Review: RENT at New Village ArtsDecember 16, 2025New Village Arts’ production of 'Rent' understands the heart of the piece, even if some of the sharpest edges are softened.
Review: TO MY GIRLS at Diversionary TheatreNovember 23, 2025 “To My Girls” has an excellent cast and direction, and what begins as a sun-drenched escape quickly turns into a messy, deeply funny excavation of chosen family, generational baggage, and the versions of ourselves we perform for the people who know us best.
Review: MASTER CLASS at Roustabouts And Scripps Ranch TheatreNovember 22, 2025'Master Class,' running through December 14 in a co-production between The Roustabouts Theatre Company and Scripps Ranch Theatre, revisits Maria Callas in the final chapter of her performing life; when her voice had faded, yet her fervor for her art had not.
Review: WORKING GIRL at La Jolla PlayhouseNovember 20, 2025Based on the beloved 1988 film but modernized around the edges, “Working Girl” at the La Jolla Playhouse has big expectations and even bigger hair, but never quite hits the mark.
Review: THE STRANGERS at Chalk Circle CollectiveNovember 20, 2025“The Strangers” is the kind of production that invites discussion; some will love its chaos, others may resist it, but Chalk Circle Collective handles its complexity with ambition and clarity.
Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at SDSUOctober 30, 2025The concert version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s bittersweet musical at San Diego State University offered a sharp, soulful rewind through friendship, ambition, and the cost of success.
Review: ARMS AND THE MAN at Lamb's Players TheatreOctober 27, 2025“Arms and the Man”, the classic George Bernard Shaw play, is currently skewering the romantic ideals of going to battle or falling in love with wit at Lamb’s Players Theatre through November 16th. Under the sharp and playful direction of Deborah Gilmour Smyth, it turns 19th-century notions of heroism and passion delightfully upside down. It’s brisk, bright, very funny, and may have you craving something chocolate before it’s over.
Review: & JULIET at Broadway San DiegoOctober 16, 2025 “& JULIET,” the pop-fueled musical now shaking up Broadway, San Diego is a jukebox joyride for anyone raised on TRL, Glee, and pure glittery empowerment.
Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Cygnet TheatreOctober 16, 2025Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is a riotous blend of sibling rivalry, absurdist farce, and Chekhovian melancholy. A laugh-out-loud farce with real heart, Director Anthony Methvin finds balance in the absurdity while still landing the emotional punches.