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The Old Globe
363 Old Globe WaySan Diego 92112
Upcoming Shows
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Barry Edelstein, is set to enchant audiences at The Old Globe from August 8 to August 30, 2026. This beloved Shakespearean comedy follows the witty battle of wits between Beatrice and Benedick, as friends conspire to bring the two reluctant...
Topdog/Underdog
Topdog/Underdog, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, examines the complex relationship between two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, as they navigate their struggles for survival through the world of con games. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks captures themes of...
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 …
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at The Old Globe
'Much Ado About Nothing' is funny, energetic, musical, and remarkably approachable Is it a millennial fever dream? Maybe, but everyone was having a great time.…
Review: DIVE BAR TIME MACHINE at Blindspot Collective
'Dive Bar Time Machine' is about love, joy, community, and the simple pleasure of being in a room together. Come ready to have fun; after all, sometimes the best time machine is a great song.…
Review: THE FAIRY TALE MONOLOGUES at Riot Productions
'The Fairytale Monologues' possesses an interesting idea and genuine potential while championing voices too often left out. As a new musical, it may still be finding its final form, but this is a fairy tale worth telling.…
Past Shows
48 total · showing 21–30
Powers New Voices Festival
The Old Globe presents the 12th annual Powers New Voices Festival from January 10 to January 12, 2025, featuring a series of play readings that celebrates new American works. The festival opens with Celebrating Community Voices, showcasing six short plays by local playwrights...
Tell Them I'm Still Young
The Old Globe hosts the Powers New Voices Festival, featuring a weekend of play readings from January 10 to 12, 2025. Among the line-up is Tell Them I'm Still Young by Julia Doolittle, directed by Barry Edelstein. This poignant drama explores the lives of parents Allen and Kay...
Alien Girls
Alien Girls is one of the featured new play readings in the 12th annual Powers New Voices Festival at The Old Globe, taking place on January 11, 2025. Written by Amy Berryman and directed by Jaki Bradley, the play follows Tiffany, who is pregnant, and her best friend Carolyn...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Old Globe presents the Powers New Voices Festival, showcasing new American play readings from January 10 to 12, 2025. One of the highlights is a rendition of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, adapted by Marco Antonio Rodriguez from Junot Díaz's Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Celebrating Community Voices
The Old Globe kicks off 2025 with the 12th annual Powers New Voices Festival from January 10-12, featuring a diverse selection of new American plays. The festival opens with Celebrating Community Voices, an evening showcasing six 10-minute plays by local playwrights including...
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Book and lyrics by Timothy Mason Music by Mel Marvin Original production conceived and directed by Jack O’Brien Additional lyrics by Theodor S. Geisel Additional music b y Albert Hague Original choreography by John DeLuca Directed by James Vásquez Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch...
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Told by Jefferson Mays
By Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons, and Michael Arden Directed by Barry Edelstein This holiday season, Mays will return to The Old Globe after his San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award–winning performance in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder in 2013. He will portray over 50...
As You Like It
The Old Globe presents a Globe for All production of As You Like It, showcasing this Shakespearean comedy directed by Emil Weinstein. The story follows Rosalind and her cousin Celia as they escape to the enchanting Forest of Arden, encountering love and mistaken identities along...
Henry VIII
By William Shakespeare Directed by Sam White With no male heir and the weight of the nation on his shoulders, King Henry VIII seeks to divorce his wife Katherine so he can marry Anne Boleyn. But Henry’s trusted advisors have plans of their own, and the consequences of his...
FeaturedAgatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Get ready for a glamorous and enthralling journey in this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s masterpiece. On a train traveling through Europe, a wealthy American tycoon is found dead in his compartment, the door locked from the inside. Enter world-famous detective Hercule Poirot...
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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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All the Natalie Portmans Carlsbad Playreaders (8/31-8/31) |
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The Phantom of the Opera San Diego Civic Theatre (9/02-9/13) |
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Mamma Mia! Civic Theatre- San Diego (6/15-6/20) |
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Odds Are Mosaic Theatricals (10/02-10/18) |
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Bach Collegium San Diego Presents “Handel's Messiah • El Mesías, HWV 56” All Souls' Episcopal Church (12/11-12/13) |
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Guns N' Roses & The Black Crowes Snapdragon Stadium (9/02-9/02) |
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A Black-billed Cuckoo La Jolla Playhouse (9/15-10/11) |
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Falsettos Mosaic Theatricals (4/16-5/02) |