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.…
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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.…
Review: HAIRSPRAY at New Village Arts
With so many artists making their New Village Arts debuts in this 'Hairspray,' there is a palpable sense of excitement and discovery throughout the evening, complementing the musical's themes of young people finding their voices and stepping into the spotlight. …
Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Cygnet Theatre
“The SpongeBob Musical,” playing through at Cygnet Theatre, is loud, colorful, wonderfully goofy, and fueled by an unapologetic belief that optimism can overcome even the biggest obstacles. Sometimes that's exactly what audiences need. …
Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY BRINGS Jihye Lee's BIG BAND TO The JAI at The Conrad
Jihye Lee’s 13-piece big band opened its second of two sets at The JAI in La Jolla with an original she called “Why Is That.” She explained the title in a 2024 Jazz Times interview. “I started out writing a simple blues tune, but it didn’t go well. … Why Is That? Why can’t I do that?�…
Review: THE MOST HAPPY FELLA at North Coast Repertory Theatre
If you think lying on your dating profile is a modern invention, “The Most Happy Fella” is here to remind you that catfishing has existed for generations. Fortunately, North Coast Repertory Theatre's production has something even more timeless than romantic deception: a glorious score sung by an…
Past Shows
The Book of Will, by Lauren Gunderson
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...
COPENHAGEN
"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...
Steel Magnolias
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...
The New Plays Festival 2025
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...
A Perfect Ganesh
Two women take a tour to India to leave their sadness behind; Ganesh frees them of their pain.
Wait Until Dark, a thriller by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
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...
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Ken Ludwig
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...
I Hate Hamlet
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!
The Revolutionists
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 Odd Couple, the Female Version, by Neil Simon
“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. ...
Life by Numbers
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...
The Spitfire Grill
To a town with no future, comes a girl with no past...
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
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...
The Crucible
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...
A Charlie Brown Christmas
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...
Deathtrap
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...
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike
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...
Honky Tonk Angels, by Ted Swindley
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...
FeaturedOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next
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...
The 39 Steps
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...
"Silent Sky" by Lauren Gunderson
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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Scapin North Coast Repertory (7/22-8/16) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu Aug 20 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (8/20-8/20) |
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The Lion King Civic Theatre- San Diego (2/18-3/07) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour The Observatory North Park (9/20-9/20) |
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Radio '47 Mockingbird Improv (5/08-7/24) PHOTOS |
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HAIRSPRAY New Village Arts (6/05-7/19) |
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Fairyland for Grownups (21+) at Children's Fairyland in Oakland. August 14. 6pm to 10pm Children's Fairyland (8/14-8/14) |
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Disney''s Beauty and the Beast San Diego Civic Theatre (7/07-7/12) |
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Water for Elephants San Diego Civic Theatre (8/18-8/23) |
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The Marriage of Figaro Bornemann Theatre (8/28-8/30) |