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Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith created and star in the multi-award-winning Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara! onstage through Labor Day Weekend in the Skirball Theatre of the Geffen Playhouse. It all began in 2008 at the Sacred Fools Theatre, then moved to the Matrix last fall and now it is going into its 6th month at the Geffen.The two phenomenal - and very humble, I may add - talents took time out of their busy schedules to talk about the show.

On the cusp of their 100th toe-tapping performance in the Geffen Playhouse's Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, the team behind the hit musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sarhara announce another five-week extension. The 100th performance, which occurs Saturday evening June 13, is a landmark show in a unanimously acclaimed run, which will now continue through Sunday, August 2, 2009.

CD of Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara will be available after July 22. Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara Geffen Playhouse - Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater directed by Taylor Hackford through August written by and starring Award-winning Vanessa Claire Smith and Jake Broder as Keely Smith and Louis Prima.

Award winning vocalist Julie Reyburn celebrates her return to Feinstein's with 'Sing Happy', a collection of exciting arrangements from Jobim, Michel LeGrand, Kander & Ebb to Louis Prima, Janas & Napolitano and Sondheim. The evening will be recorded for an upcoming live CD to be released by No Cover Records.

Now the cast of the award-winning show Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara has even more to sing about. The toe-tapping musical is announcing an unprecedented fourth extension and will run in the Geffen Playhouse's Audrey Skriball Kenis Theater through August 30, 2009. The extension comes on the heels of the news of the upcoming July 22 release of an audio CD featuring the music of Louis & Keely: Live at the Sarhara.

CD of Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara will be available after July 22. Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara Geffen Playhouse - Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater directed by Taylor Hackford through August written by and starring Award-winning Vanessa Claire Smith and Jake Broder as Keely Smith and Louis Prima.

In a repeated case of life imitating art (imitating life), the hit musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara announces a second extension due to audience demand. The play, which was first extended through the last week of May, will now be extended for an additional five weeks. With lauded reviews from the local media and a near sweep of the highest honor at every major Los Angeles theater awards ceremony - Best Musical at the Ovation Awards, Best Production at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Production at the Garland Awards and Musical of the Year at the LA Weekly Theater Awards - Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is playing in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse until June 28, 2009.

Award winning vocalist Julie Reyburn celebrates her return to Feinstein's with 'Sing Happy', a collection of exciting arrangements from Jobim, Michel LeGrand, Kander & Ebb to Louis Prima, Janas & Napolitano and Sondheim. The evening will be recorded for an upcoming live CD to be released by No Cover Records.

On the cusp of their 100th toe-tapping performance in the Geffen Playhouse's Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, the team behind the hit musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sarhara announce another five-week extension. The 100th performance, which occurs Saturday evening June 13, is a landmark show in a unanimously acclaimed run, which will now continue through Sunday, August 2, 2009.

On the cusp of their 100th toe-tapping performance in the Geffen Playhouse's Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, the team behind the hit musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sarhara announce another five-week extension. The 100th performance, which occurs Saturday evening June 13, is a landmark show in a unanimously acclaimed run, which will now continue through Sunday, August 2, 2009.

Similar to their namesake act that swept the strip in Vegas decades ago, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in town. As such, the play, which was originally set to close on the last week of April, will now be extended for an additional four weeks. After lauded reviews from local media and a near sweep at the 2009 Garland Awards (production, playwriting, direction/musical direction, best actor/actress in a musical), Louis and Keely Live at the Sahara has added 24 performances after nearly selling out its previously announced run. The musical, which follows the life and love of Las Vegas? infamous onstage couple Louis Prima and Keely Smith, will run at the Audrey Skriball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse through May 24.

Similar to their namesake act that swept the strip in Vegas decades ago, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in town. As such, the play, which was originally set to close on the last week of April, will now be extended for an additional four weeks.

In a repeated case of life imitating art (imitating life), the hit musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara announces a second extension due to audience demand. The play, which was first extended through the last week of May, will now be extended for an additional five weeks. With lauded reviews from the local media and a near sweep of the highest honor at every major Los Angeles theater awards ceremony - Best Musical at the Ovation Awards, Best Production at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Production at the Garland Awards and Musical of the Year at the LA Weekly Theater Awards - Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is playing in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse until June 28, 2009.

Keely Smith, jazz and pop singer, formerly 'straight' woman to trumpeter Louis Prima, plays The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, on March 24th - April 5. Shows are at 8 PM with Sunday shows at 5 PM. Tickets are $50-$55 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

Similar to their namesake act that swept the strip in Vegas decades ago, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in town. As such, the play, which was originally set to close on the last week of April, will now be extended for an additional four weeks. After lauded reviews from local media and a near sweep at the 2009 Garland Awards (production, playwriting, direction/musical direction, best actor/actress in a musical), Louis and Keely Live at the Sahara has added 24 performances after nearly selling out its previously announced run. The musical, which follows the life and love of Las Vegas? infamous onstage couple Louis Prima and Keely Smith, will run at the Audrey Skriball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse through May 24.

Similar to their namesake act that swept the strip in Vegas decades ago, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in town. As such, the play, which was originally set to close on the last week of April, will now be extended for an additional four weeks.

Keely Smith, jazz and pop singer, formerly 'straight' woman to trumpeter Louis Prima, plays The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, on March 24th - April 5. Shows are at 8 PM with Sunday shows at 5 PM. Tickets are $50-$55 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

Keely Smith, jazz and pop singer, formerly 'straight' woman to trumpeter Louis Prima, plays The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, on March 24th - April 5. Shows are at 8 PM with Sunday shows at 5 PM. Tickets are $50-$55 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

Keely Smith, jazz and pop singer, formerly 'straight' woman to trumpeter Louis Prima, plays The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, on March 24th - April 5. Shows are at 8 PM with Sunday shows at 5 PM. Tickets are $50-$55 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.