Events occuring on 4/11/2026

Desert Ensemble Theatre - Palm Springs - Presents:
Knife To The Heart
4/10/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

From Stan Zimmerman & Christian McLaughlin, the writers of The Golden Girls and Married... With Children! This production is the finale of Desert Ensemble Theatre's 15-year run. One last chance to experience the intimacy and quirkiness of a DET show.

Odyssey Theatre - Los Angeles - Presents:
Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter
3/20/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

Harold Pinter’s rarely-produced early work is a humorous study in fear and loathing at the Odyssey Theatre.

Black Rocking Chair - Sherman Oaks - Presents:
The Baptist Witches of Shelbyville
4/3/2026 - 5/1/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

Starring Gigi Bermingham - LADCC Award Winner & Mamie Gummer - Drama Desk/Lucille Lortel Award Noms in a New Southern Gothic Comedy

Coronado Playhouse - Coronado - Presents:
The Drowsy Chaperone
4/10/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

Musical madness returns to Coronado!

Theatre West - Los Angeles - Presents:
Twisted
4/3/2026 - 5/3/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

A woman realizes that her son may have links to a convicted mass murderer. How far would you go to discover the truth?

Chance Lang - Los Angeles - Presents:
An Ode To Parenting
4/10/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

Laugh, cry, and reflect with An Ode To Parenting! Chance Lang’s five original one-act plays explore the joys, frustrations, and unexpected tenderness of family life. From quirky comedy to heartfelt drama, this intimate evening shines a light on parent-child relationships, queer identity, adoption, and the universal chaos of growing up.

Greenway Arts Alliance - Los Angeles - Presents:
Tenth Annual LA Get Down Festival
4/10/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

A celebration of poetry, spoken word and hip hop.

Chance Theater - Anaheim - Presents:
The Messenger
3/27/2026 - 4/19/2026 (next performance: Friday, 4/17/2026)

On the Cripe Stage… What does it cost to stay silent? What does it take to finally speak? Based on real events in both our past and much more recent history, The Messenger brings together the voices of four women across generations, each wrestling with prejudice, survival, and the choice to raise their voices against hate.

Storybook Theatre - Los Angeles - Presents:
Jack and the Beanstalk
1/4/2025 - 5/16/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026)

Interactive musical version of the classic story. Storybook Theatre’s award-winning Jack and the Beanstalk is a rollicking interactive version of the famous story. There are plenty of songs and lots of audience participation to delight the whole family.

Santa Monica Playhouse - Santa Monica - Presents:
My Lawyer is an Angel – a serious comedy by Jerry Mayer
2/21/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026)

The Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage series presents the world premiere of acclaimed playwright Jerry Mayer’s newest play, a dramedy about ambulance chasers, those predators whose faces leer down at us from every billboard in town, and one angel of an attorney (is there such a thing?) who’s on a mission to chase them down.

Santa Monica Playhouse - Santa Monica - Presents:
The Lost Princesses of OZ
1/31/2026 - 4/26/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 4/18/2026)

“The Lost Princesses of OZ” – in which not one, not two, but three Dorothys come face to face with the Queen of Hearts, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Fairygodmother, the White Rabbit, the Wizard and…but we don’t want to give away all the surprises. “You won’t find more professional theatre – for children or adults – anywhere in Los Angeles!” LA PARENT