Friday, March 8, 2013
What's Happening Around Town for March 8, 2013
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its cast for Spring Awakening, book & lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, with musical direction by John Glaudini, choreography by Dana Solimando and directed by Brian Kite. Spring Awakening will preview on Thursday, March 21, (with a press opening on Friday, March 22) and runs through Saturday, March 30 live “ONSTAGE” at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada. Get up close & personal with the new ONSTAGE series at La Mirada Theatre. A new, intimate theatre experience has been created by placing 199 audience seats on the actual stage of the theater which will be filled with an incredible award-winning musical AND the audience. This is the premiere production of this extraordinary new series which allows you to be as close as you can to the performance!
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The Old Globe Postpones The Honeymooners
The Old Globe has announced that its upcoming
production of the The Honeymooners has been postponed due to a conflict with
artist schedules. The world premiere musical by Dusty Kay and Bill Nuss (book),
Stephen Weiner (music) and Peter Mills (lyrics) was originally set to run at
the Globe from Sept. 8 – Oct. 27, 2013 under the direction of Jerry
Mitchell. “We are disappointed that we
will not produce The Honeymooners this season, but we hope that San Diego
audiences will be able to enjoy this delightful musical in the future,” said artistic
director Barry Edelstein. He continued:
“We are hard at work seeking an exciting replacement for the show that we will
announce shortly with the rest of our wonderful 2013-14 season.”
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Spring 2013 Musical Theater Class with Georgia Stitt
Georgia Stitt will be teaching her last private 6-week musical theater class for awhile so if you’ve been meaning to get to class, do it now. She and her family are planning a move back to New York this summer. To register: send an email directly to georgiastitt@mac.com.
Wednesday nights, 6:45 - 9:45 pm (maximum 8 participants)
April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 29 (no class on 5/22)
Cost: $450
Ross Kalling at the piano
Location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church (Choir Room, downstairs)
585 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
www.ppc.net
Choose a music theater or pop song from any genre and either shape it into a useful audition selection or discover why it's problematic. Topics include audition cuts, choosing material, personalizing songs, connecting, letting the music work for you, knowing your type, and making strong choices. Identify the structure of your song and use it to strengthen your storytelling. By looking at phrase length, rhyme, contrast, musical gesture, and surprise, you can uncover clues from the composer that can fuel your acting choices. Each singer/actor will work for 20 minutes each week.
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Spring 2013 Musical Theater Class with Georgia Stitt
Georgia Stitt will be teaching her last private 6-week musical theater class for awhile so if you’ve been meaning to get to class, do it now. She and her family are planning a move back to New York this summer. To register: send an email directly to georgiastitt@mac.com.
Wednesday nights, 6:45 - 9:45 pm (maximum 8 participants)
April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 29 (no class on 5/22)
Cost: $450
Ross Kalling at the piano
Location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church (Choir Room, downstairs)
585 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
www.ppc.net
Choose a music theater or pop song from any genre and either shape it into a useful audition selection or discover why it's problematic. Topics include audition cuts, choosing material, personalizing songs, connecting, letting the music work for you, knowing your type, and making strong choices. Identify the structure of your song and use it to strengthen your storytelling. By looking at phrase length, rhyme, contrast, musical gesture, and surprise, you can uncover clues from the composer that can fuel your acting choices. Each singer/actor will work for 20 minutes each week.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Get Your Game On in 2013: Master Classes with Ryan Scott Oliver and Georgia Stitt
Happy New Year everyone! 2013 is off to a good start and Los Angeles artists will have two opportunities to give their careers a boost with upcoming classes starting this month..jpg)
Oliver is a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient, 2008 Rodgers Award Winner, 2011 Lortel Award Nominee, a 2007 Dramatists Guild Fellow, and most recently, the recipient of residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Weston Playhouse, and Cap 21 for We Foxes, a commission by Broadway Across America. www.ryanscottoliver.com, Murphy is a New York City-based photographer specializing in theater and dance whose work appears regularly in the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times. www.MurphyMade.com
The masterclass/headshot shoot will take place from 1 - 4pm at Madilyn Clark Studios located at 10852 Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601. Pricing ranges from $30 - $175; students may audit the class or sing, and/or get headshots with Murphy. For more information, pricing, and to enroll, visit www.ryanscottoliver.com/news/la-jan5.
Classes will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church (Choir Room, downstairs), 585 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101, www.ppc.net. Dates are Wednesdays January 9, 16, 23, 30 and February 6 & 13 ($450) from 6:45 - 9:45 pm. To register email georgiastitt@mac.com.
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