Story staged at Smothers

Theatreworks USA presents the musical "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," based on the popular children's book by Judith Viorst, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 at the Smoth- ers Theatre, Pepperdine Uni- versity, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Tickets are $15 for adults

and $10 for children and are available by calling (310) 506- 4522 or through Ticketmaster at (213) 365-3500.

For more information, visit www.pepperdine.edu/arts.

This 60-minute musical fea- tures five actors and is suitable for ages 4 and up.

The story's about Alexander who is having a really rotten day. Bad things happen to him before breakfast and continue when he goes to school and his dad's office. There's no dessert for lunch and lima beans for dinner. It's enough to make Alexander want to move to Australia.

The play is produced by Two Beans Productions, with book and lyrics by Viorst and music by Sherlly Markham. Rob Barron is the director and Cynthia Thole is the choreographer.