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Saturday, July 30 Last chance to see “The Last Word…,” Oren Safdie’s latest play about the clashing of generations. Protagonist Henry Grunwald is a Holocaust survivor who went on to have a career as a New York ad exec. In his retirement, he now hopes to finally fulfill his lifelong dream of writing a play, and places an ad for an assistant. Young playwright Len Artz, applies for the job, but a heated theoretical debate unfolds during the job interview. Runs through July 31. 8 p.m. (Fri. and Sat.), 5 p.m. (Sun.). Malibu Stage Company, 29243 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. (310) 589-1998. |
 
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Sunday, July 31 The Chance Theater bids you “wilkommen” to Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret.” The Tony Award-winning musical takes place in 1930s Berlin, juxtaposing the time’s tumultuous political state of affairs with the sexy, open lifestyle of the cabaret. The theater also offers special “cabaret seating” for those who want to be part of the show. 8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.). $22-$35. 5552 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills. (714) 777-3033. |
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Monday, August 1 The craze has reached new proportions. Tonight, the Westside JCC presents… that’s right … “Harry and the Potters.” A two-brother duo performs original music based on the wildly popular book and movie series. Check it out if you’re a Potter-head, or even if you’re just into songs about “fast brooms, wizard chess and three-headed dogs.” 6:30 p.m. Free. 5870 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 938-2531. |  
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Tuesday, August 2 Brian Herzlinger certainly wasn’t the only second-grader who fell in love with Drew Barrymore in “E.T.” But he’s probably the only one bent on getting a date with her 20 years later. The aspiring filmmaker from New Jersey did make his film. To find out if he fulfilled his other big aspiration, see his movie, “My Date With Drew,” at the Arclight tonight, then stick around for the Q and A that follows. 8 p.m. 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Wednesday, August 3 Women look at our bodies, ourselves, in the Jan Baum Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Ladies With Figures: Figurative Paintings and Sculptures of Women by Women.” Among the 13 artists featured are Zhenya Gershman, who displays an evocative portrait of a girl, “Eva,” and Jilda Schwartz, whose “Miriam,” glazed ceramic bust peers out sadly. Runs through Aug. 20. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Tues.-Sat.). 170 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 932-0170. Thursday, August 4 “The Aristocrats.” It’s apparently the funniest, filthiest joke you’ve never heard. This private joke, a sort of “secret handshake among comics,” is also now a movie. Comedians Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) and Paul Provenza have gotten more than 100 of their comedian friends, among them Whoopi Goldberg, Gilbert Gottfried, Sarah Silverman and Paul Reiser, to improvise their version of this obscenely dirty and hilarious joke on film. The result is this unrated but widely acclaimed movie. It opens this week. Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood; Mann Criterion 6, Santa Monica. (310) 395-1599. Friday, August 4 “Animal Crackers” and “Horse Feathers” kick off the two-weekend yuckfest at LACMA, as it presents “The Marx Brothers: 8 Classics.” The screening series continues tomorrow and next weekend, and includes eight of Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo and Chico’s best-loved works, some of them new prints. 7:30 p.m. $6-$9. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community. In order to have a Jewish future, we need to have more Jewish babies. Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest traditional Orthodox shul in Los Angeles, which was dedicated in 1902 and originally located in the Bunker Hill District in Downtown LA. May the story you share be a reminder that through our fears and uncertainty, alongside the bitterness we experience, redemption awaits. Denouncing my invitation, anti-Zionists smashed over 25 plate-glass windows in two nights of vandalism. Their graffiti proclaimed: “Stop your Zionist war propaganda” and “stop zios.” I just returned from B’nei Mitzvah in Chicago … War broke out in the middle of the festivities The director of security at Temple Israel was injured in the attack, the Reform congregation said. Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to- back World Series in 2024 and 2025. That year, with those two championships on either end, is the exact same year l became a practicing Jew. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence. In 1973, he founded Synagogue for the Performing Arts, drawing the likes of Walter Matthau, Ed Asner and Joan Rivers. From Los Angeles to Thailand, Israelis are sitting anxiously, waiting for a notice from El Al or other airlines, hoping for a chance to board a flight back to Israel. We are delivering hands-on learning and building resilience for a generation growing up under conflict in a region that lacks a dedicated children’s museum. We made this recipe Passover-friendly because who doesn’t need an easy one-skillet dish that is healthy and delicious!?! March 14, or 3/14 is Pi Day in celebration of the mathematical constant, 3.14159 etc. Any excuse to enjoy a classic or creative pie. Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to-back World Series in 2024 and 2025. American malaise involves gloomy thoughts about spiking gas prices, or depressing flashbacks to previous wars where days stretched into decades. Israeli malaise is accompanied by gloomy thoughts about the Americans. |
7 Days in The Arts
Last chance to see \"The Last Word...,\" Oren Safdie\'s latest play about the clashing of generations. Protagonist Henry Grunwald is a Holocaust survivor who went on to have a career as a New York ad exec.
