THE NOHO ARTS CENTER ENSEMBLE (NoHoACE – formerly OPEN AT THE TOP) was formed in 2004 by theatre veterans James J. Mellon and Kevin Bailey. NOHO ACE is the Center’s resident company and now numbers over 60 actors, directors and writers who passionately fulfill their vision statement, “Theatre for its own sake.” In its first season, OPEN AT THE TOP produced 2 World Premiere Musicals, THE GHOST & MRS. MUIR as well as the West Coast Premiere of the musical DORIAN, both parts of ANGELS IN AMERICA, the Los Angeles Premiere of Seth Greenland’s JERUSALEM, and 7 evenings of 24 HOURS OF MADNESS, whereby it produces six fifteen minute plays in 24 hours. Their second season brought the hit musical production of BARNUM, the critically acclaimed ELIZABETH REX and the World Premiere musical LIZARD. This past season OATT presented the World Premiere of FEED, a play written by OATT Founding Member Jim Lunsford and directed by Artistic Director James J. Mellon as well as presenting the West Coast Premiere of the New York hit musical revue, BUSH IS BAD, THE MUSICAL. In their first three years, OPEN AT THE TOP has received 17 Ovation Award nominations; 3 LADCC Award nominations; 2 Garland Awards and 10 Garland nominations; 2 LA WEEKLY Award nominations; 6 ADA Awards and 12 ADA Award nominations.
Festival of New American Musicals
Presents
Book by Doug Haverty
Music by Adryan Russ
Lyrics by Adryan Russ & Doug Haverty
Spirits soar in this contemporary, musicalized spin on Oscar Wilde's classic The Canterville Ghost (by Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ, writers of off-Broadway's INSIDE OUT). A young artist unleashes bluetooth, wireless wizardry into a haunted castle with bombastic, humorous and surprisingly romantic results.
iGHOST
NoHo Arts Center
June 29th and 30th
Reservations highly recommended for this Free Staged Reading
Email reservations preferred
Email: playworksmusic@aol.com
Phone: 818 848 6868
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Preferred date: Mon. June 29, 8pm, OR Tues. June 30, 8pm
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Beginning June 18th
INSANITY
Staring Broadway’s
Kevin Bailey, Bob Morrisey and Dana Meller
THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL
The First Nudie Musical, the film, came out in 1976 to much critical acclaim. It became an instant cult film and it was one of the first films to hit cable TV, where it was hugely successful for many years. Unlike most of the recent film to stage adaptations, Nudie started life as a film musical, so adapting it for the stage seemed to be a natural.
Book by Bruce Kimmel and David Wechter
Music and lyrics by Bruce Kimmel
This free two-night only event will take place on
June 15 and 16 at 7:30 at the NoHo Arts Center
Early reservations are advised (seating is limited) and can be made by e-mailing nudiemusical@gmail.com or
calling 323 599-7343.
May 29th through July 19th, 2009
818-508-7101
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For mature audiences only. Not recommended for children under 17.
Written by Hannah Moscovitch
Directed by Chris “CB” Brown & Sara Botsford
Can the words Holocaust and comedy exist in the same sentence? Yes, according to young Toronto playwright Hannah Moscovitch, whose audacious new play will have its American premiere at the NoHo Arts Center, after a wildly successful run in Toronto. EAST OF BERLIN is about the next generation and asks what happens when you discover your Father was a Nazi war criminal? What happens when two sons of SS Officers fall in love with each other? What happens when your Mother survives Auschwitz and you fall in love with a German? EAST OF BERLIN examines these impossibly difficult questions with sensitivity, and surprisingly, with humor.
Music and Lyrics by Scott DeTurk
Book and Additional Lyrics by James J. Mellon
Choreography by Suzanne Carlton
Directed by James J. Mellon
Zarek Saxton is one of Hollywood’s biggest directors and he thinks he is making a movie that will “change the world.” Problem is, he was supposed to be making a “slasher” film. In steps the Studio Producer, who, thanks to an Insanity Clause in Zarek’s contract, has the eccentric director confined to a psych ward for observation. It is then up to an uptight, emotionally unavailable doctor, Megan Goodman, to decide whether or not he is fit to return to his movie. What ensues is a hilarious and heartwarming journey from the comical side of the craziness that is Tinseltown - to the craziness which might just turn out to be “Normal.”
For mature audiences only. Not recommended for children under 17.
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