Eve Ensler's The Good Body Runs January 31-February 12 at Wadsworth Theatre in LA

Eve Ensler, the author of the international phenomenon THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, plans to explore and expose even more -- in her new play THE GOOD BODY. Ms. Ensler will be making her Los Angeles stage debut when THE GOOD BODY plays a limited 16 performance engagement at the Wadsworth Theatre January 31 to February 12, 2006. As THE GOOD BODY is on a 20 city national tour, there will be no extensions of this engagement.

Tickets for THE GOOD BODY are available at the Wadsworth Theatre Box Office, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., through Ticketmaster - online at www.WadsworthTheatre.com, by phone at Ticketmaster at 213-365-3500, and all Ticketmaster outlets.

THE GOOD BODY, written and performed by Eve Ensler, debuted on Broadway in October 2004, following a workshop production at the Seattle Repertory Theatre and an engagement at ACT in San Francisco. THE GOOD BODY is directed by Peter Askin. The tour is produced by Harriet Newman Leve, in association with Ron Nicynski, Mark Kaplan and Michele Crowley. Associate producers are Allison Prouty and Laura Wagner. The tour is managed by 321 Theatrical Management.

THE GOOD BODY is presented in Los Angeles by RICHMARK Entertainment and Jonathan Reinis Productions. A portion of the proceeds from the tour will benefit V-Day, the global movement founded by Ensler to end violence against women and girls.

When Eve Ensler takes the stage, she doesn't just perform a play…she causes a sensation. In THE GOOD BODY she takes an inside look at the outside, exploring the cultures of beauty, food and desire through the eyes of women around the world. This provocative, hilarious, and profoundly moving show promises to be no less extraordinary than Eve's previous triumph, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, which inspired a worldwide revolution.

With THE GOOD BODY, Eve Ensler turns her unique eye to the rest of the female form. Whether undergoing botox injections or living beneath burkhas, women of all cultures and backgrounds feel compelled to change the way they look in order to fit in. THE GOOD BODY merges cross-cultural explorations with Eve's own personal journey coming to terms with her 'less-than-flat, post-40's stomach.' The Associated Press called THE GOOD BODY, "Insightful, entertaining and hilarious," the San Francisco Chronicle described it as, "Passionate, funny, frank, revealing, even shocking," while The New York Times said THE GOOD BODY is, "forthrightly funny, bristling with wisecracks and exotically harvested snippets of wisdom."

The February 1 opening night of THE GOOD BODY at the Wadsworth Theater will be a benefit for V-Day. The performance will be followed by a star-studded reception. The night will mark the opening of Eve's Los Angeles run as well as her Los Angeles stage debut; Ensler is the Founder of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls.

The V-Day L.A. 2006 Committee includes Jane Fonda and Paula Weinstein, Honorary Chairs, Gail Berman, Carole Black, Ilene Chaiken, Robert Dowling, Sally Field, Kristin Hahn, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Christine Lahti, Lauren Lloyd, Dylan McDermott, Pat Mitchell, Kathy Najimy, Dawn Ostroff, Marc Platt, Emily Scott Pottruck, Shiva Rose, Cari Ross, Paula Wagner, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Rita Wilson (list in formation). A portion of the event proceeds will benefit the Lily Tomlin Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and The HerShe Group. For benefit information, call 310-491-1401

There will be two post performance discussions with Eve Ensler. She will be joined by activist Cindy Sheehan on February 2 and author Suzanne Levine, founding editor of Ms. Magazine and author of "Inventing the Rest of Our Lives," on February 10. Sheehan and Levine participate to follow the theme of "The Good Body" to "Stop fixing your body, start fixing the world."

THE GOOD BODY features set designs by Tony nominee Robert Brill (Assassins), costume design by recent Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty (Wicked) and lighting design by Kevin Adams (Hedwig and the Angry Inch). Sound design and original music is by David Van Tieghem (Doubt), co-designed by Jill B.C. Du Boff (The Constant Wife).

Tickets for THE GOOD BODY are available at the Wadsworth Theatre Box Office, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Building 226. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (subject to change). Tickets can also be purchased through www.BrentwoodTheatre.com, and through Ticketmaster - online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at Ticketmaster at 213-365-3500, and all Ticketmaster outlets. For RICHMARK Memberships and tickets, and groups of 15+ call Wadsworth/Brentwood Theatre Box Office at 310-479-3636.

The Wadsworth Theatre, which is located on the Veterans Administration grounds at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Building 226, Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit www.RICHMARKENT.com and www.TheGoodBody.com.

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