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For the record:
12:00 a.m. Aug. 25, 2000 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Friday August 25, 2000 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 2 Entertainment Desk 2 inches; 49 words Type of Material: Correction
Theater address--The workshop production of “No. 9 Rue d’Antin,” Ron Abel and Chuck Steffan’s musicalization of Dumas’ classic “Camille,” is at the Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. An incorrect address appeared in Thursday’s Calendar Weekend and will appear in Sunday’s Calendar listings, which have already been printed.
Here’s a primer on middle-of-the-plate commercial rock. The well-established Third Eye Blind, recently back in the Top 5 with “Never Let You Go,” headlines the Greek Theatre with some new kids: Vertical Horizon, whose hit “Everything You Want” has pushed its major-label debut album near the million sales mark, and Long Island’s Nine Days, a Top 10 rookie with its first single, “Absolutely (A Story About a Girl).”
* Third Eye Blind, Vertical Horizon and Nine Days at the Greek Theatre, 2700 Vermont Canyon Road, Griffith Park, L.A. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. (213) 480-3232.
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Andrew Tosh, Maxi Priest and Toots & the Maytals are among the artists contributing new material to the album “ReggaeBlitz All Stars,” and the three acts will be joined by Ky-Mani Marley on Summerfest 2000, a tour sponsored by the ReggaeBlitz Web site.
* Summerfest 2000 at the Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $38.50. (714) 712-2700. Also Friday at the Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. 7:15 p.m. $27.50 to $39.50. (818) 622-4440.
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Linda Purl, Robert Lee Jacobs and Kevin Spirtas star in “No. 9 Rue d’Antin,” a workshop production of a musicalization of the Dumas classic, “Camille,” with score by Ron Abel and lyrics by Chuck Steffan.
* “No. 9 Rue d’Antin,” Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 1/2 Venice Blvd., Venice. Wednesdays-Sundays, 8 p.m. Ends Sept. 10. $20. (310) 822-8392.
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The national touring production of the Broadway hit “Titanic: A New Musical,” Peter Stone and Maury Yeston’s stage epic about the doomed super ship’s maiden voyage, has docked in the Southland.
* “Titanic: A New Musical,” Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Today-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. Ends Sunday. $28.50 to $62.50. (714) 556-ARTS, (714) 740-7878, (213) 365-3500.
FREEBIE: Continuing the summer series sponsored by the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors, the ensembles Calico Winds and Belle Air Brass play in Burton Chase Park at the end of Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey today at 7:15 p.m. Information: (310) 305-9545.
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* Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” leads off the final weekend of “The Best of . . . “ Summer Film Series, One Colorado, 24 E. Union St., Pasadena. Also, Friday: “Chariots of Fire.” Saturday: “Driving Miss Daisy.” All screenings at 8 p.m. (626) 564-1066.
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