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A packed fall calendar brings the Rady Shell, the San Diego International Film Festival, and Balboa Theatre to life.
A packed fall calendar brings the Rady Shell, the San Diego International Film Festival, and Balboa Theatre to life.
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15 ways San Diego’s arts & culture scene is flexing its muscle this fall
Matthew Wexler Sep 7, 2026 0

From world-premiere musicals to Brandi Carlile at The Rady Shell, here are 15 fall arts and culture picks not to…

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Brian Cox as Bach and Peter De Jersey as Voltaire in "The Score" at Theatre Royal Bath. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Brian Cox as Bach and Peter De Jersey as Voltaire in "The Score" at Theatre Royal Bath. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this September
Lauren Emily Whalen Sep 1, 2026 0

This September's regional theater features parasocial obsession, censored theater, artistic icons under pressure, and a world-premiere musical.

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
Matthew Wexler Aug 10, 2026 0

The end of summer brings an eclectic mix of plays and musicals.

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Adam Chanler-Berat in "Slanted Floors."
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‘Slanted Floors’ invites you to pull up a chair in a gay couple’s living room. Stare if you must.
Jerry Portwood Nov 3, 2026
(l-r) Wendy Mateo, Katrina Lenk, and Sadieh Rifai in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Adirondack Chair Circle." Photo by Michael Brosilow.
Reviews
The moms around this fire pit would like a word with the school librarian
Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 3, 2026
Katie Lowes in "Liberation."
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this November
Lauren Emily Whalen Nov 2, 2026
Carl Sprinchorn, "Lumberjacks, Shin Pond," 1941, Collection of Jay DeMartine. Photo by Luc Demers.
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I went to Ogunquit for a musical and left with a crush on Carl Sprinchorn
Matthew Wexler Oct 31, 2026
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