SAN DIEGO–The Old Globe’s 2017-2018 season continues with the announcement of the complete cast and creative team of a top-notch revival of Oscar Wilde’s endlessly entertaining comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. Maria Aitken will direct the Globe’s handsome production of this timeless world classic—an unmissable opportunity to see what the London Telegraph calls “the […]

SAN DIEGO–Producer Jeffrey Seller announced that Austin Scott and Nicholas Christopher will join the first national tour of “Hamilton” as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, respectively. Scott’s credits include the Off-Broadway cast of “One Day.” Christopher is currently playing John in the Broadway revival of Miss Saigon and played George Washington in “Hamilton” on Broadway. […]

SAN DIEGO–The Old Globe believes that theatre matters and their work each day is to make theatre matter to more people. The public is invited to the Globe’s latest free AXIS event, The Journey Encore Installation, from Wednesday, October 4 to Sunday, October 8. The presentation is interactive and participatory, and everybody is welcome to […]

SAN DIEGO–Everyone’s favorite comedian Carol Burnett, will be taking the stage December 11 at Copley Symphony Hall for a one-night-only evening of laughter and reflection. During  “An Evening of Laughter and Reflection,” Burnett will take questions from the audience and show video clips in a format that harkens back to the legendary openings of The […]

SAN DIEGO–The Old Globe latest free AXIS event, Saturday Morning Salsa, will be held August 19 on the Globe’s Copley Plaza, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center in Balboa Park. The free 10 a.m. to 12 noon event will begin with an open dance led by professional dance instructor and Salsa World Champion Carlos […]

SAN DIEGO–The Board of Directors of The Old Globe named Timothy J. Shields as Managing Director. A nationally respected arts leader, Shields will work together with Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein to lead San Diego’s flagship arts institution. Both Shields and Edelstein will report jointly to the Board of Directors. Currently the Managing […]

SAN DIEGO–InnerMission Productions will launch their third production of its 2017-18 season with “Ordinary Days.” This San Diego premiere will be InnerMission’s first musical, written by Adam Gwon, and directed by Matthew Graber, who is making his San Diego directorial debut  “Ordinary Days” begins on July 27, 2018 and plays through August 12 in the […]

SAN DIEGO–The Old Globe shares some of its favorite Shakespearean cinema as a complement to its stage productions with the return of Free Monday Night Film screenings, presented in conjunction with the 2017 Summer Shakespeare Festival. Scheduled films include Peter Brook’s King Lear on July 17, Al Pacino’s Looking for Richard on August 7, and […]

SOLANA BEACH–North Coast Repertory Theatre closes Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of “At This Evening’s Performance,” an uproarious comedy about a bohemian theatre troupe appearing in an Eastern European police state. However, there is more drama backstage than onstage, with romantic entanglements, political intrigue and a wildly funny climax. This laugh-a-minute farce will […]

LA JOLLA–The La Jolla Playhouse has announced the dates, selected projects and collaborators for its third Without Walls (WoW) Festival of immersive and site-based work. The 2017 WoW Festival will take place October 19 to 22 in downtown San Diego and surrounding areas, in collaboration with several major partners, including Horton Plaza Park, Westfield Corporation; […]