The Recipe
Feb 10 – Mar 22, 2026
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...
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE BY ROSSINI at San Diego Civic Center Theater
by Ron Bierman - February 20, 2026
Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful bubbling overture, the familiar Figaro aria that soon follows, and its simple fast-moving sitcom-li...
Review: HEDDA GABLER at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 13, 2026
“Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen, now given a taut new version by Erin Cressida Wilson and directed with precision by Barry Edelstein at The Old Globe, stars Katie Holmes in the title role through March 15th....
Review: HOW TO SUCCEED... at San Diego Musical Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 10, 2026
“How to Succeed…” remains a slick, silly, and sharply performed romp—one that knows exactly what kind of absurd world it’s skewering, and does so with a grin....
Review: San Diego Symphony Performs Mahler's Seventh Symphony at Jacobs Music Center
by Ron Bierman - February 05, 2026
Jaha Ling led the San Diego Symphony’s first performance of Mahler’s seventh symphony in 2014, more than a century after the orchestra was founded. He called it “the most modern of all Mahler symphonies.”
Many critics have made similar judgements, the more conservative among them meant it a...
Review: THE APIARY at New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 02, 2026
I’ve watched (and loved) enough sci-fi movies to know that any animals kept in a lab eventually come for the humans. Monkeys. Sharks. Dinosaurs. So you can’t blame me for being deeply suspicious of the bees in the lab in 'The Apiary” now playing at New Village Arts through February 22, 2026....
Review: AUDITION SIDES at Riot Productions
by ErinMarie Reiter - January 30, 2026
“Audition Sides” At Riot Productions understands a specific kind of theatrical purgatory: the audition room, and then raises the stakes even more in this one act....
Review: SOUNDS AND SWELLS at The Conrad
by Ron Bierman - January 18, 2026
Art of Elan launched the Sounds and Swells series several years ago. Artistic Director Eric Starr describes its unusual programs as “a curated pairing of surfing footage and classical music.” The music and footage vary from one performance to another, but always include one or more California co...
Review: SIX at Broadway San Diego
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 31, 2025
“SIX” feels like a New Year’s resolution set to a killer beat: ditch the old hierarchies, turn up the volume, and let the queens run the show. All hail, indeed....
Review: A MAGICAL HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS AT THE JOAN at Cygnet Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025
Cygnet Theatre’s “A Magical Holiday: Christmas at The Joan” is precisely what its title promises: a bright, polished, joy-forward holiday revue that knows its job is to lift spirits, sparkle confidently, and send you back into December humming. ...
Review: RENT at New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025
New Village Arts’ production of 'Rent' understands the heart of the piece, even if some of the sharpest edges are softened....
Past Shows
SORPRESIMOVIL RELOADED
Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2026
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
Dec 17 – Dec 21, 2025
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
Oct 28 – Dec 14, 2025
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...
All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me
Sep 16 – Oct 12, 2025
All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me is a world premiere by Noah Diaz, directed by Kat Yen, showcasing the story of a young married couple,...
The Heart
Aug 19 – Sep 21, 2025
La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere of The Heart, a musical directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley, featuring a cast led by Heidi...
Indian Princesses
Jun 10 – Jul 6, 2025
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
May 17 – Jun 15, 2025
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
Apr 24 – Apr 27, 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
Feb 25 – Apr 20, 2025
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
Feb 18 – Apr 6, 2025
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...
The Unfair Advantage: A WOW Experience
Feb 25 – Mar 27, 2025
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.
Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again
Nov 19 – Dec 15, 2024
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
Sep 24 – Oct 20, 2024
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
Aug 13 – Sep 8, 2024
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
Apr 4 – Apr 7, 2024
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
Feb 13 – Mar 31, 2024
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
Nov 7 – Dec 10, 2023
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
Sep 26 – Oct 22, 2023
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
Aug 29 – Oct 8, 2023
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
Jul 27 – Jul 29, 2023
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brahman/i (Workshop Production)
Feb 21 – Mar 3, 2013
Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center: - Aditi Brennan Kapil; dir: Jeremy Cohen....
The Tall Girls (Workshop Production)
Jan 24 – Feb 3, 2013
Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center: - Meg Miroshnik; dir: Juliette Carrillo....
Chasing the Song (Reading)
Jan 25 – Jan 26, 2013
Sheila and Potiker Hughes Theatre: - Joe DiPietro; lyrics: Joe DiPietro; music: David Bryan; dir: Christopher Ashley....
Glengarry Glen Ross
Sep 18 – Oct 14, 2012
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
Aug 11 – Sep 9, 2012
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
Apr 27 – Jun 17, 2012
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
Jan 27 – Feb 26, 2012
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...
Jesus Christ Superstar
Nov 18 – Dec 31, 2011
Susurrus
Sep 16 – Oct 2, 2011
Milk Like Sugar
Aug 30 – Sep 25, 2011
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