Coronado Playhouse’s production of “Head Over Heels” — a lively jukebox musical — will hit the stage in August.
The musical, a tale that fuses Elizabethan-era forbidden love, royal prophecy and self-discovery, first premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015. It brings together the narrative of Sir Philip Sidney’s “The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia,” along with a pop-rock soundtrack of The Go-Go’s.
Set in the utopian kingdom of Arcadia, “Head Over Heels” follows King Basilius, his queen Gynecia, and their two daughters: Philoclea, whose heart belongs to the humble shepherd Musidorus, and Pamela, the kingdom’s famously beautiful yet insecure princess.
The show is scheduled to run from Aug. 8-31 at Coronado Playhouse. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays, along with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays.
Single tickets are $27 and can be purchased at coronadoplayhouse.org/head-over-heels/. Discounts are available for active military, students and seniors. For more ticketing information, call the box office at (619) 435-4856.
