SAN DIEGO–Indoor movie theaters join a growing list of businesses that can begin to reopen this Friday.  Businesses must follow state guidelines and are required to fill out a Safe Reopening Plan before resuming operations. Movie theater operators must limit the number of attendees in each theater to 25% of theater capacity or a maximum […]

New York–Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, has released the four core principals needed to support safe and healthy theater production.   Dr. David Michaels, former head of OSHA during the Obama Administration, shared a memo with Equity members and Equity producers earlier […]

SAN DIEGO–Cygnet Theatre has postponed its production of “La Cage Aux Folles” due to the outbreak of COVID-19. All performances from March 12 through April 15 have been canceled. As of now, performances will resume on April 16.  The decision was made after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced “non-essential gatherings must be limited to no […]

SAN DIEGO–Casting has been announced for the San Diego engagement of the Tony-nominated Best Musical, Disney’s “Frozen.”  From the producer of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” the musical will play an exclusive 3-week premiere engagement at The San Diego Civic Theatre beginning March 26 with performances playing through April 12. “Frozen” stars Caroline Bowman as […]

SAN DIEGO–Cygnet Theatre announces the line up for The Bill and Judy Garrett Finish Line Commission.  The 2020 playwrights include Miranda Rose Hall, Blake McCarty (Book and story),  Trevor Bachman (music and lyrics), and Jessica Kubzansky. Free public readings of all three plays will take place Feb. 22 and 23 at Cygnet Theatre.  Led by […]

LA JOLLA–La Jolla Playhouse added two new choreographers to its upcoming new musical Fly. The musical is based on the novel Peter and Wendy, by J.M. Barrie, with book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph (Playhouse’s Guards at the Taj, Broadway’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo); music by Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner […]

SAN DIEGO–Cygnet Theatre will present the sharp-witted new drama, “The Great Leap” by Lauren Yee.  Directed by Rob Lutfy, the show runs January 22 through February 16, 2020.  When an American basketball team travels to Beijing for an exhibition game in 1989, the drama goes deeper than the strain between countries. For two men with […]

LA JOLLA–La Jolla Playhouse announced its initial programming for its acclaimed biennial Without Walls (WOW) Festival, a four-day explosion of site-based and immersive performances, taking place October 17 to 20 at Arts District Liberty Station, in partnership with the NTC Foundation. The 2019 WOW Festival line-up will feature three Playhouse-commissioned projects: Ikaros, by the internationally-renowned, […]

ESCONDIDO–Welk Resorts Theatre announced its 2019 season kicks off with San Diego theatre royalty starring in “Menopause the Musical.” The 29th season of the famed Welk Theatre, which underwent a lobby remodel in 2018, also features Tony Award-nominated “The Addams Family,” which will run Sept. 6 to Nov. 10, and Larry Raben’s new “Welkome Home […]

RANCHO PENASQUITOS–Theatre at the Mount’s 2018-2019 season continues March 28 thru April 6 with the beloved family musical adventure,” The Wizard of Oz” at the Performing Arts Center at Mt. Carmel High School. Ricardo Valenzuela serves as director and choreographer of the classic story, bringing the iconic and familiar MGM motion picture to life while […]