This week: Get into the holiday spirit with three productions of “A Christmas Carol,” including South Coast Rep’s 36th annual staging of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday fable.
Mummenschanz The veteran mime troupe performs. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. Sun., 3 p.m. $35-$55. (562) 467-8818.
Gene Kelly: The Legacy Patricia Ward Kelly, the star’s widow, shares memories, film clips, etc. Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach. Sun., 2 p.m. $38. (562) 985-7000.
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Rio Hondo World premiere of Bill Robens’ sendup of classic westerns. Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. Sun., next Sun., 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; ends Dec. 20. $20, $25. (323) 856-8611.
Shine Storytellers explore what it’s like to feel “Different” in this installment in the series. Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd St., Santa Monica. Sun., 7 p.m. $10. (310) 452-2321.
Straight White Men West Coast premiere of Young Jean Lee’s dramedy about a father and his three grown sons at Christmas time. Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Sun., 6:30 p.m.; Tue.-Wed., Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.; next Sun., 1 and 6:30 p.m.; ends Dec. 20. $25-$55. (213) 628-2772.
David Sedaris An evening with the author, humorist and radio personality. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Mon.-Tue., 8 p.m. $40-$100. (949) 854-4646.
Visualizing the Invisible Stage Raw presents local theater producers, critics and others in a panel discussion on diversity and the future of performing-arts coverage. 24th Street Theatre, 1117 W. 24th Street, L.A. Mon., 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations at www.eventbrite.com.
A Christmas Carol Hal Landon Jr. reprises his long-running role as Ebenezer Scrooge in South Coast Rep’s 36th annual staging of the Dickens classic. South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; next Sun., noon and 4 p.m.; ends Dec. 27. $22-$71. (714) 708-5555.
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When the Mariinsky Ballet performed “Cinderella” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Oct. 8, even the wondrous Diana Vishneva as Cinderella couldn’t bring unity to the movement, but she danced with flawless, fearless authority. Read more >>
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins leaves a rehearsal of his play “Appropriate,” opening Oct. 4 at the Mark Taper Forum, to eat first with a reporter, then later with his agent and some unspecified Hollywood people, who presumably hope to lure him away from the field and city where he has experienced meteoric success in the last five years. Read more >>
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Soprano Abigail Fischer performs Oct. 7 in the opera “Songs from the Uproar” at REDCAT in Los Angeles.
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Moisés Kaufman’s muscular revival of “Bent,” which played at the Mark Taper Forum, opening on July 26, renders what many had written off as a parochial drama about the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany into a gripping tale of love, courage and identity. Read review >>
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Malaviki Sarukkai performing at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on July 19, 2015. Sarukkai is the best-known exponent of South Indian classical dance.
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Bramwell Tovey conducts the L.A. Phil with pianist Garrick Ohlsson in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Hollywood Bowl on July 14, 2015.
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Argentine dancer Herman Cornejo performs in the West Coast premiere of “Tango y Yo” as part of the Latin portion of BalletNow.
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Jake Shears plays Greta in Martin Sherman’s play “Bent” at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles through Aug. 23, 2015.
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Dancers rehearse a one-night-only performance choregraphed by Raiford Rogers, one of L.A.’s most-noted choreographers. This year the dance will be to a new original score by Czech composer Zbynek Mateju.
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Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley in Los Angeles on July 9, 2015.
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Mia Sinclair Jenness, left, Mabel Tyler and Gabby Gutierrez alternate playing the title role in the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” at the Ahmanson Theatre. The three are shown during a day at Santa Monica Pier on June 16, 2015.
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American Contemporary Ballet Company members Zsolt Banki and Cleo Magill perform a dance routine originally done by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. This performance was presented as part of “Music + Dance: L.A.” on Friday, June 19, 2015.
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Miguel, a Grammy-winning guitarist, producer, singer and lyricist, is photographed in San Pedro on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. His new album “Wildheart,” explores L.A.’s “weird mix of hope and desperation.”
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Los Angeles-born artist Mark Bradford is photographed in front of “The Next Hot Line.” This piece is part of his show “Scorched Earth,” installed at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, June 11, 2015.
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Paige Faure, center, plays Ella in “
Cinderella,” which opened at the Ahmanson Theater on March 18.
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The Los Angeles Opera concluded its season with “The Marriage of Figaro,” with Roberto Tagliavini as Figaro and Pretty Yende as Susanna, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
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“Trinket,” a monumental installation by Newark-born, Chicago-based artist William Pope.L, features an American flag that is 16 feet tall and 45 feet long. The work is on display at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA through June 28.
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Conductor
Gustavo Dudamel’s contract with the Los Angeles Philharmonic has been extended to mid-2022.
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Alex Knox, from left, Carolyn Ratteray, Lynn Milgrim and Paige Lindsey White in “Pygmalion” in spring 2015 at the Pasadena Playhouse.
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On March 17, Google celebrated the addition of more than 5,000 images to its Google Street Art project with a launch party at the Container Yard in downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles architect Jon Jerde, who was outspoken about his opinions on the
state of public space, died on
Feb. 9. The CityWalk at Universal Studios is among his famous designs.
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Diana Vishneva as Princess Aurora in
American Ballet Theatre‘s production of “
Sleeping Beauty” that premiered at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in March.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic assistant conductor
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla leads the orchestra in her first L.A. Phil subscription concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on March 1 in a program of Mozart, Beethoven and Stravinsky.
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Rachele Gilmore as Alice and Christopher Lemmings as Mouse with supernumeraries in “
Alice in Wonderland.” Susanna Malkki conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in this collaboration with the L.A. Opera at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Marcia Rodd, left, and Dick Cavett reprise their roles in “
Hellman v. McCarthy,” a play inspired by actual events on “The Dick Cavett Show,” at Theatre 40 in February. The production starred Cavett as himself and Rodd as literary celebrity Mary McCarthy.
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Irish playwright
Conor McPherson‘s latest play, “
The Night Alive,” ran at the Geffen Playhouse from Feb. 11 through March 15.
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Ric Salinas, left, Herbert Siguenza and Richard Montoya, of the three-man Latino theater group Culture Clash, brought their “Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival” to the Kirk Douglas Theatre to mark the group’s 30th anniversary. The play ran from Feb. 4 through March 1.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A Christmas Carol Dickens’ classic holiday fable. Glendale Centre Theatre, 324 N. Orange St., Glendale. Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 3 and 8 p.m.; next Sun., 1 p.m.; ends Dec. 24. $22-$35. (818) 244-8481.
A Christmas Memory L.A. premiere of this musical based on a Truman Capote short story about a young boy growing up in Depression-era Alabama. Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; next Sun., 2:30 p.m.; ends Dec. 27. $25-$34.50. (626) 355-4318.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas 30th-anniversary edition of the musical multimedia holiday show. Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Fri., 7:30 p.m. $59 and up. (714) 556-2787.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical Family-friendly holiday show based on the classic animated TV special. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., noon and 4 p.m. $35-$65. (562) 467-8818.
A Christmas Carol Dickens’ holiday fable. Grove Theater Center, 1111-B W. Olive Blvd., Burbank. Sat., 8 p.m.; next Sun., 3 p.m.; ends Dec. 20. $24.50-$34.50. (800) 838-3006.
A Good Family A suburban family’s college-age son is charged in an on-campus sexual assault in Marja-Lewis Ryan’s new drama. Lounge Theater, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A. Sat., 8 p.m.; next Sun., 7 p.m.; ends Dec. 20. $25. (800) 838-3006.
Mack & Poppy: Let It Snow! The comedy-and-music duo returns with a new holiday show. Cavern Club Theater, 1920 Hyperion Ave., L.A. Sat., 8 p.m.; next Sun., 7 p.m.; ends Nov. 29. $15, $20. (800) 838-3006.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 10th-anniversary edition of this stage adaptation of the 1964 sci-fi comedy. Maverick Theater, 110 E. Walnut, Fullerton. Sat., 8 p.m.; next Sun., 4 p.m.; ends Dec. 23. $12, $22. (714) 526-7070.
Wonderful Life! Jason Lott’s family-friendly solo show based on Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 film. Malibu Playhouse, 29243 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Sat., 8 p.m.; next Sun., 3 p.m. ; ends Dec. 20. $10-$75. www.malibuplayhouse.org.
We Laid Our Bodies Down Spoken-word artists share intimate stories to mark World AIDS Day. Skylight Theatre, 18161/2 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. Next Sun., 5 p.m. $15 suggested donation. (213) 761-7061.
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