SoCal theatre, July 9-16: ‘Peter Pan: The Musical,’ ‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party,’ Shakespeare, standup 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…
Theatre
Opening this week…
‘Peter Pan: The Musical’ “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up” takes flight in an updated version of the classic stage show based on J.M. Barrie’s beloved fantasy tale and featuring a new book by acclaimed playwright Larissa FastHorse. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9 thru 28. $57 and up. (323) 468-1770. broadwayinhollywood.com
(Also at Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, Aug. 6 thru 18)
‘Twelfth Night’ with ‘Measure for Measure’ The New Swan Shakespeare Festival presents the Bard’s lighthearted rom-com, about siblings separated by a shipwreck, in repertory with his dark drama about mores and morals in old Vienna, both staged in an intimate, portable Elizabethan-style theater. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Various days and dates at 8 p.m., July 9 thru Aug. 31. (949) 854-4646. $18-$80. thebarclay.org
‘Dear Mr. Bottrell, I Cannot Possibly Accept This’ with ‘The Death of Me Yet’ Writer-performer David Dean Bottrell uses humor to explore trauma, grief, mortality, etc. in this pairing of solo shows running in repertory; for ages 16 and up. Rogue Machine (in the Matrix Theatre), 7657 Melrose Ave., L.A. “Dear Mr. Bottrell”: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 10; 9:30 p.m. Fridays, July 12 & 19; 3 p.m. Saturdays, July 13 & 20; 3 p.m. Sunday, July 21. “Death of Me”: 3 p.m. Sunday, July 14; 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, July 15 & 17. $25-$45. (855) 585-5185. roguemachinetheatre.org
‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party’ Dixie Longate, drag artist Kris Andersson’s Alabama-born and bred alter-ego, graces the stage in the return of this mix of comedy, storytelling and audience participation; includes adult content. Segerstrom Center’s Samueli Theater, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10-13. $44 and up. (714) 556-2787. scfta.org
‘Duel Reality’ Montreal’s Les 7 Doigts de la Main — a.k.a. “The 7 Fingers” — mixes theater, music, dance and acrobatics in the West Coast premiere of this cirque-style stage spectacular. 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, July 11 thru Aug. 4. $33 and up. (619) 234-5623. theoldglobe.org
‘Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground’ The WWII general turned 34th U.S. president reflects on his life and times in the return of this solo drama written by Richard Hellesen and starring Tony winner John Rubinstein. Ensemble Theatre Company at the New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11-14. $40-$86. (805) 965-5400. etcsb.org
10th Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival Ophelia’s Jump presents Frances Beaumont’s Elizabethan-era satire “The Knight of the Burning Pestle” in repertory with “La Tempestad (The Tempest),” a bilingual version of the Bard’s fantasy tale. Sontag Greek Theatre, Pomona College, 300 E. Bonita Ave., Claremont. “Knight,” 8 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Friday and Sunday, July 11, 13, 19 & 21; “Tempestad,” 8 p.m. Friday, Sunday, Thursday and Saturday, July 12, 14, 18 & 20. $25, $40. opheliasjump.org
32nd Annual Blank Theatre Young Playwrights Festival Twelve aspiring dramatists from around the country see their works performed by professional actors in the return of this showcase. Skylight Theatre, 1816 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, July 11 thru Aug. 4. Free with RSVP. theblank.com
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