Events for July 24th, 2008
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Thursday - July 24th
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Cirque Bizerk's "Beneath"
Los Angeles State Historic Park - 1245 N. Spring Street - Los Angeles (Chinatown)
6 p.m.
L.A.'s own circus, Cirque Berzerk, complete with a big top tent, invades downtown for four nights among the summer flora of the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Expect sensous damsels and dudes from the underworld performing everything from fire stunts, aerial acrobatics, impossible contortion...
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The Last Seder
Greenway Court Theater - 544 North Fairfax Avenue - Los Angeles (Fairfax District)
Jennifer Maisel's drama centers on the Prices and the family's four daughters bringing together their different lovers to the dinner table. While their mother has a secret love of her own. June 13 - July 27Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 p.m.Sun, 4 p.m.Previews June 13-19
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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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Lost Plays of Tennessee Williams
Coast Playhouse - 8325 Santa Monica Blvd - Los Angeles
Besides naming himself after a southern state and authoring "A Street Car Named Desire," the legendary Tennessee Williams also wrote a series of one-acts. The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center celebrates the 25th year anniversary of his death with a production from his collection featuring "Mister...
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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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Songs from an Unmade Bed
Celebration Theatre - 7051 Santa Monica Blvd - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
As part of the "Festival of New American Musicals," one lyricist and 12 composers sally forth in Mark Campbell's show about a gay New Yorker struggling with urban romance while busting out tunes drenched in heartache. Through August 10 Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 p.m.Sun, 3 p.m.
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the nothing boys
Theatre Asylum - 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
This tale of a wayward high school reunion (is there any other kind?) is a new comedy inspired (as they say) inspired by true events. We imagine that the playwright Greg Siff is way cooler now than he was in high school. Rick Sparks directs.June 20 - July 27 Thurs, Fri 8 p.m. Sat, 7 p.m.Sundays 4...
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Adam Baum and the Jew Movie
Hayworth Theatre - 2509 Wilshire Blvd. - Los Angeles
A comedy set in 1946 about the successful studio head Samuel Baum who is working to make the Jew film of the year. But will his rivals beat him? The play delves into Baum's life as a Jewish immigrant and what lies beneath the movie mogul. Directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Paul Mazursky ("Harry...
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In Heat
The Lost Studio - 130 South La Brea Ave. - Los Angeles (Park La Brea)
Malcolm Danare's play of four acts follows four hot and bothered couples navigating an L.A. heat wave. Hilarity ensues when, at the end of the night, all the couples converge on Sunset Boulevard. James Eckhouse directs a sterling cast. Through August 3 Fri, Sat 8 p.m.Sun, 7 p.m.
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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...


