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Rags to Riches A big hand for “Little Me” in Manhattan Beach by Bondo Wyszpolski The Manhattan Beach Community Church Theatre began with a few productions in the latter 1950s, and then really went to town in the ‘80s and hasn’t stopped since. While we often speak of theater groups as companies, this one seems closer to an extended family in that many of the same personnel, the behind-the-scenes tech people as well as the actors, are involved in production after production. So there’s a certain camaraderie built from long-standing collaborators that has a way of rubbing off on the audience. In other words, an ease and informality prevails and we can sense that in addition to staging the best show they can with limited means everyone’s having fun. There’s a homegrown, hometown charm here which also gives the impression that, unlike seeing a show at the Taper or the Ahmanson where viewers may be unforgiving, stumbles or flub will be taken in stride, maybe with a shrug, and no one will be unduly chastised for it. Which brings us to the current production, “Little Me,” which opened last weekend and picks up again this Friday. It’s amusing, clever, and entertaining. “Little Me” is a…
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