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World premiereHenrik Ibsen’s Hedda GablerIn a new version by Erin Cressida WilsonDirected by Barry EdelsteinFilm, television, and stage star Katie Holmes (Broadway’s Our Town, Off Broadway’s The Wanderers) brings to...
Witty, irreverent, and unexpectedly profound, An Act of God flips faith, power, and humanity upside down with razor-sharp humor. When God descends to Earth—alongside two...
The search for the legendary black bird takes a comedic twist in this world premiere adaptation at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Matthew Salazar-Thompson's ingenious new...
A night of debauchery and dark humor amongst two faculty members and their wives. What shall we play next?
Five fraternity brothers brainstorm ways to avoid Vietnam during the draft lottery of 1969,
A West Coast PremiereA Hybrid Staged Reading - One Night OnlyWhite Privilege by Malaina Moore is a powerful and provocative theatrical examination of race, privilege, and...
The Center’s festivities will offer a variety of creative programming and artistic workshops throughout February and March. The Center will hold an exclusive live public...
"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper!The Cat in the Hat tells the...
Fiasco Theater Company presents a new adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby, exploring the absurdities of work and individuality set in an 1850s law firm. Directed...
Fiasco Theater Company presents a new adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby, exploring the absurdities of work and individuality set in an 1850s law firm. Directed...
Fiasco Theater Company’s Bartleby is a world premiere adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic tale, reimagined for the stage by Noah Brody and Paul L. Coffey....
Fiasco Theater Company’s Bartleby is a world premiere adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic tale, reimagined for the stage by Noah Brody and Paul L. Coffey....
Based on the award-winning novel by Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon follows the journey of Minli, a brave and curious young girl...
San Diego Junior Theatre presents a captivating adaptation of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, based on the award-winning novel by Grace Lin. This enchanting...
Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, presents its season highlight with its namesake composer “J.S. Bach: Mass in B...
Written by Tony Award Winning playwright RUPERT HOLMESStarring Michelle Azar as Ruth Bader GinsburgDirected by Laley LippardSupreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the...
Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, presents its season highlight with its namesake composer “J.S. Bach: Mass in B...
First Day in December is a gripping drama set during the Vietnam draft lottery on December 1, 1969, unfolding in real-time within a fraternity house....
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...
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...
A rare opportunity to be up close and personal with the Tord Gustavsen Trio“A Norwegian pianist of lyrical and often halcyon sensibilities” (NY Times), Gustavsen...
An Act of GodBy David JaverbaumDirected by Phil JohnsonFeaturing Sam Ginn, Devyn Wade & Fred HarlowWitty, irreverent, and unexpectedly profound, An Act of God flips faith, power, and humanity upside...
After a thrilling Broadway three-peat, BEETLEJUICE rises again to hit the road! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story...
This explosive play body slams its way into the world of professional wrestling, where larger-than-life personas and real-world politics collide. At the heart of the...
Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on...
Written by one of our best living comedians, Mindy Kaling (THE MINDY PROJECT, THE OFFICE), along with Brenda Withers, MATT & BEN is a hysterical...
Megan Dolan, writer and performer of the award-winning, hilarious and heart-felt one person show, Not the Right Mom, is currently on a nation-wide tour and...
Telemann, Bach & The Gospel TraditionBach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, is bringing together of two venerable traditions–on the...
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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....
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....
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...
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....
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