The latest reviews and critic recommendations from San Diego.
What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad? The La Jolla Music Society has featured exceptional musicians in many genres over the years.
The Old Globe Theatre offers a delightful holiday gift with “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Told by Jefferson Mays” a solo show that is a masterclass in storytelling.
This year’s final subscription concert at the new Jacobs Music Center began with Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan and ended with his equally familiar Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.
La Jolla Playhouse offers a new perspective on a holiday classic in “Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again,” which plays through December 15th.
Backyard Renaissance cuts through the seasonal sweetness with a shiver down your spine with Stephen King’s “Misery” through December 7th.
Moxie Theatre presents two radically different repertory shows with compelling performances reflecting girlhood's myriad experiences, “Little Women: The Broadway Musical” and the dark thriller “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord.
Blindspot Collective brings “Another Day in Paradise,” a new play with music that highlights the lives and challenges of the unhoused community through the true stories of people around San Diego through November 24th.
This weekend through Sunday, November 10th, Broadway San Diego will take you to hell and back with the fantastic touring production of the musical “Hadestown.
Midnight at the Never Get is an intimate show that offers a wonderful musical experience and an entertaining and emotional look at how love, social justice, ambition, and some torch songs can create a life—but can they create a happily ever after?
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season.
The music that people enjoy the most, whether they are fans of classical or hip hop, is music that evokes emotion.
Who remembers the 1970s? This question is asked at the start of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help,” but no matter the answer, North Coast Repertory Theatre brings them vividly to life in this bittersweet family comedy, which plays through November 17th.
What happens when you ask two teachers, a street yogi, and an actress, to create a play teaching about Thanksgiving without offending anyone? You get a lot of laughs as this overly woke team descends into comedic chaos trying to figure out what to say and who is allowed to say it in “The Thanks
Tallulah Bankhead once said, “Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn’t boring.
'Kimberly Akimbo' brings teenage angst, youthful enthusiasm, and a little bit of ice skating and committing a felony to Broadway San Diego at the Civic Theatre through October 13, 2024.
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORM WORKS BY MAHLER AND LARCHER at the Jacobs Music Center? There were only two pieces on the San Diego Symphony’s program for the second weekend of the new season, the first after the renovation of the Jacobs Music Center.
Primary Trust, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse, is a lovely and meditative play that offers a portrait of the loneliness of living a life safe within self-drawn limits and how wonderful and sometimes painful it can be to open up your world to new experiences.
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is not just a bloody good time at the theatre but one of the best shows ever from San Diego Musical Theatre.
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY SHINES AT NEW JACOBS MUSIC CENTER OPENING! Shortly after the waterfront’s Rady Shell opened in 2021, I was standing in a short line behind San Diego Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer and complimented her on the Rady’s awesome state-of-the-art sound syste
Drac is back just in time for San Diego's spooky season at the Old Globe, in the fast-paced, campy, silly, and sexy spoof “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.
The Old Globe doubles down on bringing famous literary detectives to the stage with a comic twist.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a lighthearted production with a clever and comedic cast that joyfully delights in poking fun at the rules and protocols of Victorian society.
“Jersey Boys,” now playing at CCAE Theatricals through October 6th, invites you to New Jersey and asks, “Who loves you?” Judging by the audience, the answer is everyone.
“A View From The Bridge,” now playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre through October 13th, brings a classic to the stage anchored by powerful performances.
'Constellations' is touching, smart, funny, and heartbreaking.
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Scapin North Coast Repertory (7/22-8/16) |
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Goose – The Band Cal Coast Credit Union Air Theatre (8/13-8/13) |
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Disney''s Beauty and the Beast San Diego Civic Theatre (7/07-7/12) |
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RadioPlay! The Merc (2/22-8/30) |
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Ocean Pulse: Rhythm of the Coast Pacific Wave Theater (7/10-8/20) |
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HELL’S KITCHEN San Diego Civic Theatre (8/11-8/16) |
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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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the wulfeater 10th Avenue Arts Center (8/28-9/18) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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Piaf! The Show Balboa Theatre (2/06-2/06) |
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Junie B. Jones Jr. Sweetwater Community Church - White Chapel (7/28-8/01) |
