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Theatre Events For Los Angeles, CA 90013

Emmy Award-Winner Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead in Looped

Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $65.00 Our Price: $32.50*
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Four-time Emmy Award-winner Valerie Harper ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda") stars as Tallulah Bankhead in Looped, with Chad Allen ("Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman"). This world-premiere play gives a glimpse into the eccentric life of the scandalous actress, a true Hollywood legend.

Exclusive Pre-Sale: 9 to 5: The Musical at the Ahmanson

Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Sep. 4 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Sep. 5 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 17 more dates.
Full Price: $80.00 - $100.00 Our Price: $80.00 - $100.00*
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9 to 5: The Musical comes to the Ahmanson, and the best seats available to non-subscribers are reserved for Goldstar members to buy in advance at full price. Based on the hit movie about three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss, this new comedy features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, including the blockbuster title song. With book by Patricia Resnick, who wrote the film, and directed by Joe Mantello, director of Wicked.

Great Expectations: A New Musical Based on Dickens' Classic Novel

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $15.00*
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Following a successful run at the Hudson Theatre, this new musical version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations moves to the Odyssey Theatre for an extended run. The rich score brings to life the story of young Pip and his journey of obsession, disillusionment, and redemption. The show was a Los Angeles Times "Critic's Choice" and a LA Weekly "Theatre Pick of the Week".

Attic Theatre Ensemble's 17th Annual Denise Ragan Wiesenmeyer One Act Marathon

The Attic Theatre and Film Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Attic Theatre Ensemble presents their 17th Annual Denise Ragan Wiesenmeyer One Act Marathon. It's an evening of four new one-act plays, which the theater has carefully selected from hundreds of submissions. The evening includes Ron Fromstein's compelling one-man piece Black and Blue; Tom Sime's Ex's Exes; Kasey Wilson's Marked For Love, a film noir parody; and Donald Steele's poignant Misconceptions.

The Wizard of Oz: Musical Theatre West Presents Timeless Story Live on Stage

Carpenter Performing Arts Center, CSULB (Long Beach, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $39.50 - $44.50 Our Price: $19.75 - $22.25*
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Musical Theatre West presents The Wizard of Oz. Based on L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel, the story of young Dorothy's adventures in a magical land has been a favorite of generations. This lavish production at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center features elaborate sets and costumes from the acclaimed Madison Square Garden production.

Shipwrecked! — An Amazing Tale of Adventure at the Geffen Playhouse

Geffen Playhouse - Main Stage (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Jul. 22 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 7:30pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $40.00 - $69.00 Our Price: $20.00 - $34.50*
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Inspired by the true story of the unlikely hero who spellbound the world with his incredible tale of survival, Shipwrecked! is a fun-filled production with a wealth of fantastic characters. Lauded as "a ripping good yarn" by Variety, this show is an adventure with a twist that appeals to all ages.

George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession at the Chandler Studio Theatre

The Chandler Studio Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $11.00*
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The Production Company presents Mrs. Warren's Profession, George Bernard Shaw's controversial comedy. The story of a young woman who discovers that her mother's success is due to her ownership of a chain of brothels, Shaw's daring attack on social hypocrisy was banned in the US and Britain for many years after its debut. Gillian Doyle, Joanna Strapp and Jeremy Lelliott star.

Dog Sees God, A Hit Comedy Featuring Desperate Housewives' Andrea Bowen

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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Remember that cute little gang of comic strip kids who waited around every year for the Great Pumpkin? Well, they're all older now and in high school. "CB" has had a tough year. His famous dog has just died, his baby sister has gone Goth, and his best friend (now minus the blanket) smokes pot all day. Will "CB" be a "good man" after all?

Respect: The Girl Em-Powered Musical — Lives of Women Told in Top 40 Songs

El Portal Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $45.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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Respect: The Girl Em-Powered Musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs. From "Someone to Watch Over Me" to "I Will Survive!" to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," this is girl power at its most triumphant. If you liked Beehive and The Wonderettes, you'll love Respect!

Stephen Sondheim's Assassins: West Coast Ensemble Presents Darkly Humorous Musical

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 17 more dates.
Full Price: $34.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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West Coast Ensemble presents Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's bold, surreal and darkly humorous musical Assassins. This controversial, Tony Award-winning show is a musical exploration of nine individuals who assassinated or attempted to assassinate the President of the United States, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Stories of Cesar Chavez: Fred Blanco's Dramatization of Civil Rights Leader's Life

Santa Monica Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Sunday, Aug. 10 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The Stories of Cesar Chavez is Fred Blanco's one-man show depicting the life and times of Cesar E. Chavez, one of the most inspirational and influential civil rights leaders of our time. The play offers a compelling look at the man and his struggle for equality through the eight various characters brought to life on stage.

An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein at the Odyssey Theatre

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Cartoonist, musician, poet, Grammy-winning songwriter, screenwriter and author of children's books, Silverstein was truly a renaissance sort of chap. Take a ride into this eclectic evening of comedy, song and risqué, often wacky, satire that so uncannily pinpoints the poignancy, absurdity and delightful comedy that is American life. Director Dan Bonnell puts it all together in an original and highly theatrical new mix of that which was Silverstein.

Harold Pinter's Betrayal: A Bittersweet Love Triangle

The Matrix Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 6:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Betrayal is one of Harold Pinter's most accessible plays, filled with his trademark wit and ominous psychological undertones. The play, which charts the culmination and fallout of a seven-year affair between a literary agent and the wife of his best friend, is one of Pinter's finest. The sharp, diverse cast personifies a bittersweet triangle of love, loyalty and language.

Cabaret, the Tony Award-Winning Musical, by the Santa Monica Theatre Guild

Morgan-Wixson Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $23.00 Our Price: $11.50*
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Santa Monica Theatre Guild presents Cabaret, Kander and Ebb's classic musical. An enormous success with critics and audiences alike, Cabaret follows the romance of an English cabaret performer and an American writer amid the turbulent political climate of 1930s Germany and the colorful goings-on inside the Kit Kat nightclub.

Gulls: A Musical Adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull

Boston Court Performing Arts Center-Mainstage (Pasadena, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $17.00 Our Price: $8.50*
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Set in 1959 Greenwich Village and Hollywood, this drama chronicles the hidden and not-so-hidden desires of a family of troubled dreamers yearning for love and immortality. Gulls revamps Chekhov's The Seagull into a heavy-hitting, culturally relevant piece of art. Expect plot twists, beatniks, and fading Hollywood glamour, all accompanied by the musical stylings of a live five-piece jazz ensemble.

Clue: Murder Mystery Based on the Board Game and Cult Film

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 7 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 9 @ 8:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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Six individuals, each with a hidden past, gather together to a Mansion on a special night with an old acquaintance. Little do they know that they are in fact in the middle of a blackmail scheme threatening each of their careers and social standing. A night of murder and mayhem ensues reminding each of them that in fact "Only the truth shall set you free."

Hilarious New Comedy In Heat at The Lost Studio

The Lost Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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In Heat, a new comedy in four one-acts, takes snapshots of four couples over the course of one hot summer evening in Los Angeles. By the end of the fourth act, the lives of all the characters intersect on Sunset Blvd. in an absurd, hilarious grand finale.

I'm Just Wild About Harry - A World Premiere Old-Fashioned Musical Comedy

Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Crown City Theatre Company presents I'm Just Wild About Harry, a world premiere old-fashioned musical comedy for the whole family, featuring songs from the early 1900s. The show is based on a 19th century farce. It was hilarious as a play, and even more fun as a musical.

Ragtime - The Tony Award-Winning Musical - From Musical Theatre of L.A.

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Sep. 12 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Saturday, Sep. 13 @ 8:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $34.99 Our Price: $17.50*
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Ragtime paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America. Based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, Ragtime intertwines three distinct stories that poignantly illustrate history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate.

Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, Based on the Myths of Ovid

Lankershim Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The stories in Metamorphoses are full of comedy, tragedy, pathos, laughter, tears, passion, violence, grief, regret and redemption. But what is extraordinary about the play is that its scenes are played in and around a swimming pool. Six male and five female actors portray such characters as Midas, Eros, Bacchus, Zeus, Aphrodite, Ceres and Psyche.

Social Satirist Emily Levine's Five Easy Steps to Metaphysical Fitness!

Steinway Hall (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Aug. 3 @ 4:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 5 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Hailed early in her career by Newsweek as "one of the new queens of comedy," Harvard-educated brainiac comedian Emily Levine has long mined the interface of science and society for comedic gold. Her one-woman show takes a wild, hilarious ride through the paradigm shift—from Newton's rational, predictable law-and-orderly universe to the wildly improvisational universe of quantum physics, chaos theory and complexity theory.

The Lost Plays of Tennessee Williams: Three Recently Discovered One-Acts

The Coast Playhouse (West Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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The three plays being presented—Mister Paradise, The Palooka and And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...—are from a collection of one-acts that were written over the course of Tennessee Williams's career, but published posthumously. He had a distinct talent for writing short plays, and these new discoveries include some of his most poignant and hilarious characters.

My Old Friends, a Tony-nominated West Coast Premiere Musical

Victory Theatre Center (Burbank, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 4:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 15 more dates.
Full Price: $34.00 Our Price: $17.00*
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Victory Theatre Center presents the West Coast premiere of the Tony nominated musical My Old Friends. At the Golden Years retirement hotel, there's a mixed bag of guests, a little romance, plenty of time for song, a little dancing and lots of jokes.

Shakespeare's Comedy As You Like It at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Aug. 3 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 Our Price: $14.00*
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Two brothers are alienated by ambition. Two more are estranged by envy. Director Ellen Geer resets William Shakespeare's witty and playful romantic adventure As You Like It in the divided South of the post-Civil War era. Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile.

The Quarterly Report's Triple X — Intimate Stories About Taboo Subjects

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 8:30pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Highways Performance Space presents the narrative performance collective The Quarterly Report's brand new, 13th ensemble show, Triple X. Guaranteed to turn up the heat, the show will feature live performances of intimate personal stories that are torrid, titillating and/or socially taboo.

Suddenly Last Summer: Lodestone Theatre Ensemble Presents Tennessee Williams Drama

GTC Burbank (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 8 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 9 @ 8:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, the pioneering Asian-American theater company, presents a production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer. The Asian-American cast brings a unique spin to Williams' story of Sebastian Venable's mother and sister, who are forced to come to terms with the horrifying secret underlying his death.

Spring's Awakening, A Coming-of-Age Story, at Powerhouse Theatre

Powerhouse Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Wednesday, Jul. 23 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Spring's Awakening brilliantly portrays our paradoxical relationship with the human condition through the lens of a controversial subject matter: the curiosity of teenagers. Set in 1890s Germany, three children embark on a mission to explore their newfound interest of s*x, a subject suppressed by parents and teachers alike.

American Tales: Musical Adaptations of Stories by Mark Twain and Herman Melville

Deaf West Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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Antaeus Company presents American Tales, a musical journey through the worlds of two of the greatest American writers: Mark Twain and Herman Melville. "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton" is a free adaptation of Twain's comic look at a new invention, the telephone. Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" is slyly funny but ultimately tragic.

A Very Brady Musical at Theatre West

Theatre West (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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From executive producer Sherwood Schwartz, creator of The Brady Bunch, comes a musical about America's famous retro family—A Very Brady Musical, at Theatre West. Simultaneously paying tribute to and subverting the original series, the musical depicts the six Brady children desperately trying to earn money to pay for marriage counseling after a misunderstanding leads them to think their parents' marriage is in trouble.

Songs From An Unmade Bed, An Urban Romantic Musical at Celebration Theatre

Celebration Theatre (West Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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One lyricist and 18 composers join forces to create a unique music/theatre event in Songs From An Unmade Bed, a solo work that propels a smart, resilient, wry, and ultimately romantic gay New Yorker through the heartaches and triumphs of love in the big city.

Romantic Comedy Enchanted April at Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre

Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Four courageous women in wet and dreary 1922 England change their lives in the sunshine and wisteria of Italy. The vision of these women creates changes that reflect the yearnings of a whole nation recovering from the wounds of war. Enchanted April is based on Elizabeth von Arnim's 1921 best-selling novel about the rediscovery of life's enchantments.

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men at the Long Beach Playhouse

Long Beach Playhouse - MainStage (Long Beach, CA)
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $12.00*
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This American classic is the stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about a devoted friendship. It follows Lennie, a strong man with the mind of a child, and George, a smaller man with quick wit, as they struggle to find work and make a life for themselves at the height of the Great Depression, trying to understand their place in the world.

Shakespeare in the Park-ing Lot Taming of the Shrew, A Feisty Romantic Comedy

Avery Schreiber Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 10:00am
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 10:00am
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare's most clever comedies. Centered around the sharp-tongued Kate and her new domineering husband, Petruchio, this romantic farce is full of disguises and role-playing, and deals with the themes of marriage and duty, reality and illusion, and compromise.

Powerful New Drama Body Politic from Echo Theater Company

Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 13 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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The Echo Theater Company presents Body Politic, a new play by acclaimed playwright Jessica Goldberg. It's the story of a screenwriter trying to access Ward 57 of Walter Reed Hospital, where soldiers who have suffered cataclysmic injuries in Iraq recover, but she is refused by an Army captain. What occurs between them is the surprising and poignant story of what can happen when people with deep commitments and beliefs come to recognize each other's humanity.

Blues and Jazz Vocalist Barbara Morrison in Howlin' Blues & Dirty Dogs

Secret Rose Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 31 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 7 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*
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"Big Mama" Thornton is back! Blues and jazz recording artist Barbara Morrison portrays the legendary Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, known as the world's greatest female blues artist, in a show that has a bit of everything: music, dancing, comedy and drama. Morrison takes the audience on a journey into the personal life and trials of this exciting musical trailblazer.

Zastrozzi, a Swashbuckling Black Comedy

NoHo Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
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Gypsies, tyrants and thieves! All are brought to dazzling life in this swashbuckling, philosophical romp through the dark side. Zastrozzi is a thrilling black comedy with a mission. The ageless debate of good versus evil, sex versus love and power versus piety are all covered at a galloping pace in this gothic spectacle of one man's search for truth.

Award-Winning Play Desert Sunrise

Lillian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
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The critically-acclaimed play Desert Sunrise, by Israeli Army veteran Misha Shulman, will have its West Coast premiere at The Lillian Theatre. Desert Sunrise begins with a chance encounter between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian shepherd seeking refuge in the West Bank. They meet warily, quarreling, laughing, fighting their way to a place of mutual acceptance. Just when it seems they have forged a bond, the Palestinian's girlfriend abruptly alters their trajectory.

Adam Baum & the Jew Movie, Directed by Oscar-Winner Paul Mazursky

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
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The Hayworth presents Adam Baum & the Jew Movie, an acclaimed new comedy directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Mazursky (Harry and Tonto) and starring Richard Kind (Spin City, Mad About You), Nicholas Brendan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Gregory Mikurak (CSI: Miami). With wit and wisdom, playwright Daniel Goldfarb takes an insightful look into the heart and mind of a Jewish immigrant who has made something of himself in post-war United States.

Shakespeare's Political Tragedy Macbeth at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 4:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 Our Price: $14.00*
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William Shakespeare's supernatural tragedy is also a brilliant political thriller about the rise and fall of a brave warrior who would be king at any price. Full of murder, treason, ambition and greed, Macbeth is a journey into the very heart of evil.

Rabbit Hole: 2007 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Presented By Camelot Artists Productions

Skylight Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole tells the story of Becca and Howie, a married couple with a secret grief - eight months earlier, their 4-year-old son Danny was killed by a car. Since Danny's death, Becca looks for ways to move on from the tragedy but finds her methods don't align with Howie's. The play has won many awards, including the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Marriage on the Rocks in Refuge from the Storm at Actors Group Theatre

Actors Group Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: FREE - $9.00*
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A tavern serves as refuge from a fierce storm for Tom and Doris, whose marriage is in a crisis. As the raging storm forces others into the tavern, they become players in the couple's drama. Can their marriage survive all the ghosts in their closet?

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 — Sci-Fi Masterpiece Adapted for the Stage

Fremont Centre Theatre (South Pasadena, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*

Ray Bradbury's best-selling science fiction masterpiece about a future without books takes on a chillingly realistic dimension in this theatrical adaptation, written by the legendary author himself. A paternalistic government suspends basic individual liberties in the name of preserving the security of the homeland. That could never happen here...could it?

The Boychick Affair, An Interactive, Comedic Show a la Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 2:00pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $36.00 Our Price: $18.00*
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In the tradition of Tony n' Tina's Wedding and Grandma Sylvia's Funeral, this comedy gives new meaning to the phrase "dysfunctional family." The Boychick Affair is a hands-on show where audience members will mingle with the actors and enjoy a meal and dancing. From Harry Boychick's ceremony to the reception afterward, the play tells the story of 23 different characters dealing with contemporary issues in a funny way.

Capsized Flotsam, a Gay Edwardian Comedy

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $11.00*
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If Oscar Wilde were alive today...well, he would be really, really old! But he would also be writing plays like Capsized Flotsam, a new comedy receiving its West Coast premiere at the Ark this summer. Local L.A. playwright Donaco Smyth meshes the wit of Wilde with the fantastic worlds of H.G. Wells, then throws in some of the outlandish zaniness of Monty Python for good measure.

Garage Rock Musical The Next Big Thing

Art|Works Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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It's 1983, and Chip and his budding garage band are looking for the new sound—much to the dismay of Chip's mom, a singer-songwriter from the '60s with a checkered past and a belief that good music is more than a simple hook. Music by members of rock band Breech, winner of the DIY Album of the Year with its release, "Apron Strings," and nominee for "Best Indie Band" by the OC Weekly.

The Last Five Years: A Musical Love Story, Frontwards and Backwards

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Saturday, Aug. 2 @ 8:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $34.99 Our Price: $17.50*
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This contemporary song-cycle musical chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to breakup....or from breakup to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Written by Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World), the show is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress, told from both points of view.

The Lion in Winter: Kentwood Players Present Classic Tale of Medieval Plotting

Westchester Playhouse (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: $9.00*
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The Kentwood Players present James Goldman's The Lion in Winter. It's the story of King Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, known for their acrimonious relationship. The King and Queen's battle to determine the royal succession is marked by treachery, scandal, and some of the sharpest dialogue ever seen on stage. The classic 1968 film version starred Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.

One Night Stands - A Hysterical New Comedy

Avery Schreiber Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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The audience is a fly on the 4th wall as several couples relate to one another before and after they have sex for the first and last time in this hysterical new comedy. One Night Stands - The Sex Comedies is The Vagina Monologues of one-night stands.

The Voice of the Prairie: Drama About Radio's Early Days at the Colony Theatre

The Colony Theatre Company (Burbank, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $37.00 Our Price: $18.50*
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The Colony Theatre Company presents John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie. This epic adventure of young love and redemption tells the story of Davey Quinn, whose storytelling makes him a star in the world of 1920s radio. Quinn's homespun yarns become a hit with the hearts of America, including one whose childhood memories are mysteriously stirred to life.

Tarantino Tales: Slices of a Masterpiece Combines Quentin Tarantino Film Dialogue

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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Hollywood Fight Club Theater brings back Tarantino Tales: Slices of a Masterpiece after its sold-out run. Quentin Tarantino has written several masterpieces, all uniquely made up of interesting characters and outrageous storylines. This play strings together some of the most memorable dialogue that was part of unforgettable scenes into one continuous, original story.

Dark Fable The Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch from Rogue Artists Ensemble

Bootleg Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 4:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 4:00pm
and 14 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Based on the graphic novel by internationally acclaimed artists Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (creators of the Sandman comics and Henson Pictures' "MirrorMask") and adapted for the stage by Hyper-theater mavericks Rogue Artists Ensemble, Mr. Punch is a twisted tale of murder featuring a dizzying array of puppets, masks and sounds.

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Reimagined by Gangbusters Theatre Company

Little Victory Theatre (at the Victory Theatre Center) (Burbank, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 4:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Departing from their usual practice of presenting 20th century classics with their original speed and violence, the Gangbusters Theatre Company is delving into Shakespeare's most famous play. The director, who is new to the company, is maintaining a respectful faithfulness to the Bard's text, while taking a startling approach to the material.

deLEARious, a Shakespearean Musical Comedy, at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The authors of the award-winning The People vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet have gotten together again to tell the story of Shakespeare, King Lear, King James and the Bible. Great songs, a clever story and talented actors all guarantee a wonderful evening of fun.

Facing East, a Searing Drama, at Stillspeaking Theatre

The Stillspeaking Theatre (San Marino, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Ruth and Alex McCormick are an upstanding Mormon couple reeling from the suicide of their gay son, Andrew. In Facing East, they are stuck between the comfort of their faith and the unfamiliarity of their new reality when they meet their son's partner, Marcus, for the first time.

The Comedy of Errors: Shakespeare's Uproarious Classic, Set in 1960s Venice Beach

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, based on an ancient Roman play, is the western world's prototypical sitcom, replete with lies, mistaken identities, and infidelities. Open Fist Theatre Company's brand new adaptation is set in Venice Beach in the 1960s, and its mayhem is the perfect cure for the summertime blues. Ron West directs.

The World Premiere of Mala, a Story of Defiant Love

Ruby Theatre at the Complex (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 3:00pm
Tuesday, Jul. 22 @ 8:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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In late 1943, Mala Zimmetbaum met Edek Galinski, a striking 22-year old Polish soldier and fellow prisoner at Auschwitz. Despite the utterly dehumanizing conditions of the camp, Mala and Edek fell in love. With the help of their loyal and colorful friends, they escape. Mala's defiant, heroic gesture of preserving her humanity in the face of execution continues to inspire hope in the hearts of many.

Unbeatable Harold, A Romantic Adventure, at Ruskin Group Theatre Company

Ruskin Group Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 2:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Nothing is impossible in the heart of an artist, or for those who dare to dream...BIG. When a man's passion pushes him to venture into unfamiliar commitments, anything can happen. When he falls for a beautiful girl who seems to miss some of the splendor of life's bigger possibilities, there is so much to be explored.

Brett Neveu's American Dead at Theatre/Theater

Theatre/Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 23 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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American Dead is an elegiac rendering of the death of another American small town. The story is deceptively simple, often humorous. As a man grieves for his murdered sister his town continues wasting away, having been blighted by the closing of industry, the death of the family farm and the prevalence of methamphetamine.

High School Reunion Comedy the nothing boys at The Complex

Theatre Asylum (Hollywood, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 20 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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On the ten-year anniversary of his adulthood, Gregory James goes back to school. And on this Long Island evening in June, he and the other "nothing boys" will finally graduate. This new stage comedy was inspired by a real event.

Commedia dell'Arte A Company of Wayward Saints at Write Act Rep

Write Act Repertory Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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George Herman's A Company of Wayward Saints follows a troupe of amateur dramatists who attempt to put on "The History of Man" in a last ditch attempt to buy their way back home by gaining the patronage of a wealthy Duke. But to a group of actors far too selfish, self-important and self-indulgent to work together this proves to be a challenge they may never overcome.

Sona Tera Roman Hess, a World Premiere Drama

Lounge Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Sunday, Aug. 17 @ 7:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Named for its four main characters, Sona Tera Roman Hess probes the lives of a family struggling to reconstruct itself in the aftermath of a crushing infidelity. Set against a backdrop of impending war, the play juxtaposes the charged atmosphere of adultery and incest with circus cousins who bring music, magic and predictions of the future.

Fake Radio Presents: Old Time Radio Classics, Now at The Westside Eclectic

The Westside Eclectic (Santa Monica, CA)
Sunday, Jul. 27 @ 7:00pm (Christmas in July)
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Fake Radio presents live re-creations of classic radio theatre plays from the 1930s and 40s, which were based on popular films of the day. Featuring a troupe of talented actors, comedians, and guest stars, performances are based on authentic oiginal transcripts. One part historical and one part hysterical, these shows recapture a lost era while introducing new generations to a classic art form.

Macbeth - Shakespeare's Tragedy As You've Never Seen It Before

Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The Porters of Hellsgate are proud to continue their second season with William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Set within a representational, ever-shifting gothic fever dream, the events of the classic tragedy unfold with a visceral dread and nightmarish immediacy while traversing the path toward a poignant, bittersweet, inevitable conclusion.

Cartoon Dump! — The Worst Cartoons Ever, with Mystery Science Theatre's Frank Conniff

Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Jul. 22 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 26 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Imagine a world where a children's show has a cast of characters that have more psychological disorders than you do. Add the mind-numbing debauchery of the worst, most poorly animated cartoons from the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Then throw in the wry commentary you came to love from "Mystery Science Theater 3000," and what have you got? Cartoon Dump!

Talented Teenagers Collaborate in Above the Influence: The Young Artist Project

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (La Mirada, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Phantom Projects Educational Theater Group presents Above the Influence: The Young Artist Project. It's the product of the group's Young Artists Workshop. The workshop, composed of ten promising and diverse young artists, has produced a theatrical event that blends drama, hip-hop, poetry, comedy, film, dance and storytelling, and now perform it at the La Mirada Theatre.

Happy Hour: Two Veteran Comics' One-Man Shows at the Fake Gallery

Fake Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Jul. 23 @ 8:00pm
Wednesday, Jul. 30 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Fake Gallery hosts Happy Hour, a pair of nationally-acclaimed one-man shows by veteran comics. Jim DeCroteau presents The Bar Guy, in which he portrays an opinionated tavern-dweller; it recently had a successful run in Boston. The other show, Just Add Waterman, chronicles David Waterman's transformation from drug addiction to a life as a drug abuse prevention counselor.

Recent Tragic Events, A Touching, Comic Play About 9/11

The Stages Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Jul. 24 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Jul. 25 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 26 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Theatre Yawp presents Recent Tragic Events, a play by veteran TV writer Craig Wright (Six Feet Under, Lost). It's the poignant yet humorous story of a woman in Minneapolis whose blind date the day after the September 11 attacks is complicated by a series of comic events — and by a missing twin in New York.

Cosa Nostra: Famous Scenes from "The Godfather," "Scarface" and More

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Jul. 22 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Jul. 29 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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The stakes are high, and debts are settled in blood. There's no real loyalty, no mercy and plenty of sarcasm. Watch as these working actors bring "Casino," "Carlito's Way," "Bronx Tale," "Scarface," "Goodfellas," "Raging Bull" and, of course, "The Godfather" to life. You know what they're talking about...and don't "fuhgettabout it."

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