Photo Flash: (mostly)musicals Returns to the E Spot Lounge with IT'S ABOUT TIME
After a two-month absence, (mostly)musicals returned to the E Spot Lounge on Monday, April 25, with IT'S ABOUT TIME, the company's 17th entry in their series of themed cabarets. Scroll down for photos from the concert!
The show featured songs about TIME from musical theatre writers of all eras, including Kander and Ebb, Cy Coleman, Jule Styne, Jason Robert Brown, Ahrens and Flaherty, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, Peter Mills, and Kevin Ray - plus a few pop surprises.
These songs were performed by a timeless line up of talent, including (as previously announced): Tony nominee Sharon McNight (B'way: STARMITES), Joshua Finkel (B'way: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) , J. Elaine Marcos (B'way: ANNIE, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT), Jasmin Richardson (Deena in La Mirada's DREAMGIRLS), Emily Clark (SLIGHTLY DRAMATIC), Rhett George (B'way: MEMPHIS, WICKED), Jeffrey Polk (B'way: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE), Kelley Dorney (ADAM & EVE & STEVE), Jason Peter Kennedy (Actors' Co-op's 110 IN THE SHADE), Laura L. Thomas (Pasadena Playhouse's BREAKING THROUGH), Espiridion Magana ( Univision's 'Va Por Ti'), Jeffrey Landman (B'way: LES MIS), and Dedrick Bonner (Nat'l tour: THE COLOR PURPLE).
Gregory Nabours is the (mostly)musicals music director (now and forever)! And Mark Jacobson hosted the open mic afterparty immediately following the show.
The E Spot Lounge is located on the upper level of Vitello's Restaurant (recently named one of Open Table's 100 Hottest Restaurants in the US!) at 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA. For more information, visit www.mostlymusicalsLA.com or follow #mmLA on Facebook and Instagram at /mostlymusicals and Twitter at @mostly_musicals.
Photo Credit: amy francis schott
Mark Jacobson starts the night off with 'Deli', a stand-alone song by Stephen A. Weiner and Glenn Slater.
Jeffrey Landman (with Gregory Nabours) makes his first (mostly) musicals appearance with 'Hey There Good Times' from Cy Coleman's I LOVE MY WIFE.
Laura L. Thomas sets off on a fairy-tale quest in 'Journey to the Past' from Ahrens and Flaherty's animated - and now headed for Broadway - musical ANASTASIA.
Jason Peter Kennedy meets Jason Robert Brown with 'Moving Too Fast' from THE LAST 5 YEARS.
Espiridion Magana fulfills part of a childhood dream to play Sally Bowles by singing 'Maybe This Time' (from CABARET), in English and Spanish.
Kelley Dorney looks to the future in 'Back to Before' from RAGTIME.
Joshua Finkel goes back in time with Peter Mills' 'Way Ahead of My Time' (aka The Caveman Song).
Dedrick Bonner delivers a dynamic performance of Billy Vera's 'At This Moment'.
J. Elaine Marcos gave a (hysterical) 'motivational' speech before performing a unique version of 'The Greatest Love of All' in her first #mmLA appearance.
J. Elaine Marcos performing at (mostly)musicals.
Zachariah Griffin accompanies himself on Jim Croce's hit 'Time in a Bottle'.
Emily Clark shares her wisdom with a younger colleague (Mark Jacobson) in PIPPIN's 'No Time at All'.
Emily Clark and Mark Jacobson lead the (mostly)musicals audience in a sing-a-long.
Rhett George sings a passionate version of the classic 'Unchained Melody'.
Jeffrey Polk arrived 'Just in Time' to delight the audience with the classic song from BELLS ARE RINGING (popularized by Frank Sinatra).
Jasmin Richardson and Gregory Nabours give Kevin Ray's 'Killing Time' its west coast premiere.
Jasmin Richardson sings 'Killing Time' at (mostly)musicals.
Sharon McNight brought a quieter intensity with Craig Carnelia's beautiful, rarely-heard 'Picture in the Hall'.
Gregory Nabours transfixed the audience (and cast) with his performance of 'As Time Goes By' interspersed with stories of his musical lineage.
The evening came to a close with cast and audience joining together on Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk's 'Holding On'.
The (mostly)musicals #17 family (photo: Eric Cornwell): (front) Kelley Dorney, Jeffrey Polk; (middle) Sharon McNight, producer amy francis schott, J. Elaine Marcos; (back) Laura L. Thomas, Joshua Finkel, Gregory Nabours, Dedrick Bonner, Rhett George, Jasmin Richardson, Jason Peter Kennedy, Zachariah Griffin, Espiridion Magana, Emily Clark, Mark Jacobson, and Jeffrey Landman
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