This Obie Award-winning one-person show is written and performed by Arturo Luíz Soria. It follows an over-the-top Brazilian matriarch scrambling to raise her queer son within a confusing American culture, infused with the music of Gloria Estefan and Cher. The comedy delves into...
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... BOOM!, the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent. Set in 1990, Tick, Tick... BOOM! is a eureka moment sandwiched between rock music and whimsy, telling the story of a writer's...
Written by Catya McMullen, this San Diego Premiere is a comedy in which an accidentally pregnant lesbian hosts a secret abortion party at a lake house, setting off a chaotic collision of crashing friends and imploding identities. The play tackles bodily autonomy and community...
Written by Paula Vogel, this West Coast Premiere is set in 1962 America, where matriarch Phyllis maintains a rigid blueprint for her family's success while her fiercely independent children, Carl and Martha, are prepared to tear up her script. Fueled by gin, smoke, and stubborn...
Written by Richard Greenberg, this Tony Award-winning play is presented as a Legacy Revival and explores the high-stakes world of professional baseball when a star player comes out as gay. Razor-sharp and wickedly funny, the story exposes the fractures of masculinity, race, and...
'Much Ado About Nothing' is funny, energetic, musical, and remarkably approachable Is it a millennial fever dream? Maybe, but everyone was having a great time.…
'Dive Bar Time Machine' is about love, joy, community, and the simple pleasure of being in a room together. Come ready to have fun; after all, sometimes the best time machine is a great song.…
'The Fairytale Monologues' possesses an interesting idea and genuine potential while championing voices too often left out. As a new musical, it may still be finding its final form, but this is a fairy tale worth telling.…
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha” at the La Jolla Playhouse presents a uniquely bespoke performance to every audience, making it nearly impossible to summarize, but wonderfully easy to watch bloom in front of your eyes. It's weird, and that’s wonderful.…
Funny, charming, and quietly heartbreaking, CYRANO at The Old Globe reminds us that the greatest obstacle to love is often believing we're unworthy of it.…
“The Family Album”, the moving and wonderfully entertaining world premiere musical at La Jolla Playhouse, reminds us that while every family's story is unique, family dysfunction is a language everyone speaks.…
At the Her Universe Fashion Show, the couture may be the centerpiece, but it is the collaboration between designers, performers, musicians, technicians, and production artists that transforms the event into something far greater than a fashion competition. It is a reminder that Comic-Con isn't just …
Beneath its intellect, 'Arcadia' beats a heart that reminds us that even as the universe moves inexorably toward disorder, people continue to love, to learn, to dance, and to search for meaning. Cygnet's elegant production embraces that paradox, leaving audiences with plenty to ponder long after th…
Like the prism at the center of Newton's famous experiments, 'Isaac's Eye' at OnStage Playhouse refracts history into something far more colorful than a simple biography.…
The Old Globe’s North American premiere of “North by Northwest” succeeds by bringing something many of these adaptations lack: a finely tuned sense of style and panache.…
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Maria yearns for a gayer, more diverse life in rural Washington state. When presented with an opportunity to make a quick fortune, she must make an important decision: leave her debt-ridden family and newborn daughter for the wild unknown of Alaska, or stay close to home...
Join us in the Clark Cabaret from 5 - 7 pm, for an intimate evening of acoustic original songs from in-demand theater star, Justin Huertas, whose extraordinary musical, Lizard Boy , had its memorable run here at Diversionary Theatre in 2015. Celebrate his return to Diversionary...
From the visionary behind Avenue Q comes a bold new Broadway musical fairytale where Once Upon a Time crashes into our present moment. In the mythical land of Arcadia, the royal family is challenged to set out on a journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction. Through...
When Remy, a black man, finds himself not only the owner of his late husband’s drive-in, but also the guardian of his straight, white teenage son, the two forge a relationship around the classic horror movies they regularly screen for the public. However, the grief they harbor...
Tara and Leah are planning their perfect wedding: The dresses are chosen, the venue is booked, and the invitations are mailed. But when Tara’s Nigerian parents refuse to attend, it’s not just the RSVP list that is thrown into question. Meanwhile, suspended in the stars, three of...
Gothic horror, Victorian romance, and classic B-movies are whipped together into a diabolical delight for the holidays. When Lady Enid joins her newlywed Lord Edgar at his estate in the mysterious moors of the English countryside, dark family secrets and supernatural lore emerge...
HURRY HURRY HURRY! STEP RIGHT UP! From the imagination of Tyler Tafolla, comes a wildly theatrical, hilarious and innovative musical fairytale. Set on the Great Plains of America in the year 1935, a young street kid named Scott Robbins will turn his life around as he joins a...
Show Description: Memories of Yadras childhood in Castros Cuba come flooding back as Alzheimers sets in, inspiring her daughter Zelia to connect with her heritage. With her wife by her side, Zelia sets out on a journey to excavate family secrets and discover a love that led her...
This revolutionary new play echoes Diversionarys founding 36 years ago in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by calling us in to raise awareness about how this epidemic relentlessly persists within our Queer Black community.Three men wait. When one is chosen, the trio must embark...
From the brilliantly twisted mind of David Sedaris comes a classic tonic for the holidaze. Out of work and options, The Santaland Diaries finds David as he begins his career as an elf in Macys Santaland during the holiday crunch. Battling throngs of rabid families clamoring...
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