Live Theatrical Events to get you in the Halloween Spirit

Los Angeles has a wonderfully wide collection of entertainment during October to set up the spirit of Halloween.  The fun part here is you don't have to wait for Halloween night.  You can scare yourself throughout October. Going to the theater to see a spooky play or musical is a great event. 

From ballet to rock musicals; from classical plays to kids events; from satire to symphony. We have listings for all tastes.

Live Theater Presentations

Looking for that human haunting touch?  Reach for the haunted theatre... Everything from high end classy theater to blood and guts comedy romps.

Wicked - the Musical

 What is better for Halloween that the true life story of original Wicked Witch of the West?  This is the wonderful story of the original green-skinned gal with her pointing hat and flying broom.  

Only catch, tickets are really hard to come by.  Weekend tickets sell out months in advance, you have a better chance on the weekend.  Check a few days or even the day of, to see if tickets have been released.  There are also options for special dinner and show evenings.  (Check their special packages.)

They also have a wonderful Behind-the-Scenes event that lets you get up-close and personal with the costumers, props and actors.

Absolutely Halloween - Santa Monica Playhouse

   "A heartwarming tale of a young girl who learns some valuable lessons about life, love and laughter from none other than her cat, who takes her on a magical All Hallow’s Eve adventure joined by a host of intriguingly curious Halloween costumes that most mysteriously come to life."

Bug

 "The Orange County premiere of a terrifying thriller. When an Oklahoma City woman invites a mysterious drifter into her motel room, she also unwillingly opens the door to insect infestations, government conspiracies and violent showdowns."

The Bat Boy

 The musical is based on a Weekly World News tabloid story about a half-boy, half-bat found living in a cave. Bat Boy is adopted and learns to speak from his new family. He yearns for acceptance and tries to join society, only to face hatred and violence from a town that fears him and jealous rage from his foster father. Full of blood, violence, incest and interspecies sex.  "this is the only play in the history of the theatre whose hero ends Act I with a rabbit in his mouth, and who moves on in Act II to an entire cow's head."

The Hollywood Hellhouse

 Hollywood mocks it's own evil with the Hollywood Hell House with comics and guest stars.  After you've learned what happens to you if you sin, please stay and party in the Youth Center for beverages, some snacks and a dance party with the youth groupers and the Snake Handlers. There will be bands, dancing and praising til midnight.

Halloween Special party: Snake Handlers perform. Costume contests and dancing throughout the abandoned Acapulco all night long. Food Drive

Annual Horror Theater Favorites

Little Shop of Horrors - Live

  Toe-tapping plants.  Romance amid skid-row.  Dastardly dentists. Blood drops and band-aids.  A white picket fence dream. The end of the world.  "Feed me, Seymour!" echoes though the theatre with a lot of laughter for this perennial holiday favorite that was one of the longest running off-Broadway productions ever.. 

(Looking for listings for this year, none locally so far.  Full list is <here>)

Studio Theatre - Saddleback College

El Portal Theater - North Hollywood

Rocky Horror Show - the Live Stage Musical

If you're looking for the movie screenings, go <here>

  Don't settle for seeing Dr. Frank N Furter on the big screen.  See the story of two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who run into car trouble and seek help in a very strange mansion.  Come do the Time Warp with the with the whole sexy crew in this rock musical that spoofs science fiction movies and challenges you to just let go and enjoy.

List of shows in the Southern California area.  Please checkout their websites for more details. 

Night of the Living Dead - The Stage Show

A mysterious form of radiation appears in outer space near Earth, just as gangs of rampaging, bloodthirsty, flesh-eating zombies are spotted around the country. Could the two circumstances possibly be related?

Somewhere on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, a brave and resourceful truck driver comes to the aid of a beautiful young woman who is being pursued by the murderous undead who have just killed and begun to devour her brother. They find an isolated house on a country road where, together with a few other desperate human souls, they are determined to make a stand against the wave of the carnivorous Living Dead that threatens to engulf them. It’s live humans vs. undead zombies. Who will prevail?

Playwright Leon Shanglebee has “translated for the stage” a work based on ... the classic 1968 horror film by George A. Romero

Graphic Violence!

Maverick Theater

The Stella Adler Theatre on Hollywood & Highland

Costumes????  At the theater??? A lot of these performances are encouraging it, sometimes there are discounts.  Check their websites carefully, or ask.

Just watch out for those with the naturally sharp teeth.

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