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Los Angeles boasts a hot lineup of theater events this week

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Published on January 15, 2020
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If you're a theater fan, mark your calendars: There's plenty to do when it comes to stage performances in Los Angeles this week, from a play to a children's musical.

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'Uncle Vanya'

From the event description:

Critically acclaimed theater company The New American Theatre is back with a fresh take on Anton Chekhov's masterpiece "Uncle Vanya," a play about hope, courage and taking care of Mother Earth... Vanya and his niece Sonya toil over their country estate, sending most of the proceeds to Sonya’s city-dwelling father Alexander, a renowned professor.

When: Friday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.
Where: The New American Theatre, 1312 N. Wilton Place
Price: $17.50
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'Salvage'

From the event description:

Harley, a singer-songwriter whose wife is expecting their first child, has decided to hang it up. On his way to pawn his guitar, he stumbles across the bar where his musical hero, Floyd Whitaker, died. Entering, he finds Johnson, the inhospitable bartender, and a single, surly customer, known as Preacher, who’s strumming the blues on an old guitar. Dueling words and songs ensue, dislodging uncomfortable truths, until an unexpected arrival turns everything on its ear.

When: Friday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.
Where: The Lounge Theatres, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd.
Price: $17.50
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'Musket and the Rat'

From the event description:

Who are the victims? Who is the rat? You decide in this chilling drama of cat and mouse. "Musket and the Rat" is a compelling, unsettling, witty contemporary suspense-filled drama on subject material close to almost everyone's heart one way or another.

When: Friday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.
Where: The Arena Stage at Theatre of Arts, 1625 N. Las Palmas Ave.
Price: $15
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'The Adventures of Peter Rabbit'

From the event description:

A hoppity family musical. Storybook Theatre has been presenting young children and their families with fun, age-appropriate interactive theatre and musicals for 36 years. Classic fairy tales are adapted for the stage and set to music with plenty of opportunities to wiggle, move and shout. The show is 50 minutes long with a juice and cookie intermission. After the show children can meet the cast and get autographs.

When: Saturday, Jan. 18, 1 p.m.
Where: Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West
Price: $7.50
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