It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!: The Musical

During its 2026 Studio Collaborative Season, the Long Beach Playhouse offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in LBP's Studio Theater.

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 musical, campy and fun, that brings the man of steel to the stage in a hilariously unique story that explores the differences of alter ego Clark Kent and who he becomes when he dons the famous “S”. He’s caught in a love triangle with Lois Lane and an overly ambitious Daily Planet reporter who is eager to leak Superman’s true identity. All the while, a vengeful scientist plots something sinister…

Company Statement:
Foster Cat Productions is a Los Angeles based theatre company, founded by alumni of Atlantic Theater Company’s conservatory program in NYC. Our mission is to highlight lesser-known works in the theatre, in an effort to unearth culturally relevant pieces that might have been forgotten or overshadowed by the often over produced classics, joining audiences and artists together in enriching and broadening the horizons of the artform.