Alive and Well March 20-April 25. Romantic comedy about the unlikely love story between Carla, a big city reporter from the North, and Zach, a Civil War re-enactor. White Theatre at the Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 619.23.GLOBE. Map Q16
Boeing-Boeing March 13-April 18. A Paris architect tries to juggle three flight attendant fiancées in this Broadway/West End hit. Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 619.23.GLOBE. Map Q16
Cirque Dreams Illumination April 13-18. An international cast of acrobats, athletes and musicians in inventive costumes brings life to a fantastical cityscape filled with special effects. Broadway/San Diego, Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., downtown, 619.564.3000. Map Q16
ghosts April 7-May 10. Ibsen’s indictment of the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society is staged at this intimate North County playhouse. North Coast Repertory, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, 858.481.1055. Map T22
THE HEIDI CHRONICLES April 1–25. NVA revives this 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner about an art historian trying to keep her bearings in the social currents of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. New Village Arts Theatre, 2787-B State St., Carlsbad, 760.433.3245. Map T22
John Leguizamo Diary of a Madman March 4-14. Funnyman brings his new autobiographical one-man-show to La Jolla (strong language warning). Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 858.550.1010. Map T20
Legally Blonde the Musical March 30–April 4 Follow ditzy Elle Woods from the sorority house to law school in this touring movie-turned-musical. Broadway/San Diego, Civic Theatre, Third Ave. and B St., downtown, 619.570.1100. Map Q16
Private Lives May 27-July 3. Newlyweds Elyot and Amanda reignite sparks with old flames while honeymooning in Noel Coward’s hilarious comedy. Cygnet Theatre in Old Town, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town, 619.337.1525. Map E3
The Rivalry April 2-May 16. The Lincoln-Douglas debates are the subject of this San Diego premiere production. Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado, 619.437.0600. Map L10
SUMMER & SMOKE May 27-June 20. Tennessee Williams’ set-in-Mississippi play tackles the turbulent relationship between a minister’s daughter and a hedonistic doctor. New Village Arts Theatre, 2787-B State St., Carlsbad, 760.433.3245. Map T22
Sweeney Todd March 18-April 25. Cygnet takes on Sondheim’s dark comedy of murderous “barber-ism” and culinary crime. Cygnet Theatre in Old Town, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town, 619.337.1525. Map E3
The Voice of the Prairie May 26-June 20. Three actors play nearly 20 characters in this story of farmer/radio storyteller Davey Quinn. North Coast Repertory, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, 858.481.1055. Map T22
A Weekend with Pablo Picasso March 21-April 21. Actor Herbert Siguenza brings Picasso to life while singing, dancing, impersonating a matador, re-enacting a nightmare disguised as a minotaur and prancing about as a satyr in Guernica in this original one-man-show. San Diego Repertory Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, Gaslamp, 619.544.1000. Map X23
What You Will May 1-June 6. Tony-winner Roger Rees brings his alternately historical and hysterical Shakespeare-inspired one-man-show to the Globe. Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 619.23.GLOBE. Map Q16
The Whipping Man May 8-June 13. A Jewish Confederate soldier arrives home after the Civil War to find it occupied by his former slaves, preparing for a Seder. White Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 619.23.GLOBE. Map Q16
For day-of-show, half-price tickets, visit the Arts Tix
booth in downtown San Diego at Horton Plaza, 619.497.5000, or at California Center for the Arts
in Escondido, 360 N. Escondido Blvd., 800.988.4253, or visit www.sandiegoperforms.com.
|