Wallace Smith, Celisse Henderson, Lindsay Mendez Join Cast of GODSPELL Revival
by Nicole Rosky
- Aug 25, 2011
Producer Ken Davenport announced today that Celisse Henderson (Wicked National Tour), Lindsay Mendez (Everyday Rapture) and Wallace Smith (American Idiot) are the latest additions to the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival and 40th anniversary production of the legendary rock musical GODSPELL.
BWW Reviews: NEW VOICES 11 from Contemporary Classics
by Jay Irwin
- Aug 16, 2011
Last night the incredible talent from Contemporary Classics stepped up to the mic once more for the 11th installment of their wildly popular "New Voices" series, spotlighting new works from composers around the country. Some local composers and some abroad, some new-ish pieces and some brand spankin' new for this show, Host Brandon Ivie and Music director R.J. Tancioco gathered together some of the most obscenely talented performers in the area to blow the doors off ACT Theatre and there was not a door standing when they were done.
JASPER IN DEADLAND Opens in Pasadena 8/5
by Lauren Wolman
- Aug 6, 2011
This summer, California youth and the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program (est. 1995) will workshop
Ryan Scott Oliver's brand new Jasper in Deadland, August 5 and 6.
Pasadena Musical Theatre to Hold JASPER IN DEADLAND Workshop, 8/5-6
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 5, 2011
This summer, California youth and the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program (est. 1995) will workshop
Ryan Scott Oliver's brand new Jasper in Deadland, August 5 and 6. 'Jasper in Deadland tells the story of 16-year-old Jasper, who loses his best friend Agnes and travels into the afterlife to retrieve her. But this afterlife-'Deadland'-is some kind of freakish, a hybrid of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and Judeo-Christian mythologies, divided into seven 'circles' where Jasper encounters Cerberus, the demoness Ammut, Loki and his daughter Hel, a psychotic redneck
named The Chuckster, and the ever mysterious Mr. Lethe. Will Jasper retrieve his best friend Agnes? Or will he join the Dead forever?'
Photo Flash: Ryan Scott Oliver's OUT OF MY HEAD Plays Pico Playhouse
by Lauren Wolman
- Jul 30, 2011
The Mechanicals Theatre Group, a professional acting company (Los Angeles) has joined forces with Ryan Scott Oliver (Disney's musical adaptation of Freaky Friday) for the LA Premiere of 'Out of My Head', music by Ryan Scott Oliver , book by Kirsten Guenther, and directed by Jacob Harvey.
BWW Interviews: Ryan Scott Oliver and the Joy of Mapping Out the Dream
by Ellen Dostal
- Jul 29, 2011
Southern California native, Ryan Scott Oliver, is creating his own unique niche in the world of contemporary musical theatre. He is currently workshopping a brand new musical he has written titled JASPER IN DEADLAND that will receive two performances on August 5th and 6th in Pasadena, and will see a newly-revised version of his musical, Out Of My Head, open in Los Angeles on July 29th. Here he talks about the intricacies of his writing process and about creating a life in musical theatre.
American Theatre Wing Accepting Applications for 2012 Jonathan Larson Grants
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 13, 2011
The American Theatre Wing today announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Jonathan Larson® Grants. The grants, given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists and book writers, help to continue Tony® Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson's dream of infusing musical theatre with a contemporary, joyful, urban vitality.
Pasadena Musical Theatre to Hold JASPER IN DEADLAND Workshop, 8/5-6
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 12, 2011
This summer, California youth and the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program (est. 1995) will workshop
Ryan Scott Oliver's brand new Jasper in Deadland, August 5 and 6. 'Jasper in Deadland tells the story of 16-year-old Jasper, who loses his best friend Agnes and travels into the afterlife to retrieve her. But this afterlife-'Deadland'-is some kind of freakish, a hybrid of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and Judeo-Christian mythologies, divided into seven 'circles' where Jasper encounters Cerberus, the demoness Ammut, Loki and his daughter Hel, a psychotic redneck
named The Chuckster, and the ever mysterious Mr. Lethe. Will Jasper retrieve his best friend Agnes? Or will he join the Dead forever?'
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