Seth Rogan and Friends Catch Rockwell Table & Stage's UMPO TROOP BEVERLY HILLS
On Saturday, July 23 'Neighbors 2' star Seth Rogen celebrated the 34th birthday of his wife, Lauren Miller by inviting 50 of their closest friends to see The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills housed at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles, CA. Both Seth and Lauren were seen dancing, cheering & laughing along as the cast performed to a creative musical score, which included hit songs from Whitney Houston, Madonna, and Cyndi Lauper.
Lauren, a huge fan of the original 1989 movie, was in heaven the entire night. At the end of the performance, the cast surprised Lauren with a cake and sang happy birthday. All in all, Seth thought that the show and cast were "very talented and funny." Afterwards, friend and 'Neighbors 2' co-star Zac Efron showed up and joined the couple and their friends for cocktails on Rockwell's back patio.
In her seventh UMPO production, executive producer/co-writer Kate Pazakis re-joins forces with Director Tye Blue and Co-writer Ray Wetmore to fire up the campiness for an over the top homage that will leave you singing "Kumbaya!"
Phyllis Nefler is an image-obsessed Beverly Hills housewife and full-scale shopaholic. But when her wealthy husband leaves because of her selfish and narcissistic ways, Phyllis resolves to win him back. She becomes the new den mother of their daughter's rambunctious Wilderness Girls troop. It's a rocky start, but soon Phyllis is making custom merit badges, hosting campouts at the Beverly Hills Hotel and spearheading a major star-studded cookie sale fundraiser.
The UMPO Troop Beverly Hills is propelled by a cast of happy campers that includes: Marla Mindelle as Phyllis; Drew Droege/ Christopher Youngsman as Velda; Kat Tokarz as Annie Herman; Constantine Rousouli/Sebastian LaCause as Freddy Nefler; Gwen Hollander as Hannah Nefler; Lana McKissack as Lily Marcigan; Anne Letscher as Clare Sprantz Steele; Thomasina Gross as Jasmine Shakar; Lindsay Pearce as Chica Barnfell; along with Sarah Petrella, Misha Reeves and Kyra Selman.
"What a thrill it has been creating a musical parody that celebrates one of my all-time favorite movies," said Pazakis. "The original was over the top and now we get to take things even further!"
Tickets are on sale now. Performances run Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 12 noon, now to Sept 10, 2016. Rockwell Table & Stage is located in Los Feliz at 1714 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles. 323-669-1550 For more information, visit www.rockwell-la.com.
Photo Credit: Bryan Carpender
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