It’s a slow weekend due, perhaps, to Comic-Con. So for those of you not making your way to San Diego, here are the 3 Shows You Need to See: This Weekend in LA (7/20-7/22)
Jaws in Concert – Hollywood Bowl
July 20-21
It’s the 40th anniversary of John Williams’ first appearance at the Hollywood Bowl and the celebrations begin this weekend with two nights of live music to film performances of his Oscar-winning score for Jaws. Film composer David Newman will be on the podium leading the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Steven Spielberg’s film will be shown as the orchestra performs that classic score live. Check out our interview with David Newman about Williams and this score.
Celebrity Autobiography – The Wallis
July 21st
Sometimes when celebrities write their autobiographies they have some pretty outlandish things to say. With this show those delicious morsels of absurdity are read aloud by a cast willing to make light of excerpts from books by everyone from Streisand to Oprah to Ricky Martin to Sylvester Stallone. The cast for the two performances this weekend is scheduled to include Laraine Newman, Jennifer Tilly, Steven Weber, Sheri Shepard and the show’s creator Eugene Pack.
Red Hen Press: At the Kitchen Table with Rinde and Ellen – The Broad Stage
July 22
Rinde in the title of this show is Rinde Eckert. Eckert is a writer/composer/performer whose works include And God Created Great Whales. Ellen is Ellen McLaughlin who is a playwright and actress probably best known for originating the role of the angel in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. Joining them will be poet Allison Joseph and film director and writer Edoardo Ponti. These four unique talents team up for an evening where all of their various disciplines will combine for a one-of-a-kind way of telling stories.