Theatre West presents a musical reading of SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS, featuring music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Set to star in the reading are: Beau Bridges, Emily Bridges, Caitlin Gallogly, Edward Z. Gallogly, Anthony Gruppuso, David P.Johnson, Daniel Keough, Devra Korwin,Andre Landzaat, Robert W. Laur, Barbara Mallory, Lee Meriwether, Barbara Minkus, Andrew Parks, Madison Claire Parks, Elliot Schwartz and Laura Wolfe.
Broadway star Betty Garrett died in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Garrett died Saturday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, most likely from an aortic aneurysm, according to her son Garrett Parks. Garrett was in good health and even taught her musical comedy class at Theater West on Wednesday night. Theater West is a non-profit organization which she helped found. Friday, she checked into the hospital with heart trouble and died the next morning, with her family at her side.
