David Elzer, Peter Schneider and Crooning Crabcakes, LLC are thrilled to announce that their LADCC (Best Production, Best Ensemble, Best Musical Direction), LA WEEKLY (Best Musical) and BACKSTAGE GARLAND (Best Production, Best Ensemble, Best Musical Direction) award-winning, critically-acclaimed (LA Times CRITICS' CHOICE, Backstage CRITIC'S PICK, LA WEEKLY GO!) smash-hit world premiere production of LIFE COULD BE A DREAM, written and directed by Roger Bean (The Marvelous Wonderettes) with choreography by Lee Martino (Reprise On Your Toes, On The Town) and musical direction by Michael Paternostro (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Thrill Me) is EXTENDING AGAIN through SUNDAY, MAY 30 at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.
SH-BOOM! From the "marvelous" mind of creator Roger Bean, comes another trip to Springfield where we meet the "Crooning Crabcakes," the boy group banned from the Springfield High School prom which made it possible for "The Marvelous Wonderettes" to perform there. Now in an era before "American Idol," and "Star Search," the guys get one more chance at fame and fortune as Denny and his friend Eugene form a singing group so they can enter and win the local radio contest on Big Whopper Radio and realize their dreams of making it to the big time! With the help of their best friend Wally and their new friend Skip, this is the best quartet of singers since, well, you know who! Trouble comes in the form of Lois, who arrives to help put some polish on the group but who also broke Eugene's heart many years before. As Eugene falls apart , Skip, Wally and Denny fall in love - and hilarity and heartaches ensue! Featuring such classic songs as "Stay" (Just a Little Bit Longer)," "Runaround Sue," "The Great Pretender," "Tears On My Pillow," "Unchained Melody," "Earth Angel," "The Glory of Love," and of course the title song, LIFE COULD BE A DREAM is another musical trip down memory lane that will leave you laughing, singing and cheering - let's hear it for the boys!Michael Paternostro (Musical Director) is a native of New Orleans who lived most of the last 20 years in New York City. It is the role of Gregory Gardner in A Chorus Line that took Michael to NYC in a National Touring Company. After finishing his undergraduate degree at NYU, Michael began working as a musical actor as well as musician. On Broadway: Guys and Dolls (Rusty Charlie/crapshoot dancer), Beauty and the Beast, Saturday Night Fever (DJ Monty), as well as the original Broadway companies of Fosse, Sweet Smell of Success, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the 2006 Revival of A Chorus Line (Gregory Gardner). Touring: West Side Story (Action/Arab), and The Producers (Carmen Ghia). As a musician, Michael has musical directed and played the piano for BC/EFA Benefits for Guys and Dolls, Fosse, A Chorus Line, and The Producers. From the keyboard, he served as Musical Director for Havok Theatre's productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman and Thrill Me. Michael also made his Cabrillo Music Theater debut as musical director/keyboardist on BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO. He has also musical directed Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, and Guare's Landscape of the Body. As an onstage musician, Michael has performed the roles of Sidney Cohn in On Your Toes and Oscar in 42nd Street both twice. For the record, Michael also played the accordion live onstage in Guys and Dolls, please ask. He also assistant directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas at The Old Globe Theater in San Diego.
LIFE COULD BE A DREAM features an award-winning design team. The scenic design is by Tom Buderwitz (Paradise Lost, Dog Sees God). The lighting design is by Ovation Award-winner Luke Moyer (Dracula, A Skull in Connemara). The Sound Design is by Cricket S. Myers (The Marvelous Wonderettes). The Costume Design is by Shon LeBlanc (The Women).PERFORMANCE AND PRICING SCHEDULE!LIFE COULD BE A DREAM is EXTENDING AGAIN through SUNDAY, MAY 30 at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood. The performance schedule is Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm. Tickets are $45 for Thursday and Friday evenings; $47.50 for all other performances. Student prices with ID $25. For Tickets, please call (323) 960-4412 or visit www.plays411.com/life or www.lifecouldbeadream.net.Videos