THEATRE news, REVIEWs,
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SIX at Broadway San Diego
Musical theatre royalty is in town as the women of SIX, bring attitude, dance moves, and vocals to blow the roof off of the San Diego Civic Theatre through July 9th. This musical is sure to have you cheering in your seats as the six wives of England’s Henry VIII teach you more about their lives than you probably learned in school and have you dancing in your seat.
TWELFTH NIGHT at The Old Globe
TWELFTH NIGHT is one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies, and the current production at The Olde Globe playing through July 9th invites the audience to a music-centered and lighthearted version that is lively, lyrical, and full of laughter!
PUBLIC ENEMY at New Fortune Theatre Company
New Fortune Theatre Company brings the West Coast premiere of PUBLIC ENEMY, a streamlined new version of Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, to the stage. With a talented cast, this one act shows that the idea of truth is dangerous to the “greater good” as defined by those in power has always been a relevant one. PUBLIC ENEMY is playing through July 2nd.
SHARON at Cygnet Theatre
SHARON, now playing at Cygnet Theatre through July 2nd is a wonderfully acted world, smart, and suspenseful premiere that asks the question of family, and truth, and is full of dark humor.
Interview: Actress Kandis Chappell brings a First Lady to the North Coast Repertory Theatre stage in ELEANOR
Interview with actress Kandis Chappell on working on ELEANOR and doing justice to this complex and captivating woman. ELEANOR at North Coast Repertory Theatre through July 2nd.
Interview: Lizzie Hagstedt Invites You to HEREVILLE A at the 30th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival
Interview with HEREVILLE composer Lizzie Hagstedt about adapting this show from page to stage, and what audiences of all ages can expect from the show. HEREVILLE is playing June 11th at 7pm at The Old Globe, and July 9th at The Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center.
HEAD OVER HEELS at Diversionary Theatre
HEAD OVER HEELS now playing at Diversionary Theatre is a zippy, pop culture, pop song, technicolor crowd pleaser celebrating the music of the Go-Go’s. HEAD OVER HEELS is playing through June 25th.
THE FRONTERA PROJECTcrosses borders at The Old Globe
Review of THE FRONTERA PROJECT now performing at The Old Globe through June 4th.
Interview: Ruben Santiago-Hudson on bringing DESTINY OF DESIRE to life on stage at The Old Globe
Interview with Director Ruben Santiago-Hudsonon DESTINY OF DESIRE, the loving homage to the telenovela, now playing at The Old Globe through June 25th.
DESTINY OF DESIRE at The Old Globe
DESTINY OF DESIRE at The Old Globe may be a telenovela brought to life on the theatre stage, but you don’t need to be familiar with the genre in order to enjoy it. Fan of the genre or not, this play is both a love letter to and a parody of the form of entertainment that is loved worldwide.
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at New Village Arts
The classic musical SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN comes to the New Village Arts stage with singing, and dancing, and will make you wish for a little rain in the forecast. You can join Lockwood, Lamont, and the whole gang through July 2nd.
THE CHRONICLES OF KALKI at MOXIE Theatre
THE CHRONICLES OF KALKI making its San Diego premiere through June 4th at MOXIE Theatre is a comic book-inspired tale of two friends who are figuring out who they are, navigating school, and possibly may have manifested the return of a god set on returning the cosmic order of good and evil through any means necessary. At least they paid attention in religious studies class, right?
XANADU at San Diego Musical Theatre
Music, muses, and magic, XANADU at San Diego Musical Theatre brings the stage adoption of an infamous 1980’s movie to life through June 4th.
MURDER ON THE LINKS At North Coast Repertory Theatre
Who knew murder could be so much fun? North Coast Repertory Theatre brings the world premiere comedy of MURDER ON THE LINKS to the stage with a talented cast through May 21st.
Interview: EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY Playwright Keiko Green
Playwright Keiko Geen talks about EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY a fun and fantastical 90’s influenced teenage coming-of-age story now playing at The Old Globe through May 7th.
EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY at The Old Globe
EXOTIC DEADLY: OR THE MSG PLAY is a wild, wonderful show that explores the ideas of heritage, misinformation, and identity with a talented cast in a fast-paced, graphic novel, 90s pop culture-inspired production and is playing at The Old Globe through May 7th.
PRESENT LAUGHTER at Cygnet Theatre
Love, laughter, and latchkeys are the main tenants to Cygnet Theatre’s PRESENT LAUGHTER, playing through April 29th which brings a strong cast to bring the laugh in this fizzy, funny farce.
NEAT at Scripps Ranch Theatre And Loud Fridge Theatre Group
“On a clear day,” is the opening and closing of NEAT by Charlene Woodard, as she recounts her coming of age in 1960s and 70s America and her relationship with her disabled aunt. A co-production of the Loud Fridge Theatre Group and Scripps Ranch Theatre, this play is beautifully performed and directed and is playing at Scrips Ranch Theatre through April 16th.
THE OUTSIDERS at La Jolla Playhouse
When you walk into the theatre, PonyBoy is already there, watching and waiting to tell his story. The new musical adaption of THE OUTSIDERS at the La Jolla Playhouse brings all of the restless energy and the building tensions of the novel, written by S.E.Hinton to the stage with dynamic performances and choreography. Extended through April 9th at the La Jolla Playhouse, see this show before it's gone!
THE XIXTH (THE NINETEENTH) at The Old Globe
The Old Globe Theatre is going for the gold with their World Premier THE XIXTH (The 19th). The show is funny, and thought-provoking, and shows that sadly, the issues of protesting systematic racism and looking for freedom and equality are still as relevant now as it was then. THE XIXTH is playing at The Old Globe through April 23rd.