Photo Flash: First Look at FOR THE RECORD: JOHN HUGHES at Rockwell: Table & Stage
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 19, 2012
With the newly remodeled live music space nearing completion and innovative menus still being unveiled, Rockwell: Table & Stage continues their exciting summer long "Soft Opening" by presenting a reconditioned version of For The Record: John Hughes. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!Joining the creative team are Barrett Foa (NCIS: Los Angeles, Broadway's Avenue Q) and Chad Hodge (The Playboy Club) who have contributed a reinvented script that focuses the show around John Hughes seminal coming of age teen flicks. ??This fresh look at the work of the famed-director will focus on signature songs and moments from John Hughes' classics The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off with additional songs included from Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, She's Having A Baby and National Lampoon's Vacation.Conceived and Created by Shane Scheel and Christopher Lloyd Bratten, the "For the Record" series-which brings a director's soundtracks to life in a stunning 360-degree live theatrical concert experience, will turn Rockwell: Table & Stage into the ultimate 80's mix-tape. ??For The Record: John Hughes runs until Saturday, September 15, 2012. This homage to the Hughes' body of work stars a rotating cast from stage, screen and music performing "Rebel Yell," "Weird Science," "Turning Japanese," "Danke Schoen," "Twist and Shout," "Try a Little Tenderness," "I'm So Excited," "Bust A Move," and "Don't You (Forget About Me)." The talented singers/actors move throughout the space, bringing the show tableside, where you can also take advantage of the delicious cuisine and inventive cocktails available for purchase.
The talented cast of For The Record: John Hughes includes Barrett Foa (CBS's "NCIS: LA"), Von Smith (E!'s "Opening Act"), Kristolyn Lloyd (CBS's "The Bold and the Beautiful"), Anderson Davis (Broadway's South Pacific, Les Miserables), Nathan Parrett (NBC's "The Voice"), Doug Kreeger (Broadway's Les Miserables), Jackie Seiden ("New Year's Eve," Broadway's Hairspray), Ruby Lewis (ABC's "Desperate Housewives"), Danielle Truitt (Disney's "The Princess and the Frog"), Angela Pupello (Broadway's The Drowsy Chaperone, Grease), Kate Pazakis (South Pacific, Jerry Springer the Opera), Angel Reda (Broadway's Follies), Steve Mazurek, Dionne Gipson, Lindsey Gort, and Tomasina Abate. For The Record: John Hughes is Directed by Anderson Davis, with Choreography by Angela Pupello, Musical Direction by Christopher Lloyd Bratten and Produced by Shane Scheel.For tickets, scheduling and more information, visit www.rockwell-la.com.Photo credit: Lily Lim
Jonny Morrow and Rogelio Douglas Jr.
Jonny Morrow, Ruby Lewis and Tomasina Abate
Angela Pupello, Barrett Foa and Angel Reda
Angela Pupello, Angel Reda and Ruby Lewis
Anderson Davis and Barrett Foa
Angel Reda and Company
Ruby Lewis, Angela Pupello, Anderson Davis, Barrett Foa and Kate Pazakis
Tomasina Abate and Rogelio Douglas Jr.
Jonny Morrow, Kate Pazakis, Angel Reda and Barrett Foa
Anderson Davis, Barrett Foa and Tomasina Abate
Darryl Semira and Ginifer King
Lindsey Gort, Jason Paige and Company
Lindsey Gort, Steve Mazurek and Company
Jackie Seiden, Darryl Semira and Ginifer King
Steve Mazurek and Shane Scheel
Steve Mazurek and his parents with Shane Scheel
Nicolas Perez, Jonny Morrow and Company
Jackie Seiden and Lindsey Gort
Darryl Semira, Barrett Foa and Becky Baeling
Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith
Darryl Semira and Company
Creative Team: Barrett Foa, Shane Scheel, Angela Pupello, Anderson Davis and Chad Hodge
Edward Allen, Donna Pescow, and Shane Scheel
Steve Mazurek and his mom with Rogelio Douglas Jr.
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