7/6: Kritzerland at the Gardenia: Kander and Ebb

Kritzerland at the Gardenia

presents

The Kander and Ebb Album

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Starring (in alphabetical order)

Zachary Ford (Tony, PCPA’s West Side Story; Rapunzel’s Prince, Into the Woods)

Juliana Hansen (Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, first national tour)

Damon Kirsche (Dentist, Cabrillo’s Little Shop of Horrors; Annie, Carpenter Center)

Marsha Kramer (Broadway: Wendy in Sandy Duncan’s Peter Pan; The Music Man, Hollywood Bowl)

Lauren Rubin (Off-Broadway, The Donkey Show;  NoHo Arts, Having It All)

Also joining us:  Melody Hollis (Broadway: Susan in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas)

Special Guest:  Gregory Harrison (Broadway: Kander and Ebb’s Steel Pier and Chicago)

Music Director:  John Boswell

Damon Kirsche sings the songs of Kander & Ebb (Photos: Daniel G. Lam)

The Cast of Kritzerland at the Gardenia: The Kander and Ebb Album

Our July “Kritzerland at the Gardenia” is another exciting evening devoted to the brilliant songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb.  Over the years, Bruce Kimmel has produced CDs containing many Kander and Ebb songs, including an entire album devoted to their music and lyrics, Brent Barrett’s “The Kander and Ebb Album,” as well as two instrumental presentations of their shows, Chicago and Cabaret, with the Brad Ellis Little Big Band.  Kander and Ebb have written some of the greatest theater songs ever, from shows such as Flora, The Red Menace; Cabaret; The Happy Time; Zorba; 70 Girls 70; Chicago; Woman Of The Year; and many others, including the recent The Scottsboro Boys, which received a Tony nomination for Best Score.  We’ve assembled our usual stellar group of singers, and it’s a treat to have as our special guest, Gregory Harrison, who starred in Kander and Ebb’s Steel Pier, and has played Billy Flynn in Chicago more than 1000 times on the road and on Broadway.  Our musical director is the great John Boswell.

So, join us for an incredibly tuneful evening filled with Kander and Ebb classics as well as some of their more obscure material.

Reservations:   Dinner reservations begin at 7:00 pm and will guarantee you a table.  If you reserve for dinner, you will get a phone confirmation.  If you wish to attend show only, please reserve with your phone number just in case we need to reach you, but you will not receive a confirmation.  Please make your reservation by noon on July 6th.

Cover charge is $15 with a two-drink minimum.

There is no drink minimum with dinner.

The Gardenia, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(323) 467-7444

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7/3: Dean Mora and His Orchestra, A Tribute to the Armed Forces

This Sunday night, I'll again join Dean Mora and His Orchestra and fellow vocalists Kayre Morrison and Jennifer Shelton, presenting WWII era tunes and big band hits of the 1940's, including: Irving Berlin's tunes "Any Bonds Today" and "This is the Army, Mr. Jones." We'll also present classic war-time songs such as "White Cliffs of Dover," "It's Been a Long, Long Time," and others.

Other special guests include The Lindy Sisters, former Bob Hope USO Entertainer Jan Daily and Star Trek's George Takei.

We'll be clad in original uniforms of the era, supplied by Steve Nelson, Curator of the Fort MacArthur Museum in San Pedro, CA. 

SPECIAL BIG BAND NIGHT

DEAN MORA AND HIS ORCHESTRA A Tribute to the Men and Women of Our Armed Forces — Past and Present

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club

at the Historic 1928 Art Deco Oviatt Building

617 S. Olive Street

Los Angeles, California 90014

Mr. Mora's world famous 20-piece dance orchestra (with strings) presents a tribute to the men and women of the armed forces past and present. The acclaimed dance orchestra will serenade you with big band favorites from the World War II era featuring vocalists Kayre Morrison and Damon Kirsche. Vintage or contemporary military attire encouraged. More information and tickets available at clubcicada.com.