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NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ COLONY THEATRE ANNOUNCES “IT’S SHOWTIME!” ▪︎ August – November, 2018

THE COLONY THEATRE
ANNOUNCES FIVE–SHOW SERIES
IT’S SHOWTIME!
AUGUST – NOVEMBER, 2018

DORIS AND ME
A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO DORIS DAY
STARRING SCOTT DREIER

SUBURBAN SHOWGIRL
STARRING PALMER DAVIS

HAVE SEVERAL SEATS
STARRING CARLIE CRAIG

SIGNING THE SONG
STARRING WILLIAM MARTINEZ 

CHICO’S ANGELS
LA’S FAVORITE PARODY OF CHARLIE’S ANGELS

Colony Theatre in Burbank has announced a second season of It’s Showtime!, a five-show series featuring entertainment ranging from concerts to comedy and parody. The series is designed to provide something for arts lovers of all ages.

First up is Doris and Me, a joyful celebration of the music, life, and career of Doris Day and one man’s quirky obsession with America’s sweetheart. In his multiple-year Eddon Award-winning and BroadwayWorld.com’s Critics Choice performance, Scott Dreier transports audiences and guides them on a nostalgic sentimental journey. If you’re a Doris Day fan, this is a must-see; if you have yet to be introduced to this timeless legend, you’ll be a devotee by the end of this uplifting, tuneful, funny, and loving musical tribute. Directed by Ovation Award-winner Richard Israel. Runs August 9, 11 and 12.

Next is Suburban ShowgirlPalmer Davis stars in this hilarious and heartfelt tour-de-force about the life of the professional dancer Wendy Walker, who finds her perfectly choreographed life spinning out of control. Singing and dancing non-stop, Davis plays over 18 characters that will take audiences deep into the unpredictable journey of a dancer’s life. Suburban Showgirl is a dramatic musical comedy that will delight and inspire audiences of all ages. Runs September 13–16.

In Have Several SeatsCarlie Craig (MADtvFirst Impressions with Dana Carvey, MTV’s Todrick) performs original comedic songs, celebrity impressions, and musical parodies all woven together with her side-splitting stand-up. The show highlights the highs and lows of her first five years in Los Angeles — between working as a personal assistant, starring on a short-lived reboot of an iconic sketch show, all while supporting herself as a party princess, Carlie has endless stories to tell and you won’t want to miss a single one. Runs September 27–30.

Through ASL (American Sign Language) paired with singing, William Martinez’s Signing the Song shares the true story of a boy who grew up in a deaf household with little exposure to TV, radio, or movies. Because of his incredible 8th grade music teacher and the love and support of his parents, he came out of his silent world and discovered his voice through music. ASL and song lyrics meld together into a beautiful unique art form. This solo show celebrates the incredible impact educators and parents have on each child’s life, regardless of their struggles. Music composed and arranged by David Bawiec. Runs November 1–4.

Concluding the series will be Chico’s Angels, a live comedy production that parodies the 1976–1981 television series Charlie’s Angels. Three of LA’s favorite drag queens star in the title roles —  Kay Sedia (Oscar Quintero), Chita Parol (Ray Garcia), and Frieda Laye (Danny Casillas). LA Weekly called the show, “a riotous comedy.” And TMZ noted that, “The shows have become a cult favorite and received rave reviews.”  This special enhanced episode, Chico’s Angels 5-0 “Waikiki Chicas,” is one hurricane of a case! After Hula dancers have gone missing from Waikiki’s hottest night club The Hula Ho, the girls go undercover in grass skirts, coconut bikinis, and cha-cha pumps to solve the case. Runs November 15–18.

Admission for all shows 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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05/30/18

 

NEWS RELEASE — “THE MISMATCH GAME” RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER’S RENBERG THEATRE — SAT 7/23 & SUN 7/24

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s
Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center
and Dennis Hensley
Present

The MisMatch Game
CREATED AND HOSTED BY DENNIS HENSLEY

RETURNING TO
LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER’S RENBERG THEATRE
FOR A SUMMERTIME COMIC FREE-FOR-ALL

TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
Saturday, July 23 at 8pm and
Sunday, July 24 at 7pm

The Mismatch GameIt’s time once again to “get ready to match the stars” with a new edition of Dennis Hensley’s The MisMatch Game, the show the Los Angeles Times calls, “witty, ribald … an adventure in surrealist era bending.” The side-splitting parody of the 70s game show returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre for two hilarious nights on Saturday, July 23 at 8pm and Sunday, July 24 at 7pm.

The cast on Saturday 7/23 will include (in alphabetical order) Julie Brown (Kim Kardashian), Rachel Butera (Rosie O’Donnell), Danny Casillas (Reba Areba), Jackie Clarke (Elizabeth Taylor), Nicol Paone (Arianna Huffington), and Felix Pire (Ricardo Montalban). On Sunday 7/24 the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Jackie Beat (Bea Arthur), Drew Droege (Tanya Roberts), Maile Flanagan (Danny Bonaduce), Tom Lenk (Zooey Deschanel), and Oscar Quintero (Kay Sedia). All appearances are subject to availability. Visit www.lalgbtcenter.org/theatre for updates.

Creator, producer, and host Dennis “Gene Rayburn” Hensley and company are once again generously donating the proceeds to benefit the Center’s array of free and low-cost services. Since its debut in 2004,The MisMatch Game has raised well over $100,000 for the Los Angeles LGBT Center. With kitschy prizes for volunteer contestants pulled from the audience, it’s time to dig out that leisure suit for another run of the perennial cult favorite.

The MisMatch Game regularly fills the house at its irregularly scheduled gigs at the Renberg Theatre. Audiences keep coming back for the razor’s edge improv and the racy, anarchic, and decidedly un-PC wit and wildness. The Advocate honoredThe MisMatch Game with a “10 Best Theatre” citation that said, “This recurring Los Angeles happening re-imagines the ‘70s TV game show The Match Game with full-camp press and excellent sub-lebrity impersonations.”

General admission tickets are $15 and may be purchased online at www.lalgbtcenter.org/theatre or by phone at (323) 860-7300. 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. Free onsite parking is available.

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07-06-16

NEWS RELEASE — “THE MISMATCH GAME” RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY — 3/14 and 3/1

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s
Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center
and Dennis Hensley
Present

The MisMatch Game
WITH HOST DENNIS HENSLEY

AT LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER’S RENBERG THEATRE
Saturday, March 14 at 8pm
Sunday, March 15 at 7pm

The MisMatch GameIt’s time once again to “get ready to match the stars with a new edition of Dennis Hensley’s The MisMatch Game, the show the Los Angeles Times calls, “witty, ribald … an adventure in surrealist era bending.” The perennial LA cult favorite returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre for two hilarious nights only, Saturday, March 14 at 8pm and Sunday, March 15 at 7pm.

Producer and host Dennis ‘Gene Rayburn’ Hensley will be joined onstage by a panel of some of LA’s most creative, hilarious, and demented comic minds. Fractured celebrity impersonations include such luminaries (living and otherwise) as Zooey Deschanel, Bea Arthur, Harvey Fierstein, Cher, Ricardo Montalbán, and Tim Gunn. The casts for Saturday 3/14 includes Willam Belli as Jessica Simpson, Rachel Butera as Wanda Sykes, Danny Casillas as Reba Arriva, Drew Droege as Tanya Roberts, Sam Pancake as Lucille Ball, and Tony Tripoli as Charles Nelson Reilly. On Sunday 3/15, the cast will be Jackie Beat as Bea Arthur, Maile Flanagan as Danny Bonaduce, Nadya Ginsburg as Cher, Tom Lenk as Zooey Deschanel, Felix Pire as Ricardo Montalbán, and Marc Samuel as Bill Cosby. Cast members subject to change. Hensley and company are once again generously donating the proceeds to benefit the Center’s array of free and low-cost services.

The MisMatch Game regularly fills the house at its irregularly scheduled gigs at the Renberg Theatre. Audiences keep coming back for the razor’s-edge improv (the panel has no clue what the questions will be) and the sassy, racy, and decidedly un-PC wit and wildness. The Advocate honored The MisMatch Game with a “10 Best Theatre” citation, saying, “This recurring Los Angeles happening re-imagines the ‘70s TV game show The MisMatch Game with full-camp press and excellent sub-lebrity impersonations.” With kitschy prizes for volunteer contestants pulled from the audience, it’s time to dig out that leisure suit for a racy, irreverent, side-splitting parody of ‘70s game show insanity.

The MisMatch Game will be played on Saturday, March 14 at 8pm and Sunday, March 15 at 7pm. General admission tickets are $15. All seats 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 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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02-24-15