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THEATER:

And Awaaaay We Go To Wonderland! a musical based on fairy tales, through September 28, Saturdays-Sundays 12:30 and 3pm, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2.

As You Like It, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy set mostly in a forest, through September 28, 3pm Sundays, $20-$28, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723, theatricum.com.

Cabaret, the musical about Berlin between the wars, through August 3, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, $18-$23, Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., 310.828.7519.

Family Fundays, children’s plays and storytelling, Sundays through November 2, 11am, $8, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a Theatre Palisades production of a long-running off-Broadway show, through July 20, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, $18-$22, Theatre Palisades’ Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Dr., PP, 310.454.1970.

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of an overly ambitious warlord, 8pm Saturdays in July, $8-$28, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Mamafied, a new solo comedy about pre-partum depression written and performed by Susanna Brisk, through July 27, dark July 4-6, 8:30pm Fridays-Saturdays/7:30pm Sundays, $25, previews $20, opening night gala $50, students & seniors $15, group discounts, Edgemar Center, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica, 310.399.3666, edgemarcenter.org or mamafied.com.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, lovers and fairies in Shakespeare’s classic comedy, 4pm Saturdays, $8-$28, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Musical Mystery Dinner-Shows, four plays rotate on Saturday nights: Hollywood’s Fatal Premiere, Who Killed The Radio Show, Sock Hop Reunion, Deadly Disco Cruise, 7pm, $75 per person (includes 4-course dinner, show, tax, tip), Marina del Rey Hotel, 13534 Bali Way, MDR, 310.399.1507.

Return, a new musical by Sonia Levitin and Donald McKayle, based on Levitin’s juvenile novel about the rescue of Ethiopian Jews, through July 20, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 and 7pm Sundays, $17.99-$34.99, Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., 310.392.7327.

The School For Scandal, dish, gossip, and big hair in Sheridan’s 18th century comedy, through September 27, 8pm Saturdays through July, 8pm Fridays August 8, 22, 4pm Saturdays August 16, Sept 6, 13, 27, 7:30pm Sundays July 27, August 3, 17, 31, September 21, $8-$28, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Spring’s Awakening, new translation of Wedekind’s controversial drama about teens and sex (the basis for the Broadway musical), by the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, through July 26, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays, also 8pm Wednesday July 23, $20, Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 310.396.3680 x3.

Unbeatable Harold, a play about a young man with big dreams, by Randy Noojin, directed by John Ruskin, through August 3, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Ave., 310.397.3244.

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