La Jolla Playhouse Blog

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 [...]

Happy Friday the 13th! Here’s some of the things that happened at the Playhouse this week: We announced our 2012 POP Tour production: Recipe for Disaster, a co-commission with Arizona’s Childsplay, that will tour San Diego schools January – March. UT San Diego has the details. Set your DVRs! Anna Deavere Smith’s Let Me Down Easy [...]

Happy New Year’s everyone! Here’s what went down at the Playhouse this week: We posted production photos of American Night: The Ballad of Juan José and introduced you to Culture Clash, America’s most prominent Latino comedy troupe, in this tribute video. We bid a fond farewell to the amazing cast of Jesus Christ Superstar. Catch [...]

Happy Holidays everyone! Here’s what happened at the Playhouse this week Jesus Christ Superstar takes its final bow in La Jolla this Sunday. Make sure you see it before it heads to Broadway next spring! There are still a few seats left for tomorrow night’s performance. Click here to check for tickets. Final casting has [...]

What went down at La Jolla Playhouse this week? We’d love to fill you in! Jesus Christ Superstar and Anna Deavere Smith’s Let Me Down Easy (which we presented with San Diego REPertory Theatre in April) were both named “Best in Theater” by The Los Angeles Times. Click here to check it out. We were [...]

Tomorrow we’ll be celebrating Jesus Christ Superstar with Foodie Friday, our pre-show mixer featuring some of our favorite food trucks Chop Soo.ey, Tabe BBQ, Mad Maui and Corner Cupcakes. Here’s what’s on the menu: Tacos – $3.25 each *Served with Korean BBQ Beef, Korean Spicy Pork, Teriyaki Chicken,Fish or Portobello Mushroom Burritos – $6.50 each [...]