HOLLYWOOD

Abraham Lincoln in Two Miles A Penny
Robert Pickering Studio Theatre
Now playing thru 5/25/2003
Our favorite Prez., Mr. Lincoln returns to life and is very contemplative.
Located at: 6560 Hollywood Blvd.
Running: Fri.-Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 7pm
Genre: Drama
Region: Hollywood
Price range: $10
Call 323-464-8542 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
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
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

The Tennessee Williams Festival
Laurelgrove Theatre
Now playing 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

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
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

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

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

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 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

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