Love this little theater, it's always been worth the long drive up from Orange County to see the…read moreprofessional shows they produce. My favorite will always be "Harold and Maude" and I can't wait for "The Creative Savage" which also looks like a lot of fun to start off the New Year. If you are a theater goer, you will really love what you see here!

We go with friends to see plays and decided to go see Agatha Christie's Murder After Hours last…read morenight. This a 90+ seat theater with general admission seating and we got there about 40 minutes before showtime and had to wait about 15 minutes or so before they opened up seating and we got second row center, which was great. They do sell candy and some drinks and more in the lobby, and many ordered something before the show. We weren't sure what to expect, but we all agreed the play was excellent and the actors very, very good. The cast had 12 people, all of whom were really, really good. The ladies in our group loved Roslyn Cohen, who played Greta and was just so funny with her expressions and more, but we all enjoyed the cast. We had been here once before long ago and will certainly come back to see another if it looks like a fun play. Two things to note: there is parking available on the side of the theater and there's one bathroom downstairs and two up the stairs.

Theatre is right on Victory Blvd surrounded by residential streets. Parking seemed plentiful (&…read moreyou can park in residential as well but no parking lot itself). As for the venue, the Sunday performances require masks and when a customer in front of me inquired about it the staff member indicated that they offer Sundays for those customers who want to wear masks. Doesn't make sense to me because if a customer wants to wear a mask during any performance in this venue they should be able to. Upon that said, there were a few customers not wearing any masks (again, makes no sense). The other con is they offer refreshments for sale at reasonable prices; however, you cannot take them into the theatre. I have only been to one other theatre that did not allow food nor drinks so you have to arrive early if you want refreshments or you can purchase during the intermission but have to hurry to finish up. Although staff was friendly and informative, the venue was cramped although plenty of seating is available. I doubt I will patronize this theatre again unless it was a "to die for" performance showing.

On July 13th, 2024 , My wife and I went to the Victory Theatre Center to see/hear a wonderful…read moresinger, Elena Gilliam, and her five piece back-up band. We were greeted by Kent, a very friendly gentleman who met us at the door and answered all our questions. The staff served snacks before the show. This was our first visit to the Victory Theatre Center. The Theater seats were very comfortable, a great sound system, and Elena is a very talented singer. We will definitely return to this very friendly theater and we hope to see Kent again.

I had plans to take my son to see "Stranger Sings: Musical Parody" at the Maltaban Theater and…read moreunfortunately it got canceled :( I was so bummed. I decided to use my refund and scrambled to find a new event to do for the evening. Through my Fever app I found Avenue Q and was so excited! My son has been wanting to see this forever and I knew it was going to be fun, but had no idea it was going to be one of the best shows I've seen. Driving up, I was skeptical of the center, but once we walked in we were greeted to a beautiful lobby and kind hosts. The show itself was one of the most funny and entertaining experiences I've had in a while! These performers were beyond incredible! Thank you everyone who made my sons night special again :)

My wife and I actually first encountered much of the Wisteria Theater crew back when they were at…read morethe Cupcake Theater. We happened to catch their rendition of Avenue Q in January 2022 when we were on our honeymoon. We were blown away by the show and the talent available at such a small theater. And my wife ended up following many of those fine folks on Instagram. So when the two of us + my sister were planning a January 2026 trip to LA and noticed Avenue Q would be back for a limited time at Wisteria, we jumped at the opportunity to sort of relive that and help my sister get a similar experience. I'm happy to say that expectations were (mostly) met. Wisteria isn't much bigger than Cupcake was, maybe like 100 seats, so every seat in the house is close to the stage/actors. There were moments in the show where the cast directly interacted with me, even though I wasn't in the first row, so that was pretty cool. And an opportunity you can't get at bigger venues (for that price at least). The cast was about 50% who we had seen before, and the talent is still top notch. Everyone sounded amazing, easily matching or besting musical theater troupes we'd seen tour our home city. And everyone was well cast and suited for their roles. The costuming and puppets all seemed really good to me. Some of the puppets look quite different from what I remember experiencing before, but they all seemed to fit the characters regardless. The lighting was all well chosen and timed. And the sound mixing was mostly great, although sometimes it felt like the music overpowered the vocals a little. The backgrounds were more of a mixed bag. It's extremely obvious that AI was used to generate the backgrounds shown on the big screen. I get that Wisteria is a tiny operation running on an even smaller budget. But to be honest, the AI really left a bad taste in our mouths. My sister said she could hardly focus on the show because of how distracting the AI usage was. There were too many instances of jumbled/nonsense signs or things that were uncanny and unnatural. There couldn't have been a much bigger budget back in the Cupcake Theater days, and I don't remember a need for all the AI backgrounds/video back then (for the same show). We would honestly rather have cheesy stock photos or bad Photoshop than AI that seems to strip away the humanity that is otherwise so resonant at this lovely theater. One last small note as someone who loves the Avenue Q soundtrack: It was personally disappointing for me to hear Shadenfraude get trimmed down. The entire verse starting with "straight A students getting B's" was cut and there's instead an awkward cut where it was. Was this a Wisteria decision or something done by the original creators? I don't really understand what happened there. Again, we love your crew and the show was overall fantastic. We were so happy to take time in our trip to support a small, local theater. Keep up the great work and everyone, please give these guys a look if you love live theater!

Small theater in NoHo area, in the middle of everything- restaurants, shops, etc. Parking it is…read moretough, luckily I can walk to this theater. Your typical black box theater in the area and I am saying that as a good thing. Less than 100 seats, small lobby, various productions, check out their calendar. I like theater, enjoy watching plays and it is convenient. More reasonable prices help as well. Sound is decent, production values and lighting just OK, but I know that going into it. Support these small local theaters, they are a dying breed in the area!

Saw a show on Friday at this theater. Yeah, it's small, the seating is good, and the venue is…read morecomfortable. I wouldn't hesitate to see more shows there. Show up early since there are several places to eat and drink at nearby.

Theatre Unleashed is a really cool community theatre in the attic of a church in North Hollywood…read more I've seen "A Very DIE HARD Christmas" there for the past two years (my friends and I have made it a bit of a holiday tradition, starting with drinks and a screening of Die Hard before we go to the show). Theatre Unleashed puts on a great show! The theatre is very small, with around 20 seats, so the show is intimate. The crew puts on an awesome show and really makes use of their limited cast, props and budgets to put on a great show. I'm looking forward to going to some of Theater Unleashed's other shows in the coming year. Their specialty are musical parodies of various movies, which always make for a fun show.

For a small budget production it was better than what was expected. The cast was very fun and the…read morestage/ props were awesome. It was a pretty good rendition of the 'Little Shop of Horrors'.

Love every show I've seen here: Love Tapes, Stoneface, Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Hamlet Shut Up,…read morewhich was the smartest, funniest live act I've seen. Considering how small (or "intimate" in thesterspeak, "cozy" in real estate, or "nice personality" in wiener size) the Heliotrope theater was during that run I'd say it had to be in the running for most talent per square inch.

The Sacred Fools Theatre Company has three stages--and sometimes a fourth--in the Broadwater…read moreBuilding at the corner of Lillian Way and Santa Monica Boulevard. I was here to see a play on the main stage. Akuma-shin was in its second night of its world premier at Sacred Fools. As Michael T. said in his review, the company is a risk taker. It was a bad night in a way because it was the evening before Easter. There were more people in the cast than in the audience. That's always a challenge for the actors, I would assume, but it was a challenge to which the rose. The theatre itself is very comfortable and it's perfectly laid out. The production cleverly unfolded with actors in unexpected places. As it turned out, the script was not one of which I was fond. After a giant monster destroys Tokyo, the play is what ensues after the destruction and how it changes history. A shoutout to a very talented cast but especially to Corey Klemow as William F. Buckley Jr. Those of us who lived through the Buckley era could see how Mr. Klemow nailed all of Buckley's eye rolls, head movements, and his general disdain for people to be of less intellect than him--or so he thought. When I'm coming to Los Angeles again for a weekend of theatre, I'll always check to see what Sacred Fools has to offer. PS: I was told that Buster Keaton used to film in the building and there's a star on a sidewalk near the theatre. Hollywood history!

Saw Twelfth Night last night at the Actors Co-op Theatre Company, and boy are those actors super…read moretalented! Amazed at how they memorized Shakespeare's lines so beautifully and delivered it so well! Very intimate, small theatre. Great show.

First I would like to thank our fantastic Yelp LA East Community Manager Megan. Thank you for the…read moreopportunity to view my second play ever. :-) The Actors Co-op presented "A Body of Water" by Lee Blessings. It was a very intimate setting with three great actors. What if you couldn't remember who you were? What if you woke up in an unfamiliar place? What if the people around you wouldn't help you put the pieces together? We had to understand the mystery of it all. Shout out to Treva Tegtmeier "Avis"who played the wife, great wardrobe changes, you looked fabulous. The performance was great. They had me wanting more when it ended. Maybe it was just me but, I couldn't help but to think of my love one. My Grandmother passed away from Alzheimer's how terrified and confused she was not knowing who she was and everyone around her. Great job to all the actors. I would definitely return to see another Actors Co-op great performance.

We went back and it was even better this time!…read more This round, we came prepared and got there ~30 mins early! 5th in line, and snagged a spot to sit down instead of crouching on the floor like last time. Totally worth it. The show this year topped the last (which we didn't think was possible). The energy, the creativity, the weirdness were all dialed up in the best way. We even met Zombie Joe himself outside, super friendly guy. And as a sweet bonus, they were handing out freeze-dried Skittles for everyone. Small touch, big win. Already looking forward to the next one.

Super cool place. Loved the show. Plenty of parking, safe location…read more The actress is great! I actually can't wait to go back