| Beautiful May 23 - Jun 16, 2013 |
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The Los Angeles Theatre Center |
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| Generations of women in Jozanne’s family have several things in common: They’re Jamaican; they’re beautiful; and they’ve had to endure brutal acts of violence at the whims of men. Jozanne’s mother is so traumatized that she faces institutionalization for life. Jozanne herself will not remain a victim. Armed with pluck and grit, the depths of her grandmother’s love, and her own abiding Christian faith, she is determined to break the cycle of violence, victimization and despair. Along the way, she finds her own true love, discovers a way to redeem her worst tormentor, and she emerges triumphant. “Beautiful” is a true story of courage, and victory over despair.
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| Sleepless In Seattle - The Musical May 24 - Jun 23, 2013 |
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Pasadena Playhouse |
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| SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL centers around Sam, a widower and single father. When Sam's son, Jonah calls into a talk radio program looking for a new mother, Sam ends up getting on the phone and laments about his lost love. Thousands of miles away in Baltimore, Annie hears the program and immediately falls in love with Sam, despite the fact that she has never met him and that she is engaged to another man. Believing they are meant to be together, Annie sets out for Seattle to meet Sam, who, meanwhile, contends with an onslaught of letters from available women equally touched by his phone call.
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| Rent May 24 - Jun 30, 2013 |
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Hudson Theatre |
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| Based on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent is a rock opera that tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in East Village New York during the 1990s. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life, all wrapped up in one powerful story. |
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| The Night Fairy May 24 - Jun 2, 2013 |
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South Coast Repertory |
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| Flory is a fairy no taller than an acorn, who loses her exquisite wings in a fight with a bat, falls into the garden of a "Giantess" and takes up residence in a birdhouse. This magical story from a Newbery Medal winner is as visually bewitching as the night fairy herself. But Flory is as fierce and ferocious as she is elegant, and she's about to discover that she needs every drop of bravery-and equal amounts of understanding and compassion-in her new life among the daylight creatures. |
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| Translations May 25 - Jun 23, 2013 |
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The Lost Studio |
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| In the early 19th century, thousands of British soldiers marched into Ireland to execute the first geographic survey of the region. Their orders were to translate every Gaelic location name into English, effectively erasing centuries of Irish history and culture. Translations tells the story of a small community of impoverished, Irish farmers and the British soldiers who set up camp in their village. As the two cultures collide, the severe language barrier between them prompts humor, strife, and ultimately tragedy. |
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| My Brother Marvin May 26 |
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Long Beach Performing Arts Center |
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| Action-packed and inspirational, “My Brother Marvin” brilliantly unfolds on stage as it highlights not the music, but the mind of Marvin Gaye; even revealing the heart of his mother, the only person who actually witnessed his untimely death. It was believed that she took her secrets to her grave, until the recent discovery of her hidden journals, in which she writes candidly about her husband, her family and of course, her superstar son. |
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| Priscilla Queen Of The Desert May 28 - Jun 16, 2013 |
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Pantages Theatre |
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| BETTE MIDLER proudly presents the most OUTRAGEOUSLY FUN Broadway musical: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT! This spectacular show tells the uplifting story of a trio of friends on a road trip of a lifetime, who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the middle of the Australian outback and end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed. An international hit with over 500 dazzling, 2011 Tony Award-winning costumes, PRISCILLA features a hit parade of dance-floor favorites including “It’s Raining Men,” “Finally” and “I Will Survive.” The Hollywood Reporter calls PRISCILLA “funny and fabulous! Joyous entertainment with eye-popping visuals and unexpected heart!” |
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| The Pianist Of Willesden Lane May 29 - Jun 2, 2013 |
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Laguana Playhouse |
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| Set in Vienna in 1938 and London during the Blitzkrieg, The Pianist of Willesden Lane tells the story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her concert debut at the storied Musikverein concert hall. But with the issuing of new ordinances under Nazi regime, everything for Lisa changes, except for her love of music and the pursuit of her dream. Featuring some of the world's most beloved piano music played live, The Pianist of Willesden Lane is performer Mona Golabek's true family story, chronicling hope, survival and how through our darkest times, music has the power to help us survive. |
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| Jurassic Park & The Shining May 30 |
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Comedy Central Stage at
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| RASSIC PARK: THE MUSICAL! & THE SHINING! THE MUSICAL!
A double feature from Davis & Sons, (Matthew Patrick Davis and Joe Chandler & Zach Paez), presenting two of their half-hour musicals back-to-back. Jurassic Park, featuring the songs "Clever Girl" and "Vision's Based on Movement," and The Shining, featuring the hit single "I'm Gonna Bash Your F*cking Brains In." |
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| Private Eyes May 30 - Jun 30, 2013 |
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Hudson Theatre |
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| Private Eyes is a play about deception and broken trust, labeled by the author as a "comedy of suspicion," as the story is told in multiple layers and the audience is repeatedly tricked to believe that the current situation is real. It is sometimes considered an homage to The Real Thing (by Tom Stoppard, 1982), a play with the same theme and techniques. Although each layer by itself is deceptively plausible, the play takes several turns that make events in previous layers and sometimes even the overall story impossible. |
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| A Presentation About the Herero of Namibia May 30 - Aug 11, 2013 |
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The Matrix |
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| The West Coast premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury's brave, chilling and very funny new work about a group of actors who lose control of their play and discover some startling hidden truths. What could possibly go wrong when a group of eager young amateur actors attempt to dramatize the first genocide of the 20th century? "Simultaneously funny and disturbing, this is one of the best shows of the year." - Flavorpill |
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| lonescopade May 31 - Aug 11, 2013 |
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble |
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| Ionescopade, A Musical Vaudeville– Taken from the plays, playlets and poetry of “Theatre of the Absurd” playwright Eugène Ionesco (Rhinoceros, The Bald Soprano, Exit the King), Ionescopade is a zany musical vaudeville featuring mime, farce and parody – all hilariously balanced on the edge of madness.
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| Snakeskin Suit May 31 - Jun 9, 2013 |
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The Magic Mirror Theater (Formerly NoHo Stages) |
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| Lily's new boyfriend is funny, charming and a little goofy. He also happens to be the devil. That's right, the ultimate evil. In Snakeskin Suit, a new play written by J. Holtham, we find out whether or not the devil is really that bad. Does he have a nefarious plan for Lily's soul or simply to win her heart? As Lily falls deeper in love, her friends grow more concerned, forcing her to face her own inner demons ... and maybe a few outer ones as well. This intriguing new work is part of the Unknown Artists 321 Festival, which features members of Play Club West. |
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| South Pacific May 31 - Jun 16, 2013 |
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The Grove Theatre |
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| Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe's life, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices. |
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| The Taming of the Shrew Jun 1 - Sep 29, 2013 |
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Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum |
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| Shakespeare’s rowdy romp stands as one of his sharpest and funniest scripts. No suitor can win lovely Bianca until her older sister, “Katherine the Cursed,” is married off. Can Petruchio subdue Kate’s temper and win her bountiful dowry, or will she continue her shrewish ways?
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream Jun 2 - Sep 28, 2013 |
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Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum |
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| Theatricum brings back its signature production, an audience favorite with a set design unrivaled by any other theater – because it's the real thing. The most magical outdoor setting in Los Angeles is once again transformed into an enchanted fairy forest inhabited by lovers both fairy and human – a world of wonder and romance where comical misunderstandings and the pain of unrequited love are resolved, and all is reconciled through midsummer night revelries and the enduring power of nature. |
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| Solomon's Blade Jun 2 |
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Theatre West |
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| Tamar Greenwold has been unexpectedly called to return from a long-awaited vacation with her husband. Her sister--‐in--‐law Claire is lying in the hospital, seven and a half months pregnant, brain‐dead, on life support. Arrangements have been made by Tamar's close friend and attorney Kristin Joseph to have an Israeli immigrant adopt the child. Tamar, devoted to her Jewish faith, is thrilled ...until she discovers that the mother to be, Sahrrah Shouman, is Arab--‐Israeli. As the characters wrestle with the conflict, the nature of identity, faith, and truth are called into question. Approached with great humor and humanity, Solomon's Blade speaks to anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and seen a stranger. |
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