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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_{Photo by Cate Caplin.}

PRESS RELEASE — CHROMOLUME THEATRE PRESENTS STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S “PUTTING IT TOGETHER” NOVEMBER 14—DECEMBER 21

CHROMOLUME THEATRE AT THE ATTIC
PRESENTS
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
MUSIC & LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
DEVISED BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM AND JULIA McKENZIE
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY RICHARD BERENT
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY CATE CAPLIN

NOVEMBER 14 — DECEMBER 21 ONLY

Chromolume Theatre has announced its final production of 2014, Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together, opening on Friday, November 14 at 8pm. Devised by Sondheim and Julie McKenzie with music and lyrics by Sondheim and musical direction by Richard Berent, Putting It Together will be directed and choreographed by Ovation Award-winner Cate Caplin. The show will play a strictly limited engagement through December 21 only.

Putting It Together is a musical revue showcasing the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning songs of Stephen Sondheim. Celebrating Sondheim‘s incomparable career in musical theatre and featuring nearly 30 songs, the show takes place at a Hollywood movie premiere party in the home of the producer/director and his trophy wife leading lady. A composer and his date, a wanna-be starlet, along with an up-and-coming screenwriter, spend the evening reflecting on the illusions and desires of relationships intertwined amidst life “in the biz” in Hollywood.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Kurt Hansen, Rachel Hirshee, Mike Irizarry, Chris Kerrigan, and Kristin Towers-Rowles. Scenic and sound design are by James Esposito, lighting design is by Luc Hediger, and costume design is by Ovation Award-winner Michael Mullen. The stage manager is Lauren J. Peters.

Putting It Together opens on Friday, November 14 at 8pm. The regular performance schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm through December 21. Tickets are $28, with discounts for students and seniors ($25) and children 12 and under ($23), and may be purchased online at www.crtheatre.com or via telephone at 323-205-1617. Chromolume Theatre at the Attic is located at 5429 W. Washington Boulevard (between the 10 freeway and Hauser Boulevard), in Los Angeles, 90016. Ample street parking is available. For more information, visit www.crtheatre.com or call 323-510-2688.

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10-23-14

Announcing: ‘Altar Boyz’ Opens at Chromolume Theatre Friday 4/4 at 8pm – Six Weeks Only

CHROMOLUME THEATRE AT THE ATTIC
PRESENTS
BOOK BY KEVIN DEL AGUILA
MUSIC & LYRICS BY
GARY ADLER & MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER
CHOREOGRAPHY BY SAMANTHA WHIDBY
DIRECTED BY KRISTIN TOWERS-ROWLES

APRIL 4 — MAY 11 ONLY

Chromolume Theatre has announced Altar Boyz, the 9th longest-running off-Broadway musical of all time, as its next production. The show has a book by Kevin Del Aguila and music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, and will be directed for Chromolume by Kristin Towers-Rowles. With choreography by Samantha Whidby and music direction by Richard Berent, opening is set for Friday, April 4 at 8pm. Altar Boyz will play a strictly limited engagement through May 11 only.

Altar Boyz is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising musical comedy satire about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national “Raise the Praise” tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio — Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham. With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the Altar Boyz will delight as they perform their signature hits such as “Rhythm In Me,” “The Calling,” and “I Believe,” all the while trying to reduce the number of burdened souls in the theatre to zero by the end of the concert.

The Chromolume cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Joey Acuna, Jason Chacon, Michael Marchak, Craig McEldowney, and Tyler Vess. Scenic and sound design are by James Esposito, lighting design is by Craig Batory, costume design is by Wes Jenkins, and the stage manager is Lauren J. Peters.

Director Kristin Towers-Rowles is a third generation musical theatre actress. Her grandmother was the MGM film star Kathryn Grayson and her grandfather was musician, film actor and Broadway leading man Johnny Johnston. Her mother, Patricia Towers, was a stage actress and singer and her father, Robert Towers, is also a film/stage/TV/radio vet of almost 65 years. Towers-Rowles performed in several national and international tours and at theatres all over California. She spent a year in rep at Sierra Repertory Company and also directed for Kelrik Productions in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. She is the co-artistic director of Sustaining Sound Theatre Company.

Altar Boyz opens on Friday, April 4 at 8pm. The regular performance schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm through May 11. Tickets are $28, with discounts for students and seniors ($25) and children 12 and under ($23), and may be purchased online at www.crtheatre.com, or via telephone at 323-205-1617. Chromolume Theatre at the Attic is located at 5429 W. Washington Boulevard (between the 10 freeway and Hauser Boulevard), in Los Angeles, 90016. Ample street parking is available.

For more information, visitwww.crtheatre.com or call 323-510-2688.

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