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Lance Bass Hosts 24 Hour Hollywood Rush: Six Plays Written & Performed in 24 Hours

The Wilshire Ebell Theatre (4401 West 8th Street Los Angeles, CA 90005)
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Full Price:
$30.00 - $120.00
Our Price:
FREE - $60.00*
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This mad dash challenges top creative personalities with only 24 hours to write, rehearse and present a performance-worthy event. With the top talent involved, they'll be sure to pull it off. Talent includes Eddie Kay Thomas (American Pie) and writers from Ugly Betty and Weeds. Directors include Matthew Lillard (SLC Punk!) and Dan Harris (X2); actors include Jamie Lynn-Sigler (The Sopranos, Entourage), Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons), Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Edi Gathegi (Twilight).

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All offers for 24 Hour Hollywood Rush have expired.

The last date listed for 24 Hour Hollywood Rush was Sunday February 20, 2011 / 7:00pm.

Currently at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre:

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Black Angels Over Tuskegee: Tale of the Tuskegee Airmen

Full Price:
$45.00
Our Price:
$22.50

Black Angels Over Tuskegee, the Los Angeles historical drama turned Off-Broadway hit with a run starting in 2010 and still going strong, with plans for a Broadway transfer, returns to the city where it all began with a performance at the Wilshire Ebell. Layon Gray's play is the true story of six men embarking upon a journey to become Tuskegee Airmen in the United States Army Air Forces. The play explores their collective struggle with Jim Crow laws, their intelligence, their patriotism, their dreams of an inclusive fair society and the brotherhood they found in each other as they persevered -- and excelled -- in the face of the enormous obstacles acting against them. TV's Lamman Rucker (Why Did I Get Married) stars in the play, and members of the Los Angeles chapter of Tuskegee Airmen will be present at the Wilshire Ebell to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen's founding. Learn More

4401 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005
323-939-1128
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Niki
3.0

I feel kind of bad not giving this show 5 stars, because it supported a tremendously worthy cause, but there were definite high and low points to the evening.

The highs: clearly enthusiastic performers who embraced the challenge and gave it their all.

The lows: uneven writing and direction between the various sketches/plays. Granted, they were given an awfully short window of time and some tricky requirements as far as working in specific dialogue, but some of the writers and directors did a much better job than others.

On another note (not that he was a major draw for me but) the show was promoted as "Lance Bass hosts..." and he was nowhere to be seen. I was also expecting to see participation by more "name" talent. They did a good job of ensuring at least one recognizable person was involved in each show, but if I hadn't been able to access imdb on my phone, I couldn't have named one thing most of the performers had been in if someone had paid me.

Written on Feb 22 2011
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

Very fun...they did a great job

Written on Feb 21 2011
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

So much fun and so surprisingly hilarious -- and all for a great cause. I was truly surprised by what the teams of writers, directors and actors pulled together in 24 hours. They showed such creativity and had the whole house laughing. And the VIP after-party was fantastic. Hope this is an annual event!

Written on Feb 21 2011
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 chris schmidt
4.0

it was a lot of fun - very creative and impressive to see what they were able to accomplish in 24 hours! and a great cause. evening well spent

Written on Feb 21 2011
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http://www.24hourhollywoodrush.org/

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Where forty of Hollywood's most talented writers, directors and actors will come together to create a wildly entertaining and energizing night of fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants theater... all within 24 hours!

The work starts the evening before the show. A group of writers will have 12 hours to compose six 10-minute plays. At 8:00am on the morning of the event, the scripts will be handed off to an assembly of directors and actors, who will then rehearse the material into the afternoon. After a technical rehearsal and red carpet arrivals, the show starts—only 24 hours after the process began.

It's going to be a mad rush to show time... and once there, be ready for a hysterical night of fun.

VIP ticketholders are invited to celebrate the success of the night along with the show's celebrity cast, writers and directors at a cocktail reception at the beautiful historic Wilshire Ebell Clubhouse afterward... with rumors of a special surprise guest performance.

This fundraiser will benefit The Baby Dragon fund, which fuels Crystal Meth Recovery Services at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.