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15th Annual Uncork A
Wish Wine Tasting & Auction Local wine enthusiasts will once
again have the opportunity to experience a festive evening of
fine wines at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles'
15th annual Uncork A Wish Wine Tasting and Auction. This year's
event, on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m., is designed to
evoke the joie de vivre of the Belle Époque as Santa Monica's
Barker Hangar is transformed into a world of elegance for a
Moulin Rouge themed soirée.
May 3, 2008. 6:30
PM. Barker Hangar, Santa Monica
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SWEENEY TODD Innovative, intimate and
ingenious, this revolutionary new production originated in
London and was the most talked-about show by Broadway audiences
last year. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle, this
dazzling reinvention of a magnificent musical thriller - where
the band of devilish characters are all musicians. The legendary
demon barber, hell-bent on revenge, takes up with his
enterprising neighbor in a delicious plot to slice their way
through London's upper crust. Justice will be served - along
with lush melody, audacious humor and bloody good thrills.
March 11th - April 6th. The Ahmanson Theatre
135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 213-972-4400
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KEEP YOUR PANTHEON An impoverished acting
company on the edge of eviction is offered a lucrative
engagement and life is finally on the upswing. But through a
series of riotous mishaps, the troupe finds its problems have
actually multiplied, and that they are about to learn a new
meaning for the term 'dying on stage.' Performing in tandem with
KEEP YOUR PANTHEON is Mamet's early work, DUCK VARIATIONS, a sly
meditation on the meaning of life, where observations about
ducks, whether factual or incorrect, create a beautiful fugue on
the human condition.
May 11th - June 8th, 2008 |
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CATS
America’s favorite feline musical is back for eight
performances. Based on T. S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of
Practical Cats”, and with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats won
seven 1983 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a
Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes.
June 10th-
15th Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills $30-$100 (323)
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WYNTON
MARSALIS with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
The New Orleans performer and his ultra –swinging jazz
orchestra will delight with foot stomping standards,
Ellington-inspired arrangements and rousing improvisations.
Wednesday, July 9th
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CHRIS
BOTTI AND ORCHESTRA
Contemporary jazz /pop trumpeter Botti brings his sophisticated,
romantic and classically inspired sounds to the Bowl with
orchestra for an evening of lush melodies and improvisations.
Featuring Cassandra Wilson.
Wednesday
July 23rd
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DIANA
ROSS: Lady Supreme
American legend Diana Ross celebrates over four decades of
superstardom in a very special evening at the Hollywood Bowl.
As a solo artist, and as lead singer of The Supremes, Ross has
dazzled audiences all over the world with her unforgettable
hits.
www.dianaross.com
Friday July
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DONNA SUMMER Dance The Night Away
The Queen is back! A night of sparkling dance music with the
original queen of the dance floor. Summer is a five-time Grammy
winner with memorable hits like “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff” and
she will be showcasing some tunes from her new album.
www.donnasummer.com
Friday
August 22nd and Saturday August 23rd
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BETTE MIDLER - The Showgirl Must Go On
“I’m really looking forward to the show. I’ve been hoarding
feathers and fans and sequins and rhinestones for the last
50 years and, hey, I’m ready to throw ‘em all on stage,”
With plenty of girls and gags, The Showgirl Must Go On
features some of Midler’s favorite colorful characters, from
Delores Delago – the wheelchair-bound mermaid – to the
oldest living showgirl in Las Vegas, old, old, old Soph.
Midler and her entourage of talented performers, comprised
of the staggering Harlettes (Jordan Ballard, Kyra Dacosta
and Kamilah Martin), a 13 piece band - which includes a six
piece horn section from the Las Vegas band “The Fat City
Horns” - and 20 female dancers.
Bette Midler will perform approximately 100 shows a year at
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The Showgirl Must Go
On hits the stage five nights per week at 7:30 p.m.
and will be dark on Mondays and Thursdays.
Ceasar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
For schedule and tickets:
www.bettemidler.com
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Pasadena, 626-356-PLAY |
OF MICE AND MEN by John
Steinbeck. Twice produced on Broadway, Steinbeck's classic has
resonated with generations of Americans… Under Lazarus'
direction, this magnificent drama looks at Steinbeck's universal
themes of loneliness and longing through the prism of 1942
California, a time when thousands of Hispanic migrant workers
crossed the border to pursue dreams of a better life for their
families.
May 2 - June 8. $25-$46 |
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