Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SUMMERFEST FINALE at The Conrad
The La Jolla Music Society concluded its 2025 four-week SummerFest with three works for chamber-sized orchestras.
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Review: [TITLE OF SHOW] at New Village Arts
[title of show] at New Village Arts is charming, heartfelt, and strangely profound about the terrifying business of putting your creative heart out into the world.
Review: FRAGMENT/O/S OF AIR/E at OnStage Playhouse
' Fragment/o/s of Air/e' at OnStage Playhouse explores love, identity, exile, and the inescapable grip of history.
Review: DECEIVED at The Old Globe
DECEIVED entertains as an elegant thriller, with the audience on opening night booing the villains and cheering the heroes.
Review: SHUCKED at Broadway San Diego
If SHUCKED were a snack, it’d be kettle corn: a little bit sweet, a little bit salty, and a delightful treat to enjoy at Broadway San Diego through August 17th
Review: COMEDY OF ERRORS at The Old Globe
'AComedy of Errors,” now playing through August 24th zips by like a very special extended episode of a TGIF sitcom, equal parts Shakespeare and sitcom slapstick.
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Hollywood Bowl
I bought my tickets for this Jesus Christ Superstar the moment it was announced that Cynthia Erivo was leading the cast.
Review: DEFYING FASHION: FASHION THAT DEFIES EXPECTATIONS at Her Universe Fashion Show
The fashion and fandom at the Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con - where theatre, fashion, and Comic-Con collide to create something truly magical.
Review: KARAOKE DREAMS at Blindspot Collective
“Karaoke Dreams”, the immersive new musical by Blindspot Collective, is a vibrant, heartfelt production that invites you into a working bar filled with real drinks, real snacks, and real emotions all set to an epic, cross-genre soundtrack.
Review: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at North Coast Repertory Theatre
North Coast Repertory Theatre closes its season with “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” the bloodthirsty Broadway hit that turns serial killing into an elegant and humorous art form.
Review: MATILDA at San Diego Musical Theatre
San Diego Musical Theatre’s “Roald Dahl's Matilda: The Musical,' running through August 10, is a mischievous and magical triumph that captures the sharp wit and subversive heart of Roald Dahl’s beloved book.
Review: NOISES OFF is Comedic Theatrical Mayhem at The Old Globe
“Noises Off”, playing at The Old Globe through August 10, is a gloriously chaotic revival directed by Gordon Greenberg, an affectionate, expertly timed, and utterly ridiculous homage to the disaster-prone world of live theatre.
Review: ANASTASIA at Moonlight Stage
Moonlight Stage Productions’ “Anastasia” offers a glittery train ride through royal rumors, sweeping ballads, and animated-movie nostalgia, with just a few detours into brooding Soviet angst.
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Backyard Renaissance
Backyard Renaissance’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” isn’t just a drama; it’s a ghost story.
Review: THE JANEIAD at The Old Globe
In “The Janeiad,' at The Old Globe through July 13th, playwright Anna Ziegler blends myth, memory, and modern grief into a lyrical meditation on loss and the fragile myths we build to survive it.
Review: THE MAINLY MOZART ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA at the Epstein Family Amphitheater
What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of THE MAINLY MOZART ALL-STA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at Epstein Family Amphitheater? Read the review here and learn more!
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Diego
If you want to be dazzled, spun around in a whirlwind of rhinestones, remixes, and romance, then step right up and see “Moulin Rouge: The Musical!”! The touring production currently lighting up Broadway San Diego through July 6th is a wild, over-the-top celebration of spectacle, with a supreme
Review: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at The Old Globe
The Old Globe gives “All’s Well That Ends Well” the royal treatment with glam costumes and a game cast, but that only goes so far in distracting from the lack of romance in this romantic comedy.
Review: INDIAN PRINCESSES at La Jolla Playhouse
“Indian Princesses' delves into subjects like identity, communication, and father-daughter relationships, all with humor, heart, and a touch of YMCA-sanctioned cultural appropriation, premiering at La Jolla Playhouse through July 6th.
Review: OKLAHOMA! at Cygnet Theatre is Classic Musical Theatre with a Modern Kick
Director Sean Murray brings a fresh twist to this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic with a spirited, skillful blend of the classic and the contemporary.
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Broadway San Diego
“The Book of Mormon” has landed in San Diego again.
Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES at North Coast Repertory Theatre
“Birthday Candles”, now playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre, is a curious mix because existentialism and birthday cake are not a combo I usually crave.
Review: LA LLORONA ON THE BLUE LINE at TuYo Theatre
TuYo Theatre’s “La Llorona on the Blue Line”, written by Mabelle Reynoso and directed by Maria Patrice Amon, is an immersive production that blends myth and memory into a powerful, time-jumping ghost story—where La Llorona doesn’t just wail, she bears witness.
Review: ONE OF THE GOOD ONES at The Old Globe
Gloria Calderón Kellett’s “One of the Good Ones,” now onstage at The Old Globe, is like a live taping of your favorite sitcom—complete with fast banter, heartwarming family chaos, and the kind of well-meaning disaster that can only be caused by bringing a piñata to a dinner party.
Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at New Village Arts
“The Mountaintop,” now at New Village Arts through June 22, imagines a very human Dr.
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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) |