Laurel and Hardy must be smiling in the comedy Valhalla. Cabrillo Music Theatre's near-perfect production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which opened last night at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza's Scherr Forum, brings back the classic, broad humor from vaudeville, performed by an inspired cast of crazies who not only aren't afraid of anything going wrong, but are probably HOPING for mishaps that would destroy any other show. This is, of course, because Forum is one of those shows where spontaneity and the unexpected is almost as obligatory as Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart's uproarious script and Stephen Sondheim's witty lyrics.
As reported by The New York Times last weekend, Billie Allen, who helped "bridge the racial gap" both on and off-Broadway in the 1950s and '60s, passed away on December 29, 2015. She was 90 years old.
It might just be the funniest musical ever written! A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM makes its Civic Arts Plaza debut! This hilarious mixture of slapstick, farce, mistaken identity, music and dance has to be seen live to be believed! The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED... has enjoyed two successful Broadway revivals, and has showcased generations of comic actors from Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers to Nathan Lane and Whoopi Goldberg. Cabrillo Music Theatre's brand-new production opens on Friday, January 29th, 2016 playing until Sunday, February 14th, at the 396-seat Scherr Forum at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
With a career that began at age 3 on stage in vaudeville, at age 5 had her own national radio show on NBC and still working (primarily in voice over) today, Miss Marie, now has the longest active career in entertainment
Broadwayworld.com interviewed Ken Peplowski, Musical Director for 'The Real Sinatra Songbook' that will be performed at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 9th.
Actress Charlotte Rae is best known for her role as Mrs. Garrett on the TV series "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life," but from "Car 54 Where Are You?" and Molly the Mail Carrier on "Sesame Street" to the current role opposite Meryl Streep in "Ricki and the Flash," her career has onstage and on screen has been the envy of industry members. However, life at home may not always have been as comedic as the characters she entertained the public with for several decades. Subjects discussed in Ms. Rae's new book entitled "The Facts Of My Life" (24.94/34.95, Nov, 2015) include:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces a celebration of films from the Swinging Sixties (and beyond) with the retrospective Richard Lester: The Running Jumping Pop Cinema Iconoclast
Malibu Playhouse presents a unique one-night jam-packed benefit with Hollywood icons, Ed Asner and Mark Rydell. This rare event opportunity to spend an intimate evening with these amazing talents includes pre-show picnic, special post-show private dinner with the duo, screening of their career reels as well as their touching, dramatic film, 'Good Men,' encore performance of 'OXYMORONS' and Q&A.
Malibu Playhouse presents a unique one-night jam-packed benefit with Hollywood icons, Ed Asner and Mark Rydell. This rare event opportunity to spend an intimate evening with these amazing talents includes pre-show picnic, special post-show private dinner with the duo, screening of their career reels as well as their touching, dramatic film, "Good Men," encore performance of "OXYMORONS" and Q&A.
WISTA will present BEELINE TO BROADWAY on May 29 and May 30, 2015. BEELINE TO BROADWAY will feature over 20 acts from popular Broadway shows such as HAIRSPRAY, RENT, JERSEY BOYS, WICKED, LES MISERABLES, and much more!
Malibu Playhouse presents a one-night benefit performance of 'OXYMORONS' tonight, May 2 at 8 p.m. starring Ed Asner and Mark Rydell, written and directed by Brian Connors.
Malibu Playhouse presents a one-night benefit performance of 'OXYMORONS' Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m. starring Ed Asner and Mark Rydell, written and directed by Brian Connors.
Cabrillo Music Theatre announces the 2015-2016 season of shows. Three shows new to Cabrillo and to the Civic Arts Plaza, and a returning classic last performed here in 1996, 'A Season for All Seasons' has a show for every season of the year, and all are crowd-pleasers that everyone will enjoy! All of Cabrillo's productions are locally produced, auditioned and rehearsed in Southern California, and performed exclusively at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
On the next episode of CBS's THE GOOD WIFE titled “Dear God”, Cary's freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick, as she interviews his colleagues to determine whether or not he should remain behind bars.
A new Blu-ray release of the all-star big screen edition of popular Broadway musical comedy A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM is out today, September 9.
Celebrate the publication of Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War (Oxford University Press) at Barnes and Noble, 86th Street & Lexington Avenue, New York City, on Monday, September 15, 2014 at 7PM.
Daniel Nardicio will also present 'Dworld Underwear Party' tonight, July 25th at 11pm - Fire Island's largest and sexiest weekly party with special guest dancer Levi Michaels. Plus, more dancers, C-In2 Underwear Giveaways, 2am skinny-dipping in the pool, massages by DN's 'official rubbers' the guys from MMX, water taxis all night from the Pines, sexy visuals in the erotic lounge by Marco Ovando and Ned Stressen Reuter and more. It all takes place at The Ice Palace, Cherry Grove $15, or $10 with password.
Celebrating his 20th year in NYC, Daniel Nardicio brings back his Manniversary edition of XXX Triple X on Thursday, July 31st at 11pm - all dude/all lewd/all nude, featuring dancers and a live show at the cock, 29 2nd Avenue. Admission: $20 or $10 before 11:30.
