PRESS RELEASE — COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS “CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL” — OPENING HALLOWEEN NIGHT

COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY
LA’S ‘PAY WHAT YOU WANT’ THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE

OPENS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
PERFORMANCES AT 8PM AND MIDNIGHT
AT LYRIC-HYPERION THEATRE & CAFE

Coeurage Theatre Company, LA’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Company, has announced the final production of its 2014 season, Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical. With book, music and lyrics by New Cannibal Society and directed by Tito Fleetwood Ladd, there will be two preview performances on Saturday, October 25 at 8pm and Thursday, October 30 at 8pm, and opening is set for Halloween night, Friday, October 31 with performances at 8pm and midnight. There will be a Halloween party between the two opening night performances. Cannibal! The Musical will play through November 22 at the Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silver Lake.

Uncouth, absurd, and wickedly tongue-in-cheek, Coeurage Theatre Company presents the Los Angeles premiere of Tony Award-winner Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical. From the creators of South Park and The Book of Mormon comes this western spoof telling the tale of a pack of miners en route to the promised land of Colorado, led by the state’s only convicted cannibal, Alfred Packer. Replete with puppets, blood, song, dance, and Parker’s signature crassness, Cannibal! The Musical is guaranteed to delight and offend.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Mike Brady, Ryan Brady, Brian Cannady, Gregory Crafts, Mikey De Lara, Travis Dixon, Josh Hoover, Ashley Kane, Jason Peter Kennedy, Scott Kruse, Peter Larney, Kari Lee, Gregory Nabours, Kurt Quinn, Kalena Ranoa, Christine Sinacore, and Joe Tomasini.

Scenic design is by JR Bruce, lighting design is by director Ladd, and costume design is by Kara McLeod. Musical direction is by Gregory Nabours, choreography is by Carly Wielstein, and fight choreography is by TJ Marchbank. Stage manager is Risa Kurosaki.

Cannibal! The Musical will play two preview performances on Saturday, October 25 at 8pm and Thursday, October 30 at 8pm, and opening is set for Halloween night, Friday, October 31 with performances at 8pm and midnight. There will be a Halloween party between the performances and members of both audiences are invited to join the fun.

The regular running schedule is as follows — Fridays, November 7, 14, and 21 at 8pm; Saturdays, November 8, 15, and 22 at 8pm and midnight; no performance on Saturday, November 1. All seats are available on a Pay What You Want basis, and may be reserved online at www.coeurage.org/tickets or by calling (323) 944-2165.

The Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & Cafe is located at 2106 Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles, 90027. Street parking is available.

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**The Coeurage PAY WHAT YOU WANT Policy**
Pay What You Can is based on a person’s ability to pay.
Pay What You Want is based on a patron’s desire.
It is a value placement as well as an economic decision, designed to eliminate cost as a factor
in attending theatre. Each patron decides what a theatre experience is worth to him or her,
and some decide it is worth more than they initially paid.
For that reason, the box office is kept open during intermission and after performances.

PRESS RELEASE — Celebrated Cabaret Artist LADY RIZO in Concert at Los Angeles LGBT’s Renberg Theatre — Thursday 10/30

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center Presents LADY RIZO in Concert Celebrated Cabaret Artist Makes Renberg Theatre Debut Thursday, October 30 at 8pm

“SENSATIONAL … A fierce but kindhearted fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art and rock ‘n’ roll.” — New York Times The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the Renberg Theatre debut of New York’s internationally acclaimed cabaret artist Lady Rizo. The one-night-only concert is on Thursday, October 30 at 8pm. The “Cabaret Superstar” (New York Magazine), comedienne, and chanteuse revives the genre by creating vintage arrangements and theatrical explorations of pop songs from every decade. In 2005, Lady Rizo (née Amelia Zirin-Brown) co-created the cult CaBurlesque spectacular, Lady Rizo & the Assettes. In January 2010 she won her first Grammy Award on a duet with acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma that was released on a holiday album featuring Diana Krall, James Taylor, and Alison Krauss, among others. Lady Rizo also sang and recorded with multi-platinum recording artist Moby and was nominated for an MVPA for the choreography in the video for the single “New York, New York,” featuring Debbie Harry. A proud recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in 2010, Lady Rizo has performed her sold-out show monthly at Joe’s Pub since 2009 and was commissioned for a full-length piece by the Public Theater which premiered as part of the New York Voices series in November 2011. For more information, visit www.ladyrizo.com. General admission tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.lalgbtcenter.org/theatre or by phone at (323) 860-7300. Net proceeds will support the full range of free and low-cost programs and services offered by the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The Renberg Theatre is located at the Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place (one block east of Highland, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard), in Hollywood. Free onsite parking is available.

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