On  Stage  at the Pasadena Playhouse 

2024 – 2025 Season

​Cyrano de Bergerac

​by Edmond Rostand
Freely Adapted by Martin Crimp

September 4 — September 29, 2024
​Pasadena Playhouse Main   Stage

​​One of the greatest plays ever written is   stunningly reborn    in this critically acclaimed Pasadena Playhouse adaptation.   Poetry and passion collide  in a scorching love triangle when Cyrano discovers the love of his life has eyes for another man – his new best friend. Immerse yourself in the timeless adventure of this universal love story...

La Cage aux Folles

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Harvey Fierstein​

November 12 — December 15, 2024
​Pasadena Playhouse Main   Stage

Beautiful. Bawdy. Bizarre. Welcome to   La Cage aux Folles, the hottest drag club in town and one of theater’s all-time biggest hits.
​Experience the groundbreaking musical comedy with a heartfelt score by Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!,   Mame) and a hilarious script by Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy). The Tony Award-winning musical comes to life in this all-new Playhouse extravaganza.

Anything Goes in Concert

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton
and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

January 24 — January 25, 2025
​The Pasadena Civic Auditorium

​Follies in Concert

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Goldman

​January 31 — February 1, 2025
​The Pasadena Civic Auditorium

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical 

​Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Ari Afsar, Emily Xu Hall, Joriah Kwamé, Mark Sonnenblick

Libretto by Timothy Allen McDonald, Sara Wordsworth

Based on the Books by Bernard Waber Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile & The House on East 88th Street and the Columbia Motion Picture entitled Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.

Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music by Daniel Mertzlufft

Directed by Nina Meehan

February 15 — March 16, 2025
The Colony Theatre in Burbank

Two of the most iconic shows in Broadway history featuring some of American musical theater’s most beloved songs performed on back-to-back weekends complete with full orchestrations.

​A world premiere musical for children ages 5-12 and their families!

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical splashes onto the stage with a song to sing! Join Lyle as he and his new human friends face their fears and find their voices. Inspired by Bernard Waber’s much-loved picture books, this lively musical features new music by EGOT-winning composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land). A celebration for the whole family, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical is packed with humor, heart, and showstopping tunes that will have audiences of all ages roaring with song.

​This Pasadena Playhouse production of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical is brought to you in partnership with The Colony Theatre.

Topdog/Underdog 
​
by Suzan-Lori Parks

February 26 — March 23​,   2025
​Pasadena Playhouse Main   Stage

​Two brothers in freefall struggle to find their footing as they hustle their way through life. Haunted by the past and their obsession with street cons and cards, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their fate. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Suzan-Lori Parks’ darkly comic fable is poetic, gripping, and unforgettable.

For more information on upcoming shows and events, visit the  ​the Pasadena Playhouse website
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