thursday, sept. 4
Retro Futura Tour 2014
For nearly three decades fans of The Thompson Twins have been waiting for more live performances from one of the most iconic bands of the ’80s. Now Tom Bailey, with a new band, will be touring and performing most of the big Thompson Twins hits on the Retro Futura Tour. Songs such as “Hold Me Now”, “Doctor Doctor”, “You Take Me Up” and “Love On Your Side” provided the soundtrack for so many people’s lives worldwide in the mid-’80s. Also starring Howard Jones and with special guests Ultravox’s Midge Ure, China Crisis and Katrina (of Katrina & The Waves). A night of non-stop ’80s hits.
Humphreys Concerts by the bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, 6:30 p.m., tickets $55, 800-745-3000, humphreysconcerts.com
friday, sept. 5
Regrets Only
In Manhattan, where modern life and marriage are never less than complicated, a high-powered lawyer, his socialite wife and their fabulously successful friend, a noted fashion designer, clash over the issue of gay marriage. This leads to a drastic protest with hilarious consequences for all.
Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. #101 in San Diego,8 p.m., tickets $45, 619-220-0097, diversionary.org
saturday, sept. 6
God of Carnage
A comedy of manners … without the manners. The other day in the neighborhood park, little Benjamin whacked his playmate Henry with a stick, breaking two teeth. So it is important that the parents of the boys set the right example and sit down to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably, right? Yasmina Reza uses her corrosive wit to strip away the thin veneer of civilization in this Tony Award-winning comedy.
OnStage Playhouse, 291 Third Ave. in Chula Vista, 8 p.m., adult tickets $20, at-the-door $23, 619-422-7787, onstageplayhouse.org
sunday, sept. 7
Fallen Angels
This is Noël Coward at his inimitable best. Fallen Angels provides a continuously entertaining two hours of sheer delight, when you combine two slightly bored British women, an amorous Frenchman, clueless husbands and one very cheeky maid. You have the ingredients for an enjoyable evening of merriment that only Noël Coward can provide. When it premiered in 1925, audiences were shocked by its theme of female sexuality and longing. Veering from witty asides to uproarious slapstick, this fast-paced farce will leave you in stitches.
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D in Solana Beach, 2 p.m., tickets $46, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
monday, sept. 8
Art of East Asia
The newly refurbished permanent display Art of East Asia represents over six years of research and conservation by the museum’s curator of Asian art and has been designed by the renowned firm of Staples & Charles . Art of East Asia vividly animates the philosophical and creative traditions that inspired Asian luminaries and everyday people throughout China, Japan and Korea. This story begins with a section devoted to Chinese tomb art and develops through Buddhist icons, Daoist visions in the setting of a formal Chinese reception hall, the mixture of Buddhist, Daoist and Shinto domestic piety embodied by the objects of a Japanese living space, and a much-anticipated display of arts of Korea.
The San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $12, 619-232-7931, sdmart.org
tuesday, sept. 9
Kingdom City
When displaced New York director Miriam finds herself in Kingdom City, Mo. she reluctantly agrees to direct a high school production of The Crucible . As the play unlocks the students’ repressed desires, a local youth minister threatens to cancel the play, creating a firestorm in this small conservative town. A funny and sharp new play inspired by true events.
La Jolla Playhouse, Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive in La Jolla, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $15, 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org
wednesday, sept. 10
Catch Me If You Can
Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying, splashy new Broadway musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank’s lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end … and finds something he never expected.
Moonlight Amphitheatre, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive in Vista, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $20, 760-724-2110, moonlightstage.com
