NEWS RELEASE — KRISTIN TOWERS-ROWLES: A LOVELY LINEAGE — SUNDAY 10/18 AT 7PM AT EL PORTAL THEATRE

AWARD-WINNING STAGE STAR
KRISTIN TOWERS-ROWLES
STARRING IN
HER CELEBRATED CABARET SHOW
A LOVELY LINEAGE
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY KATIE CLARK
DIRECTED BY CATE CAPLIN

ONE NIGHT ONLY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
AT EL PORTAL THEATRE’S MONROE FORUM
IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD

Following sold-out performances in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, stage star Kristin Towers-Rowles will bring her critically acclaimed cabaret show, A Lovely Lineage, to the El Portal Theatre’s Monroe Forum in North Hollywood. With musical direction by Katie Clark and directed by Ovation Award-winner Cate Caplin, there will be one performance only on Sunday, October 18 at 7pm.

A Lovely Lineage captures the historic Broadway and Hollywood lineage of Kristin Towers-Rowles, starting with her grandmother, the legendary Kathryn Grayson. Ms. Grayson was an MGM darling and a Hollywood pioneer having starred in some of the most beloved movie musicals of the 1950s including Kiss Me, Kate and Show Boat. The lineage does not stop there — Kristin’s grandfather was the dashing and talented Broadway leading man Johnnie Johnston; her mother, Patricia Towers, was a Las Vegas headliner; and her father is the prolific character actor Robert Towers. In A Lovely Lineage, Kristin celebrates her incredible family legacy by performing musical numbers from such beloved Broadway musicals as Follies, Wicked, She Loves Me, and Kiss Me, Kate, to name only a few. Opera and musical theatre singer Jahmal Bakare joins Kristin on stage for several numbers.

Kristin Towers-Rowles: A Lovely Lineage will play one performance only on Sunday, October 18 at 7pm. General admission seating is $30 and tickets may be purchased online at www.elportaltheatre.com or via phone at (818) 508-4200.

The Monroe Forum inside the historic El Portal Theatre is located at 5269 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, 91601.

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09-25-15

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NEWS RELEASE — “ACTING DEAD” WEB SERIES WINS FOUR INDIE SERIES AWARDS

WEB SERIES ACTING DEAD
WINS FOUR INDIE SERIES AWARDS
AT CEREMONY HELD AT EL PORTAL THEATRE
IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA
ON APRIL 1, 2015

Acting Dead, a web series created by Brian Beacock and produced by Beacock, Susan Bernhardt, and Paul Nygro, won four Indie Series Awards (ISA) at the sixth annual ceremony, held on April 1 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. Acting Dead is the semi-dark tale of the world of Hollywood Zombies in which actors Tate and Alex, trying to get cast in any number of ever-growing zombie-based TV shows and movies, actually become … zombies.

Nominated for 10 ISAs, Acting Dead took home four: Best Writing for a Comedy (Beacock), Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy (Galya), Best Guest Actor in a Comedy (Vogt), and Best Comedy Series. The ceremony was hosted by Acting Dead’s own Eric Martsolf.

Brian Beacock and Susan Bernhardt are known for their earlier web series, the critically acclaimed McCracken Live! (Beacock) and Miss Behave (Bernhardt). Acting Dead, a ‘Zom-Com’ which has been gleefully described as Shaun of the Dead meets Arrested Development, features Beacock, Jillian Clare (Alien Abduction), Chris Galya (Disney’s Jessie), Patrika Darbo, Nygro, and John Yelvington. There are guest appearances by (in alphabetical order) Lori Alan, Cocoa Brown, Debbie Gibson, Carolyn Hennesy, Sean Kanan, Christine Lakin, Eric Martsolf, Mitch Silpa, Peter Allen Vogt, and John J. York.

Acting Dead may be seen on JTS.TV or at www.actingdead.com. The production team is now preparing the second season and will be appearing at festivals and conventions throughout 2015.

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04-08-15

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NEWS RELEASE — “KARMA, THE AWAKENING” — WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL OPENS AT EL PORTAL THEATRE ON THURSDAY 2/5 AT 8PM

A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
KARMA, THE AWAKENING
BOOK AND LYRICS BY
BILLIE E. HAZELBAKER,
BRYAN N. BARNES, AND JEFFREY ROLLINS
MUSIC BY RONN PRICE, DAN GREEN AND BRYAN N. BARNES
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY JERRY DANIELSEN
DIRECTED BY JASON GOLDBERG

OPENS FEBRUARY 5
AT EL PORTAL THEATRE’S MONROE FORUM
IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD

Producer Jason Goldberg today announced the world premiere of Karma, The Awakening, a new musical with book and lyrics by Billie E. Hazelbaker, Bryan N. Barnes, and Jeffrey Rollins and music by Ronn Price, Dan Green, and Barnes. With musical direction by Jerry Danielsen, choreography by Lennon Hobson, and directed by Jason Goldberg, Karma, The Awakening will open on Thursday, February 5 at 8pm and play a strictly limited engagement through March 1.

A generation ago the ‘Dawning of the Age of Aquarius’ proclaimed a season of “harmony and understanding, sympathy, and trust abounding.” We are living in that age and Karma, The Awakening revives the dormant energy of that season. Be reawakened by that energy and witness the Wedding of the Ages—the marriage of science and spirituality. You will be born again and again—and again.
The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Roslyn Cohn, Adam Fox, Katelyn Gault, Alena Henke, Aidan Johnson, Stephen Juhl, Jackson Kendall, PeterMcGlynn, Braddon Mendelson, Bob Moran, Madison Smith, Beth Ann Sweezer, and Jenny Torgerson. All design elements are being coordinated by Jason Goldberg and Jeremiah Whitman. The stage manager is Lyndsay Lucas.

Karma, The Awakening opens on Thursday, February 5 at 8pm and continues through Sunday, March 1 only. The regular performance schedule will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. General admission seating is $30 with a $25 ticket available for students with valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/941084 or via phone at (818) 508-4200.

The Monroe Forum inside the historic El Portal Theatre is located at 5269 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood 91601.

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01-23-15