Top Rated Plays List - The Highest Rated Shows In LA

The "Theatre In LA Top Rated Plays List" is a list of the top rated plays now running in the LA area based on what the current reviews are saying. To see all of the play reviews go to Review Round-Up.

Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Veteran director Jack Heller is at the helm of Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter, an evening of two rarely staged Pinter one-acts—both darkly comic, both unmistakably unsettling—in this visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre.

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
Hollywood Progressive- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended
Mostly Shakespeare- Highly Recommended

Dragon Mama: Part II of the Dragon Cycle

Geffen Playhouse

Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.” In this next chapter, Maria Porkalob, Jr. dreams of a bigger, gayer life beyond Bremerton, WA. But when an unexpected chance to escape arises, she faces an impossible choice—stay with her struggling family or chase freedom in the wilds of Alaska. Packed with ghosts, Filipino gangsters, and a killer ’90s R&B soundtrack, this award-winning, high-octane solo show is a raw, hilarious, and deeply moving story of resilience, queer love, and what it takes to break free and find home.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Spamalot

Pantages Theatre

SPAMALOT, which first galloped onto Broadway in 2005, features a book & lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. The original Broadway production was nominated for fourteen Tony Awards and won three, including Best Musical. The musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, has everything that makes a great knight at the theatre, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery, and of course, the Lady of the Lake. SPAMALOT features well-known song titles such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail” and more that have become beloved classics in the musical theatre canon.
At Segerstrom Center for the Arts from Feb 17 - Feb 22
At Pantages Theatre from Mar 24 - April 12

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Somewhat Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Indulge Magazine- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Death Of A Salesman

A Noise Within

Pulitzer Prize winning Death of a Salesman is a poignant exploration of the American Dream and its unraveling. The play follows aging salesman Willy Loman as he grapples with disappointment, disillusionment, and the growing gap between his dreams and reality. As Willy's world unravels, so does his sense of identity, leading to heartbreaking confrontations with his family and himself. Through memory, conflict, and fractured hope, Miller crafts a powerful portrait of a man chasing success in a society that defines worth by achievement. Death of a Salesman remains a timeless and deeply human story about ambition, family, and self-worth.

Stage and Cinema- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared

Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre

Open Fist Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, adapted for the stage by Dietrich Smith from the novel by Franz Kafka. Arriving in New York City on a steamer, 17-year-old Karl Rossmann strives to make his own way, even as he encounters a series of increasingly strange and bewildering experiences that turn his world upside-down.

Stage and Cinema- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended

Kim's Convenience

Ahmanson Theatre

This award-winning comedy drama, which inspired the Netflix hit, is a hilarious, feel-good story about a Korean family-run corner store. Mr. Kim works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children. Playwright Ins Choi, who will also star in the production as the titular character, calls Kim's Convenience his "love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home."

Los Angeles Times- Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Recommended
The Hollywood Times- Highly Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Somewhat Recommended
Broadway World- Somewhat Recommended

Fairview

Rogue Machine at The Matrix

At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma's birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this party is perfect, but her sister can't be bothered to help, her husband doesn't seem to listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place.

Los Angeles Times- Somewhat Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Recommended
Hollywood Progressive- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Somewhat Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Somewhat Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

To see the LA Theatre Reviews of all plays go to the Theatre In LA Review Round-Up.