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OnWord Theatre Extends Inaugural Season With BEAUTY'S DAUGHTER West Coast Premiere
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2025
OnWord Theatre has extended its premiere season with the West Coast premiere of Beauty’s Daughter by Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith. Learn more!
The Queen’s Men’s JULIUS CAESAR Comes to Trinity Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2025
Trinity Theatre Company has announced that The Queen’s Men will present their Julius Caesar at Trinity’s Mission Valley location in the Mission Valley Mall in August.
Interview: Playwright Dian Schaffhauser Talks LESBIANS OF SAN DIEGO, A HERSTORY IN TWO ACTS
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 16, 2025
Interview with playwright Dian Schaffhauser about creating the world premiere play “Lesbians of San Diego, A Herstory in Two Acts,” premieres July 31 and runs through August 10th
SUFFS ​​​​​​​ Marches Into San Diego This Fall At The Civic Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2025
Broadway San Diego will present the San Diego premiere of SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical from Shaina Taub, at the San Diego Civic Theatre from September 30 through October 5, 2025.
Interview: Couples Take the Lead in A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 15, 2025
Two married couples take center stage—on and off—in North Coast Rep’s 'A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.' Director Noelle Marion and her husband, Andrew Polec (playing Monty), along with the ensemble's married duo, Shinah and Andrew Hey, share how love, collaboration, and a little comedic chaos fuel this fast-paced, multi-role musical.
Interview: Robert L. Freedman & Jean Kauffman Discuss A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 15, 2025
Interview with Robert L. Freedman & Jean Kauffman about their respective roles in the show, how the musical came to life, and what it means to navigate love, art, and occasional murder together.  ”A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” is playing through August 17th at North Coast Repertory Theatre.
Opera San José Reveals 2025–26 Artists-in-Residence
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2025
Opera San José has revealed the 2025–26 Artists-in-Residence—a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions. Learn more!
¡COMO EL GRINCH ROBO LA NAVIDAD! Concert to be Presented at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2025
The Old Globe will present a special concert presentation of ¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad!, the world premiere Spanish translation of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Learn how to purchase tickets!
The Old Globe to Premiere Spanish-Language Concert Version of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! This November
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2025
The Old Globe has announced a special concert presentation of ¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad!, the world premiere Spanish-language translation of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, playing two performances only.
Review: MATILDA at San Diego Musical Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 14, 2025
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.
DECEIVED To Have West Coast Premiere at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2025
The Old Globe has announced the full cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Deceived by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson.
Brittany Bellizeare and More to Star in DECEIVED at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2025
The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Deceived by Johnna Wright. See who is starring and learn more here!
Review: NOISES OFF is Comedic Theatrical Mayhem at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 13, 2025
“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.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS THE TWENTY SIDED TAVERN Tour Comes to San Diego
by Emmy Rice - July 12, 2025
A Nederlander Presentation has announced that single tickets for the North American Tour of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern, based on the global roleplaying phenomenon Dungeons & Dragons, are now on sale.
[TITLE OF SHOW] Kicks Off 24th Season at New Village Arts
by Emmy Rice - July 12, 2025
New Village Arts (NVA) kicks off their 24th season with the delightfully quirky and self-referential musical [title of show]. This one-act musical, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell, is a love letter to musical theatre and the creative process itself.
Review: ANASTASIA at Moonlight Stage
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 12, 2025
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.
Interview: Blake McCarty on the Joy, Chaos, & Heart Behind KARAOKE DREAMS at Blindspot Collective
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 12, 2025
Interview with 'Karaoke Dreams' creator and director Blake McCarty about this world-premiere musical that transforms a karaoke bar into a confessional, a party, and a place to belong.
Exclusive: First Look at Jefferson Mays & More in NOISES OFF at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2025
Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays returns to its stage this summer to lead the cast of Michael Frayn’s side-splitting backstage farce Noises Off at The Old Globe in San Diego. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive first look at the cast in action! Check out photos here.
Exclusive: Maggie Burrows Explains What THE JANEIAD Is All About
by Nicole Rosky - July 10, 2025
Next up at The Old Globe is the world premiere of The Janeiad by Anna Ziegler. Watch in this video as director Maggie Burrows talks us through what the play is all about!
NOISES OFF Extends for One Week at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2025
The Old Globe has revealed that Michael Frayn’s Olivier Award-winning play, Noises Off, has been extended for one week due. Learn more and see how purchase tickets.
The Peter Sprague Quartet At North Coast Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2025
The Peter Sprague Quartet explores the jazz tradition of improvisation but with a slightly different spin - they bring their jazz viewpoint to songs that resonate with the boomers. They start with The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, and Cream.
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Backyard Renaissance
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 07, 2025
Backyard Renaissance’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” isn’t just a drama; it’s a ghost story. Director Rob Lutfy leans into the spectral energy of Tennessee Williams’ New Orleans, conjuring a version of the classic that feels both timeless and supernatural. With ghostly music, poetic visuals, and achingly poignant performances, this production transforms Blanche DuBois’ descent into madness into something mythic.
Review: THE JANEIAD at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 06, 2025
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: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Diego
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 03, 2025
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 supremely talented ensemble at its heart.
Interview: Ismenia Medes And Gabriel Brown on ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - July 03, 2025
Interview with Ismenia Mendes and Gabriel Brown about playing Shakespeare’s most complicated almost-couple in “All’s Well That Ends Well”, currently playing at The Old Globe’s outdoor Festival Stage through July 6th.

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