“Direct from Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys” The
Fountain Theatre (323) 663-1525 Through Nov. 10
Controversial historical dramas are difficult to stage in small
theaters, especially when the topic of the dramatization is a
heinous event.

For those of you who go to college football games because you
love the half-time show, Royce Hall is hosting the perfect show for
you. For those of you who demand that the marching band return to
the sidelines as soon as you return from the concession stand, you
will find that this show gets redundant really quickly.

MANHATTAN BEACH “”mdash; Legendary wrestling champion Ric Flair
used to say, “If you want to be the man, you’ve got to
beat the man.” Last weekend, the world of women’s
volleyball was shocked when two former Bruins did exactly that
““ to two other former Bruins.