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PLAN AHEAD: August Calendar

 

and other summer events at the zoo.

  

  

The LA Zoo can seem like the zoo without animals since they tend to hide out during the heat of the day and the zoo closes at 5:00 p.m. before they re-emerge in the cool of the evening. The hills and sun are brutal on visitors too. So when there is an evening event, well that's the time to go - particularly when there's entertainment and food...

 

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Friday & Saturday, August 5-6, 8:30pm; Sunday, August 7, 7:30pm 

Artists: 
Jerry Mitchell, director/choreographer 
Lon Hoyt, musical director   
Cast to Include: 
Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad) 
Marissa Jaret Winokur (Tracy Turnblad) 
Susan Anton (Velma Von Tussle) 
Corbin Bleu (Seaweed J. Stubbs) 
Drew Carey (Wilbur Turnblad) 
Diana DeGarmo (Penny Pingleton) 
Mo Gaffney (Prudy Pingleton / Gym Teacher / Matron) 
Nick Jonas (Link Larkin) 
Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle) 
Tara Macri (Amber Von Tussle) |
Michael McDonald (Harriman F. Spritzer / Principal / Mr. Pinky / Guard) 
John Stamos (Corny Collins) 

You Can't Stop the Beat! Our annual fully staged Broadway musical takes a trip down the irresistible musical lane of 1962 Baltimore with the 2003 winner of eight Tony Awards, Hairspray! This invigorating phenomenon of Broadway - based on the classic film by John Waters - is the doo-wop inflected story of big dreams, big voices and, of course, big hair! 

For tickets and information, visit www.hollywoodbowl.org

FEELING LUCKY? 

Eye Spy LA has a pair of tickets to giveaway.

Congratulations to Tania V. who won the pair of tickets we gave away to see Michael Feinstein at the Bowl this weekend.

Last month, I set up a tasting with the Frysmith Food Truck for my dining group and we got to sample 6 items from their menu. Frysmith is the brain child of Eric Cho, a native Angeleno who having exposed his palate to the diverse ethnic dining scene, used to dream up of how those flavors could be translated as french fry toppings; hence, the birth of Frysmith...

 

  

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Steve Connell and Sekou Andrews fearlessly unleash their own powerful brand of humanism through an acerbic frenzy of riveting spoken word, hip-hop and philosophical musings. Between them, language is their only weapon as they tackle monumental issues with the deadly accuracy of David against Goliath. Spiritual, complex, urban and urbane, their words ricochet against the graffiti-painted walls, hitting their mark and hitting home "what must be spoken/must be heard."

 

And the people are listening. Originally produced at the Signature Theatre and later developed at the Ojai Playwrights Festival, "The Word Begins" also appeared most recently at the LA Radar Festival to critical acclaim. Now at the Rogue Machine in partnership with the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, a new crop of listeners are hanging onto their every word... 

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