When the members of Theater Underground, a group of undergraduate UCLA students, had a closing night cast party for “House Full of Letters” five months ago, they thought that would be it.

If humor today is measured by the number of times one can successfully insert “That’s what she said” into a conversation, then Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” might not qualify as a comedy.

“Orange Lemon Egg Canary” is the title of a new show at the East Theatre.

Whether single or paired, Valentine’s Day can be more of an obligation than a celebration.

Dolores wasn’t joking when she made the motto of her diner “The best of yesterday brought to you today.”

Love or money?
For Millie Dillmount, the choice seems easy: marry the rich guy, of course. But sometimes happily ever after doesn’t mean a life of jewelry and fancy cars, as she learns when she falls in love with the poor guy.

Mao’s Kitchen
1512 Pacific Ave., Venice
$7-$12
4 Paws Out Of 5
After a long day of hanging out in Venice Beach, drum-circling, freak-watching, tattoo-getting, or whatever it is that people do in Venice, you want a meal that is suitably quirky for your Venice Beach experience.

"Jules"
Promenade Playhouse
Jan. 27 through March 4
It’s a simple conversion, really. Replace Verona with Kansas City, Mo., the “art thous” and “thees” with obscenities, toss in some contemporary ideological tension and voila!

“Sunday in the Park with George”
Freud Playhouse
Jan. 30 through Feb. 11
“Sunday in the Park with George” can be likened to such things as peanut butter and ham sandwiches, skydiving on acid or communism: a good idea in theory, but not so much in practical application.