BEETHOVEN, AS I KNEW HIM Opening Aug. 19. Conclusion of playwright-actor-pianist Hershey Felder's acclaimed "composer trilogy." Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 310.208.5454 Map J10
LOOPED Through Aug. 3. The story of scandalous 1920s actress-bad girl Tallulah Bankhead. Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, 626.356.7529 Map Q20
RICKY JAY & HIS 52 ASSISTANTS Through Aug. 26. David Mamet directs famed sleight-of-hand artist. Times vary between 8 and 8:30 p.m. $75–$250. Geffen Playhouse, Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 310.208.5454 Map J10
 WICKED Ongoing. Very clever blockbuster musical returns with many of its Broadway stars. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 213.365.3500 Map W21 www.wickedthemusical.com/#wickedcitieslosangeles
Shakespeare Alfresco
SHAKESPEARE IN BARNSDALL PARK The Independent Shakespeare Co. performs near Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House. Aug. 1–2, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24 Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Aug. 3, 9, 15, 22 Henry IV. Aug. 7, 8, 16, 20, 23 Twelfth Night. Free. 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 323.836.0288 Map W22
SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA Antony & Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night's Dream, picnic-conducive. Aug 1 at Lomita City Hall (24300 Narbonne Ave., Lomita). Aug 6 at Jane Addams Park (15114 Firmona Ave., Lawndale). Aug. 7 at Glenoaks Park (2531 E. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale). Aug. 8–9 at Point Fermin Park (807 Paseo del Mar, San Pedro). Free. 310.217.7596 Map N14, L14, northeast of T23, O15
SUMMER IN THE PARK The Actors' Gang, based at the Ivy Substation theater, takes to Media Park for updated Shakespeare play. Aug. 9–10, 16–17, 23–24, 30–31 King O'Leary. Media Park, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City, 310.838.4264 Map L11
 WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM Shakespeare (and more) in rustic amphitheater. Aug. 1, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. Aug. 2, 9, 15, 23, 30 Macbeth. Aug. 3, 8, 16–17, 22, 31 Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal. Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 As You Like It. 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga Canyon, 310.455.3723 Map west of B1 www.theatricum.com
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