JULIE BROWN’S HOMECOMING QUEEN’S GOT A MUSICAL Something’s not right at Betty Ford High. People
CATS The fourth production of La Mirada Theatre
For The Performing Arts’ current season is one of the most popular theatrical events of all-time. CATS, the Tony Award-winning musi- cal, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from Friday, April 18 through Sunday, May 11. Based on the universally popular poetry of T.S. Eliot, CATS tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer. A true musical theatre phenomenon, CATS opened at the New London Theatre in 1981 and ran for a record-setting 21 years. The London success of CATSwas nearly matched on Broadway, where it ran for just over 18 years. For tickets and more information call 562-944-9801, visit the box office at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard or go
tolamiradatheatre.com.
MAMMA MIA! It’s been more than a decade since Mamma Mia!
first debuted on London’s West End and in that time, it’s been adapted for performances all over the world, making it the tenth longest-running show in Broadway history celebrating more than 5,000 performances on Broadway. Made also into a major motion picture, the story and music have captured the undying love of millions of fans. And now, theMamma Mia! 10th anniversary world tour is coming to Orange County. You can catch ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill on Tuesday, April 8 through Sunday April 13 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s greatest hits from “Danc- ing Queen” and “SOS” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,”Mamma Mia! is an enchanting tale of love and laughter, as well as a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new families found. For tickets and more information visit the box office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, call 714.556.2787 or go to
scfta.org.
are starting to drop dead, but no one’s got time for that because there’s a new a Homecoming Queen to crown. Join entertainer Julie Brown, as she and her best friend Debbie Dickey count down the minutes— and the student bodies—until Homecoming. Based on her 1984 hit song “The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun” Julie Brown’s Homecoming Queen’s Got a Musical is an ‘80s music video, on stage. “I’ve always wanted to make it into a musical, it just took a awhile for me to have the time to devote to doing that and to figure out how to make [the Debbie shooting] not upsetting,” Brown stated. The show has it all, singing, dancing and…murder. Blood and mascara will run at the Cavern Club Theatre in Silverlake with perfor- mances scheduledthrough Sunday, April 13. For tickets and more information call 323-662-4255 or go to
cavernclubtheater.com.
S’WONDERFUL Musical Theatre West presents the West Coast
Premiere of S’Wonderful: The New Gershwin Musical that celebrates the musical theatre genius of George and Ira Gershwin and their incomparable songbook. This all-singing, all-dancing musical revue incorpo- rates five mini-musicals, taking audiences on a ride through the different places, times and styles that made the Gershwin brothers the most successful songwriting team in musical history. First it’s New York City in 1916, then Paris in the
1930s, followed by Hollywood in the ’40s, New Orleans in the ’50s and finally today. ’S Wonderfulfea- tures over 40 classic hits such as “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “Shall We Dance,” “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “Rhapsody in Blue.”S’Wonderful runsFriday, April 4 through Sunday, April 20 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. For tickets and more information call 562.856.1999 or go to
musical.org
SHADES “Going gay” has never been more dysfunc-
tional than in Tom Hartley’s award-winning new play Shades. The story centers on a troubled high school student, who enjoys taunting gays. His life is unexpectedly turned upside down when a gift from his girlfriend changes his life forever, setting him on an often comedic course of sexual self-acceptance. Shades was the winner of Macha Theatre’s 2013 Play- writing Competition and runs through Saturday, April 19 at Macha Theatre, 1107 N. Kings Road in West Hollywood. Contains male nudity, 18 and older audiences only. For tickets and more information call 323-969-7862 or go to
machatheatre.org .
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THEATRE BRIEFS:
CELEBRATION THEATRE’S VIBRANT VOICE AWARDS An appearance by the original ‘Golden Girl‘
Betty White, will highlight Celebration Theatre’s annual Vibrant Voice Awards benefit event taking place on Saturday, April 26 at Sound Stage 19, CBS Studio Center in Studio City. White along with her current co-stars from Hot in Cleveland, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick will be reading a classic episode of The Golden Girls and the evening will also include a special appearances by Sean Hayes. The Vibrant Voice Award is presented annually in recognition of long-term support of Celebration Theatre as well as spreading the word about the work and mission of Celebra- tion. Winners of the 2014 Vibrant Voice Awards will be Wendie Malick and Robert Forster. Now in its 31st season, Celebration Theatre is
a community of artists dedicated to presenting innovative, provocative, relevant work that examines the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgen- der and queer experience. Past recipients of the Vibrant Voice Award have included Leslie Jordan and Sharon Lawrence. A highlight of the evening will be a featured raffle for a walk-on role in a future Hot in Cleveland episode. Tickets are available at three price levels. Gold tickets are $500 each and include priority seating for the show, an exclusive meet-and-greet with the stars, a souvenir poster and priority entrance to the post-performance party on the set of Hot in Cleveland. Silver tickets are $250 and Bronze tickets are $100 (both include show and party. Tickets can be purchases by calling 323.957.1884 or online
atcelebrationtheatre.com.
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