Jerrie Cobb, pioneering aviator and subject of now-running Old Globe play, has died at 88 by James Hebert

Champion pilot was key part of 'Mercury 13' program for female would-be astronauts, and the subject of Balboa Park theater's 'They Promised Her the Moon'

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:17pm on April 18, 2019☆⚑

Musical 'Slam' " with skate choreography by Tony Hawk " about to get some air at La Jolla Playhouse by James Hebert

New show, which is getting a workshop production as part of the theater's DNA series, features music by Devo leader Mark Mothersbaugh

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 5:21pm on April 17, 2019☆⚑

Review: Antic, frantic 'Servant of Two Masters' is mad for laughs at New Village Arts by James Hebert

New adaptation of Italian comedy classic goes for contemporary gags at Carlsbad theater

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 5:16pm on April 15, 2019☆⚑

Alan Cumming talks of the acting life and becoming an American in Escondido show by James Hebert

Tony Award-winning performer set for one-night turn in 'Legal Immigrant' at California Center for the Arts, Escondido

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on April 14, 2019☆⚑

Review: Old Globe's 'Moon' gives lift to true-life story of America's first female space trainees by James Hebert

"They Promised Her the Moon," a play about ill-fated Mercury 13 program, gets a worthy West Coast premiere

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 5:28pm on April 12, 2019☆⚑

The time has arrived for David Ives' 'All in the Timing' at North Coast Rep by James Hebert

Solana Beach company staging perennially popular collection of comic plays

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:34pm on April 11, 2019☆⚑

Felines make a beeline for Civic Theatre as latest 'Cats' revival arrives in San Diego on tour by James Hebert

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical still a fan favorite, 37 years after its Broadway debut

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 1:51pm on April 8, 2019☆⚑

In Old Globe's 'They Promised Her the Moon,' women's dreams of traveling into space wind up lost in the stars by James Hebert

Laurel Ollstein play, which is getting its West Coast premiere at Balboa Park theater, is based on real-life stories of female trainees in the '60s-era 'Mercury 13' program.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:11am on April 5, 2019☆⚑

'Geography of a Horse Dreamer' anchors a monthlong Sam Shepard tribute at Tenth Avenue Arts Center by James Hebert

Play reunites actors who did the piece together more than a quarter-century ago here

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:36pm on April 4, 2019☆⚑

'Church' about to go into session at InnerMission Productions by James Hebert

Young Jean Lee's immersive play, which puts theatergoers in the middle of a worship service, gets local premiere.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:25pm on April 4, 2019☆⚑

La Jolla Playhouse, UCSD commit to commissions for graduating playwrights by James Hebert

New joint program will ensure professional development of works by writers trained in university's renowned MFA program

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:37am on April 4, 2019☆⚑

New Village Arts dives into comedic classic 'Servant' with a world-premiere adaptation by James Hebert

Carlsbad theater's team bringing modern influences to 18th-century play

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:18pm on April 3, 2019☆⚑

Skiing mishap can't keep Lea Salonga down as she makes her way back to San Diego for date with symphony by James Hebert

Tony Award-winning singer and star of Old Globe-bred Broadway musical 'Allegiance' is joining orchestra here for a 'City Lights' concert.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 7:56pm on April 2, 2019☆⚑

Review: 'Hedwig' gets her closeup in raw, hard-rocking and funny production at Diversionary by James Hebert

Musical about gender-fluid performer a good fit for University Heights theater and its cozy performance space

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:02pm on April 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: Old Globe's 'Life After' is a lush, poetic and surprisingly funny meditation on grief by James Hebert

U.S. premiere of chamber musical showcases a significant new voice in writer-lyricist-composer Britta Johnson

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:07pm on March 30, 2019☆⚑

La Jolla Playhouse announces location for its next WOW Festival: Liberty Station by James Hebert

Theater's latest celebration of immersive and site-based performance will unfold at Point Loma-area arts district in October

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 4:30pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

'Return Engagements' examines love over the long haul at Scripps Ranch Theatre by James Hebert

Play by the writer of 'Same Time Next Year' crosses the decades

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 2:48pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Elusive truths are in the spotlight as Backyard Renaissance gets ready to stage local premiere of 'Mr. & Mrs. Fitch' by James Hebert

In some ways, "Mr. & Mrs. Fitch" is of another era.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 11:52am on March 26, 2019☆⚑

Review: 'Angels' is stirring and strange in second part of epic play at Cygnet Theatre by James Hebert

'Perestroika' probes spirituality and human struggle as Tony Kushner masterwork concludes

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:06pm on March 25, 2019☆⚑

'Angels' is stirring and strange in second part of epic play at Cygnet Theatre by James Hebert

'Perestroika' probes spirituality and human struggle as Tony Kushner masterwork concludes

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 6:06pm on March 25, 2019☆⚑

Review: Coronado Playhouse captures the mood and menace of 'Cabaret' in sharp revival by James Hebert

There's a party through one door, catastrophe through the other, and "Cabaret" asks: What would you do? Doesn't seem such a hard question, until you consider that the party is more like a fl…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 3:45pm on March 24, 2019☆⚑

Spring arts 2019 | Theater: Catching up with actress Monique Gaffney by James Hebert

The plays of Lynn Nottage have a way of taking on huge and difficult topics and distilling them into intimate, gritty and deeply authentic stories of individual lives in turmoil. They shy fr…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on March 24, 2019☆⚑

Spring arts 2019 | Top theater picks in San Diego: 'Sweat,' 'Cats,' 'Babette's Feast,' 'Pride and Prejudice' and more by James Hebert

From "Cats" to Jane Austen to people in space " but not, alas, "Cats" in space " San Diego's spring theater scene has a little bit of everything. Old Globe Theatre: "They Promised Her the Mo…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on March 24, 2019☆⚑

Spring arts 2019 | Theater: Catching up with actress Monique Gaffney by James Hebert

The plays of Lynn Nottage have a way of taking on huge and difficult topics and distilling them into intimate, gritty and deeply authentic stories of individual lives in turmoil. They shy fr…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on March 24, 2019☆⚑

Spring arts 2019 | Top theater picks in San Diego: 'Sweat,' 'Cats,' 'Babette's Feast,' 'Pride and Prejudice' and more by James Hebert

From "Cats" to Jane Austen to people in space " but not, alas, "Cats" in space " San Diego's spring theater scene has a little bit of everything. Laurel Ollstein's world-premiere work focuse…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 8:00am on March 24, 2019☆⚑