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ARTS TIX, San Diego's premier ticket outlet has your hot tickets to great entertainment, both full-price and our famous half-price tickets; and remember ARTS TIX is the ONLY discount ticket organization that gives 100% back to the arts! Purchase your tickets at the ARTS TIX Booth in Horton Plaza, at ARTS TIX North (open Monday through Friday) or online with ARTS TIX online.

Performances marked Available Now are currently on sale at ARTS TIX in Horton Plaza or at ARTS TIX North. Shows marked Available Now and in RED can be purchased through ARTS TIX online. All other performances are available on the day of the performance only (performances before 5pm are available the day ahead of time as well). Performances in RED will be available through ARTS TIX online also, starting at 6pm the night before the performance. Each ticket price includes a service charge; the prices listed include the service charge.

Friday's Half-price Tickets!

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)

San Diego Repertory Theatre
at Lyceum Space Theatre (Downtown)

From the comic geniuses who created the acclaimed reduced versions of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, The Complete History of America and All the Great Books, comes "The Greatest Story Ever Accepted as Fact!" Posing the question "Does God have a sense of humor?" The Reduced Shakespeare Company proves that he undoubtedly has. Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah, Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the Easter Bunny star in this affectionate and hilarious comedy filled with music, wordplay, physical humor, sight gags, audience participation and lots of vaudevillian comedy. From fig leaves to Final Judgment, from "In the Beginning Blues" to "Revelations: The Musical" this show is a laugh a minute...at LEAST.
Friday 8:00pm - $25.50 Available Now

Cadenza: Mozart's Last Year
Vantage Theatre
at Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park)

A new look at the most famous tragedy in music history by Artist in Residence, Robert Salerno. At the height of his creative powers, Mozart is stricken by a horrible fatal illness. Now, it is a race against time to complete the work that means everything to him. Ever the creative genius, he confronts death on his own terms, aided by several unusual characters and a trip into the eleventh dimension of Modern Physics.
Friday 8:00pm - $13.50 Available Now

Dracula
North Coast Repertory Theatre (Solana Beach)

Get ready for one of the most famous stories of suspense and seduction to grace the stages of North Coast Rep. Delightfully chilling and dynamic, this treatment of the gothic tale fits perfectly with our intimate setting. Travel with us to 19th century England and back to old Transylvania but don't forget your garlic wreath and your cross. The experience promises to be filled with energy, lust, and of course, blood.
Friday 8:00pm - $20.00 Available Now

Jacobs' Masterworks-Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
San Diego Symphony
at Copley Symphony Hall (Downtown)

Note: Tickets go off sale by 5:00pm the day of the show; matinees go off sale by 5:00pm the night before.
Spooky at the Symphony: Just in time for Halloween, Hector Berlioz goes insane for love in the underworld, and Modest Mussorgsky conjures a Witches Sabbath in "Night on Bald Mountain," with some help from his friend Rimsky-Korsakov. Also: Saint-Saëns' "classical" Cello Concerto asserts the rebirth of French artistic spirit in the wake of his country's crushing military defeat in the mid-19th century. There is a Pre-Concert Talk that begins 45 minutes prior to the performance.
Friday 8:00pm - $27.00, $23.00 Available Now
 
Medea

6th @ PENN Theatre (Hillcrest)

Medea by Euripides tells the story of the jealousy and revenge of a woman betrayed by her husband. This drama, starring Monique Gaffney, translated by Dr. Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton is a masterly presentment of passion in its secret folds and recesses. The suffering and sensitiveness of injured love are strongly drawn, until they culminate in the awful deed of vengeance.
Friday 8:00pm - $15.00 Available Now

Seven Crimes
Sledgehammer Theatre
at Tenth Avenue Theatre (Downtown)

Sledgehammer Theatre opens their twenty-second season with "Seven Crimes," Sledgehammer's Halloween Spectacle! Graphic Celebration of Murder and Mayhem based on the Grand Guignol tragedies of 19th century Paris meets Sledgehammer's contemporary sensibilities. Costume contests, special events, guest murders! Crimes of passion, betrayal, insanity and lots of exquisitely staged gore help you celebrate the Halloween season in Grand Sledgehammer style.
Friday 8:00pm - $16.50 Available Now

Side by Side by Sondheim
Coronado Playhouse (Coronado)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue on the day of the show.
This famous musical revue showcases some of Sondheim's best early pieces and displays great music, great theater, and a great lyricist/composer. Selections from the well known musicals Gypsy, West Side Story and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.
Friday 8:00pm - $14.50 Available Now

The Turn of the Screw
Cygnet Theatre (College Area)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue before the show.
Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. A young governess journeys to care for two recently orphaned children whom are haunted by their former governess and the sadistic valet. The young heroine is left to wonder; are the ghosts real, or are they the products of her fevered imagination? San Diego Premiere.
Friday 8:00pm - $18.50 Available Now

Friday's Full-price Tickets!

The Busy World is Hushed

Diversionary Theatre (University Heights)

A complex look at why religion, faith and the human heart can't always be reconciled.
Friday 8:00pm - Full $35.50, Stu/Sen/Mil $31.50 Available Now
Saturday's Half-price Tickets!

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)
San Diego Repertory Theatre
at Lyceum Space Theatre (Downtown)

From the comic geniuses who created the acclaimed reduced versions of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, The Complete History of America and All the Great Books, comes "The Greatest Story Ever Accepted as Fact!" Posing the question "Does God have a sense of humor?" The Reduced Shakespeare Company proves that he undoubtedly has. Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah, Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the Easter Bunny star in this affectionate and hilarious comedy filled with music, wordplay, physical humor, sight gags, audience participation and lots of vaudevillian comedy. From fig leaves to Final Judgment, from "In the Beginning Blues" to "Revelations: The Musical" this show is a laugh a minute...at LEAST.
Saturday 8:00pm - $27.00  
 
Dracula

North Coast Repertory Theatre (Solana Beach)

Get ready for one of the most famous stories of suspense and seduction to grace the stages of North Coast Rep. Delightfully chilling and dynamic, this treatment of the gothic tale fits perfectly with our intimate setting. Travel with us to 19th century England and back to old Transylvania but don't forget your garlic wreath and your cross. The experience promises to be filled with energy, lust, and of course, blood.
Saturday 2:00pm - $20.00 Available Now

Fall Repetoire
San Diego Ballet
at Lyceum Stage Theatre (Downtown)

Three world premiere ballets by award-winning choreographer Javier Velasco. Special guest artists Culture Shock Dance Troupe. Saturday: "Joplinesque," "Jazz Suite #1," "Romeo & Juliet pas de deux" & "Don Quixote pas de deux" & excerpt from "Carnival of the Animals." Sunday: "Joplinesque," "Jazz Suite #1," "Carnival of the Animals."
Saturday 8:00pm - $22.50 Available Now
 
Jacobs' Masterworks-Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

San Diego Symphony
at Copley Symphony Hall (Downtown)

Note: Tickets go off sale by 5:00pm the day of the show; matinees go off sale by 5:00pm the night before.
Spooky at the Symphony: Just in time for Halloween, Hector Berlioz goes insane for love in the underworld, and Modest Mussorgsky conjures a Witches Sabbath in "Night on Bald Mountain," with some help from his friend Rimsky-Korsakov. Also: Saint-Saëns' "classical" Cello Concerto asserts the rebirth of French artistic spirit in the wake of his country's crushing military defeat in the mid-19th century. There is a Pre-Concert Talk that begins 45 minutes prior to the performance.
Saturday 8:00pm - $27.00, $23.00 Available Now
 
Medea

6th @ PENN Theatre (Hillcrest)

Medea by Euripides tells the story of the jealousy and revenge of a woman betrayed by her husband. This drama, starring Monique Gaffney, translated by Dr. Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton is a masterly presentment of passion in its secret folds and recesses. The suffering and sensitiveness of injured love are strongly drawn, until they culminate in the awful deed of vengeance.
Saturday 8:00pm - $15.00

Seven Crimes
Sledgehammer Theatre
at Tenth Avenue Theatre (Downtown)

Sledgehammer Theatre opens their twenty-second season with "Seven Crimes," Sledgehammer's Halloween Spectacle! Graphic Celebration of Murder and Mayhem based on the Grand Guignol tragedies of 19th century Paris meets Sledgehammer's contemporary sensibilities. Costume contests, special events, guest murders! Crimes of passion, betrayal, insanity and lots of exquisitely staged gore help you celebrate the Halloween season in Grand Sledgehammer style.
Saturday 8:00pm - $16.50 Available Now
 
Side by Side by Sondheim

Coronado Playhouse (Coronado)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue on the day of the show.
This famous musical revue showcases some of Sondheim's best early pieces and displays great music, great theater, and a great lyricist/composer. Selections from the well known musicals Gypsy, West Side Story and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.
Saturday 8:00pm - $16.50 Available Now
 
St. Nicholas

Cygnet Theatre (College Area)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue before the show.
Award-winning San Diego favorite, Ron Choularton appears in this haunted and fascinating one man show that is "a compelling and original piece of drama." (Daily Telegraph) An aging, jaded theatre critic recounts his obsession with a young actress, and how that obsession leads to a journey into a macabre world of London vampires from which he almost can't escape.

Saturday 2:00pm - $16.50 Available Now
 
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Welk Resort Theatre (Escondido)

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" takes audiences on a singing, dancing, romancing musical ride back in time and drops them off smack dab in Manhattan in the midst of the Roaring Twenties.
Saturday 8:00pm - $28.00
 
The Turn of the Screw

Cygnet Theatre (College Area)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue before the show.
Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. A young governess journeys to care for two recently orphaned children whom are haunted by their former governess and the sadistic valet. The young heroine is left to wonder; are the ghosts real, or are they the products of her fevered imagination? San Diego Premiere.
Saturday 8:00pm - $20.00 Available Now
 
Where There's a Will... There's a Wake!
Mystery Café Dinner Theatre
at Imperial House Restaurant (Uptown)

Set in a 20's speakeasy with such notorious gangster era characters as Ignacious "Sonny" Shoeleone, the bright and handsome heir apparent to the family empire, unless his siblings have their way; Frankie "Two Times" O'Malley--a thug who repeats everything twice, maybe even murder? And Lotta " Boom-Boom" Kreskin, a chanteuse who predicts the future, which doesn't look bright for several characters in this zany plot filled with gangsters, games and dames. This show includes entree choices. See www.mysterycafe.net for details.
Saturday 8:00pm - $36.25

Saturday's Full-price Tickets!
 
The Busy World is Hushed
Diversionary Theatre (University Heights)

A complex look at why religion, faith and the human heart can't always be reconciled.
Saturday 8:00pm - Full $37.50, Stu/Sen/Mil $33.50 Available Now
Sunday's Half-price Tickets!

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)
San Diego Repertory Theatre
at Lyceum Space Theatre (Downtown)

Note: Tickets for the matinee go off sale by 12:30pm the day of the show.
From the comic geniuses who created the acclaimed reduced versions of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, The Complete History of America and All the Great Books, comes "The Greatest Story Ever Accepted as Fact!" Posing the question "Does God have a sense of humor?" The Reduced Shakespeare Company proves that he undoubtedly has. Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah, Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the Easter Bunny star in this affectionate and hilarious comedy filled with music, wordplay, physical humor, sight gags, audience participation and lots of vaudevillian comedy. From fig leaves to Final Judgment, from "In the Beginning Blues" to "Revelations: The Musical" this show is a laugh a minute...at LEAST.
Sunday 2:00pm - $25.50
Sunday 7:00pm - $22.00
  
The Busy World is Hushed
Diversionary Theatre (University Heights)

A complex look at why religion, faith and the human heart can't always be reconciled.
Sunday 2:00pm - $18.50 Available Now
Sunday 7:00pm - $18.50 Available Now

Cadenza: Mozart's Last Year
Vantage Theatre
at Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park)

A new look at the most famous tragedy in music history by Artist in Residence, Robert Salerno. At the height of his creative powers, Mozart is stricken by a horrible fatal illness. Now, it is a race against time to complete the work that means everything to him. Ever the creative genius, he confronts death on his own terms, aided by several unusual characters and a trip into the eleventh dimension of Modern Physics.
Sunday 2:00pm - $13.50
Sunday 7:00pm - $13.50

A Catered Affair
Old Globe Theatre (Balboa Park)

Based on the Turner Entertainment motion picture distributed by Warner Brothers and written by Gore Vidal, and the original teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky. A stunning Broadway-bound musical featuring four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein, Tony Award winner Faith Prince ("Guys and Dolls"), Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat ("Annie Get Your Gun"), Matt Cavenaugh (Broadway's "Grey Gardens") and Leslie Kritzer (Broadway's "Legally Blonde"). Tony Award-winning director John Doyle ("Sweeney Todd," "Company") joins forces with Fierstein and celebrated composer John Bucchino to adapt the teleplay by three-time Academy Award winner Paddy Chayefsky (Marty). In the 1950s, Bronx family ties are strained when a couple decides to give their daughter the grand wedding they never had. This world premiere musical is funny, heartwarming and uplifting for audiences of all ages.
Sunday 7:00pm - $41.50Available Now

Dracula
North Coast Repertory Theatre (Solana Beach)

Get ready for one of the most famous stories of suspense and seduction to grace the stages of North Coast Rep. Delightfully chilling and dynamic, this treatment of the gothic tale fits perfectly with our intimate setting. Travel with us to 19th century England and back to old Transylvania but don't forget your garlic wreath and your cross. The experience promises to be filled with energy, lust, and of course, blood.
Sunday 7:00pm - $20.00
  
Fall Repetoire
San Diego Ballet
at Lyceum Stage Theatre (Downtown)

Note: Tickets for the matinee go off sale by 1:00pm the day of the show.
Three world premiere ballets by award-winning choreographer Javier Velasco. Special guest artists Culture Shock Dance Troupe. Saturday: "Joplinesque," "Jazz Suite #1," "Romeo & Juliet pas de deux" & "Don Quixote pas de deux" & excerpt from "Carnival of the Animals." Sunday: "Joplinesque," "Jazz Suite #1," "Carnival of the Animals."

Sunday 2:30pm - $22.50 Available Now

Jacobs' Masterworks-Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
San Diego Symphony
at Copley Symphony Hall (Downtown)

Note: Tickets go off sale by 5:00pm the day of the show; matinees go off sale by 5:00pm the night before.
Spooky at the Symphony: Just in time for Halloween, Hector Berlioz goes insane for love in the underworld, and Modest Mussorgsky conjures a Witches Sabbath in "Night on Bald Mountain," with some help from his friend Rimsky-Korsakov. Also: Saint-Saëns' "classical" Cello Concerto asserts the rebirth of French artistic spirit in the wake of his country's crushing military defeat in the mid-19th century. There is a Pre-Concert Talk that begins 45 minutes prior to the performance.
Sunday 2:00pm - $27.00, $23.00 Available Now
 
Medea

6th @ PENN Theatre (Hillcrest)

Medea by Euripides tells the story of the jealousy and revenge of a woman betrayed by her husband. This drama, starring Monique Gaffney, translated by Dr. Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton is a masterly presentment of passion in its secret folds and recesses. The suffering and sensitiveness of injured love are strongly drawn, until they culminate in the awful deed of vengeance.
Sunday 2:00pm - $15.00
 
Seven Crimes
Sledgehammer Theatre
at Tenth Avenue Theatre (Downtown)

Sledgehammer Theatre opens their twenty-second season with "Seven Crimes," Sledgehammer's Halloween Spectacle! Graphic Celebration of Murder and Mayhem based on the Grand Guignol tragedies of 19th century Paris meets Sledgehammer's contemporary sensibilities. Costume contests, special events, guest murders! Crimes of passion, betrayal, insanity and lots of exquisitely staged gore help you celebrate the Halloween season in Grand Sledgehammer style.
Sunday 7:00pm - $13.50 Available Now

Side by Side by Sondheim
Coronado Playhouse (Coronado)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue on the day of the show.
This famous musical revue showcases some of Sondheim's best early pieces and displays great music, great theater, and a great lyricist/composer. Selections from the well known musicals Gypsy, West Side Story and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.
Sunday 2:00pm - $13.50 Available Now
 
The Turn of the Screw

Cygnet Theatre (College Area)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue before the show.
Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. A young governess journeys to care for two recently orphaned children whom are haunted by their former governess and the sadistic valet. The young heroine is left to wonder; are the ghosts real, or are they the products of her fevered imagination? San Diego Premiere.
Sunday 2:00pm - $18.50 Available Now
  
Zombie Prom
SDSU School of Theatre, Television and Film
at Don Powell Theatre (College Area)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue before the show. Tickets for the matinee go off sale by 12:30pm the day of the show.
It's "Grease" meets "Little Shop of Horrors" in this rockin' sci-fi send up of teenage monster movies. Set in the nuclear 1950's at Enrico Fermi High, girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl gets zombie in this rock 'n' roll blast to the past. Giddy, ghoulish, high-energy fun for the whole nuclear family.
Sunday 2:00pm - $10.00
Monday's Half-price Tickets!

St. Nicholas
Cygnet Theatre (College Area)

Note: These are vouchers. Tickets can be picked up at the venue before the show.
Award-winning San Diego favorite, Ron Choularton appears in this haunted and fascinating one man show that is "a compelling and original piece of drama." (Daily Telegraph) An aging, jaded theatre critic recounts his obsession with a young actress, and how that obsession leads to a journey into a macabre world of London vampires from which he almost can't escape.

Monday 8:00pm - $16.50 Available Now

Monday's Special Events!

Coral MacFarland-Thuet
Athenaeum San Diego Mini-Concerts
at Lyceum Theatre (Downtown)
San Diego's favorite Jazz singer.
Bring your lunch!

Monday Noon - Free!

ADVANCE SALES!

Special Tickets and Offers!

Cygnet Theatre Company Flex Pack
Cygnet Theatre Company
North Coast Rep Passport
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Repeat Offender Pass
Sledgehammer Theatre
Sushi Membership
Sushi Performance and Visual Art

Advance Half-price Ticket Offers!
 
A Catered Affair
Old Globe Theatre (Balboa Park)
Hornblower Star of India Spectator Cruise
Hornblower Cruises & Events (Downtown)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Southwestern College School of Arts and Communication
at Mayan Hall Theatre (Chula Vista)
Seven Crimes
Sledgehammer Theatre
at Tenth Avenue Theatre (Downtown)
Side by Side by Sondheim
Coronado Playhouse (Coronado)
St. Nicholas
Cygnet Theatre (College Area)
The Turn of the Screw
Cygnet Theatre (College Area)
 
Advance Full-price Ticket Offers!

Bells & Brass
Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego
at Sherwood Auditorium, MCASD (La Jolla)
The Busy World is Hushed
Diversionary Theatre (University Heights)
Cabernet Series
The Chamber Music Ensemble Camarada
at Private Residence
Cadenza: Mozart's Last Year
Vantage Theatre
at Centro Cultural de la Raza (Balboa Park)
Dracula
North Coast Repertory Theatre (Solana Beach)
Fridays at St. Paul's Series
The Chamber Music Ensemble Camarada
at St. Paul's Cathedral (Uptown)
Gallery Series
The Chamber Music Ensemble Camarada
at Patrick Moore Gallery (Little Italy)
Jerry's Girl's
PowPAC, Poway's Community Theatre
at Lively Center (Poway)
L'Enfance du Christ
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
at Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD (La Jolla)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Patio Playhouse Community Theatre (Escondido)
Medea
6th @ PENN Theatre (Hillcrest)
A Musical Shakespeare Evening
San Diego Shakespeare Society
at Neurosciences Institute (Torrey Pines)
Spotlight Series 2008 -- The Masters
Mainly Mozart
at Neurosciences Institute (Torrey Pines)
Spotlight Series 2008 -- The Masters
Mainly Mozart
at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (Carlsbad)
Starting with light...
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
at Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD (La Jolla)
Sundays at Six Series
The Chamber Music Ensemble Camarada
at Neurosciences Institute (Torrey Pines)
Where There's a Will... There's a Wake!
Mystery Café Dinner Theatre
at Imperial House Restaurant (Uptown)
Zombie Prom
SDSU School of Theatre, Television and Film
at Don Powell Theatre (College Area)
MUSICDANCETHEATRELIFE! Explore the richness and diversity of San Diego's performing arts scene! For the most comprehensive guide available to our area's outstanding variety of live performances, visit www.sandiegoperforms.com.
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