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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 ...

The Heart Sellers
The Heart Sellers
1/8 - 2/2/2025


THE HEART SELLERS makes its San Diego premiere, offering a compelling portrayal of intelligent, curious, and creative women navigating the challenges of a new country, ...

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 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. ...


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 ...


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 ...


The Old Globe hosts the 12th annual Powers New Voices Festival from January 10 to 12, 2025, showcasing ten new plays by emerging and established ...

Powers New Voices Festival
1/10 - 1/12/2025


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 ...


Rising Stars returns for its 13th year, showcasing the most talented young performers from Southern California in a one-night-only event at CCAE Theatricals. This year, ...


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 ...

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 ...

OTTIS
OTTIS
1/24 - 1/25/2025


Lauded by the  LA Times , Ottis examines how Ever Mainard’s  rural Texas upbringing has affected their queer identity in more ways than they realized. In this ...

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 ...

Other Desert Cities
Other Desert Cities
2/5 - 3/2/2025


When Brooke Wyeth returns to her family’s upscale Palm Springs home after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas, she brings more than just holiday cheer. ...

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 ...

Ain't Too Proud (Non-Equity)


AIN'T TOO PROUD is the electrifying new musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall ...

White
White
2/14 - 3/9/2025


Gus is a painter who desperately wants to show his art at the prominent and renowned Parnell Museum. Vanessa is an actress with the qualities ...

Pete the Cat


Get ready for a groovy adventure with “Pete the Cat,” the stage production that brings the beloved blue feline to life! For Pete the Cat, ...


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Review: The La Jolla Music Society Presents the SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad


by Ron Bierman - December 18, 2024

What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad? The La Jolla Music Society has featured exceptional musicians in many genres over the years. Best known for staging classical concerts, since the opening of its intimate home at the Conrad th...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY TOLD BY JEFFERSON MAYS at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2024

The Old Globe Theatre offers a delightful holiday gift with “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Told by Jefferson Mays” a solo show that is a masterclass in storytelling.  Playing only through December 22nd, make this show a part of your holiday present before it becomes a regret of your holiday past....

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by Ron Bierman - December 13, 2024

This year’s final subscription concert at the new Jacobs Music Center began with Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan and ended with his equally familiar Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks. In between, Inon Barnatan was featured in two 20th Century piano concertos by Dimitri Shostakovich. The usual p...

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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....

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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. ...

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