STAGE & DANCE.Byline: - Evan Henerson Ah, fall, the time when the stars come out ... or back. Some of the more recognizable names (including Stockard Channing, Laura Linney and Eric Stoltz) are opting for short concert readings with the L.A. Theatre Works radio theater series. Fred Savage will be in NoHo (for ``The Last Night of Ballyhoo''). John Ritter heads to Ventura (``J for J'') and Tim Robbins returns to the Actors' Gang to direct ``Mephisto.'' We'll get to see ``Copenhagen,'' Michael Frayn's much-heralded play about a fateful meeting between two physicists during World War II. It begins its national tour with a seven-week engagement at the Wilshire Theater. Naturally, we're all curious about the new version of ``Flower Drum Song,'' revised by David Hanry Hwang. Hwang will also be represented when the national tour of Disney's ``Aida'' comes to the Ahmanson in November. Finally, a venue takes its curtain call. The Shubert Theatre, slated for demolition, closes with a two-week engagement of ``The Who's Tommy'' in December. Dance highlights include the L.A. debut of Complexions, the company founded by former Alvin Ailey company members Dwight Rhoden and Dennis Richardson. Richardson returns to the Ahmanson where he performed in ``Fosse'' a couple of years ago. Today ``That Certain Cervantes,'' El Portal Center El Portal Center is a regional 385,000 square foot indoor mall located in the north Rio Grande bank in downtown Laredo, Texas[1]. It was previously known as the River Drive Mall until 2003 when Morgan Stern Realty bought it and renovated it. for the Arts. Emmy winner Henry Darrow plays the man who created ``Don Quixote'' (through Nov. 11). Wednesday ``Red,'' East West Players. Chay Yew's play features Emily Kuroda, Page Leong and Jeanne Sakata (through Oct. 28). ``Perfect'', Tiffany Theatre. With Judy Greer, Richard Kind, Mark Kassen and Lola Glaudini (through Nov. 11). Thursday Collage Dance Theatre presents ``After Eden,'' Los Angeles Marriott Downtown (through Oct. 7). Friday ``Don't Dress for Dinner,'' Eclectic Company Theatre (through Nov. 18). ``Honk honk Pediatrics A widely-transmitted precordial whoop, described as a high-pitched, musical, late systolic murmur in some Pts with mitral valve prolapse–MVP, a sound attributed to resonation of the valve leaflets and chordae; non-honkers with MVP may be made !,'' Music Theatre of Southern California, San Gabriel (through Oct. 26). ``Tongue,'' California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Alex Theatre (also Saturday). Saturday ``Ghost Stories,'' Knightsbridge Theatre, Pasadena (through Nov. 25). ``The Patchwork Girl of Oz,'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . L.A. Women's Theatre Festival - Best of the Fest, CSUN. ``After Crystal Night,'' Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (through Nov. 25). ``The Winter's Tale,'' 24th Street Theatre. Presented by the L.A. Women's Shakespeare Company (through Oct. 28). ``Chasing Rainbows ... Around the Piano With Phyllis,'' Theatre East (through Nov. 10). Oct. 7 Tap Dance and Music, Colburn School of Performing Arts. Oct. 8 ``Always ... Patsy Cline,'' Coronet Theatre. With Sally Struthers.. (indefinitely). ``Come Back Little Sheba,'' Inside the Ford. Classic and Contemporary Plays series performs William Inge's play featuring Piper Laurie and Pat Harrington. Oct. 9 ``Les Miserables,'' Pasadena Civic Auditorium (through Oct. 14). ``Cookin', '' Wadsworth Theatre. Korean sensation. Benihana meets Jackie Chan (through Oct. 21). Oct. 10 ``Betrayal,'' L.A. Theatre Works at the Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . With Laura Linney and Eric Stoltz (through Oct. 14). ``All Hallows Eve'', Hudson Mainstage (through Nov. 18). Oct. 11 Susan Egan, Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , California State University Enrollment  , Long Beach (also Oct. 12). ``The Gjinn,'' Stages (through Nov. 17), Oct. 12 ``The Seagull seagull a noisy, gregarious bird that frequents the seashore. Web-footed, hook-billed, white with gray wings. Member of the family Laridae and of the genus Larus. ,'' Actors' Gang (through Dec. 15). ``The Tempest,'' Pasadena Shakespeare Company (through Nov. 11). ``Pericles,'' A Noise Within (through Nov. 30). ``Camping With Henry and Tom,'' La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts The Theatre for the Performing Arts is a 7,000 seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. History The Performing Arts Center or the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts (through Oct. 28). ``Reckless,'' Blue Sphere Alliance at the Lex See yacc. 1. (tool) Lex - A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. (through Nov. 17). ``Providence Cycle: Face Divided and North of Providence,'' Two Roads Theatre (through Nov. 18). Hong Kong Ballet The Hong Kong Ballet (香港芭蕾舞團) is Hong Kong's leading professional ballet company, and also the famous group for Classical Ballet, since it founded in 1979. performs ``The Last Emperor,'' Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (or CCPA) is a 154,000 square-foot entertainment and music venue located in the Cerritos Towne Center of Cerritos, California. . Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet was created in 1986 with former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella helming the company. The Miami City Ballet flourishes as one of America's most respected Balanchine-style based ballet companies. , UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (also Oct. 13). Oct. 13 ``It's Magic!'' Performing Arts Center, California State University, Long Beach. ``Weights,'' California State University, Northridge. Lynn Manning's play also plays Oct. 17 at Southwest Community College. Dale Kristien and Hugh Panaro in ``A Tribute to Broadway,'' Pepperdine University. ``Canteen,'' Santa Monica Playhouse (through Jan. 27). Jazz Dance L.A., Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L.A., CSULA, or "'CSLA"') is a public university, part of the California State University system. (also Oct. 14). Oct. 14 ``Flower Drum Song,'' Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a small thrust stage with 745 seats at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Beckett and Associates. It has presented innovative plays since 1967. The world premiere of Angels In America was produced here. . Revised version of Rodgers and Hammerstein classic (through Dec. 2). Sean Curran Dance Company, Alex Theatre. Oct. 16 ``Late Night Catechism,'' Hermosa Beach Playhouse (through Oct. 28). < ``Soles in Harmony V,'' Blue Sphere Alliance at the Lex (through Nov. 20). Oct 17 ``Maybe Baby, It's You!'' Upstairs at the Coronet (indefinitely). Oct. 18 An Evening With Cherrie Moraga, California State University, Northridge. Festival of Faith: 21 Theatrical offerings, Cornerstone Theater Company Cornerstone Theater Company is a theater company based in the United States that specializes in community-based collaboration. According to the mission statement published on the company's website, performs at locations throughout Southern California (through Nov. 18). ``Caprice ca·price n. 1. a. An impulsive change of mind. b. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively. c. ,'' Sacred Fools Theater (through Nov. 17). ``The Dream Crust,'' the MET Theatre (through Nov. 18). Ballet Nacional de Cuba National Ballet of Cuba (Ballet Nacional de Cuba), is managed by Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and is one of the top ballet companies in the world. The artistic standards and technical severity of the dancers and the wide diversity in the aesthetic , Orange County Performing Arts Center The Orange County Performing Arts Center is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California. It is the home of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Opera Pacific, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Pacific Chorale. (through Oct. 21). Oct. 19 ``Dracula,'' Santa Monica Theatre Guild (through Nov. 17). ``Henry IV, Part 1,'' Stages (through Nov. 3). Oct. 20 ``Beyond Baroque Ten/Adult Poetry Slam,'' California Plaza. ``The Scarlet Pimpernel scarlet pimpernel anagallisarvensis. ,'' Performing Arts Center, California State University, Long Beach (through Nov. 4). ``Chicago: The Musical,'' Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (also Oct. 21). ``J for J,'' Rubicon Theatre. Featuring John Ritter (through Nov. 4). ``Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes may refer to:
Party with Picasso, El Portal Center for the Arts (also Oct. 21). Oct. 22 ``183 Questions,'' MET Theatre (through Nov. 9). Oct. 23 ``Low Budget, High Return,'' Sacred Fools Theater (through Nov. 14). Oct. 25 Jason Graae, Orange County Performing Arts Center (through Oct. 28). ``Haven,'' University of Judaism (through Nov. 20). Oct. 26 ``Will Rogers Follies,'' Cabrillo Music Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. (through Nov. 4). < Oct. 27 ``Big River,'' Deaf West (through Dec. 16). ``Mephisto,'' Actors' Gang. Actors' Gang co-founder Tim Robbins directs (through Dec. 15). Oct. 28 ``The Eight Women,'' California State University, Northridge. ``Crawlspace crawl·space or crawl space n. A low or narrow space, such as one beneath the upper or lower story of a building, that gives workers access to plumbing or wiring equipment. Noun 1. ,'' Playwrights' Arena at Los Angeles Theatre Center (through Dec. 2). Oct. 31 ``Hal Willner's Halloween Show Closed on Account of Rabies rabies (rā`bēz, ră`–) or hydrophobia (hī'drəfō`bēə), acute viral infection of the central nervous system in dogs, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and other animals, and in ,'' UCLA. ``The Lion in Winter,'' L.A. Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center (through Nov. 4). ``Look Back in Anger,'' Stella Adler Theatre (through Dec. 8). Nov. 1 ``The Country Girl,'' L.A. Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center (through Nov. 4). Complexions,'' L.A. premiere of the company founded by Alvin Ailey alums Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Ahmanson Theater (through Nov. 4). Nov. 2 ``The Imaginary Invalid,'' A Noise Within (through Dec. 2). ``Diavolo Dance The ater,'' California State University, Northridge (through Nov. 3). Avalon, New Ivar Theatre (through Nov. 10). Nov. 3 TACIT presents Tennessee Williams' ``The Notebook of Trigorin: A Free Adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'The Seagull,' '' Caltech. ``Moving On,'' Laguna Playhouse, U.S. premiere of new revue by Stephen Sondheim. Nov. 6 ``The Most Happy Fella,'' Reprise! at UCLA's Freud Playhouse (through Nov. 18). ``The All Night Strut,'' Hermosa Beach Playhouse (through Nov. 18). ``Do Jump!'' Geffen Playhouse (through Dec. 16). ``Diva on the Verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. With Julia Migenes,'' Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (through Dec. 1). Nov. 7 ``Aida,'' Ahmanson Theater. Disney, Elton John and Tim Rice, no opera, no singing lions (through Jan. 6). < Nov. 8 ``Delirium delirium Condition of disorientation, confused thinking, and rapid alternation between mental states. The patient is restless, cannot concentrate, and undergoes emotional changes (e.g., anxiety, apathy, euphoria), sometimes with hallucinations. Palace,'' Inside the Ford (through Dec. 16). Nov. 9 ``James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie: An Alphabet,'' UCLA (also Nov. 10). ``The Gertrude Stein project,'' City Garage (through Dec. 16). ``Twelfth Night,'' Knightsbridge Theatre, Los Angeles (through Dec. 30). Nov. 10 ``Tap Your Troubles Away: The Music of Jerry Herman,'' Luckman Complex, California State University, Los Angeles. ``Sophisticated Ladies,'' Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (also Nov. 11). Nov. 11 ``Forever Plaid, Holiday Edition,'' Pasadena Playhouse (through Dec. 16). Nov. 15 Capitol Steps, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Davis Gaines, Orange County Performing Arts Center (through Nov. 18). Nov. 16 Armistead Maupin, UCLA. Teatro Milagro presents ``Profecia/Prophecy,'' California State University, Northridge. ``The Last Night of Ballyhoo bal·ly·hoo n. pl. bal·ly·hoos 1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. 2. Noisy shouting or uproar. tr.v. ,'' El Portal Center for the Arts, featuring Fred Savage (through Dec. 16). Nov. 17 ``The Devil's Disciple,'' Rubicon Theatre, featuring Joe Spano and Linda Purl (through Dec. 16). ``Play It Again Sam,'' Knightsbridge Theatre, Los Angeles (through Dec. 30). ``Shakin Part I,'' Stages (through Jan. 13). Nov. 20 ``Copenhagen,'' Wilshire Theatre. Physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg meet during World War II. Starring Len Cariou, Mariette Hartley and Hank Stratton (through Jan. 6). Nov. 23 `Tap Dogs,'' Pasadena Civic Auditorium (through Nov. 25). ``Merry Christmas, George Bailey,'' Theatre West (through Dec. 23). Nov. 24 ``The Reindeer Monologues,'' Knightsbridge Theatre, Pasadena. Nov. 27 ``Swing!'' Orange County Performing Arts Center (through Dec. 2). Nov. 28 ``The Secret Garden,'' South Bay Civic Light Opera (through Dec. 16). ``Bordertown,'' L.A. Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center, featuring the Latino comedy troupe Culture Clash (through Dec. 2). Nov. 30 ``Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!'' Pepperdine University. ``Sanders Family Christmas,'' La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (through Dec. 16). Dec 3. ``Plaza Suite,'' Inside the Ford. Concert reading of Neil Simon's ``Plaza Suite'' with Bonnie Franklin, Teri Garr, John Rubenstein, Shelley Fabares and David Spielberg (through Dec. 5). Dec. 6 ``The Long Christmas Dinner,'' Sacred Fools Theater (through Dec. 22). Dec. 12 ``The Lion in Winter,'' L.A. Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center, with Stockard Channing reprising her Tony-nominated role (through Dec. 16). Dec. 10 ``My Old Lady,'' Mark Taper Forum (through Feb. 3). Dec. 13 Hal Linden, Orange County Performing Arts Center (through Dec. 16). Dec. 14 ``A Wilde Holiday,'' A Noise Within. Dec. 15 Lula Washington Dance Theatre Gospel Kwanzaa Concert, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, Los Angeles. Dec. 18 ``The Who's Tommy,'' Shubert Theatre. Dec. 26 ``Cirque,'' Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (through Dec. 30). Dec. 27 ``Blast,'' Orange County Performing Arts Center (through Jan. 6). Dance Friday Ballet Pacifica, Irvine Barclay Theatre (also Saturday). Dec. 14 ``The Nutcracker,'' American Ballet Theatre's version of the holiday fovorite, Kodak Theatre (through Dec. 23). CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Susan Egan performs Oct. 11 and 12 at the Calfornia State University, Long Beach, Performing Arts Center. (2) Hong Kong Ballet performs `'The Last Emperor'' on Oct. 12 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
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