Celebration Announces Its 2019 Season Of Shows
Celebration announced today, under the artistic direction of Michael A. Shepperd, its 2019 season of shows. This is the Celebration's 37th season and the fourth in its home at the Lex Theatre, 6760 Lexington Ave. in Los Angeles.
The 2019 Season will feature:
Los Angeles Premiere!
Born To Win
Written by Matt Wilkas and Mark Setlock
Directed by Michael Matthews
Opens Friday, January 18, 2019 - April, 2019
Drew Droege and Matt Wilkas star in this Los Angeles premiere! Pinky Corningfield has always dreamed of her daughter winning the "Supreme Queen". So when Marge, a newcomer to the child pageant circuit, shows up with her daughter and starts grabbing all the glory, Pinky will stop at nothing to get the crown.
Los Angeles Premiere
The Secretaries
Written by The Five Lesbian Brothers
Opens April, 2019
A killer comedy.The Secretaries chronicles the initiation of Patty Johnson as she lands the job of her dreams at the Cooney Lumber Mill in Big Bone, Oregon. But those dreams turn into bloody nightmares when she discovers the truth her co-workers have been hiding from her! Written 20 years ago, skewering feminist archetypes of the '80s and '90s, this play is as fresh as if it was written today.
Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere Of
The Producers
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Original Direction and Choreography by Susan Stroman
By Special Arrangement with StudioCanal
Presented by Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International
Directed by Michael Matthews
Opens June, 2019
Winner of 12 Tony Awards, two theatrical producers dream and scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. However, hilarious complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be a massive hit! Come see this musical reinvented as only the Celebration can do it!
To become a member or to purchase a subscription or single tickets for BORN TO WIN, you can go to www.celebrationtheatre.com or call the theatre at 323-957-1884.
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