Orange & Los Angeles Counties
THEATRE BRIEFS
BANG BANG Described as “a theatrical event that peers
through the dark lens of America’s obsession with sex and violence,” Bang Bang, the newest in Mi- chael Kearns’ arsenal of theatrical work, examines societal “headline” contentions with uncompro- mising passion. Inspired by the myriad responses to gun violence, from Sandy Hook to Ferguson, Bang Bang, weaves a battered, shredded tapestry of characters, who face the consequences of what happens when the trigger is pulled. Kearns is a successful American actor, activist, writer, director, teacher, producer and father, as well as recipient of multiple lifetime achievement awards and humanitarian awards. He is also known, for being the first openly gay actor and the first openly HIV- positive actor in Hollywood. The world premiere of Bang Bang takes place Friday and Saturday evenings,April 10 through April 25 at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica. For tickets and more information, call 310.315.1459 or go
tohighwaysperformance.org.
GUYS AND DOLLS Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys And Dolls ran for more than 1,200 perfor-
mances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous, positive reviews from critics and was the winner of five Tony Awards including Best New Musical. Since then, the show has seen several revivals, including one in 1992 starring Nathan Lane, for which it garnered an additional four Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. The latest revival of the show is currently touring the nation and plays in Orange County at Segerstrom Center for the Arts fromTuesday, April 14 through Sunday, April 19. Based on the comical Damon Runyon book, set in 1940s Times Square New York City, this oddball ro-
mantic comedy introduces audiences to a cast of characters, who are now legends in the musical theater world. Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight, “mission doll,” out to reform the evil-doers of Times Square. Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler, who woos her on a bet, taking her to Cuba and ends up falling in love. Adelaide, the chronically-ill nightclub performer, whose condition is, in fact, brought on because she’s been engaged to the same man for 14 years. And, Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiancé, des- perate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game. Guys and Dolls takes us from the bustle of Times Square, to the dance clubs of Havana and through the
sewers of New York City as it demonstrates the great lengths to which a guy will go, when he truly falls in love with a “doll.” Featuring the music and lyrics of Frank Loesser, the musical is packed with one unforget- table song after another, including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament,” the romantic “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” the exuberant “If I Were a Bell” and the classic “Luck be a Lady.”
For tickets and more information, call 714.556.2787 or online
atscfta.org.
JANE AUSTEN’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
A MUSICAL La Mirada Theatre For The Perform-
IMMEDIATE FAMILY This play has been described as a cross between two highly regarded, but very
different shows about families and the challenges they must cope with when faced with “differences.” Though the two shows in question, Modern Family and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, are taken from different mediums and times as well, their message about acceptance and family love are on par with each other. The dramedy Immediate Family, by Paul Oakley Stovall, follows a similar plot line: The estranged, affluent black Bryant family, is coming together for a family wedding. One sibling arrives home with a gay, white boyfriend he hopes to marry and tosses him into a stew of family dysfunctions. Race, sexuality and religion are on the menu in this “timely and important American play” (Chicago Tribune), directed by Tony Award-winner Phylicia
Rashad.Immediate Family runs fromWednesday April 22 through Sunday, June 7 in the Mark Taper Forum at
The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles. For tickets and more information, call 213.628.2772 or go
tocentertheatregroup.org.
ing Arts is staging their first ever, world premiere musical, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice A Musical. A runaway hit during the New York Musical Theatre Festival, the musical is based on the much-loved Jane Austen novel, Pride & Prejudice. Published more than 200 years ago, Jane Austen’s immortal masterpiece continues to enchant readers with its wit, its social precision and above all, its irresistible heroine. As the compelling love story of lively and quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet and the
haughty Fitzwilliam Darcy unfolds, Austen learns to see both the story and herself, in a new light. Pride and Prejudice A Musical springs to life when the author reimagines the world of Austen’s novel. The limited-engagement
run, takes placeFriday, April 17 through Sunday, May 10. For tickets and more information, call 562.944.9801 or 714.994.6310 or online at
lamiradatheatre.com.
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