‘EIGHTY-SIXED’
Diversionary Theatre presents the world premiere of Jeremy J. King and Sam Salmond’s AIDS-themed musical based on the novel by David B. Feinberg about looking for love and connection in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Opens May 26 and runs through June 19. 7 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., University Heights. $20 to $55. (619) 220-0097, diversionary.org “Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show”: Coronado Playhouse presents this musical celebration of the famed American jazz pianist and composer by Richard Maltby Jr. and Murray Horwitz. Opens tonight and runs through June 18. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. 1835 Strand Way, Coronado. $34-$30 (619) 435-4856, coronadoplayhouse.org
“Mother of the Maid”: Moxie Theatre presents the final weekend of Jane Anderson’s play about the motherdaughter relationship between French saint Joan of Arc and her mother, Isabelle of Arc. 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Moxie Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Suite N, San Diego. $35-$37, with $15 rush tickets for unsold seats one hour before showtime. (858) 5987620, moxietheatre.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
“I Hate Hamlet”: Scripps Ranch Theatre presents Paul Rudnick’s comedy about an actor who gets help from the the ghost of John Barrymore in deciding whether to star in a TV series or play his dream role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Opens May 27 and runs through June 12. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Legler-Benbough Thetatre, Alliant International University, 9783 Avenue of Nations, San Diego. $12-$39. (858) 395-0573, scrippsranchtheatre.org
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