SONDHEIM’S ‘COMPANY’ IN CORONADO
Coronado Playhouse presents Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical about a bachelor in his mid-30s overwhelmed by unsolicited advice from friends about whether he should settle down and get married.
8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Through March 26. 1835 Strand Way, Coronado. (619) 435-4856, coronadoplayhouse.com
“The Outsiders”:
La Jolla Playhouse has extended by one week its world premiere musical adaptation of the classic 1967 novel, and later film, about two teen gangs battling for turf and hope in Tulsa, Okla. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through April 9. La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. $25 and up. (858) 550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”:
Lamplighters Community Theatre presents Dale Wasserman’s play, based on the novel by
Ken Kesey, about a petty criminal who accepts confinement in a brutal mental institution to avoid a prison sentence. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through March 26. 5915 Severin Drive, La Mesa. $22-$25. (619) 303-5092, lamplighterslamesa.com “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents Kerry Meads and Vanda Eggington’s revue of music by American women singers and songwriters of the 1960s. 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Extended through May 7. 1142
Orange Ave., Coronado. $67-$72. (619) 437-6000, lambsplayers.org
“Lucky Stiff”: Oceanside Theatre Company presents this musical about a man who can inherit his late uncle’s fortune only if he takes his corpse on a gambling vacation to Monte Carlo.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday;
2 p.m. Sunday. Brooks Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. $20-$50. (760) 433-8900, oceansidetheatre.org
“Slowgirl”: OnStage Playhouse presents Greg Pierce’s mysterious drama about a teenage girl who flees her reclusive uncle’s home in the Costa Rican jungle to escape the aftermath of a horrific accident. 8 p.m. ThursdaysSaturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through April 2. 291 Third Ave., Chula Vista. $15-$25. onstageplayhouse.org
“The Marvelous Wonderettes”:
The Theatre at Welk presents Roger Bean’s revue about four female high school song leaders in 1958 forced to perform at their prom, where comedy ensues. 1 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 1 p.m. Sundays. Through March 26. 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido. $62. tickets.thewelksandiego.com