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Top-rated local children's theater Storybook Theatre presents the interactive musical The Princess and the Frog, the classic tale of a spoiled princess who reluctantly befriends a frog who magically transforms into a handsome prince. The audience is invited to join in dance numbers and attend a banquet at the castle with the Princess, King and magical fairy. Learn more...

A theatrical family of several generations is visited for the weekend by their two daughters and one potential son-in-law -- a civilian -- in their run-down home Just 45 Minutes From Broadway. Learn more...

The Whitefire Theatre hosts Billie: Backstage with Lady Day. This solo show examines the life and career of jazz legend Billie Holiday, exploring the troubles she struggled with, the people and things she loved, and her unforgettable musical career. Learn more...

Upright Cabaret celebrates love divine this holiday season with a rare solo cabaret appearance by the Broadway and film star Loretta Devine (Dreamgirls, Crash, Waiting to Exhale). The evening will include original, standard and contemporary songs to lead you on a journey through the seasons of love. Learn more...

In A Few Good Men, the military justice system is put on trial when two innocent Marines are charged with murder and face the death penalty. Written more than twenty years ago by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), this riveting drama is set on a military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and asks who is guilty when the accused were following orders? Learn more...

This two-hour Salsa Mini Camp is an immersion class, perfect for busy people who have always wanted to learn some moves for the salsa clubs. The teachers will break down the exotic dance to its basics so that everyone can learn. Learn more...

Fans of America's beloved storyteller can see special advance preview performances of a new Ray Bradbury musical. In addition to the musical, the second segment of the evening will be a personal appearance by Bradbury, sharing the reminiscences of a legendary life and career. He will also be available to sign books for his fans. Learn more...

There's few better targets for humor -- scathing, loving, or just plain wacky -- than the holidays! From family get-togethers to insane gift-shopping to neurotic friends, family and significant others, this season is perfect fodder for the Groundlings, L.A.'s premiere comic troupe. This holiday-themed sketch show presents the Groundlings at their brilliant best! Learn more...

After playing to unanimous critical acclaim at Sacred Fools in the Spring, Land of the Tigers, written by Burglars of Hamm (a four-person writing and performing collective), consists of two interconnected acts. Act I is The Crucible meets Planet of the Apes (but with tigers). Act II travels back in time to the first day of rehearsal for the play in Act I, in a dark satire of the creative process. Learn more...

Los Angeles past and present is the inspiration for this new tragicomedy from Company of Angels. The Ghost Building, by Ovation Award-winning playwright Damon Chua, centers on a murder investigation that links the stories of a 1920s-era movie starlet and a present-day writer. The characters' dark secrets provide numerous twists and turns. Learn more...

East West Players presents Po Boy Tango, a drama that celebrates the artistry of food while exploring issues of racism, family and death. After the death of his mother, Richie Po reunites with Gloria, an up-and-coming soul food chef. The pair bond over a shared love of cooking to discover a deeper understanding of food, culture and friendship. Learn more...

Katrina Lenk, the acclaimed star of the rock opera Lovelace, visits Highways Performance as her alter-ego moxy phinx in The Wanting. Blending music, dance and theater, The Wanting showcases phinx's original songs and intense vocal performance, which has been described as a blend of Bjork, Marlene Dietrich and Prince. The show also features puppets, six dancers, and film projections. Learn more...

South Bay Ballet's 30th Anniversary Season begins with its annual production of The Nutcracker. Under the direction of Diane Lauridsen, this enchanting ballet's vibrant costumes and stunning sets, along with the unforgettable score of Peter Tchaikovsky, present Clara as a young girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and dances with her Nutcracker Prince in the Kingdom of the Sweets. Learn more...

Take in the sights, listen to relaxing music, linger in the sun and enjoy a leisurely brunch on this two-hour cruise. Hornblower Cruises' lavish brunch buffet features a savory selection of all your favorites and includes complimentary free-flowing champagne. Learn more...

A recovering empty-nester and her younger, but more worldly, sister have had very different life experiences. Now at mid-life, they have enthusiastically joined forces to become the "Tony Robbins(es)" of mature sexuality. Moist is a lyrical, comical, musical, sometimes philosophical -- and at one point, even hysterical -- telling of a woman's cravings, wants and needs. Learn more...

Schoolmaster Crocker-Harris is stuck in a loveless marriage with a wife who openly cheats on him. The enthusiasm he once showed for his career and his pupils has long since vanished and he has become a figure of disdain among the students whose life he has made a misery. With ill-health forcing him to resign his long-standing post, a simple act of kindness from one of his students has a profound impact on the seemingly heartless headmaster. Learn more...

ELATE Theater Ensemble performs Neil Simon's 1971 dark comedy The Prisoner of Second Avenue. The timely plot centers on executive Mel Edison, who loses his job after 20 years and must suddenly adjust to life at home. Compounding matters are a heat wave, a garbage strike, a burglary and noisy neighbors -- until a nervous breakdown offers Mel a fresh start. Learn more...

This Chocolate Class & Wine Pairing Workshop will be a delight for the senses, making guests feel like Charlie inside the chocolate factory. You will learn about chocolate while experiencing eight different grand cru varieties, 33 to 85% cocoa, originating from Madagascar, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean and more. You will also enjoy tasty couplings with wine, pairing unique world flavors. Learn more...

It's Christmas Eve, 1947, and the Lutz Radio Hour is about to make its final broadcast, one day before the radio station converts to television. Complete with sound effects, radio commercials and holiday songs, this lively, comedic play at the Long Beach Playhouse evokes both the spirit of the season and nostalgia for a bygone era. Learn more...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's towering masterpiece comes to the stage in a new adaptation that packs all of the action into 90 breathless minutes, performed by just three actors. In a desperate quest to be redeemed for the perpetration of an unspeakable crime, brilliant Raskolnikov embodies humankind's eternal struggle between enlightened genius and the temptation of evil. Learn more...

Learn the fundamentals of successful baking at Kiss My Bundt Bakery. Students will receive a demonstration of a fundamental recipe which is the "blank canvas" to creating their own cake flavor and pair off to make their own custom cake flavor and custom frosting. Students will take home secret Kiss My Bundt Bakery recipes, a packet of baking tips, and a box of cakes, including the ones they made in class. Learn more...

Jack Hawley is in love. He also has synesthesia; he tastes his feelings, smells what he touches and sees letters in color. When Jack decides to revisit his past, dealing with memories of death, a surprise about his mother, and his feelings for a girl he never stopped loving, Jack must take life head-on, no matter what color it is or how disturbing it tastes or smells. Learn more...

Set in a dive bar, where people fish for partners and heads swim from drinking, Reeling examines the connections people make with others using phone lines, fishing lines, serenades, violence and sensuality. Reeling is a mixture of dance, theatre, live music, precisely choreographed tequila shots, lesbian karaoke fantasies and goldfish. Learn more...

Vagabond Players presents Marital Bliss-ters, an evening of three one-act comedies about marriage in all its stages. In Bridal Terrorism, an innocent man becomes a surprise groom at gunpoint. The bride and groom have second -- and third -- thoughts in Banter & Vows, while A Chance Meeting illustrates the perils of trying to spice up a long marriage. Learn more...

Attic Theatre Ensemble presents a radio-style performance of Frank Capra's holiday movie masterpiece live on stage. Complete with live sound effects, microphones and a dozen actors playing 78 different roles, It's A Wonderful Life recreates a radio broadcast of this heartwarming tale of troubled George Bailey's Christmas Eve journey through his life history. Learn more...

Above the Curve Theatre presents its fourth annual festival of one-act plays. This year's festival will showcase six plays (selected from hundreds of submissions), including both comedies and dramas. The comedies feature princesses, an accident-prone woman, and an unlikely audition, while the dramas deal with relationships in all stages. Learn more...

La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin is a simple story of an Indian peasant's vision of the Virgin Mary that has become a theatrical cornerstone at Our Lady of Angels Cathedral for years. This profoundly moving show taps into out universal foundation of faith, love and perseverance. Join the tens of thousands who have become transfixed by the story of Juan Diego, a simple peasant from Tepeyac. Learn more...

You never know what will happen or who'll be playing tonight when the Groundlings break all the rules! Learn more...

About Productions presents Bleeding Through, a stage adaptation of Norman Klein's acclaimed novella. L.A.'s Angelino Heights and Downtown areas have been the site of more cinematic "murders" than any other location. This noir-influenced show, which incorporates live music and videos, evokes the city's narrative ghosts and explores the shaping of Los Angeles' culture by stories told on film. Learn more...

The famed Capitol Steps come to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Regularly featured on NPR, these former Congressional staffers' brilliant song parodies and hilarious sketches are up-to-the-minute send-ups of all things political -- satirizing serious issues, events and personalities from both sides of the aisle while providing a nationwide laugh for millions. Learn more...

Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour and the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Honda Center to battle the Anaheim Ducks. Off to the best start of his career, high-scoring winger Corey Perry paces a Ducks roster that includes linemates Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan along with veterans Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer. Learn more...

Long Beach Playhouse presents David Lindsay-Albaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the aftermath of a life-shattering tragedy. A thoughtful, honest and compassionate study of heartbreak and forgiveness, Rabbit Hole explores the strained relationship between a husband and wife after their young son is killed in an accident. Learn more...

The Groundlings are L.A.'s masters of Saturday Night Live-style comedy. Join them for their hilarious show, Sunday of the Dead, featuring the Sunday Company's revue of sketch and improvisational comedy, all performed by up-and-coming sketch comedians. Learn more...

College buddies Max and Finn have always spent their vacations in the fast lane, religiously drinking, drugging and chasing women...but this time something is different. In a hotel room in Atlantic City, the two friends face-off with their indulgent past and take a sober look at their all-too-present future. Learn more...

All of the elements of the original classic Dickens tale are here -- illuminated by mask, music and puppetry. This production is the ultimate 3-D experience with ghosts, carolers and old Ebenezer Scrooge coming to life right before your very eyes. A Christmas Carol is a magical musical ghost story to make you believe again. Learn more...

Southland Blues Magazine presents the 21st Annual Battle of the Blues Harps in Long Beach. Five of America's top harmonica-driven blues bands will perform. The lineup includes Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, the James Harman Band and more.. Learn more...

LA Connection presents Improv Comedy for Kids, performed by some of the area's most talented young people. The performances are family-friendly and filled with laugh-out-loud-funny sketch comedy and improv. Learn more...

California Dance Academy, which offers the finest in professional quality dance training, has produced this wonderfully entertaining version of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker for the past several seasons at the Madrid. This classic holiday ballet for the entire family features a magical dreamland filled with characters like the Mouse King and the Sugarplum Fairy. Learn more...

In the aftermath of the United States' second civil war in year 2060, two brothers lay dead. The conservative theocracy of Creon decrees that one will be buried with honors, and one will be unburied, dishonored and abandoned. Their sister, Antigone, is torn between the laws of her uncle's government and her love of family and own moral imperative. Her actions will set off a chain of devastating events leading to death and an ultimate rebirth. Learn more...

Kids decide the story line in Fairy Tales - Some Assembly Required, a new interactive musical filled with memorable songs and colorful costumes. In this adventure, Alex (a boy or a girl) goes in search of a lost sister in the Enchanted Forest. A professional cast of children and adults present a different and delightful musical each week depending upon the childrens' choices. Learn more...

The Academy continues its comprehensive screening program of Oscar-winning documentaries from 1998-2003 with a double feature. Errol Morris' The Fog of War offers a penetrating examination of former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and his role in the Vietnam War. The short Chernobyl Heart traces the effects of radiation on the children of Belarus after a nuclear disaster. Learn more...

In the heart of the world-famous 3rd Street Promenade in beautiful, balmy Santa Monica is a great night of comedy. With comedians seen on Letterman, Leno, Comedy Central and HBO, the Promenade Playhouse delivers serious laughs from great comics. Learn more...

International recording artist U-Nam hosts the One Soul Jazz Series and celebrates his birthday at The Cellar Nightclub, along with his six-piece band. Hailing from Paris, France, U-Nam is best known for his #1 instrumental single "Street Life" from the CD Back from the 80's, which topped the Billboard Top 10 chart for the entire year. Learn more...

Join Out & About Tours for an in-depth, entertaining look at LGBT history and its hotspots not found in your average travel guide. From West Hollywood to Downtown and all points in between, the lively crew will blow the dust off more than a century of history, including stops at one of the last gay piano bars, L.A.'s first porn theatre, the bar that coined the phrase "Lipstick Lesbian," the site of L.A.'s "Stonewall," and much more. Learn more...

Watch the sun go down before enjoying a romantic three-course dinner prepared fresh on board by our chefs. Then dance to live music or watch the Marina del Rey sights drift by from the outdoor decks. This dinner cruise includes ever-changing water views, DJ entertainment, a boarding glass of champagne, a delicious three-course seated meal and award-winning service. Learn more...

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. Learn more...

A Noise Within presents Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece about a ruthlessly ambitious man who seeks the crown at any cost. One of literature's most memorable villains, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, uses charm, cunning and wit to move up the political ladder -- without hesitating to murder those who stand in his way. Learn more...

Los Angeles-based improv/sketch comedy group The Gay Mafia headline a night of improvised humor at Macha Theatre. The Gay Mafia have headlined in clubs around the country since 2002, and have appeared on the Logo channel and in the movie Outlaugh!. Learn more...

Tears of Joy Theater presents a comedic puppet show based on the beloved children's book by Janell Cannon. In Stellaluna, a baby fruit bat falls into a bird's nest, where she is taken in by the bird family but struggles as the odd one out. As she grows, she learns to accept her differences and find her own identity. Learn more...