orange & los angeles counties on stage
GO FIGURE, THE RANDY GARDNER STORY Part of the ongoing WeHo Arts program put on by the City of West Hollywood’s
IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE The Barclay kicks off the new year with an exciting lineup of dance, music and
more. Here are a few of the highlights taking place this month. It’s an evening of musical comedy, with more than a dash of wit, featuring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jane Lynch inSee Jane SingonFriday, January 12. Jane and her band will take you on a musical journey through the world of songs, from Broadway to cabaret to the just plain silly. With new takes on such familiar favorites as “If Wishes Were Rainbows,” “Mr. Monotony” and “Far From the Home I Love,” musical fun with a twist. American soprano Alyson Cambridge brings to life the beloved heroines of opera, Broadway and the silver screen inAlyson Cambridge: Leading Lady onSaturday, January 13. Alyson Cambridge’s rich, warm soprano, combined with her strikingly beautiful stage presence and her affecting musical and dramatic interpretation, have brought her success on the opera stages of leading theatres in the United States. The Broadway cabaret series heats up this winter with two of Broadway’s most celebrated legends in a unique concert event,Chita & Tune: Just in Time onSaturday, January 27. The concert pairs Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune, who collectively have won 12 Tony Awards and this iconic Broadway coupling is dazzling audiences coast to coast. For tickets and more information, call 949.854.4646 or go to
thebarclay.org.
arts and Cultural Affairs Commission,Go Figure! The Randy Gardner Story is being performed inside the West Hollywood Public Meeting Room/City Council Chambers, 625 N. San Vicente BoulevardFriday and Saturday, January 5 and 6, with Saturday’s performance being part fundraiser for the Foundation for The AIDS Monument. The show features figure skating champion Randy Gardner in a one-man, autobiographical show as he discusses his personal and professional life. Co-written by Randy Gardner and Director Josh Ravetch, Gardner recounts both his triumphs and tragedies: From his upbringing to his decades-long career as an Olympic champion figure skater. Sharing his own shocking and surprising story on his way, along with his lifelong skating partner, Tai Babilonia who will join him on stage, as they discuss winning five U.S. Figure Skating Championships, one World Figure Skating Championship, going to the Olympics, performing in the Ice Capades, endured her addiction issues and his living in the closet. For more information, go to
facebook.com/wehoarts.
OFF CENTER FESTIVAL For something a little different, Segerstrom Center’s annual Off Center Festival
I AM MY OWN WIFE Laguna Playhouse presents a profound story of survival and inspiration with
I Am My Own Wife, written by Doug Wright and starring John Tufts. “We are so fortunate to start 2018 with this exquisite play and extraordinary performance,” comments Laguna Playhouse Executive Director Ellen Richard. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, I Am My Own Wife tells the true adventure of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who survived the Nazi regime by keeping a secret. Not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall, playwright Doug Wright began a conversation with von Mahlsdorf, an elegant and eccentric 65-year-old German transvestite who, against all odds, navigated a path between the Nazi’s and East German Secret Police — in a pair of high heels. Wright uses more than 30 charac- ters—all played by a single actor—to piece together Charlotte’s controversial life. Adds Artistic Director Ann E. Wareham “I Am My Own Wife is a remarkable piece of theatre and even more so that the story is true, and still has so much relevance today. Our subscribers and audiences are in for an unforgettable experience.”I Am My Own Wife runsWednesday, January 10 through Sunday, January 28. This provocative and bold production is highly engaging for ages 16 and up. For ticket and more information, call 949.497.2787 or go to
lagunaplayhouse.com.
is back this month with performances taking placeFriday, January 19 through Saturday, February 3. Expect another thrilling walk on the wild side of new theatre, music and avant-garde performance
art.The “Drag Queen King of Philadelphia” Martha Graham Cracker makes her festival debut this year. The six-foot-two, fake eyelash-laden artist arrives with a supersonic voice to perform everything from Prince to Black Sabbath to Nina Simone and everything in between in her outrageous cabaret
show.Roger Guenveur Smith is returning with his new, powerful and unforgettable show,The Hendrix Project. The show chronicles the experiences of the 12 disciples of Jimi Hendrix during the legend- ary artist’s 1969 New Year’s Eve concert at the Fillmore East. Back by popular demand to Off Center fans areThe Car Plays. Segerstrom Center President Terrence W. Dwyer said, “Our Off Center Festival invites audiences to expect the unexpected. This year’s four festival productions are theatrical, surprising, entertaining and at times provocative. We’re especially pleased to welcome back a festival favorite,The Car Plays, being performed on our new Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. A theatre experience like no other, audience members witness five short plays, each in a different car and only feet away from the actors. I invite everyone to stop by our Off Center Lounge at the Center 360 Café before and after all productions. Have a bite to eat, meet our artists and enjoy spirited discussions about festival productions, news of the day and their careers.” For tickets and more information, call 714.556.2787 or go to
scfta.org.
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