Photo Coverage: Theatre Project/SCV Salon Series May 29

The Santa Clarita Valley, just north of Los Angeles, geared up to welcome a new professional theatre company, The Theatre Project/SCV, on May 29 with their second "Salon Series," where the two Producing Artistic Directors announced upcoming production dates.

While celebrating at the local wine establishment All Corked Up, corporate sponsors mingled with Broadway performers while raising funds for the new theatre company, including a $5,000 check from Princess Cruises.

Directors Andrea Slominski and Mark Salyer revealed the dates for three productions during 2007-2008, scheduled to take place at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center, which will continue bringing in money and building awareness.

From September 6-9, TTP/SCV promises to mount a concert staging of a major Broadway musical hit on the Main Stage, and while rights negotiations have not yet been completed, Salyer and Slominski shared that such titles as Chicago and Les Miserables were under serious consideration.  The Company intends to utilize the intimate Black Box Theatre space from January 10-27, 2008 to produce a musical, with the popular Leiber & Stoller rock 'n' roll revue Smokey Joe's Café mentioned as a possibility.  Finally, TTP/SCV has secured two weeks in the Spring, from June 5-15, 2008, to mount a fully-staged musical on the Main Stage, and Slominski and Salyer revealed their hopes to procure the rights for Pippin, featuring the music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell), who participated last year in TTP/SCV's one-night-only musical evening tribute to his amazing body of work, including performances by such luminaries as Ben Vereen (original star of Broadway's Pippin) and Corbin Bleu (Disney's "High School Musical").

Throughout the evening guests were treated to performances by Broadway musical veterans Victoria Oscar (Annie, Les Miserables) and Julia Gregory (Showboat, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) along with Eric Lutes (TV's "Caroline and the City").  Songs performed ranged from "Miss Celie's Blues" from The Color Purple to "Little Girls" from Annie.

For more information on The Theatre Project/SCV, visit www.scvtheatre.com.

Photos by Stephen K. Peeples - www.stephenkpeeples.com 

Victoria Oscar and Julia Gregory singing "Class" from Chicago

Eric Lutes performs a monologue from Laughing Wild

Theatre Project/SCV Development Director Carol Higgins, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kuritzkes

Yoon Lee of All Corked Up, Theatre Project/SCV's Producing Artistic Directors Andrea Slominski and Mark Salyer, Jay Schutz of All Corked Up

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