NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ REIGN MORTON IN “ICONversations” SET FOR THE COLONY THEATRE IN BURBANK JULY 20–23

ICONversations
A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS
STARRING REIGN MORTON
DIRECTED BY KINNIK SKY
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY DAVE YADEN
FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY
AT THE COLONY THEATRE IN BURBANK
JULY 20, 21, 22, AND 23

ICONversations, a musical journey with vocal artist Reign Morton, will play four performances only at the Colony Theatre in Burbank from July 20–23. Singing the songs that have stood the test of time from musical artists like Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Prince, Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway, and Michael Jackson, Morton weaves a musical love letter to his father via creative storytelling and incredible music. Joining Morton in the show is Maiya Sykes, Postmodern Jukebox front woman and finalist on NBC’s The Voice. The tribute concert is directed by Kinnik Sky and features musical direction by Grammy Award-winner Dave Yaden.

Reign Morton is a recognized singer, songwriter, actor, and writer. He has appeared in films, theatre, and daytime and primetime TV. His most notable role as Cashius Kibideaux on General Hospital for which he earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Daytime Drama along with his cast. His recent credits include Whitney Houston’s biopic Whitney (as Eddie Murphy), The New Edition Story, E! Entertainment’s Clean House, For the Record: Tarantino, and the PureFlix.com series Hilton Head Island. Morton has worked alongside industry greats, from being directed by Angela Bassett and Antoine Fuqua to being coached by music legend Stevie Wonder. He has traveled internationally as a musician in Paris, Japan, and Canada. His work in Paris includes a chart-topping song, “Speed Dating,” which features the group Klan Kil-êla.

Morton has taken on a Producer/Performer role with ICONversations. This debut stage production is part musical love letter to his father and part tribute concert honoring iconic music legends. Said Morton, “It’s such an honor to present this show in such a historic and beautiful space as the Colony Theatre. Truly humbling.”

Director Kinnik Sky is a veteran of stage, television, and film. An American Idol finalist, she has appeared in countless plays and musicals over the last 20 years including Dreamgirls, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, and Madea’s Class Reunion. In 2010, she launched her production company Dazzal Mi (Dazzle Me) Entertainment. Under the company’s banner, Sky has written, produced, and starred in several stage productions and web series. To date, Dazzal Mi has received nine NAACP Theatre Award nominations and garnered five wins.

Musical Director Dave Yaden is a Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and pianist who has played and written with some of the best in the business, including Josh Kelley, Pierce the Veil, Tonic, Spin Doctors, Tyler Hilton, Lady Antebellum, Ryan Tedder (One Republic), Mindi Abair, and many others. His ‘Billy Joel meets The Band’ sound is classic rock with touches of modern pop and Americana.

The running schedule for ICONversations is Thursday 7/20 at 8pm, Friday 7/21 at 8pm, Saturday 7/22 at 8pm, and Sunday 7/23 at 3pm. Admission is $35 and tickets may be purchased online at www.colonytheatre.org or by phone at (866) 811-4111. The Colony Theatre is located at 555 N. Third Street (between Cyprus and Magnolia) in Burbank, 91502. Ample free onsite parking is available.

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Reign Morton. Photo courtesy of The Colony Theatre.

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ TONY AWARD-WINNER LEVI KREIS at the LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER ▪︎ SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 at 8pm

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s
Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center
Presents

LEVI KREIS
Broadway at the Keys

Saturday, August 19 at 8pm

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced a special one-night-only concert by Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter/actor Levi Kreis in his show Broadway at the Keys. Kreis will take the stage at the Center’s Renberg Theatre on Saturday, August 19 at 8pm. The intimate Renberg performance will feature Kreis at the piano, delivering renditions of songs from Broadway hits as varied as Sweeney Todd, Smokey Joe’s Café, Rent, Aladdin, and Million Dollar Quartet.

Kreis took Broadway by storm in 2010 with his show-stopping, Tony Award-winning performance as Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet, about which the Hollywood Reporter wrote, “The charismatic Kreis is hugely entertaining (and one hell of a pianist).” The New York Times agreed, “Mr. Kreis’s Lewis has a brash goofball charm and his thrashing keyboard style is an impressive approximation of Mr. Lewis’s febrile dexterity.” In addition to the 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Kreis was awarded an Outer Critics Circle Award and he also received a Drama League Award nomination. He also arranged some of the music for Million Dollar Quartet.

A six-year-old Levi Kreis came home from kindergarten graduation after hearing Elgar’s “Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1” and started playing it by ear on the piano with both hands. Soon he was writing his own original classical compositions. Kreis recorded his first album at age 12 and began a life of touring. As a singer/songwriter his piano pop records have been featured in key moments on numerous network television shows including The Vampire Diaries, Sons of Anarchy, So You Think You Can Dance, Mob Wives, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, as well as several films.

With six albums to date and a 2009 OutMusic Award for “Stained Glass Window” (the theme song for the Del Shores film Southern Baptist Sissies), Kreis has built a loyal following that continues to expand the reach of his own label imprint, Vision 9 Records. He is currently recording his seventh album which is slated for release in November 2017. For a complete biography, visit www.levikreis.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 from all ticket sales will support the full range of free and low-cost programs and services offered by the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre is located at 1125 N. McCadden Place (one block east of Highland, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard), in Hollywood, 90038. During construction of the Center’s new facility, free parking is limited. Please allow extra time to find parking, or choose public transportation or a ride service such as Lyft.

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06-14-17

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ “A HARMONY BOYS CHRISTMAS” at HOLLYWOOD FRINGE ▪︎ ONLY THREE PERFORMANCES REMAIN

“A Harmony Boys Christmas is like a sweet holiday confection laced with crack.”
—Patrick Hurley, That Awesome Theatre Blog

🎄 IT’S CHRISTMAS IN JUNE 🎄
AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

Photo by Casey Kringlen.

A HARMONY BOYS CHRISTMAS
ONLY THREE PERFORMANCES REMAIN!
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 AT 9PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 AT 10:30PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 AT 8:30PM
SACRED FOOLS THEATER MAIN STAGE IN HOLLYWOOD

The legendary Harmony Boys have returned to Southern California and they’ve brought Christmas 1962 with them! Only three performances remain in the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Renowned singing sensations The Harmony Boys are presenting their annual yuletide fundraising concert to benefit their charity “Force Feed the World” (in which they shove food and their personal, cultural, and religious beliefs down the throats of the less fortunate during the holiday season). It’s a singing, dancing, musical comedy extravaganza brimming with heartfelt but provocative satire, at once evoking nostalgia for our nation’s past while dissecting its many shortcomings of the present day.

The Harmony Boys are (in alphabetical order) Michael Hoy, Aaron Matijasic, Gabriel Oliva, and Al Rahn. The design team includes production designer Alexa Camargo, choreographer Jen Oundjian, and musical director Ben Stanton. A Harmony Boys Christmas is written and directed by Aaron Matijasic. Jon Tosetti is producer.

Performance running time is one hour. Admission is $15 and tickets are available online at http://hff17.com/4661 or by calling (323) 455-4585. The Sacred Fools Theater Main Stage is located at 1076 Lillian Way (just west of Vine), in Hollywood, 90038.

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