THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#1THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
Posted: 12/1/06 at 12:13pm
Pardon my shilllllll...
My new musical, The Brain From Planet X (written with David Wechter, with whom I wrote the film The Faculty), opens December 8th. It's a send-up of all my favorite bad sci-fi films of the fifties, and we're having a lot of fun doing it. It's having a "safe haven" tryout at my alma mater, Los Angeles City College, in a full production on their mainstage, and includes a mix of professionals and students of the advanced Academy acting class. Kevin Spirtas, Alet Taylor, Lauren Rubin, and Merrill Grant are the guest artists.
The show takes place in 1958 in the San Fernando Valley, as aliens attempt to take over Burbank as the first stop in their quest to destroy the family unit and conquer the world. We've got a happy suburban family, a general, a kindly Professor, one man hungry female alien, one man hungry male alien, and, best of all, a singing Brain.
We play December 8th and 9th at 8:00 (2:00 matinee on the 9th, as well), then resume on the 13th and 14th at 7:15, the 15th at 8:00 and we close on the 16th with two shows at 2:00 and 8:00.
Tickets are a measley $15.00 and reservations can be made by calling 323 664-ARTS (2787). For those who can't do $15.00, we're on Goldstar and LA Stage Alliance at half-price.
I have a really limited number of comps for opening night if any of you Broadwayworld LA folks would like to join us - lots of celebs in attendance and a nice reception afterwards. Just drop me a line at bruce@haineshisway.com.
Hope to see some of you at the show!
#1re: THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
Posted: 12/1/06 at 3:49pm
Sounds like a fun show! I wish I could be there!
Break a leg!
Please report back, if you can, on how the audience reaction was.
myspace.com/robinsparkles
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#2re: THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
Posted: 12/2/06 at 2:15am
If the audience reaction is good I'll report back immediately 
#3re: THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
Posted: 1/27/07 at 1:35amI did a musical years ago called, Zombies from the Beyond, that was a very similar concept. James Valcq wrote and directed. It was tremendous fun.Good luck!
" I wish that the stage were as narrow as a tightrope wire, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." -- Goethe (he wants you to go to my Myspace page www.myspace.com/jasonklemm
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#4re: THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X
Posted: 1/27/07 at 2:36am
I saw Zombies - fun show, but VERY different from ours. BTW, our cast album is coming out in four weeks - it's now up for preorder at www.kritzerland.com.
The show went really well - audiences were very friendly, and we got some nice reviews, including the LA Times, which called the show "WILDLY FUNNY... WITTILY STAGED, SHARPLY CAST AND GRACED WITH SOME CATCHY NUMBERS.”
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