LA West Elite Event Tickets to Power of Duff

Came here for the first time. Very nice theatre, great comfy seats, pretty architecture, great front lobby area and outdoor courtyard. They also have a bar here and sell snacks. Came to see The Power of Duff. The reviews said it was a comedy but it’s very dramatic. Enjoyed the show. Love being at the Geffen. We had dinner at Palomino before hand and just valeted and left our car there and walked over.

I love the Geffen. Just across the street from UCLA, if you’re in traffic at that intersection you might look up and see banners declaring «playhouse» but other than that it’s an unassuming little theater: from the street it might be a posh restaurant or a nicer business with an ivy wall close to the sidewalk, a small opening which steps up into a courtyard, and wrought iron balustrades. Will call was to the left, with friendly faces behind the counter. Concierge stands right next to will call and offers pre-​filled validation cards ($ 4) for the parking structure, attached. I parked down the street for $ 5.50 because I didn’t know about this little perk =) Wine Down Sundays offer an open bar: that day they were serving Purple Moon Sauv Blanc and Shiraz. I had 2 glasses of the red and would’ve purchased a cheese plate from the bar, where they offer an assortment of nibbles, if I’d had a little more time.
The theater itself is gorgeous: it’s the third oldest building in Westwood. The walls are gray brick interior, I don’t know how they haven’t cracked in an earthquake. The play we saw was moody, cerebral and funny at times. The actors never made the lines feel campy even during dramatic scenes. Although the play touched on some heavy $h!t — suicide, religion, long-​term incarceration and infidelity, I was buying into the story line enough to empathize with various characters and they never lost me. I really liked how, although the set never changed onstage, they were able to incorporate media like tv and cell phone calls with the creative use of light and sound. Lighting and projectors also transformed a simple wall to the beautiful fall leaves of the Oregon woods, a pouring rainy night, and a hallway in an apartment building, seriously props to the set design department.
I was a little miffed on behalf of the cast that the house was only half-​full. I asked a Geffen employee about this and I found out that the lead is played by Greg Kinnear on Broadway and many pass holders were ticked that he wouldn’t be performing this engagement due to scheduling. The main character was a Kinnear-​type, the brooding sexy, strong jaw ladykiller of so many 90s movies I won’t list for you here (oh, but I could.) Great show and sweet little theater. Thank you Unilocal

My friend & I had lots of fun! It was a great day to enjoy our wine tasting out in the patio and the play was very entertaining! Great crowd of people & I hope I’ll have the chance to go to many more such events!

I’ve passed the Geffen Playhouse a few times on my way to Chick Fil-​a (I know … I’m not proud) but never actually went inside until last night. What a beautiful venue! Very clean and well maintained. The outdoor patio was very cute and a great place to enjoy the free wine: D. Tickets were easy to pick up (no wait) and the seats were very comfy. My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed the play.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I got a chance to see The Power of Duff last night thanks to Unilocal and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
Geffen Play House was a place I visited for the first time and it was a small but a beautiful venue. I got to the theatre a bit early to pick up my tickets at the box office, which was very easy and smooth. After waiting just a bit for them to open up the lobby, my boyfriend and I went in to enjoy their Wine Down Sundays aka complimentary wine tasting. Because it was still early, I got to chat up with the guy in charge who told me history of the Geffen Play House as well as other events they are holding which was interesting. There were two types of wines that night — Shiraz & Chardonnay — which were both on the sweeter side and very easy to drink! Another perk? Purple Moon wines can be picked up from Trader Joes!
We enjoyed our wines out on the patio since the weather was beautiful and also had a lovely encounter with a fellow Unilocaler talking about food, food and food which made the time go by super fast. If I find another play I am interested in, I would definitely come in earlier and take advantage of this HH because it was definitely worth it!
As for the play itself, it was about 2:15 long and it was well scripted! Definitely a bit more serious than comical, but I enjoyed the storyline and the acting was very nicely done as well! Chairs inside were nice too!
Overall, nice and clean theater with brick walls that was kept very well with clean and spacious restrooms. (line for the ladies was pretty intense during intermission but moved quite qucikly) Parking was plenty with meters all around even though I ended up parking a block down at a lot!
Thank you Brittany for giving us a a chance to see this play!

Thanks so much to our amazing Brittany F. for the tix! We had a great time! We’ve been to the Geffen a couple of times before and really enjoy it each visit. I read the LA Times and Hollywood Reporter reviews of Power of Duff prior to show time which helped shape my expectation of this rewritten version. I enjoyed it more than I imagined I would.
Like AIleen K. I too got caught up in a little afternoon Scotch and Kentucky Bourbon tasting sesh ;) and we missed the Wine down Sunday event at 6P. When my boyfriend ran to the men’s room quickly before we went in, I did manage to taste a small amount of their Purple Moon Shiraz to feel as though I participated ever so slightly to this aspect of their Sunday 7p shows :)
Will Call was super easy and this was our first time in the larger theatre here, having only been in the smaller of the two before.

This is a great theatre and I’d definitely recommend it, although as much as we visit Pantages and CTG we should be season ticket holders the Geffen offers a wonderful theatrical experience as well.
I’m very much looking forward to catching «Bad Jews» here, looks hilarious!
Thanks again Brit! Elites ROCK ;) and here’s just another example of some of the awesome perks!

As a Bruin for undergrad and now UCLA staffmember, I drive past this little gem all the time but never knew until now that it was a playhouse. It’s somewhat unobtrusive with its exterior view from the street but once you enter the stairway, you’re immediately immersed in a whole new cute world. I got caught up with my own HH so I made it by the very end of the wine tasting but I got to try both red and white and chug (I know) it before having to enter the theatre. I wasn’t a huge fan because both are more dry than what I prefer but they were both tasty nonetheless.
Tickets were very easy to pick up at will call and restrooms were nice and clean as well. Everything was fairly small though so per usje, the women’s bathroom line was quite ridiculous. The theatre was also small and intimate and though there were empty seats all along next to where we were seated, I felt that the seats were spacious and comfortable enough that had the theatre been filled, I would’ve still experienced comfort.
All in all great experience-​thanks so much!

Wonderful play! For ~2 hours, we were engaged the whole time. Beautiful venue and we had great seats. Thank you!