Recommendations for the Weekend of August 13th & 14th 2011

With live theatre performances not much more or even less than movie ticket prices, it really is the best bang for the buck for your entertainment to watch live shows and support local artists, especially when it's more ideal to watch many films on DVD or streaming live on NetFlix or other services as there are special features like deleted scenes or interviews or documentaries of these films.These are the recommended shows to see tonight and tomorrow:

• Seussical the Musical at the Berkeley Playhouse: There are still great seats to be had this weekend for this show based on Dr. Seuss’ wonderful books and characters, including the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, and dozens of others. Shows are Sat @ 7 pm and Sun @ 12pm & 5pm. Performances are at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704. The production closes this weekend. On street parking only, so prepare for extra travel time. For ticket information, call (510) 845-8542 or click on the links below:

http://www.berkeleyplayhouse.org/box-office/

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• My Fair Lady at Oakland’s Woodminster Amphitheater: Opening this weekend is one of Broadway’s all time musical favorites & one of Lerner and Loewe’s masterpieces. It features last year’s stars of Woodminster Summer Musicals' The Music Man, Susan Himes Powers as Eliza Doolittle, Robert Moorhead as Henry Higgins, and Rockridge Safeway’s own Greg Carlson as Alfred P. Doolittle. All shows begin @ 8 pm tonight & Sunday. Performances are at the Woodminster Amphitheater located within Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd, Oakland, CA 94602. My Fair Lady concludes its 2011 production for Woodminster this weekend. For tickets, call (510) 531-9597 or click on the links below:

http://www.woodminster.com/Webpages/Musicals/MyFairLady11/MyFairLadymain.html

http://www.woodminster.com/Webpages/Ticketbuying/ticketsgen.html

http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/Search.action?query=Woodminster

• Macbeth at San Rafael’s Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University of California: Shakespeare’s Scottish Play is produced by Marin Shakespeare Company. Shows are tonight @ 8 pm & Sun. @ 4 pm. It performs at 1475 Grand Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901. Performances end this weekend. For tickets, call (415) 499-4488 or click on the links below:

http://www.marinshakespeare.org/pages/ticketorder.php

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