San Diego Unseen: An Urban Portrait
OPENING
Brighton Beach Memoirs: Fifteenyear-old Eugene can’t think about much else except playing for the Yankees—and girls. In previews, it opens Sept. 23 and runs in repertory with Broadway Bound, its sequel, at the Old Globe Theatre mainstage in Balboa Park. $29-$85. oldglobe.org
Romeo and Juliet: Two crazy Italian kids fall in love and pay for it with their lives in the middle of a family feud. Produced by Intrepid Shakespeare Company, it opens in previews Sept. 24 at The Roundabout Theatre in Encinitas. $15- $25. intrepidshakespeare.com
The Road to Mecca: An eccentric widow is the target of a minister’s battle for her future. Produced by San Diego Repertory Theatre, it opens in preview Sept. 25 at The Lyceum Space Downtown. $29-$47. sdrep.org
Welcome to Arroyo’s: Alejandro and his sister Molly discover what might be a secret about their mother that could change the foundation of their lives and, possibly, the history of hip-hop. Opens in previews Sept. 25 at The Old Globe Theatre’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre in Balboa Park. $29-$67. oldglobe.org
Notes from Underground: Obsessively reopening old wounds, a man begins a slow descent into madness. Now in previews, it opens Sept. 26 at the Potiker Theatre in La Jolla. $31-$66. lajollaplayhouse.org NOW PLAYING
* King Lear: The aging regent seeks to bequeath his kingdom to his three daughters in proportion to their love for him. Through Sept. 23 at The Old Globe Theatre’s Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in Balboa Park. $29-$56. oldglobe.org
The Madness of George III: The King of England slides into insanity following his country’s loss in the American Revolution. Through Sept. 24 at The Old Globe Theatre’s Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in Balboa Park. $29- $56. oldglobe.org
* Miss Saigon: Kim, a Vietnamese bar girl, pays the ultimate price three years after the birth of her son by an American G.I. Through Sept. 25 at Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista. $22-$45. moonlightstage.com
Shotgun Wedding Anniversary: Basil and Petals are marking 25 crappy years of marriage, and the celebration just may end in murder. Produced by Mystery Caféé, it runs through Sept. 25 at Imperial House restaurant in Bankers Hill. $59.50 with dinner. mysterycafe.net
* Becky’s New Car: Becky Foster, beset by middle-age wanderlust, takes the bull by the horns and drives into a new life. Through Sept. 26 at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach. $30-$41. northcoastrep.org
Eleemosynary: A woman of some means is at the heart of a faltering family that needs reconnecting and forgiveness within. Produced by MOXIE Theatre, it runs through Sept. 26 at The Rolando Theatre in the College Area. $20. moxietheatre.com* The
Taming of the Shrew: Petruchio has all kinds of tricks up his sleeve to tame Katherina and woo her to the altar. Through Sept. 26 at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. oldglobe.org
*Jack Goes Boating: A limo driver’s romance with a funeral-home worker inspires him to take cooking and swimming lessons and more while his best friend’s marriage hits rough waters. Produced by Ion Theatre Company, it runs through Oct. 9 at BLK BOX @ 6th & Penn in Hillcrest. $10-$25. iontheatre.com
Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin: Soaring success and a fall from grace marked the career of the man who changed motion pictures forever. Through Oct. 17 at the Mandell Weiss Theatre in La Jolla. $44-$80. lajollaplayhouse.org
* miXtape: Life was just beginning for Generation X in this musical look at the 1980s. Produced by Lamb’s Players Theatre, it runs through Oct. 24 at The Horton Grand Theatre, Downtown. $28-$58. lambsplayers.org
* The Norman Conquests: This trilogy of full-length comedies (Table Manners, Round and Round the Garden, Living Together), performed in rotating repertory, focuses on Norman and his oddball in-laws. Produced by Cygnet Theatre Company, the program runs through Nov. 7 at The Old Town Theatre in Old Town. $24-$29. cygnettheatre.org
