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.
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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.
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.
Review: Beetlejuice Haunts San Diego with Heart, Chaos & Big Laughs
The Broadway National Tour of Beetlejuice has landed in San Diego through March 1.
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.
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.
Review: HEDDA GABLER at The Old Globe
“Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen, now given a taut new version by Erin Cressida Wilson and directed with precision by Barry Edelstein at The Old Globe, stars Katie Holmes in the title role through March 15th.
Review: HOW TO SUCCEED... at San Diego Musical Theatre
“How to Succeed…” remains a slick, silly, and sharply performed romp—one that knows exactly what kind of absurd world it’s skewering, and does so with a grin.
Review: San Diego Symphony Performs Mahler's Seventh Symphony at Jacobs Music Center
Jaha Ling led the San Diego Symphony’s first performance of Mahler’s seventh symphony in 2014, more than a century after the orchestra was founded.
Review: THE APIARY at New Village Arts
I’ve watched (and loved) enough sci-fi movies to know that any animals kept in a lab eventually come for the humans.
Review: AUDITION SIDES at Riot Productions
“Audition Sides” At Riot Productions understands a specific kind of theatrical purgatory: the audition room, and then raises the stakes even more in this one act.
Review: SOUNDS AND SWELLS at The Conrad
Art of Elan launched the Sounds and Swells series several years ago.
Review: SIX at Broadway San Diego
“SIX” feels like a New Year’s resolution set to a killer beat: ditch the old hierarchies, turn up the volume, and let the queens run the show.
Review: A MAGICAL HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS AT THE JOAN at Cygnet Theatre
Cygnet Theatre’s “A Magical Holiday: Christmas at The Joan” is precisely what its title promises: a bright, polished, joy-forward holiday revue that knows its job is to lift spirits, sparkle confidently, and send you back into December humming.
Review: RENT at New Village Arts
New Village Arts’ production of 'Rent' understands the heart of the piece, even if some of the sharpest edges are softened.
Review: BEAUTY'S DAUGHTER at OnWord Theatre
Warm, honest, and grounded in powerful acting, ”Beauty’s Daughter” closed OnWord’s first season with real purpose and promise.
Review: THE WAVERLY GALLERY at Backyard Renaissance
Backyard Renaissance delivers an exquisite reminder: we do not choose when the people we adore begin to fade, but we do get to decide how fiercely we hold them while they do.
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Scapin North Coast Repertory (7/22-8/16) |
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Fairyland for Grownups (21+) at Children's Fairyland in Oakland. August 14. 6pm to 10pm Children's Fairyland (8/14-8/14) |
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Freaky Friday: A New Musical Carlsbad Community Cultural Arts Center (7/17-7/19) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour The Observatory North Park (9/20-9/20) |
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HELL’S KITCHEN San Diego Civic Theatre (8/11-8/16) |
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The Fairy Tale Monologues Riot Productions (7/31-8/09) |
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the wulfeater 10th Avenue Arts Center (8/28-9/18) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat Aug 8 8pm Quinn's Lighthouse (8/08-8/08) |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Moonlight Amphitheatre (7/08-7/25) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Sat Aug 8 7pm Elbo Room Jack London (8/08-8/08) |