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Events on August 1st For Northridge, CA 91327

Fantastic Diamond, The Ultimate Neil Diamond Tribute, and Stevie Nicks Tribute Bella Donna

The Canyon (Agoura Hills, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 6:00pm (Doors Open)
Full Price: $15.00 - $19.50 Our Price: FREE - $9.75*
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Fantastic Diamond's flawless tribute to Neil Diamond takes the audience through a musical journey of Diamond's greatest hits, from "America" to "Song Sung Blue" to "Sweet Caroline." Bella Donna, a tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, are known for their authentic sound and wardrobe.

The Groundlings Present The Completely Different Late Show

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 10:00pm (Preview)
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!

Spanish Cuisine & Dramatic Flamenco at El Cid

El Cid (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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).

Richard Villa's Refried Fridays at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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.

Comedian Ian Bagg at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 - $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Sarcastic, witty and just plain funny, Ian Bagg is known from his appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central's Premium Blend and more.

Short-Form Comedy and Musical Improv with Stranger than Fiction

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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. 1 2008 @ 9:30pm (Jackie Ryan)
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!

A Very Brady Musical at Theatre West

Theatre West (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: $15.00*
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From executive producer Sherwood Schwartz, creator of The Brady Bunch, comes a musical about America's famous retro family—A Very Brady Musical, at Theatre West. Simultaneously paying tribute to and subverting the original series, the musical depicts the six Brady children desperately trying to earn money to pay for marriage counseling after a misunderstanding leads them to think their parents' marriage is in trouble.

Pitch It! — A Movie-Themed Improv Show from Spontaneous Productions

The Lyric Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Spontaneous Productions presents the world premiere of Pitch It!, a new comedy improv show at The Lyric Theatre. Each hour-long show features sketches, short-form improv games and a signature movie-themed long-form that lets the audience pitch its very own movie.

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

Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm (Tom Segura)
Full Price: $20.00 - $40.00 Our Price: FREE - $20.00*
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Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club features some of the hottest names in comedy, performing at their new home in the Wilshire Grand Hotel. Comedians from Saturday Night Live, Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show and much more are on the bill. Check the listing below for details on who's appearing.

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

Victory Theatre Center (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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.

I'm Just Wild About Harry - A World Premiere Old-Fashioned Musical Comedy

Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Crown City Theatre Company presents I'm Just Wild About Harry, a world premiere old-fashioned musical comedy for the whole family, featuring songs from the early 1900s. The show is based on a 19th century farce. It was hilarious as a play, and even more fun as a musical.

Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, Based on the Myths of Ovid

Lankershim Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The stories in Metamorphoses are full of comedy, tragedy, pathos, laughter, tears, passion, violence, grief, regret and redemption. An ethnically diverse cast of men and women showcase the universal struggles of love and loss as characters such as Midas, Eros, Bacchus, Zeus, Aphrodite, Ceres and Psyche.

American Tales: Musical Adaptations of Stories by Mark Twain and Herman Melville

Deaf West Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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Antaeus Company presents American Tales, a musical journey through the worlds of two of the greatest American writers: Mark Twain and Herman Melville. "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton" is a free adaptation of Twain's comic look at a new invention, the telephone. Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" is slyly funny but ultimately tragic.

An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein at the Odyssey Theatre

Odyssey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $35.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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Cartoonist, musician, poet, Grammy-winning songwriter, screenwriter and author of children's books, Silverstein was truly a renaissance sort of chap. Take a ride into this eclectic evening of comedy, song and risqué, often wacky, satire that so uncannily pinpoints the poignancy, absurdity and delightful comedy that is American life. Director Dan Bonnell puts it all together in an original and highly theatrical new mix of that which was Silverstein.

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

Ruskin Group Theatre (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
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Nothing is impossible in the heart of an artist, or for those who dare to dream...BIG. When a man's passion pushes him to venture into unfamiliar commitments, anything can happen. When he falls for a beautiful girl who seems to miss some of the splendor of life's bigger possibilities, there is so much to be explored.

Commedia dell'Arte A Company of Wayward Saints at Write Act Rep

Write Act Repertory Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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George Herman's A Company of Wayward Saints follows a troupe of amateur dramatists who attempt to put on "The History of Man" in a last ditch attempt to buy their way back home by gaining the patronage of a wealthy Duke. But to a group of actors far too selfish, self-important and self-indulgent to work together this proves to be a challenge they may never overcome.

Capsized Flotsam, a Gay Edwardian Comedy

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $22.00 Our Price: FREE - $11.00*
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If Oscar Wilde were alive today...well, he would be really, really old! But he would also be writing plays like Capsized Flotsam, a new comedy receiving its West Coast premiere at the Ark this summer. Local L.A. playwright Donaco Smyth meshes the wit of Wilde with the fantastic worlds of H.G. Wells, then throws in some of the outlandish zaniness of Monty Python for good measure.

Award-Winning Play The Accomplices at the Fountain Theatre

Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $15.00*
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What the U.S. government and American Jews did — and didn't — do to help Jews fleeing the Nazis is the subject of The Accomplices by former New York Times political reporter Bernard Weinraub. Deborah LaVine directs the West Coast premiere of the New York Drama Desk-nominated play that is based on the true story of Jewish activist Hillel Kook (aka Peter Bergson).

David Rabe's Comedy Hurlyburly from Repertory East Playhouse

Repertory East Playhouse (Newhall, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $17.00 Our Price: $8.50*
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Hurlyburly is a scathingly funny and touching story about the quest for meaning in morally muddled times. Eddie and his three best friends live a wild life of hard partying, witty repartee, snappy come-backs, lies and self-obsession in 1980s Hollywood. But a series of encounters with destiny convince Eddie to dig beneath the surface to discover his soul.

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

El Portal Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
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!

Imani Winds Perform Afro Blue at the Ford Amphitheatre

Ford Amphitheatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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The Grammy-nominated quintet floats Afro-Latin sounds - Mongo Santamaria, Astor Piazzolla, Paquito d'Rivera and more - on the night breeze. The new textures the five bring to the flute-oboe-clarinet-horn-bassoon combo and their sparkling presence are a pure delight.

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Reimagined by Gangbusters Theatre Company

Little Victory Theatre (at the Victory Theatre Center) (Burbank, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Departing from their usual practice of presenting 20th century classics with their original speed and violence, the Gangbusters Theatre Company is delving into Shakespeare's most famous play. The director, who is new to the company, is maintaining a respectful faithfulness to the Bard's text, while taking a startling approach to the material.

Marriage on the Rocks in Refuge from the Storm at Actors Group Theatre

Actors Group Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: FREE - $9.00*
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A tavern serves as refuge from a fierce storm for Tom and Doris, whose marriage is in a crisis. As the raging storm forces others into the tavern, they become players in the couple's drama. Can their marriage survive all the ghosts in their closet?

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

Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The Porters of Hellsgate are proud to continue their second season with William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Set within a representational, ever-shifting gothic fever dream, the events of the classic tragedy unfold with a visceral dread and nightmarish immediacy while traversing the path toward a poignant, bittersweet, inevitable conclusion.

Powerful New Drama Body Politic from Echo Theater Company

Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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The Echo Theater Company presents Body Politic, a new play by acclaimed playwright Jessica Goldberg. It's the story of a screenwriter trying to access Ward 57 of Walter Reed Hospital, where soldiers who have suffered cataclysmic injuries in Iraq recover, but she is refused by an Army captain. What occurs between them is the surprising and poignant story of what can happen when people with deep commitments and beliefs come to recognize each other's humanity.

Visit the Broad Contemporary Art Museum on a Quick Culture Tour

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 4:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Join Quick Culture for a one-hour 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)
Friday, Aug. 1 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".

The Quarterly Report's Triple X — Intimate Stories About Taboo Subjects

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Highways Performance Space presents the narrative performance collective The Quarterly Report's brand new, 13th ensemble show, Triple X. Guaranteed to turn up the heat, the show will feature live performances of intimate personal stories that are torrid, titillating and/or socially taboo.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 7:40pm (Cooler Bag Giveaway)
Full Price: $28.00 - $70.00 Our Price: $16.00 - $37.00*
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks are currently battling for the top spot in the National League West. The Dodgers are counting on their hitting, led by All-Star slugger Manny Ramirez, to overcome the crack pitching of the Diamondbacks. This series could be crucial in deciding who goes to the playoffs.

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

The Chandler Studio Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $11.00*
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The Production Company presents Mrs. Warren's Profession, George Bernard Shaw's controversial comedy. The story of a young woman who discovers that her mother's success is due to her ownership of a chain of brothels, Shaw's daring attack on social hypocrisy was banned in the US and Britain for many years after its debut. Gillian Doyle, Joanna Strapp and Jeremy Lelliott star.

Roy Orbison Tribute at the El Portal Theatre

El Portal Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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The El Portal Theatre announces a return engagement for Wiley Ramey's tribute to Roy Orbison. The show, which was a hit in its first appearance at the theater, features a full live band backing Ramey as he sings such classic hits as "Only the Lonley", "Pretty Woman", and "Crying".

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

Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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.

Farmers' Market and West 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour

3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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.

Eric Idle and LA Philharmonic: Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Legendary Monty Python comedian Eric Idle and the LA Philharmonic present the West Coast premiere of Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at the Hollywood Bowl. It's a comic oratorio inspired by Handel's Messiah and Monty Python's hilarious Life of Brian. Co-written by Idle and John du Prez, the Grammy and Tony-winning team responsible for the smash hit Spamalot.

Funny Fridays at the Comedy Store's Belly Room

The Comedy Store (Belly Room) on Sunset (West Hollywood, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 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.

Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Long Day's Journey into Night

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
Friday, Aug. 1 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $28.00 Our Price: $14.00*
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Eugene O'Neill's masterwork follows the Tyrone family on one fateful, heart-rending day in the summer of 1912. This prize-winning piece of writing seduces its' audience into the Tyrone families' web as they cling and spin together in a downward spiral of addiction and ignorant pursuit of hope.

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