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“Sam”: Volcanic talent erupts throughout this intimate solo effort from Sam Harris, whose phenomenal voice is capable of moving from soulful whisper to clarion wail on a hairpin turn. The deliciously self-aware Harris adds biting, up-to-the minute commentary to such numbers as Randy Newman’s “Political Science.” And his acting chops likewise reverberate, in such acts as an uproarious eyewitness account of the Minelli-Guest nuptials. It’s one showstopper after another, punctuated by sidesplitting topical wit and audience hysteria.

Ends Saturday, Canon Theatre, 205 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills. 8 p.m. (310) 859-2830. (213) 365-3500.

-- David C. Nichols