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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Diversionary Theatre presents a reimagined production of RENT, with book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, co-directed by Sherri Eden Barber and Coleman Ray Clark and choreographed by Nigel Semaj. The production grounds the story of chosen family, love, and loss in the...
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 the general’s wife. Meanwhile, a famed Angel sends the Navy’s psychiatrist on an epic quest to save humanity. A...
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. Don’t miss this wildly entertaining and uncensored cabaret filled with laughs, nostalgia, and a whole lot of...
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 a lifetime of trust and unspoken understanding. But when a life-changing secret comes to light, their relationship is...
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 second coming-of-age story, discomfort stands side by side with determination, exploring identity, “cool Christianity,”...
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 Dates: A One Man Show About Many Men,” to the Diversionary Theatre on Dec. 7. Immediately following the show will be an...
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 nestled all snug in her bed, while visions of sugar prunes danced in her head. Before traveling to spend the Holidays with...
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 romance for like-minded audiences. As they croon their way toward the end of a revolutionary decade, facing the...
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 long hidden will finally be told. Forbidden, shunned, but never silenced—this year, we break free. The 2024 Trans Diaries...
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 Grand Canyon. Suspended in mid air, the two discover their authentic selves and embark on a queer odyssey that defies conventions and...
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