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.

Paranormal Activity

Ahmanson Theatre

An original story set in the world of the terrifying Paranormal Activity film franchise, this thrilling new play will haunt you long after the lights go out. We can't say anything else. The North American premiere production is written by Levi Holloway, who chilled Broadway audiences with his Tony Award-nominated Grey House in 2023, and directed by Felix Barrett, pioneering founder and artistic director of the acclaimed Punchdrunk, whose immersive Sleep No More played more than 5,000 performances in a record-breaking 14-year run.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Recommended
Showmag- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
The Hollywood Times- Highly Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Suffs

Pantages Theatre

Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical Suffs about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, this "thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining" (Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that's far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best New Musical.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Highly Recommended
Showmag- Highly Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

An Inspector Calls

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre

This play occurs when a young woman meets with an untimely demise and a respectable family is subject to a routine inquiry in connection with the death. An inspector calls to interrogate the family and it is revealed that each member of the family is implicated lightly or deeply in the woman’s undoing. The friendly and close-knit family at the beginning of the evening is shown up to be selfish, self-centered, and cowardly. Good fellowship turns to acid and dislike. A surprising revelation turns up in the end which makes this thriller not to be missed.

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

Pointy Scissors

Theatre West

Arnie is a barber in the shop owned by his loving sister Betty. Ernie is a sweet man with self-esteem issues, and he’s possibly mildly autistic. One day, he’s giving a haircut to the meanest, nastiest gangster in town, Carlos, when Ernie accidentally sticks his new pair of pointy scissors into Carlos’ ear. Ernie tries to conceal Carlos’ body when Betty arrives. They are soon joined by Sammy, a fellow who clearly has a yen for Betty and who also owes Carlos a considerable sum of money.

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Showmag- Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended

Table 17

Geffen Playhouse

If your ex called, would you answer? Jada and Dallas were once engaged-now, they're meeting for dinner to untangle the past. Between cheeky waiters, old wounds, and the undeniable spark that still lingers between them, their "casual" reunion may ignite a bomb neither of them can defuse. Fresh off its hit Off-Broadway debut and from the creative minds of Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), this witty new play serves up romance, regrets, and the unexpected possibility of second chances.

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

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