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Theater

All About Santa, a musical about the adventures of Santa Claus, Sat. and Sun. 12:30pm and 3pm, through December 17, $10.50 children, $12.50 adults, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2.

Best/Worst, a play by Patricia Cotter, through December 9, $22, Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, 310.823.0710.

Cinderella returns as an autumn twilight show, through December 15, 6pm, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2.

Damn Yankees, the musical about baseball, through November 18, 7:30pm, $10-$20, Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 PCH, Malibu, 310.506.4522.

The Four Man Plan: A Romantic Science, Fridays and Saturdays, $20, 8pm, through December 2, Ruskin Group Theatre, Santa Monica Airport, 3000 Airport Dr., 310.397.3244 or www.ruskingrouptheatre.com.

Inside Private Lives, the private lives of celebrities, Sundays 7:30pm, $15, through December 3, Theatre East at the Lex, 6760 Lexington Ave., Hollywood.  No performance on November 26.

No Shame Theatre features five-minute comedy skits created just before showtime, Fridays through December 8, $5, 11pm, The Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 310.866.OFF.MAIN x10.

The Ransom Of Red Chief, O. Henry’s wacky story of a bratty kid, presented in a modern adaptation by West of Broadway and Reading is Fundamental, 3pm, $15, through December 16, Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, 310.656.8070.

The 60’s, a play about the decade and a couple who met in that decade and have now reached that age, through November 19, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, Pacific Resident Theatre Main Stage, 707 Venice Blvd., Venice, 323.460.2508.

The Victorian Hotel, a new scary comedy by Angus Oblong, Friday 8pm/Saturday 2pm and 8pm, through December 2, The Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 866.OFF.MAIN.