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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
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler 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 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
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Aug 10, 2026 0

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

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Set your alarm! Opening soon
  • America, Who Hurt You?, Off-Broadway, Sept. 17
  • Midnight, Off-Broadway, Sept. 27
  • School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Broadway, Sept. 28

Clock's ticking! Closing soon
  • Music City, Off-Broadway, Sept. 19
  • Titaníque, Broadway, Sept. 20
  • An American Daughter, Off-Broadway, Sept. 20
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Legend
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Legend, and 13 more reasons fall is NYC’s best arts season
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 17, 2026
Lupita Nyong'o in "Pre-Existing Condition."
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‘Pre-Existing Condition’ turns one woman’s story into a portrait of a complicit culture
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 15, 2026
Roger Guenveur Smith in "In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat" at New York Theatre Workshop.
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From a Venice dance floor to a Brooklyn cemetery, Roger Guenveur Smith is still riffing with Jean-Michel Basquiat
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 14, 2026
The company of Hudson Valley Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
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Hudson Valley Shakespeare built a theater and cast the landscape in the lead
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Sep 14, 2026
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