The Lamb's Players Theatre opened its 2023 season with "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" and it has been extended several times. Photo from Lamb's Players Theatre Facebook Page.

The Lamb’s Players Theater, which opened its 2023 season in January with “R-E-S-P-E-C-T,” has extended a celebration of 1960s divas and singers through April 9.

“We’ve had an outstanding response, so have decided to extend this new musical,” said Producing Artistic Director Robert Smyth.

Lamb’s Associate Artistic Director Kerry Meads and Associate Artist Vanda Eggington created the new piece. after developing previous hits “BOOMERS” and “AMERICAN RHYTHM,” Smyth said.

The cast for “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” includes Angela Chatelain Avila, Caitie Grady, Rebecca Jade, Janaya Mahealani Jones, Sydney Joyner and Joy Yandell.

Tickets range from $38 to $92, depending on the day of the week and the theatre’s seating section. And discounts are available for seniors (66+) and veterans.

There also are half-price tickets available for active duty military, youth (ages 5 – 17), and young adults (18 – 34) who join the theatre’s free Under 35 Club.

Lamb’s has presented performances since opening its first resident stage in 1978, in National City.

The company spent 17 seasons there and has become the region’s third largest not-for-profit professional theatre company after the Old Globe and the La Jolla Playhouse, according to the theater. The organization moved to Coronado in 1994.

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