New Village Arts
2787 State Street, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USASan Diego, CA
Upcoming Shows
Review: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Keeps Enchanting with Revitalized North American Tour
There is a reason The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history. And now, San Diegans have a chance to see why.…
Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S SUMMERFEST CELEBRATES THE “RULE OF THREE” at The Conrad
What did our critic think of LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY' SUMMERFEST CELEBRATES THE “RULE OF THREE” at The Conrad? More than 100 artists participated in a month of 21 concerts during La Jolla Music Society’s 40th annual SummerFest. The festival’s theme was “Making History,” and SummerFest Mus…
Review: NI MI MADRE Unpacks Motherhood with Humor and Grace at Diversionary Theatre
Mothers: the never-ending source of trauma, character development, personality... and love. Or, at least, the version they say they give and the other version of what you actually felt as their kid. These themes, and more, are explored in Ni Mi Madre, the Obie Award-winning one-man show written and…
Review: ROCK OF AGES at San Diego Musical Theatre
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
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: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Brings Romance, Puppetry and Circus Magic to Broadway San Diego
From acrobats and funny clowns (not the scary kind, don't worry) to big Broadway numbers, puppetry, and an intimate love story, Water for Elephants has a little something for everyone.…
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Moonlight Stage
This 'Guys and Dolls' makes one thing very clear: at Moonlight, the audience wins.…
Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at New Village Arts
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
“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
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 …
Past Shows
15 total · showing 1–10

HAIRSPRAY
Set in 1962 Baltimore, HAIRSPRAY follows the unstoppable Tracy Turnblad, a big-hearted teen with big dreams of dancing on “The Corny Collins Show.” When Tracy lands a spot on the program, she becomes an overnight sensation, and quickly realizes she can use her newfound platform...

Matt & Ben
Written by one of our best living comedians, Mindy Kaling (THE MINDY PROJECT, THE OFFICE), along with Brenda Withers, MATT & BEN is a hysterical comedy that takes an unconventional look at two of Hollywood’s golden boys: Matt Damon & Ben Affleck. When the script for the film...

FeaturedLove, Linda
LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER , is a one-woman, tour de force musical and theatrical journey, created by acclaimed jazz vocalist Stevie Holland and award-winning composer Gary William Friedman . LOVE, LINDA , tells the story of Linda Lee Thomas, the Southern beauty...

THE APIARY
The San Diego premiere of an enthralling and funny new work by Kate Douglas, THE APIARY is a funny and thrilling story set in a synthetic honeybee laboratory twenty years in the future. THE APIARY follows four women tasked with keeping the last surviving colonies alive until a...

Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play
New Village Arts presents MIRACLE ON 34th STREET: A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY Adapted by Lance Arthur Smith Original Songs And Arrangements by Jon Lorenz Directed By Faith Carrion & Kay Marian McNellen Musical Direction by E.Y. Washington Choreography by Luke H. Jacobs The Dea...

The Thanksgiving Play
Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong? In MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s skewering and satirical comedy, well, just about everything...

8-TRACK
New Village Arts kicks off our 23rd season in August with the nostalgia and fun of 8-TRACK: THE SOUNDS OF THE ‘70s. Put on your leisure suits, halter tops, and platform shoes and get ready to boogie down through ten years of groundbreaking music! With its propulsive rhythms and...

The Color Purple
New Village Arts presents THE COLOR PURPLE Based on the novel by Alice Walker Book by Marsha Norman Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray Directed by Kandace Crystal Musical Direction by Leigh Scarritt Choreography by Alyssa “Ajay” Junious Adapted from...

White Space
The world premiere of Korrie Yamaoka's indie rock fantasy song cycle "White Space" hits New Village Arts White Family Stage this June for two nights only. "White Space" dives into the journey of a mother--haunted and hunted by the mundane challenges of parenthood--fighting to...

The 39 Steps
New Village Arts presents THE 39 Steps Adapted by Patrick Barlow From the novel by John Buchan From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock Directed by AJ Knox Join us on the Ray Charles Stage for New Village Arts' production of The 39 Steps, which promises an uproarious experience that...
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BEGIN AGAIN The Old Globe (9/06-10/11) |
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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A Black-billed Cuckoo La Jolla Playhouse (9/15-10/11) |
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Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Salzburg Connections: Mozart & Michael Haydn” The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (10/17-10/18) |
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& Juliet McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts (10/27-11/01) |
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Something Rotten! Old Town Temecula Community Theater (8/28-9/13) |
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Arrowhead Diversionary Theatre (11/12-12/06) |
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MJ Live Michael Jackson Tribute Concert Poway Center for The Performing Arts (4/03-4/03) |
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The Modern Gentleman Hits, Harmony, & The Holidays Poway Center for The Performing Arts (12/05-12/05) |
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Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait Viejas Arena (11/20-11/20) |









