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Audition! The Musical, through June 10, 7pm Saturdays/6pm Sundays, $25.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x1.

Cinderella for the whole family, 6pm most Fridays through May 11, 6pm, $12.50 adults, $10.50 children, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2.

Enchanted Lunchtime Theatre, for kids ages 3-5 and their parents, created by Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., every Wednesday through June 6, 11:30am-1pm, $15 includes all craft materials and lunch, 310.394.9779.

Inside Private Lives, the private lives of celebrities, Sundays 7:30pm, $15, through March 18, theatreeast.com, Theatre East at the Lex, 6760 Lexington Ave., Hollywood.

No Shame Theatre, five-minute comedy sketches created less than an hour before showtime, 11pm (early arrivals can be in show), ongoing Fridays through May 18, $5, The Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 310.396.3680 x10.

Small Tragedy, a comedy-drama by Craig Lucas, through April 1, 8pm Wednesday-Saturday/2pm Sunday, $22.50-$25, Odyssey Theatre, 2055 Sepulveda Blvd., WLA, 310.477.2055.

Strange Snow, a play about Vietnam war veterans, through March 18, 8pm Fridays and Saturdays/2pm Sundays, $15-$20, Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Dr., 310.397.3244.

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