The Club of Broken Fasts is a madcap take on the 1985 John Hughes<\/a> classic, rendered in Shakespearian verse. You know the story: Brian the Brain, Claire the Princess, Andrew the Jock, Allison the Madwoman, and Bender the Wretch are all stuck in Saturday detention under the not-entirely-benign watch of Vice Principal Vernon. Together, they spend the day joking, musing, fighting, kissing, flouting authority, and, hopefully, growing up. Through elevated language and spectacular design melding iconic ’80s looks with Elizabethan sensibilities, The Club of Broken Fasts transforms this classic coming-of-age tale into a dramatic stage comedy fit for the Globe itself!<\/p>\n HARRIET TUBMAN: LOVE SLAVE<\/p>\n Company: Terrell M. Green, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Jan. 16, 17 @ 8pm, Jan. 18 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/harriet-tubman-love-slave\/<\/a><\/p>\n
MIXTAPE CONFESSIONS (Friday & Saturday Nights),<\/p>\n WAKE (the f*ck) UP! (Sunday Matinee)<\/p>\n Company: Long Beach Community Theater, Ann Wellman<\/a>, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Tickets: $20<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/mixtape-confessions-wake-the-fck-up\/<\/a><\/p>\n
WAKE (the f*ck) UP! \u2014 was created from a workshop called “The PLAYground!” The artists met weekly for months and explored the Enneagram, deep inner work, performing arts, and the stories of their lives as they took a peek behind their masks at their shadows and mined for the GOLD hidden within. This experiential theatrical production is a heart-wide-open look at our lives and the stories we tell. It’s about learning to see and accept what is \u2014 as it is \u2014 stepping into our uniquely inspired shoes, and saying “THIS IS ME.”<\/p>\n ANYTHING BUT BROADWAY<\/p>\n Company: Little Renegade Productions, Kelsey Weinstein, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Jan. 30, 31 @ 8pm, Feb. 1 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $20<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/anything-but-broadway\/<\/a><\/p>\n
NODDING OFF IN CHURCH<\/p>\n Company: Landon Moss Productions, Landon Moss, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Feb. 6, 7 @ 8pm, Feb. 8 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $20<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/nodding-off-in-church\/<\/a><\/p>\n LBP STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER<\/p>\n Company: LBP, Madison Mooney, Carole Louise, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson, Producers<\/p>\n Dates: Feb. 13 & 14 @ 8pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $20<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/staff-and-friends-cabaret-fundraiser-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n Description: IT’S A BIRD\u2026 IT’S A PLANE\u2026 IT’S SUPERMAN!: THE MUSICAL<\/p>\n Company: Foster Cats Productions, Harry White<\/a>, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Feb. 20, 21 @ 8pm, Feb. 22 @ 2pm, Feb. 27, 28 @ 8pm, Mar. 1 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $35<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-superman-the-musical\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the Academy Award-winning writers of Bonnie and Clyde, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Superman (1978), and the composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, comes a rarely seen, campy musical bringing the Man of Steel to the stage.<\/p>\n A NIGHT OF MOSTLY COMEDY<\/p>\n Company: Rick Reischman Productions, Rick Reischman, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Mar. 6, 7 @ 8pm, Mar. 8 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $20<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/a-night-of-mostly-comedy\/<\/a><\/p>\n A series of short plays written by Rick Reischman featuring 2 dramas and 6 comedies. No two plays are alike!<\/p>\n Company: Haven Productions, Scott Haven, Producer<\/p>\n Dates: Mar. 13, 14 @ 8pm, Mar. 15 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $20<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/the-humorist-mark-twain\/<\/a><\/p>\n
PLAYS IN A DAY 2026<\/p>\n Company: LBP, Alex Shewchuk, Producing<\/p>\n Dates: Mar. 21 @ 8pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: $10<\/p>\n Ticket Link: https:\/\/lbplayhouse.org\/event\/plays-in-a-day-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n
LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026<\/p>\n Company: LBP New Works Committee Producing<\/p>\n Dates: Mar. 27 & 28 @ 7pm, 2026<\/p>\n Tickets: Free<\/p>\n
\nGeneral Admission Friday: $25
\nSenior\/Veteran Ticket Friday: $20
\nGeneral Admission Saturday & Sunday: $27
\nSenior\/Veteran Saturday & Sunday: $25
\nStudent\/Child: $20<\/p>\n
\nHarriet Tubman: Love Slave \u2014 by Terrell M. Green \u2014 is a bold, rap-poetic musical remix of history, reimagining the young Harriet before she became \u201cThe Moses of Her People.\u201d Mixing hip-hop, soul, and spoken word, it dives into the untold love story between Harriet and her first husband, John Tubman \u2014 the man who ghosted her when she chose freedom over fear. Haunted by love, faith, and the ancestors who call her forward, Harriet transforms heartbreak into a revolution. Part concert, part spiritual awakening, and all power \u2014 Love Slave asks what happens when the one who leaves you behind becomes the reason you rise.<\/p>\n
\nMIXTAPE CONFESIONS: Jan. 23, 24 @ 8pm, 2026
\nWAKE (the f*ck) UP!: Jan. 26 @ 2pm, 2026<\/p>\n
\nThe Mixtape Confessions \u2013 A Journey through the Beats that Broke & Built Us \u2014 Join us for a fun night of storytelling and music as we go on a musical tour of the soundtrack of our lives. Local artists will share true five-minute stories about how music shaped some of their most memorable moments as we hold space and laugh, cry, and rock the night away!<\/p>\n
\nLittle Renegade Productions presents Anything But Broadway, a night of live music \u2014 but there’s a catch. No musical theatre allowed. Featuring a cast of performers, musicians, and Long Beach talent, enjoy a variety of music spanning a multitude of genres\u2026 except the one you’d most expect.<\/p>\n
\nThe Staff & Friends Cabaret Fundraiser is back and better than ever! This two-night event will showcase beloved volunteers and staff members performing songs, scenes, stand-up, and more.<\/p>\n
\nA one-person performance drawing from Twain\u2019s books, journals, lectures, and essays to create sharp social commentary that remains strikingly relevant today.<\/p>\n
\nWatch exhausted writers, frantic actors, and impulsive directors create and perform brand-new plays \u2014 all in one day.<\/p>\n
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