‘THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL’
San Diego Junior Theatre presents the final weekend of this familyfriendly musical based on the novel by Rick Riordan about the son of Poseidon on an epic quest. The musical was directed by Jason Blitman, who was an original member of the “Lightning Thief” off-Broadway producing team. 7 p.m. today; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Casa del Prado Theatre, 1600 Village Place, Balboa Park. $16-$18. (619) 239-8355, juniortheatre.com “Aging Magician”: San Diego Opera presents the West Coast premiere of Paola Prestini and Rinde Eckert’s 2016 chamber opera with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and Attacca Quartet about an aging clock repairman beginning his journey to the afterlife, featuring song, choral and chant music, spoken text, puppetry and performance art.
7:30 p.m. today; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., Gaslamp Quarter. $35 and up. (619) 533-7000, sdopera.org
“Mud Row”: Cygnet Theatre presents the Southern California premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s play about two generations of sisters navigating class, race, love and family on Mud Row, an area in West Chester, Penn. Opens Wednesday and runs through June 19. Showtimes
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town San Diego. $30 and up. (619) 337-1525, cygnettheatre.com
“In the Heights”: San Diego Musical Theatre presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical about a community of friends and family in New York’s heavily Latino Washington Heights neighborhood.
7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays;
3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through June 5. SDMT Stage, 4650 Mercury St., San Diego. $40-$75. (858) 560-5740, sdmt.org