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PRESS RELEASE — KATE BURTON & KATIE LOWES SET TO HOST 2014 OVATION AWARDS ON SUNDAY 11/2 AT 7PM

KATE BURTON & KATIE LOWES
SET TO HOST 2014 LA STAGE ALLIANCE
OVATION AWARDS CEREMONY
AT HISTORIC SAN GABRIEL MISSION PLAYHOUSE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, AT 7PM

Kate Burton and Katie Lowes: 2014 Ovation Award HostsKate Burton and Katie Lowes have been set to host the 2014 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 2, at the historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel, it was announced today. Red carpet arrivals begin at 5:30 and the ceremony starts at 7pm.

Kate Burton is a three-time Tony Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee. On the stage, her critically acclaimed work includes productions of The Elephant Man, An American Daughter, The Cherry Orchard, The Constant Wife, Hedda Gabler, Spring Awakening, Doonesbury, The Grand Manner, The Water’s Edge, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane, among many others. In 2002, she portrayed two roles on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award for both — nominations for Best Actress in a Play (Hedda Gabler) and for Best Featured Actress in a Play (The Elephant Man) made her one of only five actors in Tony history to be nominated for two acting awards in the same year. TV appearances include work on Law & Order, The Practice, The West Wing, Judging Amy, Medium, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Rescue Me, and Grimm, to name only a few.

Katie Lowes is the co-artistic director and co-founder of IAMA Theatre Company. LA theatre credits include Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (Comedy Central Stage), The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival, The Accidental Blonde, Assistance, and Montana. Lowes has starred in many off-Broadway plays as well as regional productions. She currently stars on ABC’s Scandal, now in its fourth season. Other television credits include The Sopranos, NCIS, Castle, Leverage, The Closer, Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, and Royal Pains. Film credits include Transformers 2, Super 8, The Job, Cafe, Circle of 8, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, and the upcoming Big Hero 6.

Scheduled to participate as presenters are (in alphabetical order) Max Adler, Hugo Armstrong, Alexandra Billings, Debby Boone, Danielle Brazell, Anne Gee Byrd, Deborah Craig, Dana Delany, Drew Droege, Lorna Duyn, Todrick Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, DJ Kurs, Matthew Lillard, Josefina Lopez, Justina Machado, Jenny O’Hara, Peter Paige, Nicole Parker, Freddy Rodriguez, Leon Rossum, Tessa Thompson, and Greg Watanabe.

The production team for The Ovation Awards: 25 Years of Excellence is led by executive producer Terence McFarland, and his team of producers includes (in alphabetical order) Andrew Carlberg, Crystal Diaz, Dani Oliver, and Matt Sweeney. Sponsors for this year’s ceremony are Bakers Man Productions, Dazian, the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, Deep Eddy Vodka, Actors Equity Association, Goldstar, Green Hasson Janks, Ken Werther Publicity, Kinetic Lighting, Inc., and the Los Angeles Times. For more information and details on how to attend the Ovation Awards ceremony on November 2, visit www.OvationAwards.com.

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10-27-14

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

Putting it TogetherChromolume 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

PRESS RELEASE — SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL PLAY READING SERIES PRESENTS “5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE” — TUES 10/14 AT 8PM

SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL
A BACK ROOM PLAY READING SERIES
PRESENTS
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE
BY EVAN LINDER AND ANDREW HOBGOOD
DIRECTED BY BROOKE SEGUIN
AT AKBAR IN SILVER LAKE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 8PM

Sixth Avenue’s Town Hall Back Room Reading Series has announced it will present 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood at Akbar in Silver Lake. The play will be read one night only, Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00.

Directed by Brooke Seguin, the cast will include (in alphabetical order) Daisy Eagan. In 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, it’s 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. Will they be able to keep their cool when Communists threaten their idyllic town?

Sixth Avenue was founded by Adam Silver in 2011 with a focus on creating bold and boundary-pushing theatre experiences that continue the conversation long after the event. Past productions include the world premiere of William Nedved’s Fact & Fiction directed by Dámaso Rodriguez, and the Los Angeles premiere of Adam Szymkowicz’s Nerve directed by Michael Matthews.

Town Hall is Sixth Avenue’s new monthly play reading series and will take place on the second Tuesday of every month at Akbar. Following 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, readings are scheduled for November 11 and December 9 with more to be announced for 2015.

Akbar, Silver Lake’s “neighborhood oasis,” is located at 4356 W. Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested at www.6avenue.org. For more information on Sixth Avenue and Town Hall, visit www.6avenue.org.

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