‘HEISENBERG’
Scripps Ranch Theatre presents this 2015 Simon Stephens play about an unlikely relationship between an Irish butcher in his 70s and a truth-challenged New Jersey mom in her 40s, starring San Diego actors Charlie Reindeau and DeNae Steele. Opens tonightand runs through Jan. 30. Showtimes 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Scripps Ranch Theatre at Alliant University’s Legler Benbough Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations, San Diego. $10 to $39. (858) 395-0573, scrippsranchtheatre.org
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”: Patio Playhouse Community Theatre presents John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s rock musical about a struggling rock singer working out onstage their emotional struggles over a botched gender-reassignment surgery. Opens tonight and runs through Feb. 6. Showtimes 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. 116 Kalmia St., Escondido. $15-$22. (760) 746-6669. Ages 13 and up only. patioplayhouse.com
“Mozart and Figaro in Vienna”: San Diego Repertory Theatre is co-presenting Hershey Felder’s latest “Live From Florence” musical film. This new piece, which premiered Sunday, tells the little-known story on the creation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1786 opera “The Marriage of Figaro” told from the perspective of his controversial librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, who was a Jew, a priest and brothel owner all rolled into one. $55. Now streaming on demand at hersheyfelder.net
COVID protocols: All San Diego theaters are enforcing COVID-19 safety requirements that include proof of full vaccine and masks worn indoors, with some exceptions. For policy details, visit each theater’s website.