A-LISTS theatre by tony reverditto
TRACES 7 Fingers (Les 7 doigts de la main) is an astonishingly
ROCK OF AGES Drew, an aspiring rocker living in the late 1980s is played by the 2005
American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis, who consequently received a Tony nomination for the role (See one-on-one interview on Page 17). His character works as a busboy in a trademark Hollywood bar/club, The Bourbon Room, and is hoping for a break. He falls for a cute girl, Sherrie, who arrives from Kansas hoping to make it as an actress. After getting hired to work at the bar, Sherrie accepts Drew’s invitation for a date in which he suggests that the two are “just friends.” Another Bourbon Room ladies’ man, who happens to be the lead singer of Arsenal, plays that night and instantly hits it off with Sherrie—literally; the two have sex in the bar’s bathroom. Drew gets a chance to show his musical ability while a record producer is in attendance; will he be offered that elusive contract? The Los Angeles Premier of Rock of Ages runs February 15 - 27at The Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. L.A. Tickets: 323.468.1770 or
BroadwayLA.org. Runs March 1 - 6 at the newly renamed Segerstrom Center For The Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets: 714.556.2787 or
scfta.org.
talented young French Canadian company that has pio- neered a whole new brand of circus. Their show TRACES was a runaway hit at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007 and now it’s coming to Los Angles for the very first time. Combining awe-inspiring circus training with infectious urban energy, six men and one woman give dazzling, gravity-defying displays of skill, balancing casually on each other’s heads, or tumbling through hoops and leaping spectacularly up giant poles without using their hands. TRACES has more depth than just a display of ac- robatic brilliance--snippets of the performers’ real lives are revealed through film clips, narration and music. The final, dramatic climax of the show puts everyone on the edge of their seats, willing the performers to pull off the seemingly impossible. Runs through February 20 at The Montalbán Theatre, 1615 Vine Street L.A. Tickets:
800.982.ARTS (2787) or
BroadwayLA.org, Ticketmaster Outlets or at the Pantages Theatre Box Office.
THE SONNETEER The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center proudly announces the world premiere of a new play by award-winning playwright Nick Sal- amone. In The Sonneteer, a young professor is presented with secret sonnets from his estranged dead mother. They illuminate the hidden life of this woman whom he thought he knew; the father who died before he was born, the uncle who accidentally killed his father and the aunt who helped raise him. The heavy play passes through five decades, as it investigates fratricide (the act of killing one’s sibling), homophobia, thwarted love and the restorative nature of art in the lives of a first generation Italian-American family. Runs February 11 through March 6 at The Davidson/Valentini Theatre, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center - The Village at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Place, L.A. Tickets: 323.860.7300 or
lagaycenter.org/boxoffice.
The Who’s TOMMY The Who overcame many obstacles to become one of the
greatest rock bands in history. Pete Townshend’s Tony Award- winning tale of a young boy (“that deaf, dumb and blind kid”) chronicles his journey from a painful abusive childhood, to tri- umphant adulthood. Based on The Who’s 1969 concept album, which shortly thereafter was adapted to a classic rock opera film (one of my all-time favorites). Roger Daltry played big Tommy and the legendary sex-kitten, Ann-Margret (also a favorite) was nominated for an Academy Award as Tommy’s self-absorbed, sensual mother. Co-stars included the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton and Tina Turner—to name a few. The successful live stage version originally mounted at The Chance Theatre, has en- abled them to step up their game by reinventing iconic hit songs such as “Pinball Wizard,” “See Me, Feel Me” and “Acid Queen” at a bigger venue. Runs February 10 through 20 at the Segerstrom Center For The Arts - Founder’s Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets: 714.556.2787 or
scfta.org.
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