Top Rated Plays In LA - Theatre In LA

Lifeline

In the aftermath of an unforeseen life-changing event, Patti, a well-meaning mother, decides to become a volunteer for a suicide hotline, where laughter, tears, and a new understanding bridge the divide between people from very different walks of life.

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
NoHoArtsDistrict- Highly Recommended
Showmag- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Richard III

A Noise Within

Experience a gripping tale of ambition, manipulation, and ruthless power. Set in the aftermath of a long civil war, the play follows Richard, a cunning and charismatic villain, as he unexpectedly schemes his way to the throne - leaving a trail of betrayal and bloodshed in his wake. With sharp wit and chilling determination, Richard stops at nothing to achieve his goals, even as the consequences close in around him. A thrilling drama, Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most iconic explorations of corruption, control, and the obsessive pursuit of power.

LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
ArtsInLA- Highly Recommended
Night Tinted Glasses- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
Mostly Shakespeare- Highly Recommended

Amadeus

Pasadena Playhouse

The stage is set for a riveting rivalry between two composers: Antonio Salieri, the court's celebrated musician, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the vulgar prodigy whose brilliance threatens everything Salieri holds dear. Lavishly laced with biting wit, this Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece dives deep into ambition, envy, and the price of greatness. Embrace the intrigue of Amadeus, where the music is divine and the drama is unforgettable.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
Colorado Boulevard- Highly Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Recommended
Broadway World- Recommended

Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience

Fountain Theatre

A bold, joyous theatrical celebration of one of America’s most fearless writers and human rights activists. Devised by Fountain Theatre artistic director Raymond O. Caldwell and composer Adrienne Torf, who was Jordan’s longtime collaborator and life partner, this award-winning production weaves together Jordan’s electric poetry with movement and music performed live on stage by Torf to illuminate the life and legacy of a woman who believed that poetry is a political act.

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Showmag- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Brownstone

Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre

“If only these walls could talk.” Open Fist Theatre Company makes that wish a reality with the Los Angeles premiere of Brownstone, a bittersweet comedic drama that unfolds on the second floor of a classic New York brownstone at three distinct moments in its history. Brownstone’s structure is as striking as the architecture that inspired it: three poignant, often funny stories, set in 1978, 1937 and 1999, take place in the same building, linked through time.

Stage and Cinema- Somewhat Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Colorado Boulevard- Highly Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Somewhat Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
The Hollywood Times- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Recommended

Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia

Geffen Playhouse

Sally, a once-celebrated novelist grappling with writer's block and overshadowed by her husband Theo's rising literary fame, seeks solace and inspiration in the iconic Boston apartment once inhabited by Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. But when eerie encounters begin to blur the line between inspiration and madness, Sally is forced to question what's real, what's imagined, and what her art may truly cost her. A darkly funny, gripping world premiere from rising playwright Beth Hyland, this tragicomic thriller explores creativity, obsession, and our ghosts that refuse to be ignored.

Los Angeles Times- Not Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Not Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Indulge Magazine- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
The Hollywood Times- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Not Recommended

The Typist

Hudson Theatre

A jazz-infused love story, THE TYPIST transports us to the Summer of ’61 in a Greenwich Village basement apartment where a bourbon-soaked novelist racing to complete his manuscript for publishing hires a typist to commit his words to the page. What begins as a professional arrangement—dictation, typing, coffee, repeat—becomes something more combustible.

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Somewhat Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Somewhat Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

My Son The Playwright

Rogue Machine at The Matrix

Alone in his meticulous apartment in Salinas, CA, Douglas awaits the arrival of his son, throwing back shots of gin and spewing comically bitter stories of a father's thwarted hopes, while somehow maintaining the faintest possibility of redemption. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, James delays his departure, refusing to get on the road until he's located a missing bag of weed. As he unleashes forty years' worth of acrimony about his dad's egregious shortcomings, he cautiously begins to set aside his resentments and recognize his part in the slow-motion car crash of his career.

Los Angeles Times- Somewhat Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended

Incitation to the Dance

Theatre West

Malcolm and Asher are a long-term couple. Malcolm is a film historian and professor. Asher is an unemployed dance instructor. They’re dealing with Asher’s depression since losing his job. Malcolm’s delight in teaching his class, “Gunsels and Gay Blades” (a survey of homoerotic coding in Film Noir), exacerbates Asher’s hopelessness. Finn, a determined young man, upends their world with his provocative blend of candid sexuality and menace.

Stage and Cinema- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Not Recommended
Showmag- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended

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