This sharp and hilarious adaptation of the iconic 1988 film features an exhilarating original score by the legendary Cyndi Lauper, a smart, fresh book from award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck, and direction by our own Tony Award-winning Christopher Ashley.
Responding to issues affecting our region, our Fall 2025 Museum Studies class has juried, curated, and installed Reimagining La Linea, an exhibition about migration which highlights the work of thirty […]
Experience Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden — 20+ dazzling light installations, festive treats, and immersive soundscapes in a magical winter wonderland.
The exhibition Race: Power, Resistance & Change shares stories of how the construction of race has shaped laws, institutions, and daily life in San Diego and the broader multinational region.
The Oceanside Museum of Art presents the 2025–26 Artist Alliance Biennial (Nov. 22, 2025–Mar. 8, 2026), a juried exhibition showcasing 53 standout works selected from a staggering 1,361 submissions by […]
The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents “Passion and Purpose”, juried by award-winning artist, Lori Mitchell. The water-based media exhibition runs Nov 30-Dec 27, 2025 at our Gallery in The Arts […]
Thumbprint Gallery presents The Toy Shop, a playful and imaginative showcase curated by Zard Apuya that redefines what toy art can be. Featuring resin, vinyl, clay, ceramics, photography, and more, […]
The heart of the Athenaeum’s School of the Arts is the faculty, whose knowledge and expertise embrace all aspects of fine art. In this exhibition of their teaching artists’ current […]
Designing the Infinite: Virtual Worldbuilding in Art & Gaming brings together an international group of artists who use game engines, digital platforms, and interactive technologies to imagine new worlds and […]
Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, producers of the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Synopsis: Like the Royal Theater in The Last Picture Show and the title movie house in Cinema […]
The telling of super-natural tales is an English Victorian Christmas tradition, where families entertained each other with chilling stories of the spectral realm. Discover spirits, shadows and Christmas visitations by writers […]
After a sold-out run at WOW Festival 2025, Australia’s Pony Cam brings their international hit Burnout Paradise back to La Jolla Playhouse for one week only in December. A hilarious, high-energy treadmill showdown blurring theatre and endurance, it’s a chaotic, must-see exploration of boundaries, burnout, and collective struggle.
