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L.A. Connection's 2001: An Improv Odyssey

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $4.00*
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L.A. Connection puts on an outrageously funny improv show in the "Who's Line Is It Anyway" style. The show is one of the LA Times picks for New Year's Eve.

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ComedySportz — Fast and Funny Comedy for Everyone

National Comedy Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Improvised, competitive comedy for the whole family! You won't have to worry about covering their ears if you bring them to this kid-friendly show. It was created especially for younger fans and their families! See live comedy created right before your eyes, with audience participation and suggestions incorporated into the act.

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Fun for the Whole Family at Giggle Gaggle: Kids Perform Improv for Kids!

Raven Playhouse (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $8.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Two shows, two casts—four feet tall! This improv show performed by kids is a great day out for families who love to laugh together. Take a ride into the minds and world of the children of the Valley as the kids of Joy Theatre perform comedy, standup, improv and sketches at the Raven Playhouse.

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Massages and More: Spa Treatment Packages at Cote d'Azur

Cote d'Azur Spa (Pasadena, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $140.00 - $310.00 Our Price: $70.00 - $155.00*
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As a wonderful gift or an indulgent treat for yourself, you can't do much better than a full body massage package or a facial package at the serene Cote d'Azur Spa, located in Old Town Pasadena. It's sure to be an unforgettable experience.

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Aspect Beauty: Spa Facials and Massage Therapy

Aspect Beauty (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $90.00 - $275.00 Our Price: $45.00 - $175.00*
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Aspect Beauty is an oasis free of the stress and strain of everyday life, the perfect place to escape from the day's hectic pace. The spa's mineral facial is a gem of treatment - literally. It uses a unique elixir of malachite, rhodolite and zincite, which leaves skin pearly smooth without the usual post-extraction redness.

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Improv Comedy for Kids at LA Connection

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 5:30pm
Full Price: $7.00 Our Price: $3.00*
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LA Connection presents Improv Comedy for Kids, performed by some of the area's most talented young people. The performances are family-friendly and filled with laugh-out-loud-funny sketch comedy and improv.

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The Groundlings' Main Sketch Show: Groundlings, Your Body and You

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $21.50 Our Price: $10.75*
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Legendary comedy troupe The Groundlings present their main sketch show Groundlings, Your Body and You. This is the company's latest collection of improvisational and scripted sketches, from L.A.'s masters of Saturday Night Live-style comedy.

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Enter the Mad Mind of the Teenager with Detention Span's Teen Improv

Raven Playhouse (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 5:00pm
Full Price: $8.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Being a teenager is tough, but the kids of Joy Theatre's Detention Span take teen angst and transform it into comedy gold. It's a madcap, fun-filled hour of sketch, improv, impressions, singing, and more at the Raven Playhouse. Relive the funniest moments of growing up—without actually having to, er, relive them.

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Live Music at the Jazz Bakery: Piping Hot Jazz!

The Jazz Bakery (Culver City, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 9:30pm (Jimmy Scott)
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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All week long the Jazz Bakery offers the best in hot new jazz! LA Weekly called the Jazz Bakery the "most prestigious jazz space in Los Angeles," and it lives up to that by focusing on fantastic new acts as well as classics of the genre. A don't-miss, not only for jazz fans, but for lovers of all sorts of music!

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Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club Presents All-Star Comedians

Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 9:00pm (Kings of Vegas)
Full Price: $8.00 - $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy features some of the hottest names in comedy, performing at a fabulous new venue inside the Hotel Alexandria. Comedians from "Saturday Night Live," "Last Comic Standing," "The Tonight Show" and much more are on the bill. Check the listing below for details on who's appearing.

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Compelling Comedy—Right In the Heart of the 3rd Street Promenade!

Promenade Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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In the heart of the world-famous 3rd Street Promenade in beautiful, balmy Santa Monica is a great night of comedy, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! With comedians seen on Letterman, Leno, Comedy Central and HBO, the Promenade Playhouse delivers serious laughs from great comics!

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Pasadena Jazz: Live Music from Jazz Greats and Hot Newcomers

Pasadena Jazz Institute (Pasadena, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:30pm-11:30pm (Tigran Hamasyan Trio)
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Spend the evening at the venue that is fast becoming Pasadena's hottest spot for live jazz: the Pasadena Jazz Institute's new home at the Paseo Colorado. Audiences will enjoy ongoing sets of music, performed by some of the most talented newcomers and veterans from the world of jazz.

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Jazz Greats at Catalina Bar and Grill

Catalina Bar and Grill (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm (Freddie Hubbard & James Spaulding)
Full Price: $10.00 - $35.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $17.50*
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This supper club hosts great live jazz in a setting with Old World charm. Catalina has lived up to its slogan "Nothing But the Best in Jazz" by presenting a veritable Who's Who of jazz legends such as Dizzie Gillespie, Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Ray Brown, Joe Williams, Max Roach, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Benny Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman and many more.

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Jewish Guilt Meets Racial Tension in Jerry Mayer's Black and Bluestein

The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 3:00pm
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $12.50*
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The year is 1963, the city is St. Louis, and Daniel Black, a black biochemist, is going to buy the house he wants in an upscale white neighborhood, even if it ruffles feathers. The house is owned by builder Jeff Bluestein, a Jewish liberal who discovers that breaking the color barrier could break his bank account and his marriage. The conflict results in tense drama and laugh-out-loud comedy. This is a guest production at the Santa Monica Playhouse.

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Intimate, Passionate, Exotic: The Art of Flamenco & Spanish Cuisine at Cafe Sevilla

Cafe Sevilla Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 6:30pm
Full Price: $47.50 Our Price: $29.50*
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The beautiful Cafe Sevilla invites guests to come and enjoy a magical evening of Spanish and Gypsy flamenco dance, a delicious three-course meal, and an atmosphere of European elegance and Mediterranean spirit. This complete flamenco performance includes dancers, singers, percussionists and guitarists.

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Salsa Boot Camp for Beginners and Advanced Beginners

The SalsaBox Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 11:00am (Saturday Boot Camp)
Full Price: $60.00 Our Price: $40.00*
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The four-hour Salsa Boot Camp at Salsabox Studios is an immersion class, perfect for busy people who have always wanted to learn some moves for the salsa clubs. Classes are divided into Novice Beginners and Advanced Beginners; both will teach the basics of salsa, plus some fun routines. Class ends with a Latin lunch buffet.

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Cinderella - The World Premiere Musical for the Entire Family

Theatre West (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 1:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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Storybook Theatre presents its new musical version of the classic story Cinderella. With a funny fairy godmother leading the way, there is plenty of opportunity for audience participation, and girls in the audience can even dance with the handsome prince at the ball.

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The Last Schwartz, A Bittersweet Family Comedy at the Zephyr Theatre

Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $35.00 Our Price: FREE - $17.50*
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In this poignant comedy, the Schwartz siblings have gathered in their childhood family home for the one-year anniversary of their father's death. Over the weekend, fireworks, riotous humor and serious drama unfold as the parties interact and a long-held family secret is revealed.

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Wild Wild Westside: A Crime Bus Tour of West L.A.

The Esotouric Bus- at Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ Noon
Full Price: $55.00 Our Price: $27.50*

For the first time, Esotouric's true crime archeologists have set their sights on points west of Robertson, and the results are truly astonishing. In this new tour spotlighting some of the weirdest, most horrific and downright unbelievable crimes of historic West Los Angeles, you'll thrill and shudder to tales of teenage girl gangs, tortured tots, wicked wives, evil spirits, cults, creeps and assorted maniacs.

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Dickie & Babe: The TRUTH About Leopold & Loeb from Blank Theatre Company

Second Stage Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $28.00 Our Price: $11.00 - $14.00*
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Hyper-intelligent rich teens Richard "Dickie" Loeb and Nathan "Babe" Leopold commit one of the most shocking crimes in U.S. history, leading to the infamous "trial of the century" with legal superstar Clarence Darrow as defense counsel. Over the years the boys' tale has been sensationalized — but the dark truths behind the crime have never been told...until now.

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Creating Your Legacy Workshop - Learn to Sell the Real You

Soul Blazing Sanctuary (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00am
Full Price: $150.00 Our Price: $75.00*
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Lisa Haisha presents a new monthly Creating Your Legacy retreat at the Soul Blazing Sanctuary. This year-long course is divided up into quarterly sections: Mind, Body, Heart and Soul. Help make 2008 a great year by learning basic life skills, gaining clarity of your life vision, and getting your soul nurtured to empower your whole being.

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Military Prison Drama The Brig at Odyssey Theatre

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $35.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $17.50*
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This 2007 Obie Award-winning play depicting the brutality of military prisons was inspired by the author's experiences in a U.S. Marine Corps brig during the Korean War. The Brig is not interested in presenting physical torture so much as the absurd rules that lead some human beings to behave inhumanely and others to accept that inhumanity without fighting back.

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James Joyce's The Dead, Tony-Winning Musical Based on the Short Story

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm (Closing Night)
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $12.50*
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This beautiful and touching Tony Award-winning musical is based on the famous short story written by James Joyce in his book Dubliners. The Dead refers to people in his memories—specifically the night of the annual party held by his aunts. The evening is filled with laughter, singing, dancing and good cheer.

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Hotbed of Drama in The Common Air at Theatre Asylum

Theatre Asylum (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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The Common Air links six distinct characters during an airport delay. The reason is unknown, but the buzz is insinuating a terrorist conspiracy. Rumors fly as each character speaks to the next. Coming full circle, the last character addresses the first, illuminating the perpetually changing narratives we arrive at, and depart from, in trying to make sense of life's ever-evolving present tense.

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Quick Culture's Tour of Costume Exhibit Featuring 125 Costumes from 2007's Oscar-Nominated Films

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, FIDM, Museum & Galleries (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 11:30am
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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See the 16th annual Art of the Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibit on a tour by Quick Culture art guides. The tour features 125 costumes from 25 movies of 2007, including the Oscar-nominated films Atonement, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Hairspray, Enchanted, Harry Potter and Marie Antoinette. The tour will also share fun facts about the movies, the stars, the designers and their costumes.

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Old-Hollywood Comic Romp The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

The Space Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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This ingenious and wild comedy enjoyed a long, critically hailed run both on and off-Broadway. Poking fun at the more ridiculous aspects of "showbiz" and the corny thrillers of Hollywood's heyday, the play is a nonstop barrage of laughter as those assembled (or at least who aren't killed off) untangle the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher.

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Gangbusters Presents Tracers at the Little Victory Theatre

Little Victory Theatre (at the Victory Theatre Center) (Burbank, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Tracers, created in 1980 by a group of Vietnam veterans, portrays the reality, grittiness and horror of on-the-ground combat, avoiding Hollywood glorification of the fighting experience. It's the story of six soldiers, their medic, and their drill instructor—members of the same fighting unit, who share all the bickering, petty infighting, camaraderie, affection and devotion of a marriage.

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Crime and Punishment, Adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Classic from Actors Co-op

Crossley Theatres (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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This criminal tale journeys into the mind of a murderer, breaking the fourth wall of theatre as it brings the audience in as a character of the unfolding drama. Two players, assuming various identities, propel a killer to examine his motives during this exploration of the nature of evil, which ultimately becomes a spiritual journey in his search for redemption.

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Futuristic Farce Comic Potential at Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre

Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Alan Ayckbourn's Comic Potential is a futuristic comedy about an innocent young man who falls in love with a "not-so-real" girl — it's also about the machinations behind the scenes that occur in the making of a local television drama.

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Invasion of the Minnesota Normals, a 1950s-Era Dark Comedy from Buzzworks Theater Company

Lounge Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Set in Chicago, 1953, Invasion of the Minnesota Normals presents Ruth McKinley, an ordinary housewife, and her encounter with Robert and Mary Jones, two uninvited guests who happen to be former test subjects for a test inspired by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Confronted with what the world considers "normal," Ruth examines her life and discovers it is anything but ordinary.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar from Attic Theatre Ensemble

The Attic Theatre and Film Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar exploded onto the stage in 1971 and quickly became one of musical theatre's most popular works. The captivating story features a powerhouse score with such notable songs as "Superstar," "Everything's Alright" and "I Don't Know How to Love Him."

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The Violet Hour: Surreal and Hysterical Play by Tony Award-Winning Playwright

Theatre Tribe Studio Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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In this new play by the Tony Award-winning author of Take Me Out, a fledgling WWI-era publisher is trying to decide which work to publish first: his lover's memoir or his best friend's novel. His decision is further complicated by the arrival of a mysterious machine that predicts the future of the play's protagonists, affecting their lives in haunting and unexpected ways.

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The London Cuckolds: Hilariously Bawdy British Farce From 1681

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $11.00*
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The Ark Theatre Company presents Edward Ravenscroft's The London Cuckolds. Originally produced over 300 years ago, this outrageous farce is as wickedly hilarious as ever. As three oblivious husbands stumble about 17th-century London trying to keep their wives faithful, two conniving gallants have other ideas. The bored and lusty wives prove willing accomplices.

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Sexy Laundry Starring Frances Fisher and Paul Ben-Victor at The Hayworth Theatre

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $0.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Sexy Laundry is a saucy, hilarious and extremely touching look at making love in middle age. At that time in life when hard bodies have given way to spare tires, and romance has taken a back seat to more practical pursuits, Alice (Frances Fisher) gets a copy of Sex for Dummies and brings her husband, Henry (Paul Ben-Victor), to a fancy hotel to rekindle their passion.

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The All Female 1929 Skidoo Review - Vaudeville Comes to Life

Actors Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The Actors Forum Theatre brings vaudeville back to life with the L.A. premiere of The All Female 1929 Skidoo Review. Experience the wonderful entertainment of yesteryear, with heart-warming memories of the world of vaudeville featuring an exuberant all-girl review of music, song, dance and comedy skits from the era performed by eight beautiful and talented women.

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Giant Fun with The Brave Little Tailor at The Bubble Gum Playhouse

The Bubble Gum Playhouse at the Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00am
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: FREE - $6.00*
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When a tiny tailor runs out of work, she's forced to look for another occupation. She is accepted as an applicant for village giant, but discovers she has a competitor: a real giant from a neighboring village! Will the pint-sized Tina get the better of her opponent? This interactive show features a fashion show starring children from the audience.

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Eric Bogosian's Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll from Hollywood Fight Club

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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One of the quintessential monologue plays of the 20th century, Eric Bogosian's Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll manages to both elevate and disintegrate the excesses of a generation raised on speed and self indulgence. Jumping from a coked out rock star to an industry exec juggling a mistress, wife and work, this play utilizes the ideological myths of modern American excess to question the absurdity of what Bogosian's calls our "schizoid" culture.

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Hollywood Fight Club Presents Broadway...Sex, Lies & Murder

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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Back by popular demand, the Hollywood Fight Club presents a sexy night of murder, madness and mayhem — with plenty of dancing and singing. Broadway...Sex, Lies & Murder is a compilation of some of the sexiest musical and dance scenes of our time. So lace up your corsets and fill your flasks for a trip back in time.

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The Full Monty, the Hit Broadway Musical Comedy

Morgan-Wixson Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $23.00 Our Price: $11.50*
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This musical adaptation of the hit comedy film turns the "let's put on a show" genre on its ear, as a group of unemployed steelworkers prepares to present their own Chippendales-style show in working class Buffalo, New York. The journey of these men, from the breadlines to the unlikeliest of chorus lines, proves transforming in unexpected ways.

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John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Live on Stage

The Banshee (Burbank, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: $9.00*
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Theatre Banshee presents John Steinbeck's American classic Of Mice and Men. A pair of itinerant workers struggle through the Great Depression clinging to their friendship and the dream of buying a little place of their own. But when they take up work on a California ranch, their dreams — "like the best laid schemes of mice and men" — go tragically awry.

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Very Short Movies Festival: 48 Short Films in Competition at Cinespace

CineSpace (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The third annual Very Short Movies Festival combines live screenings of short films with online showcasing of the films. A total of 48 shorts from around the world will compete in the comedy, drama, animation, documentary and experimental categories. Awards will be given in each grouping based on online votes and a jury of professionals will select the Best of Fest winner.

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Dark Comedy Cell Phone Funeral at Actor's Playpen

Actor's Playpen (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $22.00 Our Price: FREE - $11.00*
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Cell Phone Funeral is a comical yet poignant look at what a gay man's funeral might look like when his long-distance family must plan his funeral and has only his cell phone to determine the list of invitees.

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Music from Marvin Gaye to Chopin in Complexions Contemporary Ballet Programs

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm (Program B)
Full Price: $50.00 - $95.00 Our Price: $25.00 - $47.50*
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Conceived by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has always sought to distinguish itself by grounding their cutting-edge choreography and original music within the roots of classical dance. The power of their dancers and the electricity of their performances are showcased in two exciting programs at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Program varies each night; see full event description for schedule.

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Baby Wants Candy: The Improvised Musical with Full Band

YADA Center Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
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Baby Wants Candy asks the audience for a title of a musical that has never been performed before. The audience shouts out a name. The first title BWC hears then, in that moment, becomes the title and premise for a new 60-minute musical. BWC has consistently wowed audiences and critics alike with some of the funniest and smartest improvisation around.

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Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter's Old Times at The Lost Studio

The Lost Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Old Times takes place in a converted seaside farmhouse in England, where a couple's reunion with an old friend turns into a challenge to see who can possess her. Memory unites with desire in this tantalizing work by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter.

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Children's Introductory Course in Manners from Beverly Hills Manners

McCormick and Schmick's-Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 11:00am
Full Price: $125.00 Our Price: $85.00*
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The Introductory Course provides an overview into the world of manners and is full of interaction and practice for your child. Children are instructed in all aspects of etiquette and protocol while developing fundamental character-building traits such as respect, compassion and common courtesies. Through acquiring and practicing these indispensable life skills, children gain more confidence and increase self-esteem.

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Beaverquest!: the Musical at Sacred Fools Theater

Sacred Fools Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Sacred Fools Theater presents Beaverquest!: the Musical. Based on a popular segment from the theater's long-running Serial Killers show, writer Padraic Duffy and composer Bobby Stapf present the gleefully unhinged story of a beaver, his rabbit friend, and a host of wacky characters.

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San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 7:10pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $125.00 Our Price: $14.00 - $75.00*
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Two NL West rivals collide on a Saturday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres. The Padres have one of the league's best pitching staffs, and will be looking to use it against the Dodgers' exciting young lineup. As an added bonus, all kids 14 and younger will receive a free Russell Martin batting practice jersey.

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William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure at the Eclectic Company Theatre

Eclectic Company Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $0.00 - $18.00 Our Price: FREE - $9.00*
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The Eclectic Company Theatre and Kerr Bahr Productions present William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. One of the Bard's greatest hits, Measure for Measure features a stellar cast, gorgeous costumes and a bold interpretation, all combining to make Shakespeare's most shocking comedy come to life.

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Shrewd Political Comedy Fortinbras, Inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet

Secret Rose Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Lee Blessing's Fortinbras is a funny, ironic play that exposes political conscience and humanity—perfect for the times. The play picks up where Shakespeare's Hamlet ends, with one of Hamlet's minor characters—Fortinbras, a fool—ascending to power as the new man who would be king.

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Alan Ayckbourn's Snake in the Grass, a Thriller with a Supernatural Twist

The Matrix Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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When Annabel returns home after her father's death, she finds her sister, Miriam, who has cared for their father through his dying years, has been accused of murdering him. A nurse claims to have proof and is intent on blackmailing them for their father's fortune. This is the U.S. premiere of Snake in the Grass, one of Alan Ayckbourn's rare thrillers.

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

The Coast Playhouse (West Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $29.99 Our Price: $10.00 - $15.00*
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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.

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The History of Bowling: Quirky Comedy at NoHo Arts Center

NoHo Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Set on a college campus on the East Coast, The History of Bowling is a hilarious romantic comedy about a quadriplegic and epileptic student who are forced to write a PE term paper together because they can't physically participate in the class. Making its West Coast premiere, it's the inaugural play of Blue Zone Productions, a theatre company dedicated to producing high-quality theatre that nurtures and promotes artists with disabilities.

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Theatre Neo's Sketch Comedy Show Deep Tissue Comedy Release II

Secret Rose Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Deep Tissue Comedy Release II: The Quickening is an hour-long blend of original sketches and anything-can-happen comedy satirizing pop culture, Queen Elizabeth, talk shows, the prison system and speed dating, just to name a few.

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Hal Linden and Allan Miller in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
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Hal Linden ("Barney Miller") and Allan Miller play two aging vaudeville stars who can't stand each other in Neil Simon's 1973 Tony Award winner for Best Play. The New York Post raved: "It's ham on wry.... Simon's surefooted craftsmanship and his one-liners are as exquisitely apt as ever."

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One Night Stands - A Hysterical New Comedy

Avery Schreiber Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Marriage Musical I Do! I Do! at La Mirada Theatre for Performing Arts

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (La Mirada, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $37.50 - $45.00 Our Price: $18.75 - $22.50*
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This intimate two-person musical from the same duo who wrote The Fantasticks stars real-life married couple (and musical theatre veterans) Brad Little and Barbara McCulloh. The story chronicles the 50-year marriage between Michael and Agnes, starting on their wedding day and traveling through the couple's ups and downs over five decades.

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Boats on a River, Starring Gregory Itzin (from TV's 24), a Live Audio Performance

Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $39.50 - $47.00 Our Price: $19.75 - $23.50*
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American expatriate Sidney Webb and Sister Margaret, his British colleague, work tirelessly to rehabilitate Cambodian children from the nightmare of prostitution. After a surprise raid on a brothel, an eager young U.S. lawyer places three liberated orphans under Sidney and the Sister's care. The girls begin the inspirational process of recovery under the loving watch of their new protectors.

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Comedian Jeff Garcia at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Jeff Garcia, one of the hottest rising comedians, was the voice of Sheen in the animated film "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius," and also provided voices for animated films "Happy Feet" and "The Barnyard". Garcia performs live nationwide, as well as on TV, delivering hilarious material on growing up Latino in a multi-cultural community.

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A Carla-bration for Comedian Carla Zilbersmith - A Special Variety Night

Steinway Hall (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Carla-bration is a special variety night benefit for comedian Carla Zilbersmith who was recently diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). The evening will feature a lively line-up of some of L.A.'s favorite monologists, cabaret artists and musical humorists, including Ray Jessel, Marie Cain, Kres Mersky, Darryl Henriques, Ann Randolph, Carla Zilbersmith— and Carla herself.

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Running from the Paparazzi - A Running Tour of Beverly Hills

Off 'N Running Tours, Beverly Gardens meeting spot (Beverly Hills, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 1:00pm
Full Price: $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
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Running from the Paparazzi is an exciting 4-mile run from Wilshire Boulevard to glamorous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, through Hollywood and past eclectic shops on Robertson Boulevard. Grace the streets of Beverly Hills in record time, doing some quick window-shopping and celeb watching, while avoiding the forever-flashing paparazzi.

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West Coast Premiere of Musical Lost in Hollywoodland at Theatre 40

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre (Beverly Hills, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $11.00*
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This madcap musical comedy is about an aspiring movie director who longs to make a film that will touch people's souls—but can't even manage to keep his job screwing light bulbs into the Hollywoodland Realty Company sign. Just before he's about to hit the skids, a devilishly charming movie mogul makes him an offer that no wanna-be director could refuse!

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Swedish Band Väsen at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium

Caltech's Beckman Auditorium (Pasadena, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Väsen's traditional rural Swedish music with a modern attitude can invoke classic string quartets at one moment, and upbeat folk and pop the next. They employ the nyckelharpa, a traditional Swedish instrument resembling a fiddle with keys. See them as they tour the US at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium.

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Mariette Hartley in New Comedy In The Wings at the Whitefire Theatre

Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Emmy Award winner Mariette Hartley stars in a world-premiere comedy that's drenched in heart. In this play-within-a-play, a dysfunctional group of actors, a problematic set and a stage manager at his wits' end add to the tension between a writer and his producer-wife in rehearsal for a play about their own struggle with infertility.

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Oscar Winner John Patrick Shanley's Where's My Money? — A Dark Comedy About Marriage

Pan Andreas Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $15.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $7.50*
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Academy Award-winning writer John Patrick Shanley ("Moonstruck") examines what marriage really is in this darkly funny and surreal play. Where's My Money? looks at two couples' conquest for love—and how they destroy each other in the process.

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Four-Headed Dance II: Eclectic Dance, Dance/Theater and Performance Pieces

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Four-Headed Dance II is an evening of original dance, dance/theater and performance work by Keith Glassman, Kiha Lee, Kristen Smiarowski, and Sri Susilowati. With backgrounds that include prestigious Los Angeles Horton awards, COLA awards, Dance for Social Action and dancing surfers, these distinctive individual artists premiere an eclectic assortment of work for the stage.

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"The Devil Wears Dada" — A Lecture on Dadaism, Surrealism and Fashion

Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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"Who's your Dada?" You'll know when you attend this highly entertaining and provocative lecture. "The Devil Wears Dada" offers a focused survey of Dadaism and Surrealism, and their effect on costume and fashion during the Art Deco era. Lecturer Aaron Rubin will present images of the absurd in both fine art and fashion to paint a fascinating picture of an unusual collaboration between the arts.

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References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot: A Surrealistic, Romantic Drama

Art|Works Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Apr. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot is Jose Rivera's surrealistic, lyrical celebration of romance. Love, lust and longing mix it up with otherworldly fantasy and gritty realism that infatuates a young housewife awaiting the return of her soldier-husband from overseas.

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