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 the exciting new shows that are about to open!
Closing:
All the Wrong Places
4/24/10, Write Act Repertory Company, Hollywood
WORLD PREMIERE OF FOUR NEW WORKS BY HERMAN POPPE
Jamaica Farewell
4/24/10, Santa Monica Playhouse, Beaches
A dangerous adventure that only the single-minded passion of a teenage girl would chance!
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
4/24/10, Sacred Fools Theatre Company, Hollywood
In a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game
The Browning Version
4/24/10, Pacific Resident Theatre, Beaches
Brilliantly explores the complexity of the human heart. One of the most beautiful plays ever written
The Drawer Boy
4/24/10, Theatre 40, West Side
Award-winning play - City actor uncovers long-buried family secret when he goes to farm country.
Altar Ego
4/25/10, Katselas Theatre Company, Hollywood
A fresh and candid funny and sometimes poignant look at relationships.
Light Up the Sky
4/25/10, West Valley Playhouse, San Fernando Valley
An outstanding hit of the Broadway theater. A gorgeously amusing comedy about show folks
Richard and Felix: Twilight in Venice
4/25/10, MET Theatre, San Fernando Valley
Famed German composer Richard Wagner is called to task by the apparition of the deceased Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn.
Old Glory
4/25/10, Victory Theatre Center, San Fernando Valley
A mystery unfolds in this deeply provocative dramatic entertainment.
Opening:
Copenhagen
4/23/10, The Production Company, North Hollywood
The incredible exploration of one night in 1941 when the Nazis might have developed nuclear weapons.
Fully Committed
4/21/10, Little Fish Theatre, San Pedro
A day in the life of an out-of-work actor who mans the reservation line at Manhattan’s #1 restaurant
Holy Ghost
4/23/10, Theatre of NOTE, Los Angeles
Jon Tuttle’s World War II-era drama examines American history, horrifying and hilarious.
My Sister in This House
4/18/10, Deaf West, North Hollywood
Deaf West explores class and identity sturggles in a new version by playwright Wendy Kesselman.
Irma La Douce
4/19/10, Musical Theatre Guild, Glendale
MTG presents a staged reading of Irma La Douce preceeded by an exciting, overflowing Silent Auction
Jamaica Farewell
4/24/10, Santa Monica Playhouse, Beaches
A dangerous adventure that only the single-minded passion of a teenage girl would chance!
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
4/24/10, Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities, Redondo Beach
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT!
Little Shop of Horrors
4/23/10, Cabrillo Music Theatre, Thousand Oaks
Callie Carson and Jim Holdridge star in this tasty Ashman & Menken musical.
Nightmare Alley
4/22/10, Geffen Playhouse, Westwood
This musical tells the tale of a young carnie couple whose wondrous feats make believers of us all.
Starmites
4/24/10, ETC - Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Monica
Zany pop-rock musical “Starmites” is a puppet-filled, comic book, outer space adventure!
tempOdyssey
4/24/10, needtheatre, Los Angeles
Are you ready for the story of this f*$#^’d up day? Let’s go!
The Gift Hose
4/23/10, See Kay Theatre, Los Angeles
A sometimes humorous story of love, trauma & redemption set against a backdrop of race, abuse & HIV.
The Philadelphia Story
4/23/10, Actors Co-op/Crossley Theatre, Hollywood
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY is the sharp-witted, sophisticated, romantic comedy.
The Women of Brewster Place the Musical
4/23/10, Celebration Theatre, Los Angeles
The West Coast premiere of a new musical based on the award-winning novel by Gloria Naylor.
Trog and Clay
4/22/10, Powerhouse Theatre, Santa Monica
An electrifying comedy of historic proportions!
Yarmy’s Army at the Group Rep
4/21/10, The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre, North Hollywood
YARMY’S ARMY, a madcap review with some of the funniest and most popular comedians of TV and film.
