It's Complicated at Catalina Jazz Club

Proceeds from Valentine’s Day Concert to Benefit Youth Arts Programs Impacted by Southern California Fires

Musical Theatre Guild has focused on Youth Education in the Arts throughout its nearly three-decade history.  Because of this, all proceeds from the upcoming Valentine’s Day-themed fundraiser, IT’S COMPLICATED… AN EVENING OF SONGS ABOUT LOVE (the good, the bad and the messy) will benefit theatre organizations with youth programs impacted by the recent Southern California fires. Profits from the concert/auction/raffle will be divided between the Pasadena Playhouse’s Education Department and Theatre Palisades Youth, two theatre companies committed to providing ongoing arts education to young people in the communities most affected by the fires. IT’S COMPLICATED… will take place for one night only: Wednesday, February 12th, 2005, 8:30 PM, at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA.

“Our members – many of them performing on February 12th – felt passionately that theatre and arts programs for young people should be sustained in the aftermath of the fires,” says Guild member Wendy Rosoff, Creator and Director of IT’S COMPLICATED… “It was important to all of us that our efforts be dedicated to supporting organizations that will keep theatre alive in the hearts of the students most affected by this tragedy.” 

IT’S COMPLICATED… AN EVENING OF SONGS ABOUT LOVE (the good, the bad, and the messy) is a musical examination of love and connection, exploring all of the complexities of romantic love. Joyful, passionate, comedic, and sometimes awkward, IT’S COMPLICATED… celebrates love in all its glory through songs from musicals and song cycles, performed by an all-star array of over two dozen Guild members. The songs performed will be a mix of classics and less-familiar choices, all from the musical theatre canon, just as audiences have come to expect from Musical Theatre Guild.

Joining Wendy Rosoff on the artistic staff is Musical Director Anthony Zediker. Leesa Freed will stage manage, and Susan Edwards Martin & Will Collyer serve as Producers. Guild performers scheduled to appear include Eileen Barnett, Roger Befeler, Jennifer Bennett, Will Collyer, Matthew Patrick Davis, Joshua Finkel, Tal Fox, Kim Huber, Melissa Lyons Caldretti, Susan Edwards Martin, Kevin Matsumoto, Tonoccus McClain, Barbara Minkus, Ashley Moniz, Kyle Montgomery, Lisa Picotte, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Gabriel Navarro, Wendy Rosoff, Mary VanArsdel, Diane Vincent, Shannon Warne, Paul Wong, Robert Yacko, and David Zack.

IT'S COMPLICATED… is the perfect way to start your Valentine’s Day celebration, with a unique spin only Musical Theatre Guild can provide! Enjoy dinner, drinks, and the best of Broadway, performed by the finest musical theatre performers in Southern California, and help ensure that young people impacted by the fires can continue their love of live theatre. Bring your “special someone” – or look for your next “special someone” - at IT'S COMPLICATED… an evening guaranteed to fill your heart with love!

IT'S COMPLICATED… AN EVENING OF SONGS ABOUT LOVE, performs on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. The Catalina opens for dinner at 7:00 PM; performance begins at 8:30 PM. Tickets are on sale now, with prices ranging from $35 to $60. Entree or two item minimums apply to all patrons in addition to show ticket purchase. Tickets can be purchased online at www.musicaltheatreguild.com.

Musical Theatre Guild’s 2024-2025 Mainstage Season at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, Eli and Edythe Broad Stage concludes with THE DROWSY CHAPERONE on Sunday, March 23rd, 2025. Tickets are available at www.musicaltheatreguild.com. Student Rush and Actors’ Equity member discounts will be available at the box office on show day with appropriate ID. Additional productions and performance events will take place throughout the year. Go to www.musicaltheatreguild.com to learn more, and to sign up for the Guild’s email list.

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Musical Theatre Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership company of theatre professionals, devoted to preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre by presenting seldom-seen musicals in a staged reading concert format. MTG’s Youth Outreach Program takes specially prepared live performances into Southern California schools, brings hundreds of local high school students to live theatre performances, and offers mentorships to theatre students who shadow our professionals behind the scenes of mainstage productions. All Musical Theatre Guild mainstage productions are signed for deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons.