`Steel Magnolias,` `Argonautika,´ `Elephant Man` and more at L.A. theaters
(LA Times Anaheim Ducks)

Perseverance in the face of adversity is a common theme this week on `The 99-Seat Beat,` our selections from L.A.´s theater scene. The human spirit endures, whether in the mythic quests of ancient Greece (`Argonautika`), the bonds of friendship nurtured in a Southern beauty salon (`Steel Magnolias`),...