UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks host The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) 26th Annual Simply Shakespeare benefit Monday, September 19, 2016 at 8:00pm at the Freud Playhouse, on the UCLA Campus.
The hilarious Smokin’ Shakespeare Motown Much Ado offers an evening of improvised Shakespeare and song featuring a Motown soundtrack provided by Smokey Robinson, and a star-studded cast including Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Martin Short, and Christina Applegate gallivanting their way through a very condensed version of Much Ado About Nothing.
The evening includes a pre-show cocktail reception, followed by a post performance reception with the cast. All proceeds from the event support the SCLA and its arts-based employment programs for chronically unemployed veterans and urban youth, that blend White House award-winning immersive arts engagement for youth living at the poverty threshold, chronically unemployed vets and award-winning professional union contracted productions supported by a veteran workforce.
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