Musical Theater & Stage
Rude Guerrilla Theater Company at Empire Theater
202 N. Broadway, Santa AnaHeart and music infuse William Finn and James Lapine's 1998 tuner based on Finn's battle with a brain tumor. Although this gorgeously sung revival comes from Cal State...
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Jul 06, 2008 02:30PM
Ahmanson Theatre
135 N. Grand Ave., Los AngelesMichael Bennett's groundbreaking 1975 musical is a time capsule of the Me Decade's emphasis on self-liberation. Much of the original creative team has been reunited for this...
Jul 05, 2008 02:00PM
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Ricardo Montalban Theatre
1615 Vine St., HollywoodFlicker House Productions, Chess Pieces LLC and Purcell International Group present Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff's stage adaptation of the Who's classic 1969 concept album....
Jul 05, 2008 02:00PM
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Knightsbridge Theatre L.A.
1944 Riverside Drive, L.A.The Knightsbridge production of Jerry Herman's Tony-winning musical comedy is set in a present-day Silver Lake bar.
WeHo Church
916 N. Formosa Ave., West HollywoodThis musical about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz concludes the Festival of New American Musicals this summer. The proceeds will benefit the WeHo Church.
Jul 10, 2008 08:00PM
Jul 11, 2008 08:00PM
Rubicon Theatre Company
1006 E. Main St., VenturaIn its first full staging with orchestration and high production values, this satisfying revue showcasing John Bucchino's impeccably crafted cabaret songs mines idealism,...
California Lutheran University
60 West Olsen Road, Thousand OaksA 1971 resetting wittily maps the Shakespeare comedy's spirit of rebellion to the music and pop sensibilities of the counterculture movement at its peak, though sometimes at...
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Los AngelesThe screen legend hosts a night of Rogers & Hammerstein classics, from "Sound of Music" to "The King and I." Joined by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra...
Jul 18, 2008 08:30PM
Jul 19, 2008 08:30PM
Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Blvd., L.A.Based on "The Brady Bunch" television series, this world premiere musical is a study in concentrated silliness that plunges, unapologetically, into pure camp....
Huntington Beach Playhouse
7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington BeachJoseph Mulroy's new musical tells the story of a champion surfer and confirmed loner, who finds his world suddenly turned upside down by love and a demolition crew in late...
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Jul 06, 2008 02:00PM
Bang Comedy Theatre
457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los AngelesAn improvised musical based on a title from the audience.
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Jul 12, 2008 08:00PM
Sacred Fools Theatre Company
660 N. Heliotrope Drive, L.A.They may not look much like Louis Prima and Keely Smith, but actors Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith channel the lounge duo with sensational athletic mimicry and vocal...
Crown City Theatre Company at St. Matthew's Church
11031 Camarillo St., North HollywoodCrown City Theatre Company's "new" old-fashioned musical comedy patched together from "Charley's Aunt," Brandon Thomas' period farce, and 21 golden oldies...
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Jul 06, 2008 02:00PM
Victory Theatre Center
3326 W. Victory Blvd., BurbankThe material is pretty thin in this gently comic musical about residents at a retirement home, but director Maria Gobetti coaxes some charming performances out her senior...
Jul 05, 2008 04:00PM
Jul 05, 2008 04:00PM
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A.For fans of the late Silverstein's uniquely offbeat sensibilities, this somewhat specialized compilation of satirical comedy peppered with oddball songs offers some...
Jul 05, 2008 08:00PM
Jul 06, 2008 02:00PM