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Review: Updated FLOWER DRUM SONG Returns to Los Angeles by East West Players


by Shari Barrett - April 29, 2026

Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by...

Review: BACK TO OZ at Mark Taper Forum


by Harker Jones - April 28, 2026

BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road...

Review: Last Call Theatre Invites You to Discover The Liminary


by Shari Barrett - April 27, 2026

Be ready to play your part to find out who can you trust and who wants to destroy The Liminary. Depending on the questions asked and information gathered via audience participation, the process and ending will be different at each of the performances....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME


by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2026

First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod...

Review: LOVE STRUCK by Macha Theatre/Films at Odyssey Theatre


by Shari Barrett - April 25, 2026

We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds....

Review: HELL MOUTH at The Road Theatre


by Harker Jones - April 23, 2026

The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own....

Review: MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS at Geffen Playhouse


by Evan Henerson - April 21, 2026

The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life....

Review: AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED - an Open Fist and Circle X co-production


by Harker Jones - April 16, 2026

The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace....

Review: Revamped MEAN GIRLS Musical Debuts at La Mirada Theatre


by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2026

Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o...

Review: TEEN BEAT LIVE: 80S MOVIE MIXTAPE at CineVita


by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2026

TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn a Walkman, or unfolded the boy-toy poster from a Teen Beat magazine....

Past Shows

Sherry Vine's Dirty Blonde
Sherry Vine's Dirty Blonde
Apr 9

Dirty Blonde, starring Sherry Vine, one of the leading comedy drag legends! This ALL NEW, live singing show includes hilarious parodies of Taylor Swift, Tina...

The Ruby Anniversary Ball: FIERCE & FEARLESS AT FORTY
The Ruby Anniversary Ball: FIERCE & FEARLESS AT FORTY
Mar 28

Join us for a dazzling night under the stars as Diversionary takes over Park Boulevard for an evening you won’t forget!Honoring Former California Senate President...

Straddle
Straddle
Feb 19 – Mar 15, 2026

It’s Dodie and Vita’s anniversary again. And this year’s celebration feels an awful lot like last year’s. And the year before that. In this sexy...

New Year's Eve with Varla Jean Merman
New Year's Eve with Varla Jean Merman
Dec 31 – Jan 1, 2026

Join us for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve with international drag superstar Varla Jean Merman! The evening will begin on our mainstage with a performance...

Sherry Vine’s Holiday Package
Sherry Vine’s Holiday Package
Dec 13

Oh, do we have a package in store for you! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” and Sherry Vine has a holiday show skewering...

To My Girls
To My Girls
Nov 13 – Dec 7, 2025

A tight-knit group of gay men reunite in Palm Springs for a weekend of rekindling friendships, drinking poolside margaritas, and the biggest highlight: recording a...

To My Girls
To My Girls
Nov 13 – Dec 7, 2025

A tight-knit group of gay men reunite in Palm Springs for a weekend of rekindling friendships, drinking poolside margaritas, and the biggest highlight: recording a...

Manifest P*ssy
Manifest P*ssy
Sep 17 – Oct 12, 2025

A rock concert/standup special/ritual sacrifice that follows Shakina’s pilgrimage to Thailand for gender confirmation surgery. A journey of faith and trans liberation, Manifest P*ssy combines...

Manifest Pussy
Manifest Pussy
Sep 19 – Sep 22, 2024

 Manifest Pussy  is a rock concert/standup special/ritual sacrifice that follows Shakina’s pilgrimage to Thailand for gender confirmation. A journey of faith and trans liberation, Manifest Pussy combines Shakina’s...

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
Nov 30 – Dec 23, 2023

The Glass Menagerie NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 23By Tennessee WilliamsDirected by Lisa BergerAbout the Show: The mother of queer classics, this nostalgic story of love, regret, and...

Ballast
May 5 – Jun 4, 2017

dir: Matt M. Morrow. World Premiere  ...

Spark New Play Festival
Spark New Play Festival
May 18 – May 21, 2017

From May 18-21, Spark will present four one-night-only readings of fascinating contemporary works never before seen in San Diego by exceptional playwrights. Diversionary’s World Premiere...

A Gay Marriage by Ronnie Larsen
"A Gay Marriage" by Ronnie Larsen
Jul 17 – Jul 31, 2016

"A Gay Marriage" by Ronnie Larsen offers a sobering look at gay marriage after the honeymoon ends. Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Fridays and Sundays...

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