L.A. People: Stein/Comden/Green/Kanin's Do Re Mi One Night Only next Monday!

[eslgr8]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 2:14pm

With music by Jule Stein, book by Garson Kanin and Lyrics by Comden and Green, Do Re Mi ran for 400 performances on Broadway in the early 60s. Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker, and Nancy Dussault were among the stars, and the song Make Someone Happy remains a popular standard. The show was revived by Encores in New York in 1999 starring Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Heather Headley, and Randy Graff.

Now, Angelinos who can make it to Glendale this coming Monday at 7:30 will get a chance to see it performed as a concert staged reading (costumes, orchestra, blocking, but script in hand) by the fabulous Musical Theater Guild, who did the AMAZING Lippa Wild Party a few months back.

I bought my 1/2 price ticket last month. I just checked and there are still 8 more being offered by Gold Star Events. Unlike other MTG shows, this one is not scheduled to be repeated in Long Beach or Thousand Oaks, so Monday should be your one chance to see it.

Below you'll info from the MTG website about this production, and I've attached a link if you want 1/2 price tickets. (If you're not registered at Gold Star, you need to but it's very easy to do.)

Hope I see you there,
Steven :)

Do Re Mi
September 19, 2005
at the Alex Theatre

Book by Garson Kanin
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green

Directed by Lewis Wilkenfeld

Musical Direction by Dean Mora
Choreographed by Cate Caplin
Produced by
Kevin McMahon

Cast:
Eydie Alyson
Chuck Bergman
Misty Cotton
James Gleason
Jennifer Gordon
Scott Harlan
Richard Israel
S. Marc Jordan
Damon Kirsche
Michael Kostroff
Eric Leviton
William Martinez
Lisa Picotte
Kathryn Skatula
Rudy Tronto
Scott Bridges
Cynthia Ferrer
Jennifer Shelton



1/2 Price Tickets at Gold Star Events

[Elphaba]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 3:05pm

so only Angelinos can attend? Those of us in the California provinces cannot? ;oP

[DAME]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 3:10pm

eslgr8,
Good for you. I am sure you will LOVE IT. Like you always do.

[eslgr8]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 5:05pm

Dame, you always make me feel I have to defend myself, so here goes. Just last Friday I saw a show I didn't love. Stew Rice, at East West Players. I also saw a mediocre The Front Page at Sierra Madre Playhouse. Yawn. And I didn't much care for the avant garde Big Love at The Chance Theater in Anaheim, which I also saw last month. But yes, I do think that I will really enjoy MTG's Do Re Mi. I have both CDs, and and it will surely be a pleasure just to hear the Stein/Comden/Green songs sung live. Plus, there are some wonderful people in the cast and Cate Caplan is an excellent choreographer. So I'm betting it will be a better than average night of theater.

[eslgr8]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 5:07pm

Dear Elphaba, EVERYONE within driving distance is ABSOLUTELY ENCOURAGED to attend! Since I live in Alhambra, I'm only L.A. adjacent, and I'm going. Plus the show is in Glendale (an entirely different city)! In fact, I'd encourage anyone with money for a plane ticket to hop on the red eye to catch this one. LOL :)

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 6:37pm

No one in LA can read your message right now anyway.

[Popular]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 6:51pm

yeah we can, I didn't loose one second of power.... sigh.

Thanks for the info elsgr8!

[DAME]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 1:53pm

elsgr8!,
I don't intend to make you feel like you should always defend yourself. I find your passion and love for the shows you enjoy refreshing. In a way I am jealous because I guess something in me has made me so freaking jaded that I find that a lot of shows people love I find mediocre. Still not sure if it is me or the shows. Believe me.. when I spend my money I would much rather love something than be dissapointed by it.

Updated On: 9/13/05 at 01:53 PM