'Reefer Madness: The Musical'

Kristen Bell and Alan Cumming are the stars backing the new production of Reefer Madness, a musical comedy take on the much-made-fun-of 1936 film that warned kids about the dangers of – gasp! – marijuana. Bell starred in the off-Broadway production of the campy show back in 2001 and the subsequent 2005 indie film version, and she's excited to bring the fun to L.A. as a producer. She spoke with How To LA recently about launching the show, which she says has an all-encompassing vibe from the moment you walk in the theater, and the under-appreciated theater scene in L.A. “Here in L.A., we like to make it a little bit more interactive and a little bit more immersive,” she told How To LA. There’s the show and then the venue also hosts “reefer den” afterparties that give the whole evening a speakeasy kind of feel.