MUSICAL NEWS
The Hollywood Pantages has announced the addition of four new productions to its 2016-2017 season. They are: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Nov 29 - Dec 4) which returns over a decade after its 2005 L.A. premiere; the 20th anniversary tour of Rent (Jan 24 - 29, 2017) winner of the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Motown the Musical(Jan 31- Feb 12, 2017) back for a limited two-week run; and the L.A. premiere of Circus 1903 – The Golden Age of Circus (Feb 14 - 19, 2017) a circus spectacle brought to life by the producers of The Illusionists and the award-winning puppetry team behind War Horse. Tickets: www.HollywoodPantages.com
The Second City is currently presenting In Trump We Trust, a satirical musical parody about Donald Trump’s rise from humble reality star to presidential hopeful. The show plays Saturday nights through August 13 at 9pm and stars Jose Acain, Allison Bills, Dave Colan, Brendan McKay, Christa Nannos, Mirage Thrams, and Cat Ventura. Written and directed by the creator of viral sensation @nexttokimdavis, Dave Colan. Assistant director is John Ryan Benavides. Music and lyrics by Dan Wessels. Also continuing at Second City is Afros & Ass Whoopins, an original musical comedy about African Americans and the racism they still deal with today. The show has been running for over a year due to popular demand. Catch it Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm. Tickets for both can be found at Secondcity.com/hollywood.
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| LACO @ The Movies 2015 |
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestramixes music and film for its upcoming concert at the Orpheum Theatre, LACO @ the Movies: An Evening of Disney Silly Symphonies. The June 4th program features Academy Award®-winning animation created by Walt Disney Studios between 1929 and 1939, with orchestral scores performed live by LACO led by six-time Emmy® award-winning composer Mark Watters. Featured shorts include The Skeleton Dance (1929), Flowers and Trees (1932), Three Little Pigs (1933), The Old Mill (1937), The Country Cousin (1936), The Ugly Duckling (1939), and Music Land (1935). Dustin Hoffman serves as Honorary Chair of the event. Film tickets and exclusive sponsorship packages, including a post-film cocktail party, are available. www.laco.org
FRINGE NEWS
In 1985, Tipper Gore and three women with strong ties to Washington politicians formed the Parents’ Music Resource Center. Their goal was to slap warning stickers on heavy metal albums that contained content that was “inappropriate for children” and to raise the political profile of Senator Al Gore. The PMRC leveraged their political power and secured a Senate Committee hearing…and the Congressional record was never the same. On C-SPAN, and in front of international media, the PMRC provided examples of the very language and imagery they objected to. Consequently, the most outrageous and ridiculously over-the-top rock lyrics were read aloud to the entire world.
Opposing the PMRC were three of America’s most famous musicians – the late Frank Zappa, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and the late John Denver. From Denver’s respectful, soft-spoken, yet vehement comparisons to Nazi Germany, to Snider’s forcefully sarcastic jabs at his attackers, to Zappa’s scathing rancor, the artists delivered an unforgettable blow against government over-reach. Porn Rock is produced by The Ichabod’s Cranium Players and runs 60 minutes. http://hff16.org/3409
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