Announcing: Caught Extends One Final Time, Until June 26, 2011

CAUGHT EXTENDS ONE FINAL TIME
SMASH HIT WORLD PREMIERE PLAY BY DAVID L. RAY
AND DIRECTED BY NICK DEGRUCCIO
ENDS SOLD OUT EIGHT-MONTH RUN AT ZEPHYR THEATRE
ON JUNE 26, 2011

TICKET PURCHASES NOW BENEFITTING
THE NOH8 CAMPAIGN & AID FOR AIDS

David L. Ray’s world premiere play, Caught, presented by Buttermilk Productions in association with Drumfish Productions, and directed by three-time Ovation Award-winner Nick DeGruccio, has extended its run one final time through Sunday, June 26.

For the remainder of the run, patrons may use special codes (either NOH8 or AID4AIDS) when ordering tickets at www.CaughtThePlay.com and the production will donate 25% of the ticket price to either the NOH8 Campaign or Aid for AIDS.

The story of Caught centers around the upcoming wedding of Kenneth and Troy, a committed gay couple living in Los Angeles. Kenneth’s estranged, culturally-conservative sister, Darlene, and her daughter Krystal unexpectedly visit the couple’s home from south Georgia only days before the event. Through this set of circumstances, Caught explores the meaning of ‘marriage,’ and how the family can find a way to meet in the middle while navigating long-standing religious values and staying true to each’s core beliefs.

The cast features (in alphabetical order) Mackenzie Astin, Will Beinbrink, Richard Jenik, Amanda Kaschak, Micah McCain, and Deborah Puette. The design team includes set by Adam Flemming, lighting by Lisa D. Katz, sound by Elizabeth Rhodes, and costumes by Katherine Hampton Noland. Casting is by Raul Staggs, and the production stage manager is Darlene Miyakawa.

The Ovation Recommended production of Caught will end its run on Sunday, June 26. Regular performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 7:00pm. Tickets are $40 and may be purchased by visiting www.CaughtThePlay.com or by calling (800) 595-4849. The Zephyr Theatre is located at 7456 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, 90046.

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05-03-11

Announcing: World Premiere of “The Interlopers” at Bootleg Theatre June 17

BOOTLEG THEATER PRESENTS
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
THE INTERLOPERS BY GARY LENNON
DIRECTED BY JIM FALL

OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 17 FOR FIVE WEEKS ONLY

The Bootleg Theater, Alicia Adams, Artistic Director, has announced the world premiere of The Interlopers by Gary Lennon, directed by Jim Fall, opening on Friday, June 17 for a limited engagement of five weeks only. There will be two preview performances on June 15 and 16.

The Interlopers is a Romeo and Juliet story set in the transgender world of Los Angeles. Through the theme of identity, the play explores a group of unique misfits who call themselves family, and who are brave enough to challenge the obstacle course called life. Examining these singular and special people, the play follows them on their journeys to being their whole and authentic selves.

Gary Lennon’s other plays include the critically acclaimed Blackout, Dates and Nuts, and .45, which opened in the winter of 2010 at London’s Hampstead Theater, directed by Wilson Milam. Lennon adapted both Blackout and .45 into feature films; Blackout became Drunks, starring Faye Dunaway, Diane Wiest, Amanda Plummer, and Parker Posey. .45 starred Milla Jovovich and Stephen Dorf. Lennon has also written and produced extensively for television, including on shows such as The Unusuals, The Shield, The Black Donnellys, and Justified, which was a 2010 WGA Award nominee and recently won the 2011 Peabody Award.

Jim Fall is perhaps best known as the director of the feature film Trick, starring Tori Spelling, Christian Campbell, and J.P. Pitoc. He also directed The Lizzie McGuire Movie for Walt Disney Pictures, among others. On television, Jim directed several episodes of So NoTORIous for VH1, Grosse Pointe (produced by Darren Star), and the A&E feature Wedding Wars, starring John Stamos and James Brolin. Fall just finished Holiday Engagement, an independent feature he co-wrote and directed, starring Shelley Long, Bonnie Somerville, and Jordan Bridges. He is currently in development on a feature he has written entitled Dorothy on the Rocks, which is based on the novel by Barbara Suter.

The Bootleg Theater is a 1930s warehouse and a home for Los Angeles artists who work in theater, music, dance, and film. Bootleg provides artistic support and production resources to help these artists create original and daring interdisciplinary work. Combining art forms creates work that is surprising, unexpected, exciting, and reflective of life in Los Angeles, a city where the boundaries are elastic, and not bound by tradition. Bootleg offers Los Angeles a celebration of itself.

Cast and designers for The Interlopers will be announced shortly. Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased online by visiting www.bootlegtheater.org or by calling (213) 389-3856. The Bootleg is located at 2220 Beverly Boulevard, in Los Angeles, 90057.

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05-02-11

Announcing: Erich Bergen Will Appear at Show at Barre, Wednesday 5/18 at 8pm

ERICH BERGEN SET TO APPEAR
IN SHOW AT BARRE CONCERT SERIES IN LOS FELIZ
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 AT 8PM

Continuing the celebration of his first solo CD release, former Jersey Boys star Erich Bergen will appear live in concert in Los Angeles at BARRE vt as part of the Show At Barre concert series, on Wednesday, May 18 at 8pm.

Erich Bergen recently completed a three-year run starring as Bob Gaudio in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Jersey Boys, as part of the Los Angeles, San Francisco, First National Tour and Las Vegas companies. Other recent credits include appearances on Desperate Housewives and Gossip Girl, and Erich is currently starring in The Temperamentals for The Blank Theatre Company in Hollywood. He recently released his first music video for the single Is Everything Alright, featuring the star of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice and Playboy Playmate of the Year, Hope Dworaczyk.

“Erich Bergen, as Bob Gaudio, is the show’s breakout star. With his lanky good looks and vibrant intensity, his charisma feeds off the spotlight,” said Charles McNulty in his Los Angeles Times review of Jersey Boys. Said Steve Freiss in Las Vegas Weekly, “Bergen has a youthful and affable presence, an ability to play with audience expectations, a willingness to take risks, and a confidence that does not come across as arrogance.” And, of Bergen’s concert appearance at L.A.‘s Magic Castle in September, 2010, Don Grigware at BroadwayWorld.com said, “Taking the stage with the gusto akin to a tornado or blazing brushfire, this young dynamo captivated the packed house from the moment he opened his mouth.”

Bergen’s CD, titled The Vegas Sessions, features new studio recordings of original compositions in the pop genre, along with live tracks recorded during three sold out concerts in Las Vegas in April, 2009. The disc will be available for purchase at the upcoming Show at Barre date, and is currently available at iTunes, Amazon.com, CD Baby, and other digital music outlets.

Erich Bergen’s Show at Barre concert will feature fan favorites along with some exciting new material. Tickets are on sale now, and are priced at $20 for general admission, and $35 for VIP admission, which includes preferred seating, a complimentary glass of champagne, and a copy of Bergen’s CD. Tickets can be purchased online at www.showatbarre.com, or by calling (323) 661-6163, ext. 20. Barre vt is located at 1714 N. Vermont in Los Feliz. Valet parking is available behind the restaurant.
Visit Erich Bergen at www.erichbergen.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/erichbergenfans, and follow Erich on twitter @erichbergen.

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05-01-11