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A tuneful, funny musical score meets a giant man-eating plant when Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS devours the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, with a hit movie and a Broadway revival to its credit, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will close Sunday, May 2nd. Locally produced exclusively for Southern California audiences, performances take place at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.

Little House On The Prairie, The Musical, a new musical based on the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series of classic American books, will arrive on April 28, 2010 at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts presented by Theatre Under The Stars.

As we bid farewell to April and welcome the Merry Month of May here on the California Coast, we have numerous theatre productions and entertainment opportunities for your consideration that are newly opening, and some that are bringing their runs to a close.

One gains an interesting perspective on a play based on Sophocles' 'Electra' when one watches in the company of a Greek. The angst, anger, and adultery that run through 'The Mai' are certainly appropriate, but where's the bloody body? If a play finds its roots in a Greek tragedy, somebody has to die.

A tuneful, funny musical score meets a giant man-eating plant when Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS devours the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, with a hit movie and a Broadway revival to its credit, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS takes root on Friday, April 23rd, 2010, and blossoms until Sunday, May 2nd. Locally produced exclusively for Southern California audiences, performances take place at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.

The Garden Theatre is pleased to present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, running April 23-May 16, 2010, at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street, Historic Downtown Winter Garden). Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat is the Garden Theatre's first self-produced theatrical performance.

A tuneful, funny musical score meets a giant man-eating plant when Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS devours the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, with a hit movie and a Broadway revival to its credit, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS takes root on Friday, April 23rd, 2010, and blossoms until Sunday, May 2nd. Locally produced exclusively for Southern California audiences, performances take place at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.

The 2010 Tommy Tune Awards have been announced! To a crowd of over 2,000, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) President and CEO, John C. Breckenridge, declared the winners of TUTS' eighth annual Tommy Tune Awards on the evening of Tuesday, April 20, at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

In celebration of this historical 2010 20th Anniversary Season, Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, is thrilled to announce that they will be raffling off a 2011 Chevy Malibu, generously donated to the theater by Milford P. Christenson of Christenson Chevrolet in Highland, Indiana.

As we anticipate some late April showers that will no doubt bring us some beautiful May flowers here on the California Central Coast, numerous live performance venues and theatres are offering up a vibrantly blooming entertainment bouquet to be enjoyed as part of a fabulous afternoon or evening out on the town!

A tuneful, funny musical score meets a giant man-eating plant when Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS devours the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, with a hit movie and a Broadway revival to its credit, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS takes root on Friday, April 23rd, 2010, and blossoms until Sunday, May 2nd. Locally produced exclusively for Southern California audiences, performances take place at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.

In celebration of this historical 2010 20th Anniversary Season, Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, is thrilled to announce that they will be raffling off a 2011 Chevy Malibu, generously donated to the theater by Milford P. Christenson of Christenson Chevrolet in Highland, Indiana.

The Garden Theatre is pleased to present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, running April 23-May 16, 2010, at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street, Historic Downtown Winter Garden). Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat is the Garden Theatre's first self-produced theatrical performance.

As we move toward one of those two pesky days in our lives that we can't avoid - namely 'dying and paying taxes,' a number of our California Central Coast theatres and live entertainment venues have some newly opened, soon to open, or soon to close performance opportunities for your viewing pleasure!

As we move past Easter (I'm on vacation this week - WOO HOO!) several of our California Central Coast theatres and live performance venues have some GREAT entertainment options for you!

Broadway veterans Ivonne Coll (Tony-nominated Chronicle of Death Foretold), June Gable (Tony nominee for Candide), Leslie Easterbrook (original Broadway production of California Suite), and Barbara Niles (Jesus Christ Superstar) are four ladies of 'a certain age' in a sparkling new musical with book by Jennie Fahn and toe-tapping music and lyrics by Joe Symon that will end its run on April 4th.

Theatre Under The Stars' (TUTS) President and CEO John C. Breckenridge announces TUTS' 2010-2011 Sensational Season: It Shines! October 2010 through June 2011 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

As we come to Holy Week and the week of Passover in the Christian and Jewish faith traditions, a number of our California Central Coast live performance venues and theatres are putting the finishing touches on some new entertainment options for your viewing pleasure!

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Performing on March 27 is Debbie Reynolds.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.