CHOC Follies XV Presents CHRISTINA AND THE CRYSTAL BALL, 3/29-31

Nearly 100 of Orange County's prominent business, civic and society leaders are bringing their singing and dancing talents to the stage for CHOC Follies XV, "Christina and the Crystal Ball, a Cinderella Story for the Social Net Set," an original musical comedy benefiting CHOC Children's. This year's production, sponsored by XCARET Family Foundation, is a hilarious spoof on the classic fairy tale with a modern online twist. The show will run from Thursday, March 29 through Saturday, March 31 at the Robert B. Moore Theatre in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Over the past 14 years, the CHOC Follies has earned a reputation as one of Orange County's most original and successful charity events, netting more than $5 million for CHOC Children's, press notes state. Founder and Executive Producer Gloria Zigner, Associate Producer Lois Augustine and Director John Vaughan lead the successful production team. Co-chairs for the event are Leslie Cancellieri, Sandy Segerstrom Daniels and Dale Skiles.

This year, proceeds of the CHOC Follies will support the construction of The Voice™, an interactive media center that provides patients with an outlet to engage in creative activities related to broadcast media. It's another step forward in providing avenues of healing for patients at CHOC Children's. The Voice is scheduled to open next year in the hospital's new seven-story tower.

"I can hardly believe this is our fifteenth CHOC Follies production," said Zigner. "With each year, our 'Follies' Family' gets bigger, the productions get more spectacular, and the community gets more involved. This year, we're excited to have Broadway veteran April Malina bring our lead character, Christina, to life. April is an amazing talent with credits that include International Broadway musical tours of Miss Saigon and Hair, as well as a broad repertoire of voice-over work for commercials, movies soundtracks and television scores."

Performances of "Christina and the Crystal Ball, a Cinderella Story for the Social Net Set" will be held in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, on Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m., Friday, March 30 at 8 p.m., and on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets for performances on Thursday night and Saturday's matinee are $65 and $35. For Friday and Saturday nights, tickets are $125 (includes after-show cast party), $75 and $50. All seats are reserved, and group sales tickets are available.

To learn more about the CHOC Follies, become a sponsor, make a donation or purchase tickets, please go to the website, http://choc.org/chocfollies, contact Lois Augustine at laugustine@choc.org or call 714.289.4140.

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