thursday, april 24
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
The world’s greatest detective is back in a classic adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As Sherlock Holmes seeks to wind down his career through the arrest of Professor Moriarty, he and Dr. Watson are drawn into a blackmail case that involves a king and a world-renowned opera singer, putting them on a collision course with Holmes’ greatest enemy. Inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the 1899 play written by William Gillette and Mr. Doyle, playwright Steven Dietz has written a spirited, fast-moving, and thoroughly theatrical adaptation that draws Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into a mystery filled with danger, intrigue, wit, romance and suspense. “The game is afoot, Watson!–And it is a dangerous one!”
Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way in Coronado, 8 p.m., tickets $20, 619-435-4856, coronadoplayhouse.com
friday, april 25
Guys & Dolls
The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical which became a hugely successful Hollywood movie starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra. With classic songs like “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” Guys & Dolls has been entertaining theater audiences for 65 years.
AVO Playhouse, 303 Main Street in Vista, 7:30 p.m., tickets $40.50, 760-724-2110, starrepertorytheatre.com
saturday, april 26
My Life on a Diet
This one-woman show starring Renée Taylor and co-written with her husband Joe Bologna, is the confessions of a Hollywood diet junkie as told through the insane, hilarious but true diets Renée was on from her earliest days as a young actress and comedienne. Along the way, she interacted with assorted movie stars, from Cary Grant and Joan Crawford to Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe, whose advice she sought on what to eat to make her as slim and/or as famous as they – often with hysterical consequences.
Welk Resort Theater, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive in Escondido, 8 p.m., tickets $50, 1-888-802-7469, welkresorts.com/san-diego-theatre/
sunday, april 27
Spring Fling Arts ’n Crafts Fair
The Spring Fling Arts ‘n Crafts Fair returns to Bates Nut Farm. Come and shop for American handmade arts and crafts on the farm. More than 80 artisans will be on hand sharing their beautiful, one-of-a-kind items including jewelry, pottery, glass, fabric arts, artwork and woodwork.
Bates Nut Farm, 15954 Woods Valley Road in Valley Center, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., admission free, 760-749-3333, batesnutfarm.biz
monday, april 28
The History of U.S. Navy SEALs in Coronado
Coronado was the birthplace for Navy SEALs and is still, today, a center of SEAL operations. The Coronado Museum of History & Art presents the real-life history of SEALs in Coronado. Through photographs, vivid chronological displays of memorabilia and actual equipment used in special operations – past and present – visitors will discover how the SEALs and Coronado have grown up together.
Coronado Museum of History & Art, 1100 Orange Ave. in Coronado, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 619-435-7242, coronadohistory.org
tuesday, april 29
Water by the Spoonful
Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama, an exciting new play from the playwright behind the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights! Elliot Ortiz is back in the States after serving in Iraq, reconnecting with family and starting a new life. At the same time, four strangers in an Internet chat room seek support to face demons of their own, and soon, the real world and the virtual one start to intersect in unexpected ways. Contains strong language.
The Old Globe- Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, 7 p.m., tickets from $29, 619- 234-5623 , theoldglobe.org
wednesday, april 30
Old Jews Telling Jokes
Get ready for an outrageous evening of one-liners, double-entendres and hysterical routines sure to triple you over with laughter! Created by Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent, Old Jews Telling Jokes showcases five actors in a comedy that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present. The show also features comic songs – brand-new and satisfyingly old – as well as tributes to some of the giants of the comedy world and to the Old Jews Telling Jokes Web site, which inspired the show. If you’ve ever had a mother, visited a doctor or walked into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a frog, Old Jews Telling Jokes will sit in the dark, give you a second opinion and ask you where you got that. Like rye bread, kosher pickles and bagels, this show is for everyone! You’ll laugh ’til you plotz.
The Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $45, 619-544-1000, lyceumevents.org
