John Bucchino to Play & Collaborate on Opening Weekend of IT'S ONLY LIFE at Chromolume Theatre

Art-In-Relation (A.I.R.), is pleased to confirm that brilliant composer and pianist, John Bucchino, will be playing and collaborating on "IT'S ONLY LIFE" opening weekend June 9th & 10th at 8:00PM and June 11th at 2:00PM. Featuring a 1849 Steinway Grand piano. Producer, Jonas Sills notes, "John Bucchino's songs are uniquely tied to his piano renditions, that almost breathe like another character in the musical story."

Filled with a hauntingly beautiful score, this production focuses on the choices made by artists between their art and their lives on and off the stage. Director Alan Palmer is excited to invoke a new vision to this show with the old adage "Does art imitate life or does life imitate art?" Jonas Sills will be producing and also serving as musical director. Diana Brownson will be on the keys for the following weeks of the run.

John Bucchino - BIO

John Bucchino's songs have been performed and recorded by renowned pop (Art Garfunkel, Judy Collins), theatre (Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald), cabaret (Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein), and classical (Yo-Yo Ma, Deborah Voight, Nathan Gunn), artists as well as The Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The Hollywood Bowl, The Sydney Opera House, London's O2 Arena and The White House.

Among his honors are two Drama Desk nominations, The Johnny Mercer Songwriter Award, The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, The Jonathan Larson Award, The Kleban Award, The Los Angeles Ovation Award (for the revue IT'S ONLY LIFE), The DVD Premiere Award (for the song "Better Than I"), and the first annual Fred Ebb Award.

He has written scores for the musicals URBAN MYTHS, LAVENDER GIRL, Broadway's A CATERED AFFAIR (nominated for 12 Drama Desk Awards, and winner of the New York Drama League Award for Best Musical, with a book by Harvey Fierstein), IT'S ONLY LIFE, and the Dreamworks animated film JOSEPH, KING OF DREAMS, and lyrics for the children's musical SIMEON's GIFT (with a book by Julie Andrews and Emma WAlton Hamilton and music by Ian Fraser). As part of their Julie Andrews Collection, Harper Collins published a children's book, based on John's song, called "Grateful, A Song of Giving Thanks" which was awarded the Parents' Choice Gold Award. For more information, please visit www.johnbucchino.com

Opening night with the composer John Bucchino will be on June 9th, with performances each Friday, Saturday at 8:00 and Sunday at 2:00 until July 9th. There will be a special Saturday matinee on July 8th at 2:00.

VENUE: Chromolume Theatre is at 5429 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles 90016

General Admission: $35.00 - VIP tickets: $42.00

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2851582

Additional information available by calling 323-320-2898 or going to http://www.artinrelation.com.

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