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The Week of August 18th For Los Angeles, CA 90013

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

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Monday, Aug. 18 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.

Duncan Trussell Saves the World - An Exploration of Happiness

Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West (Los Angeles, CA)
Monday, Aug. 18 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
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What is the meaning of life? What is the true secret to happiness? Duncan Trussell leads you on a journey of enlightenment, an actual exploration of happiness that will even include a pre-show puppy adoption in the lobby. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll leave feeling better about your life — if you don't, you probably don't have a soul.

Pen: West Coast Premiere of Psychological Drama at Theatre 40

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre (Beverly Hills, CA)
Monday, Aug. 18 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 19 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 2 more dates.
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.

Six-Week Cha Cha Class for Beginners

The SalsaBox Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Monday, Aug. 18 2008 @ 6:15pm (plus classes on subsequent Mondays)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 6:15pm (plus classes on subsequent Thursdays)
Full Price: $80.00 Our Price: $40.00*
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Learn the basics of this traditional Latin social dance in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, and get ready to take your moves to the clubs with confidence. This class includes six weeks of meetings and is intended for beginners.

Black Bird Cabaret — Drag, Burlesque, Illusion and Comedy at Safari Sam's

Safari Sam's (Hollywood, CA)
Monday, Aug. 18 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Safari Sam's presents Black Bird Cabaret, a weekly seated show with comedy, burlesque, and live music drag performance. All acts will send the audience traveling through time with live band accompaniment featuring classics from the 1920s through the 1990s—everything from Brecht to Johnny Cash to Marlene Dietrich to The White Stripes and Madonna. The show features a new MC and a rotating lineup of performers every week.

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

Cote d'Azur Spa (Pasadena, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 19 2008 @ Various Times
Wednesday, Aug. 20 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. 19 2008 @ 8:00pm (Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald)
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 10:00pm (Michael Feinstein)
Full Price: $15.00 - $40.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $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.

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 19 2008 @ 7:10pm
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 7:10pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $75.00 Our Price: $14.00 - $37.00*
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The Colorado Rockies come to town to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a key weekday series. Led by sluggers Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe, as well as up-and-coming shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies are the defending National league champions. The Dodgers recently upgraded their powerhouse line-up by adding home run specialist Manny Ramirez.

Generate Showcase at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 19 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $13.00 - $14.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Talent agency Generate presents some of their prized clients at the world-famous Hollywood Improv. See the stars of tomorrow — New York's Christian Finnegan and Baron Vaughn, San Francisco's Jacob and Sherry Sirof and Brent Weinbach, MADtv's Anjelah Johnson, Raj Desai, Tony Sam, and more.

Violinist Joshua Bell with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Monday, Aug. 18 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 19 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, one of the world's premier soloists, joins the LA Philharmonic for a concert under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. The program includes Stravinsky's Petrushka, plus works by three French composers: Saint-Saens, Berlioz, and Chausson.

Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi from Hollywood Fight Club

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 19 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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Corpus Christi dramatizes the story of Jesus and the Apostles. Some consider it to be controversial due to its depiction of Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern day Texas. It contrasts modern devices like television with anachronisms like Roman occupation. It has received both critical acclaim for its exploration of gay themes in Christianity and condemnation for what some people view as blasphemy.

The Groundlings Present The Crazy Uncle Joe Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 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. 20 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Friday, Aug. 22 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).

Wizard Finger: Part Open Mic, Part Rave, Part Circus

Molly Malone's (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $12.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $6.00*
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Wizard Finger is a one-of-a-kind monthly variety show featuring comedy, music, art and an incredible glow show. This underground cabaret showcases a wide variety of different art forms, including storytelling, short films, stilt-walking, juggling, belly and hoop dancing and more. This is not your ordinary theatre experience.

Summer Sunset Cocktail Cruise Around Marina del Rey

Hornblower Cruises and Events (Marina del Rey, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $29.00 Our Price: $15.00 - $17.00*
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Relax and unwind in the middle of a busy week with a two-hour sunset cruise on the smooth waters of Marina del Rey. Enjoy complimentary appetizers, a front-row-seat view of the sailboat races and a beautiful sunset over the water.

Lerner & Loewe's Musical Brigadoon at Glendale Centre Theatre

Glendale Centre Theatre (Glendale, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.50 - $25.50 Our Price: $11.25 - $12.75*
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Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon is the classic Scottish fantasy about a town that disappears into the Highland mist and returns for only one day every 100 years. The memorable score includes such classics as "Almost Like Being in Love," "The Heather on the Hill" and "Come to Me, Bend to Me."

Relationship Drama Plastic Crystal at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 2:00pm
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.

Educating Rita: Colony Theatre Company Presents Poignant Comedy

The Colony Theatre (Burbank, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $20.00 - $37.00 Our Price: FREE - $18.50*
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The Colony Theatre Company presents Willy Russell's Educating Rita. The story of a disillusioned, alcoholic teacher whose interest in education is reawakened, then called into question, by a young student, the play has been widely popular since its premiere, and inspired a 1983 film starring Michael Caine. This production marks the US premiere of a newly revised script by Russell.

Sissystrata: Gay Adaptation of Aristophanes' Greek Comedy

Celebration Theatre (West Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $20.00*
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Celebration Theatre presents Allain Rochel's Sissystrata. Based on Aristophanes' classic Greek satire Lysistrata, the play is set in West Hollywood's gay community in the year 2013. When all the 'tops' decide to join the military, the 'bottoms' come up with a risque plan to bring an end to war.

Abigail's Party, a Stage Comedy by Award-Winning Filmmaker Mike Leigh

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a hilarious and dark comedy from the director of the acclaimed films Secrets and Lies and Topsy-Turvy. A frantic hostess forces food and cigarettes on her guests in an attempt to disguise both the failure of her party and of her marriage.

In Living Color's David Alan Grier at the Brea Improv

The Brea Improv (Brea, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:30pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
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David Alan Grier is best known for his sketch comedy work and impressions on In Living Color, and for starring in NBC's DAG. He's starred in many films, including Jumanji, Boomerang, and Bewitched. He's also appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Jimmy Kimmel Live, MadTV, and The Late Show with David Letterman.

The Super Burlesque Show, Starring the Hollywood Pin-Up Girls

El Cid (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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The Super Burlesque Show, starring the buxom, leggy, and lovely starlets known as the Hollywood Pin-Up Girls, comes to the El Cid. This retro feel-good cabaret is regarded by many as the best burlesque in town!

All-Pro Comedy at The Ice House Comedy Club

The Ice House (Pasadena, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:30pm (Ian Bagg)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:30pm (Ian Bagg)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 10:30pm (Ian Bagg)
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. 21 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.

ResBox - The Best Experimental Music from Around the World

Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Center for Inquiry - West presents ResBox at the Steve Allen Theater. ResBox is a monthly event featuring the world's best experimental music, curated by musician and filmmaker Hans Fjellestad.

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

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 21 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.

Award-Winning Play Desert Sunrise

Lillian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

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

El Portal Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 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. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

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

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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."

Suddenly Last Summer: Lodestone Theatre Ensemble Presents Tennessee Williams Drama

GTC Burbank (Burbank, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

Campy Comedy 7 Redneck Cheerleaders from Elephant Stage Works

Elephant Space Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Enjoy a concert under the stars as the Los Angeles Philharmonic plays at the Hollywood Bowl. Featured soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays Khachaturian's Piano Concerto in a program that also includes Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, plus works by Kodaly and Glinka.

Bury The Dead: The Actors' Gang Presents Irwin Shaw's Classic Anti-War Drama

Ivy Substation (Culver City, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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The Actors' Gang presents a production of Irwin Shaw's Bury The Dead. This classic anti-war drama, which premiered in 1936, tells the story of six soldiers who rise from the dead, refusing to be buried until they can tell the world about the brutality of war.

The Pavilion: LA Premiere of Pulitzer, Drama Desk-Nominated Play

The Lyric Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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The Lyric Theatre presents the Los Angeles premiere of The Pavilion. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a Drama Desk Award, it's the story of Peter, who returns to his high school reunion hoping to rekindle his love with Kari, the girl he left behind after an unexpected pregnancy. Playwright Craig Wright is also an accomplished TV writer, whose credits include Six Feet Under, Dirty Sexy Money, and Lost.

Excuse for a Swordfight: Hollywood Satire at Miles Playhouse

Miles Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Excuse for a Swordfight, a new comedy by A.F. Cronin, makes its world premiere at Santa Monica's Miles Playhouse. It's the satirical story of four aspiring artists revising their screenplay — the story of an idealistic doctor — in an attempt to make it more marketable.

French Fables for a Modern World in Fables du Theatre at Unknown Theater

Unknown Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $24.00 Our Price: $12.00*
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Succubae, princesses and clowns collide in an entertaining feast for the senses. Fables du Theatre is an intoxicating adaptation of three classic French fables for a modern world. With a touch of Jean de la Fontaine and a pinch of Hermann Hesse, the cast weaves a magical night of s*x, death and clowns.

Live Music at the House of Blues Foundation Room

Foundation Room at the House of Blues-Sunset Strip (West Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Enjoy an evening of live music amid the luxurious surroundings of the House of Blues exclusive Foundation Room. Ordinarily open to members only, the Foundation Room opens its doors to Goldstar members and the public for an evening of LA's hottest live bands.

Bouncers, a Play about the Nightclub Scene, at The Lost Studio

The Lost Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 21 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Experience night life vicariously through the disco club tough guys of Bouncers. Gritty, feisty, dark and fun, Bouncers is as relevant and poignant in Hollywood today as it was in Edinburgh when first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1984. Five actors not only portray the Bouncers of a Yorkshire, England disco club, but the disco's patrons, both male and female, as well.

The Groundlings Present The Completely Different Late Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 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. 22 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, Your Body and You

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $16.50 - $21.50 Our Price: $8.25 - $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.

Short-Form Comedy and Musical Improv with Stranger than Fiction

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 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.

Live Music at the Jazz Bakery: Piping Hot Jazz!

The Jazz Bakery (Culver City, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 9:30pm (Luis Munoz Septet)
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 9:30pm (Luis Munoz Septet)
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!

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

Promenade Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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!

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

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm (Pretty, Funny Women)
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm (Pretty, Funny Women)
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 10:00pm (Pretty, Funny Women)
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $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.

Southwest Chamber Music Summer Festival Outdoors at the Huntington

The Huntington Library (San Marino, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $38.00 Our Price: $14.00 - $19.00*
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The Grammy Award-winning ensemble Southwest Chamber Music presents their 2008 Summer Festival at the Huntington. The series will feature works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Friedrich Abel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joan Huang, Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven, Phúc Linh, Johannes Brahms, Darius Milhaud, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Samuel Barber and Leos Janacek.

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

Victory Theatre Center (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

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

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

Comedy of Manners The School for Scandal at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 Our Price: $14.00*
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan's sparkling comedy of manners may have been written in the 18th century, but its comic look at human frailty and hypocrisy is as scathing and hilarious today as it was back then. Brimming with witty dialogue, mistaken identities, supposed infidelity, eavesdropping and scandal, both real and invented, The School for Scandal is a madcap and delightfully catty romp.

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

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

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

Theatre 40 at The Reuben Cordova Theatre (Beverly Hills, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

Highways Presents a Double Bill of Premieres by Contemporary Choreographers

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:30pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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As part of Sweat!, its first annual festival of new dance by emerging choreographers, Highways Performance Space presents a dynamic double bill featuring the premieres of W Ruchu Na Skos by Wanda Gala and Words are no-words by Wen Chu Yang.

Farmers' Market and West 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour

3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 9:30am
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

Funny Fridays at the Comedy Store's Belly Room

The Comedy Store (Belly Room) on Sunset (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 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.

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

Long Beach Playhouse - Studio Theatre (Long Beach, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 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.

Shakespeare for Everyone: A Midsummer Night's Dream from The Berubians

Next Stage (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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In a place of enchantment inhabited by lovers both fairy and human, three worlds collide. Presented in a fast paced and trimmed down manner that celebrates the comedy, this show still maintains the original Shakespearian text. Chris Berube's madcap version allows fun and understanding for the entire family.

Arthur Miller's Detective Drama Some Kind of Love Story

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $10.00*
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Tom, a hard-boiled private eye, finds himself torn between his love for Angela and his need to solve a murder case that has occupied him for years. Finding herself in the middle of police corruption, Angela struggles through the haze of schizophrenia to reveal the truth and save Tom's life.

Guys and Dolls, Broadway Musical Comedy at Civic Theatre Under the Stars

Walter D. Ehlers Community Recreation Center-Outdoor Patio Stage (Buena Park, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy—considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy—soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces audiences to a cast of vivid characters who have become Broadway legend. Frank Loesser's bright, brassy score goes from the heat of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the New York City sewers.

Vanities: Comic Coming-of-Age Musical at Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $48.00 - $66.00 Our Price: $20.00 - $33.00*
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Pasadena Playhouse presents Vanities. Chronicling the comic journey of three vivacious Texas teens from cheerleaders to sorority sisters to housewives, liberated women and beyond, this musical evokes the turbulent, exciting era of the 1960s and '70s. David Kirshenbaum's tuneful score complements Jack Heifner's hilarious adaptation of his long-running off-Broadway smash.

Hilarious Comedy The Foreigner from ELATE

Lincoln Stegman Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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ELATE presents The Foreigner, a farce set at a Georgia fishing lodge that is visited by a British sergeant and his shy English friend, Charlie. The sergeant declares to all that Charlie is a foreigner and speaks no English (so he won't have to carry on conversations). It's what Charlie overhears, but shouldn't, that fuels the non-stop hilarity and sets up the wildly funny climax.

Romeo and Juliet, Together and Alive At Last - Youth Theatre at Long Beach Playhouse

Long Beach Playhouse - MainStage (Long Beach, CA)
Friday, Aug. 22 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 23 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $12.00*
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