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DANCE

Balboa Theatre

868 Fourth Avenue

619-570-1100, www.sdbalboa.org

The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa

The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa- with traditional sounds, powerful acoustics, inventive costumes and rich repertory, they will transport you to their native Mali .

Date:   Nov 17

Time:   Mon 7:30 pm

Price:   $25-$50

City Ballet of San Diego

858-272-8663, www.cityballet.org

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Comedy abounds in Elizabeth Wistrich's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" based on Shakespeare's popular play with music by Mendelssohn, plus her hit rock ballet, "Leave the Light On" to Beth Hart's music.

Location:   Joan B. Kroc Theatre, 6611 University Ave.

Date:   Nov 7-9

Time:   Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $29-$49

The Nutcracker

Received Tommy Dance Award for "Best Nutcracker" in San Diego , City Ballet's dazzling production includes virtuoso dancing, opulent sets and costumes, plus the City Ballet Orchestra, conducted by John Nettles.

Location:   Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, downtown San Diego

Date: Dec 5-7 & Dec 12-14

Time: Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm & 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm

Price: $29-$78

Coronado School of the Arts

650 D Avenue , Coronado

619-522-4050, www.cosafoundation.org

Nations of San Diego International Dance Festival

CoSA presents the Nations Festival— Southern California 's largest ethnic dance festival—as it celebrates its 15th year.

Date:   Nov 21-23

Time:   "Fri 10:30am and 8pm

Sat 2pm and 8pm

Sun 2pm

Price:   $20-$30

Coronado Stories Dance Concert

CoSA students interpret the rich history of Coronado through classical and contemporary dance.

Date:   Dec 11-13

Time:   Thu 7pm; Fri 7pm; Sat 2pm

Price:   $7-$15

Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater

619-225-1803, www.sandiegodancetheater.org

Fall Studio Series

Enjoy the intimacy of Dance Place San Diego's state-of-the art studios while viewing featured works in progress in Classical Ballet, Modern and hip-hop dance.

Location:   Dance Place San Diego , 2650 Truxtun Road , San Diego , 92106

Date:    Saturday, November 22, 2008

Time:   7 and 8:30 pm

Price:   $10 at the door

Mainly Mozart

619-704-1140, www.sandiegoperformingarts.org

Malashock Dance presents "Let's Duet"

Company founder and Emmy award winning choreographer John Malashock's "Let's Duet" conveys the range of human relationships.

Location:   Mater Dei Catholic High School Kassebaum Theater, 1615 Mater Dei Drive , Chula Vista

Date:   Dec. 6

Time:   7:00 PM

Price:   $20-$5

San Diego Ballet presents "The Nutcracker"

Excerpts from the Christmas time classic are performed to Tchaikovsky's timeless score.

Location:   Mater Dei Catholic High School Kassebaum Theater, 1615 Mater Dei Drive , Chula Vista

Date:   Dec. 13

Time:   7:00 PM

Price:   $20-$5

Malashock Dance

619-260-1622, www.malashockdance.org

LET'S DUET

A dynamic performance of contemporary dance duets that explore relationships of every kind danced to music ranging from classical to pop including Nintendo sound files and music by Leonard Cohen.

Location:   4126 Executive Drive

Date:   Nov 21-22

Time:   Fri-Sat 8pm

Price:   $20-$30

Mojalet Dance Collective

presents Colette Harding Contemporary Dance Company

858 243-1402, www.mojalet.com

Variété

Variété by CHCDC Artistic Director Colette Harding will present a dynamic range of repertoire including emotions involved in relationships , to light & fun, with the French swing.

Location:   The Vine. Mojalet's Place for the Arts 13330 Paseo Del Verano N.

Date:   November 8 & 9

Time:   Sat. 2pm & 7pm Sun. 2pm & 6pm

Price:   $10- $15

Mojalet Dance Collective

858-243-1402, www.mojalet.com

The Jumpitz

FREE Holiday concert by 'THE JUMPITZ'. The Jumpitz entertain children with playful and engaging stories, song and dance that inspire them to Jump In! and learn about their world.

Location:   The Vine. Mojalet's Place for the Arts 13330 Paseo Del Verano N.

Date:   Dec 18

Time:   6:30pm

Price:   Free

Dance Showcase

An evening of engaging dancing by Mojalet Dance Collective, Core Group, Jamolet & Eclectic Expression that will inspire you and lift your spirit.

Location:   The Vine. Mojalet's Place for the Arts 13330 Paseo Del Verano N. SD CA 92128

Date:   December 13 & 14, 21

Time:   Sat. 2pm & 7pm Sun. 2pm & 6pm

Price:   $10- $15

Festive Flavors of Dance

Lift your spirit with an evening of engaging dancing by Soulscape Dance Company with Mojalet Dance Collective. The performance will conclude with caroling and a candle light ceremony in the courtyard.

Location:   The Vine. Mojalet's Place for the Arts 13330 Paseo Del Verano N.

Date:   December 19 & 20

Time:   Fri. 7pm Sat. 2pm & 6pm

Price:   $10- $15

San Diego Ballet

619 544 1000, www.sandiegoballet.org

Nutcracker

Follow the journey of a young girls imagination through Swirling Snowflakes and Leaping Cossacks. Experience the beauty and talents of Sugarplum Fairy and her sweet entourage in SDB's charming production.

Location:   Mandeville Theater, UCSD

Date:   Dec 18-21

Time:   Thur-Sat at 7:30pm; Sat 2:30pm; Sun 1pm & 5pm

Price:   $20-$50

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FAMILY PERFORMANCE

Coronado Playhouse

1835 Strand Way , Coronado

619-435-4856, www.coronadoplayhouse.com

The Magical Forest

Imagine a musical so compelling and emotional it makes you laugh and cry from beginning to end. Take an hour and a half to fall in love with the enchanting music and wildly unexpected characters.

Date:   October 23 - November 23

Time:   Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm (except 10/25 matinee)

Price:   $20 - $25

CYT Theater for Kids

619-588-0206, www.cyt.org

Snow White

Snow White makes for great theater from the first bite of the apple to the prince whose kiss breaks a spell! The whole family will enjoy this entertaining story.

Location:   Ramona Mainstage Theater: 626 Main Street 92065

Date:   Oct 31 - Nov 9

Time:   Oct 31, Nov 1, 7 & 8 @ 7:00pm, and Nov 2 & 9 @ 2:00pm

Price:   $9-$12

Bridge to Terabithia

This heartwarming play explores the adolescent years of Jesse Aarons as he grows up in rural Virginia and encounters Leslie Burke, an imaginative girl who recently moved from the city.

Location:   Mater Dei Catholic High School: 1615 Mater Dei Dr 91913

Date:   Oct 30 - Nov 8

Time:   Oct 30, Nov 1 & 8 @ 7:00pm, and Nov 1 & 8 @ 2:00pm

Price:   $9-$12

Willy Wonka

This scrumdidilyumptious new stage musical is guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth. Let Willy Wonka take you on a fantasy ride into the land of pure imagination.

Location:   East County Performing Arts Center : 210 E Main St 92020

Date:   Oct 24 - Nov 2

Time:   Oct 24, 25, 31 & Nov 1 @ 7:00pm, and Oct 25, 26, Nov 1 & 2 @ 2:00pm

Price:   $11-$15

GB Productions

North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, 2031 El Cajon Blvd

619 220 8663, www.northparkvaudeville.com

North Park Vaudeville Show

Enjoy nine acts of family suitable variety entertainment in the vaudeville tradition. See singers, dancers, comedy, bits of theater in our initmate theater decorated as a vaudeville house.

Date : November 15 and 16, 2008

Time: Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 2 PM

Price: $14

Imagination Express…All-Aboard

619-575-3023, www.ieallaboard.org

How Loud Is Silence?

Rated one of the top school assemblies! This mime ensemble creates dramatizations to promote positive, healthy choices for youth.

Date: Call for performance schedule or to book a show.

San Diego 's Balboa Park Puppet Guild

Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, Balboa Park

619-544-9203, www.balboaparkpuppets.com

Oct 22 -26 and Oct 29-Nov 2

The Polka Dot Ghost

Tommy the Ghost has a BIG problem and needs your help getting ready for the big night. Witches, a dragon and ghosts will make this a perfect show for the season. For all ages.

Big Joe Productions

Nov 5-9

Juri and the Bearded Dragon

A giant, a dragon and a princess create fun and excitement for Juri, the hero of this Swiss fairy tale. Large scale puppets and ventriloquist figures.

Lynn Trimble

Comic Ventriloquist

Nov 12-16 and 19-23

Sleeping Beauty

True love breaks the evil spell cast by the evil Maleficent when the prince kisses the sleeping princess.

Millie Patterson's Weaver's Tales

Nov 26, 28-03 & Dec 3-4

Santa and the Ho Ho Thief

Wanda the Witch is mad! Santa and Christmas get all the attention so she plans to ruin Christmas. Come help Santa and Alfie Elf save Christmas.

Big Joe Productions

Dec 5-6

EVENING SHOWS ONLY for DECEMBER NIGHTS

(no daytime shows this week)

Holiday Variety Show

A Balboa Park Puppet Guild Production

Free at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
 

Dec 10-14

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Two funny little elves sneak into the shoemaker's shop and help make shoes. You'll be surprised by the celebrities who come in to shop for unique shoes.

Millie Patterson's Weaver's Tales

Dec 12-21 and 26-28

(Theater closed Dec. 24 & 25)

EXTRA SHOW AT 1 pm FRIDAY Dec. 26

The Merry Christmas Show

A variety show of skits and songs includes a showman, a gingerbread house, frisky mice and of course, Santa.

Puppet Express

Dec 31 - Jan 4

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack is in for a big surprise when he plants his beans. Will Jack escape the giant, or become a Jack-burger?

Big Joe Productions

Time: Fall Show Times:
Wed – Fri: 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 
Sat – Sun: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Price: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children

San Diego Guild of Puppetry/Puppetry Center of San Diego

1-800-954-6696, www.sandiegoguildofpuppetry.org

The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of a small misfit's search for acceptance,

wordlessly told through movement and music with rod and shadow puppets.

Location/Date/Time: Call for further info, or to book a show.

Try Your Hand at Puppetry

An interactive experience where volunteers from the audience, directed by the puppeteers, learn to bring a variety of unusual puppets to life in a series of exciting mini performances.

Location/Date/Time: Call for further info, or to book a show.

San Diego Junior Theatre

619-239-8355, www.juniortheatre.com

Busytown

Directed by Torrie Dunlap. Music by Michael Koerner; lyrics by Kevin King and Michael Koerner. Adapted by Kevin Klingfrom Richard Scarry's What do People Do All Day? Recommended for ALL AGES.

Location:   YMCA Firehouse Theatre, 7877 Herschel Ave. , La Jolla

Date:   Dec 5-7, Dec 12-14, Dec 19-21

Time:   Fri. 7pm; Sat-Sun 2pm and 4pm

Price:   $10-$15

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MUSIC

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

858-454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org

Athenaeum San Diego Mini-Concerts

This series, presented by the Athenaeum, gives audiences the chance to hear some of San Diego 's best kept secrets and enjoy a wide variety of music from jazz to classical.

Location: Lyceum Theatre, Horton Plaza

Date:    Nov 3 - Jazz Pigs; Nov. 17 - Ron Morebello, piano; Dec. 1 - Wyn Wilson, soprano and Billy Wolfe, piano

Time:   12pm

Price:   Free

Athenaeum Mini-Concerts

The concerts feature both local and touring musicians, prize-winning students, university music faculty members, local chamber ensembles. . . and the repertoire also includes jazz, folk and world music.

Location: 1008 Wall St. La Jolla

Date:    Nov. 10 - La Catrina Quartet; Nov. 24 - Wyn Wilson, soprano and Billy Wolfe, piano.

Time:   12pm

Richard Egarr, harpsichord

Harpsichordist Richard Egarr, the lauded Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music will perform the beloved Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach.

Location:   1008 Wall St. La Jolla

Date:   Nov. 2

Time:   7:30pm

Price:   $25- $30

La Catrina Quartet

The Barbara and William Karatz Chamber Concert Series opens with the La Catrina Quartet, performing new music as well as masterworks, and devoted to promoting Mexican and Latin American music.

Location:   1008 Wall St. La Jolla

Date:   Nov. 11

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $30-35

Kevin Kenner, piano

Native San Diegan Kevin Kenner is the only American to have won the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and the Bronze Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow .

Location:   1008 Wall St. La Jolla

Date:   Dec. 5

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $30-35

Ralph Alessi Quintet

One of the leading jazz trumpeters of his generation, Ralph Alessi makes his San Diego debut at the Athenaeum's School of the Arts studio. He leads and all-star group.

Location:   4441 Park Blvd.

Date:   Dec. 6

Time:   8pm

Price:   $25-30

Camarada

619-231-3702, www.camarada.org

American Pie, Favorites from Pop to Classic

A fun evening of flowing wine, hors d'oeuvres, and a delicious sampling of “all that is good” in American Music, including Gershwin, Beaser, and Simon & Garfunkel.

Location:   2400 Kettner Blvd, # 104

Date:   Nov 1

Time:   Sat 6:30pm

Price:   $40- $50

Holiday Suites, A Seasonal Celebration

Favorite Suites and Siciliènnes for flute and guitar, from Baroque to Impressionism, featuring classics such as Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod, as well as pieces by Pergolesi, Fauré, and others.

Location:   2400 Kettner Blvd, # 104

Date:   Dec 6

Time:   Sat 6:30pm

Price:   $40- $50

Coronado School of the Arts

650 D Avenue Coronado

619-522-4050, www.cosafoundation.org

Gerald Robbins Piano Concert

Internationally acclaimed pianist Gerald Robbins delivers his only San Diego performance this year at CHS Performing Arts Center .

Location:   

Date:   Nov 15

Time:   Sat 7pm

Price:   $20-$30

Instrumental Music Recital

The Instrumental Music Department will hold musical recitals throughout the year performing a wide range of music from jazz to classical.

Location:   650 D Avenue Coronado

Date:   Dec 17

Time:   Sat 7pm

Price:   $7-$15

Fallbrook Music Society

760-451-8644, www.fallbrookmusicsociety.org

Redlands Symphony Orchestra

The Rouse 1993 Pulitzer Prize winning Trombone Concerto is someber, introspective, and dance like - this is a stunning program: Rouse: Trombone Concerto and Brahms: Symphony No. 2.

Location:   2400 So Stage Coach Lane , Fallbrook

Date:   Nov 2

Time:   Sun 3pm

Price:   $38-$10

The Don Morris Singers and the Westwind Brass

Begin the Christmas season with a rousing concert of familiar Christmas music in a variety of styles. Each group will perform singly as well as together, in this concert of the season.

Location:   2400 So. Stage Coach Lane , Fallbrook

Date:   Dec 5

Time:   Fri 8pm

Price:   $30-$10

La Jolla Music Society

858-459-3428, www.LaJollaMusicSociety.org

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Often compared to Leonard Bernstein, conducting phenomenon Gustavo Dudamel leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a program of Bernstein's music and Tchaikovsky's thrilling Symphony #4.

Location:   San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 B St

Date:   Nov 22

Time:   8pm

Price:   $25-$95

Takács Quartet

Resident quartet at the University of Colorado , Boulder and Associate Artists at the South Bank Centre in London , the Grammy award-winning Takács Quartet brings fresh perspectives to quartets of Haydn, Mozart and Schumann.

Location:   MCASD Sherwood Auditorium 700 Prospect, La Jolla

Date:   Dec 6

Time:   8pm

Price:   $25-$75

CENTENNIAL OF OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Christopher Taylor, piano

Known for his intellectual interpretations of modern composers, brilliant pianist Christopher Taylor performs Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus, considered one of the most challenging pieces in piano repertory.

Location:   The Neurosciences Institute 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr , La Jolla

Date:   Dec 12

Time:   8pm

Price:   $40

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus

858-534-4637, www.lajollasymphony.com

The DNA of Music - TIME

The season opens exploring concepts of TIME with Smetana's "The Moldau," Takemitsu's "From me flows what you call Time," and Brahms' "Symphony No. 2." Steven Schick conducting. Special guest: red fish blue fish

Location:   Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD campus, 9500 Gilman Drive , La Jolla

Date:   Nov 1, Nov 2

Time:   Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm

Price:   $15-$26

Sacred Voices - The Motet Project

Choral Director David Chase leads the La Jolla Symphony Chorus in motets by six composers from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Performed in natural acoustic setting of area churches.

Location:   St. Paul 's Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Avenue , San Diego

Date:   Nov 22

Time:   Sat 7pm

Price:   $8-$15

Sacred Voices - The Motet Project

Choral Director David Chase leads the La Jolla Symphony Chorus in motets by six composers from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Performed in natural acoustic setting of area churches.

Location:   St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 6628 Santa Isabel Street , Carlsbad

Date:   Nov 23

Time:   Sun 7pm

Price:   $8-$15

The DNA of Music - MOTION

West Coast premiere of Evan Ziporyn's Balinese-inspired "Frog's Eye" with Lux Boreal dancers. Margaret Zhou performs Shostakovich's Cello Concerto followed by Stravinsky's "Petrushka." Steven Schick conducting.

Location:   Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD campus, 9500 Gilman Drive , La Jolla

Date:   Dec 6, Dec 7

Time:   Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm

Price:   $15-$26

Point Loma Nazarene University Deparment of Music

Point Loma Nazarene University , Cooper Music Center , 3900 Lomaland Drive

619-849-2325, www.pointloma.edu/music/events

Handel's Oratorio: The Messiah

The PLNU Choral Union and Orchestra present Handel"s Messiah. Celebrate the season with this glorious performance of a perennial favorite

Location:   PLNU, 3900 Lomaland Drive , Brown Sanctuary

Date:   Nov 4

Time:   7:00PM

Price:   No charge

The Magic Flute

Mozart's Magic Flute is favorite of both adults and children. There will be captioning in English.

Location:   PLNU, 3900 Lomaland Drive

Date:   November 13, 14, 15, 16 and 20

Time:   13, 14, 15 and 20th, 7:30pm, 16th at 2:00pm

Price:   $12 - $15

Cider Celebration: PLNU Concert Choir, Chorale and Extol

The PLNU vocal groups sing us into the Christmas season with a lighthearted holiday concert for people of all ages.

Location:   PLNU, 3900 Lomaland Drive

Date:   December 4th and 5th

Time:   6:00pm and 8:00pm each evening

Price:   $8

San Diego Children's Choir

858-587-1087, www.sdcchoir.org

Home for the Holidays

The choir's holiday program offers music from around the world. With a great array of songs that are both fun and meaningful, they bring joy to all who attend.

Location:   St. James By the Sea, 743 Prospect Street , La Jolla

Date:   Dec 6

Time:   Sat.2:30pm and 4:30pm

Price:   $7-$14

SDSU School of Music and Dance

5500 Campanile Drive

619-594-1696, www.music.sdsu.edu

Die Fledermaus

Johann Strauss' delightful Viennese operetta "Die Fledermaus," is performed in English with a student cast of 25 singers.

Location:   Smith Recital Hall

Date:   Nov. 21-23

Time:   Fri-Sat 7 pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $10- $18

Musical Gala

A program of instrumental and choral music with dancers, featuring Poulenc's "Gloria", "Suite de Lorca" for women's voices, and "Gabriel's Oboe" from The Mission.

Location:   Don Powell Theatre

Date:   Dec 9

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $10- $15

San Diego Early Music Society

619-291-8246, www.sdems.org

Diabolus in Musica - Machaut's Mass of Notre-Dame

Diabolus in Musica, an eight-voice ensemble directed by Antoine Guerber, specializes in French music of the 12th and 13th centuries. They have been recognized with accolades for renewing the interpretation of medieval music and for their recordings, including the Diapason d'Or and Choc du Monde de la Musique awards. Their San Diego performance offers a rare opportunity to hear the Messe de Nostre Dame of Machaut, including the accompanying Gregorian chant propers of a votive Marian mass.

Location:   St. James by-the-Sea, 743 Prospect Street , La Jolla

Date:   Friday, November 7

Time:   8:00 PM

Price:   $20-$25

Pierre Hantaï Harpsichord music of JS Bach

Pierre Hantaï, one of the most exciting and original harpsichordists around, makes his long-awaited San Diego debut sponsored by SDEMS as part of the Performing Arts at The Neurosciences Institute program. A former student of Arthur Haas and Gustav Leonhardt and prizewinner at the Bruges Harpsichord Competition, Hantaï has gained international recognition thanks to his several award-winning recordings and his brilliant and insightful playing. His program is TBA but will include several works by Bach – watch the SDEMS website for details.

Location:   The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive

La Jolla

Date:   Thursday November 20

Time:   8:00 PM

Price:   $20-$25

Super Sonic Samba School

2125 Park Blvd.

619-267-6356 , www.sssamba.org

Super Sonic Samba School

Join in the excitement of Brazilian Samba, with Rio de Janeiro Carnaval marching drums, dancing and jamming samba reggae. This lovely outdoor venue is located south of Balboa Park 's Children's Playground.

Date: Ongoing

Time: Sun 12-3pm

Price: Free

Super Sonic Samba School Practice

Location: World Beat Center , Balboa Park

Date: Ongoing

Time: Wed 8-9:30pm when the center does not have planned events. Check the Schedule of Events at www.worldbeatcenter.org/Events_New.html

Price: Free

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THEATRE

Balboa Theatre

868 Fourth Avenue

619-570-1100, www.sdbalboa.org

Eddie Carroll stars in The Story of Jack Benny "Laughter in Bloom"

Eddie Carroll , who has appeared in over 200 commercials, and who is also the voice of Jiminy Cricket, has perfected this award-winning presentation about the master of comedic and show business legend.

Date:   Dec 7

Time:   Sun 3:00 pm

Price:   $25-$50

Broadway/San Diego

619-570-1100, www.broadwaysd.com

Defending The Caveman

A hilariously insightful play about the ways men and women relate, Defending the Caveman returns to San Diego and will have both sexes roaring with laughter and recognition.

Location:   The Balboa Theatre 868 Fourth Avenue

Date:   Nov 11-16

Time:   Tue-Wed 7pm; Thu 7:30pm; Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm and 8pm; Sun 1pm and 6pm

Price:   $15- $72

Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple

Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple, a soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg.

Location:   San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Avenue

Date:   Dec 2-7

Time:   Tue-Wed 7pm; Thu 7:30pm; Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm and 8pm; Sun 1pm and 6pm

Price:   $18- $79

The Broadway Theater in Vista

340 East Broadway, Vista

(760) 806-7905, www.broadwayvista.com

Plaid Tidings:  The Forever Plaid Christmas Musical

The four 'plaid' lads are back in a brand new show getting it's San Diego County Premiere.  Great 40's and holiday music in four part harmony are the stars of this hysterical send up a misfortunate 'guy group' from the 1950's

Date: November 13 through December 21

Time: Thur - Sat 7:30 pm / Sat and Sun at 2:00 p.m.

Price: $16.50

Common Ground Theatre

619-263-7911, www.commongroundtheatre.org

Christmas is Comin' Uptown

Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" set in Harlem - 1970's. Swingin', jazzy beat with a gospel touch. Scrooge, a Harlem slumlord, has an awakening that changes everyone's life. Rousing family musical.

Location:    Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) 4343 Oceanview Blvd.

Date:   December 5,6,7 and December 18, 19, 20, 21

Time:   Thurs (Dec 18), Fri, Sat 7:30pm; Sun 3pm

Price:   $10- $30

Compass Theatre

3704 6th Avenue

619-688-9210, www.CompassTheatre.com

Britannicus

Jean Racine's French masterpience Britannicus, in a stunning adaptation by playwright Howard Rubenstein, tells of intrigue and treachery. Nero, the young emperor, has come to the throne through his powerful mother's machinations and at the expense of the heir apparent, the young, kind, and handsome Britannicus. Surprisingly, Nero reighns wisely ... until he is faced with a critical decision - one choice everlasting fame, the other to never-ending infamy.   

Date:   Oct 16 - Nov 23

Time:   Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $20-$23

Backwater Blues: A Musical

A gay musical and part of the Qplay Series; a lad sick of small-town life wants to follow his dreams. When he encounters those who've given up, it's an explosion of reality and music . . . and someone falls in love.

Date:   Oct 16 - Nov 23

Time:   Sun 2pm; Mon-Tues-Wed 7:30pm

Price:   $17 - $20

Diversionary Theatre

4545 Park Boulevard

619-220-0097, www.diversionary.org

Scrooge in Rouge

Three actors play 23 roles in the gayest Christmas show you'll see this year!

Date:   November 20-December 21

Time:   Thursdays 7:30pm, Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 2pm & 7pm & Monday Dec. 8 at 7:30pm

Price:   $10- $35

GB Productions

North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, 2031 El Cajon Blvd

619 220 8663, www.northparkvaudeville.com

Heart Hustle Collective presents The Circus LoveSick

"A lover who breathes fire, a lover on the high-wire.

A lion-taming lover, a marionette who loves to hover.

Come and see our freaks, our fools, our broken clowns!

The Circus LoveSick is coming to town!

Date: November 21, 22, and 23, 2008

Time: Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and 9:30, Sunday at 2 PM

Price: $10

Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department

8800 Grossmont College Drive , El Cajon

619-644-7234, www.grossmont.edu/theatrebrochure

Stop Kiss

Poignant and funny, irresistible and sincere, the play examines how an unexpected attraction can change a person's life forever.

Location:   Lab Theatre

Date:   Nov 13-15; Nov 19-22

Time:   Wed-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sat 2:00 pm

Price:   $8-$10

ion theatre company

619-374-6894, www.iontheatre.com

In a Dark Dark House & bash: the latterday plays

Searing new work by In the Company of Men screenwriter, Neil LaBute. Dark House unveils the dangerous secrets between brothers; bash exposes everyday family horrors . West Coast Premiere.

Location:   4580-B Alvarado Canyon Road

Date:   Sept 27-Nov 1

Time:   Dark House: Thu & Sat 8pm; bash: Fri 8pm & Sun 7pm

Price:   $10- $23.50

La Jolla Playhouse

2910 La Jolla Village Dr , La Jolla

858-550-1010, www.lajollaplayhouse.org

Xanadu

A roller-skating musical extravaganza straight from Broadway.

Location:   Mandell Weiss Theatre

Date:   Nov 11 - Dec 31

Time:   Tues - Wed 7:30pm; Thurs - Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Sun 7pm

Price:   $42- $100

Moonlight Stage Productions

760-724-2110, www.vistixonline.com

Driving Miss Daisy

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhrey is about the friendship that is forged between a proud, wealthy Atlanta matron and her African-American driver.

Location:   Avo Playhouse, 303 Main Street , Vista

Date:   November 13-30

Time:   Thu-Sat 7:30pm; Sat-Sun 2:00pm

Price:   $18-$26

The Mystery Café Dinner Theater

Imperial House Restaurant, 505 Kalmia Street

619-544-1600, www.mysterycafe.net

The Good…The Bad and the Udderly Ridiculous!!

WANTED: Gunslingers, Cowboys, Banditos, and Sweet Southern Senoritas! It's the Annual County Fair and you're invited. Sibling rivalry, jealousy, gambling and revenge turn this quiet western town into a stage for MURDER. Ironically, they all pick the same day to do it, and they all seem to fail miserably. Or do they? A gringo and his gold are soon departed and your help is needed to solve this hilarious mystery. It's The Mystery Café's Rootin Tootin' new comedy…”The Good…The Bad and The Udderly Ridiculous!!” Tickets include food, show and tax!!

Date: Ongoing every Fri-Sat

Time: 8pm

Price: Fri-Sat $59.50

New Village Arts Theatre

760-433-3245, www.NewVillageArts.org

Off the Ground

Re-unite with our favorite dysfunctional family in a new Christmas tradition. Written by San Diego 's own Amy Chini and Tom Zohar Off the Ground provides plenty of laugher, love and apple pie.

Location:   2787 B State Street , Carlsbad

Date:   Previews Dec 4 & 5; Opens Dec 6; Runs Dec7-21

Time:   Thu- Sat 8pm; Sat 3pm; Sun 2pm;

Price:   $30-$20

North Coast Repertory Theatre

987 Lomas Sante Fe Drive , Solana Beach

858-481-1055, www.northcoastrep.org

Don't Dress For Dinner

Playwright Robin Hawdon's recipe for comedic confusion combines some sexy hanky panky, mistaken identity, and, of course, dinner in a French country house. Directed by Rosina Reynolds.

Date:   October 22, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Time:   Thu-Sat 8pm; Wed & Sun 2pm; Wed & Sun 7pm

Price:   $28-$45

A Christmas Carol

Union Tribune Critic's Choice for 2007. North Coast Rep is proud to have Ron Choularton return to the stage in his tour-de-force performance as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge.

Date:   December 3-27

Time:   Thu-Sat 8pm; Wed & Sun 2pm; Wed & Sun 7pm

Price:   $30

Sister's Christmas Catechism

It's going to be one ho-ho-holy night as Sister tackles the question: Whatever happened to the Magi's gold? Sister's Christmas Catechism delivers a sleigh load of side-splitting holiday laughs.

Date:   December 8,9,15,16

Time:   7:30pm

Price:   $35

The Old Globe

1363 Old Globe Way , Balboa Park

619-23-GLOBE, www.theoldglobe.org

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

America 's favorite holiday fable, back for its 11th joyous year, is a wonderful, whimsical production that will once again jump right off the pages of the classic Dr. Seuss book and onto the Old Globe stage. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has been hailed by critics: “This Grinch is a smash,” wrote the L.A. Times, while the San Diego Union-Tribune raved, “Jack O'Brien scaled this Globe holiday show to the heartfelt humanity of the season.” Come take part in the fun as the Globe is transformed into snow-covered Who-ville right down to the last can of Who-hash!

Date:   November 15 - December 28

Time:   Wed-Sun 7pm; Sat - Sun 11am & 2:30pm

Price:   $19- $79

Patio Playhouse Community Theatre

760-746-6669, www.patioplayhouse.com

Reckless

On Christmas Eve, a guilty husband informs his wife that he has hired a hit man to kill her in Craig Lucas' off beat holiday fable. Cast features Kelli Harless, April Boatman and Grant Gelvin. Directed by Patrick McBride

Location:   201 East Grand Avenue, Suite 1 D Escondido

Date:   Nov 14-Dec 7

Time:   Fri-Sat 8pm;Sun 2pm

Price:   $7-$14

Playwrights Project

(619) 239-8222, www.playwrightsproject.org

Lights Up! Playwrights Take the Stage

Live performance of excerpts from past Plays by Young Writers, announcement of this year's winning playwrights, and a tribute to Founder Deborah Salzer. VIP reception prior to the show.

Location:   The Neurosciences Institute \ 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr

Date:   Nov 8

Time:   6pm

Price:   $35-$65

 PowPAC, Poway 's Community Theatre

13250 Poway Road , Poway

858-679-8085, www.powpac.org

Lobby Hero

Jeff is a luckless young security guard trying to get his life together after being thrown out of the navy. But the lobby proves to be no sanctuary from the world, as Jeff is drawn into a local murder investigation and loyalties are strained to the breaking point.

Date:   Oct 17-Nov 19

Time:   Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm

Price:   $12-$15

Point Loma Nazarene University Deparment of Music

Point Loma Nazarene University , Cooper Music Center , 3900 Lomaland Drive

619-849-2325, www.pointloma.edu/music/events

Cultural Arts Event: The Beleherst Players - Candles in the Window

This multi-media theatre performance tells a story of choices that had to be made during a dire time and in a dire place: Nazi Germany during World War II.

Location:   PLNU, 3900 Lomaland Drive

Date:   Nov 4

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $12 - $15

Salomon Theatre/Point Loma Nazarene University

619-849-2433, www.pointloma.edu/SalomonTheatre

The Glass Menagerie

One of the most famous plays of the modern theatre. A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty.

Location:   3900 Lomaland Drive

Date:   Nov 5-9, Nov 22

Time:   Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat - Sun 2 pm

Price:   $8 - $10

San Diego Repertory Theatre

79 Horton Plaza

619-544-1000, www.sandiegorep.com

Water and Power

Members of CULTURE CLASH, America 's premiere Latino theatre troupe, return to the Lyceum Theatre with the award-winning drama WATER AND POWER

Date:   Oct 21-Nov 16

Time:   Tue-Wed 7pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Sun 7pm (Schedule varies during previews, please visit www.sdrep.org for more information)

Price:   $29- $47

The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea

Set in the heart of two exotic African kingdoms, THE PRINCESS AND THE BLACK-EYED PEA transforms Hans Christian Andersen's cherished fairy tale into a soulful musical comedy. World Premiere.

Date:   Nov 23-Dec 21

Time:   Tue-Wed 7pm; Thu 8pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm and 8pm; Sun 2pm and 7pm (Schedule varies during previews, please visit www.sdrep.org for more information)

Price:   $25-$53

San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts

2425 Dusk Drive

619-475-8556, www.scpa.sandi.net

Piece of My Heart

Piece of My Heart, the inspiring true story of six women sent to Vietnam , tells their struggle to make sense of the war and irrevocable change.

Date:    Nov 13-15, 19, 20, 22

Time:    Wed-Fri 7pm; Sat (15th) 7pm; Sat (22nd) 2 pm

Price:   $6-$7

The King and I

The King and I, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony Award winning musical is about a governess for the King of Siam's family. Traditions and values collide in a truly unique love story.

Date:   Dec 11-13, 18-20

Time:   Thurs-Fri 7 pm; Sat (13th) 7pm; Sat (20th) 2pm

Price:   $7-$10

SDSU School of Theatre, Television and Film

5500 Campanile Dr .

619-594-6884, theatre.sdsu.edu

A Class Act

A moving and funny celebration of music, friendship, and musical theatre about the life and work of Ed Kleban - the man who gave us "Chorus Line".

Date:   Oct 31, Nov 1 - 9

Time:   Tues-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $18 - $20

Hotel Cassiopeia

Inspired by artist Joseph Cornell's life and art. Cornell created magnificent collage boxes from all of life's flotsam and jetsam that are still celebrated throughout the art world.

Date:   Nov 21-23, Dec 4-7

Time:   Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $15- $18

The Theatre, Inc.

619-216-3016, www.thetheatreinc.com

Prometheus Bound and Cyclops

Two of the most powerful and eternal stories in western literature; Promethus Bound the epic greek tragedy is paired with the hilarity of the only extant satyr play Cyclops .

Location:   899 C Street

Date:   Thurs-Sat 8:00pm Sun 2pm

Time:   Nov 8-Dec 14

Price:   $22- $25

Helen

The Trojan War has ended, peace has finally prevailed and the “most beautiful woman in the world” Helen of Troy is alone in Egypt . A remounting of the critical smash hit.

Location:   899 C Street

Date:   Sun 7pm

Time:   Nov 16-Dec 14

Price:   $25- $22

UC San Diego Dept of Theatre & Dance

2910 La Jolla Village Dr , La Jolla

858-534-4574, www.theatre.ucsd.edu

Rosencrantz and Guildensern Are Dead

Earning Tom Stoppard his first of five Tony Awards for Best Play, this laugh-a-minute production is a refreshing retelling of Hamlet. Don't miss it!

Location:   Forum STUDIO

Date:   Nov 13-15, 20-21

Time:   Thu (11/13) 7pm; Thu (11/20) 8pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 8pm; Sat (11/15) 2pm

Price:   $6-$20

The Laramie Project

Moisés Kaufman and The Tectonic Project's reality-based, hate-crime docudrama of a young gay student's brutal murder searches for answers about our nation's responsibility and values.

Location:   The Wagner Theatre, GH 157

Date:   Nov 19-22

Time:   Wed 8pm; Thu 8pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 8pm; Sat 2pm

Price:   $4-$5

Fall For Dance -- True Possessions

You'll be moved by the non-stop energy of hip-hop and contemporary dance in this exhilarating showcase featuring our top undergraduate dancers.

Location:   Wagner Dance Bldg, Studio 3

Date:   Nov 21-23

Time:   Fri 8pm; Sat 8pm; Sun 7pm

Price:   $4-$5

As You Like It

Enter the alternative reality of the grand forest where urban courtiers seek exile, solace or freedom in one of Shakespeare's most puzzling and popular pastoral romances.

Location:   The Potiker Theatre

Date:   Nov 24-25, Nov 29; Dec 4-6

Time:   Mon 7pm; Tu 8pm; Sat (11/29) 2pm, 8pm; Thu (12/4) 8pm; Fri (12/5) 8pm; Sat 8pm

Price:   $6-$20

University of San Diego Theatre Arts Program

619-260-2727, www.sandiego.edu/theatre

FIRST LADY SUITE (concert version) by Michael John LaChuisa

An imaginative and irreverent look behind the scenes of the White House where first ladies, Jackie and Mamie amongst other historical figures, reveal themselves in song through four musical chamber pieces.

Location: University of San Diego Black Box (Camino Hall 131) 5998 Alcala Park

Date:   Dec 11-14

Time:   Thu-Sun 7:30pm

Price:   $8-$11

Welk Resort Theatre

8860 Lawrence Welk Drive , Escondido

760-749-3448, www.WelkTheatreSanDiego.com

I Love A Piano

The journey of a piano as it moves in and out of American lives from the turn of the 20th century to the present featuring and celebrating the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin.

Date:   Sept 18-Nov 9

Time:   Tue-Thu 1:45pm; Sat-Sun 1:45 pm; Tue, Thu Sat 8pm

Price:   $44-$63

Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings

The best of Forever Plaid tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been "Plaid-erized", our boys are back to do their Christmas Special.

Date: Nov 13 - Dec 28

Time: Tue-Thu 1:45pm; Sat-Sun 1:45pm; Tue 8pm; Thu 8pm; Sat 8pm; 

Price: $52-$71

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