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Johnny and June
Johnny and June
5/28 - 7/7/2024


Love is a burning thing Country music royalty Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash remain to this day one of the most famous couples of ...

Duel Reality
Duel Reality
7/6 - 8/4/2024


The triumphant return of the company that brought Globe audiences last summer’s smash hit  Passengers . Love, honor, and betrayal come to life through a ...

Camelot
Camelot
5/29 - 7/7/2024


Audiences will be treated to an evening of enchantment as North Coast Repertory Theatre presents CAMELOT , brilliantly adapted for intimate theatres. Lerner & Loewe’s ...

TICK, TICK… BOOM!
TICK, TICK… BOOM!
7/3 - 8/4/2024


Before he electrified the world with Rent, Jonathan Larson was a young man struggling to make his mark in the theater. While he waits tables ...

Don't Dress For Dinner
Don't Dress For Dinner
7/17 - 8/18/2024


For the past twenty years, audiences have been requesting North Coast Repertory Theatre to bring back the side-splitting, furiously paced farce, DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER, ...

Disney's Frozen Kids
7/6 - 7/6/2024


Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation ...

Rent
6/14 - 7/7/2024


RENT: DOWNTOWN LA takes place in a warehouse in industrial downtown Los Angeles, where an artistic renaissance is underway in the vein of 1990s Alphabet ...

The 59th Annual Independence Day Festival at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido - FREE 4 Day Concert Series!


JULY 4th - 7th— Join us for an unforgettable Independence Day celebration at Grape Day Park, Escondido. Immerse yourself in live performances by celebrated artists, ...

Intersections Concert Series Welcomes Gene Perry & Rumba Ketumba


UC San Diego Park & Market’s Intersections concert series is hosting local Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean music pioneer Gene Perry and his Rumba Ketumba band on ...

Tech Camp
Tech Camp
7/1 - 7/12/2024


Learn about the technical aspects of live theater from the Oceanside Performing Arts Center Coordinator & Technical Director including lighting and sound. Opportunity to work ...

Xanadu Jr.
7/12 - 7/13/2024


Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the ...

Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.
6/28 - 7/14/2024


Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen ...

Disney’s Finding Nemo, JR.
Disney’s Finding Nemo, JR.
6/28 - 7/14/2024


When Marlin, an anxious and overprotective clownfish, learns that his son, Nemo, has been captured, he must face his fears and set off on an ...

KT Tunstall


KT Tunstall burst onto the music scene with her 2004 multi-platinum debut, Eye to the Telescope, which spawned the global hits “Black Horse and the ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
7/5 - 7/21/2024


You’re six years old. Mom’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to ...

Performance Camp
Performance Camp
6/17 - 7/21/2024


OTC Summer Theatre Performers focus on acting, singing, and dancing, while also honing audition skills, stage presence, and a sense of theater community. The camp ...

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
6/14 - 7/21/2024


New Village Arts presents THE COLOR PURPLE Based on the novel by Alice Walker Book by Marsha Norman Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee ...

Sounds of Laurel Canyon - A Back to the Graden Story Concert


In the late 1960s and early 70's a collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills to create folk, rock, and ...

Hot (Almost) August Nights


Get ready to celebrate the fabled songwriting and musical career of Neil Diamond, with additional songs and stories focusing on his breakthrough "Hot August Nights" ...

The Odd Couple, the Female Version, by Neil Simon


“The marriage is over, Florence. We’re getting an annulment.”   Neil Simon gender swaps his classic, The Odd Couple. Felix and Oscar are now Florence ...

Disney's Aladdin Kids
8/3 - 8/3/2024


Welcome to the marketplace of Agrabah, where we?re about to begin the fantastic tale of the street rat who became a prince! This stage adaptation ...

DJ Quik Featuring Jon B. | Rodney-O & Joe Cooley | Kahlil Nash


DJ Quik, the Beat Architect, emerged from the streets of Compton, California, leaving an indelible mark on West Coast hip-hop. His debut album, “Quik Is ...

Gloria
Gloria
7/12 - 8/4/2024


This funny, trenchant, and powerful play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes for a starry ...

Gloria
Gloria
7/12 - 8/4/2024


This funny, trenchant, and powerful play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes for a starry ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
7/30 - 8/4/2024


This high-flying musical has been delighting audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a ...

Tom's Elton Tribute


The world’s number one Elton John tribute band are coming to play All The Hits by Elton John. The spectacular show includes Bennie and the ...

Don't Dress for Dinner
Don't Dress for Dinner
7/17 - 8/11/2024


The most requested return engagement  of the past twenty years,  DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER  is written in the style of a classic French farce, full ...

Mean Girls: High School Version


Cady Heron may have grown up on an African Savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her new home…suburban Illinois! ...

Disney's Frozen Jr
8/4 - 8/18/2024


For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...


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Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at New Village Arts


by ErinMarie Reiter - July 03, 2024

“The Color Purple” brings Alice Walker’s novel of the same name to life with wonderful musical numbers and a talented cast playing at New Village Arts through July 21st....

Review: PÁSALE PÁSALE at TuYo Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 22, 2024

TuYo Theatre’s “Pásale Pásale” is an invitation to explore the treasures of the swap meet, the community, and the determination to live the American Dream in this joyful and empowering interactive musical theatre experience.  “Pásale Pásale” is paying through June 30th...

Review: San Diego Opera Presents Andrea Carroll and Joshua Guerrero in Recital at Balboa Theatre


by Ron Bierman - June 14, 2024

About halfway into her two-hour plus recital with tenor Joshua Guerrero, soprano Andrea Carroll gave a well-earned compliment to their accompanist Stephen Hopkins for his technique and versatility. Both were challenged during the unusually varied program the two singers had fashioned....

Review: THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE at La Jolla Playhouse


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 12, 2024

The best way to open this review on the world's premiere musical “The Ballad of Johnny and June” now playing at the La Jolla Playhouse through July 7th is the same way the show starts - with the fantastic music....

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE: THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY at Broadway San Diego


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 06, 2024

It’s been over 30 years since the movie “Mrs. Doubtfire” hit the big screen and now it is on a national tour as a musical, bringing the movie's zaniness to the stage with lots of songs, dancing, and of course many fast costume changes.  “Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy” is playing at the San ...

Review: CAMELOT at North Coast Repertory Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 04, 2024

North Coast Repertory Theatre invites audiences to experience ”for one brief shining moment”  King Arthur’s kingdom of “Camelot” - a place where magic and the classic music Lerner and Lowe reign.  “Camelot” is playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre through June 30th....

Review: FAT HAM at The Old Globe


by ErinMarie Reiter - June 01, 2024

'Fat Ham' is a dynamic, tragic, and comedic, remixing key moments of the original into a one-act exploring societal roles and expectations, toxic family dynamics, and being true to yourself in a wholly entertaining and creative way. “Fat Ham” is playing at the Old Globe through June 23rd....

Review: “TL;DR: THELMA LOUISE; A DYKE REMIX” at Diversionary Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 30, 2024

The world premiere musical “TL;DR: Thelma Louise; A Dyke Remix” playing at Diversionary Theatre is a dynamic, irreverent, and funny punk musical that contemplates questions of queer representation, who gets their happily ever after, and what that even looks like from a highly entertaining feminist a...

Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHÈME at Tenth Avenue Arts Center In East Village


by Ron Bierman - May 22, 2024

The first act of Opera À La Carte’s production of La bohème featured costuming and well-used furniture that made Rodolfo’s bohemian Parisian garret seem more real than the elaborate expensive sets and costumes of many other productions. After all, Rodolfo (tenor Adam Caughey) and his three friends a...

Review: NOTES ON KILLING SEVEN OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC STABILITY BOARD MEMBERS at MOXIE Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - May 21, 2024

As the title may suggest, “Notes on Killing Seven Oversight Management and Economic Stability Board Members” now playing at Moxie Theatre is not afraid to go big. The play is boldly ambitious, mixing political points, Latin surrealism, and drag in this one-act playing through May 26th at Moxie Theat...



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