A-LISTS theatre by tony reverditto
NUNSENSE
Mysterium is a one-stop theater, gallery, healing center, retail and online
shop for Conscious Living with mystical products. With that being said; the the- ater portion combines spiritual with the creative and the venue is accessable to local artists, talent and of course audiences. The current production, Nunsense begins with the Little Sisters of Hoboken discovering that their cook, Sister Julia has accidentally poisoned 52 sisters to death. They are in dire need of money for the mass burials. The sisters decide to do a fundraiser by putting on a variety show which features tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and lots of comic surprises. The five-woman show has become an international phenomenon, having won four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off-Broadway Musical. The production opened on London’s West End at the Fortune Theatre in March 1987. Runs through June 19th at the Mysterium Theatre, 3122 E. Chap- man Ave Orange. Tickets: 714.602.7975 or
MysteriumShop.com.
A CHORUS LINE
The original production of A Chorus Line has been “one singular sensation”
since its opening at the Newman Theatre on May 21, 1975. Because it was an instant smash hit, two months later the production moved on up to Broad- way’s Shubert Theatre. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Score and Book and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It ran for nearly 15 years and remains the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. The Pantages has reopened its arms to the fresh revival which revolves a group of performers auditioning for a Broadway show. All of the aspiring performers come from different backgrounds with varying degrees of ability. In between learning audition moves, they each reveal their most personal stories during interviews with the director. A limited two-week engagement runs through June 13 at The Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood. Tickets: 1.800.982.2787, Ticketmaster, the box office or
BroadwayLA.org.
A SHAYNA MAIDEL
“This is not a depressing play about the Holocaust,” emphasizes Artistic Director Shashin Desai. “It’s is handled with gentle humor and is an uplifting cathartic experi- ence.” Rose Weiss immigrated to America as a young child with her father. Her older sister, Lusia stayed behind in Poland with Mama, planning to follow soon thereafter. It never happened. Now, it’s 1946 and Rose is a young woman living in Manhattan when she learns that Lusia has been released from a concentration camp and is coming to New York. After a 15-year separation, the two women finally reunited are virtual strang- ers struggling to shed the past and plug into the present. Runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m., June 11 through July 3 at the Interna- tional City Theatre located in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach. Tickets: 562.436.4610 or
InternationalCityTheatre.org.
25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Presented by 3-D Theatricals at The OC Pavilion, the hilarious tale of over-
achievers’ angst can be seen now through June 13. Spelling Bee chronicles the riotous experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling champion- ship of a lifetime. Winner of two Tony Awards, Theatre World, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical. Tickets range from $40 to $15. Thursday, Friday, Saturday evening showings
are at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees start at 2:00 p.m. The O.C. Pavilion is located at 801 North Main Street in Santa Ana. Purchase tickets online at
ocpavilion.com or by phone at 714.550.0880.
DINNER WITH FRIENDS
Donald Marguiles has been quoted as calling his Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner With Friends, “a
rueful comedy.” Not just a thoughtful study on divorce, this is a limerick for middle age as well. Gabe and Karen, a happily married couple, have been friends with married couple Tom and Beth for many years. While having dinner at Gabe and Karen’s home one night, Beth tearfully reveals that she is get- ting a divorce from Tom, who has been unfaithful. The effects of Tom and Beth’s breakup on Gabe and Karen, who first feel compelled to choose
sides, begin to force the couple to question the strength of their own seemingly tranquil marriage— exposing the same universal insecurities that couples face all the time. Performances run from June 4 through 20. La Mirada Theatre is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard 90638. Visit lamiradatheatre. com for more details and showtimes.
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RAGE monthly | JUNE 2010
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