VELOUR: A DRAG SPECTACULAR
2024-08-13 - 2024-09-15 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Created by groundbreaking drag artist Sasha Velour and legendary theatre artist Moisés Kaufman, Velour: A Drag Spectacular is a sweeping, coming-of-age tale that intertwines the radical history of drag and queer expression with personal storytelling. Inspired by Velour’s journey from a small-town, genderfluid child to a globally renowned drag superstar, the show unfolds through a stunning blend of innovative projection mapping, video animation, and awe-inspiring lip-sync performances. Velour, known for her emotional and provocative performance art, uses the power of drag to reveal her deepest fears and joys, immersing the audience in a vivid queer fantasia. Velour: A Drag Spectacularexplores the often confusing yet joyous search for belonging, the deep wells of grief that force us to confront our inner truths, and ultimately, the beauty and humanity of drag.

Totally '80s
2024-08-16 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Celebrate one of the best decades of music and relive the rock, R&B, and new wave hits from icons like George Michael, Phil Collins, Blondie, Huey Lewis & The News, Journey, Michael Jackson and more with conductor Stuart Chafetz and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra.

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2024-08-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States

Gipsy Kings Featuring Nicolas Reyes
2024-08-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Gipsy King, made up of members of the Reyes and Baliardo families, is known for their mix of Catalan rumba, flamenco, salsa and pop music. Their rendition of “Hotel California” was included in the film
The Big Lebowski.
Their music has also been featured in shows like
Entourage
and Disney’s
Toy Story 3

Gary Clark Jr.
2024-08-24 19:00 - 21:00 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Gary Clark Jr. achieved global impact following his first Grammy in 2014, winning Best Traditional R&B Performance. Throughout 2019, Clark ascended to greater heights. Clark has just completed his fourth and most compelling body of work to date, titled JPEG RAW, out now via Warner Records.

Tchaikovsky Spectacular
2024-08-30 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The final classical concert of the summer season features Rafael Payare conducting the San Diego Symphony Orchestra with soloist Blake Pouliot. The concert will end with a pyrotechnic/firework display accompaniment to the 1812 Overture.

Primary Trust
2024-09-03 08:00 - 17:00 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Kenneth, a 36-year-old bookstore worker in a small upstate New York town, spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar with his best friend Bert. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth faces challenges he has long avoided—with transformative and heart-warming results. Primary Trust is a touching story of new beginnings, old (and new) friends, and finding the courage to see the world for the first time.

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
2024-09-07 - 2024-10-13 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Tony Award-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig reimagines Agatha Christie’s Orient on the Express. Enter world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who must navigate a train full of suspects and solve the murder before the killer strikes again.

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
2024-09-11 - 2024-10-20 | Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego, 92110, United States
A satirical tribute to the science fiction and B-list horror movies of the 20th century, the show centers around two naïve lovers, Brad and Janet. Stripped of inhibitions – and their clothes – Brad and Janet embark on a wild, unforgettable journey of pleasure and self-discovery.

The Importance of Being Earnest
2024-09-14 08:00 - 2024-11-10 17:00 | Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 92118, United States
Lamb’s Players Theatre produces Oscar Wilde’s brilliant comic masterpiece about two men who assume the identity of a fictional man named Ernest and the journey, the love and the challenges they find themselves in along the way.

Amos Lee & Indigo Girls
2024-09-19 18:30 - 20:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
AEG/Goldenvoice presents Amos Lee and Indigo Girls live for an evening of hits and singalongs.

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors
2024-09-20 - 2024-10-20 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Famed vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing and her motley crew chase Count Dracula around the English countryside in a madcap race to save his innocent victims

Classic Albums Live Performs Fleetwood Mac's Rumours at The Rady Shell
2024-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Classical Albums Live performs Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, their eleventh studio album released in 1977, note for note, cut for cut. Enjoy live performances of their immortal classics like “The Chain,” and “Second Hand News”.

Experience Hendrix
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience. Jimi Hendrix called this his ‘Electric Church.’ The Experience Hendrix Tour fully embraces this approach, presenting multiple opportunities for performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the participating artists.

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical
2024-10-04 | Ocean Side Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, 92054, United States
The West Coast Premiere of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical written by Jonathan Hogue and directed by Kevin “Blax” Burroughs offers a hilarious, fun-filled romp into the supernatural world of the Netflix hit, Stranger Things.
Featuring songs about how to get the girl, being the third wheel, and adventures, this show is wonderfully silly with a few inter-dimensional battles and singing demogorgons along the way.

Resurrection
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-06 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Soprano Angela Meade and Mahler interpreter Anna Larsson join forces with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for three performances of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
2024-11-06 - 2024-12-29 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the centerpieces of the holiday season in San Diego. A whimsical musical based on the classic Dr. Seuss book, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! features classic holiday songs like “Santa for a Day” and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”

Your Local Theater Presents …
2024-11-19 - 2024-12-15 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Anna Ouyang Moench’s comedic and moving new play is a love letter to actors, artists and dreamers of all professions who make sacrifices large and small in service of their work… and ultimately wonder whether it was worth it. Eddie is a young actor ready to make his mark on the American Theatre. He’s just going to do this regional production of A Christmas Carol but as the years pass, Eddie finds himself back at the same local theatre, over and over again.

Tres Minutos
2024-11-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Inspired by a real program that reunites families separated by immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border, but only for three minutes, Tres minutos by composer Nicolás Lell Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch imagines the story of Diego and Nila, a brother and sister who share DNA but not citizenship.

A Tribute to Ella, Billie and Sarah
2024-11-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
SDSO pays tribute to three of the most iconic divas in all of jazz—Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.

Leslie Odom, Jr.—The Christmas Tour
2024-11-30 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Multi-faceted performer recognized for his work on Broadway (Hamilton), television and film, Leslie Odom, Jr. is a Tony, Grammy and Emmy award nominee. He brings a night of holiday hits to Jacobs Music Center including selections from his newly released album The Christmas Album.

Manny and the Wise Queens
2024-12-06 | Ocean Side Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, 92054, United States
The first full staging of Manny and the Wise Queens by Idris Goodwin Gift-bearing travelers find themselves in the attic of Manny, a depressed recent high school graduate, who has locked himself away to escape the remnants of holiday cheer in his quarantined town. Luckily, the sudden arrival of the two wise queens provides a potential key to Manny’s deliverance in this comedic celebration of home, hip-hop and unexpected gifts.

Two Concertos: Barnatan Plays Shostakovich
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-08 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Music Director Rafael Payare leads pianist Inon Barnatan in a program that highlights the humorous side of classical music in works by Richard Strauss and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
2024-12-12 08:00 - 2024-12-22 17:00 | The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 92101, United States
This holiday season, Mays will return to The Old Globe after his San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award–winning performance in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder in 2013. He will portray over 50 beloved characters from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol—from Scrooge and Marley to Tiny Tim and the three Ghosts. In this new version of his acclaimed one-man show, Mays showcases Dickens’s text with his virtuosic performance.

VOCTAVE – It Feels Like Christmas
2024-12-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
This holiday spectacular features holiday favorites from Voctave’s chart-topping a cappella album. This a cappella sensation has had over 160 million social media views of their videos and has appeared on countless recordings.

ELF™ in Concert
2024-12-21 - 2024-12-22 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
The charm and magic of John Debney’s magical score from the Christmas film, Elf, is performed by a live symphony orchestra set to the movie played on big screen in high-defination.

Cocktail Hour
2024-12-28 | The Ritz, , 301 E. Grand Ave., Escondido, CA, 92025, United States
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with The Rat Pack at the Ritz on Grand.

The Heart Sellers
2025-01-08 - 2025-02-02 | North Coast Rep, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, 92075, United States
The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh makes its San Diego premiere at North Coast Repertory. It is a portrayal of intelligent, curious and creative immigrant women navigating the challenges of living in a new country. Suh blends drama and humor to touch upon the insights and complexities of the human heart.

Busoni’s Violin Concerto
2025-01-24 - 2025-01-26 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Daniele Rustioni makes her San Diego Symphony debut to lead a program of Italian-themed works beginning with Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture. Violinist Francesca Dego also makes her Symphony debut performing Busoni’s dark and lyrical Violin Concerto.

Orchestral Evolution: Childs’ Premiere and Beethoven’s Eroica
2025-01-31 - 2025-02-01 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
The program begins with the World Premiere of LA-born, Grammy award winning composer Billy Child’s Concerto for Orchestra and ends with Beethoven’s Eroica symphony. Pianist Alexander Malofeev also takes the Jacobs Music Center stage in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
