Carlsbad Performing Arts Events

Ken Ludwig's Leading Ladies

Tuesday, June 5 8:00p
International City Theatre, Long Beach
A cross between Tootsie and Some Like It Hot, this rollicking comedy finds two actors, Leo Clark and Jack Gable, so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge Circu

IRIS from Cirque du Soleil

Thursday, May 31 8:00p
Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles
Cirque du Soleil® invites you to IRIS, a Journey Through the World of Cinema™. This large-scale production – created exclusively for its permanent home at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles – offers a new take on

Uncle Jeremy's Smyle Hour

Sunday, June 10 6:30p
Open Fist Theatre, Los Angeles
Uncle Jermy’s Smyle Hour is a 45 minute comedic romp in the style of Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood....but for adults!

The Exorcist

Tuesday, July 3 8:00p
Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
World Premiere Tony Award Winning Director The most chilling test of faith comes to life on stage. This world premiere adaptation of the famous 1971 novel documenting the terror and redemption of a ten-year-o

Kids Act Play Days!

Saturday, June 9 2:30p
New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad
Parents! Drop your children off at Kids Act and come see the latest show at the award-winning New Village Arts Theatre.

Carlsbad Playreaders: "Superior Donuts," by Tracy Letts

Monday, June 18 7:30p
Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium at Carlsbad Dove Library, Carlsbad
Directed by Eric Bishop. A hilarious and touching comedy about the relationship between a former 1960s radical who owns a rundown donut shop and his energetic but troubled young, African American assistant who

Spring Celebration Dance Performance

Saturday, June 9 2:00p
Star Theatre, Oceanside
2012 Spring Celebration performance featuring the students of the Performing Arts Workshop and the Jr.

Crooners: A Salute to the Rat Pack: A Swingin' Tribute to Frank, Sammy and Dean

Sunday, June 3 2:00p
Avo Playhouse, Vista
If you love the great crooners of Las Vegas Lounge and the cool swingin' sounds of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and the Rat Pack brigade, this is a show you won't want to miss!

"Trying"

Thursday, May 31 7:30p
The Broadway Theater, Vista
Trying is the amazing true story about the year author Joanne McClelland Glasses spent with one of the most intriguing figure of the 20th century - Judge Francis Biddle.

Acting I

Friday, June 1 3:30p
Sunshine Brooks Theater, Oceanside
Ages 10-17. This course is for the student that wants to experience acting for the first time. We will explore and strengthen tools that every actor uses on stage: Stage orientation, presenting a positive self-

Summer Musical Boot Camp

Monday, June 18 8:00a
Sunshine Brooks Theater, Oceanside
Ages 7-18. 4 week musical theatre boot camp, part day or full day. "Wild West Musical Review" performs two weekends.

San Marcos Trailblazers Annual Girl's Night Out

Sunday, July 8 3:15p
The Broadway Theater, Vista
Join the San Marcos Senior Center Trailblazers at The Broadway Theatre for the hysterical musical play "Hot Flashes" which deals with life's changes!

"Magic for Planet Earth," Magic Show and San Diego's Wild Animals Video

Saturday, June 2 9:00a
Carlsbad City Library (aka Dove Library), Carlsbad
Nature’s Magic Extravaganza: Dr. Wilderness, Emmy Award-winning Khevin Barnes, presents his show, Magic for Planet Earth, and Jim Karnik, a nature documentarian, screens a film about San Diego’s wild animals ti

Musical Theatre Workshop

Saturday, June 2 12:30p
Sunshine Brooks Theater, Oceanside
Ages 10-17. Introduces or strengthen young actors in the area of musical theatre. A brief history of the Golden Era of the American Musical 1930-1960.

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