Events for October 11th, 2008
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Saturday - October 11th
Events / Theater Event
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Bootleg Theatre - 2220 Beverly Blvd - Los Angeles (Echo Park)
Accompanied by a live six-member orchestra, this musical comes to life by the fantasies of two jail-mates in Latin America. Valentin is a toughie revolutionary and Molina is a homosexual serving time for "deviant" behavior. Both dream up "Spider Woman" a heroine who kills her enemies with a kiss to...
Events / Theater Event
Gem of the Ocean
Fountain Theatre - 5060 Fountain Ave - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)
Set in 1904 in Pittsburgh's Hill district slavery is still fresh in the memory of August Wilson's characters. The drama centers on the guidance-seeking Citizen Barlow who appears at the home of the legendary "soul-cleanser" Aunt Ester on the eve of her 287th birthday. Aunt Esther offers her wisdom...
Events / Theater Event
"Escape Reality"
Magicopolis - 1418 Fourth St. - Santa Monica
A magic show with fantastical occurrences! Friday & Saturday: 8 p.m.Matinee shows on Saturday & Sunday: 2 p.m.
Events / Performance
So Fresh & So Clean
Bang Improv Studio - 457 N. Fairfax - Los Angeles (Fairfax District)
Two-time HBO Def Poet Joe Hernandez-Kolski and internationally known beat-boxer Joshua Silverstein have cooked up a funky, fresh theater piece that combines comedy, spoken word poetry and beat-boxing. Catch the third round of the show at Bang.
Events / Performance
"Point Break" Live! in Hollywood
Dragonfly - 6510 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
Catch Point Break Live! An impromptu, absurdist stage production of the "classic" 1991 action film with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. For every performance, a "Keanu" is plucked from the audience and will, no doubt, capture the "essence" of the hapless, befuddled character of Johnny Utah. Don't...
Events / Comedy
The Heliotrope Sketch Festival
Fake Gallery - 4319 Melrose Ave - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)
8 p.m.
Heliotrope gets sketchy... And, for once, not with possible junkies. Watch as some of the finest sketch groups around, like Oh You And Your Bone Spurs, Keilly and Roeters, The Middle Aged Sketch Group, Big Dog Eat Child and F.U.N.Y., gather to tickle you with their funnies.
Events / Performance
The Tomorrow Show
Steve Allen Theatre - 4773 Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)
Bizarre variety show. Music, comedy, knife-throwing, opera, madness. Hosted by Craig Anton, Ron Lynch and Brendon Small. Every Saturday night at midnight. Jello Biafra is just as likely to show up unannounced as any unknown comic.
