This Pulitzer Prize finalist is full of surprises and rich character work

It's impossible to watch The Old Globe's interpretation like you might any other Shakespeare—but that's the point

North Coast Rep premieres the spiritual successor to Guys and Dolls

You'll have nothin' but a good time at ‘Rock of Ages'

Your guide to what's new this week in San Diego's theater scene

Catch the all-ages ‘You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' and the adults-only ‘Dog Sees God' in rotating repertory

The Old Globe tells the fascinating true story of Jerrie Cobb and the Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees

Cygnet Theatre proves that the two-part epic is as awesome and resonant today as it was in 1993

The multiple Tony Award–winning team behind Memphis and Come From Away take on the monarchy

Four new songs—and three that were cut from the cartoon—add up to something like an ultimate edition for old and new fans alike

The Old Globe brings the Wild author's beautifully written advice column to life

Every scene is crucial, and every actor at the top of their game in Diversionary Theatre's newest world premiere

San Diego Rep's latest drama serves up lovely insights on food, family, and death, but doesn't quite make a solid story from them

This National New Play Network premiere at Moxie Theatre recognizes the struggles that young and old have in common

If you're not familiar with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, you're not alone—but it's time to catch up

The annual Playwrights Project contest winners grapple with identity and take a dumpster dive into existentialism

These newcomers to the San Diego theater scene showed some of the most promising talent I saw all last year

I’ll admit it: I’d been reluctant to see Mamma Mia!. The only impression I had of it came from the trailer for the movie: Happy upper-class wh…

La Jolla Playhouse's high-concept world premiere is strengthened by a superb ensemble cast—and nearly derailed by its ending

Diversionary Theatre's San Diego premiere applies a documentary look—and a catchy soundtrack—to the evangelical capital of the US

Turning Tydes Theatre Company executes a sharp, winsome musical at OnStage Playhouse

If you've never seen this new Broadway classic about Oz from the witch's point of view, what are you waiting for?

A privileged TV writer and an Angeleno janitor search for common ground in this play from Tanya Saracho, showrunner of Vida

This tense, engrossing student production is playing for just one week—and shouldn't be missed

Beyond the simple facts of a Title IX case, this play opens a bigger conversation about the innumerable factors behind every decision we make

Your guide to what's new this week in San Diego's theater scene

This pitch-black comedy is raw and cathartic, a fever dream of a country trying to make sense of itself

Diversionary Theatre stages an ambitious but disjointed portrayal of suffragists Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks

See a weekend show if possible—the Tony Award–winning musical may be too much emotion to handle on a work night

How do you chronicle the marginalized without distorting or exploiting them?