Pencil This In: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' & 'White Christmas' Screen, Common & Guns N' Roses Rock
Tonight marks an evening of cinema and music. Embrace the holiday season with a special, digitally restored screening of "White Christmas," or if the holiday blues have infected you, sit back and bang your head to a rock opera double feature. Comedian Jennifer Murphy will make you laugh for free, and Culver City's Third Wednesdays will fill your bellies and pockets for cheap. But if it's music you want, it's music you'll get. Common and Guns N' Roses perform tonight in separate shows. Be out, be safe and be merry.
FILM
UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Million Dollar Theater present the last night of their ongoing fall/winter film series. Tonight the theater will screen a rock opera double feature of 1975's "Tommy," directed by Ken Russell, and 1973's "Jesus Christ Superstar," directed by Norman Jewison. 7:30pm. $10 general admission; $9 students and seniors. The UCLA student free ticket policy does not apply, and tickets are available only at the theater box office, which opens one hour before the program start time on the day of the show.
COMEDY
Comedian Jennifer Murphy from Last Comic Standing headlines tonight's comedy show at Sardo's in Burbank. Karaoke will follow. 8pm-9:30pm. Free.
MUSIC
Influential rapper Common will take the House of Blues stage tonight in West Hollywood. Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm. $51 (including fees).
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The Egyptian Theatre gets festive with a digitally restored screening of 1954's "White Christmas," directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. The classic flick is Paramount's first film shot in widescreen VistaVision. 7:30pm-10pm. $7-$11.
THIRD WEDNESDAYS
Downtown Culver City's ongoing Third Wednesdays event returns tonight and invites locals to sip and nibble on holiday happy hour specials, groove to live music and score with holiday shopping discounts. Art galleries, historic buildings, boutiques, theaters and unique restaurants line the streets, begging for visitors. The event features The Other Reindeer carolers and Christmas karaoke at La Rocco's Pizzeria. Visit the website for a complete listing of participating businesses and details on the night's specials. 5pm-9pm. Free.
MUSIC
Guns N' Roses will rock The Forum tonight in a concert spanning decades of the band's famous hits. Steel Panther will open the show, and The Crystal Method will DJ between sets. Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm. $36.65-$93.90 (including fees).
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