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.

Jesus Christ Superstar

The Nocturne Theater

The Nocturne Theatre's 2026 production of Jesus Christ Superstar presents the seminal rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice with a visceral, immersive experience that reverberates with contemporary social relevance. The production highlights the story's enduring examination of power, protest, and moral ambiguity -- inviting audiences to see echoes of modern struggles for justice and identity in the fractured relationships between Jesus, Judas, and their followers.

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

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

English

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

"Few are the standout gems-those plays that conquer an audience so wholly you feel a delicious two-way crackle in the room. English is one such gem." (Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast). Straight off their critically acclaimed Broadway run.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- 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
Colorado Boulevard- Highly 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
Broadway World- Highly 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.