STAGE.Byline: - Evan Henerson Prepare to deck the halls and guzzle guz·zle v. guz·zled, guz·zling, guz·zles v.tr. 1. To drink greedily or habitually: guzzle beer. 2. the egg nog. By the time December hits - and a week or so before - it will be difficult finding a playhouse offering something without the word ``holiday'' or ``Christmas'' in the title. Skewing the traditional, we've got the ``Christmas Carol'' prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] , ``Marley's Ghost,'' opening at - cue the haunting music - the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, who, with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres by 1920. . Theatre of NOTE brings back its ``Mulholland Christmas Carol,'' and Sandra Tsing Loh has fun at the expense of ``Nutcracker-ites'' everywhere with her solo show ``Sugar Plum Fairy.'' Decidedly unseasonal - but no less worthy of attention - is the U.S. premiere of Berlin's Volksbuhne based on Dostoevsky's book ``The Insulted and Injured'' at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. We'll also be interested to see whether Actors Equity kicks up a fuss over the nonunion tour of the Lionel Bart musical ``Oliver!'' at the Kodak Theatre. Happy play-going. TONIGHT Oui Be Negroes, Avery Schreiber Theatre, through Nov. 22, $15; (818) 754-1535. Natalie, Tamarind tamarind (tăm`ərĭnd), tropical ornamental evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to Africa and probably to Asia, but now widely grown in the tropics. Theatre, through Nov. 23, $12; (323) 465-7980. FRIDAY L.A. SHARP Skins, Lex Theatre, through Dec. 20, $15; (323) 957-5782. King Lear, MET Theatre, through Dec. 20, $15; (323) 957-1152. Master Class, Fountain Theatre, through Dec. 14, $25; (323) 663-1525. My Favorite Year, Conejo Players Theatre, through Dec. 13, $12-$16; (805) 495-3715. Shyness Is Nice, Alliance Theatre, through Dec. 21, $20; (800) 595-4849. SATURDAY Far Away, Odyssey Theatre, through Jan. 25, $20-$50; (310) 477-2055. Embedded, Actors' Gang, through Dec. 21, $20; (323) 465-0566. Karaoke, MET, through Dec. 13, $10; (323) 957-1152. Marley's Ghost, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, through Dec. 20, $20; (323) 461-6069. NOV. 18 Born of a Dream, Kodak Theatre, through Nov. 20, free; (213) 365-3500. NOV. 19 Sugar Plum Fairy, Geffen Playhouse, through Dec. 21, $28-46; (310) 208-5454. NOV. 20 Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet star-crossed lovers die as teenagers. [Br. Lit.: Romeo and Juliet] See : Death, Premature Romeo and Juliet archetypal star-crossed lovers. [Br. Lit. , Secret Rose Theatre, through Dec. 5, $15; (323) 650-2430. NOV. 21 Out Loud, Edgemar Center for the Arts, through Jan. 17, $20; (310) 392-7327. Twelfth Night, Company Rep, through Dec. 21, $20-$22.50; (323) 960-4412. NOV. 22 Ali Baba and the Secret Golden Treasure, ZJU ZJU Zhejiang University (China) ZJU Zombie Joes Underground (North Hollywood, California theatre group) Theatre Group, through Dec. 21. $6-$8; (818) 202-4120. Defying Gravity, Rubicon Theatre, through Dec. 21, $25-$45; (805) 667-2900. NOV. 28 A Christmas Thrance 2003, McCadden Place Theatre, through Dec. 21, $6-$12; (323) 860-6803. Plaid Tidings, Pasadena Playhouse, through Dec. 28, $40-$60; (626) 356-7529. A Mulholland Christmas Carol, Theatre of NOTE, through Dec. 20, $15; (323) 856-8611. NOV. 29 A Christmas Carol, Company Rep, through Dec. 21, $10; (323) 960-4412. DEC. 2 Oliver!, Kodak Theatre, through Dec. 7, $30-$95; (213) 365-3500. DEC. 3 Orgasms, Canon Theatre, through Jan. 11, $25-$55; (310) 859-2830. DEC. 4 Like Jazz, 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. , through Jan. 25, $45- $65; (213) 628-2772. Judy's Scary Little Christmas, Court Theatre, through Dec. 29, $25-$32.50; (323) 960-4410. Naked Holidays, Sacred Fools Theatre, through Dec. 20, $15; (310) 281-8337. DEC. 6 It's a Stevie Wonderful Life, Troubadour Theatre Co. at Falcon Theatre, through Dec. 28, $25-$37.50; (818) 955-8101. A Christmas Carol, 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 Dec. 21, $10-$22; (805) 583-8700. Scrooge: The Musical, 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. , through Dec. 7, $25-$55; (800) 300-4345. Consanguinity consanguinity (kŏn'săng-gwĭn`ĭtē), state of being related by blood or descended from a common ancestor. This article focuses on legal usage of the term as it relates to the laws of marriage, descent, and inheritance; for its , MET, through Dec. 21, $10; (323) 957-1152. Harm for the Holidays, Sacred Fools, through Dec. 13, $10; (310) 281-8337. DEC. 9 Rent, Wilshire Theater, through Dec. 21, $32-$69.50; (213) 365-3500. DEC. 12 A Wilde Holiday, A Noise Within, through Dec. 21, $26-$40; (818) 240-0910. The Sound of Music, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, through Dec. 14, $15-$45.50; (626) 449-7360. A Christmas Carol,'' International City Theatre, through Dec. 21, $25; (562) 436-4610. DEC. 13 The second annual Actors' Gang Holiday Show, Actors' Gang, through Dec. 21, $20; (323) 465-0566. A Christmas Carol, Madrid Theatre, through Dec. 21, $18-$20; (818) 887-8978. DEC. 17 Volksbuhne: The Insulted and Injured, 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 Freud Playhouse, through Dec. 19, $30-$45; (310) 825-2101. DANCE DEC. 6 The Nutcracker, Rozanne Zimmarman Dance Company, Madrid Theatre, through Dec. 7, $20; (818) 347-9938. DEC. 13 The Nutcracker, Pacific Festival Ballet Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, through Dec. 14, $20-$35; (805) 583-8700. DEC. 14 The Nutcracker, Media City Ballet, Alex Theatre. Also Dec. 19-21 at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge 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. , $18-$32; (818) 243-2539 or (818) 677-3093. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alexandra Stern plays Clara in the Alex Theatre production of ``The Nutcracker.'' |
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