A Black-billed Cuckoo
The elusive black-billed cuckoo is notoriously difficult to find — and it's the bird Ruth has spent years searching for. Over 24 hours in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park,...
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Upcoming Shows
Review: ARCADIA at Cygnet Theatre
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…
Review: ISAAC'S EYE at OnStage Playhouse
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.…
Review: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at The Old Globe
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.…
Review: A Tale as Old as Time Gets a Fresh Chapter in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 30th Anniversary Tour
The wonder of Disney and its nostalgia is a beautiful thing to witness in real time alongside a full audience in a theatre. More than 30 years after the animated film captured hearts around the world, and decades after the stage musical first brought this story to life, Beauty and the Beast arrive…
Review: BOY MY GREATNESS at Loud Fridge Theatre Group
Loud Fridge Theatre Group's “Boy My Greatness” is tender, funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately a moving celebration of the artists who dare to tell stories that challenge the world around them.…
Review: MAINLY MOZART WITH VIOLINIST JAMES EHNES at The Conrad In La Jolla
At roughly six minutes, the Memorium is an excellent introduction to the “tintinnabula” (bell) minimalist style created by the composer. A simple melodic line combines with a separate line of triads. Music majors have written theses describing the style in excruciating detail, but the effect Pä…
Review: ADULT STORYTIME: A CAREGIVER’S GUIDE TO THE BLUES at OnWord Theatre
“Adult Storytime: A Caregiver's Guide to the Blues” isn't designed to make audiences cry (though you may). Instead, it celebrates resilience, connection, and the extraordinary care people extend to one another every day.…
Review: THE RISE & FALL OF LITTLE VOICE at Backyard Renaissance
Backyard Renaissance Theatre's San Diego premiere of Jim Cartwright's “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice” is a curious blend of broad comedy and intimate drama. Anthony Methvin's production is elevated by a remarkable cast that finds genuine humanity beneath the script's extremes.…
Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at The Old Globe
This beautifully acted and thoughtfully staged “Measure for Measure” proves there is plenty worth measuring here.…
Review: THE MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA WITH GUITARIST MAK GRGIC at The Conrad In La Jolla
It was a listener-friendly concert, well designed, conducted and performed. Michael Francis, Mainly Mozart's Music Director and Conductor for more than a decade, captured the music’s every mood from melancholy to uninhibited joy.…
Past Shows
The Monsters
Lil is obsessed with the art, strength and beauty of Mixed Martial Arts, inspired by her older brother Big, a star of the local MMA...
Purpose
Fresh off Tony and Pulitzer wins, Purpose is “a thumping, riveting, guns-blazing, major new American play” (NY Daily News). As The New York Times said:...
The Recipe
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...
SORPRESIMOVIL RELOADED
SORPRESIMOVIL RELOADED is an interactive experience created by Poncili Creación, designed to engage audiences in a colorful, surreal world filled with music, dancing, and puppetry....
Burnout Paradise
Four performers. Four treadmills. A simple wager with the audience turns into "magnificently chaotic, breathlessly frenetic fun" (The Scotsman). This Australian juggernaut is an international...
Working Girl
Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper | Book by Theresa RebeckBased on the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture written by Kevin WadeChoreographed by Sarah O’GlebyDirected by Christopher AshleyTess McGill is a Staten...
Indian Princesses
Five girls, their fathers and the mess of growing up.In the summer of 2008, five young girls of color and their white fathers show up...
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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...
WOW Festival 2025
Four days of exhilarating, surprising and interactive experiences. La Jolla Playhouse’s celebrated WOW Festival returns April 24 – 27 at UC San Diego in La...
The Unfair Advantage: A WOW Experience
Australia’s leading sleight of hand specialist Harry Milas lifts the veil on the world of card cheating in an intimate and unprecedented theatrical event.
3 Summers of Lincoln
Change the conversation. Change the world.This gripping new musical tells the inspirational story of one of the most important friendships in our nation’s history, and...
Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again
By Anna Ouyang Moench & Directed by Les WatersChristmas, but not as you know it.Leave the little ones at home and gather ‘round for a very Playhouse take...
Primary Trust
By Eboni Booth & Directed by Knud AdamsWinner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for DramaHappy hour is a state of mind.When Primary Trust by Eboni Booth premiered in New...
Velour: A Drag Spectacular
Velour: A Drag Spectacular, co-created by Sasha Velour and Moisés Kaufman, is a world-premiere production that blends a coming-of-age narrative with the history of drag...
WOW Festival
The acclaimed annual WOW Festival is a four-day celebration of breathtaking art experiences. Free to attend, San Diegans and visitors of all ages can enjoy...
Redwood
I hear my great escape callingBroadway icon Idina Menzel makes her La Jolla Playhouse debut in the world premiere of Redwood, a one-of-a-kind theatrical event about...
Babbitt at La Jolla Playhouse
You can’t always get what you want, but you might get what you need.Multi-award-winning star of stage and screen Matthew Broderick and Tony Award-winning playwright...
Sumo
True victory is victory over oneselfEntrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play and ultimately fight.Akio arrives as...
The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical
Anarchy. Ambition. Peacocks. Who was Hunter S. Thompson? He changed journalism. He defined counterculture. Equal parts philosopher, clown and genius, he was armed and dangerous...
Hasan Minhaj: Experiment Time
Join the Playhouse in welcoming back acclaimed comedian Hasan Minhaj, star of Netflix hits HOMECOMING KING, PATRIOT ACT and THE KING'S JESTER, when he returns exclusively to...
Love All
The extraordinary life of the champion Billie Jean King. Love All is the triumphant story of the rise of sports icon and social justice pioneer...
La Lucha
. Inspired by Lucha Libre, where masked wrestlers captivate audiences – La Lucha transports visitors to a realm of ringside thrills and backstage secrets. Follow...
Lempicka
Amid the political upheaval of the early 20th Century, a young painter named Tamara de Lempicka and her aristocrat husband are forced to abandon their...
HOOPLA!
The fifth grade talent show is approaching, and everyone is abuzz at Baldwin Elementary. Winston wants to win the talent show with his cheerleading routine...
Fly
Two major Tony Award-winning Broadway veterans team up with two of the most exciting writers in American theatre today to bring a cherished tale into...
POP Tour 2020
As a history-obsessed 12-year-old, Emily Driver uses her YouTube channel to celebrate landmark moments of activism and change. So when her request for a needed...
Cambodian Rock Band
Dubbed fierce, gorgeous and heartwarming by the Los Angeles Times, this epic play/rock concert thrusts us into the life of a young woman trying to...
La Jolla Playhouse 2019 Without Walls (WOW) Festival
The Without Walls (WOW) Festival features immersive and site-based work. The event will showcase multiple performances by acclaimed local, national and international artists, as well...
Kiss My Aztec!
When the Spanish set their sights on Mesoamerica and its riches, they will destroy anyone and anything that keeps them from conquering and claiming it...
The Coast Starlight
The Coast Starlight follows a young man who, one morning, boards the Coast Starlight, the long-distance train that runs from Los Angeles to Seattle. Hes...
Brahman/i (Workshop Production)
Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center: - Aditi Brennan Kapil; dir: Jeremy Cohen....
The Tall Girls (Workshop Production)
Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center: - Meg Miroshnik; dir: Juliette Carrillo....
Chasing the Song (Reading)
Sheila and Potiker Hughes Theatre: - Joe DiPietro; lyrics: Joe DiPietro; music: David Bryan; dir: Christopher Ashley....
Glengarry Glen Ross
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, Glengarry Glen Ross is David Mamet’s scorching play about a group of desperate salesmen in a Chicago real...
An Iliad
On a bare stage, a storyteller emerges from the back of the theatre to re-tell The Iliad, one of the oldest stories in Western civilization....
Hands on a Hardbody
When an auto dealership in Longview, TX launches an endurance contest, ten economically-strapped strangers embark on a journey that puts their hearts, minds and bodies...
American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose
In this brash new comedy, Juan Jose pulls an all-nighter to take his U.S. citizenship exam so he can bring his family to America. Delirious...
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BEGIN AGAIN The Old Globe (9/06-10/11) |
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Scapin North Coast Repertory (7/22-8/16) |
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The Phantom of the Opera San Diego Civic Theatre (9/02-9/13) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour The Observatory North Park (9/20-9/20) |
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The Lion King Civic Theatre- San Diego (2/18-3/07) |
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National Comedy Theatre National Comedy Theatre (5/02-12/28) |
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Secret Agent 5678 Mockingbird Improv (8/07-9/04) |
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Mamma Mia! Civic Theatre- San Diego (6/15-6/20) |
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Teddy Swims Pechanga Arena (11/13-11/13) |
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HELL’S KITCHEN San Diego Civic Theatre (8/11-8/16) |