Upcoming Productions
(Please check back frequently for additions, updates and schedule changes)
Most recently updated: Jan. 19, 2025

Saturday, Feb. 8, 2024 @ 8 p.m.:
Comedy Night at the Odyssey
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Series curator, writer, actor and comedian Kevin Flynn will be joined by stand-up pals Jackie Flynn and Al Ducharme at what is fast becoming one of the top spots to see comedy in Los Angeles. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; OdysseyTheatre.com 

Feb. 14 – March 23, 2025 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m., Sundays @ 4 p.m.; previews Jan. 10-12)
World premiere of Four Women in Red
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The Victory Theatre Center presents a provocative new play, written by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) and directed by Jeanette Harrison (Onondaga), about the current crisis of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women in the U.S. Four resilient Native American women search for missing friends and relatives in the face of apathetic sheriffs and dwindling clues. The Victory Theatre Center, 3326 W Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; (818) 841-5422; thevictorytheatrecenter.org

Feb. 15 & March 1, 2025 @ 8 p.m.
Thresholds of Invention
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s ongoing series of first looks at pieces in process by prominent L.A. visionaries presents There Are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden, a new work by writer/performer John Fleck. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; OdysseyTheatre.com 

Feb. 15 – March. 9, 2025 (Thursdays & Fridays @ 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m. (no matinee on Saturday, Feb. 15; dark Thursday, March 6; previews Feb. 9-Feb, 14):
Macbeth
Andi Chapman directs William Shakespeare’s thrilling supernatural tragedy, a brilliant political thriller about the rise and fall of a brave warrior who would be king at any price. Murder, treason, ambition and greed: Macbeth is a journey into the very heart of evil. A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 356-3100; anoisewithin.org

Feb. 16 – March 30, 2025 (Opening Sunday, Feb. 9 @ 7 p.m.; thereafter: Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.; dark Monday, Feb. 10; previews Feb. 5-Feb. 8):
Los Angeles premiere of Alabaster
Casey Stangl directs a darkly comic southern drama by Audrey Cefaly about love, art and the power of women. The journey of a noted photographer lands her in the mysterious realm of an undiscovered folk artist hiding away in North Alabama in this funny and poignant new play that was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029; (323) 663-1525; fountaintheatre.com

Feb. 21 – March 9, 2025 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Feb. 19 & Thursday, Feb. 20 @ 7:30 p.m.):
Los Angeles premiere of Desperate Measures
International City Theatre presents a foot-stompin’, knee-slappin’ musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. Saddle up for this joyous musical comedy with a score by award-winning composer David Friedman and book and lyrics by two-time Tony nominee Peter Kellogg. Winner of two Drama Desk Awards, for “Outstanding Musical” and “Outstanding Lyrics”; the Outer Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical”; and the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for “Best New Musical.” International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

March 1 – April 6, 2025 (schedule varies)
Bat Boy: The Musical
Pat Towne directs Open Fist Theatre Company‘s revival of the American horror rock musical cult favorite, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story, about a half-boy, half-bat who grew up living in a cave. Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039; (323) 882-6912; openfist.org

March 29 – April 20, 2025 (Thursdays & Fridays @ 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m. (no matinee on Saturday, March 29; previews March 23-March 28):
Southern California premiere of Jane Eyre
Mystery and romance abound in this thrilling and heart wrenching tale of self-determination, adapted by Elizabeth Williamson from the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë. Orphaned as a child, the strong-willed Jane takes a position at Thornfield Hall working as a governess for the brooding Edward Rochester. There, she falls in love with her mysterious employer… until the discovery of a dark secret leads to a devastating aftermath. A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 356-3100; anoisewithin.org

April 25 – May 11, 2025 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, April 23 & Thursday, April 24 @ 7:30 p.m.):
American premiere of The Violin Maker
Real-life Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein gathered and restored violins that were damaged during the Holocaust, creating a remarkable collection that became known as the “Violins of Hope.” Weinstein died in 2024 at age 84, but his extraordinary story and the true tales behind each of the violins are masterfully interwoven with music in this powerful and uplifting new play by Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

May 10 – June 1, 2025 (Thursdays and Fridays @ 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m. (no Saturday matinee on May 10; previews May 4 – May 9):
A Man of No Importance
A Noise Within presents the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by the late Terrence McNally (the Tony Award-winning team behind Ragtime). In this intimate and evocative musical that celebrates the redemptive power of theater, love and friendship, Alfie Byrne, an unassuming bus driver in 1960s Dublin, is determined to stage an amateur production of Oscar Wilde’s Salome in his local parish. But this man of seemingly no importance must confront religious objections to his artistic pursuits and face the forces of bigotry and shame over a love “that dare not speak its name.” A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 356-3100; anoisewithin.org

June 13 – June 29, 2025 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, June 11 & Thursday, June 12 @ 7:30 p.m.):
Los Angeles premiere of The Angel Next Door
From playwright Paul Slade Smith, author of International City Theatre’s hit production of The Outsider, comes a screwball romantic comedy inspired by a 1924 drawing room comedy by Ferenc Molnar. When a writer is commissioned to adapt his novel for the stage, it’s soon revealed that the “angel” cast as the lead may not be all that angelic. Only the power of theater can save the play, the novel and — perhaps most importantly — the writer’s heart.  International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436–4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

Aug. 29 – Sept. 14, 2025 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Aug. 27 & Thursday, Aug. 28 @ 7:30 p.m.):
World premiere of Masala Dabba
In the newest family drama from multiple award-winning playwright Wendy Graf, members of a mixed race family see themselves reflected in stories from the past — each inspired by a spice in their grandmother’s “masala dabba,” or Indian spice box. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436–4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

Oct. 17 – Nov. 2, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Oct. 15 & Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7:30 p.m.):
Los Angeles premiere of Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B 
International City Theatre presents an irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick that re-examines the world’s most famous detective story through a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical escapade by Kate Hamill, oddball female roommates Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson join forces to emerge from pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional “Odd Couple” adventure duo solving mysteries and kicking butts—until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all the answers. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436–4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

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