SoCal theatre, July 30-Aug. 6: ‘Company,’ ‘Clue,’ ‘If I Needed Someone’ and more
Theatre, musicals, cabaret, drag, standup comedy, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, and books & lit for LA & OC
Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live theater, cabaret, standup comedy, etc. on stages all around Southern California this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for arts & entertainment at the Los Angeles Times.
The curtain rises…
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Opening this week…
‘Company’ A 30-something single gal ponders love and relationships in the national tour of the Tony-winning gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical comedy. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Opening night, 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 30; 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays thru Aug. 18. $55 and up. (323) 468-1770. broadwayinhollywood.com
‘Clue’ Whodunit? And where? And with which lethal instrument? These are the questions as the national tour of this hit stage show based on the 1985 mystery comedy based on the board game comes to SoCal. Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays, July 31 thru Aug. 25. $35 and up. (213) 628-2772. centertheatregroup.org
‘Keely and Du’ A pregnant woman finds herself held captive by an anti-abortion activist in a revival of Jane Martin’s acclaimed 1993 drama. Harold Clurman Lab Theater at the Art of Acting Studio, 1017 N. Orange Drive, Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, July 31 thru Aug. 17. $22-$40 in advance; remaining seats, pay what you can, 30 minutes before curtain. (323) 601-5310. ci.ovationtix.com
‘Balancing Act’ An accountant who’s planning to make off with a small fortune in embezzled cash gets an unexpected after-hours visit from a coworker in this comedy from Frank Salisbury. Theatre Forty, Mary Levin Cutler Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 1 thru 25. $35. (310) 364-0535. theatre40.org
‘Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson’ The adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s intrepid detective and his partner in crime-solving get a gender-swapped update in Kate Hamill’s new comedy set in present-day London. The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego. 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 2 thru 25. $33 and up. (619) 234-5623. theoldglobe.org
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