Upcoming Shows
Where there’s a Will there’s a way…Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have Romeo and Juliet, but without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have...
by ErinMarie Reiter - March 09, 2026
'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is undeniably a marathon, but in the hands of Backyard Renaissance, the journey rarely loses its grip....
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 27, 2026
There are few phrases in literature more quietly unhinged than “I would prefer not to.” And in Fiasco Theatre’s ' Bartleby, now playing at The Old Globe through March 22, that polite little sentence lands like a stick of dynamite in an otherwise well-oiled office machine....
by Lucía Serrano - February 26, 2026
The Broadway National Tour of Beetlejuice has landed in San Diego through March 1. The “ghost with the most” is back for a limited run, promising laughs, cringe-worthy humor, and dazzling set and projection design that fully delivers on the spectacle of a Broadway tour....
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 24, 2026
“Somewhere Over the Border,” now playing at Cygnet Theatre through March 15, wraps that hope in music, metaphor, and a road-trip structure in a production that is charming and colorful on its surface, but anchored by performances strong enough to carry its deeper weight....
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 24, 2026
At its best, “The Recipe” at La Jolla Playhouse is as warm and inviting as a kitchen in winter: fragrant with possibility, anchored by love, and anchored even more firmly by two utterly charming leads. At nearly two hours and 45 minutes, however, this ambitious new musical sometimes forgets that...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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....
Past Shows
"This is physics. It's also politics. The two are sometimes painfully difficult to keep apart."Copenhagen, the 2000 Tony Award winner for Best Play, explores an...
Take a trip south to the town of Chinquapin, Louisiana and join the ladies at Truvy's Beauty Spot. Here, anyone who's anyone not only comes...
Local San Diego playwrights' shows are being showcased at Lamplighters. Two to three shows an evening, repeated the second weekend. Produced by River Baig and...
Two women take a tour to India to leave their sadness behind; Ganesh frees them of their pain.
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott's 1966 original, giving it a new setting. In 1944 Greenwich...
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott's 1966 original, giving it a new setting. In 1944 Greenwich...
Featuring: River Baig, Dani Guinn, Thomas Jarrett, Chris Miller, Matt Sayre, and Dani Ucman. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was...
John Barrymore’s ghost haunts a castle-like apartment in New York which washed-up TV actor Andrew Rally has leased for the summer to play Hamlet!
A riotous comedy that brilliantly tells the untold stories of four real women who were at the forefront of the French Revolution. Playwright Olympe...
“The marriage is over, Florence. We’re getting an annulment.” Neil Simon gender swaps his classic, The Odd Couple. Felix and Oscar are now Florence and Olive. ...
A world premiere by local playwright Lisa Balderston, Lamplighters is pleased to produce "Life by Numbers". It's been two years since Ellie's father passed away, and...
During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason...
A classic portrait of one man’s struggle toward grace is set in the scorching context of the 17th-century Salem witch trials. The Crucible renders human...
Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life on the Lamplighter Theatre stage this holiday season. Adapted from Charles M. Schulz’s timeless story A Charlie Brown...
A has-been playwright is sent a script from a former student, that could put him back on top. The plot begins to twist and turn...
Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their...
The creator of Always…Patsy Cline brings to life Honky Tonk Angels, a musical celebration of the female stars of country. This charming, foot-stompin’ musical mixes 30 classic country tunes...
After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather...
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone...
At the center of Silent Sky is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a passionate and inquisitive computer at the turn of the 20th Century....
At the center of Silent Sky is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a passionate and inquisitive computer at the turn of the 20th Century....
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