9/2/25 9/2/25

THE HEART at La Jolla Playhouse

At La Jolla Playhouse through September 28, “The Heart” rides its wave with courage, empathy, and a beat that stays with you long after the curtain falls.

9/1/25 9/1/25

SPRING AWAKENING at Oceanside Theatre Company

Oceanside Theatre Company’s “Spring Awakening” directed by Gerilyn Brault with musical direction and choreography by E.Y. Washington, doesn’t tiptoe around the messiness of adolescence: repressed sexuality, parental silence, mental health struggles, and the devastating cost of ignorance. It runs through September 14th at the Sunshine Brooks Theater in Oceanside.

8/29/25 8/29/25

Interview: Gerilyn Brault of SPRING AWAKENING at Oceanside Theatre Company

Interview with director Gerilyn Brault, who talks about why SPRING AWAKENING hits so hard right now, and how mentoring emerging artists is shaping the production.

8/18/25 8/18/25

]TITLE OF SHOW[ at New Village Arts

[title of show] at New Village Arts is charming, heartfelt, and strangely profound about the terrifying business of putting your creative heart out into the world.

8/16/25 8/16/25

FRAGMENT/O/S OF AIR/E at OnStage Playhouse

' Fragment/o/s of Air/e' at OnStage Playhouse explores love, identity, exile, and the inescapable grip of history.

8/15/25 8/15/25

DECEIVED at The Old Globe

DECEIVED entertains as an elegant thriller, with the audience on opening night booing the villains and cheering the heroes.

8/14/25 8/14/25

SHUCKED at Broadway San Diego

If SHUCKED were a snack, it’d be kettle corn: delightfully delicious, a little bit sweet, a little bit salty, and a treat to enjoy at Broadway San Diego through August 17th

8/7/25 8/7/25

COMEDY OF ERRORS at The Old Globe

'The Comedy of Errors,” now playing through August 24th zips by like a very special extended episode of a TGIF sitcom, equal parts Shakespeare and sitcom slapstick.

8/5/25 8/5/25

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Hollywood Bowl

Review of the star-studded JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Hollywood Bowl. I’m a devoted theatre fan—but what kind of theatre critic would I be if I didn’t share a few thoughts after the haze of hallelujahs and hosannas cleared? If I left opinions unopined?

7/21/25 7/21/25

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at North Coast Repertory Theatre

North Coast Repertory Theatre closes its season with “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” the bloodthirsty Broadway hit that turns serial killing into an elegant and humorous art form.

7/20/25 7/20/25

KARAOKE DREAMS at Blindspot Collective

“Karaoke Dreams”, the immersive new musical by Blindspot Collective, is a vibrant, heartfelt production that invites you into a working bar filled with real drinks, real snacks, and real emotions all set to an epic, cross-genre soundtrack.

7/14/25 7/14/25

MATILDA at San Diego Musical Theatre

San Diego Musical Theatre’s “Roald Dahl's Matilda: The Musical,' running through August 10, is a mischievous and magical triumph that captures the sharp wit and subversive heart of Roald Dahl’s beloved book.

7/13/25 7/13/25

NOISES OFF is Comedic Theatrical Mayhem at The Old Globe

“Noises Off”, playing at The Old Globe through August 10, is a gloriously chaotic revival directed by Gordon Greenberg, an affectionate, expertly timed, and utterly ridiculous homage to the disaster-prone world of live theatre.

7/12/25 7/12/25

ANASTASIA at Moonlight Stage

Moonlight Stage Productions’ “Anastasia” offers a glittery train ride through royal rumors, sweeping ballads, and animated-movie nostalgia, with just a few detours into brooding Soviet angst.

7/6/25 7/6/25

THE JANEIAD at The Old Globe

In “The Janeiad,' at The Old Globe through July 13th, playwright Anna Ziegler blends myth, memory, and modern grief into a lyrical meditation on loss and the fragile myths we build to survive it.

7/2/25 7/2/25

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Diego

If you want to be dazzled, spun around in a whirlwind of rhinestones, remixes, and romance, then step right up and see “Moulin Rouge: The Musical!”! The touring production currently lighting up Broadway San Diego through July 6th is a wild, over-the-top celebration of spectacle, with a supremely talented ensemble at its heart.

6/20/25 6/20/25

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at The Old Globe

The Old Globe gives “All’s Well That Ends Well” the royal treatment with glam costumes and a game cast, but that only goes so far in distracting from the lack of romance in this romantic comedy.

6/17/25 6/17/25

INDIAN PRINCESSES at La Jolla Playhouse

“Indian Princesses' delves into subjects like identity, communication, and father-daughter relationships, all with humor, heart, and a touch of YMCA-sanctioned cultural appropriation, premiering at La Jolla Playhouse through July 6th.

6/12/25 6/12/25

THE BOOK OF MORMON at Broadway San Diego

“The Book of Mormon” has landed in San Diego again. This irreverent juggernaut of musical comedy remains equal parts send-up and strangely sincere love letter to the power of belief (no matter how embellished).

6/10/25 6/10/25

BIRTHDAY CANDLES at North Coast Repertory Theatre

“Birthday Candles”, now playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre, is a curious mix because existentialism and birthday cake are not a combo I usually crave. Yet thanks to a charming cast and a moving central performance by Margot White, this blend of humor, heartache, and hope is something richer than expected.