MenAlive Chorus to Close 15th Season with B'WAY@15 Extravaganza

Under the direction of Artistic Director Bob Gunn, MenAlive -- now celebrating 15 seasons as Orange County's first and only Gay Men's Chorus -- will present a spectacular song-and-dance extravaganza showcasing some of Broadway's best musicals of the past 15 years... the very same time frame (from 2001 to 2016) of MenAlive's very existence.

B'WAY@15 will be MenAlive's finale concert of its memorable 15th season, with an OPENING NIGHT performance set for FRIDAY, July 22, 2016 at 8pm, and TWO additional concerts set for Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 3pm and 8pm. All performances will once again take place at their home theater, the Irvine Barclay Theatre, located on the campus of the University of California at Irvine (UCI).

Tickets are now available through the Irvine Barclay Box Office at 949.854.4646 or online at theBarclay.org.

Get ready to be wowed by MenAlive's sure-to-be entertaining choral versions of this current millennium's more contemporary showtunes, from smash hits such as WICKED, KINKY BOOTS, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and LEGALLY BLONDE; rousing crowd-pleasers from SPRING AWAKENING, AVENUE Q, SHREK and NEWSIES; and newer, future classics from FINDING NEVERLAND, SOMETHING ROTTEN, and, of course, Broadway's biggest new hit, the Grammy Award-winning, 11-time Tony Award-winning musical HAMILTON.

"If you've ever experienced a MenAlive concert in the past and enjoyed our nods to Broadway shows such as our rollicking tribute to THE SOUND OF MUSIC, our colorful mash-up of WICKED, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and THE WIZ, or our merging of GREASE and HAIRSPRAY for our 10th Anniversary, then this concert is guaranteed to become one of your favorites," boasts Bob Gunn, MenAlive's Artistic Director and conductor.

And just as the chorus, four year ago, triumphantly performed their irreverent tribute to THE SOUND OF MUSIC-lovingly titled "VON TRAPPED!"-in Denver, Colorado, MenAlive once again hit the road this past July 1-6 and received multiple standing ovations at this summer's GALA CHORUSES 2016 FESTIVAL (again in Denver), where they sang selections from B'WAY@15 just a few weeks prior to their concerts in Orange County, California.

With lively choreography, colorful costumes, and some top-notch musicality on tap, B'WAY@15 is shaping up to be another memorable concert from MenAlive. And just like with a Broadway musical, you'll laugh, cry, cheer, and be deeply moved by the concert-as many of our audiences have come to expect from 15 years of the Orange County Gay Men's Chorus!

If there's one must-see concert you have to experience this summer, then it's THIS ONE! Don't miss it!

IF YOU GO:

MenAlive - Orange County Gay Men's Chorus

Bob Gunn, Artistic Director presents

B'WAY@15
"Broadway @ 15: Musicals of the New Millennium"

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

THREE PERFORMANCES:

Friday, JULY 22 at 8:00 p.m. (Opening Night)
Saturday, JULY 23 at 3:00 p.m. (Matinee)
Saturday, JULY 23 at 8:00 p.m.

Reserved seats start at $39. SPECIAL "$30-Under-30" tickets available 1hour before each performance with valid ID.

To purchase advance tickets, call the Barclay box office at 949.854.4646 or online at bit.ly/BWAY15. Additional information: ocgmc.org.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, MenAlive's mission is to "Through music, men's voices unite as a vehicle to entertain, educate, bring healing, joy, community and build bridges to the public at large." Founded in 2001 by former Artistic Director Rich Cook, MENALIVE has quickly grown into one of Orange County's largest choruses and continues to be an active and respected partner in the Southern California arts scene. Since its first rehearsal in September 2001, MENALIVE has grown from 13 singers to more than 150+ singers and volunteers.

Now finishing its 15th Season, MENALIVE continues to produce full-scale productions that combine song, dance, and theatrics to provide shows of enormous popular appeal for all ages and backgrounds. The Chorus performs a wide range of musical styles including classical, jazz, gospel, traditional, contemporary, showtunes, and popular hits. During its 15-year history, several major and noted guest stars have joined MENALIVE in performance over the years, including Michael Feinstein, Debbie Reynolds, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Leslie Jordan, David Burnham, Alec Mapa, Nikki Blonsky, Broadway legend Bernadette Peters, and, of course, the one and only Liza Minnelli.

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Photo Credit: Jay Cambare Photography