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01mayallday30junThe Marshmallow ConnectionJudith Isacoff
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At Open-Door Playhouse, we bring the theater to you. Now Playing The Marshmallow Connection A yearslong battle that involved a notorious baseball manager, a marshmallow salesman
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At Open-Door Playhouse, we bring the theater to you. Now Playing The Marshmallow Connection
| A yearslong battle that involved a notorious baseball manager, a marshmallow salesman and a few swinging punches comes to a resolution at a dive bar in Pennsylvania.
Mimi Kmet directs a cast that includes Matt Foyer as Daniel, Goreti da Silva as Barb, Kenajuan Bentley as Pete, and Gary Lamb as the Cop. Judith Isacoff is the playwright. She is the author of the books Adventures in Tuscany and Working Girl’s Guide to Hong Kong, as well as several short plays, including Vietnam Wives. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. https://www.opendoorplayhouse. Send us a text on Buzzsprout: Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast, like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented short and one-act plays by playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021, Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody. In 2023, the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category. Over 19,000 downloads since publication! If you would like to make a donation and support our podcast, you can go here. Sound Production: Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.The team behind the mic, Producer, and founder of Open-Door Playhouse, Bernadette Armstrong, Assoc Producer, Laree Griffith, who manages our website and newsletter. |
Playing
May 1 (Friday) - June 30 (Tuesday)
Venue
Virtual
Online
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Open-Door Playhouseopendoorplayhouse@gmail.com 9 Pangloss St., Henderson NV 89002
20mayallday28junPrimary TrustEboni Booth
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Primary Trust By Eboni Booth Directed by Knud Adams Cast: Petey McGee, Ugo Chukwu, Rebecca S’manga Frank, James Urbaniak, and Luke Wygodny MAY 20 TO JUNE 28 Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Primary Trust,
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Primary Trust
Cast: Petey McGee, Ugo Chukwu,
Rebecca S’manga Frank, James Urbaniak, and Luke Wygodny
MAY 20 TO JUNE 28
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Primary Trust, written by Eboni Booth and directed by Knud Adams, will perform May 20 to June 28 at the Mark Taper Forum (press opening is May 27). A New York Times Critic’s Pick, Primary Trust is a simple and elegantly crafted story of a man who finds a new job, new friends, and a new sense of worth, illustrating how small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community.
Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker in a small upstate New York town, spends his evenings sipping Mai Tais at the local tiki bar with his best friend Bert. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth faces challenges he has long avoided—with transformative and heart-warming results. Primary Trust is a touching story of new beginnings, old (and new) friends, and finding the courage to see the world for the first time.
Playing
May 20 (Wednesday) - June 28 (Sunday)
Venue
Mark Taper Forum
135 N. Grand Avenue
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Prices — begin at $40.25 Website — CenterTheatreGroup.
Phone — Audience Services at 213.628.2772
In person — Center Theatre Group Box Office (at the Ahmanson Theatre) at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012
Groups —CenterTheatreGroup.
Access — Center Theatre Group offers a number of services to accommodate persons requiring mobility, vision, and hearing access.
29mayallday28junCassattArden Teresa Lewis
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Cassatt by Adern Teresa Lewis On the grounds of her French country estate Mary Cassatt burns her early paintings. What led this celebrated American Impressionist to destroy such an important part
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Cassatt by Adern Teresa Lewis
On the grounds of her French country estate Mary Cassatt burns her early paintings. What led this celebrated American Impressionist to destroy such an important part of her legacy? In an age when men dominated the art world, Mary Cassatt made her mark in the salons of Paris, alongside great masters like Degas and Renoir. Her paintings celebrated the dignity and deeper meaning of women’s inner lives.
Directed by Arden Teresa Lewis. Produced by Garry M. Kluger.
Friday and Saturday at 8:00, Sunday at 3:00.
Playing
May 29 (Friday) - June 28 (Sunday)
Venue
Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Blvd, West Los Angeles, CA 90068
Presented by
Theatre West
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cassatt-tickets-1984650603380
$30 online, $40 at the door.
23junallday19julMamma Mia!Catherine Johnson
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Mamma Mia! 25th Anniversary Tour Coming to The Ahmanson Theatre June 23 – July 19, 2026 Tickets at CenterTheatreGroup.org Center Theatre Group is pleased to present the 25th Anniversary Tour of Mamma Mia!, the
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Mamma Mia!
25th Anniversary Tour
Coming to The Ahmanson Theatre
Tickets at CenterTheatreGroup.org
Center Theatre Group is pleased to present the 25th Anniversary Tour of Mamma Mia!, the ultimate feel-good show based on the songs of ABBA, at the Ahmanson Theatre from June 23 to July 19, 2026.
Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, the irresistible musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island paradise, all unfolding to the storytelling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs, has now been seen live on stage by 70 million people across the world and turned into two record-breaking movies – MAMMA MIA! The Movie and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again.
To date, Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages grossing more than $7 billion at the box office.
“I am delighted that we get to wrap up our current season with the ultimate feel good musical, Mamma Mia!” said CTG Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director Snehal Desai. “The show is pure theatrical joy, jam-packed with heart and some of the catchiest songs you will ever hear in a musical. I can’t wait to see LA audiences dancing in the aisles this summer when it plays the Ahmanson.”
The 25th Anniversary production of Mamma Mia! made a triumphant return to Broadway in August 2025 for a limited six-month run at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it had its first Broadway opening in 2001. Mamma Mia! played for a record-breaking 14 years on Broadway, first at the Winter Garden Theatre, then at the Broadhurst Theatre. The show also toured North America from 2000-2017 with four different touring companies spanning this period.
Produced by Judy Craymer, Mamma Mia! The Movie became the highest grossing live action musical film of all time upon its release in 2008. A second film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, opened in July 2018 and is the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time. The films starred a host of stars including Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper, Lily James and Cher.
With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast. The production is designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce & Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material & arrangements by Martin Koch.
The North American tour is booked by The Booking Group with casting by The TRC Company.
Mamma Mia! is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East & Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal Music Group. Amy Jacobs of Bespoke Theatricals is the Executive Producer of the tour in association with Work Light Productions.
Playing
June 23 (Tuesday) - July 19 (Sunday)
Venue
Ahmanson Theatre
135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, 90012.
Get Tickets
Prices: begin at $51.75
Website — CenterTheatreGroup.org
Phone — Audience Services at (213) 628-2772
In person — Center Theatre Group Box Office (at the Ahmanson Theatre)
at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012
26junallday30Butch BalletGina Young
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BUTCH BALLET is an ode to mascs from a femme who loves them. A world premiere movement-theatre piece created by award-winning playwright gina young and presented by SORORITY and Outside
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BUTCH BALLET is an ode to mascs from a femme who loves them. A world premiere movement-theatre piece created by award-winning playwright gina young and presented by SORORITY and Outside In Theatre, BUTCH BALLET features a gender-expansive cast of butch lesbians, masc queer women, trans men, and nonbinary mascs in a series of private moments and pedestrian dances of tenderness and queer joy.
BUTCH BALLET draws from elements of ballet including pas de deux, pas de quatre, and of course a Corps de Butch to ask, who gets to be seen? Who gets to be safe? And who gets to dance? Against a backdrop of waves of anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the United States—with an unprecedented over 528 anti-LGBTQ bills currently introduced at the state level according to the ACLU—BUTCH BALLET creates a radical space of belonging.
BUTCH BALLET features an original score by Ames Bessada (Black Mirror), movement architecture by Codi Gentle (Loved Ones), and an ensemble cast drawn from LA’s theatre, dance, drag king, and queer scenes. The result is a joyful collage of scenes and movement that treats butches and mascs like the most beautiful thing in the world. Because they are.
JUNE 26, 27, 29, 30 2026 at 8PM
JUNE 27 (just added!) + 28 2026 AT 3PM
written and directed by gina young
music composition by ames bessada
movement architecture by codi gentle
costume design by x. hill
lighting design by erica ammerman
set design by laura ochoa with joe brunelle
sound design by tatum anderson
stage management by risa kurosaki
graphic design by jenelle cambell
photos by melissa yu
produced by scarlett kim
in partnership with center for unclassifiable technologies and experiences
with gratitude to jessica hanna, the MAP fund, REDCAT, the santa fe art institute, flamingo, and the center for provocative thought
Playing
june 26 (Friday) - 30 (Tuesday)
Venue
Outside In Theatre
5319 York Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90042
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23junallday19julMamma Mia!Catherine Johnson
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Mamma Mia! 25th Anniversary Tour Coming to The Ahmanson Theatre June 23 – July 19, 2026 Tickets at CenterTheatreGroup.org Center Theatre Group is pleased to present the 25th Anniversary Tour of Mamma Mia!, the
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Mamma Mia!
25th Anniversary Tour
Coming to The Ahmanson Theatre
Tickets at CenterTheatreGroup.org
Center Theatre Group is pleased to present the 25th Anniversary Tour of Mamma Mia!, the ultimate feel-good show based on the songs of ABBA, at the Ahmanson Theatre from June 23 to July 19, 2026.
Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, the irresistible musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island paradise, all unfolding to the storytelling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs, has now been seen live on stage by 70 million people across the world and turned into two record-breaking movies – MAMMA MIA! The Movie and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again.
To date, Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages grossing more than $7 billion at the box office.
“I am delighted that we get to wrap up our current season with the ultimate feel good musical, Mamma Mia!” said CTG Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director Snehal Desai. “The show is pure theatrical joy, jam-packed with heart and some of the catchiest songs you will ever hear in a musical. I can’t wait to see LA audiences dancing in the aisles this summer when it plays the Ahmanson.”
The 25th Anniversary production of Mamma Mia! made a triumphant return to Broadway in August 2025 for a limited six-month run at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it had its first Broadway opening in 2001. Mamma Mia! played for a record-breaking 14 years on Broadway, first at the Winter Garden Theatre, then at the Broadhurst Theatre. The show also toured North America from 2000-2017 with four different touring companies spanning this period.
Produced by Judy Craymer, Mamma Mia! The Movie became the highest grossing live action musical film of all time upon its release in 2008. A second film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, opened in July 2018 and is the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time. The films starred a host of stars including Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper, Lily James and Cher.
With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast. The production is designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce & Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material & arrangements by Martin Koch.
The North American tour is booked by The Booking Group with casting by The TRC Company.
Mamma Mia! is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East & Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal Music Group. Amy Jacobs of Bespoke Theatricals is the Executive Producer of the tour in association with Work Light Productions.
Playing
June 23 (Tuesday) - July 19 (Sunday)
Venue
Ahmanson Theatre
135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, 90012.
Get Tickets
Prices: begin at $51.75
Website — CenterTheatreGroup.org
Phone — Audience Services at (213) 628-2772
In person — Center Theatre Group Box Office (at the Ahmanson Theatre)
at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012
03julallday05The Diary of an Oregon Trail SpinsterBrenan Dwyer
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The Diary of an Oregon Trail Spinster written (and performed) by Brenan Dwyer The Diary of an Oregon Trail Spinster is a single-woman show that follows one woman’s journey along
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The Diary of an Oregon Trail Spinster written (and performed) by Brenan Dwyer
The Diary of an Oregon Trail Spinster is a single-woman show that follows one woman’s journey along the arduous Oregon Trail… video game.
In this dramatic comedy, nostalgic video projections bring the original 1990s gameplay to life on stage while one millennial woman lays bare her unfiltered personal confessions and raw fears that the game is rigged against her.
You’ll walk away reminiscing about computer lab in 1994 and complaining about the price of fuel. If you grew up knowing what “You have died of dysentery” refers to, this one is for you.
The Spinsters (aka The Artistic Team)
- Written and Performed by: Brenan Dwyer
- Directed by: Genevieve Fowler
- Creative Production Support: Emma Zakes Green
- Scenic: Drew Foster and Jamie Hwang
- Video & Projection Design: James Raymond
- Sound Design: Paul Fraser
- Costumes: Margot Le Duy
- Scenic Build: James Cowan
- Lighting: Brandon Baruch
- Stage Manager / Voice Over: Jake Wyse
Showtimes
- July 2 – 8pm Opening Night! *SOLD OUT*
- July 3 – 8pm
- Featuring a mix and mingle wagon round up after the show
- July 4 – 6:30pm
- Show is short enough to enjoy fireworks after the play!
- July 5 – 2pm Closing Matinee!
WEBSITE
dots.ludus.com
SOCIAL MEDIA
@OregonTrailSpinster on Instagram
Playing
july 3 (Friday) - 5 (Sunday)
Venue
Atwater Village Theatre
3269 Casitas Ave, Atwater Village, CA 90039
Presented by
Hysteria Labdwyer.brenan@gmail.com
Get Tickets
General Admission tickets $40
25% off with code: DOTSFRIEND
2-ticket package with code: DOTS2for1
*4th of July only!* $10 tickets with code DOTS4JULY
Ticketing: dots.ludus.com
All questions and inquiries: dwyer.brenan@gmail.com
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The SheLA Theater Festival, which annually features the works of West Coast-based women, trans & non-binary playwrights, will run from July 7-12, 2026 at Rogue Machine Theatre. The 2026 SheLA Summer
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The SheLA Theater Festival, which annually features the works of West Coast-based women, trans & non-binary playwrights, will run from July 7-12, 2026 at Rogue Machine Theatre.
The 2026 SheLA Summer Theater Festival will present four new full-length plays: Her Way (隨 她而流) by Jenn Melyan; Litter, written and directed by Bridget Flanery; Role Models, written and directed by Caroline Ullman; and The Partner or, The Sou-Sou Play by Ashley Denise Robinson. It will also feature one full-length original musical: Ghostlight, book by Chandler Patton, music and lyrics by Steven James Schmidt.
- The Partner or, The Sou-Sou Play — by Ashley Denise Robinson
- As the money rotates, so do the lies.
- Tuesday, July 7th @ 7:30p
- Thursday, July 9th @ 7:30p
- Ghostlight — book by Chandler Patton; music & lyrics by Steven James Schmidt
- A real play about a fake musical.
- Wednesday, July 8th @ 7:30p
- Saturday, July 11th @ 8:30p
- Litter — by Bridget Flanery
- A teen girl’s discarded backpack sparks a shocking investigation.
- Friday, July 10th @ 7:30p
- Saturday, July 11th @ 12:00p
- Role Models— by Caroline Ullman
- An unexpected guest confronts two siblings with questions they might not be ready to answer.
- Saturday, July 11th @ 2:30p
- Sunday, July 12th @ 4:00p
- Her Way (隨 她而流) — by Jenn Melyan
- A new play about a mother’s last request and her daughter’s choice.
- Saturday, July 11th @ 6:00p
- Sunday, July 12th @ 1:30p
For tickets and more information, please visit shenycarts.org/She-LA.
Use code LAFPI20 at checkout for 20% off all ticket orders!
Playing
july 6 (Monday) - 12 (Sunday)
Venue
Rogue Machine Theatre
7657 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA
Presented by
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