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CURRENT SHOWS
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Carrie Hamilton Theatre
Furious Theatre Company
Hothouse at
the Playhouse
Other Events
Mainstage
Leslie Uggams as Lena Horne.
Photo by Stacie Isabella Turk, Ribbonhead.
STORMY WEATHER
Conceived and written by Sharleen Cooper Cohen
Suggested by the biography
Lena Horne, Entertainer published by Chelsea House
By special arrangements with Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie
Comley and Armica Productions
Music by Cole Porter, Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer,
Rodgers & Hart, Jerome Kern, Billy Strayhorn and more
Choreography by Randy Skinner
Directed by Michael Bush
January 21 – March 1, 2009
With glamour, grace and an inner fire that blazed a trail
for generations,
the legendary Lena Horne has never failed to amaze! Taking
both Hollywood and the music industry by storm, her voice
has resonated throughout the decades, not only through her
incredible vocal talent ("From This Moment On," "The Lady
is a Tramp" and of course "Stormy Weather"), but also
through her determination to fight for what she believed.
Don't miss the incredible Leslie Uggams in this new
musical extravaganza as she takes us on the sometimes
stormy, always extraordinary journey of an American icon.
Click here for
more information about Stormy Weather!
Carrie Hamilton Theatre
Furious Theatre Company
 Furious Theatre Company Presents…
Los Angeles Premiere
HUNTER GATHERERS
Written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez
January 24 - February 21, 2009
(Previews January 21-23)
The Los Angeles premiere of the 2006 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American
Theatre Critics Association New Play Award-winner finds Pam and Richard
hosting their best friends, Wendy and Tom, for an annual dinner
get-together. An animal sacrifice kicks off the evening, followed by a
little more sex, violence, deception, wrestling, and dancing than at
previous parties. A darkly comic evening where the line between civilized
and primal man is blurred, and where not everyone will survive long enough
to enjoy the brownies for dessert.
Upstairs at the Pasadena Playhouse in the Carrie Hamilton Theatre
For tickets call 1-800-595-4TIX or go to
www.furioustheatre.org.
Hothouse at the Playhouse
AIR GUITAR HIGH
By Laura Schellhardt
Directed by Alexis Chamow
February 2009
Nothing ever happens in Scrug, Iowa. At least that's what the kids who
attend Scrug High School will tell you. Until the US Regional Air Guitar
Championships come through town, that is. Then things start to happen in
Scrug, Iowa. Then things start to happen "for realz." AIR GUITAR HIGH is the
high-octane story of a group of teenagers determined to take their futures
into their own hands. Literally.
Tickets are FREE but reservations are a must and can be made at
626-356-7529. Click here for more
information about the Hothouse at the Playhouse program.
Other Events
 "Conversation with... Leslie Uggams"
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Join us for an intimate and lively discussion, moderated by Pasadena
Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps. Festivities begin on the patio at
6:30 with live jazz and cobbler. General admission is $10. Students with
valid I.D. can get tickets for $5. Call (626) 356-7529 for tickets. The
3rd Annual Theatrical Diversity Project Celebration
Hosted by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance
With Special Guest Gabrielle Union
Honoring Brenda Galloway
Featuring a special performance of Stormy Weather, celebrating Lena
Horne and starring Leslie Uggams
Tuesday, January 27th
6:30 pm Pre-show cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the Pasadena Playhouse
Engemann patio
7:30 pm Pre-show program begins
8:00 pm Curtain
Champagne and dessert at intermission
Post-show mix mingle with the cast in the Makineni Library
Cocktail Attire
Complimentary Valet Parking Available
RSVP by Tuesday, January 20 to Lisa Rudin at (626) 737-2807 or
lrudin@pasadenaplayhouse.org
Participation in the event is a great opportunity to make a year-end
tax-deductible contribution to support Pasadena Playhouse!
 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EXHIBIT
Now on display in the Pasadena Playhouse Friendship Center, adjacent to
the courtyard. For more more information about Education and Outreach programs at the
Playhouse, click here. |
