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Valley Musical Theatre presents a '60s musical full of divas of the era, from Tina Turner to Leslie Gore. Cast includes American Idol's LaToya London. Directed by Nick DeGruccio. Choreographed by Lee Martino. Musical direction by Jim Vukovick. El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Bl, North Hollywood, (866) 811-4111. Elportaltheatre.com. Previews Fri at 8; Sat at 2 & 8. Opens Sun at 5. Tues-Fris at 8; Sats at 2 & 8; Suns at 2 & 7. Closes Oct 8.

A nun at a Roman Catholic school in the '60s suspects a popular priest of improprieties with a young black student. Written by John Patrick Shanley. With star Cherry Jones and director Doug Hughes, both from the original New York production. Center Theatre Group at Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Av, downtown L.A., (213) 628-2772. Centertheatregroup.org. Previews Fri-Sat at 8; Sun at 2 & 8; Tue at 8. Opens Wed at 8. Call for performance schedule. Closes Oct 29.

Eight writers, eight directors, and thirty actors together present eight new short plays that were created using words pulled from a hat. Produced by Jenelle Riley. Sacred Fools Theater, 660 N Heliotrope Dr, Hollywood, (310) 281-8337. Sacredfools.org. Sat-Sun only, at 8.

A Christian couple investigates the possibility of sperm donation from their atheist neighbor. Written by Don Cummings. Directed by Kelly Ann Ford. The Theatre District, 804 N El Centro, Hollywood. Info: (323) 960-7789 or Plays411.com/fatland. Opens Sat at 8. Sats at 8; Suns at 7. Closes Oct 29.

An evening of scripted, short comedy pieces. Written by Ray Klein. Directed by Mike Ross. The Second City Studio Theater, 8156 Melrose Av, L.A., (310) 266-9178. Opens Thur at 8. Thurs & Sats at 8. Closes Sept 30.

One-woman show starring comedienne Melissa Rauch. Upstairs at the Coronet, 366 N La Cienega Bl, West Hollywood. Info: Miseducation.com. Four perfs only: Wed-Sept 30 at 8.

A production for kids that puts a spooky spin on the classic tale. Written by Timothy Groff. Directed by Joseph Leo Bwarie. The Falcon Theatre, 4252 Riverside Dr, Burbank, (818) 955-8101. Opens Sat at 1. Sats at 1 & 3; Suns at 1. Closes Nov 12.

David Leddick performs this one-man musical about gay icon Quentin Crisp. Directed by David Kingery. Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, (310) 315-1459. Highwaysperformance.org. Four perfs only: Thur-Sat at 8:30; Sun at 2:30.

A comedy about the ghost of Sherlock Holmes following his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which becomes its own mystery to solve. Written by Jack L. Herman. Directed by Bill Wolski. Sierra Stage, 1444 N Sierra Bonita Av, Hollywood. Info: Sherlockgoeshollywood.com. Opens Sat at 8. Sats at 8; Suns at 2. Closes Oct 14.  Director Richard Foreman and composer Michael Gordon collaborate on this new rock opera about a world where fashion models' faces turn less and less attractive, revealing something better than beauty. REDCAT, 631 W Second St., downtown L.A., (213) 237-2800. Redcat.org. Opens Thur at 8:30. Tues-Suns at 8:30. Special perf. Oct 1 at 3. Closes Oct 1.

Best known as the writer of the wonderful Yellowman, Dael Orlandersmith demonstrates her performance talents in her powerful solo show about an overweight girl in '70s Harlem, along with her fellow art-geek friend. The tale's a bit predictable, but Orlandersmith's down-and-dirty performance is astonishing.

Ron Hutchinson's comedy about one wild week in the rewriting of the Gone With the Wind movie isn't entirely plausible but makes for enjoyably heady farce. Scott Cummins directs a razor-sharp cast, with Rob Nagle's David O. Selznick, Kip Gilman's Ben Hecht and Grey Mullavey's Victor Fleming. Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S Sepulveda Bl, West L.A., (310) 477-2055 or Odysseytheatre.com. Thurs-Sats at 8; Suns at 2 & 7. Closes Nov 5.

135 N La Brea Av, Hollywood, (323) 525-0202. Acmecomedy.com. Fri: The soap opera Stillwater, 8:30; Dark Gables: The Victorian Age, Scandal! Summer Camp, 10. Sat: ACME This Week, 8; America's Next Top Bravo Show, 10.

457 N Fairfax Av, West Hollywood, (323) 653-6886. Bangstudio.com. Thur:The Extra Credit Show, 8. Fri: The Big Show, 8. Sat: Ready to Pop, 8; Peter's Always Correct, 9. Sun: Stand-up Comedy, 7; myspace: the talk show, 9.

in Casita Del Campo, 1920 Hyperion Av, Silver Lake, (323) 969-2530. Cavernclubtheater.com. Fri-Sat: Chico's Angels, 9. Sun: Chico's Angels, 8. Tue-Wed: Pocket Venus, 8.

1018 Hermosa Av, Hermosa Beach, (310) 372-1193. Comedyandmagicclub.info. Thur-Sat: 15 Hot Comics with Debi Gutierrez. Sun: Jay Leno. Tues: Shawn Wayne with Bruce Fine. Wed: Craig Shoemaker.

at the Hudson Theater, 6539 Santa Monica Bl, Hollywood, (323) 960-5519. Comedycentral.com/comedians/ccstage. Thur: Sit n' Spin, 8. Mon: Nobody Shaves Their Legs in Portland, 8. Tue: The Untitled Kip Williams Project, 8. Wed: Dark Matter, 8.

8433 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood, (323) 656-6225. Thecomedystore.com. Three stages: Thur: A Medical Marijuana Comedy Show, 8:30. Sat: The Best of the Comedy Store, 9. Sun: Humor for Humanity. Tue: Trippin' on Tuesday, 8:30. Wed: Spiced Up Wednesdays Latino Comedians, 8:30. Thur: Crack 'em Up Thursdays, 9. Fri: Comedy Store presents, 8. Sat: Cathy Lewis and Vargus Mason Show, 8. Sun: Adam Barnhardt's Comedy Revival, 8. Mon: Don Barris hosts Windy City Heat, The Ding Dong Show, 9. Tue: Comedy Store Wannabes, 8. Wed: Deez Nutz Show, 8. Thur-Fri: 16 Comics, 9. Sat: 13 Comics, 10:30. Sun-Mon: Potluck, 7; Pop-Ins, 9.

5040 Pico Bl, West L.A., (323) 934-9300. Thecomedyunion.com. Thur: Fast and Funny Comedy, 9. Fri: CU Fridays, 10. Sat: Super Saturdayz, 10. Mon: Michael Colyar Show, 9. Tue: Comedy Tuesdays, 9. Wed: Crack 'Em Up Wednesday, 9:30.

4319 Melrose Av, L.A., (323) 661-0786. Fakedotcom.com. Thur: The Fake Show, 8:30. Fri:The Counterfeit Lounge, 9. Sat: Sex, Drugs, and Minivans, 7.

7307 Melrose Av, L.A., (323) 934-9700. Groundlings.com. Thur: Cooking with Gas, 8. Fri: New Main Show Preview, 8 & 10. Sat: New Main Show Preview, 8 & 10. Sun: Student Lab Show, 1; Sunday in the Sky with Diamonds, 7:30. Mon: Groundlings Great Big Music Show, 8. Wed: The Crazy Uncle Joe Show, 8.

5010 Lankershim Bl, North Hollywood, (818) 508-4995. Hahacafe.com. Shows at 8:30. Thur: Sean Collins hosts America's Funniest. Fri: All-Star Signature Ha Ha Jam. Sat: The Legends of the Ha Ha Cafe. Sun: Slammin' Celebrity Sunday. Mon: Catch a Rising Star with Brooke Lewis. Tues: Catch a Rising Star with Sandra D. Wed: How ‘bout that.

8162 Melrose Av, Hollywood, (323) 651-2583. Improv.com. Thur: Principato Young Showcase, 8; The Circus of Joy Show, 10. Fri: Bert Kreischer, 8:30; Refried Fridays, 10:30. Sat: Burt Kreischer, 8:30 & 10:30. Sun: Steve Klasky Comedy Class Graduation, 4; East Coast Comedy, 8 & 10. Mon: Mo' Betta Monday, 8. Tue: House Part with Kris Martinez, 8; Story Time with Jay Larson, 10. Wed: One Night Standable, 8; National Lampoon and Collegehumor.com with Ben Gleib, 10.

6366 Hollywood Bl, Hollywood, (323) 962-7560. Iowest.com. Two stages: Thur: Big News, 8; Tyler's 8th Birthday Party, 9; Cup of Tea Convoy, 10; Cagematch, 11. Fri: Punchbelly, 8; Opening Night: The Musical, 9; God Squad, Box of Wolves, 10; People of Whoville, Lunch with the Girls, 11; School Nite, midnight. Sat: Tiny Hostages perform the Improvised Movie, 8; Beer Shark Mice, 9; The Red Shirt Freshmen, 10; The Livingroom, 11; Panties in a Bunch, midnight. Sun: Jotorious, 7; Chickenscratch, 8; Cog, 9; Long-form Jam, 10; Sam Saifer hosts Stand Up, 11. Mon: Razowsky & Clifford, 8; Armando feat. Andrew Donnely, 9; Inside the Improvisers Studio with Miles Stroth, 10:30. Tue: Hey, Swayze, Maddox Furley, 8; Hat Trick, DHT, 9; The Jungle Sweetness, 10; Goal, Harold Long-form Jam, 11. Wed: Mancation, 8; '86 Olympics, Trophy Wife, 9; King Ten, 10; M.I., 11. Thur: Student Cagematch, 10. Fri: The Dirty Dolphins, 8; MegaFancy, 8:30; Brocked, 9; Nerdvana, 9:30; The Ex-Perience, 10; Attorneys at Law, 10:30. Sat: Hunicutt Level 4, Miller Level 2, 8; Level 6, 9; Concrete Footwear, 10. Sun: Level 5, 6:30; The Blank Blank Show, 8.

8001 Sunset Bl, Hollywood, (323) 656-1336. Laughfactory.com. Thur: Asian Night with PK, 8; College Comedy, 10. Fri-Sat: Continuous Comedy, 8; All Star Comedy, 10; Midnight Madness Show, midnight. Sun: Chocolate Sundaes, 8 & 10. Tue: Urban Legends Show, 8.

8156 Melrose Av, L.A., (323) 658-8190. Secondcity.com. Thur: I'm Just Sayin', 8. Sat: I'm Just Sayin', 8; The Improv Jam, 11. Tue: Soiree Tuesday, 8. Wed: The Detention Hall, 7; Your Wednesday Night 4cast, 8.

5919 Franklin Av, Hollywood, (323) 908-8702. Ucbtheater.com. Thur: Running Your Trap with Jimmy Pardo, 8; Avalanche, Nobody Shaves Their Legs in Portland, 9; Spill Your Guts, 11. Fri: Wake Up with Buff Trumuscle, Two Dudes Kissing 8; Audio's Amigos with Hard ‘N Phirm, 9:30; Xbox 420, 11; Not Too Shabby, midnight. Sat: ASSSSCAT, 8; The Smartest Panel of Experts in the Universe, 10; F'ed Up & Illegal Videos, midnight. Sun: ASSSSCAT, 7:30. Mon: Gravy, Coffee is for Closers, 8; Mr. & Mrs. All-Star, Sentimental Lady, 9:30. Tue: Doug Benson's I Love Movies, 6; Comedy Death Ray, 8:30; See You Next Tuesday, 11. Wed: I Enjoy Being a Girl, Velcro, 8; MySpace, 9:30; Cagematch, 11.

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