Durning, Klugman, Etc. Set for LA Benefit, July 21

An array of stars will take part in the Los Angeles benefit "Rise Up and Shout!," which will be held on Friday, July 21st at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (1419 N. Topanga Canyon Road).

Benefiting the Theatricum with some funds going to aid women and children in Iraq, "Rise Up and Shout!" will feature Tony Award-winner Charles Durning (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Gin Game), Mariette Hartley (Cabaret), Jack Klugman (Gypsy, "The Odd Couple"), James Avery ("Fresh Prince of Bel Air"), Wendie Malick (Burleigh Grime$, "Just Shoot Me"), Joe Mantegna (Speed-the-Plow, Glengarry Glen Ross), and Jean Smart (The Man Who Came to Dinner, "Designing Women").

"We at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum are motivated by the belief that theatre, music and art are as necessary to the living of a full life as food and shelter. We must have the latter to survive, but the former are basic for fulfillment of the inner person. Therefore, we continue to make available to our community, at affordable ticket prices, productions of the classics and new works, presented in repertory through the use of a resident acting company. Along with the rep, we offer a children's concert series. Our Academy of the Classics and educational programs offer exposure to the classics and Living History plays, fostering a love for literature and helping to create the audiences of the future," state notes on the theatre.

Tickets range from $100-$150 and can be ordered by calling 310-455-3723.  Visit www.theatricum.com for more information.