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The Week of August 11th For Los Angeles, CA 90013

Mo' Better Mondays at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood's Coolest Comedy Club

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Monday night will never be boring again with Mo' Better Mondays at the Hollywood Improv. Here, the hottest urban comedians from around the U.S. stop in for a night that'll leave you laughing so hard, you won't be able to resist returning next week! Host DeRay Davis' credits include Barbershop, Semi-Pro, BET's Comic View, and skits on Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration.

Pen: West Coast Premiere of Psychological Drama at Theatre 40

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre (Beverly Hills, CA)
Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $11.00*
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Theatre 40 presents Pen, the story of a son who is desperate to escape from a life controlled by his needy, wheelchair-bound mother. Blending cutting one-liners, emotional impact, and a fantastical twist, Pen is an absorbing night of theatre. Playwright David Marshall Grant found fame as an actor in Tony Kushner's Angels in America; his writing debut Snakebit earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 7:10pm
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 7:10pm
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 7:10pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $70.00 Our Price: $16.00 - $37.00*
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The first place Philadelphia Phillies come to Dodger Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a series with playoff implications for both teams. The Phillies, powered by Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins, have one of the best line-ups in baseball. The Dodgers will counter with their stunning pitching — and the slugging of their newest addition, the one-and-only Manny Ramirez.

Sleepwalk With Me: Comedian Mike Birbiglia's One-Man Show

Geffen Playhouse - Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Monday, Aug. 11 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $50.00 Our Price: $25.00*
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Through his top-rated Comedy Central specials, Mike Birbiglia has emerged as one of the hottest young comics in recent years. In his new one-man show, Sleepwalk with Me, Mike explores his fears of love, honesty, and death, and discusses how his bouts with sleepwalking nearly killed him. The Geffen's Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theatre is the venue for this exclusive limited-run reading of the show, which begins its Off-Broadway run in November.

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

Cote d'Azur Spa (Pasadena, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ Various Times
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ Various Times
and 3 more dates.
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.

Jazz Greats at Catalina Bar and Grill

Catalina Bar and Grill (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm (Monica Peterson)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 10:00pm (Yellow Jackets and Mike Stern)
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $40.00 Our Price: $9.00 - $20.00*
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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.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Plays Glass, Elgar at the Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Leonard Slatkin conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in this concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Enjoy an evening at the legendary outdoor venue, as the Philharmonic plays Glass' Two Interludes from the CIVIL warS and Violin Concerto, plus Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Joe Beimel Bobblehead Night

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 7:10pm
Full Price: $50.00 - $70.00 Our Price: $27.00 - $37.00*
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, led by their new star slugger Manny Ramirez, host the Philadelphia Phillies. Like the Dodgers, the Phillies are in the hunt for their divisional title. With players like Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Pat Burrell and defending MVP Jimmy Rollins, they have one of the league's best lineups. The first 50,000 fans at the park receive a bobblehead depicting Dodgers pitcher Joe Beimel.

Who Do You Think You Are?: Top Comedians Play Characters at the Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $14.00 Our Price: FREE*
Rated: No ratings yet

The world-famous Hollywood Improv presents Who Do You Think You Are?, a show in which some of their top comics perform as their wacky alter egos. You'll see hip-hop duo Million Dollar Strong, twisted Catskills comic Skippy Greene, Orange County dwellers Sky and Nancy Collins, and more. Featuring comics from Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, and more.

Eraserhead: Newly Restored Print of David Lynch's Film, with Tribute to Composer Peter Ivers

Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Egyptian Theatre is proud to present a newly restored print of Eraserhead, David Lynch's 1977 directorial debut. The absurd and nightmarish tale of Henry and Mary X made Lynch's reputation as a unique director. This screening celebrates the release of Josh Frank's In Heaven Everything is Fine, a biography of the late Peter Ivers, who composed music for the film. Frank will participate in a pre-film book signing and a post-film discussion.

The Groundlings Present The Crazy Uncle Joe Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.50 Our Price: $6.25*
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The Crazy Uncle Joe Show is a side-splitting exercise in long form improv by the world-famous Groundlings. No games. No director. Just funny.

Spanish Cuisine & Dramatic Flamenco at El Cid

El Cid (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Friday, Aug. 15 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).

Live Music at the Jazz Bakery: Piping Hot Jazz!

The Jazz Bakery (Culver City, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 9:30pm (Yosvany Terry Afro-Caribbean Jazz Quartet)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 9:30pm (Yosvany Terry Afro-Caribbean Jazz Quartet)
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $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!

Hot Jazz with John Reynolds and Friends in Hollywood Hotshots

Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Jazz guitarist John Reynolds and his washboard-playing brother, Ralf Reynolds, perform an evening of "upstairs" hot jazz in Hollywood Hotshots. Reynolds, who has played alongside legends such as Cab Calloway and Thelonious Monk, frequently welcomes special guests to the show.

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

Fake Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play at Theatre 40

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre (Beverly Hills, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $11.00*
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Lost in Yonkers, like many of Neil Simon's plays, draws on his experiences growing up in New York City. Considered by many critics as Simon's best work and the pinnacle of his career, it's the winner of nine Tony and Drama Desk Awards and his first play to win a Pulitzer Prize.

DSA Showcase with Host Matt Iseman (from Style Network's Clean House)

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $14.00 Our Price: FREE*
Rated: No ratings yet

Matt Iseman (from Style Network's Clean House) hosts a showcase of comics from talent agency DSA. The lineup includes Kira Soltanovich, Adam Hunter, Jeff Havens, Daryl Wright, and more top comics.

Sleepwalk With Me: Comedian Mike Birbiglia's One-Man Show

Carrie Hamilton Theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $50.00 Our Price: $25.00*
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Through his top-rated Comedy Central specials, Mike Birbiglia has emerged as one of the hottest young comics in recent years. In his new one-man show, Sleepwalk with Me, Mike explores his fears of love, honesty, and death, and discusses how his bouts with sleepwalking nearly killed him. The Pasadena Playhouse's Carrie Hamilton Theatre hosts an exclusive limited-run reading of the show, which begins its Off-Broadway run in November.

8th Annual Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: Shorts

Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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American Cinematheque's 8th annual Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror presents a program of short films in Hollywood's historic Egyptian Theatre. See Mike Williamson's In the Wall, Nick Brandestini & Steve Ellington's H.R. Giger's Sanctuary, Robert Cosnahan's Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre, and more. Post-screening discussion with several of the filmmakers.

All-Pro Comedy at The Ice House Comedy Club

The Ice House (Pasadena, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm (Kevin Jordan)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:30pm (Kevin Jordan)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 10:30pm (Kevin Jordan)
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.

The Groundlings' Improv Show: Cookin' With Gas

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $16.40 Our Price: $8.25*
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Since 1992 The Groundlings Main Company, Alumni and Sunday Companies have played together every Thursday night in the all-improv explosion that has become almost as much of an institution as the Groundlings Theatre itself! Based entirely on audience suggestions, the comic daredevils invent custom-made satire and song. Each week features a new surprise guest.

Garage Rock Musical The Next Big Thing

Art|Works Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 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.

Shakespeare's Romantic A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $28.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $14.00*
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In a place of enchantment inhabited by lovers both fairy and human, three worlds collide: the unrequited loves of Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia and Helena; a rehearsal of the Pyramus and Thisby legend by a group of Rustics; and the domestic troubles in the land of the fairies.

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

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

Capsized Flotsam, a Gay Edwardian Comedy

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

El Portal Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
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!

Rose: A Journey Through 20th-Century Jewish Life, at the Odyssey Theatre

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $45.00 Our Price: FREE - $22.50*
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This one-woman play starring Naomi Newmann takes the audience on a restless journey through 20th-century Jewish life: from a Ukrainian shtetl to the Warsaw ghetto to Atlantic City and Miami, with side trips to a hippie commune in Connecticut and an Israeli settlement on the West Bank.

West Coast Premiere of Brett Neveu's American Dead

Theatre/Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

Powerful New Drama Body Politic from Echo Theater Company

Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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".

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

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:30pm
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."

Campy Comedy 7 Redneck Cheerleaders from Elephant Stage Works

Elephant Space Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $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.

LA Philharmonic Plays Holst's The Planets, Plus Rouse, Wagner at Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Bramwell Tovey conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Percussionist Colin Currie performs Rouse's astounding and theatrical percussion concerto Der Gerettete Alberich. Holst's The Planets concludes the concert, enhanced by stunning imagery from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena.

Relationship Drama Plastic Crystal at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Twenty-eight-year-old textile salesman Michael Miller is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and his struggle with anxiety begins to wreak havoc between him and his fiancée. When he has a fateful encounter with an unhappily married woman, a life-altering affair ensues.

The Groundlings Present The Completely Different Late Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 10:00pm
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!

Richard Villa's Refried Fridays at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 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.

The Groundlings' Main Sketch Show: Groundlings Special Lady Friend

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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 Special Lady Friend. This is the company's latest collection of improvisational and scripted sketches, from L.A.'s masters of Saturday Night Live-style comedy.

Short-Form Comedy and Musical Improv with Stranger than Fiction

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 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.

Comedian Kyle Dunnigan at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $17.00 - $20.00 Our Price: $8.00 - $10.00*
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Kyle Dunnigan, a cast member on Fox TV's Cedric the Entertainer, headlines at the Hollywood Improv. He's appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Later with Craig Kilborn, MTV's Jim Breuer Show and NBC's Friday Night.

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

Promenade Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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 and Saturday! With comedians seen on Letterman, Leno, Comedy Central and HBO, the Promenade Playhouse delivers serious laughs from great comics!

Pasadena Jazz: Live Music from Jazz Greats and Hot Newcomers

Pasadena Jazz Institute (Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm-11:00pm (Rachel Lauren)
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:30 pm (Chuchito Valdez)
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 10:30 pm (Chuchito Valdez)
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: FREE*
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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.

Salsa Class: Ladies' Styling Mini Camp at The SalsaBox Studios

The SalsaBox Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00 - $20.00*
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Have your salsa basics down and want to take it to the next level? In this two-hour ladies' styling camp, you'll learn sexy solo footwork, styling for partnering and get a great workout in the process! After the workshop, the gentlemen will be invited in to dance so the ladies can try out their new styling techniques.

Six-Week Salsa Class Series Learning the Basics

The SalsaBox Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 6:00pm (plus classes Aug. 22nd, 29th, Sept 5th, 12th, 19th)
Full Price: $65.00 - $80.00 Our Price: $37.50 - $40.00*
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Commit one hour a week to really polishing up your fun, flirty and fabulous salsa footwork for the dance floor! You'll learn and practice salsa moves and choreography over a six-week period as these great teachers break the exotic dance down to the basics that everyone can learn. For beginner and advanced beginner levels.

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

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm (Derrick Cameron)
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm (Derrick Cameron)
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 10:00pm (Derrick Cameron)
Full Price: $20.00 - $40.00 Our Price: FREE - $20.00*
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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.

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

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

Pasadena POPS Summer Concert Series at Descanso Gardens

Descanso Gardens (La Canada Flintridge, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 7:30pm (I Hear America Singing)
Full Price: $20.00 - $90.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $45.00*
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The Pasadena POPS presents its annual Summer Concert Series at Descanso Gardens, a beautiful setting with flowers, gardens, trees and fish ponds. Bring a picnic and listen to music under the stars while enjoying the sounds of a live orchestra playing some of the greatest music ever written. See event listing for each concert's program.

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

Ruskin Group Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $34.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $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.

Sona Tera Roman Hess, a World Premiere Drama

Lounge Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
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.

Escape Reality: Magicopolis' Long-Running Magic Show

Magicopolis (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $27.00 Our Price: $13.50*
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Magicopolis presents their long-running hit show Escape Reality. Mixing sketch comedy and magic acts, the husband-and-wife team of Steve Spill and Bozena serve up an entertaining family-friendly vaudeville-style show, complete with one-liners and amazing acts of magic. The show was a Los Angeles Times "Critic's Pick" and a LA Weekly "Pick of the Week".

Award-Winning Play The Accomplices at the Fountain Theatre

Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 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).

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

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Skylight Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

Westchester Playhouse (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 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.

Award-Winning Play Desert Sunrise

Lillian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Reimagined by Gangbusters Theatre Company

Little Victory Theatre (at the Victory Theatre Center) (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

deLEARious, a Shakespearean Musical Comedy, at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $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.

Gulls: A Musical Adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull

Boston Court Performing Arts Center-Mainstage (Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $17.00 - $32.00 Our Price: $8.50 - $16.00*
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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.

Suddenly Last Summer: Lodestone Theatre Ensemble Presents Tennessee Williams Drama

GTC Burbank (Burbank, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 14 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

The Chandler Studio Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

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

The Attic Theatre and Film Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

Upright Cabaret Presents Broadway Star Lea Michele

Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
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Enjoy dinner and a cabaret performance by Lea Michele, who will soon be seen as Eponine in the star-studded production of Les Miserables at The Hollywood Bowl. Lea was last seen on Broadway as Wendla in the Tony award-winning production of Spring Awakening, which earned her a 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. ($30-per-person dinner purchase required; not included in ticket price.)

Murder Mystery The Sound of Murder at Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre

Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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A children's book writer who hates children pushes his trophy wife into the arms of another man, and the lovers plan his perfect murder. But what if things go horribly wrong? And what do the man's secretary and the police inspector investigating the crime really know? The Sound of Murder keeps everybody guessing until the last moment.

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

Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.

Spill, Splash and Splendor: New Dance Pieces Explore Facets of Femininity

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 8:30pm
Saturday, Aug. 16 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Curated by Sue Roginski, Spill, Splash and Splendor offers new choreography dripping with feminine complexity and bathed in visions of women past and present, with emerging female Southern California dance artists Alison Bory, Cynthia Lee, Rosie Trump and Sadie Weinberg. Styled with wit and exaggeration, these works embrace and complicate themes of romantic attraction, nostalgic vocation and lofty representation.

Farmers' Market and West 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour

3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 15 2008 @ 9:30am
Saturday, Aug. 16 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.