La Jolla Playhouse

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2910 La Jolla Village Dr
La Jolla, CA 92093
La Jolla Playhouse, founded in 1947 by actors Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, is situated on the University of California San Diego Campus. The playhouse is a nonprofit, professional theatre in residence on the campus. In addition to producing six main stage productions each season, La Jolla Playhouse presents Page to Stage readings and workshops, tours to schools with an annual production, recreational acting classes in partnership with UCSD Extension Division and summer programs for young people. . The playhouse productions of classics and new plays and musicals, including 41 world premieres, 24 West Coast premieres and seven American premieres, have merited more than 300 major honors including the 1993 Tony Award as America s Outstanding Regional Theatre. From Broadway to Moscow, a long list of the playhouse s productions has gone on to stages around the world. These include Roger Miller and William Hauptman s Big River, The Who s Tommy, Lee Blessing s A Walk in the Woods, Matthew Broderick in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Randy Newman s Faust, the West Coast premiere of Rent. La Jolla Playhouse is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; California Arts Council; the city of San Diego, under a program managed by the Commission for Arts and Culture and the county of San Diego.

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Wendy G.
9/21/2025

Very enjoyable first time at La Jolla Playhouse for a Sunday afternoon performance of The Heart. The theater was clean, spacious, well ventilated and staffed with friendly ushers. BF and I were...

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Whitney I.
10/30/2025

I absolutely love the La Jolla Playhouse! I have seen three shows there so far and each time, I have been impressed with the quality and the value of the tickets. I saw The Outsiders before it...

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Barbara W.
10/14/2025

Love seeing live theatre but this past year I've seen some good plays and a couple I was disappointed with. Seems inconsistent, but when a good play comes you know it's Broadway Bound!

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Linda L.
8/17/2024

If I could give a higher rating, I most definitely would! The entire staff is extremely friendly, especially the box office! I had physical tickets to Sasha Velour show but I left them at home in...

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Laura P.
6/25/2024

It was a great experience attending a play here. It was my first visit and I will definitely come back. There were many friendly smiling staff members to assist and provide directions where to...

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