La Jolla Playhouse’s 2026-27 season will include four world premiere productions, as well as the West Coast premiere of ...

Ashley, who leads La Jolla Playhouse, takes on the role after the death of Roundabout's longtime artistic director. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Christopher Ashley, the longtime artistic director ...

Christopher Ashley will leave for New York after directing the musical stage adaptation of the 1988 film. It opens Oct. 28.

Theatergoers heading to see Robert Askins' new play "The Squirrels" at La Jolla Playhouse should expect a very literal interpretation of the title. There will be literal squirrels on stage, Tony Award ...

Two shows attempt to make sense of the gonzo journalist and Lincoln’s assassin, cultural figures forever intertwined with American history. By Rhoda Feng Christopher Ashley, the artistic director of ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Winter is on the way and the squirrels are restless. Mistrust is growing ...

Christopher Ashley celebrates 10 years since artistic director at the La Jolla Playhouse. He had the daunting task of following in the footsteps of this Mac and often by the theater in 1983. We spoke ...

Whether it's poignant time travel as farce or sci-fi meets life choices, Alan Ayckbourn's "Communicating Doors''‹which opened Off-Broadway at the Variety Arts Theatre, Aug. 20‹presents a daunting task ...

“New musicals are always in some ways like creating art and in some ways like going to war,” Christopher Ashley says with a laugh. He would know. Ashley won a 2017 Tony Award for his direction of ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Scott Ellis, current Interim Artistic Director, longtime Associate Artistic ...

Christopher Ashley, the artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse and a Tony winner for “Come From Away,” will run the large New York nonprofit. By Michael Paulson The royal musical had a bumpy road to ...