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Amanda Green
Book by David Lindsay Abaire
Based on the novel by Nick Hornby
September 19, 2011
Alex
Fanny
Book by S. N. Behrman & Joshua Logan
Lyrics and Music by Harold Rome
Based on Marcel Pagnol’s trilogy
November 14, 2011
Alex
Little Women - the Musical
Music by Jason Howland
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Book by Allan Knee
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel
February 13, 2012 (Alex)
February 19, 2012 (Scherr)
A New Brain
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn & James Lapine
April 16, 2012
Alex
Shenandoah
Music by Gary Geld
Lyrics by Peter Udell
Book by James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell & Philip Rose
Based on an original screenplay by James Lee Barrett
June 12, 2012 (Alex)
June 17, 2012 (Scherr)
MUSICAL THEATRE WEST
Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Hairspray
October 28 - November 13, 2011
Winder Wonderettes
December 9-18, 2011
Man of La Mancha
February 10-26, 2012
Forbidden Broadway: Volume 2
April 13-29, 2012
TBA
June 29 - July 15, 2012
NATIVE VOICES AT THE AUTRY
Wells Fargo Theater, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
TBA
NEW AMERICAN THEATRE
2501 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057
Bedfellows
by Chuck Rose
Fall 2011
THE ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Mary Poppins
July 14 - August 7, 2011
West Side Story
September 6-18, 2011
Shrek the Musical
October 4-16, 2011
Riverdance
October 28-30, 2011
Blue Man Group
November 8-20, 2011
White Christmas
December 13, 2011 - January 1, 2012
Cats
January 17-22, 2012
Come Fly Away
January 31 - February 5, 2012
Traces
February 28 - March 4, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet
April 24 - May 6, 2012
American Idiot
May 29 - June 3, 2012
Les Miserables
June 12-24, 2012
La Cage Aux Folles
July 24 - August 5, 2012
THE PANTAGES THEATRE
6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Shrek the Musical
Through July 31, 2011
Come Fly Away
October 25 - November 6, 2011
Riverdance
November 15-20, 2011
Wicked
November 30 - January 29, 2012
Monty Python’s Spamalot
February 28 - March 4, 2012
Rock of Ages
March 20-25, 2012
Mamma Mia!
March 27 - April 8, 2012
Billy Elliot the Musical
April 12 - June 2, 2012
The Addams Family
June 5-17, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet
June 19 - July 1, 2012
La Cage Aux Folles
July 10 - 22, 2012
Memphis
July 31 - August 12, 2012
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
39 S. El Molina Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
Ennio
August 23-28, 2011
South Street
by Craig Carlisle and Richard Addrisi
September 20 - October 16, 2011
Pastoral
by Frank Tangredi
Directed by Sheldon Epps
November 1-27, 2011
Art
by Yasmina Reza
Directed by David Lee
January 24 - February 19, 2012
The Heiress
by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
April 24 - May 20, 2012
Sleepless in Seattle - the Musical
Book by Jeff Arch
Score by Michelle Citrin, Michael Garin & Josh Nelson
Directed by Joel Zwick
June 12 - July 15, 2012
REDCAT
The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theatre, In Walt Disney Concert Hall, 631 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA
Sandra Bernhard: I Love Being Me, Don’t You?
August 11-14, 2011
REPRISE! BROADWAY'S BEST
Freud Playhouse at UCLA
Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Broadway production directed by Harold Prince
September 13-25, 2011
The Baker's Wife
Book by Joseph Stein
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Based on the film "La Femme de Boulanger" by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono
February 14-26, 2012
The Apple Tree
Book, Music and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock
Additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith
Based on stories by Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton, and Jules Feiffer
Original Production Directed by Mike Nichols
April 17-29, 2012
ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
5108 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601
TBA
RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY
1006 East Main Street, Ventura
Steel Magnolias
August 24 - September 18, 2011
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Solid Gold Cadillac
by Howard Teichmann & George S. Kaufman
Through July 30, 2011
Yeomen of the Guard
Music and Libretto by Gilbert and Sullivan
August 19 - September 24, 2011
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergei
Based on the novel by Harper Lee
October 7 - November 12, 2011
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Christina Harris
November 25 - December 23, 2011
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Segerstrom Stage
Pride And Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan
Directed by Kyle Donnelly
September 9 - October 9, 2011
The Trip To Bountiful
by Horton Foote
Directed by Martin Benson
October 21 - November 20, 2011
Elemeno Pea
by Molly Smith Metzler
Directed by Marc Masterson
January 27 - February 26, 2012
The Prince Of Atlantis
by Steven Drukman
Directed by Warner Shook
March 30 - April 29, 2012
Jitney
by August Wilson
May 11 - June 10, 2012
Julianne Argyros Stage
How The World Began
by Catherine Trieschmann
Directed by Daniella Topol
September 25 - October 16, 2011
Topdog/Underdog
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Seret Scott
January 8-29, 2012
Sight Unseen
by Donald Margulies
Directed by David Emmes
March 11 - April 1, 2012
Cloudlands
Book by Octavio Solis
Music by Adam Gwon
Lyrics by Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon
April 15 - May 6, 2012
THEATER LEAGUE
CUPS
August 11 - September 4, 2011
Rat Pack Show
October 25-30, 2011
Blue Man Group
November 29 - December 4, 2011
My Fair Lady
January 17-22, 2012
Young Frankenstein
February 21-26, 2012
Gazillion Bubble Show
February 29, 2012
An Evening With Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin
March 20 - 25, 2012
THEATRE WEST
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Hollywood, CA 90068
Seascape
September 9 - October 16, 2011
THEATRICUM BOTANICUM
1419 N. Topanga Cyn. Blvd., Topanga, CA
(Shows perform in repertory through October 2, 2011)
Richard III
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tartuffe
Rose Cottages
WEST COAST ENSEMBLE
Theatre of Arts Arena Stage, 1625 N. Las Palmas Avenue,
Hollywood, CA 90028
Gypsy
Through July 31, 2011
Visit the Theatre League Alliance of Southern California for listings.
