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La Jolla Playhouse

2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

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A Black-billed Cuckoo

A Black-billed Cuckoo

Sep 15 – Oct 11, 2026

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, a close-knit birding group is thrown into chaos when some members glimpse the rare bird and others don’t. Don’t...

Review: ROCK OF AGES at San Diego Musical Theatre

Review: ROCK OF AGES at San Diego Musical Theatre

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 23, 2026

San Diego Musical Theatre’s 'Rock of Ages' is a delightfully ridiculous blast of ’80s hair-band camp filled with talented performers, big vocals, energetic choreography, a live band, and enough rock ’n’ roll to make the audience feel like they have accidentally wandered onto the Sunset Strip…

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Broadway San Diego

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Broadway San Diego

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 21, 2026

When 'Water for Elephants' embraces the magic of the circus—the impossible made possible through acrobatics, illusion, movement, and extraordinary puppetry—it is absolutely captivating.…

Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at New Village Arts

Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at New Village Arts

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 18, 2026

In many ways, I am the target audience for We Will Rock You. I love Queen, I love theatre, and I love me some questionably bad sci-fi plotting. And yet, even I found myself wondering how much I was willing to overlook for the sake of the music.…

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Broadway San Diego

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Broadway San Diego

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 14, 2026

“Hell’s Kitchen” at Broadway San Diego is an exuberant, moving celebration of art, ambition, family, and the people who help you find your voice.…

Review: HELL’S KITCHEN Lets Alicia Keys’ R&B Shine at Broadway San Diego

Review: HELL’S KITCHEN Lets Alicia Keys’ R&B Shine at Broadway San Diego

by Lucía Serrano · August 13, 2026

I’ve loved the music of 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys for more than two decades, but the award-winning musical Hell’s Kitchen gave her songs new meaning and possibilities. After opening on Broadway in April 2024, the musical ran for nearly two years at the Shubert Theatre, playing 767 …

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at The Old Globe

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at The Old Globe

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 10, 2026

'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.…

Review: DIVE BAR TIME MACHINE at Blindspot Collective

Review: DIVE BAR TIME MACHINE at Blindspot Collective

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 8, 2026

'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.…

Review: THE FAIRY TALE MONOLOGUES at Riot Productions

Review: THE FAIRY TALE MONOLOGUES at Riot Productions

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 3, 2026

'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.…

Past Shows

40 total · showing 21–30

Love All

Love All

Jun 3 – Jul 2, 2023

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 Billie Jean King. The trailblazer for equality faced tough competition on the court and adversity in the world, all against a backdrop...

La Lucha

La Lucha

May 11 – Jun 4, 2023

. Inspired by Lucha Libre, where masked wrestlers captivate audiences – La Lucha transports visitors to a realm of ringside thrills and backstage secrets. Follow one of four mysterious characters into an epic adventure that defies expectations. Optika Moderna’s signature style...

Lempicka

Lempicka

Jun 14 – Jul 24, 2022

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 luxurious lifestyle in St. Petersburg and flee to the dubious safety of Paris. Relying on raw talent and relentless ambition...

HOOPLA!

HOOPLA!

Apr 23 – Apr 24, 2022

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 to prove to others that hes more than the unfriendly Fishboy nickname they call him. Introverted artist Gina wants nothing...

Fly

Fly

Feb 18 – Mar 29, 2020

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 the present. Wendys life is about to change forever when she meets a boy named Peter, a pirate named Hook, and a beguiling...

POP Tour 2020

POP Tour 2020

Feb 29 – Mar 1, 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 wheelchair is denied, she takes matters into her own hands and launches into a time-travelling trip across the country...

Cambodian Rock Band

Cambodian Rock Band

Nov 12 – Dec 15, 2019

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 piece together her family history thirty years after her father fled Cambodia. Featuring a cast that performs a mix of contemporary...

La Jolla Playhouse 2019 Without Walls (WOW) Festival

La Jolla Playhouse 2019 Without Walls (WOW) Festival

Oct 17 – Oct 20, 2019

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 as a selection of family-friendly offerings, occurring simultaneously throughout the...

Kiss My Aztec!

Kiss My Aztec!

Sep 3 – Oct 13, 2019

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 all for themselves. But the Aztecs are like, "Hell, no!" This fresh, irreverent and outrageous satire could only spring forth...

The Coast Starlight

The Coast Starlight

Aug 20 – Sep 15, 2019

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 got a secret that can land him in terrible trouble, and he has roughly one thousand miles to enlist the help of his fellow...

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