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| Storybook Theatre's version of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale is hopping into Theatre West this Fall. As always at Storybook, there will be plenty of audience participation and singing and dancing. You can even expect audience members to join in a special version of “The Bunny Hop.” This funny version is specifically created to appeal to children and the whole family. |
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| Aleichem Sholom! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem |
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Santa Monica Playhouse |
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| ake a journey through the life, loves and laughter of the world’s most beloved Yiddish humorist, as you’re treated to an in-depth look at the foolish philosophers, philosophical fools, comical shtetl folk and not-so-comical scoundrels that populated Sholom Aleichem’s real and fantasy worlds. This bold and bittersweet, raucous and romantic musical comedy celebrates the great man’s 102nd Yahrzeit, journeying through his loves and losses, the controversy surrounding his stories and plays, his fame and his failures. The new musical — the fifth in the Playhouse Sholom Aleichem quintilogy — stars veteran performer Chris DeCarlo, who once again takes on the role of the beloved author. Catch Aleichem Sholom! at The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse. |
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| All Join In! |
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Santa Monica Playhouse |
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| Commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre Musical Matinee series, All Join In! is a sing-a-long musical comedy where audiences join Cinderella on a fun, up-lifting adventure, meeting up with her fairytale friends along the way. |
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| Bad Habits |
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Ruskin Group Theatre |
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| The Sisters of St. Cyril’s are on a mission to prevent the closing of their convent and school. Might there be an “Almighty’ intervention to save them, in the form of a miraculous young woman named Maria? Or might God just sit this one out, leaving the Sisters to rely on their annual Christmas pageant fundraiser, which will be featuring a particularly surprising number? High adventure comedy, second to nun! |
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| Between Riverside and Crazy |
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Fountain Theatre |
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| Walter “Pops” Washington is a retired New York City policeman. His wife has died and his son, “Junior,” has just been released from jail. They live in a rent-controlled apartment on Riverside Drive in New York City. Junior’s girlfriend, Lulu, and Oswaldo, a recovering addict, also spend time at the apartment. Walter has been pursuing a discrimination suit against the Police Department, because he was accidentally shot by another police officer. This is a Los Angeles premiere at the award-winning Fountain Theatre. The play won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2015 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, the 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, the 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and the 2015 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play. |
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| Bob Baker's Nutcracker |
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Pasadena Playhouse |
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| Bob Baker's adaptation of the ballet classic and one of Bob Baker Marionette Theater's most beloved shows since it's opening in 1969! Imagination dwells at the Pasadena Playhouse, in a space specially outfitted for optimal holiday and puppetry joy. Allow the Bob Baker Marionette Theater and over 100 handcrafted puppets to take you on an adventure through the wizardry of strings and into the enchanted world of the fantastic... NUTCRACKER. |
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| Bob's Holiday Office Party |
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Atwater Village Theatre |
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| Every year, insurance agent Bob Finhead's whacked out friends and clients stop by his small-town Iowa office for their annual holiday bash. The town mayor, the sheriff, the twin farmer sisters, the stoner, the town floozy and the pastor's wife have already RSVP’d for this year's event. But Bob has dreams of a bigger life and wants to escape their narrow-minded thinking. Will he be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional inventor and move to the big city, or will he come to realize how much he is the heart and soul of the town? Will any of this matter once the party starts, the bickering and fighting begins, and the drinks hit the floor? |
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| A Christmas Carol |
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A Noise Within |
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| Scrooge and the gang are back in A Noise Within's delightfully festive, musically merry holiday tradition. Adapted by the company's own Geoff Elliott, this Pasadena production of Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol has become a Southland fave for the entire family. As the Los Angeles Times says, "Only a die-hard humbug could remain unmoved by so charming a yuletide treat." Experience the magical journey of everyone's favorite surly miser as visits from Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future crack open his cold heart. Stick around after the show for selfies with the cast. |
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| A Christmas Carol |
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South Coast Repertory |
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| Nineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless Dickens classic and all your favorite characters-Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come-and Hal Landon Jr. as everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge ("The quintessential Ebenezer Scrooge!" according to the Daily Pilot). |
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| A Christmas Carol |
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Long Beach Playhouse |
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| The perennial favorite returns for its eighth incarnation at Long Beach Playhouse. In this quick-paced, highly theatrical re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic tale, the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future show Ebenezer Scrooge the poverty of his material wealth and the blessings that come with generosity. Can they convince him to change before it's too late? Come spend time with the characters you've come to love - Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and of course the irascible miser himself. This production will be the Christmas party needed to set you and your loved ones on the path to holiday cheer. |
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| A Christmas Carole King |
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El Portal Theatre |
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| For their 18th annual holiday offering, The Troubies have combined the soulful sounds of songstress Carole King with one of the most enduring stories of our time – Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” – and the result is SO FAR AWAY from what you'd expect! Will Ebenezer Scrooge wake up ONE FINE DAY feeling like a NATURAL WOMAN and finally BELIEVE IN HUMANITY? Will he break his CHAINS and be shown what’s truly BEAUTIFUL, and discover he has a CORAZON before IT’S TOO LATE, BABY? Will Tiny Tim go UP ON THE ROOF and ask, WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW? This December do the LOCOMOTION, (or the NoHo Metro) to the El Portal Theatre for many happy tidings of comfort and joy. Prepare for the rockin’ sounds of the Troubadorchestra to make you FEEL THE EARTH MOVE UNDER YOUR FEET! Experience the Holi-daze like never before, because, this magical season, YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND in the Troubies! |
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| Church Discipline: Christmas |
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Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre |
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| Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group proudly presents a fresh for the holidays incarnation of their fan-favorite, cult-hit show, Church Discipline. At the dawn of a new age, Kris Kringle is ready to name Santa as the new herald of Christmas during the "Coronation of the Claus", a holy North Pole ceremony where Elves and Reindeer pay tribute to the Spirit of Christmas and where Santa must defeat Krampus to claim the title of "Claus" and fulfill his Christmas destiny. Church Discipline: Christmas invites audiences into the ceremonial halls of the North Pole to join us for this off-the-cuff Christmas-time comedy show! Featuring Jason Britt, Megan Colburn, Rebecca Del Sesto, David Dickens, Helena Hafstein, Warren Hall, Mike Hara, Abigail Hunt, Ben Korman, Ian Michaels, Sarah Emily Rish, Celia Frances Rector, Brandon Slezak and Max Zumstein; Directed by Brandon Slezak and Produced by Zombie Joe. For Ages 16 and up. |
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| The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time |
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Greenway Court Theatre |
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| In THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, 15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. |
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| Dark-Dark-Ride-Ride: Holiday Nightmare! |
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Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre |
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| Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group proudly presents their All-New Holiday-Horror-Theatre Attraction...An Epic Wild-Ride thru Winter WonderHELL! Featuring Tyler Davidson, Yael Herman, Jorge Lozano, Natalie Luna, Robertha Mallmann, Jessica Sabine, Brandon Slezak, Weston Tucker and Laura Van Yck; Musical Score by Joseph Bishara; Directed by Zombie Joe and Brandon Slezak; Produced by Zombie Joe. For Ages 18 and up. *A simple release-waiver to be signed at the door, prior to entry. Rides Launch Every 15 minutes, Starting at 8:00p - Last Ride at 11:45p |
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| Disrobed |
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Studio C Artists |
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| Billed as “the ultimate Southern California experience”, the irreverent stage comedy “Disrobed: Why So Clothes-Minded?”, notorious for not only featuring an entirely naked cast, but for requiring audiences attend the show au natural as well, is returning to Los Angeles for an ongoing residency at the Studio C Theatre. Ages 18+ Includes nudity |
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| Eight Nights |
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Antaeus Theater |
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| Set in one apartment in New York over the span of several generations, this World Premiere follows the poignant journey of a German Jewish refugee and her family in this heartfelt, lyrical portrait of a woman haunted by the past but resiliently moving toward the future. |
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| Elijah |
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Victory Theatre Center |
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| Hurricane Elijah has closed down all the roads in a small town in Texas. A disparate group of people take refuge in a TGIFridays restaurant, while, weather permitting, a high-profile execution is scheduled in a nearby prison. The restaurant is low on staff, low on food, but loaded with revelatory exchanges between both intimates and strangers who are impacted by the hurricane, the execution, and the difficulty of reconciling mercy and violence in this little corner of the world. |
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| Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) |
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Sierra Madre Playhouse |
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| Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told -- plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. a madcap romp through the holiday season! An outrageous holiday romp for the whole family (except those who still believe in Santa)! |
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| Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room |
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Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre |
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| Chicago, June, 1920. The Republican National Convention is in full swing. Warren G. Harding is overwhelmed by the prospect of being the nominee of the Republican Party for President. Hounded by an ambitious campaign manager, a paralyzingly superstitious wife, a star-struck young mistress, and the frightening pull of inevitability, Harding seems destined to be President----or is he? This play explores the extent to which fate controls our lives. Is there a higher power that determines our destinies or are we the aggregate result of the idiosyncracies of flawed humanity?
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| For The Loyal |
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Marilyn Monroe Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center |
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| Toby and Mia are graduate students with a bright future ahead of them: a baby on the way and a college coaching job for Toby. But when Toby stumbles across a secret that threatens to derail their future, he and Mia must decide between honesty and loyalty, and whether doing something wrong is the only way to do what's right. Will Mia be loyal to the institutions that support her, the family she's part of, or herself? |
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| Frozen |
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Pantages Theatre |
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| A mysterious secret. A family torn apart. As one sister struggles with being an outsider and harnessing her powers within, the other sets out on a thrilling adventure to bring her family together once again. Both are searching for love, but they'll learn that to find it they'll have to look inside themselves first. |
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| The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever |
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LOFT Ensemble-Sherman Oaks |
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| Who says the holidays have to be so serious? And straight? The story of The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever centers on a struggling gay theater company in West Hollywood and its quest to stage ... "the gayest Christmas pageant ever." But when they're left without a script at the last minute, the theater's drama-addicted cast and crew must try to pull off their very own Christmas miracle. With its fast-paced action, hilarious dialogue and over-the-top characters, Pageant serves up a holiday camp-fest like no other. |
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| Holiday Inn |
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Carpenter Performing Arts Center |
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| Based on the classic film, this joyous musical features thrilling dance numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy, and a parade of hit Irving Berlin songs, including "Blue Skies," "Easter Parade," "Steppin' Out With My Baby," Heat Wave," and "White Christmas." Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn tells the story of Jim, who leaves the bright lights of show business behind to settle down on his farmhouse in Connecticut. He quickly discovers life isn't the same without a bit of song and dance. So Jim and Linda, a spirited schoolteacher with talent to spare, turn the farmhouse into a fabulous inn that celebrates each holiday, from Thanksgiving to the Fourth of July. |
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| It's A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play |
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The New Vic |
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| ETC’s production of It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is set in Santa Barbara in 1947, and features mock radio commercials for local businesses from that time. Inspired by the classic holiday film, the radio play tells the entire story of idealistic George Bailey, a man who gives up his dreams to help others, and whose life’s decisions on Christmas Eve bring about the intervention of his guardian angel. This timeless story comes to life with five talented actors performing dozens of characters as a live radio broadcast with live Foley sound effects right before your eyes. This production will surely ignite the holiday spirit in audiences of all ages... |
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| Julius Caesar |
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Hudson Theatre |
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| Warriors For Peace Theatre presents an exciting production of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Set in the world of modern warfare with gender-bending roles and a diverse cast, watch actual combat veterans bring this story of war and politics to life like you have never seen! Directed by Ann Noble. WFP is a collaboration of US military veterans and civilians who believe in the healing effects of art. Our company provides catharsis for those who have served and promotes peace by way of the theatre arts. Our projects are designed to build bridges between communities, support disenfranchised groups, promote ethnic diversity, empower women, narrow the civil-military divide, and foster peace among nations. WFP has a simple philosophy: Who better to promote peace than those who have seen the face of war? We believe art transcends politics and brings people together. WFP provides artists a venue to use their craft to have a positive impact on the world around them and the communities in which they live. To learn more about our mission to help veterans heal and promote peace through the arts: www.WFPtheatre.com |
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| Key Largo |
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Geffen Playhouse |
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| Welcome to the eye of the storm! Key Largo is a bold reimagining of Maxwell Anderson's Broadway hit that became the iconic noir film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Returning from World War II, disillusioned Frank McCloud travels to a hotel in Key Largo to pay his respects to the widow of a fallen friend. What McCloud doesn't count on is an entirely different battle with mobsters who have overtaken the hotel, led by the ruthless Johnny Rocco (Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia). As a hurricane barrels toward the Keys, McCloud must face his demons in order to take down a monster. |
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| La Vie en Rose |
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble |
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| Grammy-winning chanteuse Julia Migenes travels back to the Paris of Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway in this evening of nostalgic French chansons by Charles Aznavour, Léo Ferre, Jacques Brel, Michel Legrand and others. Accompanied on piano by Victoria Kirsch and directed by Academy Award-nominated director Peter Medak, La Vie en Rose marks her farewell series of concert performances. |
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| The Legend of Georgia McBride |
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Secret Rose Theatre |
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| He's young; he's broke; his landlord's knocking at the door, and he's just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make matters even more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvis impersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida dive bar. When the bar owner brings in a B-level drag show to replace his act, Casey finds that he has a whole lot to learn about show business - and himself. A clever comedy wrapped in sequins, this show features show stopping drag numbers with music ranging from Judy Garland to Kesha. |
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| Life In Boobs |
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Second City |
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| The new, comedic musical, Life In Boobs, honors the milestones of women’s lives from training bras to breast cancer through comedy and the power of all original songs. Through musical numbers, scenes and monologues, it highlights the true trials and tribulations of boobs everywhere. With Books & Lyrics by Casey Christensen (The Donkey Show_), Music by celebrity vocal coach Rachael Lawrence (_Grey’s Anatomy, Glee), Conceived by Jennifer Goodman. This show will make you laugh, cry, and laugh again. It’s a show for women and men and alike. Women from all walks of life will relate to these true stories and so will the men who love them. |
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| Little Black Dress The Girls' Night Out Musical |
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Kirk Douglas Theatre |
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| LITTLE BLACK DRESS The Musical a brand new production featuring an original script and score from the hilarious women of Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody. |
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| The Magic Flute |
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
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| With the seamless interaction between onstage performers and projected hand-drawn animation, this inventive and charming interpretation brilliantly captures Mozart's delightful blend of high comedy and adventure. |
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| The Magic of Christmas |
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La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts |
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| A cast of hundreds with 30 scene changes makes for an epic Christmas spectacular for the whole family. From their early days of performing with such legends as Ed Sullivan and Bing Crosby to their current tours across 17 countries with 325 shows each year, The Young Americans remain the best in music and dance. The Magic of Christmas features hip-hopping penguins, dancing Santas and many more memorable moments to fill the family with holiday spirit. |
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| The Man Who Came to Dinner |
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Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre |
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| The Group Rep presents Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s beloved farce The Man Who Came to Dinner, directed by Bruce Kimmel, produced by Doug Haverty. The comedy classic takes place a few weeks before Christmas in small town USA, after a famously outlandish NYC radio personality is invited to dine at the house of the well-to-do local factory owner. But this sharp-tongued celebrity slips on a patch of ice outside the front door and injures his hip. Confined to the house for a month, he drives his hosts mad by insulting them, monopolizing their world, wreaking havoc with romantic antics and receiving a constant stream of bizarre guests, including performers, scientists, penguins and even paroled convicts. As Christmas Day approaches mayhem ensues and fate delivers a comeuppance. |
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| Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play |
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Actors Co-op Theatre |
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| For anyone who has a difficult time getting into the true spirit of Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street is the show to see. You will want to bring the entire family to enjoy this classic, told in the style of a live 1940's era radio broadcast. Staged with live Foley effects and a score of favorite holiday tunes, Miracle on 34th Street is sure to be a highlight of the season. |
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| Over Time |
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Stephanie Feury Studio (SFS) Theatre |
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| A play in real time, set in Michigan on Super Bowl Sunday. Four guys with very different viewpoints get together to watch the big game. |
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| Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirates' Christmas |
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Laguna Playhouse |
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| PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL: A PIRATES’ CHRISTMAS is a singing, swashbuckling adventure performed in the high-flying style of a British holiday Panto. Take off on a wild quest with Tinker Bell, Wendy and Peter Pan as they try to put a stop to the plot of some dastardly pirates who plan to kidnap Peter as a present to Captain Hook. Filled with big laughs, magic, dancers and contemporary songs by everyone from Taylor Swift to The Bee Gees, this family show has a little bit of something for everyone.
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| The Plot to Overthrow Christmas |
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Long Beach Shakespeare Company at
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| This past year, LBSC has brought several villains to the Helen Borgers Theatre (Iago, Mephistopheles, and Tamora, just to name a few). Now, with The Plot to Overthrow Christmas, we bring you more villains in a single dose than you've seen all year. Written by her father's close friend, Norman Corwin, this piece was a favorite of Helen's, and we dedicate it to her, along with some of her favorite poems sprinkled throughout, such as "King John's Christmas" by A.A. Milne and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service. |
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| punkplay |
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Atwater Village Theatre |
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| Mickey and Duck are two teenage boys trying to make sense of the world in the mess of 80s America. Through the music and culture of punk rock, they patch together a precarious identity, skating (literally) between the demands of an increasingly strict subculture and an authentic desire to break free from convention. A coming of age story in the form of a mixtape, punkplay is a theatrical love letter to loud music, irresponsible behavior and the beating heart of authenticity we all strive to preserve. |
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| Safe Harbor |
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Zephyr Theatre |
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| More than anything, Sasha wants her mother back. Mikayla dreams of going to space … or just finding a place to call home. June Richards, a sex-trafficking survivor and victim’s advocate, strives to provide a safe harbor for the two young victims. But none of these dreams are as easy — or as safe — as they seem. Tira Palmquist’s Safe Harbor offers a peek through the eyes of the victims into the multifaceted, dark, and tangled web of underground sex trafficking. Each woman’s fight reveals how quickly and easily young women can disappear, and how the notion of freedom itself becomes twisted in a world of desperate choices. Directed by Anita Dashiell-Sparks. Artistic Director, Gregg T. Daniel. |
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| Salvage |
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Lounge Theatre |
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| “Having a dream is like running with scissors.” Harley, a singer-songwriter whose wife is expecting their first child, has decided to hang it up. On his way to pawn his guitar, he stumbles across the bar where his musical hero, Floyd Whitaker, died. Entering, he finds Johnson, the inhospitable bartender, and a single, surly customer, known as Preacher, who’s strumming the blues on an old guitar. Dueling words and songs ensue, dislodging uncomfortable truths, until an unexpected arrival turns everything on its ear. |
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| The Santaland Diaries |
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Santa Monica Playhouse |
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| Patrick Censoplano once again dons the candy-cane tights for a Santa Monica Playhouse holiday celebration in this outrageously funny one-man play from NPR's well-loved humorist David Sedaris. The SantaLand Diaries, based on Sedaris's experiences as an unemployed writer taking a job as an elf at Macy's department store in New York City, takes a wry look at how the holiday season brings out the best - and the worst - in us all. This delightfully tart, cheerfully twisted holiday tale, directed by Chris DeCarlo, adapted by Joe Mantello. |
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| Scissorhands |
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| They’ve taken on ‘90s film faves like Scream, Cruel Intentions and Clueless. Now Rockwell: Table & Stage cuts into the absurdity of suburban life with Scissorhands: A Musical Inspired by the Film, a show that’s sure to delight fans of the original which starred Johnny Depp, Wynona Ryder, Dianne Wiest and Alan Arkin. Based on Tim Burton’s modern fairy tale, the quirky story follows a synthetic boy with sharp blades for hands who charms an entire neighborhood of normies. You’ll appreciate the movie even more after seeing it reworked for the stage at Rockwell in Los Angeles. |
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| Second Degree |
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Studio C Artists |
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| Holly (Aunt) and Joslyn (Niece), second-degree relatives, share their intergenerational journeys of healing as SECOND DEGREE. This unique and one-of-a-kind duo invite you into their inner circle of healing, sharing intimate stories that are intense and painful telling of adversity, struggle, transformation and joy, but balanced with stunning music, heart-opening meditation and some great conversation. 16+ |
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| Seven |
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Atwater Village Theatre |
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| Seven acclaimed playwrights (Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz) collaborated to create this compelling tapestry of stories, weaving together the words of seven remarkable women who faced life-threatening obstacles to bring about major improvements in the lives of women and girls in their home countries. ELAN Ensemble, using its signature physical theatre techniques, brings these unforgettable stories to life. |
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| Sugar Plum Fairy |
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David Henry Hwang Theater |
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| NPR star Sandra Tsing Loh's comical holiday treat follows a 12 year-old girl and her dream of dancing the lead in The Nutcracker. Audiences of all ages are invited to enjoy this sweetly whimsical story. Don we now our Christmas costumes, Hanukkah hats, and the merriest of ugly sweaters to share in the Yuletide cheer. |
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| Supportive White Parents |
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Second City |
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| When an Asian girl tells her parents she doesn’t want to be a doctor anymore, she wishes on a shooting star for supportive white parents. Book and lyrics by Joy Regullano. Directed by Frank Caeti. Music by The Same and Tony Show. Musical Director is Tony Gonzalez. |
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| Swan Lake |
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Ahmanson Theatre |
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| Retaining the iconic elements of the original production loved by millions around the world, Matthew Bourne and award-winning designers Lez Brotherston (sets and costumes) and Paule Constable (lighting) will create an exciting reimagining of the classic New Adventures production. Thrilling, audacious, witty, and emotive, this Swan Lake is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered conventions, turned tradition upside down, and took the dance world by storm. Collecting over 30 international accolades including an Olivier Award in the UK and three Tonys on Broadway, Matthew Bourne’s powerful interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece is a passionate and contemporary Swan Lake for our times. |
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| Uncle Vanya |
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The New American Theatre |
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| Anton Chekhov's Comedic Drama about hope, courage, and the human responsibility to each other and to mother earth. |
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| Waiting for Waiting for Godot |
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The Broadwater |
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| It is probably not their night. Ester and Val are understudies for a production of Waiting for Godot. They are committed to art, and frustrated by anonymity. They understand their purpose, but not the reasons they stay. They accept their fate, but question each other's motives, all while waiting for “him“ to appear...
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