12/19: "In the Holiday Mood" with Dean Mora and His Orchestra

Dean Mora brings his 13-piece band to the Colony Theatre for a concert of favorite big band and holiday tunes, with vocalists Kayre Morrison and Damon Kirsche, and special guest performers The Lindy Sisters, Johnny Holiday, and more! Dean Mora and His Orchestra, one of the most accomplished vintage-styled bands in the country, have performed popular dance band music all over Los Angeles in places like The Hollywood Derby, Hollywood Palladium, Biltmore Hotel, Wilshire Ebell Club, Orpheum Theatre, Jazz Bakery, Queen Mary and many more.

Don’t miss what will surely be one of the highlights of the holiday season! “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “White Christmas,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” and many more festive favorites of the 1930s and '40s!

IN THE HOLIDAY MOOD
Dean Mora and His Orchestra
December 19 at 7:30 PM
The Colony Theatre • 555 North Third Street • Burbank, California, 91502

TICKETS: $20-30 • Visit: colonytheatre.org • Call: (818) 558-7000

5/20: BELLS ARE RINGING - Reiner Reading Series

This Sunday, I'll appear as Jeffrey Moss in Styne, Comden and Green's BELLS ARE RINGING as part of the Reiner Reading Series at Musical Theatre West.

Ella Peterson, telephone operator at 'Susanswerphone,' is in love with the voice at PLaza 0-4433. Come and remember a time before cell phones and voice mail, where operators were standing by to take messages and maybe even change lives. This classic show originally starred Judy Holliday features the standards “Just In Time” and “The Party’s Over.”

Beth Malone

BELLS ARE RINGING

May 20, 2012, 7 PM

UNIVERSITY THEATRE

California State University

1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, California 90840

Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 day of – General Admission seating

Box office: 562.856.1999 x4, Tues – Sat 12:00-6:00

Damon Kirsche

BETH MALONE* (Ella)

DAMON KIRSCHE* (Jeff)

NICK SANTA MARIA* (Sandor)

SUSAN PEAHL* (Sue)

LOUIS PARDO* (Kitchell)

NEIL QUINN (Barnes)

TRACY COX PEDRETTI (Gwynne)

ADAM TRENT (Barton)

BRAD FITZGERALD (Hastings)

JEFFREY SCOTT PARSONS* (Carl)

with

JILL MARIE BURKE*

JULIE CARRILLO

JACKIE COX

PARNELL DAMONE*

WILLIAM MARTINEZ*

KAREN SCHNURR*

CLAY STEFANKI

JENNIFER STRATTAN

ALLIE ROY (Stage Manager)

JULIE FERRIN (Sound Design)

MICHAEL BETTS (Director)

MATTHEW SMEDAL (Musical Director)

JOHN J. TODD (Choreographer)

Produced by Michael Betts and David Lamoureux

as part of Musical Theatre West's Reiner Reading Series

*denotes member of Actor’s Equity Association

12/6-7: In the Holiday Mood

IN THE HOLIDAY MOOD

Big Band Concert

Featuring:

DEAN MORA AND HIS ORCHESTRA

December 6 & 7, 2011

7:30 - 9:30 PM

Big band revivalists Dean Mora & His Orchestra, who played a sold-out show at the Colony Theatre earlier this year, return for a program of '30s and '40s-style festive favorites that run from "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "White Christmas" to "Moonlight Serenade," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and more, Mora's 20-piece dance orchestra will create a lively, nostalgic mood that's steeped in tradition but infused with fresh energy. In addition to their celebrated earlier appearance at the Colony, Dean Mora & His Orchestra have played popular shows at numerous high-profile venues -- including the Hollywood Derby, Hollywood Palladium, Biltmore Hotel, Orpheum Theatre and the Jazz Bakery -- since the group's formation in 2006. Featured vocalists include Kayre Morrison, Damon Kirsche, Johnny Holiday and The Lindy Sisters!

Dean Mora & His Orchestra

The Colony Theatre

555 North Third Street

Burbank, California, 91502

(818) 558-7000

More details and ticket info can be found at the Colony Theatre website.

For more information about Dean Mora and His Orchestra, visit www.morasmodern.com.

11/14: The Musical Theatre Guild presents "Fanny"

Next Monday, I'll join fellow Musical Theatre Guild members in presenting a one-night concert reading of FANNY, the bittersweet story of star-crossed young lovers on the Marseilles waterfront. 

FANNY

Book by S. N. Behrman & Joshua Logan

Lyrics & Music by Harold Rome

Based on Marcel Pagnol’s trilogy

Monday, November 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Alex Theatre

216 North Brand Boulevard

Glendale, CA 91203-2610

(818) 243-2539

5/15: In Concert with Kelli O'Hara

Celebrate Music Theatre of Wichita's 40th Anniversary Season!

Next week I return to Kansas to share the concert stage with Broadway's Kelli O'Hara, singing songs from South Pacific, Show Boat, Camelot, My Fair Lady and others!

MTWichita Presents
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
MTWichita's illustrious alum, Broadway Star Kelli O'Hara, returns for a one-time performance!


With Special Guests
Damon Kirsche, Star of MTWichita's Camelot & My Fair Lady
Thomas W. Douglas, MTWichita Resident Music Director


Sunday, May 15, at 2 PM

For more information, call 316.265.3107

or visit www.MTWichita.org.

4/27: In the Mood with Dean Mora and His Orchestra

IN THE MOOD

Big Band Concert

Featuring:

DEAN MORA AND HIS ORCHESTRA

One evening only!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

7:30 - 9:00 PM

Dean brings his 15-piece big band to the acclaimed Colony Theatre in downtown Burbank for a concert program of classic big band tunes of the 1930s & 1940s, including: "In the Mood," "Laura," "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Moonlight Serenade," "All or Nothing at All," plus rarely performed tunes like "Rosie the Riveter," and "Any Bonds Today?". Featured vocalists include Kayre Morrison, Damon Kirsche, and The Lindy Sisters!

Toby Holmes, Matt Germaine, Damon Kirsche, Jim Jedeikin (Photo: Dean Mora, Colony Theatre)

Dean Mora & His Orchestra
The Colony Theatre

555 North Third Street

Burbank, California, 91502

(818) 558-7000

Ticket prices range from $20 to $30. To purchase online, click here.

More details and ticket info can be found at the Colony Theatre website.

For more information about Dean Mora and His Orchestra, visit www.morasmodern.com.

3/20: Cabaret Appearance with West Coast Singers

Spring Swing Sing: I appear with LA's West Coast Singers at their cabaret and fundraiser "Front Row, Center!":

Saturday, March 20th at 6:30 PM

When Artistic Director Brett Carroll and I went over the program recently I joked that we're doing songs of "Swing and Inspiration"—they're presenting a meaty Duke Ellington medley plus some of the choir's favorites like "Bridge over Troubled Water." I'll be adding a spring mix to their program: three philosophical love songs by Broadway lyricist E.Y. Harburg and a variety of favorite and lesser known spring-themed songs from the masters: Frank Loesser, Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers and Noël Coward, among others.

V.I.P. Admission: $50 General Admission: $25

Order Tickets Online,
(note: a small service fee will apply)
e-mail tickets@westcoastsingers.org,
or call 800.439.4927 (4WCS).

Barnsdall Gallery Theatre is a facility of the

City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.