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Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
Feb 7 – Mar 8, 2026 · The Old Globe, San Diego
World premiereHenrik Ibsen’s Hedda GablerIn a new version by Erin Cressida WilsonDirected by Barry EdelsteinFilm, television, and stage star Katie Holmes (Broadway’s Our Town, Off Broadway’s The Wanderers) brings to...
The Maltese Falcon
Mar 4 – Apr 5, 2026 · North Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach
The search for the legendary black bird takes a comedic twist in this world premiere adaptation at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Matthew Salazar-Thompson's ingenious new...
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Feb 26 – Mar 21, 2026 · Tenth Avenue Arts Center, San Diego
A night of debauchery and dark humor amongst two faculty members and their wives. What shall we play next?
First Day in December
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2026 · Diversionary Theater, San Diego
Five fraternity brothers brainstorm ways to avoid Vietnam during the draft lottery of 1969,
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Celebration of New Writers
Feb 23 – Feb 24, 2026 · The Roustabouts Theatre, San Diego
Celebration of New Writers is an opportunity to showcase the works of a diverse and underrepresented pool of talented playwrights. This evening includes short new...
OnWord Theatre Presents White Privilege
Feb 28 · OnWord Theatre, San Diego
A West Coast PremiereA Hybrid Staged Reading - One Night OnlyWhite Privilege by Malaina Moore is a powerful and provocative theatrical examination of race, privilege, and...
Clue
Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2026 · McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts, Palm Desert
Seussical
Feb 27 – Mar 8, 2026 · Young Actors' Theatre, El Cajon
"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper!The Cat in the Hat tells the...
Bartleby
Feb 20 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Old Globe
Fiasco Theater Company presents a new adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby, exploring the absurdities of work and individuality set in an 1850s law firm. Directed...
Bartleby
Feb 20 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Old Globe
Fiasco Theater Company presents a new adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby, exploring the absurdities of work and individuality set in an 1850s law firm. Directed...
Fiasco Theater Company’s Bartleby
Feb 20 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Old Globe
Fiasco Theater Company’s Bartleby is a world premiere adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic tale, reimagined for the stage by Noah Brody and Paul L. Coffey....
Fiasco Theater Company’s Bartleby
Feb 20 – Mar 15, 2026 · The Old Globe
Fiasco Theater Company’s Bartleby is a world premiere adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic tale, reimagined for the stage by Noah Brody and Paul L. Coffey....
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Feb 27 – Mar 15, 2026 · Casa del Prado Theatre, San Diego
Based on the award-winning novel by Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon follows the journey of Minli, a brave and curious young girl...
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Feb 27 – Mar 15, 2026 · San Diego Junior Theatre
San Diego Junior Theatre presents a captivating adaptation of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, based on the award-winning novel by Grace Lin. This enchanting...
Bach Collegium San Diego Presents Season Highlight “J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor”
Mar 21 · 3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff
Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, presents its season highlight with its namesake composer “J.S. Bach: Mass in B...
All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026 · Balboa Theatre, San Diego
Written by Tony Award Winning playwright RUPERT HOLMESStarring Michelle Azar as Ruth Bader GinsburgDirected by Laley LippardSupreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the...
Bach Collegium San Diego Presents Season Highlight “J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor”
Mar 22 · 1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego
Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, presents its season highlight with its namesake composer “J.S. Bach: Mass in B...
First Day in December
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2026 · Diversionary
First Day in December is a gripping drama set during the Vietnam draft lottery on December 1, 1969, unfolding in real-time within a fraternity house....
The Book of Will, by Lauren Gunderson
Feb 27 – Mar 22, 2026 · Lamplighters Theatre, La Mesa
Where there’s a Will there’s a way…Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have Romeo and Juliet, but without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have...
The Recipe
Feb 10 – Mar 22, 2026 · La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla
Before Julia Child became the TV personality that we all know, she careened from Pasadena to New York to Washington D.C. to Ceylon and finally...
Tord Gustavsen Trio - A private evening with leading Scandinavian Trio
Mar 22 · Music And Minds, Inverness
A rare opportunity to be up close and personal with the Tord Gustavsen Trio“A Norwegian pianist of lyrical and often halcyon sensibilities” (NY Times), Gustavsen...
Beetlejuice
Mar 24 – Mar 29, 2026 · McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts, Palm Desert
After a thrilling Broadway three-peat, BEETLEJUICE rises again to hit the road! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story...
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Mar 13 – Mar 29, 2026 · Sunshine Brooks Theater, Oceanside
This explosive play body slams its way into the world of professional wrestling, where larger-than-life personas and real-world politics collide. At the heart of the...
Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Apr 3 – Apr 5, 2026 · McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts, Palm Desert
Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on...
BACH COLLEGIUM SAN DIEGO PRESENTS “FAR BEYOND THE SKIES”
May 2 · 7600 Faye Avenue, La Jolla
Telemann, Bach & The Gospel TraditionBach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, is bringing together of two venerable traditions–on the...
Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Redding, CA!
May 2 · Cascade Theatre, Redding
Timeless. Majestic. Unforgettable.This production features all-new, hand-painted sets and over 200 custom-designed scenery elements, transforming the stage into a dreamlike landscape. With world-renown ballet artists...
August Wilson’s Fences
Apr 4 – May 3, 2026 · The Old Globe
August Wilson’s Fences explores the complexities of fatherhood, identity, and legacy through the life of Troy Maxson, a former baseball star turned sanitation worker grappling...
August Wilson’s Fences
Apr 4 – May 3, 2026 · The Old Globe
August Wilson’s Fences explores the complexities of fatherhood, identity, and legacy through the life of Troy Maxson, a former baseball star turned sanitation worker grappling...
BACH COLLEGIUM SAN DIEGO PRESENTS “FAR BEYOND THE SKIES”
May 3 · 1475 Catalina Blvd., San Diego
Telemann, Bach & The Gospel TraditionBach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, is bringing together of two venerable traditions–on the...
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Latest San Diego Reviews
Review: HEDDA GABLER at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 13, 2026
“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
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 10, 2026
“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
by Ron Bierman - February 05, 2026
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. He called it “the most modern of all Mahler symphonies.”
Many critics have made similar judgements, the more conservative among them meant it a...
Review: THE APIARY at New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 02, 2026
I’ve watched (and loved) enough sci-fi movies to know that any animals kept in a lab eventually come for the humans. Monkeys. Sharks. Dinosaurs. So you can’t blame me for being deeply suspicious of the bees in the lab in 'The Apiary” now playing at New Village Arts through February 22, 2026....
Review: AUDITION SIDES at Riot Productions
by ErinMarie Reiter - January 30, 2026
“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
by Ron Bierman - January 18, 2026
Art of Elan launched the Sounds and Swells series several years ago. Artistic Director Eric Starr describes its unusual programs as “a curated pairing of surfing footage and classical music.” The music and footage vary from one performance to another, but always include one or more California co...
Review: SIX at Broadway San Diego
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 31, 2025
“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. All hail, indeed....
Review: A MAGICAL HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS AT THE JOAN at Cygnet Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025
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
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025
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
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 04, 2025
Warm, honest, and grounded in powerful acting, ”Beauty’s Daughter” closed OnWord’s first season with real purpose and promise....
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