SoCal theatre, June 10-17: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Hollywood Fringe 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 coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the LA Times’ Calendar section.
The curtain rises…
Theatre
Opening this week…
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ An out-of-work actor poses as a Scottish nanny so he can stay close to his kids after his wife divorces him in this Broadway musical based on the 1993 comedy that starred Robin Williams and Sally Field. 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, June 11 thru 30. $45 and up. (323) 468-1770. broadwayinhollywood.com
(Also at Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, Sept. 24 thru Oct. 6)
‘The Ghee Ghee Pik’ The Group Rep stages Suzy London’s new fact-based drama about humankind’s relationship with A.I. technology. Lonny Chapman Theatre, 2nd floor, 10900 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 4 p.m. Saturdays, June 13 thru July 14. $25, $30. (818) 763-5990. thegrouprep.com
Hollywood Fringe Festival The annual open-access performing-arts showcase returns with scores and scores of comedies, dramas, musicals, cabaret shows, solo shows, dance shows, kids’ shows, etc., at dozens of venues in and around Tinseltown. Various showtimes, June 13 thru 30. $5 and up; some free and pay-what-you-can performances. (323) 455-4585. hollywoodfringe.org
‘Blackbird’ C&R Productions presents David Harrower’s dark drama about an ex-con confronted by the much younger woman he had an inappropriate relationship with when she was just 12 years old; includes adult language and subject matter. Chance Theater, Fyda-Mar Stage, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, June 13 thru 23. $39. (888) 455-4212. chancetheater.com
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