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| Bright Star |
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| Ahmanson Theatre |
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From Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award-winning Steve Martin and Grammy Award-winning Edie Brickell comes Bright Star, the five-time Tony-nominated, new Broadway musical that The New York Times called "a shining achievement." Directed by Tony winner Walter Bobbie and inspired by a real event, this original musical tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s. Propelled by an ensemble of onstage musicians and dancers, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion, beautiful melodies and powerfully moving performances. Bright Star -- as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful -- is "Broadway's most beautiful show" (WABC). Come see it at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
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| The Color Purple |
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| Pantages Theatre |
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THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as "a direct hit to the heart" (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic, directed by Tony winner John Doyle, has conquered Broadway in an all-new "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold" (The New York Times). This stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman's journey to love and triumph in the American South is hailed by New York Magazine as "one of the greatest revivals ever."
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| In the Heights |
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| Carpenter Performing Arts Center |
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With incredible hip-hop dancing, a contemporary Latin-flavored score and a story from Lin-Manuel Miranda (creator of the hit Broadway show Hamilton), In the Heights made a huge splash on Broadway, scoring the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical and winning over audiences with its fresh-faced charm and vibrant music. This Musical Theatre West production takes you on an exhilarating theatrical journey into the lives of the residents of the Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City -- a place where the coffee from Usnavi's corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the scent of impending change. Don't miss this pre-sale opportunity to see this vibrant musical at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
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| The 39 Steps |
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| Actors Co-op Theatre |
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Originally directed by thriller mastermind Alfred Hitchcock, The 39 Steps is a delightful cocktail of film noir panache, spy novel thrills and more than a touch of Monty Python-esque absurdity. A two-time winner of both Tony and Drama Desk Awards, the story centers on Richard Hannay, an average man who gets trapped in a world of danger when he joins the battle against the 39 Steps, a spy organization who's after British military secrets. Find out who really dunit at the Actors Co-op Theatre in Hollywood.
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| An Accident |
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| Lounge Theatre |
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A woman wakes up in a hospital unable to move and with little memory of her past, only to discover that the man who ran her over is her sole visitor. An Accident explores how small decisions can change the course of a life and how the body and mind heal in unexpected ways. Enjoy this Griot Theatre of the West Valley production at The Lounge Theatre in Los Angeles. This show contains nudity. You must be age 18 or older to attend this event.
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| Afterlife: a ghost story |
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| Avery Schreiber Playhouse |
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As rich in imagery as it is unsettling in tone, afterlife: a ghost story explores the fragility of the human psyche and the lingering effects of great loss framed by a chilling tale. An impending storm forces troubled couple, Connor and Danielle to return to their beachfront home for the first time since they lost their son. While they reluctantly attempt to secure their house and also try to pick up the pieces of their fractured lives, they are welcomed by dead fishes littering the shore, enormous black birds that appear to be waiting and watching and a familiar voice whispering from the waves…calling to them. When the storm hits sooner than expected, they are thrust into a another dimension, where they must confront their tragedy and learn how to cope with the pain of remembering before they are swept away forever. This hauntingly beautiful play asks the question: what do you do when hardest part of living is remembering?
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| All Shock Up |
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| Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center |
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Take the timeless songs of Elvis Presley, combine them with the plot of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, add some hip-swiveling swagger and you're guaranteed to get All Shook Up. This hit Broadway show centers on a '50s-era guitar-playing roustabout named Chad who rides into a small town and changes everything -- especially the life of a young girl with big dreams and a big crush. With a book by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis), this musical comedy rocks and rolls along on hits like "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," "Don't Be Cruel," "It's Now or Never" and more at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center.
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| The Ballad of Dena and Adrea |
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| Highways Performance Space and Gallery |
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The Ballad of Dena & Andrea is a murder ballad song cycle that tells the true life stories of Andrea Yates and Dena Schlosser, two women who murdered their own children and ended up as roommates in the same North Texas mental health facility. Using original murder ballads in a traditional folk style, Becky Poole explores the worlds of postpartum psychosis, overzealous religion, toxic masculinity, childbearing, female rage, forgiveness and the justice system. Expect banjo, musical saw and sad stories, with a healthy balance of empathy and irreverence. The evening at Santa Monica's Highways Performance Space and Gallery begins with a performance by Abby and The Myth.
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| Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's |
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| Whitefire Theatre |
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Bono orders a pizza delivery to get back in touch with The Common Man in this trippy, award-winning satire on celebrity culture wrapped in a parody of "Waiting for Godot" - Theatrical Play. Comedy. 60 mins. Hollywood Fringe Festival Best Comedy Nominee. TheTVolution.com Best Fringe Comedy Award Winner. Encore Producers' Award Winner. Written and directed by Richard Lucas.
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| Broadway Sings Disney |
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| Rockwell Table and Stage |
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Bad is always better -- just take a look at any Disney villain: they've got a killer look, a devious master plan and a big, loud song-and-dance number that shows off all their evilness. And now you can revel in all the wicked delights of Disney's most iconic baddies when Rockwell Table & Stage presents Broadway Sings Disney. Hosted by Kate Pazakis (The Big Gay Musical) and Peter Vogt (The Goodbye Girl), this whimsical show tune showcase features some of the brightest stars from Broadway, film and TV belting out your favorite villain tunes. Whether its Ursula's voice-snatching anthem or Gaston's macho tribute to himself, you never know what deliciously evil song you'll hear next -- but you can be sure to have an awfully good time singing along.
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| Cagney |
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| El Portal Theatre |
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CAGNEY, a dramatic new musical, follows the life of the legendary James Cagney from the streets of New York to his rise from a vaudeville song-and-dance man to one of the brightest stars of Hollywood as the original tough guy. Broadway’s Robert Creighton, who plays the title role, leads a cast of six that tap dance through a score that blends original music with classic George M. Cohan favorites: Give My Regards To Broadway, You’re A Grand Old Flag and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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| Carney Magic |
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| Grove Theater Center |
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Pinballing between comedic riffs and lightning-quick sleight of hand, magician John Carney will leave you laughing and wondering, 'How'd he do that!?" Carney's popular act has won more awards from Hollywood's Magic Castle than anyone in its history, and now he's ready to bring his hilarious audience participation segments and multiple character switch-ups back to the GTC Burbank stage following a sold-out run in January. You won't see any big boxes, tigers, dancing girls or lasers in Carney Magic -- just a quirky, likable guy, cracking-wise and showing off the magical comedy chops that earned him oohs and ahhs on Late Show with David Letterman. This performance is recommended for children ages 8 and up.
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| Chasing Mem'ries |
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| Geffen Playhouse |
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Husband-and-wife songwriting duo Alan and Marilyn Bergman have blessed the great American songbook with such classics as "The Way We Were" and "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" Now, playwright Josh Ravetch has tapped their timeless talents for his new Tyne Daly-helmed musical Chasing Mem'ries. The show features a selection of pre-existing songs with lyrics by the Bergmans and music by composers including Marvin Hamlisch and Michel Legrand. Daly stars as a woman not quite ready to let go of the life she's loved and the love of her life. Ravetch returns to the Geffen with a beautiful ode to love, nostalgia and our resistance to the passage of time. Robert Forster (Jackie Brown, Twin Peaks) co-stars in this world premiere production at the Gil Cates Theater.
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| A Chorus Line |
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| Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza |
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Experience the joys, struggles and heartbreaks of an ensemble's worth of showbiz hopefuls as they audition for a Broadway play in Marvin Hamlisch's blockbuster backstage musical A Chorus Line. This always-entertaining, Pulitzer Prize-winning classic boasts pop songs that have become a true part the American songbook, like "The Music and the Mirror," "One (Singular Sensation)," "I Can Do That" and "What I Did for Love." Get your tickets through this Goldstar offer before they go on sale to the general public and enjoy A Chorus Line at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza's Fred Kavli Theatre.
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| A Christmas Story: A Musical |
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| Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center |
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A Christmas Story: The Musical, which received rave reviews on its Broadway run, is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts -- an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. All the iconic scenes from the movie are here: Ralphie's friend, Flick, getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole; his brother, Randy, getting dressed in his snowsuit; the bullies, Farkus and Dill; the leg lamp award; the bunny suit; the Chinese restaurant; Christmas dinner; and many others. The delightfully versatile score ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers such as "Ralphie to the Rescue!" "A Major Award," "Sticky Situation," "Up on Santa's Lap," "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana" and the inevitable "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!" A Christmas Story: The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't. This production at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is by Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi.
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| Collected Stories |
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| The Complex |
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Collected Stories is a two-character drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies that takes an intimate look at the lives of a pair of writers, focusing on their friendship, ambitions, conflicts, rivalries and betrayals. Ruth Steiner is an established scribe from Greenwich Village in New York. Famous for her short stories, she wants to share her knowledge and passion with the next generation of young and hungry authors. But when Lisa Morrison arrives, Ruth may have got more than she bargained for in this intense and often funny play about art and the creative process at the Complex Hollywood.
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| Crazy for You |
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| Ahmanson Theatre |
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Five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Show Boat, Contact, The Producers) returns to direct and choreograph an all-new production of the acclaimed musical comedy that launched her Broadway career -- Crazy for You! Featuring a delightful book by two-time Tony nominee Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor) and a score of showstoppers by George and Ira Gershwin including "I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," "Slap That Bass" and "Someone To Watch Over Me," Crazy for You is an irresistibly funny valentine to the American musicals of the 1930s. Welcome to a world of cowboys and showgirls, where a Wall Street guy and a Main Street gal can fall madly in love, put on a show, and dance their way to happiness! Who could ask for anything more?
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| The Dance of Death |
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| Odyssey Theatre Ensemble |
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Ron Sossi directs Conor McPherson’s new version of August Strindberg’s biting black comedy. On an isolated island, military captain Edgar and his wife Alice, a former actress, live a bitter life, their marriage soured by hatred. As their 25th anniversary approaches, the two face off in a fierce battle of wills. When Alice’s cousin, Kurt arrives, he is quickly ensnared in the couple’s wicked game. A deliciously dark, relentlessly brutal and fiercely funny look at love everlasting.
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| Daytona |
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| MET Theatre |
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Haunting and humorous, Daytona is a play with two love stories at its heart. Joe and Elli were childhood friends who survived the Holocaust. They found each other, after the war, and have been married almost 50 years now and living in New New York. The couple created a world for themselves to forget the past…until the day an unexpected visitor arrives, fracturing the relationship that took a lifetime to build. How do we forgive ourselves, and others, and live with what we have done?
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| Disney's A Little Mermaid |
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| Cupcake Theater |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid invites your family on a magical journey "Under the Sea" with Ariel, a mermaid who's tired of flipping her fins in her aquatic kingdom alongside her crabby sidekick, Sebastian. Ariel dreams of living in the fascinating world on dry land and will go to great lengths to get there, trading in her tail for human legs with some "help" from a sea witch named Ursula, in order to be by the side of the handsome Prince Eric. Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen tale and the classic animated film, with music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, this production of the fishy fable will capture your heart with irresistible songs like "Kiss the Girl," "Part of Your World" and more at the Cupcake Theater in North Hollywood.
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| The Dreamer Examines His Pillow |
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| Hudson Theatre |
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A striking, surreal study of the often bizarre byways that love between men and women can follow. Told in three related scenes, the play uses indirection and richly evocative language to make its unsettling but ultimately illuminating points. You never know how the extreme highs and lows of sex, life, and love will affect you...
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| Elevator |
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| The Coast Playhouse |
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When seven strangers -- a CEO woman, a businessman, an office temp, a hot girl, a musician, a maintenance man and a goth girl -- get stuck in an elevator, it's only a matter of time before they all reveal their true selves to the others. Surrounded by only four walls and each other, judgments and stereotypes begin to dissolve as they drop their guard and reveal who they really are. Blending together musical sequences and cinematic style, Elevator will take you on a comedic and emotional ride into the human psyche at The Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood.
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| Enemy of the Pueblo |
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| Casa 0101 Theater |
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Taking inspiration from Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, L.A.'s CASA 0101 Theater presents Enemy of the Pueblo. In this modern adaptation, a curandera (a folk healer) stands against the entire border town of Milagros when she discovers their water supply has been poisoned. From Josefina López -- the award-winning writer of Real Women Have Curves -- comes this tale filled with secrets, magic and betrayal.
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| Escape Reality: Halloween Edition |
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| Magicopolis |
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Magicopolis' long-running hit show Escape Reality: Halloween Edition gets a tweak to trick and treat you this Halloween, mystifying and entertaining audiences with a variety of magic acts. Husband-and-wife team Steve Spill and Bozena Wrobel serve up a vaudeville-style show, complete with disappearances, levitation, mind-reading, optical illusions, comedy and music, which climaxes with a nail-biting, Houdini-Inspired escape, The Table of Terror, featuring 39 sharpened steel spikes that present the ultimate challenge to the trapped magician that lies beneath. This dark night of thrills includes a black rose for everyone.
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| The Face, Behind The Face |
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| Theatre West |
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In “THE FACE, Behind The Face, behind the face,” a performing artist confronts the ups and downs and struggles of his life and career and is led to the conclusion that his voice and his music are the keys to his success. The story provides a framework for the glorious singing voice of vocalist and actor Anthony Gruppuso, who performs in nineteen musical numbers. The songs include favorites from the Broadway canon, pop standards, lesser-known gems, and some brand-new material.
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| Feathers of Fire |
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| Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts |
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The ancient theatrical tradition of shadow puppets meets the high-tech cinematic wizardry of digital animation in Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic. A visually stunning spectacular that's proved popular across age groups and cultures, it follows the action-packed adventures of Zaul and Rudabeh, two star-crossed lovers from the 10th-century Persian epic Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Feathers of Fire features creator Hamid Rahmanian's gorgeous graphics, along with more than 140 colorful shadow puppets, performers in elaborate masks and costumes and digitally animated backgrounds -- all seamlessly choreographed and projected onto a cinema-sized screen. This show is recommended for children 5 and older. It’s performed in English.
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| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
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| The Garry Marshall Theatre |
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He's taken us on a tasting tour of Victorian England's back alley pie shops (Sweeney Todd), through a magical fairy tale forest (Into the Woods) and even inside a work of art (Sunday in the Park with George). But never has Stephen Sondheim played a more raucous musical tour guide than in his laugh-out-loud ancient Roman comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The winner of six Tonys, Forum is one of the funniest musicals ever written, seamlessly merging situations from timeless Roman comedies with the fast-paced, slapstick energy of classic vaudeville. Experience the wild antics of the mischievous slave Pseudolus in this feel-good romp that sings and dances its way through mistaken identities, a house full of comely courtesans and an elaborate web of lies -- all adding up to one fun night of theater. Step into the Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank and enjoy classic show tunes like "Lovely," "Bring Me My Bride" and the beloved Broadway showstopper that actually starts the show, "Comedy Tonight."
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| A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder |
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| Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza |
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Getting away with murder can be so much fun -- and there's no better proof than the 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder. The knock-'em-dead Broadway hit tells the story of a distant heir to a family fortune who tries to jump forward in the line of succession by eliminating the eight relatives who stand in his way. Along the way, he also has to juggle his mistress, his fiancée and the constant threat of landing behind bars. One actor plays all eight of the doomed heirs in this uproariously funny show The Hollywood Reporter raves "restores our faith in musical comedy." Grab pre-sale tickets for this wonderful musical at the Fred Kavli Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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| Hansel and Gretel |
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| Carpenter Performing Arts Center |
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No matter how familiar you might be with the fairytale story of two siblings wandering through an enchanted forest, this brand new all-ages rock musical will knock you off your feet. The beloved Grimm Brothers tale is brought to vivid life with a rock and roll score by Grammy-nominated songwriter Justin Roberts and set amidst an animated wonderland inspired by the whimsy of authors Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl. Follow two intrepid youngsters as they come face to face with a witch whose appetite is truly "childish" in this presentation at Carpenter Performing Arts Center. This sparkling fable is wicked fun for the whole family.
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| Happy Halloween House |
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| Promenade Playhouse |
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Looking for something fun to do this October for the fall and Halloween season that leaves the scary element behind? Then bring the kids and come celebrate with Happy Halloween House. Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble, what happens when you take one part not-haunted house, one part show and one part trick-or-treat and combine it all? The most fun family event of the season! Join your favorite characters and some new ones on a Halloween adventure that will have you stomping your feet, dancing in your seat, feeling great and happy that it's fall and pumpkin spice time! Come trick-or-treat and dance to the Halloween beat at the Promenade Playhouse in Santa Monica.
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| Happy Hour: The Play |
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| Whitefire Theatre |
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Happy Hour tells the story of casual conversation and its limits, whether it be among friends, lovers, strangers or servers. Our story follows a trio of millennial friends, two of whom are engaged and the third primed to be best man, as they attend a happy hour for drinks and snacks. Conversation carries on wryly amongst the three as well as the waitress that the best man finds attractive, that is, until an older woman appears, celebrating her birthday by herself and in search of friendship. Polite conversation begins to crumble as the woman forces her way into the trio with curious questions about them and their lives. Bring a friend and maybe make a new one when Happy Hour: The Play comes to Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. This play is recommended for audiences ages 13 or older older due to foul language.
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| The Hebrew Hillbilly: Fifty Shades of Oy Vey! |
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| Santa Monica Playhouse |
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After successful performances around the U.S., singer-songwriter Shelley Fisher's one-woman show, The Hebrew Hillbilly: Fifty Shades of Oy Vey! returns to the Santa Monica Playhouse. Hear how she got her start growing up as a little Jewish girl from Memphis with big rock 'n' roll ambitions. Fisher has had success as a jazz and blues vocalist and created her own romantic-comedy cooking show, Forkplay. She even had a close encounter with the king, Elvis! Her tale is a heartwarming testament to the power of dreams, determination and finding purpose beyond the Hollywood sign. The Hebrew Hillbilly, her funny and moving musical celebration, features 17 original Memphis-inspired pop, blues and rock 'n' roll songs, which she penned with pop composers Harold Payne and Ken Hirsch. This show is recommended for ages 12 and older.
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| Hello Stranger |
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HELLO STRANGER, is about a man who has mixed feelings about returning to his hometown in the Inland Empire after having been away for many years. He is there to attend his 30-year high school reunion, but finds he is drawn to stay after encountering a strange girl in the yard of the house he grew up in with his mother. The house has since gone through many owners and his mother is long dead but the man has been haunted by things that happened here in his childhood. He meets the woman who now lives in his old house who is covering up a tragedy that also connects to him, which has colored the whole town. The man then embarks on a journey through his past, dreams, and memories to uncover dark secrets about his mother and the town, and along the way he meets other characters of mysterious origins who may or may not be helping him, and who may or may not be part of the ghost world of the Day of the Dead Festival, which is when the play takes place.
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| High Fantasy |
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| Highways Performance Space and Gallery |
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Inspired by the magical time of the season, Kim Thompson and Jimi Cabeza de Vaca's High Fantasy is a carefully choreographed passage through a dreamy landscape of shifting scenery, feelings and characters. Dancers take to Santa Monica's Highways Performance Space and Gallery to embody the balance of space, the poetics of dualities and the distortion of time. They are accompanied by a modern chamber orchestra along with elements of installation, visual projection and theater.
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| Home |
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| International City Theatre |
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The action begins on the small farm in South Carolina that Cephus Miles, an orphan, has inherited from his family. Not believing in the Vietnam war, Cephus is imprisoned as a draft evader for refusing to serve. By the time he is released, Cephus has lost his land to the tax collector so he heads north to build a new life. With a good job and a slinky new girlfriend, he finds the big city exciting and rewarding. But soon after, Cephus loses his job and his way. He returns to South Carolina and settles back on the land with his childhood sweetheart. Despite all, he has never lost his joyous goodwill, his indomitable spirit and the conviction that one day his quest for fulfillment will be rewarded.
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| Horror UnScripted |
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| The Broad Stage |
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With Horror UnScripted, Impro Theatre creaks open the door of unease and terror as they present completely improvised plays designed to make you squirm in your seat and keep you up at night. Inspired by the complex psychological horror movies of the 1970s, the Impro Main Company will create never before seen, unsettling stories that thrive off the fear and desperation that live inside us all. Madness, murder, ghosts, isolation, possession, and sickening dread are all on the menu. And since each show is based on audience suggestions, remember ... you brought this nightmare on yourselves.
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| Hot Chocolate Nutcracker |
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| Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center |
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The Debbie Allen Dance Academy is proud to present the eighth annual production of Debbie Allen's family-friendly holiday spectacular The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. In this modern adaptation of the classic Nutcracker story, three wise-cracking rats whisk us off on an adventure through Candy Cane Land, The Rainforest, Bollywood, Egypt and more! Filled with entertaining characters, lively music and spectacular dancing, The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, a production for the entire family, is not to be missed!
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| The House Is Black |
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| Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts |
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Every inch of Iranian-American artist Susan Deyhim's body of work has one goal in mind: Inspiring change in her audience. In this show, her most ambitious work to date, that agent of change is Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran's most influential and incendiary feminist poets and filmmakers, whose controversial work dealt in carnal and existential reality. Now Deyhim invites you on a visual, sonic and theatrical journey into the heart of that artist's prophetic vision. Featuring a Persian and Western-influenced score by Deyhim and Golden Globe-winning composer Richard Horowitz, The House is Black can be experienced at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
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| I Am Not A Comedian |
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| Theatre 68 |
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I Am Not a Comedian ... I'm Lenny Bruce stars Ronnie Marmo as the stand-up comic and social commentator, with three-time Emmy nominee Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds) directing. Bruce's passionate crusades for free speech led to obscenity charges and arrests, paving the way for the honest and uncensored acts of Richard Pryor and George Carlin, among many more. Stage Scene LA calls this solo performance at NoHo's Theatre 68 "scabrously funny" and "heartbreakingly poignant." This production contains nudity and is recommended for adult audiences only.
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| I Do! I Do! |
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| Camarillo Skyway Playhouse |
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A marriage is at the heart of I Do! I Do!, an intimate and nostalgic work by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (The Fantasticks). Written as a star vehicle for theatre legends Mary Martin and Robert Preston, the original Broadway production received seven Tony Award nominations. The show begins with Michael and Agnes on their wedding day. Their vows behind them, they look forward to spending the rest of their lives together. We watch as they go through their wedding night jitters, raise a family and negotiate midlife crises. Find out if the power of their love can weather all storms when this romantic musical lights up the stage of the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse.
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| I'm Not Famous |
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| Santa Monica Playhouse |
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I’m Not Famous is subtitled A Musical Journey with Barbara Minkus. Barbara may not be famous, but you’ve seen her ---a lot: On stage, on screen and especially on television. Other than the fact that she never became actually famous, she’s had what most performers would consider an enviable career. Because she started out as, and remains, an accomplished singer, her show business memoir is a musical one. Her road hasn’t always been an easy one. She faced physical challenges. She had to conceal her stage mother’s ongoing infidelities. Aspiring early on to sing opera, Barbara found her audiences steering her in the direction of musical comedy. Gaining a foothold in national media, she worked with the show business greats. She appeared 25 times as a raconteur and singer on The Merv Griffin Show; Appeared on TV with Danny Kaye and Jerry Lewis; 27 episodes of Love, American Style as a variety of characters; stints on Tosh O; Getting On; The Tonight Show.
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| Inspecting Carol |
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| Three Clubs |
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Enter the world of a down-on-its-luck theatre company and their haphazard attempts at staging their annual production of A Christmas Carol. When rehearsals are at a standstill, a horrible actor shows up to audition for the show and the company, assuming he must be an undercover inspector from National Endowment of the Arts, offers him a role. The company is, of course, wrong and thus sets the course for a madcap, hilarious farce of holiday proportions. Enjoy Inspecting Carol at Three Clubs in Los Angeles. You must be age 21 or older to attend this event.
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| King John |
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| Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center |
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Concluding their 11th Season, The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Co. turn to Shakespeare's earliest king: John. Against a landscape of war and vicious political selfishness, the play examines the fallout when a weak and feckless bully runs his country to the brink of destruction. The production stars Gus Krieger, an award-winning actor and writer. Most recently, he was seen as Walter White in the hit show of his own creation, Breaking Bard, which premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival before a full run in North Hollywood. Directing is Thomas Bigley, who helmed the Henry VI trilogy to great acclaim, taking home the Valley Theatre Award for Best Director. Don't miss King John at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center.
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| Kinky Boots |
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| Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza |
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Pop icon Cyndi Lauper made history as the first solo woman ever to receive the Tony for Best Score thanks to her contributions to Broadway's high-heeled hit, Kinky Boots. The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots tells the story (based on actual events) of Charlie Price, who has inherited his father's nearly bankrupt shoe factory. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible. Snag these pre-sale tickets and get ready to hot-step your way over to this red-hot musical smash at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza's Fred Kavli Theatre.
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| L.A. Dance Project |
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| Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center |
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Choreographer and co-star of the blockbuster film Black Swan -- where he met his Oscar-winning wife, Natalie Portman -- Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project becomes The Wallis' first-ever company-in-residence with this blockbuster fall show at the Bram Goldsmith Theater in Beverly Hills. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having "a defining artistic vision for our time," Millepied won raves as a principal dancer with New York City Ballet before co-founding the L.A. Dance Project in 2012. His contemporary troupe will no doubt impress with West Coast or L.A. premieres of three of his new pieces, as well as a U.S. premiere of a work by Noé Soulier.
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| Letters to Eve |
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| Miles Memorial Playhouse |
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With its focus on everyday people taking a stand against oppression, the World War II-set musical Letters to Eve returns with a timely update. The year is 1943, and the spirit of music and literature is alive in several stories playing out in parallel narratives: that of a Japanese-American family in a U.S. internment camp, a Jewish woman dealing with a horrible secret and an African-American jazz musician being held captive in a German concentration camp. A timeless tale of love, friendship and honor, this mesmerizing musical reveals the true power of the human spirit at The Miles Playhouse in Santa Monica.
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| A Love Affair |
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| Santa Monica Playhouse |
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A Love Affair follows the the roller-coaster-ride of a 38-year (and counting) marriage, from the romantic naiveté of a 1950's honeymoon, to the irritation of daily life in the Coming-of-New Age '90's. The successes, the disappointments, the sex, the traumas, the traumas about sex and the budget and the children and the adventure of casting your lot with another human being...for life.Discounts for students, teachers, seniors, members of the military and couples married over 38 years (bring marriage license.)
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| Macbeth x 5 |
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| Odyssey Theatre Ensemble |
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Macbeth x 5 is a modern reconstruction of Shakespeare's politically charged masterpiece about ambition, retribution and fate. Told in one 90-minute act by five actors playing multiple roles, Macbeth x 5 tells the story using a seamless interchange of spoken word and physical movement. In the show, ambitious General Macbeth, fresh off a military victory, is confronted by three witches who foretell his rise to power. Together with his wife, Macbeth murders his way to the throne -- only to descend into insecurity, paranoia and tyranny. Enjoy this visiting production at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles.
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| The Madwomen of Chaillot |
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| A Noise Within |
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Liquid (and comedic) gold fuels this feminist, fantastical, frack-tured fairy tale. Oil is discovered under Paris, and Countess Aurelia and her kooky coterie are determined to drive away the evil corporate profiteers lying in wait. A can’t miss rallying-cry for those who crave a satisfying David vs. Goliath fable in the form of incisive, side-splittingly funny theatre.
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| The Marvelous Wonderettes |
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| Crown City Theatre Company |
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At Springfield High School, you better believe that the female population has hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! This holds especially true for the Wondrettes -- four gals with incredible voices who all want to make it big, and by the second act's 10-year high school reunion, you'll find out which of them did. The leading ladies keep this nostalgic romp rocking with their versions of '50s and '60s jukebox classics like "Lollipop," "Dream Lover," "Lipstick on Your Collar," "It's My Party" and many more. Discover for yourself why The New York Times called The Marvelous Wonderettes "an utter charm bomb" at this Crown City Theatre production in North Hollywood.
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| Mary Poppins |
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| Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center |
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Sized up with Mary's own magical measuring tape, this ENCORE production of Mary Poppins would definitely be "Practically Perfect in Every Way." Based on P.L. Travers' stories and the classic Disney film, this high-flying musical extravaganza lands at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, complete with spoonfuls of imagination, heart and whimsy. You and your family will be swept away by such favorite tunes as "Step in Time," "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and, of course, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," as young Jane and Michael learn valuable life lessons from their unconventional nanny and the lovable jack-of-all-trades Bert. Be sure not to miss the magic of Mary Poppins, who teaches us that "anything can happen if you let it." This production uses flash, strobe and fog. It is not suitable for children younger than age 4.
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| Motown the Musical |
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| Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza |
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It began as one man's story -- then it became everyone's music -- and now it's a smash hit musical. Motown the Musical tells the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. The timeless Motown sound shattered barriers, shaped lives and helped get everyone moving to the same beat. Experience the story behind the music in this smash hit featuring songs like "My Girl," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" and many more when it comes to the stage of the Fred Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks. Motown the Musical contains some mature themes and is recommended for children ages 12 and up.
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| Mrs. Warren's Profession |
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| A Noise Within |
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Mrs. Warren's Profession explores what happens to a family when Cambridge-educated Vivie discovers that her genteel upbringing has been funded by her mother’s illicit (but successful) business dealings as a prostitute and madam.
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| Nabucco |
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| Deaf West Theatre |
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A king driven mad. A bloodthirsty princess usurping power. A group of defenseless refugees struggling to fight back against their oppressors. If you think this sounds like something out of Game of Thrones you wouldn't be wrong -- but this epic drama full of backstabbing, violence and palace intrigue is actually Verdi's acclaimed opera Nabucco. Thaddeus Strassberger's production at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles features opera superstar (and Three Tenors member) Plácido Domingo as the mad king Nabucco, whose campaign to drive the Jews from Babylon turns his family against itself. Nabucco doesn't feature any dragons, but it does include the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves -- one of opera's most famous songs, which was once in the running to be Italy's national anthem.
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| Opus Cactus |
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| Carpenter Performing Arts Center |
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The acclaimed dance troupe known as MOMIX is famed for creating a cutting-edge live entertainment experience through their signature blend of innovative props, light, shadow, humor and the human body. With their latest show, dubbed Opus Cactus, the company brings the landscape of the American Southwest to the stage with dynamic acrobatic images of cacti, slithering lizards, fire dancers and more. Under Artistic Director Moses Pendleton, MOMIX "is the IMAX version of dance theater ... a savvy mix of puppetry, strobe lights and multi-media" (The Star Ledger). See for yourself why The New York Times declared Opus Cactus a "sprawling, luscious fantasy" when this "feast for the eyes" comes to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
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| Otello |
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| Miles Memorial Playhouse |
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Otello turns up the passion with this mashup between two giants of theater: William Shakespeare and Giuseppe Verdi. Pitting one of the greatest romances against a most odious villain, Verdi's Otello propels you through Shakespeare's stormy seas, soaring love duet, tender "Ave Maria" and crushing conclusion. James Salazaar and Steve Moritzugu head this all-star cast on the stage of Santa Monica's Miles Memorial Playhouse with the 25-piece Vineyard Touring Opera Orchestra. L. C. Harnsberger conducts a pre-performance talk, and audiences may stay after to meet the performers and enjoy light refreshments.
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| The Pearl Fishers |
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| Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
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Dive into a story of forbidden love with Georges Bizet's colorful feast for the eyes and ears. Set in ancient times on a faraway island, The Pearl Fishers follows two fishermen whose loyalty is put to the test when they both fall in love with a beautiful priestess, igniting a fiery love triangle. Secrets and lives hang in the balance as jealousy competes with their fraternal bond in this enchanting early opera from Bizet (Carmen) that includes the famous duet "Au fond du temple saint." Complete with stunning special effects and starring soprano Nino Machaidze in the lead role, this beautifully staged LA Opera production of The Pearl Fishers at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is sung in French with English projected English translations.
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| A PICASSO |
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| Promenade Playhouse |
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The curtain rises. We are in Paris, 1941. A screen projects black and white images of old Parisian streets on the Left Bank. The rue des Grands-Augustins, Picasso’s studio, and his favorite hangout, Le Catalan Café, come to the forefront. The romance is contrasted by the sound of marching boots and the reality of the German Occupation. The boots invade our set, an underground vault. Lights up! Our hero, Pablo Picasso, is thrown in! Sex, Art, Politics, Nazis, and a classy 20th century icon are all wrapped up into an intense, confrontational drama with sensitivity and wit. Mademoiselle Fischer, a beautiful, “cultural attaché”, from Berlin has arrested Picasso. She needs him to authenticate three of his pieces, recently “confiscated”, by the Nazis from their Jewish owners, for inclusion in a “degenerate art show”, curated by Joseph Goebbles. Picasso does, whereupon he learns that the works will be destroyed in a bonfire! French Opening (with English Subtitles): Saturday, October 7th @ 7:30PM & Sunday, October 8th @ 5:00PM. English version: Opens October 13th @ 8:00PM on Friday & Saturday
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| The Red Dress |
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| Odyssey Theatre Ensemble |
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Set in Berlin and inspired by a true story, Tania Wisbar’s romantic drama explores the intersection of politics and art during the years between the Treaty of Versailles and the rise of Fascism.
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| Red Sand |
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| Santa Monica Playhouse |
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Innovative, unusual new piece of movement theatre with heart, humor and a touch of absurdity: Red Sand is at once non-linear, chaotic, cathartic, and undeniably relatable. Presented through a series of revolving stories and using an evocative dreamscape of sights, sounds, and sensuality, this new piece of physical theatre journeys through the capricious stages of loss and hope, walking on the edge of the thin line between the sensations, real or imaginary, true or false, of what frees and fetters us.
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| Redline |
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| Lounge Theatre |
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A father’s moment of road rage along a frigid eastern Sierra highway shattered his relationship with his family forever. The impact of this event ripples through the years until his estranged son returns to test the limits of forgiveness.
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| Resolving Hedda |
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| Victory Theatre Center |
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In this world premiere comedy, Resolving Hedda, Ibsen's characters from Hedda Gabler, who know the play insanely well after centuries of performances, try desperately to keep the play afloat. At the same time Hedda, just as desperately, tries to sabotage the plot in order to avoid her demise. The misadventures that ensue continue to raise the stakes of hilarity to a fevered pitch. And if Hedda succeeds in her quest to live, will this classic theatrical work ever be performed again?
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| Runaway Home |
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| Fountain Theatre |
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Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the unhealed wounds of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward continue to fester. In this powerful, funny and deeply moving mother-daughter story, 14-year-old runaway Kali embarks on a journey to pick through the wreckage of what used to be her life, rhyming, stealing and scamming her way through the still-destroyed neighborhood. While the rest of the country's attention drifts, the community's residents are left to repair the damage from the inside out. As their attempts at renewal leave a path of destruction in their wake, Kali bears witness to what the floodwaters left behind.
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| The Santaland Diaries |
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| Santa Monica Playhouse |
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Craving a little splash of vodka in your Christmas cheer? Prefer watching Bad Santa over It's a Wonderful Life? Think naughty > nice? David Sedaris sympathizes. In 1992, the now-famous humorist wrote an autobiographical essay about being broke and working as an elf at the massive Macy's department store in New York. The essay was adapted into a one-man show, and it's now the funniest, most irreverent anti-holiday classic. If you need a break from a crazy family, mall madness or cloying carols, Patrick Censoplano dons the candy-cane tights for a heaping dose of (anti)holiday hilarity in The Santaland Diaries at The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse. Arrive half an hour early for a little extra cheer -- your ticket includes a pre-show toast with a glass of champagne or nonalcoholic eggnog. This show is not suitable for children younger than age 15. A pre-show glass of champagne or nonalcoholic eggnog is included in the ticket price.
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| Shopkins Live! |
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| Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza |
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Shopkins Live! lights up the stage in this premiere live production packed with show-stopping performances featuring the Shoppies. Join Jessicake, Bubbleisha, Peppa-Mint, Rainbow Kate, Cocolette and Polli Polish as they perform the coolest dance moves, sing the latest pop songs, and show off the trendiest fashions. All of Shopville is in a tizzy as preparations get underway for the annual "Funtastic Food and Fashion Fair." Shady Diva showcases her latest fashion designs; Lippy Lips gives colorful advice at the nail salon; Kooky Cookie tries to get in a beauty nap! But wait! No event is complete without a few hiccups! Who has high-jinxed the fashion pageant? Where is the super-secret celebrity guest? Will Slick Breadstick ever find a dance partner? The Shopkins and Shoppies need your help -- the show must go on! Featuring innovative set design, creative costuming and state of the art projections, this is one family theatrical event at Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza you don't want to miss!
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| Soft Power |
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| Ahmanson Theatre |
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The provocative and hilarious new play by Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) begins as a play in the present and bursts into a musical set in the future. Inspired by the West's often ridiculously inauthentic portrayals of Asia, Soft Power examines the conflicts, misunderstandings and cultural tightrope walk on the night of a theater company gala, amidst China's 21st-century rise and a beloved East-meets-West musical. Soft Power marks the first collaboration between Hwang and Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), debuting at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
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| Something Rotten! |
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| Ahmanson Theatre |
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The year is 1595, and struggling playwrights Nigel and Nick Bottom are planning on taking Shakespeare down a peg or two. Their idea? To conjure up the one type of show that's outside of The Bard's wheelhouse - the musical! An uproariously irreverent and meta portrait of the Renaissance, Something Rotten! tracks the Brothers' shaky progress while gleefully parodying The Great White Way's greatest hits along the way, riffing on everything from Phantom of the Opera to Les Miserables.
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| Spamilton |
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| Kirk Douglas Theatre |
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Spamilton, the show that celebrates, roasts and eviscerates the Broadway blockbuster, makes its West Coast premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda claims he laughed his brains out upon seeing this theatrical parody. Written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini (Forbidden Broadway), the show features a talented young cast that has drawn flattering comparisons to their Broadway counterparts. Spamilton is not just a send-up of its Tony-winning source material; it also pokes fun at such Broadway icons as Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Stephen Sondheim and more. See the spoof that the New York Times called "convulsively funny" and the Chicago Tribune called "a revolution all its own." This production is recommended for audience members ages 10 and up.
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| Stories in Body |
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| Highways Performance Space and Gallery |
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Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica presents three new pieces that blur the line between theatrical storytelling and abstract dance. Re:borN Dance Interactive's Amongst the Fragments follows a woman suffering from emotional disarray as depicted by relationships in her life. She dances through her memories as we become witnesses to the collapse of the relationship between thought, emotion, and behavior. Storytelling and personal histories are the focus of Mixed eMotion Theatrix and choreographer Janet Roston's So Now You Know, which brings actors who move and dancers who speak together to tell poignant, hilarious and often terrifying stories in words and dance of individual discovery. And in Valerie McCann's Helplessness Makes Patients Hard to Please, Orestes does her physical therapy exercises.
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| Stupid Kid |
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| The Road on Magnolia |
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After 14 years in prison for a crime he swears he didn't commit, Chick returns home to find his flat-broke family under the thumb of his dangerous Unclemike. A rollicking Gothic Western tale of a family isolated by shame, STUPID KID explores power, guilt and the limits of maternal love.
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| Swan Lake |
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| Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza |
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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake premiered in Moscow in 1877 -- so who better to see dance it than the Russian Grand Ballet? Swan Lake has continued to enchant audiences, inspiring countless performances and earning a reputation as "the ballet of all ballets." Now, with spectacular sets, glittering costumes and the rarely seen Waltz of Black Swans, the Russian Grand Ballet brings this beloved classic to Richmond. Swan Lake tells the hauntingly beautiful story of young lovers Siegfried and Odette, who's been captured by an evil sorcerer and transformed into a swan. Siegfred only has a short time to save his beloved before she's cursed to remain a swan forever, but standing in his way is the sorcerer's daughter, the beguiling black swan Odile, who comes to tempt and distract him away from his quest. Featuring premier dancers from some of Russia's elite choreographic schools, this stunning full-length production graces the stage of the Fred Kavli Theatre.
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| A Tale of Two Cities |
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| A Noise Within |
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“A Tale of Two Cities is about people whose acts of courage make the world a better place. And in that way, this play couldn’t be more timely,” Elliott continues, “We are a nation in shock; there is a sense of perplexing numbness not only here in our country, but across the planet. Tale gives us that salve, showing us that even among the hopeless and the disenfranchised, there are still ways we can positively influence each other’s lives.”
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| Time Alone |
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| The Los Angeles Theatre Center |
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A young man is convicted of killing a gang rival. A woman's police officer son is killed in the line of duty. Their parallel journeys take them to the loneliest and most silent of places: a solitary confinement cell and the silent house of the bereaved. As they reach their limits, time itself seems to unravel, until they find a door into each other's lives. Written by Academy Award-nominated writer Alessandro Camon, Time Alone at Los Angeles Theatre Center peers into isolation and the connections that bring us back from the edge.
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| Tolstoy In Suffolk |
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| Studio C Artists |
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Greg Berman, a stage and film director, is seeking the rights to produce and direct a stage version of the classic mystery novel, “Who’s That Knocking At My Door?” It turns out that the rights are owned by Brendhan Wren, an American ex-patriot living in Sussex, England. Greg travels to Sussex where he finds Wren, himself a failed writer, living in a deserted farm house on the edge of nowhere. He also discovers that the ex-pat is an abusive, bullying drunk who is capable of sudden violent outbursts. Unfortunately, Wren is not happy about signing away his rights to the novel. What ensues, on a stormy Guy Fawkes night in Sussex, is a mental wrestling match (a la SLEUTH and DEATHTRAP) a dangerous cat and mouse game between the two men and the eventual unveiling of a deeply guarded secret involving sex, art, literature, forgery and the painter Francis Bacon.
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| Trial by Jury: A Case of Deportation |
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| The Broad Stage |
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This participatory theater program examines the conflicting mandates of contemporary immigration policy and the precepts of constitutional freedoms. Part of the Trial by Jury series, the event features a short film dramatizing a deportation trial, followed by a live audience debate about the case and its underlying issues. Should cherished rights and liberties be extended to non-citizens residing in the United States, and if so, do those rights supersede the ideological imperatives of political power? Ultimately, you, the audience vote to affirm or renounce existing immigration policy. Weigh in when A Case of Deportation comes to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
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| Two Can Play That Game |
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| Long Beach Performing Arts Center |
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Ah, relationships. Sometimes they can feel like you're playing a game you don't know the rules to. If only there was someone to explain it all. Someone like, say, Vivica A. Fox? Well, maybe not Fox herself, but for sure the character she played in the hit 2001 film Two Can Play That Game, by the writer of Barbershop. But what would the relationship guru with all the answers do when she found her own man stepping out? What wouldn't she do? Fox once again lays down the rules -- this time on stage at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center in Je'Caryous Johnson's theatrical adaptation. The star-studded cast also includes Scandal's Columbus Short, R&B singer Vivian Green and "Real Housewife" Porsha Williams. The game just got real.
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| Under The Jello Mold |
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| Whitefire Theatre |
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Under The Jello Mold is Jennie Fahn’s solo show about how she dealt with her very colorful character of a mother during what turned out to be the final act of her mother’s life. Jennie’s mother was a force to be reckoned with — a former dancer never content to merely rehash her past, there was always a story to be embellished, always a name to drop, and always a lesson to teach. Told in anecdotes, characters, and song, the show is full of laughs and a lot of heart.
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| Urban Death Tour of Terror: Zombie Joe's Haunted Theater Attraction |
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| Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre |
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Urban Death Tour of Terror is a series of short vignettes illustrating macabre images of horror meant to disturb, discomfit, thrill, shock and sometimes make you laugh at the absurdity. This walk-through, maze-like show is not for the faint-of-heart, but is fantastic entertainment for daring adventurers ready to delve into an avant-garde world of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities and the disturbed spirits that walk among us. From the lighting -- and then the deep, dark lack of it -- to the spooky score, effects and costumes, Urban Death Tour of Terror plunges you into its terrifying, alternative underworld. If you're thinking you've seen it all before, think again -- Underground Theatre Group brings you an all-new show for 2017. This show is recommended for ages 16 and older.
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| The Video Games |
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| The Complex |
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A Hunger Games parody for the geek set, The Video Games is a live-action battle to the death... between beloved characters from some of the most popular video games ever made. It's a different show every night as iconic pixelated heroes and villains such as Donkey Kong, Mega Man and more compete to win the coveted title of "Player One." What's more, YOU the audience get to determine the outcome, by voting on your favorite combatant via Twitter. Hilarious and action-packed, The Video Games has entertained audiences at Long Beach Comic-Con, Nerd Con, and now comes to Flight Theatre @ The Complex in Los Angeles.
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| The View UpStairs |
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| The Lex Theatre |
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The View UpStairs is a gripping, heartfelt and provocative new musical that pulls you inside the world of historic 70s New Orleans bar The Upstairs Lounge. This forgotten community comes to life when a young fashion designer from 2017 buys the abandoned space, setting off an exhilarating journey of seduction and self-exploration that Entertainment Weekly calls "a moving homage to LGBT culture, past and present." Filled with "beautiful love songs" (The New Yorker), it's "an eye-popping roller coaster for the visual senses" with "all of the ingredients for an iconic cult phenomenon!" (Edge Media Network).
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| The Wakefield Second Shepherds |
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| Richard Goad Theatre |
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The Wakefield Second Shepherds Play is a 14th-century Christmas pageant written by the man known only as "The Wakefield Master." The production features comedy and ritual, and original and classic holiday music. See this Yuletide feast for the eyes and ears at the Long Beach Shakespeare Company's Richard Goad Theatre.
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| With Love and a Major Organ |
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| Boston Court Performing Arts Center |
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Whimsical, quirky, and wildly original, With Love and a Major Organ pushes on the ever-stranger phenomenon of physical human interaction in the age of technology. Why is it that we are ever more connected and yet we have never felt more alone? During her morning commute, a young woman falls in love with a total stranger she meets on the subway. After giving the man her actual beating heart, he disappears —leading this unlikely heroine on a quest to retrieve her heart, accidentally cracking open those of others she meets along the way. With Love and a Major Organ is an eccentric, edgy comedy about what it costs to give your heart away, and what happens when you discover you actually have one.
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| The Women in Black |
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| Crown City Theatre Company |
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Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt and based on the book by Susan Hill, The Woman in Black is a chilling classic ghost story in its purest form. A lawyer who has experienced a recent tragedy and believes his family is cursed hires a skeptical but enthusiastic actor to help him tell his tale and hopefully exorcise the fear that paralyzes him. With the actor’s help, he shares his story of that dark and stormy night when he first saw a horrifying specter, one that haunts the neighborhood where her illegitimate child was killed. As they prepare their performance, they experience something unsettling as they learn more about what happens to those who have witnessed The Woman in Black.
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| Working 2017 |
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| Whitefire Theatre |
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Inspired by Studs Terkel's Working, award-winning writer and director Bobby Moresco conceived the idea of stories of the average working American in the new millennium. What the audience will discover, through the integrity of comedy and drama of storytelling, is the beauty of humanity through the personal stories about people from all walks of life. See Working 2017 at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks.
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| [Title of the Show] |
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| The Actors Company |
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Two struggling writers want to submit a piece to a new musical theater festival, but the deadline's a mere three weeks away. Deciding to follow the old adage, "Write what you know," they write ... a musical about writing a musical. [title of show] was a surprise hit on Broadway -- earning a Tony nod -- and now the love letter to musical theater hits Let Live Theater at The Actors Company in L.A. This production contains adult language and is recommended for audience members ages 13 and up.
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