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L.A. Connection's 2001: An Improv Odyssey

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $4.00*
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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 picks for New Year's Eve.

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ComedySportzKidz — Clean Fun for the Family

National Comedy Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Give the kids — and yourself — a good laugh at ComedySportzKidz, presented by the National Comedy Theatre.

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U-Sical, the Improvised Musical, from ComedySportz

National Comedy Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $17.00 Our Price: $8.50*
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The National Comedy Theatre presents U-Sical, a full-length improvised musical comedy, featuring audience participation.

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Fun for the Whole Family at Giggle Gaggle: Kids Perform Improv for Kids!

Raven Playhouse (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $8.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Two shows, two casts—four feet tall! This improv show performed by kids is a great day out for families who love to laugh together. Take a ride into the minds and world of the children of the Valley as the kids of Joy Theatre perform comedy, standup, improv and sketches at the Raven Playhouse.

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Massages and More: Spa Treatment Packages at Cote d'Azur

Cote d'Azur Spa (Pasadena, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $140.00 - $310.00 Our Price: $70.00 - $155.00*
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As a wonderful gift or an indulgent treat for yourself, you can't do much better than a full body massage package or a facial package at the serene Cote d'Azur Spa, located in Old Town Pasadena. It's sure to be an unforgettable experience.

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Improv Comedy for Kids at LA Connection

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 5:30pm
Full Price: $7.00 Our Price: $3.00*
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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.

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Comedian Ian Bagg at the Hollywood Improv

The Hollywood Improv (West Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 10:00pm
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.

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The Groundlings' Main Sketch Show: Groundlings Special Lady Friend

The Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 10:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $21.50 Our Price: $10.75*
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Legendary comedy troupe The Groundlings present their main sketch show Groundlings Special Lady Friend. This is the company's latest collection of improvisational and scripted sketches, from L.A.'s masters of Saturday Night Live-style comedy.

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Enter the Mad Mind of the Teenager with Detention Span's Teen Improv

Raven Playhouse (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 5:00pm
Full Price: $8.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Being a teenager is tough, but the kids of Joy Theatre's Detention Span take teen angst and transform it into comedy gold. It's a madcap, fun-filled hour of sketch, improv, impressions, singing, and more at the Raven Playhouse. Relive the funniest moments of growing up—without actually having to, er, relive them.

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Live Music at the Jazz Bakery: Piping Hot Jazz!

The Jazz Bakery (Culver City, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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!

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Pasadena Jazz: Live Music from Jazz Greats and Hot Newcomers

Pasadena Jazz Institute (Pasadena, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm-11:00pm (Jessica Vautor)
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: FREE*
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Spend the evening at the venue that is fast becoming Pasadena's hottest spot for live jazz: the Pasadena Jazz Institute's new home at the Paseo Colorado. Audiences will enjoy ongoing sets of music, performed by some of the most talented newcomers and veterans from the world of jazz.

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Jazz Greats at Catalina Bar and Grill

Catalina Bar and Grill (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm (Phil Norman)
Full Price: $18.00 - $40.00 Our Price: $9.00 - $20.00*
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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.

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Salsa Boot Camp for Beginners and Advanced Beginners

The SalsaBox Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 11:00am
Full Price: $60.00 Our Price: $40.00*
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The four-hour Salsa Boot Camp at Salsabox Studios is an immersion class, perfect for busy people who have always wanted to learn some moves for the salsa clubs. Classes are divided into Novice Beginners and Advanced Beginners; both will teach the basics of salsa, plus some fun routines. Class ends with a Latin lunch buffet.

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Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: Route 66 Bus Tour

The Esotouric Bus (At Philippes The Original) (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 11:00am
Full Price: $55.00 - $58.00 Our Price: $27.50 - $29.00*

Join Esotouric, the bus adventure company honored for "Best Downtown Tours" by the editors of the Downtown News, for a five hour architecture and history tour exploring the historic Mother Road, Route 66. Esotouric's Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles tour series is dedicated to revealing greater L.A.'s infrastructure, history, the built and natural environment, transportation corridors, drive-ins, attractions and oddities.

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A Very Brady Musical at Theatre West

Theatre West (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 — Sci-Fi Masterpiece Adapted for the Stage

Fremont Centre Theatre (South Pasadena, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*

Ray Bradbury's best-selling science fiction masterpiece about a future without books takes on a chillingly realistic dimension in this theatrical adaptation, written by the legendary author himself. A paternalistic government suspends basic individual liberties in the name of preserving the security of the homeland. That could never happen here...could it?

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One Night Stands - A Hysterical New Comedy

Avery Schreiber Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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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.

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

Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm (Tom Segura)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 10:00pm (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.

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

Victory Theatre Center (Burbank, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 4:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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

Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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

Lankershim Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Garage Rock Musical The Next Big Thing

Art|Works Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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It's 1983, and Chip and his budding garage band are looking for the new sound—much to the dismay of Chip's mom, a singer-songwriter from the '60s with a checkered past and a belief that good music is more than a simple hook. Music by members of rock band Breech, winner of the DIY Album of the Year with its release, "Apron Strings," and nominee for "Best Indie Band" by the OC Weekly.

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Dark Fable The Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch from Rogue Artists Ensemble

Bootleg Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 4:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $50.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $25.00*
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Based on the graphic novel by internationally acclaimed artists Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (creators of the Sandman comics and Henson Pictures' "MirrorMask") and adapted for the stage by Hyper-theater mavericks Rogue Artists Ensemble, Mr. Punch is a twisted tale of murder featuring a dizzying array of puppets, masks and sounds.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Show Over The Top at the Honda Center

Honda Center of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 11:30am
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $20.50 - $26.50 Our Price: $16.50 - $23.50*
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Over The Top, the 138th edition of "The Greatest Show On Earth." From the silliness of the clown to the spectacle conjured by the Ringmaster, Over The Top provides excitement for the whole family. Dogs fly; Asian elephants skip, hop and groove; and one courageous man stands eye to eye with a pack of Bengal tigers.

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Songs From An Unmade Bed, An Urban Romantic Musical at Celebration Theatre

Celebration Theatre (West Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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One lyricist and 18 composers join forces to create a unique music/theatre event in Songs From An Unmade Bed, a solo work that propels a smart, resilient, wry, and ultimately romantic gay New Yorker through the heartaches and triumphs of love in the big city.

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

Deaf West Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Adam Baum & the Jew Movie, Directed by Oscar-Winner Paul Mazursky

Hayworth Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $15.00*
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The Hayworth presents Adam Baum & the Jew Movie, an acclaimed new comedy directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Mazursky (Harry and Tonto) and starring Richard Kind (Spin City, Mad About You), Nicholas Brendan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Gregory Mikurak (CSI: Miami). With wit and wisdom, playwright Daniel Goldfarb takes an insightful look into the heart and mind of a Jewish immigrant who has made something of himself in post-war United States.

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Hilarious New Comedy In Heat at The Lost Studio

The Lost Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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In Heat, a new comedy in four one-acts, takes snapshots of four couples over the course of one hot summer evening in Los Angeles. By the end of the fourth act, the lives of all the characters intersect on Sunset Blvd. in an absurd, hilarious grand finale.

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Saturday Champagne Brunch Cruise Around Marina Del Rey

Hornblower Cruises and Events (Marina del Rey, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ Noon
Full Price: $53.00 Our Price: $35.00*
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Take in the sights, listen to relaxing music, linger in the sun and enjoy a leisurely Saturday 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.

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Stephen Sondheim's Assassins: West Coast Ensemble Presents Darkly Humorous Musical

El Centro Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $34.00 Our Price: $7.50 - $17.00*
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West Coast Ensemble presents Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's bold, surreal and darkly humorous musical Assassins. This controversial, Tony Award-winning show is a musical exploration of nine individuals who assassinated or attempted to assassinate the President of the United States, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald.

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

Write Act Repertory Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Capsized Flotsam, a Gay Edwardian Comedy

Ark Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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The Last Five Years: A Musical Love Story, Frontwards and Backwards

Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $34.99 Our Price: $17.50*

This contemporary song-cycle musical chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to breakup....or from breakup to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Written by Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World), the show is an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress, told from both points of view.

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Rabbit Hole: 2007 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Presented By Camelot Artists Productions

Skylight Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole tells the story of Becca and Howie, a married couple with a secret grief - eight months earlier, their 4-year-old son Danny was killed by a car. Since Danny's death, Becca looks for ways to move on from the tragedy but finds her methods don't align with Howie's. The play has won many awards, including the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

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Dirty Laundry: Comedy Makes its World Premiere at STAGEStheatre

STAGEStheatre (Fullerton, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: $9.00*
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STAGEStheatre presents the world premiere of Dirty Laundry, a comedy by Dan Acre. It's the story of Roy, a ne'er-do-well who spends his days drinking with his friends. When his troubled teenage nephew shows up at his doorstep, Roy hatches a scheme to take custody of the boy, in order to pocket the money given to foster parents by the state.

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Award-Winning Play Desert Sunrise

Lillian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
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The critically-acclaimed play Desert Sunrise, by Israeli Army veteran Misha Shulman, will have its West Coast premiere at The Lillian Theatre. Desert Sunrise begins with a chance encounter between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian shepherd seeking refuge in the West Bank. They meet warily, quarreling, laughing, fighting their way to a place of mutual acceptance. Just when it seems they have forged a bond, the Palestinian's girlfriend abruptly alters their trajectory.

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

El Portal Forum Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 3:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 2 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!

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Zastrozzi, a Swashbuckling Black Comedy

NoHo Arts Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Gypsies, tyrants and thieves! All are brought to dazzling life in this swashbuckling, philosophical romp through the dark side. Zastrozzi is a thrilling black comedy with a mission. The ageless debate of good versus evil, sex versus love and power versus piety are all covered at a galloping pace in this gothic spectacle of one man's search for truth.

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Shakespeare's Hamlet, Reimagined by Gangbusters Theatre Company

Little Victory Theatre (at the Victory Theatre Center) (Burbank, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Facing East, a Searing Drama, at Stillspeaking Theatre

The Stillspeaking Theatre (San Marino, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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Ruth and Alex McCormick are an upstanding Mormon couple reeling from the suicide of their gay son, Andrew. In Facing East, they are stuck between the comfort of their faith and the unfamiliarity of their new reality when they meet their son's partner, Marcus, for the first time.

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Talented Teenagers Collaborate in Above the Influence: The Young Artist Project

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (La Mirada, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Phantom Projects Educational Theater Group presents Above the Influence: The Young Artist Project. It's the product of the group's Young Artists Workshop. The workshop, composed of ten promising and diverse young artists, has produced a theatrical event that blends drama, hip-hop, poetry, comedy, film, dance and storytelling, and now perform it at the La Mirada Theatre.

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

Actors Group Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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?

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

Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center (North Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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deLEARious, a Shakespearean Musical Comedy, at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00 Our Price: $5.00 - $10.00*
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The authors of the award-winning The People vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet have gotten together again to tell the story of Shakespeare, King Lear, King James and the Bible. Great songs, a clever story and talented actors all guarantee a wonderful evening of fun.

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West Coast Premiere of Brett Neveu's American Dead

Theatre/Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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American Dead is an elegiac rendering of the death of another American small town. The story is deceptively simple, often humorous. As a man grieves for his murdered sister his town continues wasting away, having been blighted by the closing of industry, the death of the family farm and the prevalence of methamphetamine.

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Powerful New Drama Body Politic from Echo Theater Company

Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Two One-Act Plays: Earthquake and Falling Dreams at STAGESTheatre

STAGEStheatre (Fullerton, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 5:30pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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STAGEStheatre presents a bill of two one-act plays. Julie Hommel's Earthquake is a wry comedy about three sisters and the literary critic who loves one of them. Falling Dreams, by Eric Czuleger, is the story of a suburban couple who are shocked to discover the outside world.

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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 7:10pm (Universal Studios Hollywood Kids Ticket Promotion)
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.

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Attic Theatre Ensemble's 17th Annual Denise Ragan Wiesenmeyer One Act Marathon

The Attic Theatre and Film Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Attic Theatre Ensemble presents their 17th Annual Denise Ragan Wiesenmeyer One Act Marathon. It's an evening of four new one-act plays, which the theater has carefully selected from hundreds of submissions. The evening includes Ron Fromstein's compelling one-man piece Black and Blue; Tom Sime's Ex's Exes; Kasey Wilson's Marked For Love, a film noir parody; and Donald Steele's poignant Misconceptions.

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Campy Comedy 7 Redneck Cheerleaders from Elephant Stage Works

Elephant Space Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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7 Redneck Cheerleaders is a comedy about a first-time playwright and seven L.A. actors, telling the story of a boy who is willing to be a cheerleader for love - 8x10's, pom-poms and rifles.

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Cabaret, Kander & Ebb's Hit Musical, from Hunger Artists Theatre Company

Hunger Artists Theatre (Fullerton, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Taking place in the seedy Kit Kat Klub in Berlin on the eve of World War II, the musical Cabaret traces the relationship between two star-crossed lovers: a naïve American writer and his love, the young British cabaret performer Sally Bowles. The original Broadway production won eight Tony Awards.

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Shakespeare's Political Drama Macbeth, Set in Modern Times

Next Stage (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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This production of Macbeth keeps the classic dialogue while updating the setting to a modern-day political thriller. Set in a time and place where both men and women can engage in battle while a queen can rule a country, this Scottish play is tight with a fast pace.

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Farmers' Market and West 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour

3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 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.

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Flawedville, A New Musical Sideshow Starring FreakShow Deluxe

Sacred Fools Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Starring the members of Reverend Tommy Gunn's FreakShow Deluxe, this world premiere is filled with song, dance and dangerous sideshow stunts. Set in a small town populated by carnival performers, Flawedville tells the story of a young man who sets out to seek his fortune, only to have the realities of his old life come back to haunt him.

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The Lydeckers: Special Effects Pioneers Explored at Egyptian Theatre

Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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American Cinematheque and the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles present a fascinating live presentation about the Lydecker Brothers (Theodore & Howard), who produced revolutionary special effects for nearly 400 movies and serials between the 1930s and 1950s. Historian and TV producer Jason Burks, together with Theodore Lydecker's son George, will introduce film clips and discuss the Brothers' legacy, as well as their historic house in Los Angeles.

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Steve Martin's Absurd Comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Maverick Theater (Fullerton, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 - $20.00 Our Price: $9.00 - $10.00*
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Written by comedy legend Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile tells the unusual story of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a legendary tavern on the eve of their biggest innovations in their respective fields. This absurd comedy premiered in 1994 to rave reviews, and has since become a staple of modern American theatre.

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Relationship Drama Plastic Crystal at Open Fist Theatre

Open Fist Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Twenty-eight-year-old textile salesman Michael Miller is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and his struggle with anxiety begins to wreak havoc between him and his fiancée. When he has a fateful encounter with an unhappily married woman, a life-altering affair ensues.

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A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: A Staged Reading with Celebrity Guests

Renberg Theatre at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday, Aug. 2 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Eight of L.A.'s finest actresses join forces for a one-night-only event in the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre. Melissa Peterman (Reba), Kate Flannery (The Office) and Calpernia Addams (Transamerica) will join with more special celebrity guest-stars to present readings from a collection of essays, monologues and rants edited by author and V-Day founder Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues).

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