SAN DIEGO THEATER REVIEWS

The cast of Teatro San Diego's inaugural show, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD streaming August 5th - 15th talk about their characters and their favorite moments working together. Staying true to the theatres founding mission of a more accurate representation on stage of what is happening in the world, this ...

57 CHEVY, now streaming through August 15th at San Diego Rep is a delightful road trip down memory lane in this one man show starring Ricardo Salinas....

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a fairytale favorite brought to life with vibrant singing and performances now playing at Moonlight Theatre through August 7th....

DR. GLAS, now streaming from North Coast Rep through August 15th tells the story of a doctor who finds it increasingly difficult to stay true to the “Do no harm” he promised when he became a doctor....

DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE: A LOVE LETTER EXPERIENCE is the newest virtual and interactive theatre event from The Old Globe and offers a thoroughly captivating, romantic, and lovely experience delivered to you through the mail.  Mailings continue on the 1st and 15th of each month while supplies last....

It's no accident that the start of this weekend’s live concert performances by Carmen Cusack at The Old Globe is her singing “I can’t wait to see your face” as she enters the stage.  It’s the most appropriate song for a performer and the audience who have waited through quarantine, zoom p...

SWEAT, the Lynn Nottage play now streaming from Chance Theater, proves itself to be a play that offers plenty of food for thought on work, relationships, and the seemingly elusive American Dream.  SWEAT is streaming through July 18th....

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, now playing at Moonlight Amphitheater through July 3rd is a joyful, colorful, and exuberant show with powerhouse vocals that would blow the roof of the theatre if the amphitheater had one....

BEEHIVE: THE 60S MUSICAL now playing from New Village Arts brings the songs and the personality of the 1960s into musical technicolor.  This live show is running through July 25th at the Flower Fields stage in Carlsbad. ...

THE MANGO TREE, streaming from MOXIE Theatre, and a part of the SAY IT LOUD Juneteenth Festival from the San Diego Black Artists Collective is an excellent one-woman show about a river goddess, family, and just how much trouble one mango can get you. The show is available for streaming on June 15th,...

If you had asked me about Dr. Ruth before I watched BECOMING DR. RUTH I would have vague memories of an older lady with an accent who used to talk about sex on the radio in the ’90s and early 2000s.  Now, thanks to the stellar performance by Tovah Feldshuh in the play now streaming from North Coa...

SHEEPDOG is part mystery, part love story, and part current event discussion SHEEPDOG is a compelling look at current events now playing at OnStage Playhouse through June 27th....

TurnkKey Theatre premiers their second audio play with PASSION: A KETUVIM PLAY.  Written and directed by Eliana Payne, this work uses letters to explore the life of Vashti, a Persian queen who discovers strength and self-confidence through love, and the power in the word “no.”...

There are two forces that can change the world, friendship, and love.  Theatre is high up on that world-changing list (if you ask me), so it’s a lovely thing that all three have come together in Chance Theatre’s sweet musical THE STORY OF MY LIFE. THE STORY OF MY LIFE is playing through June 6t...

The wonderful thing about theatre is that it can transcend borders and bring new experiences for its audiences to enjoy. THE FRONTERA PROJECT, a new collaboration between New Feet productions in New York City and Tijuana Hace Teatro in Tijuana is doing with their interactive zoom sessions throughout...

The wonderful thing about theatre is that it can transcend borders and bring new experiences for its audiences to enjoy.  THE FRONTERA PROJECT, a new collaboration between New Feet productions in New York City and Tijuana Hace Teatro in Tijuana is doing with their interactive zoom sessions through...

There is always a sense of magic in the art of theatre, and SDSU ‘s PIPPIN streaming through May 8th invites you into the theatre to join them. After all, they have “Magic To Do” and they can’t do it without you....

JUKEBOX HERO is the new fun and frothy concert fundraiser streaming from San Diego Musical theatre....

EINSTEIN COMES THROUGH  at North Coast Rep is a frenetic, if confusing, and bittersweet one-man show streaming through May 23rd....

DRY POWDER by Backyard Renaissance and streaming through May 2nd is a fast-paced and cutting play about a private equity firm, acquiring a luggage company - it's not as dry as it may sound and offers a few fireworks along the way. ...

The San Diego Opera continued its quixotic foray into parking-lot adventures with The Barber of Seville by Rossini, social distancing once again forcing substantial changes to a production's length and cast size. Revisions to libretto, costumes, set and lighting went all out for a zany farcical effe...

It may be said that 'Art imitates life' but one never hopes that their life imitates art, especially something akin to a Shakespearian tragedy. Yet, Brenda Adelman presents her one-woman show MY BROOKLYN HAMLET, which follows the way her life parallels HAMLET and shaped her childhood and life as an ...

In a time where people are saying that they “can see the light at the end of the tunnel”, Blindspot Collective’s new show LIT, tells audiences of all ages that you can be your own source of light in the darkness.  LIT is streaming on demand through May 16th...

THE MOUNTAINTOP explores the moments before a man with all his human gifts and foibles ascends into a mythic figure. Streaming through May 16th, production by American History Theatre, The Roustabouts Theatre Co, and Teenage Youth Performing Arts Theatre Company (TYPA) this play looks at this monume...

Review of TurnKey Theatre's premiere production HOMECOMING: A MEDITATION ON THE NATURAL WORLD. ...