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Soprano Renée Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham in duets at Walt Disney Concert Hall; the first exhibition of contemporary art inside the Huntington Art Gallery.

Four versions of The Nutcracker, including a spoof set in a trailer park, in New York; The Bodyguard at the Adelphi Theatre in London brings Whitney Houston back to mind.

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg re-team to bring their epic stage musical Les Misérables to the big screen with a stellar director and cast.

Cast, who’s who, director’s notes, chairman’s letter and donors.

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Sandast, artisanal maker of fine leather goods, sets up shop on South Hill Street downtown; think of it as part boutique, part museum and part history lesson.

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Interior decorator Kishani Perera’s showroom, Rummage, is a feast for the eyes from the moment you cross the threshold from the Beverly Boulevard sidewalk.

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Wood & Vine occupies the 1923 Taft Building at Hollywood and Vine, the original offices of Charlie Chaplin and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Three wines on Robert Whitley’s mind—from the Santa Cruz Mountains, Australia’s Coonawarra and Argentina’s Valle Calchaquí.

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CARAVAGGIO’S STRIKING REALISM, his violent contrasts of light and darkness and his ability to express

powerful emotions were as surprising to his contemporaries as they are to us today. Many of the innovations Caravaggio introduced were adopted by painters from different countries, backgrounds and influences. That Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was one of the most influential painters in European history is underscored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy. An unprecedented eight paintings by Caravaggio himself are shown together for the first time in California; 50 more paintings document his impact on painters from France, Spain and the Netherlands, among them Georges de La Tour, Gerrit van Honthorst, Velázquez and Simon Vouet. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.857.6000, lacma.org

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THE GRAMMY MUSEUM unveils 360 Sound: The Columbia

Records Story, celebrating the 125-year-long history of one of the most important record labels of all time. A wide array of items on display on the museum’s third floor includes handwritten lyrics and letters from Bob Dylan; wardrobe pieces from Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Willie Nelson, Barbra Streisand, Carlos Santana, Ricky Martin and Beyoncé; and instruments and stage props from Kid Ory, Pete Seeger, Herbie Hancock and John Mayer. The museum also launches a new wing, sponsored by archive specialist Iron Mountain, devoted to its own archives and dedicated to the development, preservation and archiving of rare audio and video assets from the music industry; visitors can, for instance, listen to and watch the more than 180 public programs that have taken place in the venue’s Clive Davis Theater. 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite A245, downtown, 213.765.6800, grammymuseum.org Columbia Records LP labels

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but two of the world’s foremost stars of opera—soprano Renée Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham—join together Jan. 19 at Walt Disney Concert Hall for a rare recital of duets from the French, German and American repertories. Both are known for their interpretive sensibilities and glorious voices—and glorious gowns, of course! This year, Fleming was named Female Singer of the Year by the German Echo awards and, in a historic first, sang on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II. Graham has just released her first recording since 2008: Virgins, Vixens & Viragos, on Onyx Classics, a program with pianist Malcolm Martineau exploring iconic female characters. The Colburn Celebrity Series recital is presented in partnership with L.A. Opera. 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown, 323.850.2000, laphil.com

GRAHAM, DARIO ACOSTA

COLLABORATING DIVAS may seem somewhat oxymoronic,

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RILLING, CHRISTOPHER MEYERS. HUNTINGTON, FREDRIK NILSEN, COURTESY LESLEY VANCE AND DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY

CONDUCTOR HELMUTH RILLING, interna-

tionally acclaimed Grammy Award winner and recipient of the 2011 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize, leads the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and USC Thornton Chamber Singers in Mozart’s sublime Requiem in D minor, K. 626 and, opening the program, the composer’s majestic Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543. The concerts take place Jan. 26 at the Conductor Alex Theatre in Glendale and Jan. 27 at UCLA’s Helmuth Rilling Royce Hall. Rilling promises to deliver Mozart’s choral masterpiece with emotion, mystery and power. “Music should startle people and reach deep down inside them,” he says. The USC chamber singers are under the direction of Jo-Michael Scheibe. Free pre-concert talks provide insights into the music and artists one hour before curtain at both venues. Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale; Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles. 213.622.7001, laco.org

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IN A DRAMATIC DEPARTURE from tradition, the

Huntington presents its first exhibition of contemporary paintings and sculpture in the Huntington Art Gallery. The Beaux Arts mansion, once the home of Henry and Arabella Huntington and renowned for its European art, features Lesley Vance & Ricky Swallow. Works by the Los Angeles-based artists are placed in the context of the gallery’s Old Master paintings, Renaissance bronzes, 18th century French decorative arts and British grand manner portraits. “Here we have a married couple, who share a studio, collaborating on an art installation where another married couple lived and assembled a distinctive art collection a century ago,” notes Catherine Hess, the Huntington’s chief curator of European art. “The parallels are interesting to consider.” 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, 626.405.2100, huntington.org PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 9

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New York City Ballet in George Balanchine’s classic version of The Nutcracker

What would the holidays in New York be without Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker? Make that four Nutcrackers. The granddaddy of them all is George Balanchine’s classic version, danced by New York City Ballet every year since 1954. It’s at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater through Dec. 30. American Ballet Theatre’s sugarplum fairies pirouette into Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, executing Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography Dec. 7-16. What sets Dances Patrelles’ Yorkville Nutcracker apart is its setting: New York City’s Upper East Side in 1895. NYC’s newest tradition is at the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse Dec. 6-9. Chris March’s Butt-Cracker Suite is a Nutcracker strictly for laughs; the spoof plays out in a trailer park at Off-Broadway’s Here Mainstage through Dec. 29.

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The hit musical comedy The Addams Family brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and Lurch to spooky and spectacular life. Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and Drama Desk-winning composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) created the show. It’s at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa Dec. 1830. War Horse is at the Segerstrom Center Jan. 22-Feb. 3. A tale of courage, loyalty and friendship set in 1914 England, the imaginative and inventive drama is filled with stirring music and songs; life-size puppets created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company bring breathing, galloping and charging horses to the stage. (Above) Sara Gettelfinger as Morticia in The Addams Family, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa (Right) Hansel and Gretel, directed by Katie Mitchell, at the National Theatre, Cottesloe, in London

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Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg re-team to bring their epic stage musical Les Misérables to the big screen with a stellar director and cast. By Libby Slate

On stage, the chain gang is floor-bound; in the film, convicts toil in a cinematic expanse of near-waist-deep water.

For months, film, television and online audiences have been viewing the trailer for the film adaptation of the stage musical Les Misérables; it features the despairing “I Dreamed a Dream” sung by Anne Hathaway as French factory worker-turned-prostitute Fantine, shown getting her long hair cut to sell to support her daughter, Cosette. What viewers can’t tell from the trailer is that, in order to better capture the titular misery of the characters, the London studio set was bitterly cold. As the scene takes place in the hull of a harbor ship, where prostitutes plied their trade in early 19th century France, the haircut was accompanied by the stench of real rotting dead fish. Barricades, such as the one built by students for the June Rebellion of 1832 depicted in the show, were erected from furniture and other items thrown out of windows onto the street and piled high. For the movie, says actor Eddie Redmayne—who plays student rebel Marius, Cosette’s love interest—director Tom Hooper “had seven cameramen dressed as peasants and 10 minutes of film in the cameras.... There were about 30 students and 40 peasants.” In another nod to historical verisimilitude, Hooper instructed the cast to use chairs, wagon wheels and other objects from shops and other set surroundings. “He said, ‘Build the barricade,’ ” recalls the Tony Award-winning Redmayne. “We had to use everything we could in >continued on pAGE 18

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10 minutes. It felt most extraordinary. That adrenaline-fueled look on our faces was real.” Production designer Eve Stewart reconstructed the barricade for durability and special effects. Opening Dec. 25, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh film stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, the parole-breaking ex-convict who learns to live a righteous life; Russell Crowe as Javert, the policeman; and Amanda Seyfried as adult Cosette, in addition to Hathaway and Redmayne. It is Hooper’s first film since winning the 2010 Academy Award for The King’s Speech. Universal Studios is the distributor. The musical’s creators, lyricist-librettist Alain Boublil and composerlibrettist Claude-Michel Schönberg, together with English-language lyricist Herbert Kretzmer, re-teamed for the big-screen adaptation. The show, based on Victor Hugo’s novel, first played in French in a Paris arena in 1980. Then producer Mackintosh stepped in: The English-language version premiered in London in 1985 and on Broadway in 1987, where it won eight Tony Awards; it has since been seen by 60 million people in 42 countries. The stage musical has been the third-longest-running show in Broadway history, but Chicago is poised to take over that spot just before the film’s opening day. In bringing the show to the screen, the guiding principle, says Boublil, was “to make sure we were going to make a movie, a real movie, not a filmed play. You will see some of the scenes rewritten, and just a twist of some of the existing music.” Instead of the floor-bound chain gang of the show’s opening, for instance, Valjean and masses of other convicts toil in a more cinematic expanse of near-waist-deep water. Schönberg says his primary concern was “to maintain the unity and the integrity of the score. The music is a beautiful arc, and you have to save the beauty and the arc, the shape of it. We tried to adapt the best of the show for the screen. “On stage, there is a lot of presentation. Characters come onstage and sing to the audience. It’s impossible to do that in a film. A constant in the writing of the show was: Why are they singing? That was even more important in the movie, with less than 10 percent dialogue. It was crucial for us to find a smooth way to switch from singing to dialogue.” Boublil and Schönberg worked with screenwriter William Nicholson. Schönberg composed additional music for the film’s transitional moments. In addition to the show’s classic numbers—such as “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?”—he, Boublil and Kretzmer wrote a new song, “Suddenly,” sung by Valjean after he and Cosette escape Javert. “The song comes directly from a very touching part of the novel,” Boublil says. “Jean Valjean has discovered the >continued on pAGE 62

“On stage, there is a lot of presentation,” says composerlibrettist Claude-Michel Schönberg. “Characters come on stage and sing to the audience. It’s impossible to do that in a film.” Left to right: producer Cameron Mackintosh, lyricist-librettist Alain Boublil, and Schönberg.

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FRoM the ARtiStiC diReCtoR A FEW MONTHS BACK I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM NEIL PATRICK Harris, a friend of the Geffen since he appeared here in All My Sons in 2006. Since then, we’ve been continually looking for projects on which we might collaborate, and when Neil approached us with this idea — a night of magic and perhaps a bit of mayhem — I was eager to know more. The next evening I found myself at the Magic Castle, captivated by Helder Guimarães and Derek DelGaudio. To see one great prestidigitator is dazzling; to see two in tandem is electrifying. Working seamlessly together, they create the illusion of working at odds — with jaw-dropping results. As I sat in wonder in the small packed space, knowing I was one of a select few to see the show, I could already imagine the pair in our own intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater. So with Neil at the helm, we decided to create this special evening and offer you something completely unconventional for the holidays. After all, our dream has always been to make non-traditional theater our own tradition in the Audrey. From the Geffen family to you and yours, we wish you a magical holiday season. Enjoy,

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HELDER GUIMARÃES (Performer) In 2006, at the age of just 23, Helder became the youngest ever World Champion of Card Magic. He was awarded the title after his performance in a triennial competition left both the judging panel and over a thousand other performers utterly baffled. Since then he has used his background in acting and theatre to create, perform in and tour three one-man-shows — The NoShow Show, This is Not Normal and Incomplete. Helder has also worked as a magic consultant for several TV projects including The Tonight Show, as well as theatrical productions such as Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He is also the author of Reflections, a book for professional conjurers. Helder’s work has been widely recognized by his peers; most recently, he was awarded the title of Parlor Magician of the Year by The Academy of Magical Arts, Hollywood.

YOUNG JI (Production Stage Manager) Geffen Playhouse: Build, The Exorcist, The Jacksonian, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Extraordinary Chambers, In Mother Words, Love Loss & What I Wore, Ricky Jay: A Rogue’s Gallery; Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara. Other Los Angeles: Center Theatre Group: The Cherry Orchard (Taper); Wrecks, Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Pyrenees, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Kirk Douglas Theatre). Antaeus Company: Cousin Bette, King Lear, The Autumn Garden (Producer); La Ronde, The Glass Menagerie (Director); Tonight at 8:30, Phaedra (Getty Villa), Mother Courage and Her Children, Pera Palas, Chekhov X 4.

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DEREK DELGAUDIO (Performer) Derek DelGaudio is a Los Angeles based artist and magician whose work ranges from intimate and conceptual sleights of hand to grand-scale public interventions. He co-founded the experimental performance art duo, A.Bandit, with artist Glenn Kaino in 2010. Since then, A.Bandit has staged its psycho-spatial interventions at Soho House in Los Angeles, Art L.A. Contemporary in Santa Monica, LA><ART Annex in Hollywood and at The Kitchen in New York. Derek created The [Space] Between, a conceptual magic shop as a platform for situation-specific projects, and as result of this and other groundbreaking interdisciplinary work, in 2011, the Conjuring Arts Research Center appointed DelGaudio their Director of Contemporary Conjuring. More recently, he received critical praise for 184 Seconds, a conceptual magic performance, and in 2012, the Academy of Magical Arts named him Closeup Magician of the Year. DelGaudio has also written and created for notable magicians including xxxxx x xxxxxxxxxxx and XXXXXXXXXX XXXX.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS (Director) Most recently Harris directed a production of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize winning Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. Additional credits include The Expert at the Card Table, which he directed both at the Broad Stage Theater and at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and I Am Grock at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Harris has performed in numerous stage, television and film productions. He currently stars as Barney Stinson on the hit CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother, a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. Harris is the President of the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle.

RANDALL ARNEY (Artistic Director) Randall Arney has been a theater professional for over 30 years, and has served as Artistic Director of the Geffen Playhouse since 1999. In addition to his artistic programming and oversight at the Geffen, Arney has helmed more than 10 productions for the theater, most recently Superior Donuts, The Female of the Species, The Seafarer, Speed-the-Plow and All My Sons. Arney is an ensemble member and former Artistic Director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre where his directing credits include: The Seafarer, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the Maiden, Curse of the Starving Class, Killers and The Geography of Luck, among others. Arney also directed Steppenwolf’s world premiere of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, as well as the subsequent national and international acclaimed productions. Mr. Arney’s acting credits with Steppenwolf include Born Yesterday, Ghost in the Machine, The Homecoming, Frank’s Wild Years, You Can’t Take it with You, Fool for Love, True West, Balm in Gilead and Coyote Ugly. As the Artistic Director for Steppenwolf from 1987 to 1995, he oversaw the, creation of a new stateof-the-art theater which is Steppenwolf’s current home.

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production biographies Broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Song of Jacob Zulu (six Tony Award nominations) and The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award, Best Play). Mr. Arney has an MFA degree in Acting from Illinois State University and has taught master classes and workshops at UCLA, Steppenwolf, around the U.S. and in Tokyo.

KEN NOVICE (Managing Director) Ken Novice’s career in the professional theatre spans 25 years and over 250 productions. Prior to joining Geffen Playhouse, he served as Managing Director and Director of External Affairs at Pasadena Playhouse where his credits include the revival of Fences starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Basset and the world premieres of Sister Act the Musical, Ray Charles Live, Stormy Weather starring Lesley Uggams and many others. He was Director of Marketing and Public Relations for San Diego’s Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theatre where his credits include Jack O’Brien’s acclaimed revival of Damn Yankees, the Tony Award-

nominated musical The Full Monty, Henry IV starring John Goodman and Sheldon Epp’s Tony-nominated hit Play On! among many others. His credits also include marketing and public relations for the Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theater Company and New York’s Circle Repertory Company. As Director of Programming for YouthStream Media Networks he developed national marketing and public relations programs for most of Hollywood’s major motion picture studios. Novice also served as Head of the Theatre Management MFA/ MBA program at California State University, Long Beach and has been a guest lecturer at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. He holds a BA from the Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from San Diego State University.

BEHNAZ ATAEE (General Manager) Behnaz Ataee is a financial professional with more than 25 years of experience in for-profit and nonprofit financial management and auditing. Behnaz joined the

Geffen Playhouse in 1999 and this marks her ninth season as the theater’s General Manager. She began her career in the Bay Area as a partner in a small family start-up before joining FBS Management where she acted as Director of Accounting, overseeing the finances of more than 25 non-profit organizations. Behnaz continued her work with non-profits as an auditor for Trump and Van Sloten CPA and then returned to the for-profit sector at Ultratech, before ultimately landing at the Geffen Playhouse. Behnaz has a Master’s degree from Pepperdine University.

REGINA MILLER (Chief Development Officer) Regina has been a development professional for over 18 years, working with non-profit institutions, foundations and corporations on strategy, analysis and fundraising. She has worked for Simon Wiesenthal Center, The Clinton Foundation, Ben Aﬄeck’s Eastern Congo Initiative, Hank Azaria’s Determined to Succeed, The Millan Foundation and

Whole Child International, among others. Prior to the Geffen, Regina served as the Director of Partnerships for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire where she led strategic planning and development while executing policies that advanced the organization’s visibility and growth. Regina also has a strong passion for teaching. After graduating from University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she taught in preschools and kindergartens in New York. From the age of 13, Regina worked as a professional dancer on Broadway as well as with a number of prominent modern dance ensembles. Fusing two of her interests, she created a highly successful program which incorporated dance therapy and creative movement into an early childhood curriculum as well as wrote and produced a television show based on this concept. In addition to being a published author and photographer with Tallfellow Press and Prometheus Books, Regina has taught and lectured at numerous schools in New York, Los Angeles and abroad.

The Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. This project was also funded in part by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. The Geffen Playhouse, a non-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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PRODUCTION STAFF FOR NOTHING TO HIDE Technical Coordinator Gary J. Breitbach Sound Board Operator Michael Gunderson Wardrobe Supervisor Leah A. Lewis Production Electrician John Ryman Magic Technician Jack Lovick Fabricator Johnny Gaughan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Set provided by Scenic Highlights Lighting Equipment provided by Entertainment Lighting Services Sound Equipment provided by Jon Sound Inc. SPECIAL THANKS UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Scene Prop, Sound and Costume Shops; London Cleaners; Peet’s Coffee & Tea UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION The Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, specifically the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. Students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists such as Alan Ayckbourn, Jon Robin Baitz, Annette Bening, Ed Harris, David Ives, Neil LaBute, David Mamet, Donald Margulies, Terrence McNally, John Rando and Kathleen Turner in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. The Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research. The stage manager employed in this production is a member of Actors’ Equity Association; The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Acclaimed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith brings this comedic American premiere to the Geffen Playhouse. When two couples meet while vacationing at a ritzy resort, they instantly transition from strangers to the best of friends. Despite their almost comical differences — Ed and Sadie are middle-aged, rich and traditional, while Martin and Chloe are young artists glowing with their potential to change the world — they find themselves spending the rest of their week together. When one seemingly inconsequential event throws both their lives into a tailspin, the couples find themselves wrestling with a moral dilemma: while it’s human nature to want what you don’t have, is it unnatural to abandon something that you do? This provocative new work draws audiences in with a beguiling hilarity that gives way to an unsettling twist, posing searing questions rather than providing comfortable answers.

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August Strindberg’s classic play about sex, greed and manipulation is adapted by the modern master of such tantalizing topics: Neil LaBute. This scandalous work chronicles the flirtation and seduction between the wealthy lady of the house and one of her father’s footmen, capturing the timeless consequences of passion and power.

Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney takes a fresh look at Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet’s groundbreaking work about three misguided misfits plotting the theft of a rare coin collection. This defining work negotiates explosive humor, frenetic energy and surprising tenderness and has not seen a major Los Angeles production in over a decade.

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THE JUDY SHOW — MY LIFE AS A SITCOM Starring JUDY GOLD Written by JUDY GOLD & KATE MOIRA RYAN Directed by AMANDA CHARLTON WEST COAST PREMIERE COMEDY The acclaimed comic broadcasts her hilarious life story through the sitcoms we all knew and loved growing up. Infused with pop-culture references and her signature irreverent humor, The Judy Show unabashedly recounts the mix of riotous, touching and otherwise embarrassing moments that taught Gold The Facts of Life.

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Russ August & Kabat David A. & Karen Richards Sachs Richard & Amber Sakai Daphna Salimpour Mark San Filippo Joseph Schrage Jonathan Schwartz Steve & Paula Schwartz Screen Engine, LLC Lillian Seidman-Davis Alex & Danielle Shahidi Matthew Shakman Tony Shalhoub & Brooke Adams In Memory of Diane Barnett-Shapiro Traci Shelton Diane Sherman-Smith Showtime Networks Inc. Holly & Larry Shulman Rita & Jose Sigal Greg & Amanda Silverman Ron Silverman & Soraya Ross Snyder Family Foundation Drs. Matthew & Marion Solomon Bruce & Patti Springsteen Sprinkles Cupcakes Mitch & Sherry Stein Joannie Stern Barbra Streisand & James Brolin Eric Strom & Eileen Goodis Mr. Alec Sulkin Kathryn & Mark Sullivan Elaine & Radoslav Sutnar Fred Tatasciore Family Anne C. Taubman & David Boyle John Teeples & Nicolas Martinez, Jr. Larry & Barbara Tenan Audri & Stan Tendler Green Dot Films Daniel Tongbai Jenno Topping The Lodge at Torrey Pines Laura Trice, M.D. Peter & Susan Van Haften Alan Van Vliet Paula Wagner Peter & Denise Walsh Craig Ali Sander Weiner & Marcia Gilbert Joanne & Ken Weinman Roberta Weintraub Gelena & Seth Weissman Pat West Alison Whalen & Steven Marenberg Ms. Patricia Youngman Marcie & Howard Zelikow Ellen & Arnold Zetcher David & Ellie Zuckerman

ARTISTIC ADVOCATE $500 — $999

Anonymous Dale Adrion Geraldine & Harold Alden Robert C. Anderson Dr. Sandra & Dr. Charles Aronberg Sheila & Raymond Bangs Janet & Irwin Barnet Dawn & Marshall Bein Roger P. Berg Stu & Lucy Billet Ruth & Jake Bloom Sherry Borkgren Deanne Bosnak Janet & Mark Brown Dr. R.W.G. Bugental David & Kathy Burke Bush Gottlieb Singer Lopez Kohanski Adelstein & Dickinson Bruce Carr Ms. Martha Chase David Copperfield

Ted Cordes Donald & Zoe Cosgrove Robert Cushnir & Perry Lewis James Dixon Carol Jean Doehring Good Works Foundation Richard & Lauren Donner Paul Dowling Patricia L. Eisenberg Marjorie & Arthur Fine Sydney M. Finegold, M.D. Dr. Barbara Fish Michael & Lynne Flynn Burt & Nanette Forester Glenn & Jane Fowler Fran Fredella & Scott Rubin Lora Fremont Lois & Gerald Gallop Sharlene & Sol Galper Benita & Bert Ginsberg Richard & Lori Glucksman Dr. & Mrs. Lee B. Gold Louis & Linda Goldsman Abner & Roz Goldstine Lori & Robert Goodman Julie C. Graham, Olivia C. Zeiden, Liam D. Zeiden Diana & Ronald Granit Peter E. Hall Ms. Linda Hanada Ms. Tess Harper Salma Hayek Murray & Gail Heltzer Diana & Joe Hilberman Marion & Todd Hindin Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson Kelley M. Hogan Paula Holt Carol Hove-Ahmanson Gerald Isenberg Robert & Gail Israel Susan & Greg Kay Milly & Robert Kayyem Ann & Jonathan Kirsch Irwin Kishner Annette & Charles Kleeman Gwen & Jacob Friend Carol & Richard Kurland Rick Kurtzman Bill & Tiiu Jacobson Burton & Anita Levinson Jordan & Sheri Levy Lydia Levy Loris & Kory Lunsford Sacha Malin & Dori Levanoni Cindy Mediavilla Robert Mercer Philip & Joan Miller Allan M. Mohrman Jr. Carol Moran John & Sandy Murdock Ms. Sherri Nelson Vicki Niemi Dr. Ronald & Iris Onkin Palace Head Foundation Carol F. Phillips Lisa Pierozzi Gary & Gail Racheletsky Lynda Rick Linda & Manny Rider Richard Robertson Randy Rode Dolores Rogers Ronda & Fred Rose In Memory of Gil Cates Lawrence Ross & Linda Nussbaum Samantha Roth Nadine Schiff Malcolm Schneer & Cathy Liu David & Margaret Schwanke Bob & Susan Schwartz Michele & Peter Serchuk Dora R. Sher Danelle Sherrod

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Dr. Fanya Carter & Dr. Harold J. Delchamps David Cates & Christine Vavak Gilbert Cates, Jr. & Elizabeth Lacey Jane Cates Melissa Cates & Roger Claman Lisa, Michael & Rachel Chalfin Frank Chiocchi & Jessica Rich Laurel & Aaron Clark Linda & John Coleman Lou Colen Tim & Charlene Conway Janine Cristiano In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert Daedalus Foundation, Inc Ruth Daugherty Shirley Lu & Norman Davidson Roger Davis Pam Dawber Gavin de Becker Deluscious Cookies Daniel & Gayle Devin Dennis & Jeralyn Doty Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones Dr. Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food Jan & Thea Drayer Dream Warrior Group Gerald & Sally Ducot William Duncan Colleen M. Ellis Terri & David Elston Kevin Watts & Christine Enlow Carl & Courtenay Enright Carol & J.B. Esterkin Stacey Feinberg Susanna Felleman & Erik Feig Gloria & Morton Field Michael Filerman Joan & Charles Fox Steve Freedman Fresh Tom & Kathy Freston Carol & Paul Frimmer Tomas Fuller & Bill Kelly Future Lighting G2 Graphic Service, Inc. Jim Garfield Kathleen Garfield Jeanne & Arnold Geffner Harry A. Gilbert Rose Gilbert Kiki & David Gindler Cherna & Dr. Gary Gitnick Charlotte Gold Dr. Irene Goldenberg Adrienne Grant & Paul Jennings Ken Greenblatt & Peter Walsh Jack Grossbart & Marc Schwartz Allen & Deborah Grubman Michael Grunwald The Guerin Foundation Madeline Gussman Andrea & Marc Guth Monty & Marilyn Hall Alan & Michelle Heilpern Mr. & Mrs. William Hellman Mel & Faith Henkin David & Lisa Hernand Herradura Tequila Grant & Lysa Heslov Jean Himmelstein & David Coleman Stephen Sass & Steven Hochstadt Dr. John D. Hofbauer & Dr. Laura E. Fox Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman Gail & Stanley Hollander Roger & Linda Howard Vicki Iovine Terry & Marc J. Jacoby Jerome & Linda Janger Lori Johnson Jack & Cindy Jones Mr. & Mrs. Vernon D. Jones Jordan Strauss Photography Joseph B. Gould Foundation

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annual donors Pearl Shultz Steven Siegel & Lily Carey Carol & Arthur F. Silbergeld Robin & Robert Sills Martin & Leah Sklar Karen Smits Trudy Sokol Michael & Millie Sondermann Melvin Spears Roberta Spero Ms. Rita Spiegel Staples Center Foundation Cori Steinberg Thomas & Lisa Stern Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sugar Jerry & Diana Swartz Lance & Maureen Tan Mr. & Mrs. David Tann Deborah Valdez Ira & Laurie Waldman Jay Weinstein & Lori Woldar Rae Jeane Williams Herb Wise Ben & Anne Youngblood Andrew & Kimberly Zakanych Debra Zavala & Alpha Zavala

ASSOCIATE $250 — $499

Anonymous (5) Herbert Ehrmann & Constance Abell Terry & Richard Abrams Norman & Toshka Abrams Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Irwin & Helene Adler Elaine & Michael Agran Charles & Annick Allen Sylvia Almstadt Arthur Alper Jan Altemus Suzanne Altfeld Irving Anderson Clayton Anderson Elise Andrews Philip Angerhofer & Stephen A. Jones Eloise Appel Barbara & Ethan Aronoff Marc & Betsy Axelrod Charles & Kayatana Axelrod Lynne & Lee Babbitt Billie Baron & Edward Marcinko Irene Baron Cecile Bartman Arnold & Susan Becker Terry & Lionel Bell Laurie & Bill Benenson Carole A. & Charles Bennett Richard N. Berger James & Diane Berliner Mr. & Mrs. William Birnkrant Adrienne & Michael Blackman Ronald & Jamie Blackstone Joe Blackstone & Jamie Mohn Pamela & Bill Bohnert Frances & Thomas Booth Mary Bosak Mary Boulware Paula Brand Helen Breitwieser & James Jacks Shelli & Bill Broder Lionel Brown Dennis & Bobbi Brown Marcia Burnam The Schifino Family Laura D. Campbell Marlene & David Capell Barry Charles Marjore Chronister Wilma Chung Ken Coelho Dr. Judy Cohn David Conney, M.D. Dino Conte Susan Georgine Craig

Whitney Cummings Randall & Diane Daniel Sarah Daniels Diana Davidow & Deborah Constance Ruth B. Davis & Pearl Schultz Gregory Dawley Dr. Udayakumar Devaskar Virginia DiBona Suzanne & Bruce Dodds Fred & Marilyn Dorer Steven & Beverly Dorfman Daryl & Paul F. Doucette Ms. Susan Downey Mr. Chris Easley Roni & Ethan Eller Lisa Erspamer Norma Lorene Evans Phyllis Factor Alan & Barbara Faiola Marc Feldman Mimi Feldman Gladys Fellman Abby & Malcolm Field Lila & Fred Fink William & Elisabet Fleischman Edward Flores Janet Fourticq Lorraine Frankel Kenneth J. Friedman & Marilynn J. Friedman Family Foundation L.T. Friesen Ms. Laurelle Frome Yury & Yelena Furman Lee Gardenswartz Karen Berko Gibson Diane Glazer David & Denise Goldberg Ann M. Goldberg Francine Golden & Marvin Schlossman Marilyn & Allen Golden Barry Goldstein Ellie Goodman L. Newton Goodwell Mark Gordon Roger Gordon Susie & Bruce Goren Tiki Greenberg Alan Greenstadt In Loving Memory of Frank & Eileen Flood Eve Haberfield & David Johnson Lance Hagenbuch Ross & Lindsey Avner Mary & Alan Halkett Mark & Monica Haloossim Kay Harrington Sheila Hasday Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Haveson Lois Haytin Penny & Steve Held Jackson Henry Carla & Alan A. Herd Robert Herman Gunter Herman Cina Hodges Jackie & Dr. Irwin Hoffman Dr. Sharron Holman Ada & Jim Horwich Fred & Nancy Jacobus Daniel & Carolyn Jordan Nancy Josephson Seymour Kahn Joyce Kaiserman Ruth & Marvin Kalin Trudy & Albert Kallis Drs. Elaine & Jeff Kamil Anita Karbelnig Harris Katleman Owen Kato Mr. & Mrs. William Keast William & Renee Kendall Stuart Kessler Phyllis Klein Dr. Phyllis Klein Donna & Jeffrey Klein Laurie & Milton Klorman Judy Knapp

In honor of Leni Jane Knapp Charles Kolstad Donald Kottler Richard Kraft Barbara & Stan Krasnoff Howard & Vivian Krepack Janice White & Eugene Krieger Frumeh Labow Doctors Mark & Lena Labowe Joan & Christopher Larkin Jill & Michael Lasky Jeanne & Christopher Lavagnino Ann Leland Gail J. Levine Marla E. Levine Mr. Warren Lincoln Lee & Therese Linden Victor & Madeline Lindenheim Irma & Allen Lipin Donald Lipschutz Leslie & Adam Lobel Lori & Tom Low Ann & Bill Lucas Dianne Lum Liz Lytle Teresa L. Maguire Guillaume Maillet Mike & Millie Maloney Jeannette & Mervyn Mandelbaum Connie & Leslie Martinson Phyllis & Bert Massing Stewart Mayeda Cheryl McCormick William E. & Marcela H. McKenna Kimberly Meye Bettina Michaels Teddie J. Milner Ankica Milosavljevic Andrew Molasky Catherine Nameth Bonnie Nash David Neilan Mark & Diane Neubauer Sheila Newman Napoleon & Afra Nobay Nothing Bundt Cakes Shelby Notkin Elad Offer Adrienne & Arthur Omansky Martin Ordman Donald Ott Allen Pack & Rikki Gordon Michael Pannullo Bob Paris Edward Parker Mr. & Mrs. Herman Pass David Paymer Kathy & Jeff Perkins Michael & Leslee Perlstein Naidu & Jane Permaul William Pesetski Fran & Bruce Peters Frank J. Pfizenmayer & Josh Brown Gloria Pink Frank Piontek Dr. Ronald & Alyson Podell Lily & Rick Pollack Ms. Kim Pompey Zazi Pope Nancy Porter Mr. David Posner Andrea Pourmoradi Philip Pritchett Mr. & Mrs. Howard Privette Drs. Laurence & Isabell Purdy Lisa Quateman Edward B. Rasch Mildred Reid

Vicki Reiss Linda & Steve Richman William Ridgeway Carlene Ringer Jill Schary Robinson Barbara & David Rognlien Mr. & Mrs. Avi Rojany Beverly & Melvin Rosenthal Adrienne Rosenthal Joyce & Deane Ross Blanche & Bruce Joel Rubin Terry Ryan Joyce Hokin Sachs Janet Salter In Memory of Hon. Maxwell Hillary Salter Charlene & Victor Sands Susan & Kenneth Sarno June & Melvin Sattler Maxine Savitz Carole Scherzer Gary & Karen Schneider Nancy & Steve Schneider Elaine Carey & Vincent J. Schodolski Jane & Bill Schopf Stacy Schrier Dr. & Mrs. Jack Schwartz Mr. Charles Schwartz & Mrs. Carol Schwartz Arlene & Arthur Schwimmer Rodolfo Segovia Mary & Paul Shane Thom & Judy Sharp Jeff Sherman Yossi Sidikaro Seymour & Dorothy Siegel Chuck Simon Don & Marie Sirney Marcia L. & Mark J. Smith Dr. Jerry & Marci Smith Diane Good & Frank Smith Fanya & Sidney Soll Debra & Bruce Spector Kalee St. Clair Ms. M.L. Stearns Mr. & Mrs. Tom Stempel Arthur Stern Sally Stevens Chambers Stevens Holly Strom Katherine Sung Robin & David Swartz The Tauber Family Cheryl Tiano & Frank Gerechter Mr. & Mrs. Art Tompkins Joan Townsend Brigitta Troy Pia & Steve Vai Anthony Vasek Carole Wagner-Vallianos & Peter Vallianos Andrew Kevin Walker Ann W. Wang Berna Lynn Warner Marcia & Dr. Charles Wasserman Annette Weil Jackie & Fred Weintraub Marsha & Steven Weiss Elayne & Walter Wentz The Wexler Family Richard & Joyce Wickline Dara & Greg Payne Rowie & Jeffrey Wolf George Wolfberg Kenneth & Teresa Worley Karen & Frank Wurtzel Barbara & Stanley Zax Lynn & Meir Ziv Dayle & Abram Zukor

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coMing up at the geFFen pLayhouse

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THURSDAY

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GIL CATES THEATER AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

december

AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

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TALK BACK TUESDAYS

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

LOUNGE FRIDAYS

WINE DOWN SUNDAYS

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geffen playhouse staff Randall Arney Artistic Director

Ken Novice Managing Director

ARTISTIC

Behnaz Ataee General Manager

Regina Miller Chief Development Officer

PRODUCTION

Mary Garrett Amy Levinson Phyllis Schuringa Shannon Noel Kristina Leach

Artistic Manager Artistic Associate / Literary Director Artistic Associate / Casting Director Artistic Coordinator Literary Associate

DEVELOPMENT Ellen Catania Director of Major Gifts & Corporate/Foundation Partnerships Jessica Brusilow Rollins Associate Director of Donor Relations & Strategic Partnerships Jamie Sherman Associate Director of Individual Giving Kristen Smith Grants Manager & Major Gifts Executive Assistant Scott Kriloff Development Associate & Database Manager Ava Bogle Development Assistant Jessie Sherman Development Assistant

Daniel Ionazzi Jill Barnes Matthew Carleton Rich Gilles James Grabowski Darren Rezowalli Leah A. Lewis

Production Manager Associate Production Manager Technical Director Properties Master Sound Master Master Electrician Wardrobe Supervisor

COMMUNICATIONS Allison Rawlings Chelsey Rosetter

Director of Communications Communications Coordinator

MARKETING & SALES

Connor White Resident Teaching Artist & Education Associate Benjamin Salka Story Pirates CEO Story Pirates Producing Director Duke Doyle Lee Overtree Story Pirates Artistic Director Quinton Johnson Story Pirates Education Director Gabe Jewell Story Pirates Producer

Joseph Yoshitomi Marketing Director Karen Gutierrez Associate Marketing Director Mark San Filippo Ticket Services Director & Database Administrator Stephanie Strand Audience Services Manager Brian Dunning Graphics / Production Artist Jodi Feigenbaum Advertising & Promotions Assistant L.J. Stevens Group Sales Associate Box Office Manager Janice Bernal Bryan Martin Associate Box Office Manager Janet Huynh Assistant Box Office Manager Korie Benavidez, Audrey Cain, Zack Hamra, Richard Martinez, Lilach Mendelovich, Martin Wurst Box Office Staff

ADMINISTRATION

FRONT OF HOUSE

Frankie Ocasio Executive Assistant to the Managing Director Maryam Meehan Staff Accountant Janet Huynh Staff Accountant Marguerite Harris Receptionist

Jeni Pearsons Events Coordinator David Gerhardt Supervising House Manager Michelle Cantrell, Adam Carr, Amy Farkas, Tommy French, Kimberly Legg, Julianne Tveten, Zack Schultz House Managers Abdoulaye N’Gom Head Usher Caroline Harrison, Sean Jones, Matt Jones, Lyndsi Larose, Rebecca Leigh, Nathaniel Meek, Katie Mitchell, Leah Munson, Lindsay Nyman, Erik Odom, Jonathan Schwartz Ushers Rob Mersola Bar Manager Manuel Mayorga Weekend Bar Manager Adam Carr, Jared White, Kimberly Legg, Lyndsi LaRose Bartenders

EDUCATION

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Miguel del Castillo Victor Cueva De Loera Mario Santillan-Perez

Facility Manager Maintenance Custodial

This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. P16 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

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Finding a high-end fashion boutique in downtown L.A. is not as rare as it used to be. Now Sandast, an artisanal maker of fine leather goods, sets up shop on South Hill Street, in the shadow of the AT&T Center, offering yet another reason to wander beyond Bunker Hill. Think of it as part boutique, part museum and part history lesson. Co-owner Milan Franeta, a native of the Mediterranean republic of Montenegro, is a self-taught leather craftsman who leased 4,000 square feet of space for his boutique and adjoining factory with business partner and veteran retailer Chris Pak. The former auto garage, a cavernous space with massive wooden trusses, now combines a century-old industrial vibe with chic sophistication. Entering through a huge roll-up garage door, shoppers discover an inviting space filled not only with Franetaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leather goods, but also products from a variety of artisanal clothing manufacturers. The place is filled with an eclectic selection of antiques: sewing machines, cash registers and saddles exhibiting nearly a century of wear. When he was a kid, Franeta was fascinated by the American West portrayed by Hollywood and continues to be intrigued by the kinds of

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Glorya Kaufman stands among the nation’s foremost patrons of the arts. With her visionary gift, USC will oﬀer students an exceptional education in dance, enhanced by the broad oﬀerings of the university in digital technology and the humanities. Visit kaufman.usc.edu

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Rummage on Beverly Boulevard

Kishani Perera is a highly regarded interior decorator with a celebrity clientele. Last year, she opened her own showroom, Rummage, on a designheavy stretch of Beverly Boulevard near the Grove. The storefront is squeezed between two other notable showrooms, Mosaik and Modernica; a couple doors west is leather designer Calleen Cordero’s boutique. Between scouting for midcentury-modern chairs and handcrafted shoes, one can take in some culinary arts at chef Gino Angelini’s nearby trattoria. Rummage is a deep, almost impossibly narrow space with high ceilings and a mezzanine office suite in the rear. It’s a feast for the eyes from the moment you cross the threshold from the Beverly Boulevard sidewalk. Your attention will dart from a Queen Anne sofa piled high with colorful pillows to a mirrored art deco-inspired dance ball to yellow chinoiserie table lamps. The taupe walls are lined with vintage art and an eclectic assortment of quirky items such as a framed silhouetted target from the Quebec Police Department’s shooting range and a rusted iron horse head salvaged from a Pennsylvania farm ($2,700). Perera, whose book Vintage Remix captures her philosophy of juxtaposing vintage and contemporary pieces, clearly enjoys searching for eclectic, 46 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

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mark piscitelli men’s fashions whimsical objets d’art. “I always wanted to have a store and knew I could no longer keep all this stuff at the house,” she recalls of her 2011 debut of Rummage. Because the owner is a designer, and not just a collector, the merchandise is showcased into engaging vignettes. Perera is fond of British, French and Portuguese Colonial designs, perhaps due to her Sri Lankan heritage, but virtually every style and genre seems to be represented. Atop a pair of acrylic-paneled, mirror-finished side tables ($1,500) are a couple chalkware bulldogs and some globes whose references to the USSR and French West Africa reveal their approximate vintage. Other examples scattered around the premises—consider a black ocean globe by Replogle ($250) or constellation globe— remind us just how aesthetically pleasing these accessories can be. “They’re fascinating pieces of functional art, each a lesson in history,” notes Perera, who finds merchandise everywhere from eBay to European estate sales. “The common thread,” she says, “is that everything has to have personality, whether through crazy colors or unique characteristics … nothing here is cookie-cutter.” With prices starting at $30, Perera draws not only fellow design professionals, but also young homeowners from the neighborhood looking for something quirky or exquisite. An octagonal Baker coffee table, a black Hollywood Regency-

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It wasn’t so long ago that planning an evening at the Pantages Theatre was a challenge, due to the dearth of decent places to dine in Hollywood. Fortunately, the area has changed dramatically for the better, and Angelenos no longer need to apologize to out-of-town guests who venture onto Hollywood Boulevard. Now at the strategic corner of Hollywood and Vine is Wood & Vine, ideal for a casually chic pre-theater dinner or drink after the show. Lively and fashionably laid-back, the two-level restaurant is decked out in inlaid stone floors, a long wood bar with soaring shelves and simple candlelit wood tables. Contemporary chandeliers with Edison bulbs hang from a high faux tin-stamped ceiling, while the mezzanine level offers a quieter, cozier scene and bird’s-eye view of the proceedings at the bar. And for those who want to take it outdoors, there’s a spacious wood-decked patio surrounded by cedar shake-clad walls. Miniature bulbs are strung overhead, and a prominent fire pit warms the space. Among the best items for sharing is a charcuterie-and-cheese board, ideal for mixing and matching and attractively presented with various accoutrements. Highlights include bresaola and a chicken liver mousse

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