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The Week of August 25th For Los Angeles, CA 90013

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

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Monday, Aug. 25 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. 25 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $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.

Bruno Kirby Celebrity Reading Series: Bruce Davison Stars in Sin

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Monday, Aug. 25 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Bruce Davison (Oscar nominee for "Longtime Companion") stars in this reading of Sin. In Suffolk Superior Court, lawyer Orson Krieger treads a fine line between respect and contempt as he relentlessly pursues answers from the elusive Cardinal Bernard Law, the Archbishop of Boston, for his failure to protect the victims of s*xual abuse at the hands of priests in his archdiocese.

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

Safari Sam's (Hollywood, CA)
Monday, Aug. 25 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. 26 2008 @ Various Times
Wednesday, Aug. 27 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. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm (Carrah Flahive)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 10:00pm (John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey)
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 - $35.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $17.50*
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This supper club hosts great live jazz in a setting with Old World charm. Catalina has lived up to its slogan "Nothing But the Best in Jazz" by presenting a veritable Who's Who of jazz legends such as Dizzie Gillespie, Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Ray Brown, Joe Williams, Max Roach, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Benny Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman and many more.

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

Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm (Guests Andy Kindler, Jim Turner)
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Imagine a world where a children's show has a cast of characters that have more psychological disorders than you do. Add the mind-numbing debauchery of the worst, most poorly animated cartoons from the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Then throw in the wry commentary you came to love from "Mystery Science Theater 3000," and what have you got? Cartoon Dump!

Quick Culture's One-Hour Museum Tour for Kids

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Sometimes an art museum visit can seem boring to a child, but not with Quick Culture. They transform the overwhelming museum experience into an entertaining artistic journey. They engage children in interactive conversations about how to look at and what to look for directly from a variety of artworks. This one-hour museum tour is designed for kids ages 6-12.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics

Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 7:05pm (Angels Bandana Night)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 7:05pm (Big "A" Night Light Night)
Full Price: $33.00 Our Price: $20.00*
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The Los Angeles Angels host the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The AL West divisional rivals face off in a matchup which may have postseason implications for both teams.

LA Philharmonic Plays German Romantics: Brahms, Schumann, Wagner at the Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents works by three of the greatest composers of Germany's Romantic Era under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. The huge outdoor venue is the perfect backdrop for Brahms' Symphony No. 1, Schumann's Piano Concerto (with soloist Sa Chen), and Wagner's Meistersinger Prelude.

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

Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $61.00 - $66.00 Our Price: $30.50 - $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.

Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi from Hollywood Fight Club

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 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.

DateandDash Presents Speed Dating for College Grads: That Special Someone—Fast!

Tangier Restaurant (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*
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Here's your chance to come face-to-face with that elusive someone you've always known is out there, but haven't managed to bump into yet at a bar. Speed dating allows you to skip the excruciating hit-or-miss first date experience. Instead, with DateandDash you can chat with a large pool of people, choose your favorites, and see if they choose you. For college grads only in their twenties and thirties.

The Subject Was Roses: Frank Gilroy's Classic Post-War Domestic Drama

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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A classic of American theatre, Frank Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Subject Was Roses is an unblinking exploration of domestic warfare. After serving on active duty in the Army, Timmy Cleary returns home to find his parents are strangers to him and to each other. Long-hidden resentments surface as the tenuous ties that hold the family together unravel.

Buddy Live in Concert at The Hotel Cafe

The Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: No ratings yet

The debut album from acoustic-alternative band Buddy, Alterations and Repairs, contains songs that have been featured on television shows like Grey's Anatomy, The Secret Life of the American Teen, Smallville and more. Also performing will be Ryan Lindsay and Michele Featherstone.

Gritty Urban Character Drama The Bones of Lesser Men at The MET Theatre

The MET Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, Aug. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet

The Bones of Lesser Men takes place at Elly's Diner, the place to go when you're hungry for food or chat in an African-American neighborhood in a large American city. The people who live around here are economically challenged and just getting by. But a change is going to come: A black man named Collins has become the leading candidate for governor.

The Groundlings Present The Crazy Uncle Joe Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 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. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:00pm (Dinner), 8pm (Show)
Friday, Aug. 29 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).

Arrica Rose and the Dot Dot Dots in Concert at the Hotel Cafe

The Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm (show starts)
Full Price: $8.00 Our Price: FREE*
Rated: No ratings yet

L.A.'s indie darlings Arrica Rose and the Dot Dot Dots bring their brand of folk-rock to The Hotel Cafe. Arrica and her band have been celebrating the release of their latest album La La Lost, and have just returned from their national tour. They'll be sharing the stage with Chris Pierce, Shane Alexander, and Joanna James.

After Sex...La Conversation - An Edgy Relationship Comedy

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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What do we talk about when sex is over? Meet seven couples — straight and gay; virgins and strangers; lovers, liars, cheaters, and swingers — as they deal with the pleasure, anger, confusion, regret, laughter and other sensations that make physical intimacy an emotional ride.

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. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 28 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.

Relationship Drama Plastic Crystal at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Aug. 28 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.

Crave, Sarah Kane's Poetic, Haunting Four-Character Play

Sierra Stage (West Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Crave examines four voices, two men and two women, all of whom are singly, overwhelmingly traumatized by life. They examine memories, relationships and actions—identifying, repeating and trying to overcome their trauma. Fragments of speech reveal infidelity, loneliness, familial rejection, romantic rejection and more.

George Benson: Jazz/R&B Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl, With Special Guests

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Throughout his long and illustrious career, George Benson has earned acclaim as a brilliantly versatile guitarist, as well as a smooth and soulful vocalist. His melding of jazz, pop, and R&B has yielded such hits as "Breezin'" and "Give Me the Night". The concert also features SMV, the supergroup of bassists Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten, as well as Grammy Award-winning songwriter and long-time Leonard Cohen collaborator Sharon Robinson.

Dave Frishberg: Witty Jazz Pianist and Songwriter, Nominated for Four Grammys

Steinway Hall (Los Angeles, CA)
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 6:00pm
Wednesday, Aug. 27 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*
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A master pianist and wit, Dave Frishberg has written songs ranging from "I'M Hip" and "Peel Me a Grape" to Schoolhouse Rock's "I'm Just A Bill." A four-time Grammy nominee, Frishberg was recently added to the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.

Cooking Classes at Old Town Cooking School

Old Town Cooking School (Pasadena, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 6:30pm (Summer Meals)
Full Price: $60.00 - $75.00 Our Price: $30.00 - $37.50*
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Old Town Cooking School offers entertaining cooking classes for all skill levels. Learn to cook something new, eat and drink with new friends, and take home recipes to try in your own kitchen. Every class is conducted hands-on or by demonstration, including a cooking technique by Jacques Pepin and Dame Julia.

The Groundlings' Improv Show: Cookin' With Gas

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 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.

Ignorance is Bliss with Daryl Wright

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $13.00 - $14.00 Our Price: FREE - $6.50*
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Ignorance is not necessarily a bad thing. This show allows some of today's funniest comics to loosen their ties and give you the type of comedy that you've been dying for. When political correctness is thrown out the window and comics are allowed to run wild, you will understand why Ignorance Is Bliss.

Speed Dating with DateandDash: That Special Someone—Fast!

Matteo's (Los Angele, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*

Meet up to 20 potential dates at Matteo's in a fun, laid-back atmosphere where friends meet over drinks and maybe you'll meet The One! Speed dating allows you to skip the excruciating hit-or-miss first date experience. Instead, with DateandDash you can chat with a large pool of people, choose your favorites, and see if they choose you.

West Coast Premiere of Brett Neveu's American Dead

Theatre/Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $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.

Visit the Broad Contemporary Art Museum on a Quick Culture Tour

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Join a Quick Culture 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.

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

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $15.00*
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Following a successful run at the Hudson Theatre, this new musical version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations moves to the Odyssey Theatre for an extended run. The rich score brings to life the story of young Pip and his journey of obsession, disillusionment, and redemption. The show was a Los Angeles Times "Critic's Choice" and a LA Weekly "Theatre Pick of the Week".

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

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
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. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

Lerner & Loewe's Musical Brigadoon at Glendale Centre Theatre

Glendale Centre Theatre (Glendale, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 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."

Around the World in 80 Sips: An International Tasting of the Best Wines

Playa Vista Center Point Club (Playa Vista, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $60.00 Our Price: $40.00*
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Sample the best wines and cheeses from around the world, sans jet lag, layovers and lost luggage. This event will feature wines from Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia, Israel, South Africa, and more. Accompanying cheese and fruit stations will delight the palate and complete the experience.

The Russian Soul: LA Philharmonic Plays Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev at Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Edo de Waart conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in The Russian Soul, a program of classic Russian composers. The concert culminates in Tchaikovsky's heroic Symphony No. 5, following Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 2 (with soloist Julian Rachlin) and Shostakovich's Festive Overture.

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

Ivy Substation (Culver City, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $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. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $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. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

Sleeping Beauty: Disney's Classic Film at the El Capitan

El Capitan Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 7:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $13.00 Our Price: $9.00*
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The El Capitan Theatre, located in the heart of Hollywood, presents a rare screening of Disney's classic 1959 film Sleeping Beauty. It's the story of the beautiful Princess Aurora, who is cursed to sleep eternally by the evil fairy Maleficent. Disney's film is famous for its spectacular visuals and its Academy Award-nominated score, with songs including "I Wonder" and "Once Upon a Dream."

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

Unknown Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

Sissystrata: Gay Adaptation of Aristophanes' Greek Comedy

Celebration Theatre (West Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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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.

Inherit the Wind, One of the 20th Century's Greatest Plays

Art|Works Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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A classic courtroom drama that stands the test of time, Inherit the Wind puts on trial our perceptions of "right" and "wrong." Although the play is a fictional re-creation of the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 — in which a Tennessee high-school science teacher was tried for teaching evolution — it also fits into the ongoing battles of morality and belief systems we face today.

Live Music at the House of Blues Foundation Room

Foundation Room at the House of Blues-Sunset Strip (West Hollywood, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 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.

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

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
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.

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

The Lost Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

World Premiere of Fcking Hollywood* at the Ark Theatre

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $11.00*
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Arthur Schnitzler's controversial play La Ronde receives a contemporary update as The Ark Theatre presents F*cking Hollywood. Originally written in 1897, La Ronde went unproduced for nearly two decades due to its controversial subject matter. The Ark's new adaptation keeps the amorously adventurous characters of the original and drops the whole sordid affair into the already sordid environs of contemporary Hollywood.

The Groundlings Present The Completely Different Late Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 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. 29 @ 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. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $21.50 Our Price: $10.75*
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Legendary comedy troupe The Groundlings present their main sketch show Groundlings, Your Body and You. This is the company's latest collection of improvisational and scripted sketches, from L.A.'s masters of Saturday Night Live-style comedy.

Short-Form Comedy and Musical Improv with Stranger than Fiction

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 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. 29 @ 9:30pm (Tessa Souter)
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 9:30pm (Tessa Souter)
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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All week long the Jazz Bakery offers the best in hot new jazz! LA Weekly called the Jazz Bakery the "most prestigious jazz space in Los Angeles," and it lives up to that by focusing on fantastic new acts as well as classics of the genre. A don't-miss, not only for jazz fans, but for lovers of all sorts of music!

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

Promenade Playhouse (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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In the heart of the world-famous 3rd Street Promenade in beautiful, balmy Santa Monica is a great night of comedy, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! With comedians seen on Letterman, Leno, Comedy Central and HBO, the Promenade Playhouse delivers serious laughs from great comics!

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

Hollywood Fight Club Theater (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

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

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $34.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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West Coast Ensemble presents Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's bold, surreal and darkly humorous musical Assassins. This controversial, Tony Award-winning show is a musical exploration of nine individuals who assassinated or attempted to assassinate the President of the United States, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald.

Sona Tera Roman Hess, a World Premiere Drama

Lounge Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $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.

Award-Winning Play The Accomplices at the Fountain Theatre

Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 - $30.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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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).

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

Skylight Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

deLEARious, a Shakespearean Musical Comedy, at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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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.

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

Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

The Costume Consortium's "Fabricated Artifictions and Other Costume-Based Works"

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 8:30pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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"Fabricated Artifictions and Other Costume-Based Works" is a collection of performances, videos, installations and sculptures that investigate and redefine how costume functions in contemporary art. All the artists in this group show create work whose content and form are derived from the wearable object.

Farmers' Market and West 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour

3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 2008 @ 9:30am
Saturday, Aug. 30 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. 29 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.

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

Next Stage (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 29 @ 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. 29 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $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. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 30 @ 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.

Educating Rita: Colony Theatre Company Presents Poignant Comedy

The Colony Theatre (Burbank, CA)