La Jolla Playhouse Blog

The wait is almost over! Tickets for our new American musical, Hands on a Hardbody, go on sale this Sunday, February 19. Learn more here. The Car Plays:  San Diego opens its doors next week. Learn more about the show from La Jolla Village News. American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose closes in just [...]

**Thank you for entering! This contest is now closed. Correct answers include: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We’ve randomly selected a winner from those who responded with the correct answer. Congratulations to Leisa S.  – you’ve won a pair of [...]

Milk Like Sugar took home the award for “Outstanding New Play” at the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards on Monday. Find out what other honors the Playhouse received here. We posted footage from American Night on our YouTube page and check out our live photos from the Opening Night We announced the casting for [...]

During American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose, the title character embarks on a wild  journey through American history as he studies for his U.S. Citizenship test. We asked a few of our staff members to share their stories about how they became U.S. citizens. This week’s entry comes from La Jolla Playhouse Associate Producer [...]

It was a beautiful evening at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in La Jolla yesterday, as San Diego celebrated the 2011 San Diego Theatre Critics Circle’s Craig Noel Awards. La Jolla Playhouse was thrilled receive the award for “Outstanding New Play” for commissioned playwright Kirsten Greenidge’s acclaimed new piece, Milk Like Sugar, a co-production with [...]

We posted brand new production photos from American Night: The Ballad of Juan José on our Facebook page. Check them out here. Plus find out why our Artistic Director Christopher Ashley felt it was so important to bring the show to La Jolla Playhouse in this feature from the North County Times. The Playhouse’s 2010 [...]

**Thank you for entering! This contest is now closed. The correct answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt. We’ve randomly selected a winner from those who responded with the correct answer. Congratulations to Jamie  – you’ve won a pair of tickets to American Night: The Ballad of Juan José! ** During American Night, Juan José enters a [...]

Happy Friday! Here are some of the things that happened at the Playhouse this week: American Night: The Ballad of Juan José starts performances tonight. Don’t miss this uproarious journey through American History. Earlier this week, we posted photos from the first rehearsal. Check them out here. Tickets for Recipe for Disaster went on sale [...]

**Thank you for entering! This contest is now closed. The correct answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt. We’ve randomly selected a winner from those who responded with the correct answer. Congratulations to Marian H.  – you’ve won a pair of tickets to American Night: The Ballad of Juan José! ** During American Night, Juan José embarks [...]

Big week for us here at the Playhouse! Here’s some of the things that happened: We welcomed the cast of American Night to La Jolla! The uproarious political comedy started rehearsals on Tuesday and begins performances next week! Read more. The Playhouse-developed Peter and the Starcatcher is headed to Broadway! Get the details from UT [...]