Feb. 12, 2017 - HALLELUJAH, BABY! at the Alex Theatre

HALLELUJAH, BABY!
Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 7 PM

at the ALEX THEATRE

216 N Brand Ave • Glendale, CA 91203

Musical Theatre Guild continues its 2016-17 season with 1968's HALLELUJAH, BABY!, written Broadway luminaries Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Arthur Laurents. This one-night staged concert reading plays Sunday night at Glendale’s Historic Alex Theatre at 7:00 pm. 

HALLELUJAH, BABY! follows the struggles of a black woman in America over a 60-year period of changing race relations. The show won five 1968 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Presented by the Musical Theatre Guild of Los Angeles, the performance will star Sharon Catherine Brown as Georgina and Carol Dennis as Momma, Damon Kirsche as Harvey and Trevon Davis as Clem, supported by MTG members Jimmy Gleason, Kelly Lester, and Natalie Wachen, and guest artists Eric B. Anthony, and Anthony Manough.

The 7 PM performance will be directed and choreographed by Gerry McIntyre with musical direction by Gerald Sternbach.

The Alex Theatre is located at 216 N. Brand Blvd in downtown Glendale, CA. Season and single tickets are available by visiting www.alextheatre.org or by calling 818-243-ALEX. Additional information on MTG can be found at www.musicaltheatreguild.com.

Alex Theatre • Musical Theatre Guild

TICKETS: $45
email: tickets@musicaltheatreguild.com,

or call (818) 848-6844.

Mar. 4 & 5: American Showstoppers: An Evening with Cole Porter, featuring The Fred Barton Orchestra

 American SHOWSTOPPERS: 

 An Evening with COLE PORTER 

featuring
THE FRED BARTON ORCHESTRA

Friday, March 4 at 7:30 PM

The Schimmel Center for the Arts at PACE
3 Spruce Street, New York, NY 10038
Box Office: 212.346.1715

Saturday, March 5 at 8:00 PM
Leon M. Goldstein Center for the Arts
2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11235-2398
Box Office: 718.368.5596 

Following last season’s tremendous Evening with Irving Berlin and Evening with Johnny Mercer Fred Barton and his 14-piece Orchestra, headlined by a cast of Broadway’s best, will present a collection of Cole Porter’s most distinctive showstoppers. From Broadway to Hollywood, memorable numbers such as "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Too Darn Hot," "I’ve Got You Under My Skin," "Night And Day," and "Let’s Do It" will be featured alongside hidden gems and numbers that haven’t been heard with Broadway-style orchestration since their debuts up to 90 years ago.  

A TIME OUT Critic’s Pick!

The cast includes:

Tony Award©-winner Beth Leavel (Baby, It’s You, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street); 

Karen Murphy (A Little Night Music, Titanic, Les Miserables); 

John Bolton (Dames At Sea, Curtains, Spamalot); 

Sean McGibbon (Million Dollar Quartet, The Buddy Holly Story); 

Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee); 

Damon Kirsche (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Strike Up The Band, Paradise Lost); 

Jesse Luttrell (Bawdy, Meet Me In St. Louis); 

Paula Leggett Chase (On The Twentieth Century, Bye Bye Birdie, Curtains, The Sound of Music live NBC broadcast). 

Scott Thompson directs and choreographs, incorporating his sensational Broadway dancers.

This evening promises to be a song and dance extravaganza in celebration of one of the all-time greatest American songwriters!

“Mr. Barton raised the level of the evening from mere entertainment to great entertainment…this evening was a great success!” – TheaterPizzazz.com

“Absolutely spine-tingling!” – Times Square Chronicles

Highlights from “American Showstoppers: An Evening with Irving Berlin"

Fred Barton (Wikipedia)

FRED BARTON is a musical director, orchestrator, and conductor whose credits include the Broadway production of Cabaret (with Joel Grey), Camelot (with Robert Goulet), Zorba (with Anthony Quinn), Carnegie Hall, and The New York, Boston, and California Pops Orchestras.  Previous “Showstoppers” performers include Tony Award©-winners Beth Leavel, Karen Ziemba and Lauren Worsham, Tony Award©-nominees Brent Barrett and Lee Roy Reams and Drama Desk Award-winner Toni DiBuono.

Feb. 6 - As Time Goes By with Mora’s Modern Swingtet

The Ebell Club of Los Angeles and

 The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles

present 

As Time Goes By

Remembering the 1940s 

at Rick's Cafe Americain, Casablanca

featuring:

Mora’s Modern Swingtet

with vocalists

Kayre Morrison & Damon Kirsche

February 6, 2016 at 8:30 PM

at The Ebell of Los Angeles 

743 South Lucerne Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90005

The Ebell of Los Angeles (Photo: Paper Moon)

Travel back in time to the 1940s for an elegant evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing at the glittering and historic surroundings of The Ebell of Los Angeles.

Admission: $60 (Ebell and ADSLA members),  $75 for non-members /  $25 for Ebell and ADSLA members for dancing only (starts 8:30PM), $30 for non-members.

Entertainment: Mora’s Modern Swingtet, playing favorite tunes of the 1940s. Vintage silver service on display. Our resident mixologists will concoct two signature cocktails to continue the 1940s theme.

Oct. 31: Dean Mora and his Haunted Orchestra - Cicada Club

Dine and dance to the finest Latin and Swing tunes of the 1940s and '50s at

THE CICADA CLUB'S MOST POPULAR NIGHT OF THE YEAR

Take a ghostly musical journey back in time to the lost days of Hollywood's most famous nightclubs:  THE COCONUT GROVE, THE MOCAMBO, THE TROCADERO, CIROS and many more!
DEAN MORA
and his HAUNTED ORCHESTRA

Featuring star vocalists
Kayre Morrison and Damon Kirsche
and special guest Johnny Holiday

Advance Discount Tickets Now on Sale!
Buy Today: $30
Buy October 25-30: $35
At the Door: October 31: $40

HURRY! LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE • GET YOUR TICKETS AND DINNER RESERVATIONS TODAY
http://CicadaClub.com/Halloween 

CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR
DINE AND DANCE SPECIAL
213-488-9488


THE WORLD FAMOUS CICADA CLUB
Vintage Halloween Costume Party
Dean Mora and his Haunted Orchestra

THE HISTORIC 1928 ART DECO OVIATT BUILDING
617 SOUTH OLIVE STREET • LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90014

DINNER SERVED FROM 6PM

FINE DINING - FULL BAR - VALET PARKING
DANCING ON TWO FLOORS
VINTAGE OR EVENING ATTIRE SUGGESTED.

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Damon Kirsche and Kayre Morrison with Dean Mora and his Orchestra (Photos: Dave Welch, Rusty Frank; Costume Designs: OurDancingDaughters, Valentines Costumes)

Oct. 9 & 10: American Showstoppers: An Evening of Johnny Mercer with the Fred Barton Orchestra

American

SHOWSTOPPERS:

An Evening of

JOHNNY MERCER

Discount: Save 10% with discount code: FRIENDS

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Friday, October 9 at 7:30 PM

The Schimmel Center for the Arts
Pace University, 3 Spruce Street, New York, NY 10038
Box Office: 212.346.1715

Saturday, October 10 at 7:30 PM
Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre, 
Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ 07652 2001 
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“Damon Kirsche, Lee Roy Reams, Vivian Reed and More Slated for ‘AMERICAN SHOWSTOPPERS’ at Schimmel Center This Fall” Read more at BroadwayWorld.com.

Join Broadway's Fred Barton, his 14-piece orchestra, and a fleet of first-rate Broadway performers in a tribute to the celebrated lyricist, Johnny Mercer whose lyrics provided commentary on American life through much of the 20th century. His songbook includes such indelible standards as “Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home,” “Hooray for Hollywood,” and the Oscar award winning best song, “Moon River.” His scores for the Broadway stage include LI’L ABNER, ST. LOUIS WOMAN, TOP BANANA and the MGM musical picture "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” 

Damon Kirsche and Vivian Reed (Photo: Kevin Yatarola)

The cast of 16 Broadway singers and dancers, with direction and choreography by Scott Thompson, is headlined by Damon Kirsche, Tony nominee Lee Roy Reams, two time Tony nominee Vivian Reed, Nick Spangler, Tony Nominee Lauren Worsham, and Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba. The cast also features Jesse Luttrell, Sean McGibbon and Molly Pope.

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"Absolutely spine-tingling" - Times Square Chronicles

"One show-stopping number after another. Sensational!"  - TheaterPizzazz.com

Clockwise from upper left: Fred Barton / Brent Barrett, Lee Roy Reams, Karen Ziemba /
Bruce Landry, David Elder, Damon Kirsche, Karen Murphy, Jesse Luttrell / The Schimmel Center audience and Company a standing ovation / Natasha Yvette Williams / Damon Kirsche (Photos: Kevin Yatarola / Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.) 

Fred Barton (Wikipedia)

FRED BARTON is a musical director, orchestrator, and conductor whose credits include the Broadway production of Cabaret (with Joel Grey), Camelot (with Robert Goulet), Zorba (with Anthony Quinn), Carnegie Hall, and The New York, Boston, and California Pops Orchestras.  Previous “Showstoppers” performers include Tony Award©-winner Beth Leavel, Tony-nominee Lee Roy Reams, and Drama Desk Award-winner Toni DiBuono.