Jones and Merkle Host Tonight's BROADWAY CAGE MATCH, Starring Platt, Foster, Pardo, and More

By: Aug. 26, 2014
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The famous Rockwell Table and Stage Los Angeles presents its inaugural competition cabaret; THE BROADWAY CAGE MATCH tonight, August 26th at 8 pm.

The evening, coached by its creators Justin Jones (Tosh.O, Reprise Theatre Co.) and Bruce Merkle (The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, La Mirada's Spring Awakening) is slated to be a monthly engagement featuring talent from Broadway, television, and film. There will be blood and jazz hands as this month's cage match features cast members from the Hollywood Bowl's production of Hair and La Mirada Theatre's production of LES MISERABLES. See some of the most talented triple-threats in Los Angeles hone all their skills to duke it out in interactive fast-paced performance challenges. Quick-changes, 16-bars, kick-ball-changes, and heavy belting will syphon the weak from the triumphant. The audience will chose the victor in the cage match leaving the losing contestants bloodied and battered in shame and degradation. This musical free-for-all, music directed by Brian P. Kennedy, is not an evening to be missed.

The cast of Hair at the Hollywood Bowl includes

Jonah Platt: FLOYD COLLINS (La Mirada Center for Performing Arts), "Gatsby" in FOR THE RECORD: BAZ LUHRMANN (Rockwell Table & Stage), "Jason" in the Los Angeles revival of BARE (Broadway World Award Nominee - Best Actor).

Jennifer Foster: GLEE (Fox), IF THERE IS I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Roundabout Theatre Company), FAT CAMP: THE MUSICAL.

Louis Pardo: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (National Tour), LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (South Coast Rep), THE WHO'S TOMMY (SanDiego Rep.).

The cast of Les Miserables at La Mirada Theatre includes

Valerie Rose Curiel: COMPANY (Crown Theatre), the award-winning Latin American series LOS AMERICANS, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, & NCIS: LOS ANGELES.

Sarah Elizabeth Combs: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (The Venetian, Las Vegas), I LOVE LUCY LIVE! (National Tour), SWEENEY TODD (Music Theatre West).

Cassandra Murphy: MISS SAIGON (McCoy Rigby Entertainment; China), THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Music Theatre Guild).

The Broadway Cage Match is produced by Rockwell Table and Stage's executive producer Kate Pazakis, and company managed by Ryann Ferguson.

ROCKWELL TABLE AND STAGE is located at 1714 N. Vermont Blvd. in Los Feliz. For reservations or tickets to any of our events, call 323-669-1550 ext. 20 or visit www.rockwell-la.com.



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