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The Groundlings Present The Completely Different Late Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 10:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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You never know what will happen or who'll be playing tonight when the Groundlings break all the rules!

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Spanish Cuisine & Dramatic Flamenco at El Cid

El Cid (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Full Price: $34.95 Our Price: $21.00*
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Enjoy an evening of Spanish cuisine and flamenco dancing on the beautiful wooden stage at El Cid, in hip Silverlake. Historic El Cid is a beautiful indoor-outdoor Spanish villa-style complex, and a night of flamenco could happen in no better venue. An inspiring, exotic evening! Price includes dinner and the show (but not beverages or tip).

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

Cote d'Azur Spa (Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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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Richard Villa's Refried Fridays at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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The world-famous Improv serves you Refried Fridays, the hottest Latino Night to hit Hollywood in years. Hosted by Richard Villa, the show is a rotating line-up of the funniest Latino comics mixed in with some very special guests. Come see what everyone is talking about.

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Comedian Ian Bagg at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 - $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Sarcastic, witty and just plain funny, Ian Bagg is known from his appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central's Premium Blend and more.

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Short-Form Comedy and Musical Improv with Stranger than Fiction

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $4.00*
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Stranger than Fiction features a cast of players from a variety of comedy and theatre backgrounds. STF's shows are a lively, entertaining mix of short-form comedy and musical improv based on suggestions from audience members. Audiences will be impressed and entertained by the cast's creativity and skill, and be treated to a completely different show every week.

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Live Music at the Jazz Bakery: Piping Hot Jazz!

The Jazz Bakery (Culver City, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 9:30pm (Jackie Ryan)
Full Price: $20.00 - $80.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $60.00*
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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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Pasadena Jazz: Live Music from Jazz Greats and Hot Newcomers

Pasadena Jazz Institute (Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm-11:00pm (LA Jazz Collective)
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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All-Pro Comedy at The Ice House Comedy Club

The Ice House (Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:30pm (Jeff Burghart, Peter Berman)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 10:30pm (Jeff Burghart, Peter Berman)
Full Price: $12.50 - $17.50 Our Price: $5.00 - $8.00*
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The Ice House Comedy Club, Pasadena's famed comedy club, presents some of the best stand-up comics in the business. You've seen them on "The Tonight Show," "The Late Show with David Letterman" and Comedy Central. Now you can see them in person, live on stage. Check the complete listing for more details.

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A Very Brady Musical at Theatre West

Theatre West (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Fremont Centre Theatre (South Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 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?

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Pitch It! — A Movie-Themed Improv Show from Spontaneous Productions

The Lyric Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Spontaneous Productions presents the world premiere of Pitch It!, a new comedy improv show at The Lyric Theatre. Each hour-long show features sketches, short-form improv games and a signature movie-themed long-form that lets the audience pitch its very own movie.

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Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club at the Wilshire Grand Hotel Presents All-Star Comedians

Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm (Tom Segura)
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $7.00*
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Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club features some of the hottest names in comedy, performing at their new home in the Wilshire Grand Hotel. 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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My Old Friends, a Tony-nominated West Coast Premiere Musical

Victory Theatre Center (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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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.

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

Lankershim Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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. An ethnically diverse cast of men and women showcase the universal struggles of love and loss as characters such as Midas, Eros, Bacchus, Zeus, Aphrodite, Ceres and Psyche.

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Garage Rock Musical The Next Big Thing

Art|Works Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Show Over The Top at the Honda Center

Honda Center of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $20.50 - $26.50 Our Price: $16.50 - $23.50*
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Over The Top, the 138th edition of "The Greatest Show On Earth." From the silliness of the clown to the spectacle conjured by the Ringmaster, Over The Top provides excitement for the whole family. Dogs fly; Asian elephants skip, hop and groove; and one courageous man stands eye to eye with a pack of Bengal tigers.

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

Celebration Theatre (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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

Deaf West Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein at the Odyssey Theatre

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $35.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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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.

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

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $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.

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Hilarious New Comedy In Heat at The Lost Studio

The Lost Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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

Long Beach Playhouse - MainStage (Long Beach, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Ruskin Group Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $34.00 Our Price: $17.00*
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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.

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

Write Act Repertory Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Capsized Flotsam, a Gay Edwardian Comedy

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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

Morgan-Wixson Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Award-Winning Play The Accomplices at the Fountain Theatre

Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $15.00*
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What the U.S. government and American Jews did — and didn't — do to help Jews fleeing the Nazis is the subject of The Accomplices by former New York Times political reporter Bernard Weinraub. Deborah LaVine directs the West Coast premiere of the New York Drama Desk-nominated play that is based on the true story of Jewish activist Hillel Kook (aka Peter Bergson).

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

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $34.99 Our Price: $17.50*

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.

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

Skylight Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Westchester Playhouse (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Award-Winning Play Desert Sunrise

Lillian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $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.

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

El Portal Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $45.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $22.50*
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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!

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Imani Winds Perform Afro Blue at the Ford Amphitheatre

Ford Amphitheatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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The Grammy-nominated quintet floats Afro-Latin sounds - Mongo Santamaria, Astor Piazzolla, Paquito d'Rivera and more - on the night breeze. The new textures the five bring to the flute-oboe-clarinet-horn-bassoon combo and their sparkling presence are a pure delight.

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Shakespeare's Hamlet, Reimagined by Gangbusters Theatre Company

Little Victory Theatre (at the Victory Theatre Center) (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Facing East, a Searing Drama, at Stillspeaking Theatre

The Stillspeaking Theatre (San Marino, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Actors Group Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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?

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

Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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West Coast Premiere of Brett Neveu's American Dead

Theatre/Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Powerful New Drama Body Politic from Echo Theater Company

Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Visit the Broad Contemporary Art Museum on a Quick Culture Tour

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 4:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Join Quick Culture for a one-hour tour of BCAM, the new building on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This exciting venue houses a large selection of art objects by renowned artists including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, John Baldessari, Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Damien Hirst and many more. The Quick Culture Art Guides will give you an insightful perspective on art appreciation.

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

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $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".

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

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 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.

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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 7:40pm (Cooler Bag Giveaway)
Full Price: $28.00 - $70.00 Our Price: $16.00 - $37.00*
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks are currently battling for the top spot in the National League West. The Dodgers are counting on their hitting, led by All-Star slugger Manny Ramirez, to overcome the crack pitching of the Diamondbacks. This series could be crucial in deciding who goes to the playoffs.

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Outlaw Style Thrance Company Presents Slapstick Dance-Theater The Heist Show: A Thrance Caper

Studio Stage (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Innovative dance-theater group Outlaw Style Thrance Company presents The Heist Show: A Thrance Caper. The comical tale of a motley crew of not so clever crooks who bungle a burglary, the story is told through dance. The show was inspired by the 1958 Italian film Big Deal On Madonna Street and Bob Fosse's 1986 musical Big Deal.

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

The Chandler Studio Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Roy Orbison Tribute at the El Portal Theatre

El Portal Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The El Portal Theatre announces a return engagement for Wiley Ramey's tribute to Roy Orbison. The show, which was a hit in its first appearance at the theater, features a full live band backing Ramey as he sings such classic hits as "Only the Lonley", "Pretty Woman", and "Crying".

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

The Attic Theatre and Film Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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Campy Comedy 7 Redneck Cheerleaders from Elephant Stage Works

Elephant Space Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
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7 Redneck Cheerleaders is a comedy about a first-time playwright and seven L.A. actors, telling the story of a boy who is willing to be a cheerleader for love - 8x10's, pom-poms and rifles.

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Down the Rabbit Hole, Fairy Tale Musical with a Twist, at the Whitefire Theatre

Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Straight from sold-out shows in NYC, Down the Rabbit Hole comes to L.A. This one-woman musical is based on the classic fairy tale characters but with an adult twist, starring pop star EJ. It will dazzle your senses, tickle your funny bone and touch your heart.

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Farmers' Market and West 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour

3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 9:30am
Full Price: $49.00 Our Price: $30.00*
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Spend a Friday or Saturday morning sampling delicious world cuisine in the heart of mid-city Los Angeles. This walking and tasting tour from Melting Pot Tours includes tastings at various stops in the famous L.A. landmark Farmers' Market at 3rd and Fairfax. Then, heading west along 3rd Street, you'll enjoy additional small gourmet bites at specialty eateries and a visit to a renowned cookbook store.

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Eric Idle and LA Philharmonic: Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Legendary Monty Python comedian Eric Idle and the LA Philharmonic present the West Coast premiere of Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at the Hollywood Bowl. It's a comic oratorio inspired by Handel's Messiah and Monty Python's hilarious Life of Brian. Co-written by Idle and John du Prez, the Grammy and Tony-winning team responsible for the smash hit Spamalot.

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Flawedville, A New Musical Sideshow Starring FreakShow Deluxe

Sacred Fools Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Starring the members of Reverend Tommy Gunn's FreakShow Deluxe, this world premiere is filled with song, dance and dangerous sideshow stunts. Set in a small town populated by carnival performers, Flawedville tells the story of a young man who sets out to seek his fortune, only to have the realities of his old life come back to haunt him.

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Funny Fridays at the Comedy Store's Belly Room

The Comedy Store (Belly Room) on Sunset (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Comedy Store presents Funny Fridays, a weekly comedy showcase in the famous comedy club's Belly Room. See top local and national comics as they perform an evening of stand-up comedy. Featured comics have performed on late-night TV, Comedy Central, and more.

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Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit: Classic Comedy at Long Beach Playhouse

Long Beach Playhouse - Studio Theatre (Long Beach, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $12.00*
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Long Beach Playhouse presents Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, a classic farce in which a novelist invites a medium to conduct a séance in his home, hoping to expose her as a fraud. Instead, the medium succeeds in summoning the spirit of the writer's temperamental late first wife, much to the annoyance of his current one.

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Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Long Day's Journey into Night

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 Our Price: $14.00*
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Eugene O'Neill's masterwork follows the Tyrone family on one fateful, heart-rending day in the summer of 1912. This prize-winning piece of writing seduces its' audience into the Tyrone families' web as they cling and spin together in a downward spiral of addiction and ignorant pursuit of hope.

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