Theatrical choices abound as September offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy world-class singing and acting –
plus a range of other possibilities in our monthly roundup of travel and transportation tips for short hops to nearby
events and longer trips around California and beyond.
Down below on the Paramount Pictures Studio backlot, the Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine
turns Sunday, Sept 5, into a tempting array of gourmet tastings, fine wines, cooking demonstrations and a concert
(www.latimes.com/celebrationfoodwine).
Elsewhere around Los Angeles, several venues observe the Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary with
three days of parties, screenings, costumes and panels Thursday through Saturday, Sept 23-25 (www.sinscon.
com).
The Los Angeles Opera premieres “Il Postino” with the incomparable Placido Domingo in the lead role, Sept 23-
Oct 16 (www.LAOpera.com, 213-972-8001). At UCLA’s Freud Playhouse, Jason Alexander headlines in Neil Simon’
s “They’re Playing Our Song,” with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Sept. 28 to Oct 10
(www.Reprise.org; 310-825-2101). At the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood, triple threat Ted Lange has written,
directed and stars in “Let Freedom Ring,” a winning blend of chaos, comedy and collusion (“based on a true
story… almost”) Sept 2-26 (www.Brown Paper Tickets.com; 800-838-3006).
To the south in Costa Mesa, the Orange County Performing Arts Center delivers a monstrously entertaining live
version of Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” Sept 12-25 (www.OCPAC.org/broadway, 714-556-ARTS).
To the southwest in Topanga, the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Shakespeare and more with
“Hamlet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Alexander Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers,” Terrence McNally’s “Master
Class” and America’s heritage in “Carry It On!” through Oct 3 (www.theatricum.com; 310-455-3723). Farther east in
southwestern Utah through Oct 23, Cedar City’s Shakespearean Festival stages traditional and contemporary
works, among them “Macbeth,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Greater Tuna,” “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Pericles”
(www.bard.org; 800-PLAYTIX).
Two events almost in our backyard will bring participants considerably closer to nature. On the east side of the
Sierra off Interstate 395, across from the Mammoth/Yosemite Airport, Convict Lake Resort’s Trout Fest Fishing
Tournament & Festival adds its own kind of drama to the Sept. 4-5 weekend, followed by Labor Day, Sept 6, and the
official start of fall season – a wonderful time of year for autumn colors and discounts up to 50 percent on lodging
(www.convictlake.com; 800-992-2260).
Meanwhile, fans of nocturnal magic will flock to the Desert Studies Center in Zzyzx south of Baker in the Mojave
National Preserve for Dr. Patricia Brown-Berry’s Southwestern Desert Bats Class over the Oct. 1-3 weekend; hear
lectures during sunlight hours and master the finer points of mist-netting and locating bats by night (www.
maturango.org; 760-375-6900).
Ridgecrest resident Donna McCrohan Rosenthal covers travel stories for AAA, Bakersfield Magazine and
several West Coast publications. The author of 14 books, she has appeared on Oprah and A&E Biography and
lectured at the Smithsonian.
plus a range of other possibilities in our monthly roundup of travel and transportation tips for short hops to nearby
events and longer trips around California and beyond.
Down below on the Paramount Pictures Studio backlot, the Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine
turns Sunday, Sept 5, into a tempting array of gourmet tastings, fine wines, cooking demonstrations and a concert
(www.latimes.com/celebrationfoodwine).
Elsewhere around Los Angeles, several venues observe the Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary with
three days of parties, screenings, costumes and panels Thursday through Saturday, Sept 23-25 (www.sinscon.
com).
The Los Angeles Opera premieres “Il Postino” with the incomparable Placido Domingo in the lead role, Sept 23-
Oct 16 (www.LAOpera.com, 213-972-8001). At UCLA’s Freud Playhouse, Jason Alexander headlines in Neil Simon’
s “They’re Playing Our Song,” with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Sept. 28 to Oct 10
(www.Reprise.org; 310-825-2101). At the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood, triple threat Ted Lange has written,
directed and stars in “Let Freedom Ring,” a winning blend of chaos, comedy and collusion (“based on a true
story… almost”) Sept 2-26 (www.Brown Paper Tickets.com; 800-838-3006).
To the south in Costa Mesa, the Orange County Performing Arts Center delivers a monstrously entertaining live
version of Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” Sept 12-25 (www.OCPAC.org/broadway, 714-556-ARTS).
To the southwest in Topanga, the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Shakespeare and more with
“Hamlet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Alexander Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers,” Terrence McNally’s “Master
Class” and America’s heritage in “Carry It On!” through Oct 3 (www.theatricum.com; 310-455-3723). Farther east in
southwestern Utah through Oct 23, Cedar City’s Shakespearean Festival stages traditional and contemporary
works, among them “Macbeth,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Greater Tuna,” “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Pericles”
(www.bard.org; 800-PLAYTIX).
Two events almost in our backyard will bring participants considerably closer to nature. On the east side of the
Sierra off Interstate 395, across from the Mammoth/Yosemite Airport, Convict Lake Resort’s Trout Fest Fishing
Tournament & Festival adds its own kind of drama to the Sept. 4-5 weekend, followed by Labor Day, Sept 6, and the
official start of fall season – a wonderful time of year for autumn colors and discounts up to 50 percent on lodging
(www.convictlake.com; 800-992-2260).
Meanwhile, fans of nocturnal magic will flock to the Desert Studies Center in Zzyzx south of Baker in the Mojave
National Preserve for Dr. Patricia Brown-Berry’s Southwestern Desert Bats Class over the Oct. 1-3 weekend; hear
lectures during sunlight hours and master the finer points of mist-netting and locating bats by night (www.
maturango.org; 760-375-6900).
Ridgecrest resident Donna McCrohan Rosenthal covers travel stories for AAA, Bakersfield Magazine and
several West Coast publications. The author of 14 books, she has appeared on Oprah and A&E Biography and
lectured at the Smithsonian.
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