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continued ■ Wed. | Oct. 1 ANIMAL STARS ■ Through Sept. 28 BOOK SIGNING BROADWAY BOUND Urban Pet Mid-City Odyssey Theatre BEST IN Ever wonder how Mr. Jinx SHOW Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander the cat learned to flush a Orpheum Theatre directs Neil Simon’s toilet in Meet the Fockers? Oct. 5 hilarious, heartwarming New book Animal Stars bestindragshow.org semi-autobiographical play reveals the tireless work and of brothers Eugene and heartwarming stories of the Stanly Jerome. Determined trainers, actors, directors Tucking to break into showbiz as and, of course, the hundreds comedy writers, the two of wild animal actors in their use real-life drama as behind-the-scenes glory. and Tiaras inspiration but quickly theurbanpet.net discover complications. Best in is back, snatching crowns odysseytheatre.com ■ Through Oct. 8 TANGLED and raising funds for a worthy cause ■ Mon. | Sept. 29 El Capitan Theatre COPENHAGEN A special, limited engagement IT’S BEEN A GREAT YEAR for the gender-queer. Laverne Cox became the first Emmy- A Noise Within of the Disney film includes nominated trans woman for her work on Orange is the New Black, the sixth season of This free staged reading a live onstage appearance RuPaul’s Drag Race merited a TV Critics Association award and, judging by all those of Michael Frayn’s Tony of Sofia fromSofia the First Peter Pan promo pics, even Girls’ Allison Williams is serving up cross-dressing realness. Award-winning play, which and a special glimpse of the On Oct. 5, the 12th annual Best in Drag Show will be held at DTLA’s Orpheum “soars at the intersection of upcoming Sofia the First: Curse art and science” is presented of Princess Ivy, and after the Theatre. Hosted by Patrick Rush and directed/choreographed by Jeffrey Drew, the as part of the AxS Festival movie, see Rapunzel live and production is set to feature a celebrity judge panel that includes , Melanie 2014, whose theme is the Tangled Ever After short. Griffith, Holland Taylor, Dot Marie Jones and Kathy Kinney. A cross between a beauty Curiosity, taking place this elcapitantickets.com pageant and a drag revue (think Miss America meets Miss Thang), the show raises fall in Pasadena. The event much-needed funds for the Aid for AIDS charity. is sure to be a very special This year’s event features the talents of will off-kilter names like Tastee evening of fact and fiction. Freez, Suh Nami, D’vida Loca, Po Mi Saki and Willamina Wonka. Only one will take anoisewithin.org home the tiara, but as they lend their skills to this worthy cause, they’re all queer heroes in the eyes of the community. —M.C.

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