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“HA HA HA HA HA HA HA” at La Jolla Playhouse
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha” at the La Jolla Playhouse presents a uniquely bespoke performance to every audience, making it nearly impossible to summarize, but wonderfully easy to watch bloom in front of your eyes. It's weird, and that’s wonderful.
THE FAMILY ALBUM at La Jolla Playhouse
“The Family Album”, the moving and wonderfully entertaining world premiere musical at La Jolla Playhouse, reminds us that while every family's story is unique, family dysfunction is a language everyone speaks.
THE MONSTERS at La Jolla Playhouse
“The Monsters” delivers thrilling fight sequences, but its greatest strength lies in the family story at its center. Whether you're an MMA fan or not, the play's emotional punches land with equal force.
PURPOSE at La Jolla Playhouse
“Purpose”, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse through June 7, is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that takes one messy, snowed-in family weekend and turns it into something hilariously chaotic, emotionally sharp, and painfully recognizable.
THE RECIPE at La Jolla Playhouse
At its best, “The Recipe” at La Jolla Playhouse is as warm and inviting as a kitchen in winter: fragrant with possibility, anchored by love, and anchored even more firmly by two utterly charming leads. At nearly two hours and 45 minutes, however, this ambitious new playl sometimes forgets that even the richest dish benefits from reduction.
WORKING GIRL at La Jolla Playhouse
Based on the beloved 1988 film but modernized around the edges, “Working Girl” at the La Jolla Playhouse has big expectations and even bigger hair, but never quite hits the mark.
ALL THE MEN WHO’VE FRIGHTENED ME at La Jolla Playhouse
“All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me, now in its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse through October 12, probes parenthood, inheritance, and identity with humor and tenderness, though its foundation wobbles.
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.
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.
3 SUMMERS OF LINCOLN at La Jolla Playhouse
“3 Summers of Lincoln” at the La Jolla Playhouse brings you a vibrant musical about a friendship between President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass that changed the course of American history.
“YOUR LOCAL THEATER PRESENTS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BY CHARLES DICKENS, AGAIN” at La Jolla Playhouse
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.
PRIMARY TRUST at La Jolla Playhouse
“Primary Trust,” now playing at La Jolla Playhouse, is a lovely and meditative play that offers a portrait of the loneliness of living a life safe within self-drawn limits and how wonderful and sometimes painful it can be to open up your world to new experiences. “Primary Trust plays at La Jolla Playhouse through October 20th.
VELOUR: A DRAG SPECTACULAR at La Jolla Playhouse
“Velour: A Drag Spectacular” is a delightfully intelligent, funny, and visually dazzling theatrical fantasia. Playing through September 15th at the La Jolla Playhouse, this show celebrates the art of drag artistry with a lot of heart and humor.
DERECHO at La Jolla Playhouse
“Derecho” by Noelle Viñas at the La Jolla Playhouse explores the complex tapestry of relationships between sisters, friends, and spouses and how actions can have an impact even more destructive than the most powerful storm. “Derecho is playing at the La Jolla Playhouse through August 18th.
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE at La Jolla Playhouse
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.
REDWOOD at La Jolla Playhouse
REDWOOD, the world premiere musical now playing at the La Jolla Playhouse offers soaring visuals and vocals in a story that tackles how to turn tragedy into transformation.
BABBITT at La Jolla Playhouse
BABBITT, the world premiere adaption by Joe DiPietro of the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis brings the satirical struggle of the modern, middle-class man to the stage through December 10th at the La Jolla Playhouse.
THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL at La Jolla Playhouse
THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL brings the rebellious, idealistic, and often intoxicated writer to life with a talented cast at the La Jolla Playhouse through October 8th.
IS IT THURSDAY YET? at La Jolla Playhouse
IS IT THURSDAY YET? is a captivating and creative performance that fuses dance, music, and video to bring audiences on her journey of past and present self-discovery after her adult Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. IS IT THURSDAY YET? Is playing at the La Jolla Playhouse through August 6th.
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!