The latest reviews and critic recommendations from San Diego.
Whether this is your first time or a return visit to the castle, Cygnet's 'Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is a delightfully fun production with talented performers, strong vocals, fishnet stockings, and platform heels.
Dinner and theatre have always been a perfect pair, but “Fully Committed,” now playing at Scripps Ranch Theatre through September 29th, shows that there is just as much comedy and drama behind the scenes of the restaurant as there is on stage.
“8-Track: The Sounds of the ’70s” is a musical review that brings the colorful and varied song styles of the 1970s to life with a lot of love, musicality, and full of good-time summer vibes.
“Velour: A Drag Spectacular” is a delightfully intelligent, funny, and visually dazzling theatrical fantasia.
“Cleopatra” offers everyone an audience with the charismatic Egyptian queen, as performed by Joy Yvonne Jones, through September 7th.
Sherlock Holmes has had many pop culture reinventions over the years, from traditional to modern and edgy, and now in a fun and fast-paced gender-flipped pop culture-infused comedic parody that pays homage to Sherlock with lots of humor.
At first glance, the world premiere of “Derecho” by Noelle Viñas at the La Jolla Playhouse may look like a play about politics, but it is more ambitious than that.
The Old Globe brings an epic two-show adaption of “Henry 6” to the stage with a fantastic cast to tell a story filled with intrigue, battles, and a pursuit for power that would forever alter England’s history.
Love can make you feel like you are soaring above everything, like life is a circus, and if your families don’t get along, a tricky balancing act as they fight.
“Tick, Tick, Boom!” is a musical love letter to artists and the choices they have to make to pursue their dreams in the face of adversity, self-doubt, and the potential of failure.
“The Beauty Queen of Leenane” by Backyard Renaissance finds humor in the darkest situations and plays through July 13th at 10th Avenue Arts.
Loud Fridge invites you to experience a Shakespearean classic with a comedic horror twist in “Twelfth Night of the Living Dead (Or What You Kill)” for free at the City Heights Performance Annex through July 7th.
“The Color Purple” brings Alice Walker’s novel of the same name to life with wonderful musical numbers and a talented cast playing at New Village Arts through July 21st.
TuYo Theatre’s “Pásale Pásale” is an invitation to explore the treasures of the swap meet, the community, and the determination to live the American Dream in this joyful and empowering interactive musical theatre experience.
About halfway into her two-hour plus recital with tenor Joshua Guerrero, soprano Andrea Carroll gave a well-earned compliment to their accompanist Stephen Hopkins for his technique and versatility.
The best way to open this review on the world's premiere musical “The Ballad of Johnny and June” now playing at the La Jolla Playhouse through July 7th is the same way the show starts - with the fantastic music.
It’s been over 30 years since the movie “Mrs.
North Coast Repertory Theatre invites audiences to experience ”for one brief shining moment” King Arthur’s kingdom of “Camelot” - a place where magic and the classic music Lerner and Lowe reign.
'Fat Ham' is a dynamic, tragic, and comedic, remixing key moments of the original into a one-act exploring societal roles and expectations, toxic family dynamics, and being true to yourself in a wholly entertaining and creative way.
The world premiere musical “TL;DR: Thelma Louise; A Dyke Remix” playing at Diversionary Theatre is a dynamic, irreverent, and funny punk musical that contemplates questions of queer representation, who gets their happily ever after, and what that even looks like from a highly entertaining femini
The first act of Opera À La Carte’s production of La bohème featured costuming and well-used furniture that made Rodolfo’s bohemian Parisian garret seem more real than the elaborate expensive sets and costumes of many other productions.
As the title may suggest, “Notes on Killing Seven Oversight Management and Economic Stability Board Members” now playing at Moxie Theatre is not afraid to go big.
San Diego Musical Theatre brings an updated “Legally Blonde” to the stage full of girl power, fun choreography, and of course, plenty of pink.
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas ever written.
“Sense of Decency” makes its world premiere using misdirection, manipulation, and magic to try to find the difference between a monster and a man.
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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) |
