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SAN DIEGO MUSICAL THEATRE

4650 Mercury Street
San Diego, CA



Review: MJ THE MUSICAL Peels Back the Myth at San Diego Civic Theatre


by Lucía Serrano - May 07, 2026

I was 14 when Michael Jackson passed away, and I mourned him like I’ve never mourned a public figure since then. I was never really a fangirl of anyone, but Michael Jackson existed in a league of his own. That is exactly what the Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical, with a book by Lynn Nottage, capt...

Review: LEND ME A SOPRANO at Scripps Ranch Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 26, 2026

If you’re in the mood for something light, silly, and a little bit chaotic with a musical flair, “Lend Me a Soprano” won’t disappoint....

Review: ALIEN GIRLS at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 24, 2026

“Alien Girls” is a play about friendship—specifically female friendship—in all its messy, contradictory, deeply human glory....

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Lamb's Players Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 18, 2026

“The Play That Goes Wrong”, now playing at Lamb’s Players Theatre through June 7th does exactly what its title promises, with precision, mischief, and an undeniable sense of fun....

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Broadway San Diego


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 16, 2026

“The Notebook” isn’t aiming for subtlety; it’s aiming straight for your heart. Judging by the collective sniffles, gasps, and tears around the theater, it hits its mark....

Review: FENCES at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 15, 2026

With this excellent cast and directing, Fences' doesn’t just honor August Wilson’s language—it revels in it while bringing this classic story to life at The Old Globe through May 3rd....

Review: AIRNESS at Loud Fridge Theatre Group


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 12, 2026

'Airness' cranks the volume all the way up and dares you not to have a good time; It's a show that knows exactly what it is, big, bold, cheerfully ridiculous, and full of humor and heart....

Review: MATT & BEN at New Village Arts


by ErinMarie Reiter - April 10, 2026

“Matt & Ben” may be about two future Hollywood icons—but at New Village Arts, it’s the women who steal the spotlight, shape the story, and make the whole thing worth watching....

Review: San Diego Opera Performs Bizet's CARMEN at San Diego Civic Center


by Ron Bierman - April 03, 2026

Carmen is the world’s third most performed opera. Its tale of the doomed love affair between an innocent young soldier and a beguiling young woman unconstrained by conventional beliefs was seen in more than 6,000 productions on five continents last year. This performance was in the opera’s origi...

Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Cygnet Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - March 30, 2026

“The Lehman Trilogy, now playing at Cygnet Theatre through April 26, is an epic in every sense: sweeping, ambitious, unexpectedly funny, and, even at a three-hour runtime, utterly engrossing....

Past Shows

Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
Feb 7 – Mar 9, 2025

In this golden age blockbuster hit, a meddlesome matchmaker arrives in Yonkers set on finding a match for the miserly Horace Vandergelder. Bursting with humor,...

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Feb 9 – Mar 10, 2024

Join us for this heartwarming musical theatre classic! Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five...

Plaid Tidings
Plaid Tidings
Nov 24 – Dec 24, 2023

Join us for this heartwarming holiday hit!The legendary Plaids come back to Earth to spread yuletide joy with the greatest holiday hits of the ages....

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
Sep 29 – Oct 29, 2023

In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering...

Urinetown
Urinetown
Jul 21 – Jul 30, 2023

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. A sidesplitting sendup of greed,...

Xanadu
Xanadu
May 5 – Jun 4, 2023

Slap on your roller skates, pump up the glitter, and get hip to the muses in Xanadu, the laugh-out-loud musical stage adaptation of the 1980 film, starring...

Home For The Holidays Special
Home For The Holidays Special
Dec 18 – Dec 31, 2020

Celebrate this holiday season with San Diego Musical Theatres Home for the Holidays Special! Reminiscent of TV holiday specials of the past, Home For The...

The Full Monty
The Full Monty
Jan 26 – Feb 25, 2018

Six men. With nothing to lose. Prepare to go...THE FULL MONTY. Based on the cult hit film of the same name, The Full Monty, follows...

Videos


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North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in San Diego The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Sunshine Brooks Theater (5/29-6/14)
Beau Jest in San Diego Beau Jest
North Coast Repertory Theatre (4/22-5/24)
Desperado Premier Tribute to the Eagles in San Diego Desperado Premier Tribute to the Eagles
California Center for the Arts Escondido (5/16-5/16)
Hail Mary, None of the Grace in San Diego Hail Mary, None of the Grace
No Limits (5/15-5/23)
Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait  in San Diego Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait
Viejas Arena (11/20-11/20)
John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour in San Diego John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour
The Observatory North Park (9/20-9/20)
The Monsters in San Diego The Monsters
La Jolla Playhouse (6/02-6/28)
MrBallen: Lights out Live in San Diego MrBallen: Lights out Live
San Diego Civic Theatre (6/28-6/28)
The SpongeBob Musical in San Diego The SpongeBob Musical
Cygnet Theatre (6/10-7/05)