La Jolla Playhouse presents GRIM
October 27-November 29, 2026
Mandell Weiss Theatre
World-Premiere Musical
Book by Joey Orton and Brad Silnutzer
Music and Lyrics by Petro AP, Scott Hoying, Joey Orton and Brad Silnutzer
Directed by Sammi Cannold
Falling i n love with live
GRIM is an irreverent, hilarious and heartbreaking world-premiere musical that celebrates life… and death.
After 300,000 years collecting souls, the Grim Reaper is retiring. All that stands between his daughter, Diana, and the big job is a simple test. That is, until she unexpectedly falls for dorky human teen Josh, and the beautiful chaos of humanity, planet Earth… and the DMV. If she loves life, can Diana really be in charge of ending it?
Led by director Sammi Cannold (Variety‘s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, Drama Desk Award winner), the accomplished creative team includes musical comedy trailblazers Joey Orton and Brad Silnutzer, with songwriters Petro AP (Reneé Rapp, One Direction) and Scott Hoying (Pentatonix). With GRIM’s infectious score, delightfully cheeky humor and piercing insights, expect to laugh, cry, and be deeply moved.
