Electric Company: very live theatre - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Wow! Last night I saw the production of BRILLIANT! put on by the ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE of Vancouver, Canada. What a great show! Today was the last day of the run at San Jose Stage, but if you ever get the chance to see anything done by this company, by all means, do it.

Electric Company: very live theatre - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Kilt Sightings?

Now that I have Scotland on my mind, I have noticed that I actually see people wearing kilts!!! Anybody have any interesting kilt sightings?

World Premiere at The Pear Avenue Theatre

Here's one to put on your schedule. A brand new sizzling play showing next month in Mountain View at the innovative Pear Avenue Theatre. The show features Lance Gardner who attends Foothill's Conservatory and recently directed two of the plays at The Foothill New Works Festival.
What the Birds Carry

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It looks like I'll be very busy over the next few months. Right now we are rehearsing for BRIGADOON at Foothill which promises to be quite a show. Then I'll be playing the role of the PHARAOH in AIDA at Bus Barn. Then, faster than you can say "Aye" I'll be rehearsing for the role of Schrank in WEST SIDE STORY at AMTSJ. Following that, I'll be directing Pear Slices 2006 at The Pear Avenue Theatre in Mtn. View. I think I better go take a nap.

Foothill New Works Festival for HALF PRICE TONIGHT ONLY - Artsopolis Weekly eSavers

Here's your last chance to see the Foothill New Works Festival for HALF PRICE.
Artsopolis Weekly eSavers


The Foothill New Works Festival

Foothill College Drama Department

The Foothill College Drama Department presents an exciting, diverse collection of World Premiere short plays celebrating the quirks of our human identity from multiple perspectives. The Foothill New Works Festival celebrates the work of Northern California playwrights chosen from Foothill's playwriting program.

Location: Playhouse Theater - Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Parking: Free during shows in lots 1 and 6. Lot 6 provides campus access w/o stairs.
Offer Date(s) & Time(s):
Thursday, June 9, 2005, 8pm
Friday, June 10, 2005, 8pm

Ticket Price(s):

Regular Price = $15
Your eSavers Price = $7.50
Ticket Contact Info:
Call: 650-949-7360. Advance orders only, please. No Walkups.
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Foothill New Works

Actress Anne Bancroft Dies at Age 73

What can I say? She was so smart and so talented. She was on the last episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" last year with Mel. They were hillarious together. What a pair.

Actress Anne Bancroft Dies at Age 73 - Yahoo! News

Brigadoon PR Site with Photos

Here are some of the official press photos for Brigadoon. To see them all and the higher resolution versions, got to this site:

Carla Befera Public Relations




Tim Reynolds and Michele Johnston star in Brigadoon Meg


Foothill Music Theatre
presents
Lerner and Loewe's Musical Fantasy
BRIGADOON
JULY 22 – AUGUST 14, 2005

Smithwick Theatre at Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills

Opens: Friday, July 22
Press Opening: Saturday, July 23
Closes: Sunday, August 14

Performances: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm

$24 general; $22 seniors; $18 students; $10 children under 12 (parental guidance suggested).

For tickets, please call the box office at 650-949-7360 (open Thursday-Saturday, 5-9pm; Sunday, 12-4pm), 24-hour charge-by-phone hotline at 650-949-7414, or visit www.foothill.edu/fa




Meg (Karen DeHart) is determined to make Jeff (Ray Renati)
the next "Real Love of Her Life"


Meg (Karen DeHart) sings to her adoring admirers (l-r, Shane Olbourne,
Steve Edlund, Matthew Brandon Hutchens, T.J. Kuster, and kneeling,Sean Fenton)
about "The Real Love Of Her Life!"





On Top of the World: Charlie (Matthew Brandon Hutchens)
is flying highin anticipation of his wedding

Justina Machado - MercuryNews.com | 06/06/2005 | Broadway bid propels acting career to new stage

She was the best thing about MAMBO KINGS and she's fantastic on SIX FEET UNDER. Here's an article in today's Merc about JUSTINA MACHADO.

MercuryNews.com | 06/06/2005 | Broadway bid propels acting career to new stage

Foothill Drama New Works Festival

This show is a blast!!! You will not be disappointed. Come to the show and bring your friends! Check this out - there is a great ARTSOPOLIS discount for this Saturday!


The Foothill New Works Festival

Foothill College Drama Department

The Foothill College Drama Department presents an exciting, diverse collection of World Premiere short plays celebrating the quirks of our human identity from multiple perspectives. The Foothill New Works Festival celebrates the work of Northern California playwrights chosen from Foothill's playwriting program.

Location: Playhouse Theater - Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Parking: Free during shows in lots 1 and 6. Lot 6 provides campus access w/o stairs.

Offer Date(s) & Time(s):
Saturday, June 4, 2005, 8pm

Ticket Price(s):

Regular Price = $15
Your eSavers Price = $7.50
Ticket Contact Info:
Call: 650-949-7360. Advance orders only, please. No Walkups.
Use Promotion Code: Foothill New Works

New Works Festival

The UTILIKILT

It has been pointed out that in one of my former postings I falsely advertised that I would be seen in a kilt in BRIGADOON. I sincerely apologize for having misled the public in this statement. I realize that this may gravely disappoint my fans(all 3 of you), and for that I truly apologize. But if you go to the show you will see lots of other manly men in kilts! So, please, please come!!!!!

THE MAMBO KINGS

We went to see THE MAMBO KINGS last week at The Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. It's running for a couple of weeks out here before it's Broadway opening in mid-July. The female leads were fantastic. My favorite, Justina Machado, from the HBO smash hit Six Feet Under, toar it up! Christiane Noll of the hit Jekyll & Hyde was hillarious and she sure can sing! The audience seemed to love Albita, a Grammy Award-winning Cuban music star, as singer Evalina Montoya. The dancing was eclectrifying as were the sets, lighting and music. The script needs a few cuts here and there and the actors need to put more life into a few of the slower acting scenes. The male leads, NYPD Blue star Esai Morales and Mexican-born actor-singer Jamie Camil, need to work a little more on a couple of their songs. Both singers seem to be baritones but they are forced to often sing in that uncomfortable place between chest voice and falsetto. A little more practice should fix the problem. Both of them act the parts very well. If they get their stuff together by July, I bet it will do great on Broadway.