BOEING BOEING Plays La Mirada Theatre, Now thru 2/10

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment will present the Tony Award-winning (2008 Best Play Revival), hilarious, sexy, non-stop comedy, BOEING-BOEING, written by Marc Camoletti, translated by Beverley Cross & Francis Evans and directed by Jeff Maynard. BOEING-BOEING will preview tonight, January 18, 2013 (with a press opening on Saturday, January 19) and runs through Sunday, February 10, 2013 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

In this Tony Award-winning comedy, a self-styled playboy, Bernard, has French, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent "layovers." He keeps "one up, one down and one pending" until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Bernard's apartment in Paris, France all at the same time which leads to unexpected and very funny escapades.

Jeff Maynard (Director) is excited to be back directing at La Mirada. Previous show's here include The Tale of the Allergist's Wife starring Marilu Henner, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and the Pulitzer Prize winning Lost In Yonkers. Other recent directorial credits include Bear In Mind at the Blank Theatre Company's Young Playwright's Festival, collaborating with Jason Robert Brown on a new, revised version of 13, the world premiere of Mad City by Meredith Stiehm and a workshop of Dave Rossmer & Dan Lipton's new musical Shoot! Cut! Print! Kill! Die! He is proud to be a founding member of Buffalo Nights Theatre Company, having directed, acted or produced over 15 productions including: The Final Judgment, Modigliani, Meat, Anatol, Salome, Sophistry and The Madman & The Nun. He won a Drama-Logue Award for Max Frisch's The Firebugs, a BackStage West award for The Apollo of Bellac and LA Weekly's Revival Production of the Year award for Modigliani. Also in Los Angeles, he has directed the West Coast Premiere of the Ovation award nominated Tales of Tinseltown by Michael Colby and Paul Katz - at the Actor's Co-op. In upstate NY, Jeff's directorial work includes Nine, Seussical, Doubt, and The Laramie Project. As an actor Jeff appeared in the first national tour/Los Angeles Premiere of Lost In Yonkers at the Doolittle Theatre, Biloxi Blues at the Court/Hudson Theatres, Enter Laughing & Taking Stock at the A.J.U.'s- "Let There Be Laughter" series, and TV appearances on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Diagnosis Murder and the upcoming feature film The Illusion. Jeff currently runs the theatre program at Mirman School, teaches private acting classes throughout Los Angeles and is a graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television.

BOEING-BOEING will feature (in alphabetical order): Michelle Azar, Melanie Lora, Kalie Quinones, Carter Roy, Amy Rutberg and Marc Valera.

The design team for BOEING-BOEING is as follows: The Scenic Design is by Kevin Clowes. The Lighting Design is by Jean Yves Tessier. The Sound Design is by Josh Bessom. The Costume Design is by Helen Butler. Hair and Make-up Design is by Sarah Wolfe. The Prop Coordinator is Terry Hanrahan.

BOEING-BOEING will begin performances tonight, January 18, 2013 (with a press opening scheduled for Saturday, January 19) and runs for four weeks through Sunday, February 10. Performances will be 7:30pm on Wednesdays & Thursdays; 8pm on Fridays; 2pm and 8pm on Saturdays; and 2pm on Sundays. There will be no matinee performance on Saturday, January 19. Talkbacks with the actors will be on Wednesday, January 23 and Wednesday, February 6

Tickets range from $20 - $70 and can be purchased at La Mirada Theatre's website, www.lamiradatheatre.com or by calling the La Mirada Theatre Box Office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310. Student, Senior, Children and group discounts are available.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where the 91 and 5 freeways meet. Parking is free.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, now in its fourth decade, has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California." This beautiful state-of-the-Art Theatre has been producing quality productions for its Southern California audiences since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of many accolades including Ovation and Emmy Awards and Tony Award nominations. Brian Kite is the theatre's Producing Artistic Director. The theatre is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, California, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue. Parking is theatre-adjacent and free. For further information call 562-944-9801 or visit www.lamiradatheatre.com.

McCoy Rigby Entertainment (Tom McCoy & Cathy Rigby McCoy, Executive Producers)Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby are in their 18th season as Executive Producers of the McCoy Rigby Entertainment Series at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Since the 1994/95 Season, McCoy Rigby has produced over 75 plays, musicals, concerts, dramas, and comedies. MRE has also produced several Broadway productions and National Tours including Peter Pan, Seussical the Musical both starring Cathy Rigby, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson, Camelot formerly starring Michael York and through 2008, starring Lou Diamond Phillips, and Happy Days, The Musical. They are excited to launch the tour of JEKYLL & HYDE starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, which will land on Broadway in the Spring of 2013. Since 1990, Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby has made 4 stops on Broadway, garnering four Tony Nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical. Other credits include the A&E Television Network Premiere of "Peter Pan," which received 4 Emmy Award Nominations and one Emmy Award; "The Historic All Star Concert for Pope John Paul II" at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and the award-winning documentary on balancing wellness, titled "Faces of Recovery." Coming in the 2012-2013 Season McCoy Rigby will also produce the Broadway series at the Fox Theatre in Riverside, California. www.mccoyrigby.com.