Events for August 21st, 2008
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Thursday - August 21st
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The Accomplices
Fountain Theatre - 5060 Fountain Ave - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)
8 p.m.
"New York Times" reporter Bernard Weinrub's award-winning play delves into a blistering account of what the U.S. government did - and didn't - do to help the Jews flee the Nazis. The production centers on the life of firebrand activist Hillel Kook a.k.a Peter Bergson who shattered the wall of...
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Wicked
Pantages Theatre - 6233 Hollywood Blvd - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
A little story about the Wicked Witch of the West, about how she maybe wasn't so Wicked after all. We bet you might have heard of this one. Tue.-Fri., 8 p.m.Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.Sun., 1 and 6:30 p.m. (This is an open-ended run. We hear that tickets are available roughly six months in advance of...
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Great Expectations
Odyssey Theatre - 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd - Los Angeles (West L.A.)
If you've ever found yourself in the throes of illusive love, the story of Pip and Estella is for you. Charles Dickinson's classic tale is dressed up as a musical at the Odyssey Theatre. July 19 - Sept. 7Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 pm. Sun, 2 p.m.Previews: July 17 & 18, 8 p.m.
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L'effleur Des Sens burlesque show
King King - 6555 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
Portishead meets the Moulin Rouge
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The Accomplices
Fountain Theatre - 5060 Fountain Ave - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)
"New York Times" reporter Bernard Weinrub's award-winning play delves into a blistering account of what the U.S. government did - and didn't - do to help the Jews flee the Nazis. The production centers on the life of firebrand activist Hillel Kook a.k.a Peter Bergson who shattered the wall of...
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Rose
Odyssey Theatre - 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd - Los Angeles (West L.A.)
"Bent" author Martin Sherman's solo performance stars Naomi Newman as a feisty Jewish lady reminiscing on her past 80 years. Through August 31 Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 p.m. Sun, 7 p.m. July 27, Aug. 24 Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. July 13, 20 Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 31
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7 Redneck Cheerleaders
Lillian Theater - 6322 Santa Monica Boulevard - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
Outlandish humor and short skirts prevail in Louis Jacobs critically acclaimed comedy. The play centers around misfits and a small-town boy who's willing to be a cheerleader for a little romance. Geez, our guy won't even take us to the movies. July 18 - August 30Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 p.m.
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American Dead
Theatre / Theater - 5041 W. Pico Blvd - Los Angeles
Brett Neveu's play is the story of the death of yet another American small town. Watch the town waste away while meth labs grow and family farms disappear, and a man grieves over the loss of his murdered sister. Keep your ears keen for the critically acclaimed Neveu's hyper-realistic...
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Bury the Dead
The Ivy Substation - 9070 Venice Blvd. - Culver City (Palms)
Irwin Shaw's 1930s play about six soldiers killed in battle who rise up from their graves to tell the world about the dishonesty and brutalities of war. Man oh man, did he know how relevant his play would be more than 70 years later? Matt Huffman directs. August 10 - September 13 Thurs, Fri,...
Events / Performance
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Geffen Playhouse - 10886 Le Conte Avenue - Los Angeles (Westwood Village)
Ricky Jay is the only person we know of with his own collection of special dice on display at the Museum of Jurassic Technology. Come to think of it, he's the only person we know with a collection of special dice. Jay returns to the Geffen Playhouse for a rapidly selling-out run of sleight-of-hand...
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