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Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards; Diversionary Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

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....

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards; 13 THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: TO MY GIRLS at Diversionary Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 23, 2025

“To My Girls” has an excellent cast and direction, and what begins as a sun-drenched escape quickly turns into a messy, deeply funny excavation of chosen family, generational baggage, and the versions of ourselves we perform for the people who know us best....

City Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH


by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2025

City Theatre has announced casting and creative team details for its upcoming revival of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, presented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust....

YANK! A WWII Love Story to be Presented at Bridgetown Portland Musical Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2025

Bridgetown Musical Theatre will present the Northwest premier of the global hit musical 'YANK! A WWII Love Story.' Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here! ...

MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA Opens at Urbanite Theatre October 31


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2025

Urbanite Theatre will present the regional premiere of Christian St. Croix’s Monsters of the American Cinema beginning October 31 and running through December 7, 2025....

Diversionary Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team For TO MY GIRLS


by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2025

Diversionary Theatre, the nation’s third-oldest LGBTQIA+ theatre, has announced the cast and creative team for the San Diego premiere of TO MY GIRLS by JC Lee, directed by Jesse Marchese....

Review: MANIFEST PUSSY at Diversionary Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - September 29, 2025

Diversionary Theatre’s current show, “Manifest Pussy”, is a wild, warm, and deeply human solo show by Shakina Nayfack full of heart, humor, and revelation....

Baltimore Center Stage and Breaking the Binary Theatre Unveil Cohort of the Trans History Project


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2025

Baltimore Center Stage and Breaking the Binary Theatre joined forces earlier this year to launch a groundbreaking national initiative: The Trans History Project. Learn more! ...

Past Shows

Merry Me
Merry Me
5/15 - 6/15/2025


When a mysterious blackout leaves a navy stranded near enemy territory, the libidinous Lieutenant Shane Horne puts her very specific talents to use, including with ...

Idol Worship: An Evening with Mink Stole & Peaches Christ


Get ready for an unforgettable evening with the legendary Mink Stole and the fabulous Peaches Christ! Two icons. One stage. Countless stories, songs, and surprises. ...

we are continuous
we are continuous
2/13 - 3/9/2025


A poignant exploration of identity, love, and the invisible threads that connect us. Simon and his mother, Ora, have always been inseparable—two souls bound by ...

OTTIS
OTTIS
1/24 - 1/25/2025


Lauded by the  LA Times , Ottis examines how Ever Mainard’s  rural Texas upbringing has affected their queer identity in more ways than they realized. In this ...

Bad Dates
Bad Dates
12/7


After earning two 2023 Broadway World Cabaret Awards (Best Spoken Word and Best Debut Show), comedian Adam Sank is bringing his acclaimed one-man show, “Bad ...

Golden Gays: Thank YULE for Being a Friend


Picture it: San Diego, CA 2024 ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the store, each department was dripping with Yuletide decor.  Sophia was ...

Midnight at the Never Get
Midnight at the Never Get
10/24 - 11/17/2024


It’s 1965 in Greenwich Village. In an illegal backroom cabaret called The Never Get, lovers Trevor and Arthur perform an act that unabashedly celebrates gay ...

Trans Diaries
Trans Diaries
11/15 - 11/16/2024


Trans Diaries is celebrating 5 years of trans and non-binary voices, and coming to Diversionary Theatre! Join us for The Trans Diaries 2024 where stories ...

TL;DR Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix


Winner of the 2021 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre Writing. T and L drive their 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible off the edge of the ...

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
11/30 - 12/23/2023


The mother of queer classics, this nostalgic story of love, regret, and letting go introduced a young Tennessee Williams to the world. Gripped by the ...

DRAGON MAMA
DRAGON MAMA
9/14 - 10/8/2023


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 ...

Sunday Sessions with Justin Huertas – An Evening of Original Songs


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, ...

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels
5/25 - 6/18/2023


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 ...

Monsters of the American Cinema


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 ...

The High Table
The High Table
2/9 - 3/5/2023


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 ...

The Mystery of Irma Vep
The Mystery of Irma Vep
12/3 - 12/24/2022


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 ...

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
12/1 - 12/24/2022


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 ...

Scott Robbins and the Traveling Show


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 ...

AZUL
AZUL
11/18


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. ...

one in two
one in two
9/23 - 10/24/2021


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 ...

Santaland Diaries
Santaland Diaries
11/21 - 12/22/2019


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 ...

Girlfriend
9/12 - 10/13/2019


Nebraska, the 1990s. Two teenage boys—one a social outcast, the other the quintessential jock—explore a relationship during a summer of self-discovery between high school graduation ...

Significant Other
Significant Other
6/13 - 6/23/2019


"Hilarious" - San Diego Union Tribiune. Diversionary Presents SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Synopsis: As Jordan Berman pounds the New York City pavement searching for Mr. Right, he ...

WITHERING HEIGHTS
WITHERING HEIGHTS
6/11 - 7/9/2017


By Omri Schein & Phil Johnson Directed by David Ellenstein Bringing together two notable local actors and North Coast Rep’s Artistic Director to direct the ...

Open Mondays presents: Open Flame: Stories from the Transgender Community


The next Open Flame event will be held at Diversionary Theatre on Monday, May 22nd at 7pm. Inspired by our mainstage production of Ballast, this ...

Making Porn by Ronnie Larsen


"Making Porn" by Ronnie Larsen takes audiences behind the scenes of the gay pornography industry. Thursdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 9:30 p.m., Saturdays at ...


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Birds of a Feather
1/31 - 3/3/2013


The girls are back! One of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly-remembered sitcoms comes to the stage with all three of its original leading cast ...

Harmony, Kansas
6/14 - 7/22/2012

The Pride
4/5 - 5/6/2012

Next Fall
2/16 - 3/25/2012

Edward II
9/8 - 9/30/2011

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North Coast Repertory Theatre (12/11 - 12/31) Tracker
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The Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center (10/31 - 12/24)
Countdown on Grand: A New Year's Eve Celebration in San Diego Countdown on Grand: A New Year's Eve Celebration
CCAE Theatricals (12/28 - 12/28)
Master Class in San Diego Master Class
Scripps Ranch Theatre (11/14 - 12/14)
Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Redding, CA! in San Diego Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Redding, CA!
Cascade Theatre (5/2 - 5/2)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in San Diego Hadestown (Non-Equity)
McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts (4/3 - 4/5)
Countdown on Grand: A New Year's Eve Celebration in San Diego Countdown on Grand: A New Year's Eve Celebration
CCAE Theatricals (12/28 - 12/28)
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