Alfie
The MET Theatre
Now playing thru 5/24/2003
Based on the popular 60s movie starring Michael Caine, Alfie is both arrogant and seductive as he takes us on the journey of a young man on the prowl in the sexual revolution's early days in Swinging London.
Located at: 1089 N. Oxford Ave.
Running: Thu. - Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 3pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $18; 2 for $30
Call 323-957-1152 for tickets

An Ideal Husband as Victorian Noir
The MET Theatre
Now playing thru 5/28/2003
Adapted from Oscar Wilde's tale of political and sexual scandal, this direction by John Simon brings out the darker aspects of Victorian comedy.
Located at: 1089 N. Oxford Avenue
Running: Tue. - Wed. at 8pm; Sun. at 7pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call 323-957-1152 for tickets

Beauty, Brains and Personality
Space Theatre
Now playing thru 5/25/2003
A comedy on female friendships… and catfights!
Located at: 665 N. Heliotrope Dr.,
Running: Fri.-Sun. at 8 p.m.; mats Sat.
at 2 p.m.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call (310) 207-4475 for tickets

Blake Da Musical
Hudson Avenue Theatre
Now playing thru 5/28/2003
Believe it or not, it is a theatrical adaptation of the Robert Blake murder case. I guess they beat the TV movie to the punch. And just as campy!
Located at: 1110 N. Hudson Ave.
Running: Wed. at 8pm
Genre: Musical
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call 323-856-4200 for tickets

Cloud 9
Hudson Mainstage Theatre
Now playing thru 6/15/2003
This farcical comedy travels through time from Victorian repression, and colonial Africa to the sexual high jinks of modern London.
Located at: 6539 Santa Monica Blvd.
Running: Thu.-Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 7pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $20-$25
Call 323-856-4200 for tickets

Drift
Theatre of NOTE
Now playing thru 6/14/2003
A black comedy about 3 married couples embroiled in infidelity (Think Neil Labute's Friends and Neighbors): So realistic you will think you already know them!

Located at: 1517 Cahuenga Blvd.
Running: Thu.-Sat. at 8 p.m.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call 323-856-8611 for tickets

Going to St. Ives
Fountain Theatre
Now playing thru 6/1/2003
An extraordinary encounter between a prominent English eye surgeon and the mother of a montrous Central African dictator.
Located at: 5060 Fountain Avenue
Running: Tue. - Thu. at 8pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $22
Call 323-663-1525 for tickets

Groundlings: Live at Budokan
The Groundlings Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
A hilarious evening of original sketches improvised by the best in the business!
Located at: 7307 Melrose Ave.
Running: Fri. - Sat. at 8pm; Sat. at 10pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $18.50
Call 323-934-4747 for tickets

He Pounces
Evidence Room
Now playing thru 5/20/2003
If you like Yoko Ono's experimental art, you will like this weird combination of spoken poetry and dance with beats ranging from early Vaudeville to techno-trance. He Pounces is an unconventional (read: no linear plot) theatre odyssey led by 12 performers exploring the concept of conquering and the need to conquered.
Located at: 2220 Beverly Blvd.
Running: Sun. - Tue. at 8pm
Genre: Musical
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $12
Call 213-381-7118 for tickets

Human Sex and…: An Evening of One Act Plays
Write Act Repertory
Now playing thru 5/21/2003
Featuring Human Relations, by Ned Racine, directed by Marsha Meyers; Sex and Violence by Diane Grant, directed by Wendy Gough. The titillating titles should be enough to give you an idea of the evening.
Located at: 6128 Yucca Street
Running: Tue. - Sun. at 8pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $10 (General Admission)
Call 323-860-8894 for tickets

The Humidity of Fish
Stella Adler Theatre
Now playing thru 5/31/2003
A romantic comedy with darker tones explores the lives of three unlikely couples trying to rekindle their passion.
Located at: 6773 Hollywood Blvd.
Running: Thu.-Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 7pm; dark May 16-17. Beginning week of May 19, runs Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $18
Call 323-467-6900 for tickets

In the Family Way
Groundlings Theatre
Now playing thru 6/30/2003
West coast premiere of Julia Sweeney's hit New York autobiographical show about the adoption of her child and the dating scene for single moms.
Located at: 7307 Melrose Avenue
Running: Mon. at 8 pm except for dark
June 2.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call 323-934-4747 for tickets

Live Sex Comedy
The Court Theatre
Now playing thru 6/8/2003
Eight short skits satirizing sex: What more could you ask for?
Located at: 722 N. La Cienega
Running: Sat. - Sun. at 8pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: West Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call 323-692-0100 for tickets

Nathan the Wise
The Lillian Theater
Now playing thru 6/28/2003
A drama of past centuries very relevant to our times: A Christian Knight falls in love with the daughter of a Jewish merchant. Problems ensue.
Located at: 1076 N. Lillian Way
Running: Thu. - Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 2pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15-$20
Call 323-293-7257 for tickets

Red Headed Step Sunday
The Groundlings Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
A hilarious evening of sketches and improvisation showcasing the most talented, up-and-coming comics in Los Angeles
Located at: 7307 Melrose Ave.
Running: Sun. at 7:30pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: West Hollywood
Price range: $12
Call 323-934-9700 for tickets

Shadowboxing
The Court Theatre
Now playing thru 6/6/2003
Set young Rocky Balboa in the streets of Pittsburgh and you've got this one-man show.
Located at: 722 N. La Cienega in West Hollywood
Running: Thu. - Fri. at 8pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15
Call 323-692-0010 for tickets

The Song of Songs
The Fountain Theatre
Playing from 5/20/2003 to 6/26/2003
Song and dance based on the Old Testament, in particular the "Song of Solomon."
Located at: 5060 Fountain Avenue
Running: Opens Tue. Runs Tue.-Thu., 8 p.m.
Genre: Operatic Musical
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $22
Call 323-663-1525 for tickets

Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes
Coronet Theatre Upstairs
Now playing thru 6/29/2003
Is 30 minutes really enough for a true trekkie? Well for the rest of us, it may suffice: Anyone can enjoy this hilarious parody of the epic trilogy.
Located at: 368 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Running: Fri 9 pm and 10:30pm and Sat. at 10:30 pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: West Hollywood
Price range: $15.00-$17.50
Call 310-657-7377 for tickets

Sunday Like the Wolf
Groundling Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
Fresh faces and original lines: The Groundlings is grooming a whole new generations of comics, the likes of its alumni Lisa Kudrow, Phil Hartman, and Paul Reubens.
Located at: 7307 Melrose Ave.
Running: Sundays at 7:30pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: West Hollywood
Price range: $12

Ten Tops
Sacred Fools Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
An ever-changing variety show featuring comedy, dance, music and performance art.
Located at: 660 N. Heliotrope Dr., Hollywood
Running: Mondays at 8pm
Genre: Performance
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $3
Call 310-281-8337 for tickets

Tenterhooks
The Stella Adler Theatre
Now playing thru 5/24/2003
A collection of four original one-act plays by innovative Los Angeles writers.
Located at: 6773 Hollywood Blvd.
Running: Thu. - Sat. at 8pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $17
Call 818-377-5245 for tickets

The Tennessee Williams Festival
Laurelgrove Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
Features three productions highlighting Tennessee Williams
Located at: 12265 Ventura Blvd., Studio City
Running: Call for schedule
Genre: Various
Region: Studio City
Price range: $15-20
Call 323-663-9966 for tickets

They Did A Bad, Bad Thing
Working Stage Theatre
Now playing thru 5/25/2003
A provocative evening of three short plays, Including one by Tennessee Williams, Nick Starr and Matthew I. Swaye.
Located at: 1516 N. Gardner
Running: Fri. - Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 7pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $14
Call 213-365-2407 for tickets

Tibi's Law
Stages Theatre Center
Now playing thru 5/25/2003
A two character play between a modern day everyman and his homeless childhood friend.
Located at: 1540 N. McCadden Place
Running: Thu. - Sat. at 8pm;Sun. at 4pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15-$20
Call 323-465-1010 for tickets

Uncle Vanya
Crossley Terrace Theatre
Now playing thru 6/8/2003
A timeless classic by Russia's no, make that the world's - greatest playwright.
Located at: 1760 N. Gower Street
Running: Thu.-Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 2:30pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $15-$20
Call 323-462-8460 for tickets

VALLEY

2nd Wind
Gene Bua Acting for Life Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
A rock musical, the title refers to the author's desire to find a 2nd wind in life.
Located at: 3435 W. Magnolia
Running: Sat. at 8 pm.
Genre: Musical
Region: Burbank
Price range: $25
Call 310-680-9109 for tickets

3 Little Pigs
The Falcon Theatre
Now playing thru 6/22/2003
A classic children's tale is a good introduction for tykes to the theater.
Located at: 4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank
Running: Sat. at 1&3pm; Sun.at 1pm
Genre: Children's Theatre
Region: Valley
Price range: $10
Call 818-955-8101 for tickets

The Bang and the Clatter
The Eclectic Company Theatre
Now playing thru 6/14/2003
A native play if there ever was one: A famous actress goes after an ex-lover, now married.
Located at: 5312 Laurel Cyn. Blvd.
Running: Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Valley
Price range: $13-$15
Call 818-508-3003 for tickets

Bicoastal Woman
Pasadena Playhouse
Now playing thru 6/1/2003
Finally, a May-December romance where the woman is wearing the ear muffs. A newly divorced woman in her sexual prime has an affair with a younger man.
Located at: 39 S. El Molino Ave.
Running: Tue.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 5 and 9 p.m.; Sun., 2 and 7 p.m.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Valley
Price range: $39.50-$44.50
Call 626-792-8672 ext.225 for tickets

Gene Casey's theatresongs
Lonny Chapman's Group Repertory Theatre
Now playing thru 6/14/2003
Down-home, feel-good all-American fare, this revue features the best of the successful Gene Casey musical productions.
Located at: 10900 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood
Running: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m., except May 18, 7 p.m. only.
Genre: Musical
Region: Valley
Price range: $16
Call 818-769-PLAY for tickets

InterActivity '03
Interact Theatre
Now playing thru 6/1/2003
One of the most unique cultural offerings in LA--a festival of one-person shows, readings, workshops and other entertainment selected and performed by the actors of Interact. Breakthrough works, original works, works with music, tears and laughs! Each work runs for two performances during this eighth month-long festival.
Located at: 5215 Bakman Avenue
Running: Call for schedule
Genre: Various genres
Region: Valley
Price range: $10
Call 818-765-8732 for tickets

The King Stag
A Noise Within
Now playing thru 5/19/2003
Extraordinary characters and their wild antics, set against a backdrop of the eternal fight between good and evil. Grandiose sets and costumes. (Think Julie Taymor's Lion King).
Located at: 234 South Brand Blvd.
Running: May 16, 8 p.m.; May 18, 2 and 8 p.m.; May 19, 2 and 7 p.m.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Valley
Price range: $18-$38
Call 818-240-0910 for tickets

Mayfest 2003
New Place Studio Theater
Now playing thru 5/31/2003
May wouldn't be the same without this month-long festival of workshop presentations- including staged readings of Bertolt Brecht, solo shows…and more!
Located at: 4860 Vineland
Running: Tue.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., except May 17, 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., except May 18, 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Genre: Various
Region: Valley
Price range: $10-$15
Call 818-506-8462 for tickets

The Woman in Black
The Road Theatre Company
Now playing thru 5/25/2002
If you love to be scared, travel no farther than this classic haunted house.
Located at: 5108 Lankershim Blvd. in Noho Arts District
Running: Fri. and Sat at 8pm; Sun. at 7pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Valley
Price range: $22
Call 323-655-TKTS for tickets

WESTWOOD, BEVERLY HILLS, CULVER CITY & WEST L.A.

Buddha's Big Night
The Odyssey Theatre
Now playing thru 5/25/2003
A theatrical exploration of how the age-old concepts of Buddha affect (or should affect) our stressful angst-ridden Western lifestyles.
Located at: 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd.
Running: Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.
Genre: Drama
Region: Westside
Price range: $12-$30
Call 310-477-2055 for tickets

Chekov in Yalta
Theatre 40
Now playing thru 6/1/2003
An ensemble-based piece marrying history and fiction, it is set in Chekov's villa in Yalta at the turn of the century and re-enacts four days in the playwright's life.
Located at: 241 Moreno Drive. Beverly Hills High campus
Running: Thu. - Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2 pm.
Genre: Comedy
Region: Westside
Price range: $18-$20
Call 310-364-0535 for tickets

The Gin Game
Theatre 40
Now playing thru 5/28/2003
A moving slice of life examining the relationship between two elderly people, which unfolds over the course of many gin games.
Located at: 241 Moreno Drive. Beverly Hills High campus
Running: Mon.-Wed. at 8pm
Genre: Comedy
Region: Westside
Price range: $15
Call 310-364-0535 for tickets

Little Red Riding Hood
Theatre West
Now playing thru Indefinitely
A politically correct approach to the violent scary tale, it depicts a happy-go-lucky wolf, cute Little Red Riding Hood, dippy Granny and heroic woodcutter.
Located at: 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Los Angeles
Running: Sat at 1pm
Genre: Children's Theatre
Region: Westside
Price range: $8-$10
Call 818-761-2203 for tickets

Mary-Mary, Quite Contrary
Santa Monica Playhouse
Now playing thru 7/27/2003
The classic fairytale adapted into a musical for kids, age 2-92. A young girl can't decide if she's too old to believe in fairytales.
Located at: 1211 Fourth Street
Running: Sat. and Sun. at 12:30pm & 3pm
Genre: Musical
Region: Westside
Price range: $9-$10
Call 310-394-9779 ext. 2 for tickets

Standup Shakespeare
The Odyssey Theatre
Now playing thru Indefinitely
The Bard gets his groove, as his immortal words are set to the exciting rhythms of jazz,

Baroque, samba and gospel-rock.
Located at: 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd.
Running: Wed - Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 7pm
Genre: Musical Comedy
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $12-$30
Call 310-477-2055 for tickets

BEACHES

Because of You
Santa Monica Playhouse
Now playing thru 5/25/2003
The world premiere musical has a brand new look at the life and loves of legendary Yiddish writer and playwright Sholom Aleichem.
Located at: 1211 4th Street--Main Stage
Running: Sat. at 7pm & Sun. at 6pm
Genre: musical
Region: Beaches
Price range: $25.50
Call 310-394-9779 for tickets

Macbeth
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
Now playing thru 5/31/2003
Sometimes you have to go back to the Bard: A classic tale of ambition gone mad.
Located at: 2627 Pico Blvd.
Running: Fri. Sat. at 8 pm; mats Sun. at 2 pm.
Genre: Drama
Region: Beaches
Price range: $10 - $20
Call 310-828-7519 for tickets

ManLady
Highway Performance Space
Playing from 6/19/2003 to 6/21/2003
What happens when you're a masculine man but you also like to dress in drag? George Weiss Vando will tell you (while standing in stiletto heels).
Located at: 1651 18th St.,
Running: Thu. Sat. at 8:30 pm
Genre: Performance
Region: Santa Monica
Price range: $16
Call 310-315-1459 for tickets

Smokey Joe's Café
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
Now playing thru 5/18/2003
Featuring the solid-gold singles of Elvis, the Coasters, the Drifters and many more in one of Broadway's hottest musicals!
Located at: 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. S. of LAX
Running: Tues. - Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm; Sat. at 2pm
Genre: Musical
Region: Beaches
Price range: $35-$50
Call 310-372-4477 for tickets

Summertree
Rose Alley Theater
Now playing thru 5/18/2003
Two dramas side by side: On a larger scale, the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on an American family; On the individual scale,a young man is scared to explore his uncertain sexuality.
Located at: 318 Lincoln Blvd. Venice
Running: Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Beaches
Price range: $12-$15
Call 323-650-3013 for tickets