Playlist – March Calendar – 3/11/2007 This Sunday is selections from artists or shows that will be playing sometime from March 11th to April 7th, 2007. Tonya Pinkins/Original Broadway Cast – The Wild Party - Black is a Moocher (intro music, track #18) 1. Original Broadway cast – The Full Monty – Let It Go (track #11). The Full Monty unfortunately is closing today at 7:00 PM at the Richard and Karen Carpenter center for the Performing Arts, on the campus of Cal State University, Long Beach. However, the weswt coast premiere of Alter Boyz will be premiering at the Carpenter Center on April 21st. For information and tickets on either show, call 562-856-1999 ext 4 or log on to www.musical.org. 2. Mandy Patinkin/Original Broadway Cast – Evita – High Flying, Adored (CD2 track #2) Evita runs until March 17th at the McKinney Theatre on the campus of Saddleback College. Call 949-582-46546 or log on to www.saddleback.edu. 3. Annie Golden/Orginal Soundtrack – Hair – Frank Mills (track #10). Hair is currently playing at the Bronwyn Dodson theatre at Fullerton College. For tickets and information, call the Fullerton College Box Office at 714-992-7433. 4. Robert Roznowski & Melissa Weil – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Marriage Tango (track #13) The Chance Theatre in Anaheim Hills has extended I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change until March 18th. Call 800838-3006 or log on to chance theatre.com for tickets and information. 5. Spencer Kayden/Orginal Broadway Cast – Urinetown – Tell Her I Love Her (track #15). Urinetown is playing every Friday and Saturday until April 13th, with Matinees begininng on March 17th, at the Maverick Theatre. For tickets and information, call the Maverick Theatre at 714-526-7070 or log on to mavericktheater.com. 6. Idina Menzel /Orginal Broadway cast – Wicked – I’m Not That Girl (track #8). Wicked opened this week at the Pantages Theatre. Call 213-365-3500 or log on to exclusive tickets.com for tickets and information. According to website, Wicked will be playing through early Spring, 2008. 7. Chita Rivera/Original Broadway Cast – Chicago – I Can’t Do It Alone (track #10). Chita Rivera: a Dancer’s Life is playing March 20th through March 25th at the OC Performing Arts Center. For tickets and information, call the OCPAC Box Office at 714-556-2787 or log on to ocpac.org/ticketing. 8. Brian Stokes Mitchell/New Broadway cast – Man orf La Mancha – Dulcinea (track #4). Man of La Mancha is playing at A Noise Within in Glendale. Call 818240-0190 9. Nick Santa Maria (Music and lyrics by David Frishberg)/Orginal cast – Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know – What Did I Forget? (track #12). Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, a production of the Chromolume Theatre Company.playing at the Theatre/Theater every Thursday thorugh Sunday until
April 1st. Call 323-938-3700 or log on to chromolume-theatre.com for tickets and information. 10. Pamela Myers/Orginal Broadway cast – Company – Another Hundred People (track #6). Side By Side By Sondheim is a benefit being held for various HIV/AIDS charitable organizations in the LA area. It will be playing today at 3:00 PM at the Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills. Call 213-4803232 for tickets and information. 11. Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin/Orginal Broadway cast – Sunday in the Park with George – We Do Not Belong Together(track #8) & Move On (track #15). Sunday in the Park with george contnues next week at the Barclay Theatre, right across the alleyway from UCI campus. For information about UCI Musical Theatre events or any UCI drama event, go to drama.arts.uci.edu/onstage. You can purchase UCI theatre tickets at the UCI box office from 12 noon-4pm, Monday through Friday, by phone at 949-UCI-ARTS) during the same hours, or at www.ticketmaster.com. 12. Luther Hughes & the Cannonball/Coltrane project - Second Helping - Mr. Syms (John Coltrane). Luther Hughes & the Cannonball/Coltrane project will play at Cavallino Italian Restaurant in Huntington Beach on Wed March 14 th (call Cavallino’s at 714-536-6665) & at Steamers Jazz Club in Fullerton on March 16th (call Steamers at 714-871-8800 or log on to steamersjazz.com) 13. Kurt Elling - Man in the Air - Never My Love (track # 11). Kurt Elling is playing Sunday, March 11th at Catalina’s Bar & Grill. Call 323-466-2210 for tickets, times and details. 14. Suzie Hansen - Solo Flight – Azucar. Suzie Hansen and her Latin Jazz Band will be playing at Spaghettini’s in Seal beach on March 22nd. Call 562-596-2199 for tickets and details. 15. Ron Kobayashi -Exotic Places - Funk for Monk (Baba Elefante). The Ron Kobayashi Trio will be playing with sax player Steve Hommel will be playing at Cavallino’s Italian Restaurant in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, March 20th (call Cavallino’s at 714-536-6665). 16. Hubert Laws - Air a'la Itaiien from the Suite in A minor by Georg Philip Telemann (A string orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones) 17. Hubert Laws - Wild Flowers - Equinox (arranged & conducted by John Murtaugh). Hubert Laws will be performing at the Mike Balkman Council Chambers of the Culver City City Hall on Friday, March 16th. Call 310-253-5716 for tickets and information. 18. Kenny Garrett - Pursuance: the Music of John Coltrane - Giant Steps. The Kenny Garrett quartet is playing at the Harvard-Westlake Jazz festival on the Harvard-Westlake Upper School campus in North Hollywood on Saturday, March 17th at 8:00 PM. Call 818-487-6564 for tickets and information. 19. Dave Valentin - A Musical Portrait - Prelude to a Kiss. The Dave Valentin quartet is playing from March 14th through 17th at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City.
Student tickets available. Call 310-271-9039 or log on to jazzbakery.com for tickets and information. 20. Steve Tyrell - A New Standard - Don't Get Around Much Anymore. The Steve Tyrell Trio is appearing at the OC Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, March 14th. For tickets and information, call the OCPAC Box Office at 714-556-2787 or log on to ocpac.org/ticketing. Alex Bradford/Original Broadway Cast - Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope – I Gotta Keep Movin’ (outro music, track #1)