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Lea Salonga | Sounding Joy | The Holiday Tour


Ring in the holidays with one of Broadway’s biggest stars, Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga. Best known for her leading roles in Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, ...

2 Pianos 4 Hands
2 Pianos 4 Hands
12/12 - 12/29/2024


By popular demand, North Coast Repertory Theatre is bringing back the joyful family pleasing 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS to brighten the holiday season. Get ready ...

Lea Salonga | Sounding Joy | The Holiday Tour


Ring in the holidays with one of Broadway’s biggest stars, Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga. Best known for her leading roles in Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, ...

Anne of Green Gables
12/13 - 12/14/2024


Trinity Theatre Company will present a one-act adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, directed by Sean Boyd, from December 13 to 14, 2024. This production ...

Improvised Comedy with NCIS: North County Improv Squad


NCIS: North County Improv Squad presents a fun night of improv comedy similar to what you would see on “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Everything ...

'Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Ken Ludwig


Featuring: River Baig,  Dani Guinn,  Thomas Jarrett, Chris Miller, Matt Sayre, and  Dani Ucman.   'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not ...

A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play
A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play
12/13 - 12/15/2024


The classic Charles Dickens story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Spirits that visit him unfolds in a retro style radio play!  You the audience will ...

A Swingin Seasonal Spectacular
A Swingin Seasonal Spectacular
12/13 - 12/15/2024


The holiday season is in full swing, and what better way to celebrate than with a funky, funny, festive, and fabulous night of live music ...

Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again


By  Anna Ouyang Moench  & Directed by  Les Waters Christmas, but not as you know it. Leave the little ones at home and gather ‘round ...

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 ...

Manny and the Wise Queens
Manny and the Wise Queens
12/6 - 12/22/2024


OTC presents the first full staging of "Manny and the Wise Queens" by Idris Goodwin December 6 to December 22, introducing audiences to the small ...

Manny and The Wise Queens
Manny and The Wise Queens
12/6 - 12/22/2024


A new Christmas comedy about hope, healing, and holiday magic.

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 ...


Experience the heartwarming tale of "MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY" at New Village Arts. This live musical production brings the classic ...

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   ...

Laughing Nerd New Year's Eve


Ring in the New Year with a night of laughs and geeky fun at our sober, nerd-themed comedy show! Headlining the event is the brilliantly ...

New Year's Eve Comedy
New Year's Eve Comedy
12/31 - 1/1/2025


Join us for a special New Year’s Eve unscripted comedy performance, followed by a party with the cast of the show in and around the ...

The Peking Acrobats


For the last thirty-two years, THE PEKING ACROBATS have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. These world-renowned performers execute daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda ...

Back to the Future: The Musical


Marty McFly is a rock 'n' roll teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett ...

Churlish Chiding of Winter Winds: A Shakespeariment


The icy winds of winter set the stage for this one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that celebrates Shakespeare’s language, poetry, imagery, and themes. The Bard’s frostiest favorites ...


Churlish Chiding of Winter Winds: A Shakespeariment is an original production by San Diego Junior Theatre, conceived by director David Goodwin and crafted with the ...

The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)


From the creators of South Park comes The Book of Mormon, the musical that lovingly breaks all of Broadway's rules. This story about a mismatched ...

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1/28 - 2/2/2025


Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the rollicking story of two musicians forced to ...

Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Shemekia Copeland


This concert promises a soul-stirring blend of gospel, blues, and R&B that will leave you uplifted and inspired as the Blind Boys of Alabama take ...

Dear Evan Hansen (Non-Equity)


Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a ...

THE HALF LIFE OF MARIE CURIE
1/24 - 2/23/2025


"The Half Life of Marie Curie" is a captivating play set to premiere at New Village Arts on February 1, 2025. Delving into the life ...

Wicked
Wicked
2/5 - 3/2/2025


Winner of over 50 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long ...


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Review: “YOUR LOCAL THEATER PRESENTS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BY CHARLES DICKENS, AGAIN” at La Jolla Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 26, 2024

La Jolla Playhouse offers a new perspective on a holiday classic in “Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again,” which plays through December 15th....

Review: MISERY at Backyard Renaissance


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 24, 2024

Backyard Renaissance cuts through the seasonal sweetness with a shiver down your spine with Stephen King’s “Misery” through December 7th....

Review: LITTLE WOMEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL & OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD At MOXIE Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 22, 2024

Moxie Theatre presents two radically different repertory shows with compelling performances reflecting girlhood's myriad experiences, “Little Women: The Broadway Musical” and the dark thriller “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord.” Both are running with the same core cast through December 8th....

Review: ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE at Blindspot Collective


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 21, 2024

Blindspot Collective brings “Another Day in Paradise,”  a new play with music that highlights the lives and challenges of the unhoused community through the true stories of people around San Diego through November 24th. ...

Review: HADESTOWN at Broadway San Diego


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 09, 2024

This weekend through Sunday, November 10th, Broadway San Diego will take you to hell and back with the fantastic touring production of the musical “Hadestown.”...

Review: MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET at Diversionary


by ErinMarie Reiter - November 06, 2024

Midnight at the Never Get is an intimate show that offers a wonderful musical experience and an entertaining and emotional look at how love, social justice, ambition, and some torch songs can create a life—but can they create a happily ever after?...

Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center


by Ron Bierman - November 06, 2024

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season. Its magnificent melodies, a touchingly tragic love story...

Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORMS MENDELSSOHN, BRUCH AND TCHAIKOVSKY at the Jacobs Music Center


by Ron Bierman - November 01, 2024

The music that people enjoy the most, whether they are fans of classical or hip hop, is music that evokes emotion. The San Diego Symphony under guest conductor Antonio Méndez took note of that with a concert of proven favorites, Mendelssohn’s Ruy Blas Overture, Bruch’s first violin concerto, and Tch...

Review: 'INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP' at North Coast Repertory Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - October 31, 2024

Who remembers the 1970s? This question is asked at the start of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help,” but no matter the answer, North Coast Repertory Theatre brings them vividly to life in this bittersweet family comedy, which plays through November 17th. ...

Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY At New Village Arts


by ErinMarie Reiter - October 14, 2024

What happens when you ask two teachers, a street yogi, and an actress, to create a play teaching about Thanksgiving without offending anyone?  You get a lot of laughs as this overly woke team descends into comedic chaos trying to figure out what to say and who is allowed to say it in “The Thanksgivi...



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