2/23-26: Closing Weekend – MAN OF LA MANCHA

MAN OF LA MANCHA

FINAL PERFORMANCES: February 23-26, 2012

CARPENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, LONG BEACH

"Incandescent...Thrilling...Remarkable"– Los Angeles Times - CRITIC'S CHOICE

"Davis Gaines gives a stellar portrayal...Lesli Margherita is a powerhouse." – Backstage - CRITIC'S PICK

"If you want proof that Musical Theatre West is a multi-award winning musical theatre, go to the Carpenter Center.  MAN OF LA MANCHA is one of the most thrilling, smash-hit productions that MTW has mounted in its 60-year history...You can't afford to miss it."– Grunion Gazette  

Karenssa LeGear as Antonia, Damon Kirsche as Dr. Carrasco, Dynell Leigh as The Housekeeper, Jason Webb as The Padre
(Photo by Ken Jacques Photography).

"One of the all-time great musicals, featuring one of the all-time great standards.  At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, author Miguel de Cervantes is imprisoned and uses the story of the knight-errant Don Quixote to defend himself.  Full of indelible characters and a beautiful Latin-tinged score, the original production of MAN OF LA MANCHA ran for six years on Broadway and won the Tony for Best Musical."

DIRECTOR

Nick DeGruccio

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Matthew Smedal

CHOREOGRAPHER

Carlos Mendoza

Click here for tickets or visit musical.org

2/10-2/26: MAN OF LA MANCHA

MAN OF LA MANCHA rehearsals begin today, and the full cast announcement appears at theatremania.com ("Davis Gaines, Damon Kirsche, Lesli Margherita to Star in Musical Theatre West's Man of La Mancha").

MAN OF LA MANCHA

February 10-26, 2012
CARPENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, LONG BEACH


"One of the all-time great musicals, featuring one of the all-time great standards.  At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, author Miguel de Cervantes is imprisoned and uses the story of the knight-errant Don Quixote to defend himself.  Full of indelible characters and a beautiful Latin-tinged score, the original production of MAN OF LA MANCHA ran for six years on Broadway and won the Tony for Best Musical."

DIRECTOR
Nick DeGruccio

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Matthew Smedal

CHOREOGRAPHER
Carlos Mendoza


Click here for tickets or visit musical.org

9/1: Appearing at The Gardenia

On September 1st, I'll be appearing in cabaret with Jason Graae, Lesli Margherita, Pamela Myers and Alet Taylor at The Gardenia Lounge in West Hollywood.

The Gardenia is proud to present a new series of shows, Kritzerland at the Gardenia, the first Wednesday of every month, starting in September. Kritzerland is record producer Bruce Kimmel's label, and the first series of shows will be based on the albums Kimmel has produced.

The first show is based on the four-volume set of “Lost in Boston” CDs -- songs from hit shows, which were subsequently cut or replaced -- heard only out of town or in previews. Songs from shows like PROMISES, PROMISES, CHICAGO, APPLAUSE, 110 IN THE SHADE, I DO! I DO! SWEET CHARITY, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, BALLROOM, GYPSY and others. And for this first show, they'll be performed by (in alphabetical order): Jason Graae, Damon Kirsche, Lesli Margherita, Pamela Myers, Alet Taylor. Musical Direction is by the wonderful Shelly Markham.

KRITZERLAND AT THE GARDENIA

Lost in Boston

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Dinner: from 7:00 pm

Show: 9:00 pm

Cover charge: $15

Gardenia Restaurant & Lounge
7066 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 467 7444
Street parking available.

Reservations are for dinner only. If dining, there is no two-drink minimum, and there are several inexpensive meals that can be ordered. For this Kritzerland premiere, reservations are highly recommended, whether dining or just attending the show!

Fun-fact: Alet Taylor (then Oury) and I last appeared together in a concert presentation of The Gershwins' TIP–TOES, performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Concert Hall with Rob Fisher and his Orchestra and later recorded at Edison Recording Studios in NY.