LaChiusa's Wild Party Opens In L.A. This Week

1/2 Price tickets are being offered for this week's preview performances of Michael John LaChiusa's The Wild Party at the Hudson Theater in L.A. (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday only).
I'm going to the first preview, on Tuesday and can't wait!

It's got an amazing cast headed by:
Daisy Eagan, Sally Kellerman, Jane Lanier, and Valarie Pettiford.

The very talented Eric Anderson will be playing Burrs, the same role he portrayed in the recent (and amazing) two-performance only production of Andrew Lippa's version.

The Blank Theater is stingy on 1/2 price tickets so there are no guarantees on future performances.

And check out the latest updates to my Musicals Coming to L.A. site.

Enjoy the weekend,
Steven :)

1/2 price tickets at:
http://lastagealliance.com/lastagetixCalendar.asp?ShowList=1582
or
http://www.goldstarevents.com/events/browse/90013/all/event/5474.html

I truly enjoyed seeing this show on Broadway. I simply adored John LaChuisa's score. I highly recommend it to anyone living in the L.A.area. Hearing the music played live was so overpowering for me. His ever changing tempos, styles, harmonies and his seamless merging of one musical experience into the next made me have cerebral orgasms. Excellent choice in casting Sally Kellerman in the Eartha Kitt role of Dolores. GO SEE THIS!

AHH! I should go, but I don't have money and I don't have a mother who would let me borrow and I don't have a car and I don't have a mother would drive me! Dang. Not fair not fair not fair not fair.

Is that image a poster from a newspaper/source, or just an online image, because I want a poster on my wall of this show, lol.

YAY! Daniel Henning rocks!

Bets is one of the nicest people that I've had the pleasure of meeting in LA Theatre - she's SO sweet whenever I happen to see her after a show. Glad you enjoyed "On The Town" - I wish I'd seen it since I heard such wonderful things about it.

BTW, Steven I'll be in LA in November and I noticed your show is running during that time. Please PM me with some details, I love to try to see you on stage.

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Updated On: 10/12/05 at 04:23 AM

Let you know how I liked it, I'm on my way! Woohoo!!!

My very good friend, the lovely and talented Kirsten Benton Chandler, is also in this production (playing gorgeous striptease artiste Madelaine True). I'll be seeing it soon...I just have to coordinate with my hubby when he wants to go. =) I'm really looking forward to it!

~Erika
Check out my movie: "A Couple Of Days And Nights"

Fleurette: Wasn't she great in that? =) But to be clear: her name is Kirsten. Pronounced KEERsten. :-P

~E

Ok, first off I had never seen a LaChiusa show before (at least that I know of)...hell, I can't even pronounce the man's name. I had never heard the songs before and didn't know the story so it was completely new to me. I was a little scared in the beginning that I wasn't getting what was going on, but then I realized, all these people are just lost, not me. The performances were amazing (Erika, Kirsten was my favorite and I'm not just saying that!)and even a character like Sally made her presence felt even though she was slumped over and passed out most of the time...that, to me was amazing. I could go on and on about each performance but I wont as I'm still sort of soaking it all in and making my mind about them. The only thing that was a little disctracting was the lights as they clearly hadn't worked out some of the technical stuff yet and, as an added warning, if you're not wanting to get splashed with liquid don't sit up close as they fling those glasses everywhere! I'd like to thank Steven for letting me in on the discount and for being such an enthusiastic theater buddy!

Updated On: 10/12/05 at 02:05 AM

HA HA thanks

Sure! I'm sorry it's not more well thought out... I was just rambling but please do tell her that I enjoyed it! I'm sure she knows that from the standing ovation the entire house gave them though.

I am going tonight. I'll try and post my first ever BWW mini-review.

I NEED TO GO SEE THAT!!! Am I threadjacking the thread? Yes. Yes, I am! Can you please post me info on that again... when do tickets go on sale?

Nevermind: here is a link, although the question of when it goes on sale remains.
LA TIMES

Updated On: 10/12/05 at 11:16 AM