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Pasadena Playhouse presents Sharleen Cooper Cohen's play Stormy Weather. Tony Award-winning actress Leslie Uggams stars as Lena Horne, the legendary singer and movie star whose classic hits include "From This Moment On" and "The Lady is a Tramp". The show features Horne's inspiring story of success, plus many of the songs that made her famous. Learn more...

Now returning for a sixth year, Ken Roht's annual 99 Cent Only show at the Bootleg has become a Los Angeles tradition, featuring elaborate costumes and sets composed entirely of items purchased at the 99 Cent Only Store. This year's fun, surreal song and dance spectacular takes the form of an interactive R&B beauty pageant, with the audience crowning a new winner each night. Learn more...

Annie is back in its 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. Boasting one of Broadway's most memorable scores, including "It's A Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "N.Y.C." and "Tomorrow." Learn more...

Playwright/star Hershey Felder's solo show George Gershwin Alone re-creates important moments in the legendary composer's life, telling the story behind his most famous works. George Gershwin Alone has dazzled audiences across America, including on Broadway, and in London's West End; its first run at the Geffen won four 2007 Ovation Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actor. Learn more...

Twisting through episodes of sexual encounters, this provocative take on the fantasies and realities of love scrutinizes the sexual morals and class ideology of the late-19th century. This original multimedia presentation of the once banned play serves to modernize its significance and presents yet another voyeuristic element to a tale that resonates as clearly today as it did in 1897. Learn more...

Comedian, writer and actor Richard Lucas performs readings from his Barking Dog Log which he wrote during months of psychological torment and emotional wretchedness at the hands of 2 lb. Yorkshire Terrorist, his heartless neighbor and his do-nothing landlord. Learn more...

Minsky's is a big, new musical comedy set in a time when entertainment was about legs and laughs, and you had to push the limits to keep the customers buying tickets. It tells a rollicking backstage story, set in Prohibition-Era New York City, that peeks into a world populated by comedians, con men and seductive, sexy women. Learn more...

Playwright Iris Bahr performs her award-winning and timely one-woman show DAI (Enough) in Hollywood. The drama is structured as a series of monologues from different characters in a Tel Aviv cafe, each coming to an abrupt ending when a suicide bomber attacks. DAI has received numerous accolades throughout the world, including two 2007 NY Drama Desk Award nominations. Learn more...

John Ventimiglia (Artie Bucco on HBO's The Sopranos) and Meital Dohan (Showtime's Weeds) star in a two-person drama about the madness of love at the Lillian Theatre. The darkly comedic and disturbing Stitching follows a couple whose frenzied romance turns into an increasingly complex and violent series of role-playing games that leads to a blurring of fantasy and reality. Learn more...

Layon Gray's The Girls of Summer won the 2006 NAACP Award for Best Play. In 1945 Chicago, the coach of an all-black female baseball team is found dead. Who did it? Racism, sexism, deceit, and betrayal are brought to light as this powerful drama unveils the hidden story beneath the surface. 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...

From Michael Butler, the award-winning original producer of Hair on Broadway, comes this new musical based on the life of a young scholar who rose to the papacy. Passion, piety and the enticement of power spark a once in a lifetime historic event. This musical extravaganza unleashes one of the most controversial stories in the history of mankind. Learn more...

Sacred Fools Theater Company presents the world premiere of Charles Pike's wild comedy Resignation Day. Set on the day of Nixon's resignation, the show follows the chaotic life of counterculture satirist Terry Southern, whose world is falling apart around him. 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...

Pippin is the lively coming of age story of King Charlemagne's oldest son. Featuring music from the award-winning composer of Wicked and Godspell, this dazzlingly colorful and imaginative tale first captivated audiences on Broadway and continues to appeal to the young-at-heart everywhere. Learn more...

Back from an Off-Broadway production of Layon Gray's WEBEIME, the Black Gents Of Hollywood present another Layon Gray drama, Black Angels Over Tuskegee. In the play, six men chronicle the experiences of the first African-American fighter pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Learn more...

Sylvia follows the travails of Greg and Kate, a middle-aged couple who have returned to the city after years of living in the suburbs. Greg has lost interest in his career while Kate is beginning a new one, when along comes Sylvia. Lovely and street-smart, she offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of middle age. However, to Kate, Sylvia is a rival for affection -- oh, and she's a dog. Learn more...

As Penny and Rich's fairy-tale marriage unravels, denial, deception, and raw outrage collide with greedy lawyers, dramatically inclined family members, mountains of paperwork and out-to-lunch therapists, the couple is reminded laughing in the face of tragedy can sometimes be the best way to move on. Learn more...

On the eve of the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Martha finds herself pregnant and ostracized. She resolves not to raise her baby in a blood-soaked, violent country and stays pregnant for over a century, until she arrives in San Francisco in 1967. Battle Hymn takes a journey of tragedy, humor and hope through 150 years of U.S. history. Learn more...

Art|Works celebrates the 200th birthday of the French puppet Guignol with this not-for-kids puppet show that stages a number of traditional fairy tales (from Little Red Riding Hood to Rapunzel) adapted from early sources as the violent, horrific, erotic, and darkly comedic dramas they were meant to be. Arrive early for birthday cake and an absinthe demonstration. Learn more...

Repertory East Playhouse presents A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams' tragic drama, one of the most popular and acclaimed works in American stage history, tells the story of Blanche DuBois, an aging Southern belle who goes to live with her sister Stella and her brutish husband Stanley. 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...

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...

What happens when a magnificent dragon moves into the neighborhood? Find out in this spectacular play based on the story by Kenneth Graham and interpreted by Tears of Joy Theater. This play is ideal for children ages 4 and older. Learn more...

From the creator of the off-Broadway hit, Confessions of a Mormon Boy, comes Steven Fales' new solo play based on his many adventures as a Mormon missionary in Portugal. Anyone who has ever felt the agony, ecstasy and insanity of turning their will and their life over to a socio-economic, political, tax-exempt, multi-national corporation posing as the Kingdom of God on Earth will appreciate this smart and sexy look at extreme religious devotion. Learn more...

Enjoy three plays at Pasadena Playhouse, at a special Goldstar discount price. You'll receive tickets to Stormy Weather, the musical starring Leslie Uggams as the legendary Lena Horne; Mauritius, Theresa Rebeck's fast-paced tale of two half-sisters vying to inherit a priceless stamp collection; and Lillian Hellman's classic The Little Foxes, which explores familial greed in the American South. Learn more...

Get ready for the Divas of Domesticity. Corinne Dekker, Jamey Hood and Jayme Lake star as The Housewives, three young homemakers who form a band for their PTA talent show, then go on to become bigger than Brillo with their hilarious brand of "domestic" rock 'n roll. The 19 hilarious songs include "In Sink and at Your Disposal," "Ironing Bored" and more. Learn more...

Puppet Up! - Uncensored is a demonstration of what happens when the perilous and provocative forms of traditional comedic improvisation are mixed with a bunch of puppets. With a motley group of characters brought to life by the world renowned puppeteers of The Jim Henson Company, this is not your average night at the improv and it is definitely not for children. 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...

Atop a blasted landscape, Didi and Gogo cling to the flickering faith that Godot will come. Godot will bring answers. Godot will bring meaning. Godot will bring happiness. When will Godot come? Irish treasure Samuel Beckett's wickedly witty treatise on the nature of human existence is considered one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. Learn more...

The audience is a fly on the 4th wall as several couples relate to one another before and after they have sex for the first and last time in this hysterical new comedy. One Night Stands - The Sex Comedies is The Vagina Monologues of one-night stands. Learn more...

Hank Williams: Lost Highway is story of the rise and fall of the legendary singer-songwriter. Follow Williams through his lonely journey from backwoods Alabama to super-stardom at the Grand Ole Opry. This unforgettable tribute features over 20 hits, including "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Jambalaya" and "Hey, Good Lookin'." Learn more...

Storybook Theatre's award-winning Sleeping Beauty is a rollicking version of the famous story. There are plenty of songs and lots of audience participation to delight the whole family. The members of the audience try to hide Sleeping Beauty from the wacky fairy as the prince bravely goes on his adventure to find her. Learn more...

It's halftime at the Women Over 60 Basketball League, and the Yentas are losing 59-6 to a team of ancient nuns. From playwright Art Shulman, creator of such popular stage comedies as The Rabbi & The Shiksa and Sex Is Good For You, comes his latest hilarious work, Old Broads Can't Dunk. Learn more...

Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre presents Inspecting Carol, a fractured version of A Christmas Carol. Daniel Sulivan's comical farce tells the tale of a theater company rehearsing a problem-plagued production of the Dickens story. Learn more...

The Super Burlesque Show, starring the buxom, leggy, and lovely starlets known as the Hollywood Pin-Up Girls, comes to the El Cid. This retro feel-good cabaret is regarded by many as the best burlesque in town! Learn more...

Inside Private Lives takes audiences behind the headlines into the private lives of very public personas. This groundbreaking show encourages audiences to challenge and confront cult leaders, celebrities, political operatives, sports figures and other notorious newsmakers of the 20th century. Six controversial figures are featured at every performance, and with a gallery of notorious newsmakers to choose from, every show is different. Learn more...

Bill W. and Dr. Bob is a compelling, true story about the two men who founded Alcoholics Anonymous. The play artfully illustrates Bill and Bob's journey from the pain and isolation of alcoholism to the hope and inspiration they find in sobriety and helping others. Learn more...

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! Learn more...

Wordplay is a new spin on storytelling. Some of the best writers and storytellers in L.A. read their hilarious true tales while a DJ spins a real-time soundtrack. It's part "This American Life," part stand-up comedy and like nothing you've seen. Learn more...

Theatre Tribe presents the Los Angeles premiere of Martin McDonagh's dark comedy A Skull in Connemara. The play tells the story of Mick Dowd, an Irishman hired to dig up old bones in a local cemetery to make way for new burials. As he approaches the grave of his late wife, rumors about his role in her death resurface. Learn more...

Hailed by Time magazine as one of the Top Ten Plays of the Year 2000, The Laramie Project was created following the murder of Matthew Shepard, the gay university student who was beaten and left to die on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. It is a thought provoking and emotionally riveting theater experience of a small town at the epicenter of an incomprehensible crime. Learn more...

Filled with live hip-hop performances, Street Cred 101 follows a group of gay rappers who attend a lecture about building street credibility as they strive to attain mainstream success. The cast includes real-life veterans of the gay hip-hop scene. Learn more...

The Echo Theater Company's fourth annual one-act festival features six original, commissioned works from acclaimed playwrights Julia Cho, Padraic Duffy, Hilly Hicks Jr, David Ives, Brian Tanen, and Sharon Yablon. Learn more...

Ray Bradbury's Pandemonium Theatre Company presents The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. Based on Bradbury's classic short story, this charming comic play tells the story of five men in East Los Angeles, and their desire for a beautifully tailored white suit. Learn more...

Once the most wanted man in America, Seymour Banks earned the highest score ever recorded on the CPA exam. Now, having settled for a position at a midsized collection agency, Mr. Banks again becomes the most wanted man in America -- this time by police in three states and the FBI. And all because of a girl, a dark deed and a baby bird called Peep. Learn more...

There are large obstacles in Debra Ehrhardt's way out of Jamaica: an alcoholic father, a bible-spouting mother, the price of an air ticket, U.S. government suspicions. But Debra uses her wits, beauty and courage to convince an American CIA agent to help her reach Miami. All the parts are impersonated by Ehrhardt, an actress with amazing gifts of mimicry. This one-woman caper's got generous dollops of humor, laughter and light. Learn more...

In the tradition of Tony n' Tina's Wedding and Grandma Sylvia's Funeral, this comedy gives new meaning to the phrase "dysfunctional family." The Boychick Affair is a hands-on show where audience members will mingle with the actors and enjoy a meal and dancing. From Harry Boychick's ceremony to the reception afterward, the play tells the story of 23 different characters dealing with contemporary issues in a funny way. Learn more...

Three brothers united for a common cause are delayed in their path for success by a troll with a penchant for detaining anyone trying to cross his bridge. The goats have to put their heads together to figure out how to outwit their furry opposition. This is a show for families, performed by the professional actors from the Bubble Gum Playhouse. Learn more...