Take a moment to see which stand-out productions are closing this week that you don’t want to miss! At the same time, get a jump on ordering your tickets for exciting new shows that are about to open!
Closing:
Seasons End
12/16/09, Write Act Repertory Company, Hollywood
Wacky one-acts filled with the mirth and merriment or exploration of the dark side the holidays.
Crime and Punishment
12/17/09, A Noise Within, Hollywood
A towering masterpiece undertaken by three actors in 90 breathless minutes.
Blood and Thunder
12/19/09, Moving Arts, Hollywood
New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina. The levees break, forcing an unlikely reunion.
Broadway Bound
12/19/09, Woodland Hills Theatre, San Fernando Valley
Broadway Bound is Part three of Neil Simon’s acclaimed autobiographical trilogy (Brighton Beach Memoirs).
Dr Frankincinse and The Christmas Monster
12/19/09, Write Act Repertory Company, Hollywood
Dr. Frankincense and the Christmas Monster by Sean Abley, with a new workshop play called Yardsale.
Hamlet Shut Up
12/19/09, Sacred Fools, Hollywood
Classic tragedy. Silent Comedy. Its Hamlet…without all those pesky words.
No Man’s Land
12/19/09, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, West Side
NO MAN’S LAND is a haunting drama that’s also outrageously funny, disturbing and richly poetic.
Shining City
12/19/09, The Fountain Theatre, Hollywood
RAVE REVIEWS! A riveting ghost story about human contact. Tony Award nomination for Best Play.
Southern Comforts
12/19/09, Theatre 40, West Side
LA Premiere - poignant romantic comedy about feisty Southern grandmother & crusty Yankee widower
The Wanting with moxy phinx
12/19/09, Roston Dance, West Side
Music/dance/theater perf. featuring Katrina Lenk and dancers to create a perverse and decadent world.
The Ark Big, Fat, Funtime Holiday Spectacular
12/19/09, Ark Theatre Company, West Side
The Ark’s singers, dancers and actors cap off a fantastic 2009 season with a frothy celebration of Holiday joy against a most dysfunctional backdrop.
A Big Gay North Hollywood Wedding
12/20/09, Crown City Theatre Company, San Gabriel Valley
EXTENDED!!!! Be part of the family as Brent Logan and Josh Weinberg get married… or almost don’t!
Baby It’s You!
12/20/09, Pasadena Playhouse, San Gabriel Valley
By 1962, The Shirelles were the biggest girl group of all time…this is the story of the woman who discovered them.
Detention of the Dead
12/20/09, Katselas Theatre Company, Hollywood
Five disparate high school students are trapped together as their school is overrun by zombies.
Cinderella: The Musical
12/20/09, Santa Monica Playhouse, Beaches
25th Anniversary Celebration of all-time favorite SMP Family Theater Musical Favorite
The Browning Version
12/20/09, Pacific Resident Theatre, Beaches
Brilliantly explores the complexity of the human heart. One of the most beautiful plays ever written
Three Tall Women
12/20/09, West Coast Ensemble, Hollywood
Three women facing and embracing life’s travails and disappointments.
Women Behind Bars
12/20/09, Celebration Theatre, Hollywood
The LA revival of the classic women’s prison movie spoof! Starring MOMMA!
Molly
12/20/09, The Victory Theatre Center, San Fernando Valley
Inspired by the sensational Alma Rattenbury Trial, MOLLY’s the story of a love quadrangle gone awry.
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway
12/20/09, Edgemar Center for the Arts, Hollywood
A theatrical family of several generations is visited for the weekend by their two daughters.
La Ronde De Lunch
12/20/09, Katselas Theatre Company, Hollywood
Lunch in Hollywood is not a meal; it is a power dance in this comedic turn of the classic LA RONDE.
Seussical
12/20/09, Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities, Beaches
A fantastical, musical extravaganza, making it the perfect Holiday treat for the entire family!
The House of Besarab
12/20/09, Hollywood American Legion Theater, Hollywood
Audience members choose to follow individual actors from incredible room to incredible room.
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues
12/21/09, Chance Theatre, Outside Los Angeles
coarse, crude, vulgar and sidesplitting! [OC Register] … BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!
