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Review: KIM'S CONVENIENCE at The Old Globe
“Kim’s Convenience,” now playing at The Old Globe through June 14, delivers a warm and funny portrait of family, community, and the complicated push and pull between tradition and change....
Review: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL at San Diego Musical Theatre
“Seussical the Musical” at San Diego Musical Theatre thorugh June 7th, is colorful chaos in its most delightful form, an energetic, sentimental, and joyfully silly production that embraces the heart and whimsy of Dr. Seuss’s beloved worlds....
Review: PURPOSE at La Jolla Playhouse
“Purpose”, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse through June 7, is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that takes one messy, snowed-in family weekend and turns it into something hilariously chaotic, emotionally sharp, and painfully recognizable....
Review: A ROOM IN THE CASTLE at MOXIE Theatre
Fear not if you have not seen “Hamlet” in a while; “A Room in the Castle” at Moxie Theatre does not require in-depth knowledge of it to be enjoyed, and it is sharp, funny, devastating, and ultimately empowering in ways Shakespeare rarely allows his women to be....
Review: THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN at OnStage Playhouse
'The Velocity of Autumn' at OnStage Playhouse is a funny, heartwarming, and quietly heartbreaking production directed by Daren Scott that explores aging, identity, and the fear of losing the hard-earned version of yourself you spent a lifetime becoming....
Review: MJ THE MUSICAL Peels Back the Myth at San Diego Civic Theatre
I was 14 when Michael Jackson passed away, and I mourned him like I’ve never mourned a public figure since then. I was never really a fangirl of anyone, but Michael Jackson existed in a league of his own. That is exactly what the Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical, with a book by Lynn Nottage, capt...
Review: LEND ME A SOPRANO at Scripps Ranch Theatre
If you’re in the mood for something light, silly, and a little bit chaotic with a musical flair, “Lend Me a Soprano” won’t disappoint....
Review: ALIEN GIRLS at The Old Globe
“Alien Girls” is a play about friendship—specifically female friendship—in all its messy, contradictory, deeply human glory....
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Lamb's Players Theatre
“The Play That Goes Wrong”, now playing at Lamb’s Players Theatre through June 7th does exactly what its title promises, with precision, mischief, and an undeniable sense of fun....
Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Broadway San Diego
“The Notebook” isn’t aiming for subtlety; it’s aiming straight for your heart. Judging by the collective sniffles, gasps, and tears around the theater, it hits its mark....
Review: FENCES at The Old Globe
With this excellent cast and directing, Fences' doesn’t just honor August Wilson’s language—it revels in it while bringing this classic story to life at The Old Globe through May 3rd....
Review: AIRNESS at Loud Fridge Theatre Group
'Airness' cranks the volume all the way up and dares you not to have a good time; It's a show that knows exactly what it is, big, bold, cheerfully ridiculous, and full of humor and heart....
Review: MATT & BEN at New Village Arts
“Matt & Ben” may be about two future Hollywood icons—but at New Village Arts, it’s the women who steal the spotlight, shape the story, and make the whole thing worth watching....
Review: San Diego Opera Performs Bizet's CARMEN at San Diego Civic Center
Carmen is the world’s third most performed opera. Its tale of the doomed love affair between an innocent young soldier and a beguiling young woman unconstrained by conventional beliefs was seen in more than 6,000 productions on five continents last year. This performance was in the opera’s origi...
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Cygnet Theatre
“The Lehman Trilogy, now playing at Cygnet Theatre through April 26, is an epic in every sense: sweeping, ambitious, unexpectedly funny, and, even at a three-hour runtime, utterly engrossing....
Review: FIRST DAY IN DECEMBER at By Compulsion Dance And Theatre
Running through March 22 in the Diversionary Black Box as a guest production, “First Day in December” is not just a look back; it’s a conversation with right now. ...
Review: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DIETY at Oceanside Theatre Company
Now playing at Oceanside Theatre Company through March 29, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity' is charismatic, fast-moving, and packed with both theatrical flair and genuine heart....
Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Roustabouts Theatre Co
Turns out the Almighty has a few notes for humanity, and apparently, “An Act of God”, now playing courtesy of Roustabouts Theatre Co at the Scripps Ranch Theatre through March 29th is the best place to deliver them....
Review: THE MALTESE FALCON at North Coast Repertory Theatre
Rainy streets, shady characters, and a mysterious black bird that everyone seems willing to lie, cheat, or worse to possess, ”The Maltese Falcon” has all the ingredients of classic detective fiction but with a fun new twist in this world-premiere adaptation at North Coast Repertory Theatre....
Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Backyard Renaissance
'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is undeniably a marathon, but in the hands of Backyard Renaissance, the journey rarely loses its grip....
Review: FIASCO THEATER’S BARTLEBY at The Old Globe
There are few phrases in literature more quietly unhinged than “I would prefer not to.” And in Fiasco Theatre’s ' Bartleby, now playing at The Old Globe through March 22, that polite little sentence lands like a stick of dynamite in an otherwise well-oiled office machine....
Review: Beetlejuice Haunts San Diego with Heart, Chaos & Big Laughs
The Broadway National Tour of Beetlejuice has landed in San Diego through March 1. The “ghost with the most” is back for a limited run, promising laughs, cringe-worthy humor, and dazzling set and projection design that fully delivers on the spectacle of a Broadway tour....
Review: SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER at Cygnet Theatre
“Somewhere Over the Border,” now playing at Cygnet Theatre through March 15, wraps that hope in music, metaphor, and a road-trip structure in a production that is charming and colorful on its surface, but anchored by performances strong enough to carry its deeper weight....
Review: THE RECIPE at La Jolla Playhouse
At its best, “The Recipe” at La Jolla Playhouse is as warm and inviting as a kitchen in winter: fragrant with possibility, anchored by love, and anchored even more firmly by two utterly charming leads. At nearly two hours and 45 minutes, however, this ambitious new musical sometimes forgets that...
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE BY ROSSINI at San Diego Civic Center Theater
Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful bubbling overture, the familiar Figaro aria that soon follows, and its simple fast-moving sitcom-li...
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