L.A. Midsummer Benefit Reading, With Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Held Sept. 27 | Playbill

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News L.A. Midsummer Benefit Reading, With Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Held Sept. 27 Billy Crystal, William Shatner, Martin Short, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are among the celebrities taking part in a one-night-only Sept. 27 reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream to benefit the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles.

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SCLA artistic director Ben Donenberg directs the groovy "psychedelic 1960's adaptation" of the romantic comedy that begins at 7:30 PM at the Freud Playhouse. Music from the era will be incorporated into the staging.

Wilson and Hanks co-host the evening that also promises performances by Topher Grace, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Redmayne, Cedric the Entertainer, Paul Dooley, Olivia Thirlby, Alan Tudyk and more.

All proceeds support The SCLA and its arts-based veterans employment and youth employment programs for inner-city youth, arts education in local schools, and professional union-contracted productions.

For tickets, beginning at $500, phone (310) 201-5033. For more information visit ShakespeareCenter.org.

 
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