10/1/26 10/1/26

OH, MARY! at Broadway San Diego

The humor of 'Oh, Mary!' is queer and crass, dark and campy, and somehow manages to be both completely ridiculous and to make you wonder what will happen next.

9/20/26 9/20/26

GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR at North Coast Repertory Theatre

'Good Night, Oscar' is full of comedy, music, celebrity, addiction, mental illness, ambition, and the uncomfortable bargain between an artist and an audience that wants to consume his genius, and this production at North Coast Repertory Theatre handles it all with impressive performances and empathy.

9/18/26 9/18/26

BEGIN AGAIN at The Old Globe

'Begin Again' at the new musical The Old Globe has plenty of heart, terrific performances, and a theatrical imagination that makes making music feel almost tangible.

9/16/26 9/16/26

COME FROM AWAY at Moonlight Stage

Come From Away is a show about the ripple effect of kindness. You do not have to save the world to make a difference. Fred Rogers famously told us to “look for the helpers.” Perhaps that is why this particular musical continues to feel so welcome: In a world that can sometimes feel determined to remind us of everything that divides us, Come From Away is two hours honoring those who did exactly that.

9/12/26 9/12/26

OUR LADY OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER at TuYo Theatre

Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center centers these experiences with care and humor, giving audiences a chance to know these migrant girls and what they experienced as children by capturing their fears, friendships, faith, and small moments of joy instead of as statistics or political talking points. TuYo Theatre’s production reminds us that their stories deserve to be seen, heard, and remembered.

9/9/26 9/9/26

MENSA at OnStage Playhouse

There is no magic equation for solving political division, or for fixing a culture that increasingly seems to prefer arguing at one another rather than actually talking. Mensa doesn’t pretend to have that answer, but it does offer a nice opening to start the conversation.

8/23/26 8/23/26

ROCK OF AGES at San Diego Musical Theatre

San Diego Musical Theatre’s 'Rock of Ages' is a delightfully ridiculous blast of ’80s hair-band camp filled with talented performers, big vocals, energetic choreography, a live band, and enough rock ’n’ roll to make the audience feel like they have accidentally wandered onto the Sunset Strip in 1987.

8/19/26 8/19/26

GUYS AND DOLLS at Moonlight Stage

This 'Guys and Dolls' makes one thing very clear: at Moonlight, the audience wins.

8/18/26 8/18/26

WE WILL ROCK YOU at New Village Arts

In many ways, I am the target audience for We Will Rock You. I love Queen, I love theatre, and I love me some questionably bad sci-fi plotting. And yet, even I found myself wondering how much I was willing to overlook for the sake of the music.

8/10/26 8/10/26

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at The Old Globe

'Much Ado About Nothing' is funny, energetic, musical, and remarkably approachable. Is it a millennial fever dream?Maybe, but everyone was having a great time.

8/8/26 8/8/26

DIVE BAR TIME MACHINE at Blindspot Collective

'Dive Bar Time Machine' is about love, joy, community, and the simple pleasure of being in a room together. Come ready to have fun; after all, sometimes the best time machine is a great song.

8/1/26 8/1/26

“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.

7/30/26 7/30/26

CYRANO at The Old Globe

Funny, charming, and quietly heartbreaking, CYRANO at The Old Globe reminds us that the greatest obstacle to love is often believing we're unworthy of it.

7/27/26 7/27/26

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.

7/21/26 7/21/26

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Broadway San Diego

When 'Water for Elephants' embraces the magic of the circus—the impossible made possible through acrobatics, illusion, movement, and extraordinary puppetry—it is absolutely captivating.

7/17/26 7/17/26

ISAAC'S EYE at OnStage Playhouse

Like the prism at the center of Newton's famous experiments, 'Isaac's Eye' at OnStage Playhouse refracts history into something far more colorful than a simple biography.

7/11/26 7/11/26

NORTH BY NORTHWEST at The Old Globe

The Old Globe’s North American premiere of “North by Northwest” succeeds by bringing something many of these adaptations lack: a finely tuned sense of style and panache.

7/8/26 7/8/26

BOY MY GREATNESS at Loud Fridge Theatre Group

Loud Fridge Theatre Group's “Boy My Greatness” is tender, funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately a moving celebration of the artists who dare to tell stories that challenge the world around them.

6/26/26 6/26/26

ADULT STORYTIME: A CAREGIVER’S GUIDE TO THE BLUES at OnWord Theatre

“Adult Storytime: A Caregiver's Guide to the Blues” isn't designed to make audiences cry (though you may). Instead, it celebrates resilience, connection, and the extraordinary care people extend to one another every day.