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PERIL IN THE ALPS
PERIL IN THE ALPS
4/16 - 5/25/2025


The twin sister of Captain Hastings wife, Dulcie, has been kidnapped – and Hercule Poirot rightly expects not only extortion to follow, but murder! Using ...

Holy O at San Diego Fringe
Holy O at San Diego Fringe
5/15 - 5/23/2025


Step into the role of “saint” to help Vera make the biggest decisions of her life, starting with what shirt to wear.

San Diego Premiere

Broadway's Next Hit Musical


“The Phony Awards,” is the original improvised awards show brought to you by Broadway’s Next Hit Musical! Incomplete sentence. In this unique and interactive performance, master improvisers ...

Middle Aged Dad Jam Band


Ken Marino and David Wain met at NYU in 1988 where they co-founded the legendary sketch comedy group THE STATE. They stayed friends and collaborators ...

Bright Star. a musical by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell


Inspired by a real event and featuring the Tony and Grammy-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star is a sweeping tale of ...

Kneebody
Kneebody
5/18


Kneebody is keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer/bassist Nate Wood. The band has no leader or rather, each member is ...

Death and Murder and Poison and Scene


When a murder mystery play goes hilariously off the rails, secrets, resentments and bodies come tumbling out of the walls while the cast and crew ...

Fade
Fade
5/22 - 5/24/2025


When Mexican-born Lucia lands her first TV writing job, she feels out of place on the White, male-dominated set. She becomes friends with the only ...

MOM!WTF!!
MOM!WTF!!
5/16 - 5/24/2025


Comedy and storytelling. We all arrived through a human portal: a mom. Traumaste, the trauma in me bows to the trauma in you!

Pretty Beast
Pretty Beast
5/15 - 5/25/2025


Born into darkness, humor is her superpower! Growing up in Japan with a schizophrenic mom, an alcoholic dad, and societal sexism, Kazu dreams of escape.

The San Diego International Fringe Festival


The San Diego International Fringe Festival (SDIFF) is fast approaching, returning for its 13th bold and beautiful year from May 15–25, 2025. This celebration of

TITLE PENDING: A Solo Show
TITLE PENDING: A Solo Show
5/17 - 5/25/2025


Meet Heather: a nice, hard-working, Midwestern girl who holds tight to her beliefs... until a mysterious text from her husband unravels everything she thought she ...

Billy Nation


Billy Nation is the ultimate tribute to one of the best-selling artists of all time: Billy Joel! Entertaining audiences around the world, Billy Nation delivers ...

House of India
House of India
5/10 - 6/1/2025


Ananya runs House of India, a once-successful restaurant in a strip mall outside of Cleveland. Her cook Jacob has an idea to bring in more ...

The Elixir of Love: In Concert at the Villa Montezuma


You can’t buy love – but maybe you can drink it! Gaetano Donizetti’s beloved opera The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore) is a classic romantic ...

Lottery Day


A West Coast Premiere Lottery Day  by Ike Holter is the explosive finale of Holter's acclaimed "Rightlynd Saga." Set in a Chicago neighborhood undergoing rapid ...

A Dream Before Summer
A Dream Before Summer
6/7 - 6/8/2025


Cinballera Entertainment concludes its second season with a captivating collage of music, dance, fairytale, and fantasy! Blending love and heartbreak with fable and fancy, "A ...

Latin History for Morons
5/23 - 6/8/2025


Latin History for Morons brings a powerful comedic narrative to the Oceanside Theatre Company, featuring celebrated comedian Rick Najera, with direction by acclaimed playwright Herbert ...

Latin History For Morons
Latin History For Morons
5/23 - 6/8/2025


LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS  is a hilarious and insightful exploration inspired by the glaring absence of Latinos in American history textbooks. In this uproarious show, ...

Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
5/17 - 6/15/2025


Direct from Broadway, this dazzling production welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling shop in Harlem, where a lively and eclectic group of West African hair braiders ...

Clowning Around
9/23 - 6/16/2025


Write Out Loud begins its 18th Season of Story Concerts with Clowning Around, featuring an array of humorous tales and performances that emphasize the joy ...

LET FREEDOM RING
10/14 - 6/16/2025


LET FREEDOM RING is an upcoming Story Concert presented by Write Out Loud, exploring themes of liberty and patriotism through a curated selection of literature. ...

La Llorona on the Blue Line
6/5 - 6/21/2025


La Llorona on the Blue Line is a world premiere play by Mabelle Reynoso, directed by Dr. Maria Patrice Amon, set to take place aboard ...

One of the Good Ones
One of the Good Ones
5/24 - 6/22/2025


A hilarious and heartwarming new comedy from acclaimed writer Gloria Calderón Kellett (Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning “One Day at a Time”). When Yoli brings her new ...

The Mountaintop
The Mountaintop
5/23 - 6/22/2025


Experience The Mountaintop, a gripping reimagining of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night on earth. Written by acclaimed playwright Katori Hall, this Olivier Award–winning ...

White Guy on The Bus
White Guy on The Bus
5/30 - 6/22/2025


Week after week, a wealthy white businessman rides the same bus, befriending a single black mom. As they get to know one another, their pasts ...

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
1/10 - 6/27/2025


FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!  Improvised Theater With PseudoRandomNoise is Back At The Merc in Temecula Every 2nd and 4th Friday @ 7PM! (It’s) FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! ...


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Latest San Diego Reviews


Review: PERIL IN THE ALPS at North Coast Repertory Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 28, 2025

Agatha Christie’s famous Hercule Poirot is back on the North Coast Rep stage, this time in the world premiere “Peril in the Alps”, a sequel to ‘Murder on the Links” from two years ago.  This is a lighthearted, quick, comic murder mystery and is running through May 18th....

Review: KNOCK LOUDLY! at OnStage Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 19, 2025

OnStage Playhouse brings the golden age of movies to the stage in this new play Knock Loudly! playing through April 27....

Review: THE HOT WING KING at Cygnet Theatre Cooks with Heart


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 19, 2025

Katori Hall’s 'The Hot Wing King,” now playing at Cygnet Theatre through May 2nd, has plenty of humor, heart, and heat. ...

Review: REGENCY GIRLS at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 12, 2025

“Regency Girls' is The Old Globe's hilariously clever and entertaining new musical, which is playing through May 11....

Review: San Diego Opera Presents Strauss's SALOME at the San Diego Civic Theater


by Ron Bierman - March 31, 2025

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS STRAUSS'S SALOME at San Diego Civic Theater? Richard Strauss’s eerie and perverse Salome is based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, as adapted by librettist Hedwig Lachmann. Wilde was inspired by the Biblical tale of Princess Salome and Jo...

Review: 3 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN at La Jolla Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - March 05, 2025

“3 Summers of Lincoln” at the La Jolla Playhouse brings you a vibrant musical about a friendship between President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass that changed the course of American history. ...

Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at North Coast Repertory Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - March 05, 2025

When was the last time you thought about the Constitution?  I mean really thought about it and how it impacts your life?  Probably not that often, but that will change after seeing North Coast Rep’s stellar production of ‘What The Constitution Means To Me,” which is playing through March 30th....

Review: THE DARK HEART OF DOOLEY STEVENS at Backyard Renaissance


by ErinMarie Reiter - March 02, 2025

The world premiere of “The Dark Heart of Dooley Stevens,” written by Backyard Renaissance Artistic Director Francis Gercke, will play through March 15th. This play is a mix of horror, drama, and things that may be hard to explain....

Review: WE ARE CONTINUOUS at Diversionary Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - March 01, 2025

“We Are Continuous” is an intimate play with an unusual recurring monologue and some in-scene format. Luckily, this production is very well-cast with Marti Gobel, Elliott Sagay, and Eli Wood and is excellently directed by Kian-Kline-Chilton. “We Are Continuous” is playing at Diversionary Theatre thr...

Review: ALABASTER at OnStage Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - February 28, 2025

It’s not unusual to talk to your pets, though usually, when they start to talk back, it’s a cause for concern.  Instead, “Alabaster,” playing at OnStage Playhouse, uses Weezy the goat, who does talk back to her owner, to add a sweet touch of magical realism to this play about love, loneliness, and h...



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