Summe; Shakespear;
Each summer, San Diego celebrates the Bard at The Old Globe, the city’s flagship arts institution for more than 80
years. The 2017 summer Shakespeare Festival will feature two classics: King Richard II, starring Robert Sean Leonard,
from June 11 to July 15; and the exhilarating tragedy Hamlet, directed by Old Globe artistic director Barry Edelstein,
one of the country’s leading Shakespearean authorities, from August 6 to September 10. THEOLDGLOBE. ORG
PERFORMING ARTS
San Diego is home to a critically acclaimed symphony, renowned dance companies
and spectacular theater, and regularly hosts award-winning Broadway hits
THEATER
This season is brimming with must-see shows
that are sure entertain the whole family. Keep
an eye out for these upcoming productions at
San Diego Civic Theater and Balboa Theater:
Broadway musical Jersey Boys (May 9–14),
Alexander Dinelaris’s The Bodyguard (June
13–18), nine-time Tony award winner The Book
of Mormon (July 25–30), An American in Paris,
based on the Academy Award–winning film
of the same name (September 5–10), and don’t
miss Disney’s brand-new production of The
Little Mermaid (September 19–24).
SYMPHONY
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra is calling
all music lovers this spring with several
shows, such as Mahler Symphony No. 3 (May
5–7), Spring and Summer (May 12–13), and
Charles Dutoit Conducts, featuring renowned
violinist Simone Porter (May 19–21), all at
Jacobs Music Center.
DANCE
Lovers of dance and ballet are in for a treat
with these exciting events at some of San
Diego’s local theaters: California Ballet
Company’s Beer & Ballet at the Garfield
Theatre (April 28–29), Elizabeth Wistrich’s
one-act version of Carmen in a double
feature with Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons at
Spreckels Theater (May 12–14), and the
University of San Diego’s Gamelan and
Mariachi Ensembles (May 8).
San Diego
Trolley Dances
Modern dance fans
should not miss this
unique experience,
when dance leaves
the theater and
unfolds outside at
specific locations
in and around MTS
trolley stations
throughout town.
9/30–10/8, SANDIEGO
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