Awake and Sing! January 13, 2010

Mark Ruffalo and Ben Gazzara reprise their roles from the Tony Award-winning revival of Clifford Odets' 1935 masterpiece, the moving portrait of a Jewish immigrant family crowded together in a cramped Bronx tenement and laid low by the Great Depression, and Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs. Also in the L.A. Theatre Works cast are Jane Kaczmarek and Richard Kind. L.A. Theatre Works records five performances for its nationally syndicated radio theater series which broadcasts locally on KPCC 89.3 FM and streams on demand at www.latw.org. "Finally, a show worth singing about." - Entertainment Weekly. Jan.13-17; Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood CA 90049; $20-$48; 310.827.0889; www.latw.org

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