SoCal’s Seclusion Survival Guide—Part V: For the Theater Lovers

Southern California stages might be shuttered, but for theater lovers, the show still goes on. Theater companies, musicians, and artists are finding ways to keep the creative community nourished …
Music to Our Ears: S.D.’s Spring Concerts, Musicals & More

Stages across San Diego this spring are lighting up with glittering productions that embrace the power and beauty of song. We rounded up a unique mix of anticipated shows that are sure to […]
For the Love of Peter Pan

Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller Returns to the Director’s Chair for Fly at La Jolla Playhouse. By Stephanie Thompson. Some stories delve so deeply into our psyches that they seem to never lose […]
Royal Tea Party: Handbagged at Moxie Theatre

Meet Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II in Handbagged at Moxie Theatre. By Pat Launer. One was born and known as “The Grocer’s Daughter.” The other once said she wanted to grow up […]
Kiss My Aztec: A History Lesson

La Jolla Playhouse presents John Leguizamo’s new musical, Kiss My Aztec! By Pat Launer. They invented chocolate and devised a game like soccer. They built pyramids, causeways, aqueducts and dikes. They introduced irrigation, performed surgeries, developed […]
Masterpiece Theatre: A Weekend with Pablo Picasso opens at New Village Arts Theatre in San Diego.

by Pat Launer It all began with a book. When he was 7 years old, sitting in his dentist’s waiting room, Herbert Siguenza started paging through The Private World of […]
Of Mice & Men: PigPen Theatre Co. and their World Premiere Musical

PigPen Theatre Co.’s world-premiere musical The Tale of Despereaux at The Old Globe. By Pat Launer Seven freshmen sat in an acting class at Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. They […]
San Diego in Bloom

The county’s blossoming flora in springtime packs some serious flower power …
Now Playing: Theatre Box in the Gaslamp

Theatre Box adds some Hollywood movie magic—and a sugar rush—to the Gaslamp …
Inside Lamb’s Players Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

By Pat Launer. Indeed, it is a Silver Jubilee. Revered troupe Lamb’s Players Theatre is celebrating the 25th year in its beautiful Coronado home with a cabaret production whimsically called […]