Off-Broadway Smash "Matt & Ben" at the Acme Theatre

Off-Broadway Smash Matt & Ben at the Acme Theatre

ACME Comedy Hollywood (135 N. La Brea Hollywood, CA 90036)

Full Price:: $27.50

Our Price:: $13.50*

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Straight from NYC, the LA premiere of the Off-Broadway smash hit, Matt & Ben. This hilarious one-hour show has been critically hailed as "bright, brash and ruthleess in its name-dropping attack on the celebrity food chain...a tickling cult treat" (L.A. Times) and one of Time Magazine's Top 5 Shows of the Year!

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The last date listed for Matt & Ben was Sunday May 30, 2004 / 2:00pm.

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ACME Comedy Hollywood

135 N. La Brea

Hollywood, CA 90036

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323-525-0202

More Information About Matt & Ben

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http://www.mattandben.com

Quotes & Highlights

"Most star studded show of [the year]. A must!" --Entertainment Weekly
"A hit! Acidic, funny and affectionate! Matt & Ben spoofs Hollywood's best friendship!" --New York Post
"A runaway hit!" --Variety

Description

In this acidic, funny and affectionate spoof of their rise to fame and friendship, Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers portray Matt (Damon) and Ben (Affleck) before J-Lo, before Gwyneth...before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they're being tested by a Higher Power.

Matt & Ben is about Matt and Ben, or rather, younger, caricatured versions of Matt and Ben. The time is the mid '90s, the place is Ben's messy frat boy apartment in the Boston suburb of Somerville. The set-up has already been described; the dilemma--should Affleck and Damon take advantage of this astonishing gift from the gods?--propels an hour of slapstick fighting, flashbacks, and fantasy sequences involving Gwyneth Paltrow and J.D. Salinger. The characterizations are simple: Matt is talented and smart and ambitious and intense, Ben is cute but dumb.