California Lutheran University will present a free musical theater production of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World in the Samuelson Chapel on the Thousand Oaks campus at Nov. 18 and 19 at 7:00 pm. The highly theatrical song cycle transports the audience from the deck of a Spanish sailing ship in 1492 to a basketball court in urban America to a ledge featuring an array of fascinating characters 57 stories above Fifth Avenue. It explores the universality of life in transition, including the choices people make and the challenges they face. Heidi Valencia Vas, an adjunct music faculty member, is directing the production. The forum is located south of Olsen Road between Campus Drive and Mountclef Blvd. For more information, call (805) 493-3415.
Entertainment on The Music Center plaza begins at noon and patrons may come and go throughout the three hour performance. A live broadcast of the show airs from 3:00 – 6:00 pm on PBS SoCaL. The show will also stream live at www.pbssocal.org and will be repeated from 9:00 pm and again on Dece. 25 at noon. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles 90012. For more info, call (213) 972-3099 or go to www.HolidayCelebration.org.
CABARET: Rockwell Table and Stage has announced a new monthly collaborative series with Sirius XM Radio as they will be presenting “Sirius XM: The Stage Door Supper Club Radio Hour: Live From the Rockwell! Up next in the series is Magic To Do! An Evening of Music and Prestidigitationon Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8:00 pm. Join Sirius XM host Benjamin Schrader and performers including Carly Jibson, Jared Gertner, Eric Petersen, and Jill Marie Burke as they perform songs celebrating the art of prestidigitation with live stage magic from magicians from the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. Tickets are $15- $25 Rockwell Table and Stage is located at 1714 N. Vermont Blvd. in Los Feliz. For reservations, call (323) 669-1550 x 20 or visit www.rockwell-la.com.
Pasadena Opera is also currently casting for its first production, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. Performances are scheduled on January 9 & 10, 2015, at A Noise Within in Pasadena. Founded by Pasadena local Dana Sadava, a former engineer and a working conductor, and Indre Viskontas, a neuroscientist and working soprano, the initiative is based on a shared vision of creating high-quality productions that capitalize on the unique character of Pasadena, and melding cutting-edge science and technology with a traditional art form. For more information, visit http://pasadenaopera.org/.
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