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Medieval Times is an exciting, family-friendly dinner attraction inspired by an 11th century feast and tournament. Guests are served a four-course banquet and cheer for one of six knights as they compete in the joust and other tests of skill. Expect lots of jousting, swordsmanship, thrilling hand-to-hand combat, and displays of extraordinary horsemanship as part of an exciting story set in Medieval Spain. Learn more...

Musical Theatre of Los Angeles presents a Benefit Concert event with a special appearance by Eden Espinosa of Wicked. The concert will feature songs from MTLA's inaugural season, including selections from the Ovation-nominated Chicago, MTLA's Spring Gala, The Last Five Years, Ragtime and West Side Story. A reception will follow the performance. Learn more...

Russia's legendary Kirov Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. This holiday classic tells the tale of Clara, a girl who receives a magical nutcracker as a Christmas present and journeys through a magical world of sugar plum fairies and villainous mice. 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, LA's premiere comic troupe. This holiday-themed sketch show presents the Groundlings at their brilliant best! Learn more...

The Actors' Gang puts the "X" in Xmas with Aah! Scrooge Must Die!, a rambunctious and raunchy retelling of Dickens' beloved classic tale. Leave the kids at home -- this version is rated NC-17. Aah! Scrooge Must Die! is raucous, fast and funny in The Actors' Gang signature style that incorporates aspects of commedia, physical comedy, song and dance. Learn more...

Ted Neeley stars in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills. Neeley appeared in the original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic musical, and created the role of Jesus of Nazareth in the landmark 1973 film version. The show contains such hit songs as "I Don't Know How to Love Him", "Hosanna", and "Everything's Alright". Learn more...

Fountain Theatre presents Gem of the Ocean, one of August Wilson's most celebrated works. Set in Pittsburgh in 1904, it tells the story of Citizen Barlow, who seeks the aid of the legendary healer Aunt Ester to cleanse him of his guilt. Learn more...

GRAMMY Award winner and social activist Bryan Adams received worldwide attention for his work on the soundtrack to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1992. Since then, Adams has sold an estimated sixty-five million records. Adams is known for his rock ballads and for hits like "Straight from the Heart," "Summer of '69," "Run To You," "It's Only Love," and "Cuts Like a Knife". Learn more...

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods is a whimsical look at our most beloved fairy tales and what happens after "happily ever after." What begins as a lively and irreverent fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Opera presents Bizet's classic Carmen, the tragic tale of a beautiful Gypsy woman and the Spanish soldier and bullfighter who compete for her love. This vivid and powerful production originated at Madrid's Teatro Real. Learn more...

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the "American" Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most popular and relevant musical dramas of our time. Learn more...

Magicopolis presents their longest running, most critically acclaimed show -- a magical New Year's Eve celebration. In addition to astounding feats of magic, guests will enjoy a complimentary buffet, champagne toast, party favors and hats, plus plenty of surprises. Ring in the new year, Magicopolis way. Learn more...

Enjoy a day of pampering, beauty and shopping at the Spa on Equinox. Discounts on clothing, accessories, beauty products and more. Indulge in complimentary mini beauty treatments including mini-massages, spray tanning, hair styling, make-up and eyebrows and enjoy chocolates and cocktails. All guests will receive a fabulous swag bag; partial proceeds benefit the March of Dimes. Learn more...

Bolt is the story of a dog who has lived all his life on the set of a TV show in which he portrays a superhero. As a result, he thinks that his superpowers, and events on film, are real. Later, he gets accidentally separated from the studio and finds himself in a world he doesn't understand. Before the film, see an all new live stage show, Disney's Holiday Spectacular! Learn more...

East West Players presents the stage adaptation of Amy Tan's bestselling novel, The Joy Luck Club. Family bonds transcend history as four young Chinese American women and their Chinese-born mothers struggle to understand each other. When the children's present lives begin to mirror their parent's past accomplishments and failures, a seemingly uncrossable divide grows into a bridge as generation unite to form the Joy Luck Club. Learn more...

The Lock and Key Party is a fun, interactive way to network, meet your match, make new friends -- or just have a great time. Every woman gets a lock; every man gets a key. Match the right key with the right lock for a chance to win prizes. The unique ice-breaker format ensures that you meet tons of new people. Learn more...

The Black Dahlia murder is the most compelling unsolved crime Los Angeles has ever known. What Jack the Ripper is to London, the Torso Killer to Cleveland, the Black Dahlia is to L.A. Esotouric's most popular Crime Bus tour begins in the lobby of the historic Biltmore Hotel and traces beautiful murder victim Elizabeth Short's path across postwar Los Angeles to her mysterious 1947 death. Learn more...

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). Learn more...

LACMA presents a concert with two halves. Celebrated harpsichordist and music director Lucinda Carver performs works of J.S. Bach, joined by baroque violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock. Then, pianist Inna Faliks presents the West Coast premiere of 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg, a collaborative work featuring variations on Bach's work by an assortment of contemporary composers. Learn more...

This newly restored Christmas classic is a holiday treat for those who believe (or want to believe) in Santa Claus. Maureen O'Hara plays the cynical Macy's executive whose equally skeptical eight-year-old daughter (a young Natalie Wood) is intrigued by the store's seasonal Santa, who may or may not be the real thing. Edmund Gwenn earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as Kris Kringle; the film's story and screenplay also won Academy Awards. Learn more...

In the style of Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar, Lovelace, a rock opera, tells the story of legendary porn star Linda Lovelace. From pregnant teenager in Yonkers, New York, to counter-culture star of Deep Throat, to activist and suburban mother, Lovelace's journey is both a triumphant and cautionary tale. Learn more...

Golden Performing Arts Center presents A Christmas Carol. This lively adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge features traditional Christmas carolers, a live orchestra, an appearance by Santa Claus, and gifts for all children under 13. Learn more...

Jaxx Theatricals presents the Los Angeles premiere of The Life, a musical from Cy Coleman (The Will Rogers Follies, City of Angels) and Ira Gasman. The Life depicts the pulsating life of Times Square in the 1980s, where everything had a price, especially sex -- the garish topless bars, the transvestite joints and the prostitutes who worked the sidewalks. Learn more...

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. Learn more...

Inspired by the true story of the original Vegas lounge act, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is the musical tale of the 1950s' legendary King of the Swingers, and his relationship with his most famed duet partner -- and fourth wife. The show includes favorites such as "Just a Gigolo," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Autumn Leaves" and more. Learn more...

Frank Capra's classic holiday tale comes to life in this sparkling musical version created by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Sheldon Harnick and Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Joe Raposo. George Bailey, Bedford Falls and the bumbling Clarence the angel will help kick off the holiday season in style. Learn more...

The acclaimed International Gem and Jewelry Show presents the most dazzling display of gems, jewelry, beads, accessories and minerals ever seen under one roof. The huge selection, along with special show pricing direct from worldwide designers and manufacturers, make this show a must for gem enthusiasts and jewelry lovers alike. Learn more...

Journey back to the Seventies in one of legendary composer Cy Coleman's (City of Angels, Sweet Charity) sexiest, funniest and rarely revived offerings, I Love My Wife. Reprise Theatre Company offers this blush and laugh-inducing (Tony nominated) musical at the intimate Brentwood Theatre. The production stars Jason Alexander, Patrick Cassidy, Vicki Lewis and Lea Thompson. Learn more...

Known the world over, Fiddler on the Roof, tells the story of Tevye, a poor dairyman in a small Russian village, trying to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his Jewish faith. Features the beloved songs "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were A Rich Man" and "Matchmaker." Learn more...

The music and choreography of Disney's High School Musical movies takes to the ice as skating champions portray the popular characters with a combination of the movies' dance moves and ice skating choreography that includes spins, jumps and pairs skating. The High School Musical 3 pre-show includes a sing-along dance party. Learn more...

The world-famous Hollywood Improv presents stand-up comedy seven nights a week. See top national headliners, the nation's best up-and-coming performers, and more. The club features frequent surprise drop-ins by TV and film's biggest comedy stars. Learn more...

Meet up to 20 potential dates at Vice 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. Learn more...

West Coast Ensemble presents the West Coast premiere of Christopher Durang's charmingly off-center Miss Witherspoon. When a piece of an orbiting space station falls on Veronica, she embarks on a hilarious odyssey through the great beyond, aided by her spirit guide Maryamma. Learn more...

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! Learn more...

With the kids away, three married couples get together for a few laughs. But as the liquor flows, secrets are revealed, trust is tested, boundaries are broken and reality gets swapped for fantasy. It's Just Sex is an intelligent comedy about marriage, honesty, lust and trust. Learn more...

Les Fetes de l'Air is a family holiday show with child trapeze artists, the Trapeze School New York flying team and special recording artists all performing at the Santa Monica Pier. Opera singer Yvonne Regalado, KUSC FM Radio's Alan Chapman, pop sensation Beasle and Phantom of the Opera's Karen Benjamin sing while child acrobats and aerialists perform. Learn more...

In this original holiday musical, it's up to a little seven-year-old elf named Eve to save Christmas. What will become of the holiday when Santa Claus and the citizens of the North Pole are kidnapped by a bunch of directionally challenged pirates? Learn more...

Center Theatre Group presents Peter Whelan's tense drama The School of Night. Set in 1593, the play presents the murder of the playwright Christopher Marlowe -- an event surrounded by scandal, political espionage, and secret societies. Originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company Learn more...

Westside Ballet Company's production of The Nutcracker is a Southern California tradition spanning four decades. Tchaikovsky's classic ballet is about a young girl, Clara, who is given a nutcracker for Christmas by her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. But this is no ordinary nutcracker as Clara learns that very night. Learn more...

The Los Angeles Clippers play NBA basketball at STAPLES Center. They'll host a Houston Rockets team with a formidable trio of players: massive Chinese center Yao Ming, talented wingman Tracy McGrady, and rugged, mercurial forward Ron Artest. Learn more...

Now in its fourth season, Holiday Fever! is a comedy-variety show with a contemporary comedic spin that draws its inspiration from The Carol Burnett Show and Donny and Marie with a little bit of Solid Gold thrown in to account for its sequin-fueled spirit and never-ending stream of outrageous wigs. Learn more...

The Bob Baker Marionette Theatre presents Bob Baker's Nutcracker!, a puppet production of the holiday classic. Employing over 100 of legendary puppeteer Bob Baker's famous marionettes, this family performance features all the characters from the beloved story: Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, the Sugarplum Fairies, the Mouse King, and many more. Learn more...

This imaginative adaptation of the Christmas classic is now a Celebration Theatre tradition. Ebeneezer Scrooge is the world-famous fashion designer behind S&M, the clothing line he started with his partner Jake Marley. After Marley's death, Scrooge's life spirals into loneliness and tyranny. This is the story of Scrooge's anger and coldness and, ultimately, a tale about the healing power of love and redemption. Oh, it also has ghosts -- and they're fabulous. Learn more...

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. Learn more...

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater combines the art and drama of a vintage radio program with the live entertainment of a Vaudeville show. Conjuring the Golden and Silver Ages of comics, tales teeming with romance, horror and science-fiction are performed in the style of a live radio drama. The readings are accompanied by musical and visual interludes in a multi-media cabaret-style performance. Learn more...

Shock Therapy creates a picture of the therapized world we all live in. A celebrity psychiatrist, his painter wife, their runaway daughter, a pill-pushing TV shrink and the world's first black female psychoanalyst gather for a Labor Day party on Cape Cod -- little suspecting they're about to be taken hostage by an ex-con with a score to settle. Learn more...

When the infamous demon barber takes up with his crafty neighbor, Mrs. Lovett, the two embark on a delicious plot to slice their way through London's upper crust. The actors in this production double as the musicians, bringing their instruments onstage. With full music and lyrics by multiple Tony-Award winner Stephen Sondheim. Learn more...

Jane Austen only wrote six novels, but they are some of the most beloved tales of love and misunderstanding, wit and wisdom, and passion and betrayal ever written. Now Impro Theatre will deliver a new Jane Austen story every night. Passionate, willful women flirt and verbally joust with handsome, brooding young noblemen. Hearts are broken, secrets are revealed and true love wins out in the end. Or does it? Learn more...

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents Holiday Wonders - Christmas Around the World at Walt Disney Concert Hall. This special holiday concert features carols from around the world, the Voices Within Children's Choir, and a visit from Santa Claus. Learn more...