Top Rated Plays In LA - Theatre In LA

Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Step into the vibrant world of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, a beloved Harlem hotspot where West African immigrant braiders work their magic on the locals’ locks. Amidst the lively buzz of a scorching summer, love ignites, dreams soar, and secrets unravel. But beneath the surface of this riotous comedy lies a current of uncertainty, pushing this close-knit community to confront the challenges of being outsiders in their own neighborhood.

Los Angeles Times- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
The Hollywood Times- Highly Recommended

Wine in the Wilderness

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

In 1964, as race riots blaze on the streets outside his Harlem home, painter Bill Jameson works feverishly to complete a triptych depicting his vision of Black womanhood. As he struggles to find his final inspiration, his friends discover the perfect model in Tommy, a woman they meet at a bar after she's been burned out of her home in the riots. But Jameson's artistic vision is challenged by the arrival of this unexpected muse who refuses to be bound by his shallow assumptions of all that Black womanhood can be.

LA Splash- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Highly Recommended
Glamgical- Highly Recommended

Les Miserables

Pantages Theatre

Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schonberg's Tony Award- winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables. This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as "a reborn dream of a production" (Daily Telegraph).Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of Les Miserables includes the songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More" and many more.

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
Daily Bruin- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended
Indulge Magazine- Highly Recommended

The Marriage Zone

905 Cole Theatre

What if you had a second chance? What if you were a struggling 40-something couple who got a glimpse into the future and could see how it all turned out? What if you had a chance to do it all differently to try to make it work? Beth and Cal get that chance one afternoon while selling their house — as their past, present, and future all collide. The results are both hysterical and poignant.

LA Splash- Highly Recommended
NoHoArtsDistrict- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Discover Hollywood- Highly Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

Adolescent Salvation

The Matrix

Over the course of one night, through a haze of tequila, texting, and Taylor Swift, three teenagers banter, bicker and push each other to the edge of danger - with consequences that could prove lethal.

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended
LA Splash- Highly Recommended
LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended
Stage Raw- Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Recommended
Broadway World- Somewhat Recommended

West Side Story

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

New York City's West Side is split between the Jets and the Sharks-but these warring gangs never imagined that two of their own could fall in love. Tenor Duke Kim is Tony, a former Jet who finds himself falling for Maria (the radiant Gabriella Reyes). But Maria is promised to another, and her brother Bernardo is more than willing to rally his Sharks to keep it that way. The two lovers dream of a happily ever after, but their neighborhood can see tragedy coming a mile away.

Stage and Cinema- Somewhat Recommended
ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended
TheaterMania- Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

The Night of the Iguana

Boston Court Performing Arts Center

Tennessee Williams's rarely staged The Night of the Iguana tells the story of the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, a defrocked minister now conducting guided tours through Mexico on the verge of a nervous breakdown. As he struggles with his connection to God and yearns to escape his own tortured existence, he is surrounded by two equally imperfect women, one of whom offers him sensuality, the other spirituality as a means of easing his tormented soul. Taking place over the course of one turbulent night at the Costa Verde hotel on the verge of a world war, the play asks what constitutes escape, what bargains are we willing to make with ourselves, and how much we yearn for real human connection - especially when we’re at the end of our rope.

Stage and Cinema- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
ArtsBeatLA- Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Ticket Holders LA- Highly Recommended

The Little King of Norwalk

The Los Angeles Theatre Center

A modern barrio fable about power, politics and the price of survival, set against a real-life scandal that unfolded last year when Norwalk imposed a ban on shelters, supportive housing, and businesses that traditionally serve the poor. Following a DUI, Juan attends his first mandated AA meeting - where he's mistaken for someone powerful and influential who might be of use to the ambitious mayor and his inner circle. Juan wields his new power to benefit himself, but soon goes too far. Can he find redemption by confessing the truth?

LA Theatrix- Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Highly Recommended

Fly Me to the Sun

Fountain Theatre

When Abuela Julia arrives from El Salvador to live with her family in a Chicago suburb, her grandson learns to see America through his grandmother's eyes - while also teaching her to enjoy simple American pleasures. Relaying the story in the style of a late-night talk show in which the young BQ is the host and Julia (magically portrayed as a hand puppet) is his special guest, Quijada weaves a beautiful, semi-autobiographical story about the moments that move us and what calls us home.

Stage and Cinema- Not Recommended
LA Splash- Recommended
Stage Scene LA- Somewhat Recommended
Stage Raw- Somewhat Recommended
Larchmont Buzz- Highly Recommended
Nerd Of Color- Recommended
Broadway World- Highly Recommended

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