Photo Preview: Li'l Abner at LA Reprise!
By: BWW Jan. 26, 2008
Li'l Abner is
being performed February 5 to 17 for 16
performances only at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA. The production will
be directed by Michael Michetti, choreographed by Lee Martino, and has musical direction by Darryl Archibald.Eric
Martsolf and Brandi Lynn Burkhardt played Ethan Winthrop and Siren on
NBC's "Passions." Eric is most widely known for his critically hailed
comic portrayal of the Pharaoh in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
touring with the production nationally for four consecutive years.
Additionally, Eric has appeared in over 40 musicals and plays. Most
recently, he starred in the new musical Knight Life and the new musical adaptation of Garry Marshall's Happy Days: The Musical.Brandi Lynn Burkhardt's theatre credits include the role of Emma in the National Concert Tour of Jekyll & Hyde. Other theatre work includes The Music Of Frank Wildhorn, Oklahoma (Laurey), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim), and The Sound Of Music (Maria).?
Burkhardt previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant, won the
Miss New York pageant and finally competed for Miss America, where she
performed Take Me As I Am, which she would later record on the album "Jekyll & Hyde - Resurrection."
The 2007-2008 season of Reprise! Broadway's Best continues with Li'l Abner. Li'l Abner will
perform Tuesday, February 5th through Sunday, February 17th (press
opening February 6) at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA. The production will
be directed by Michael Michetti, choreographed by Lee Martino and has musical direction by Darryl Archibald
Li'l Abner will
perform Tuesday, February 5th through Sunday, February 17th (press
opening February 6) at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA. For tickets, please
call the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310/825-2101 or visit www.reprise.org. For further information on Reprise! Broadway's Best, please visit www.reprise.org.
Photos by: Michael Lamont
(Back l-r) Fred Willard, Eric Martsolf, Brandi Lynn Burkhardt, (Front l-r) Cathy Rigby, Robert Towers
(l-r) Brandi Lynn Burkhardt, Eric Martsolf
(l-r) Eric Martsolf, Brandi Lynn Burkhardt
Los Angeles Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Hollywood Bowl)
9.2% of votes
2.
HAIR (Conundrum Theatre)
5% of votes
3.
HEATHERS (Backyard Playhouse: Treetop Production)
4.9% of votes
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