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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 a thought-provoking, convulsively funny comedy about marriage, honesty, lust and trust. Learn more...

On this walking tour through Downtown Los Angeles' Little Tokyo district, guests will have an opportunity to learn about the history and culture of the neighborhood while stopping multiple times to sample local delicacies. Local foodies and tourists alike will appreciate this opportunity to indulge in authentic Japanese tea, mochi, pastries and savory dishes. 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...

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

Dearly Departed Tours' Hollywood Movie Tour offers a unique way to see Los Angeles: by riding through some of the city's most memorable movie locations. Guests will watch scenes from over 50 films on board the tour bus while visiting the actual locations where those scenes were filmed -- from action films like The Terminator to iconic classics like Sunset Boulevard. Learn more...

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

As Joshua Weinberg and Brent Logan attempt to have a civil and respectable wedding, their loving friends and family get in the way. Be a part of this wedding ceremony and join them for the reception as you become one of the family. 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...

L.A. Connection puts on an outrageously funny improv show in the "Who's Line Is It Anyway" style. The show is one of the LA Times' "best bets." Learn more...

Cirque du Soleil presents its hit touring show, KOOZA, the story of an innocent who enters a world of kings, thieves and other archetypal characters. KOOZA is a return to Cirque du Soleil's roots, combining classic circus acrobatics and broad slapstick clowning. Learn more...

The Minnesota Timberwolves play the Los Angeles Clippers at the STAPLES Center. Coach Kurt Rambis' Wolves feature one of the league's top big men in Al Jefferson. The Clippers' top players include point guard Baron Davis, center Chris Kaman and rising star Eric Gordon. Learn more...

Hollywood Curling presents a clinic on the Olympic sport of curling. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or a seasoned Canadian; all are welcome to join in the fun of this 500-year-old game. All equipment and instruction will be provided. Learn more...

This Broadway hit musical, based on the beloved holiday tale, features the classic tunes "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" and "Welcome Christmas." The production stars John Larroquette (Night Court) as the narrator "Old Max" and Stefan Karl (Nick Jr.'s Lazy Town) as The Grinch. Magnificent sets and costumes inspired by Dr. Seuss' original illustrations help transport audiences to the whimsical world of Whoville, breathing new life into this timeless story of the true meaning of the Holiday Season. Learn more...

It's murder served with soup and salad. This night of edgy, interactive dinner theater at Silverlake's historic and hip El Cid restaurant begins with characters from the play mingling with guests at the bar, and continues with a production on stage that requires audience members to help solve a mystery. Guests have a choice of entrees, plus dessert. Learn more...

The NoHo Arts Center hosts Just Imagine, a multi-media tribute to rock legend John Lennon. Tim Piper, who's toured the world performing the Beatles' hits, will front a live band in note-perfect renditions of Lennon's timeless songs, and share anecdotes from his life and career. Learn more...

NoHo Arts Center presents a world premiere solo comedy about a self-help guru who self destructs on stage. Actor and co-writer Tony Matthews portrays life coach Robbie Jensen, who leads the audience in one of his high-energy workshops. But as the play progresses through a year in his life -- from Christmas to Christmas -- it's Jensen who needs help. Learn more...

From the same people who brought you the great Laserium shows at Griffith Park Observatory comes the new Laserium CyberTheater in Hollywood. This new production offers a high-tech update of Laserium shows of the past, with six projection screens and 3-D lasers shooting throughout the theater. Three different classic Laserium shows are currently in rotation, featuring music from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, the Beatles or Led Zeppelin. Learn more...

Children of Eden, a musical based on the Book of Genesis, comes to the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), the show touches on themes of family conflicts and faith as it recounts the story of Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel in the first act and Noah in the second. Learn more...

In this sad and funny solo dramedy by Judith E. and directed by Kaz Matamura, witness the trials and tribulations of one woman's trip through the minefield of changes caused by the onset of menopause. Along the way, get to know about her life, loves, and hopes for the future. Presented as part of J.E.T. Production West's Women Over the Edge program. Learn more...

Actors Forum Theatre presents Polyester: The Musical. It's the story of The Synchronistics, an over-the-hill ABBA wannabe group that reunites to perform at a public access TV telethon. In 1979, their hit single "Better Together" rose to #2 on the charts. Now, they have to overcome their differences and dysfunctions to return to the spotlight. Learn more...

Jim Carrey stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Disney's A Christmas Carol, a re-envisioned 3-D experience from filmmaker Robert Zemeckis based on Charles Dickens' perennial classic tale. Before the movie, enjoy Holiday Spectacular, an all new stage show with Disney characters and dancers! Learn more...

The National Comedy Theatre presents U-Sical, a full-length improvised musical comedy, featuring audience participation. Learn more...

Ruskin Group Theatre presents Italian American Reconciliation. This sparkling, gritty romantic comedy is set against the backdrop of New York's Little Italy. Playwright John Patrick Shanley has won the Pulitzer Prize and the Academy and Tony Awards; his works include Doubt and Moonstruck. Learn more...

From the same people who brought you the great Laserium shows at Griffith Park Observatory comes the new Laserium CyberTheater in Hollywood. These shows feature the classic rock anthems of U2 and the hard-edged industrial sound of Nine Inch Nails, set to six projection screens and 3-D lasers shooting throughout the theater. Learn more...

Goldstar has tickets for two weeks only to Disney's The Princess and the Frog, an animated comedy from the creators of Little Mermaid and Aladdin, with music by Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc.). It's a modern twist on a classic, featuring beautiful Tiana and a frog prince on an adventure through the Louisiana bayous. After the show, enjoy The Ultimate Disney Experience--meet Disney princesses, learn to draw from a Disney animator, swing on ropes and more. Learn more...

The Alex Film Society's annual Stooge-Fest has become a Thanksgiving tradition for Stooges fan of all ages. This year's event, At Your Soivice, Professional Mayhem with the Stooges, showcases the working Stooges, featuring four Curly titles and Shemp in 3-D! (Moe and Larry included!) Bonus features include rare interviews and special guests. Learn more...

The Geffen Playhouse presents Equivocation. Bill Cain's witty and contemporary exploration of political power and artistic integrity was the breakout hit of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Commanded by King James I to write a play based on the Gunpowder Plot, Shakespeare discovers that the official story of the plan to blow up Parliament may conceal a darker truth. Learn more...

Theatre Banshee presents Tent Meeting, written by Banshee's own Rebecca Wackler. Convinced that the poor misshapen creature to which his daughter has given birth is the Messiah, the Reverend Ed Tarbox, with his browbeaten daughter and son in tow, heads off in their mobile home toward the Promised Land--Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Their journey culminates in a blasphemous yet outrageously funny epiphany. 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...

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...

Set in 1930's London and inspired by the sensational Alma Rattenbury Trial, Molly is the story of a love quadrangle gone awry. Molly was written by renowned writer Simon Gray, whose plays are notable for their wit and emotional incisiveness. Learn more...

Eight: Love is a Gamble begins with a series of one-acts by award-winning New York playwright Adam Kraar, whose plays include Storm in the Iron Box, The Lost Cities of Asher and Freedom High. His one-acts depict people whose outsized passions don't fit into their odd environments. Second on the bill are one-acts written by Michael Bassett, a Chicago-based playwright whose plays are dark comedies where the characters' lives are perched on a razor's edge. Learn more...

Repertory East Playhouse presents M*A*S*H, the story of a dysfunctional Korean War medical unit. Based on the classic film, M*A*S*H follows the antics of "Hawkeye" Pierce, "Trapper John" McIntyre, and the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they attempt to find distractions from the horrors of war. Learn more...

The Canyon Theatre Guild Playhouse presents a holiday play based on the classic, heartwarming movie written by Valentine Davies. In Miracle on 34th Street, a kindly old gentleman takes a job as a department store Santa. There, he convinces a cynical divorced single mother, her somber daughter, and the entire state of New York that Santa Claus is no myth. Learn more...

On the islands of Hawaii, in the temples of India, and on the sacred shores of Brazil, music and dance are offerings of gratitude. Giving Thanks features 45 artists from three of L.A.'s most creative dance companies share the stage for the first time. Learn more...

Landscaping the Den of Saints explores the hysterically destructive relationship between a floundering Hollywood writer and an eccentric millionaire with a rampant desire to indulge in his many addictions. Real and audacious, this multi-leveled dark comedy digs into the artist's desire to do (and deal with) anything to reach creative and financial success, capturing those increasingly uneasy moments that happen along the way. Learn more...

In this world premiere by Julie Hébert, three generations divided by race, culture and time connect when a white Southern woman discovers old love letters leading her to an African American half-brother. Melding realism and poetry, Tree is also a play about family and memory. Learn more...

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Better Angels is a true story of our 16th president that's never been told. During a crucial point in our nation's history, President Lincoln is visited by a gracious, courageous woman who asks him for help. It's more than a meeting of the minds -- it's a captivating connection, full of promise, that surprises them both. Learn more...

Watson Adventures' acclaimed scavenger hunts pit teams of up to six people against each other in a race to solve puzzles and track down clues. The Santa Monica Pier Pressure hunt reveals some of the scenic beach city's intriguing history, as competitors uncover movie locations, unique artwork and fun stores while exploring the lively Third Street Promenade and downtown area. 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...

Unwritten Law headlines a concert at the Canyon. Founded in 1990, they've been one of the mainstays of the Southern California rock scene for almost two decades. They've traveled the globe on the Vans Warped Tour, and their hits include the chart-topping "Seein' Red" and "Save Me (Wake Up Call)." They recently released a live album, Live and Lawless. Learn more...

Mrs. Cage features robbery, mayhem and murder in a supermarket parking lot. On this fateful day, the nice lady next door, Mrs. Cage, is driven over the edge as she finds her secret life exposed and destroyed. 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...

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...

Slasher is the story of a D-list Hollywood movie director, Marc Hunter, who goes to Texas to shoot Bloodbath, a low-budget slasher flick. After he loses his name actress he casts a local Hooter Girl named Sheena McKinney as "The Last Girl" to be killed. This unleashes the thwarted feminist rage of Sheena's invalid mother. The ensuing events -- comical, intense and emotional -- result in a degree of horror Marc could never have imagined. 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...

Robert Schimmel's big break came when Rodney Dangerfield spotted him and invited him to appear on HBO's Young Comedians Special. Since then he has gone on to appear on Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, Comic Strip Live, Joan Rivers, and Oprah. Known for his uncensored material, he was named one of the 100 Greatest Standups of All Time by Comedy Central. Learn more...

The Tony-nominated drama from acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson comes to Los Angeles for the first time. Set in modern Dublin, the haunting, moving and poetic Shining City centers on a middle-aged businessman who seeks help from a therapist (who has problems of his own) after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Learn more...