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.

Brigadoon

Pasadena Playhouse

Two American travelers lose their way in the Scottish Highlands and stumble upon Brigadoon—a mysterious village that appears for just one day every hundred years. With its lush score, live orchestra, sweeping choreography, and a newly adapted book, this beloved classic is a heart-stirring journey into a world where time stands still, and love defies all logic. Featuring the Lerner & Loewe Broadway standards “Almost Like Being In Love” and “The Heather on the Hill,” let yourself be swept away by one of the most romantic musicals ever written, as timeless as the legend itself.

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

Grangeville

Ruskin Group Theatre

Two estranged half-brothers – one in Grangeville, one in Amsterdam – reconnect virtually in discussions surrounding care for their ailing mother. A play about the fallibility of memory, the stories we tell to make sense of our suffering, and the complexity of forgiveness.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
LA Splash- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Primary Trust

Mark Taper Forum

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.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Indulge Magazine- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Limonade Tous les Jours: A Paris Love Story

City Garage Theatre

Obie Award winning playwright Charles L. Mee creates a magical love story in the city of light. YaYa, a vivacious young Parisian cabaret singer, and Andrew, a reserved American in his 50s, are both recovering from ruined relationships. When they meet at a Paris cafe and then, without quite meaning to, spend the day together, they speak of all the reasons why they shouldn't fall in love. And so, of course, they do. Featuring classic French cabaret songs, this lovely, lyrical piece love story with music is a deep exploration of love and desire, of why people come together, and the hunger for connection that keeps us trying—no matter how many times we fail.

Stage Scene LA- Recommended
Night Tinted Glasses- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended

Antigone

Antaeus Theater

Antigone’s decision to oppose her uncle Kreon’s edict and bury her brother’s body sets into motion a series of events that will challenge the bonds of family, law, and justice. Kenneth Cavander (The Curse of Oedipus) returns to Antaeus in a powerful new adaptation of Sophokles’s Antigone.

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

Ascent

Skylight Theatre

Based on the true story, Ascent tells about the life of Qian Xuesen, the brilliant aerospace engineer who helped launch America’s space age—until Cold War paranoia forever changed the future of both his new and native homelands.

Stage and Cinema- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Somewhat Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Somewhat Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Hymn

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Lower Depth Theatre join forces to present the West Coast premiere of Hymn, a life-affirming new play by Olivier Award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi, Hamnet). Two middle-aged Black men form a deep bond against a background of R&B rhythms, boxing, and rounds of scotch in this soulful play about love, faith and male friendship.

Stage and Cinema- Somewhat Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Recommended
Stage Raw- Not Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended

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