Sunday, November 30, 2014

DAMON RUNYON GOES SANTA IN "WE'RE NO ANGELS"

By Chuck Graham, TucsonStage.com

 

OK, so imagine if Damon Runyon back around 1940 happened to see the Humphrey Bogart movie “We're No Angels” (which wasn't actually made until 1955) and thought “Hey, that is not a bad idea on which I can artfully construct a Christmas musical for the Great American Playhouse” (which didn't actually open until 2013).

Hey...it could happen. Just check out the holiday show opened at the Great American Playhouse, written and directed by Nick Seivert, titled “We're No Angels.”

Seivert is channeling Runyon for sure, as well as some of the themes made famous on Broadway and around the world in “Guys and Dolls.” All the dialogue is full of imaginative imagery calling up sneaky bookies taking street corner bets, more serious gambling on the boardwalk in Atlantic City and – of course – crap games that are particularly buoyant when pursued by members of various law enforcement agencies.

In Seivert's version it's 1933, a week before Christmas in Manhattan when we meet the trio of gangsters with hearts of gold dressed up as bell-ringing sidewalk Santas eager to place the bets of those who know the secret password.

All the production's roles are double cast, but on opening night these faux Santas were played by Mike Claridge as Dennis “Duke” Johnson, Randy McDonald as Julius “Junior” Moran and Seivert as Henry “bashful” Jones.

Once out of those Yuletide disguises and wearing their daily gangster garb, it must be said they had the widest and most outspoken neckties in captivity.

Adding the dialogue of the dames was Jacinda Rose Swinehart as Nellie “Thursday” Baxter, Amy DeHaven as Virginia “Brainy” Baxter, and Jennifer Ackerley Lawrence as Stella “Gams” Stanley.

Getting the sharpest suit and playing the villain, naturally, was melodrama veteran and visiting guest artist Stewart Gregory, who was menacing enough to do the job.

All the other parts and their accompanying costumes were filled by Sean MacArthur and Nancy LaViola, who is also the show's choreographer.

The story begins with the three Santa/bookies trying to use their insider gambling knowledge and some “sure-fire” tips on the horses to win a pile of cash for a friend. Well, it doesn't take long for that plan to go awry and the big boss Michael “Moose” Moran (Gregory) to get involved.

But the more dire their situation becomes, the more determined become this trio of Bashful, Duke and Junior as the story takes its audience from Manhattan to Atlantic City to Miami to Cuba and back to the Big Apple (only it wasn't called the Big Apple back then, because it was still Christmas of 1933 and...well..you know...)

Included on the song list are “Happy Days Are Here Again,” “It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing” and “Sing Sing Sing.”

Did someone ask “What about the olio?” That would be a salute to the Christmas television specials of Dean Martin, with MacArthur wearing the white dinner jacket of Dino. Their singing and dancing goes from “Sleigh Ride” to “Jingle Bell Rock.”

Well worth the price of admission is McDonald's inspired mania as Jerry Lewis. Words are simply inadequate to the task of describing how McDonald creates and maintains the energy in this whacked-out impersonation.

We're No Angels” continues through Jan. 3 at the Great American Playhouse.  Performances are 7 p.m. Thursdays; 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fridays; 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays.

At 7 p.m. only  Dec. 22-24. No performance New Year's Day.

Tickets are $17.95 adults; $15.95 seniors (60-plus), active military and students; $7.95 children 12 and under.

For  details and reservations, 520-514-5145, www.greatamericanplayhouse.com

 

Music fills the air this week: Pima Community College Center for the Arts

 









Join us for a week of music concerts...

PCC Jazz Ensemble

Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Proscenium Theatre
Tickets $6 with discounts available.


Under the direction of Mike Kuhn the band performs its winter concert featuring big band music of all styles with many different instrumentalists in solo roles. Program selections include Count Basie's "Moten Swing" arranged by Ernie Wilkins, Benny Golson's "Killer Joe" arranged by Al Casagrande, Miles Davis' "Milestones" arranged by Dave Barduhn, and Bob Dourough's "Comin' Home Baby" arranged by Roger Holmes. Vocalist Rachel Peterson sings Dave Wolpe's arrangement of Gershwin's "Our Love Is Here To Stay" and "I Only Have Eyes For You" arranged by PCC trombonist Roger Wallace. Director Kuhn plays one of his own compositions, the Latin-flavored "Don't Look Now' in a small combo format.


PCC Wind Ensemble
Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Proscenium Theatre
Tickets $6 with discounts available


Under the direction of Dr. Mark Nelson, the band performs an eclectic selection of band pieces in its final fall semester concert. The diverse program begins with the unforgettable "Procession of the Nobles" by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, followed by a rousing rendition of the rarely heard "March of the Women Marines" by Louis Saverino. The concert continues with the band standard "Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo" by Malcom Arnold; then curves into a hip concert band version of "Birdland" by Josef Zawinal, presses on with the melodic "River of Life" by Steven Reineke; and proceeds boldly with the popular "The Pirates of the Caribbean" symphonic suite by Klaus Badlet. As tradition dictates, the band brings in the holiday season with the final selection "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson.


PCC Chorale &
College Singers

Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Proscenium Theatre
Tickets $6 with discounts available.

Under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Ng, the winter concert features an eclectic program of choral standards followed by sacred music and holiday selections. The program begins with the Chorale, a large mixed-voice choir, singing "Old American Songs" by Aaron Copland; "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Gustav Holst; "Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd Webber; and the Irish folk song "Danny Boy" arranged by Joseph Flummerfelt.

     The College Singers, a more select mixed-voice a cappella choir, herald a season of hope with "The Shepherd's Farewell" from L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25 by Hector Berlioz; "Cantate Domino" by Giuseppe O. Pitoni; "Tecum principium" (Trio) from Christmas Oratorio by Saint-Saëns; and "Shepherd Chorus" from Amahl and the Night Visitors by Giano-Carlo Menotti.  

     The final selections in the program include the male singers from both choirs performing "Standchen, D920" by Franz Schubert. Then both choirs sing the holiday selections "Hymn to the Virgin" by Benjamin Britten; "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" accompanied by viola solo arranged by John Ferguson; "Christmas Day" by Gustav Holst; and a Baroque master piece "In dulci jubilo" with two trumpets and double chorus by Samuel Scheidt.

PCC Orchestra
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m.
Proscenium Theatre
Tickets $6 with discounts available.


Under the direction of Dr. Alexander Tentser, the musicians perform a new program of orchestral masterpieces. Selections include "Symphony in C Major" by George Bizet, "Dance Macabre" and "French Military March" by Camille Saint-Saëns, and Antonin Dvorak's Symphony "From the New World."


 

 



ATC's Cafe Bohemia presents Octagon by Kristiana Colon

Octagon by Kristiana Colon
*Winner of the 2014 National Latino Playwriting Award*

Tucson: December 13, 2014 at 8:30pm - The Temple Lounge

Phoenix: December 14, 2014 at 7:00pm - Herberger Theatre Center, KAX 

Temple of Music and Art

330 S. Scott Avenue (Downtown Tucson)

(520) 622-2823 (Box Office)


**Reserve Your Seat Now**

Against the backdrop of a last-minute poetry slam competition, eight young poets traverse the stage and the tightropes of their braided desires. With three minutes to sway the judges, they must decide which is more important: the points or the poetry, the privilege of free speech and expression or the celebrity that comes along. Octagon infuses theatre with poetry slam in a way that’s never been seen, ripping open the clichés of the open mic while asking the cost of the spectacle of ripping open our wounds.

 

 

Kristiana Rae Colón is a Chicago-based poet, playwright, actor and educator.  Also an Ensemble member at Teatro Luna, Ms. Colon toured the United Kingdom for two months in 2013 with her collection of poems, promised instruments, published by Northwestern University Press. In the fall of 2012, she opened her one-woman show, Cry Wolf, in Chicago while her play, but I cd only whisper, had its world premiere at London’s Arcola Theater. She appeared on Season 5 of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.

 

http://www.arizonatheatre.org/our-shows/cafe-bohemia/

 

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Immediate Casting Call, UA student film scene

 

From: Robert Charles Ewald [mailto:rcejr@email.arizona.edu]
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 2:58 PM
Subject: UA Audition Opportunity

 

Hello. I am Robert Ewald, a student at UA, taking the class FTV 367 Directing for the Screen. I'll be shooting one scene (4 pages) next week. The roles are 1 female (late 20's), and 2 male (40ish) actors, but I'm flexible with the ages. I need to rehearse this weekend for a preliminary live presentation on Monday. Please contact me at 520-331-6998, or respond to this email - rcejr@email.arizona.edu. Thank you.

All my best,

--

Robert C. Ewald, Jr.

Finance/Entrepreneurship | Majors

Film & Television | Minor
Honors College

The University of Arizona

 

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Friday, November 28, 2014

Use it or lose it, county tells city of arts center

Use it or lose it, county tells city of arts center

Arizona Daily Star

17 hours ago  •  
Pima County wants the city to live up to its promise to operate a downtown performing arts center, or turn it over to the county.
Back in 2007, the two governments entered an agreement to repair the historic former home of the All Saints Catholic Church, located at 408 South Sixth Avenue.
In exchange for $668,360 in Pima County bond money for foundation fixes, the city agreed to maintain and operate it.
But the building fell back into disrepair.
“Despite the City’s commitment,” County AdministratorChuck Huckelberry wrote in a letter to the City, “the building remains vacant, unused and vandalized.”
Huckelberry asked the city to either turn over the building, refund the county’s money or take steps to repair and open the building.
“We’re not going to waste $600,000 so let’s fix it up and get a user in there,” Huckelberry said. “We don’t want it to go to waste.”
Huckelberry said failing to address the outstanding issues could jeopardize the additional $1 million the city is seeking for the building in the 2015 bond proposal.
Some on the council weren’t enamored by the idea of ceding the property to the county.
“It’s just a land grab by Huckelberry,” Councilman Steve Kozachik said. “He continues to forget our taxpayers are his taxpayers. He needs to get over the idea that he's doing us a favor by recirculating Tucson taxpayer money back into the City.”
Mayor Jonathan Rothschild said he has reached an agreement, in principle, with Huckelberry over the building Wednesday afternoon.
In exchange for including the project in a successful future bond package, the city will agree to open the doors to the public.
“That’s an important property for the arts community and a historic property,” Rothschild said. “And we need to restore it and put it to public use.”
If voters don’t approve the bond package, Rothschild said the two sides would have to look at other options.
Huckelberry couldn’t be reached to confirm the agreement.
The city purchased the 1921 building in 1989, remodeled it and operated it as a theatre over the next decade. But it closed in 1999 and remained empty ever since.
Contact reporter Darren DaRonco at 573-4243 or ddaronco@tucson.com. Follow on Twitter @DarrenDaRonco

Tucson's Puppets Amongus takes Manhattan!

 

 

Dear puppet lovers,

Puppets Amongus has a great opportunity to go "on the road". . .all the way to New York! At The Playhouse since the summer, new puppets have been taking shape and coming to life for a collaborative project with Hang A Tale Theatre Company from New York.

We will be presenting "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Expery, Off Broadway at The Pearl Theatre in Manhattan from Feb. 22 to March 23, 2015. The Pearl has been defining classics for 20 years, and we are honored to bring our puppetry to this home of fine theatre in New York City.

 

 

This is an exciting project and huge step for Puppets Amongus! Be part of helping us expand our professionalism, to work with some of the finest people in New York's theatre industry.

We are thrilled to bring new presentation techniques home to our Tucson audience. A major goal is to eventually present this sophisticated and imaginative interpretation of "The Little Prince" to Tucson.

 

 

 

In order to do this we need your help! 
We have launched our fundraising project on Indiegogo. If you love Puppets Amongus, and believe that puppetry is a brilliant way to tell a story, we hope you will contribute today. Any amount helps, and we are very appreciative!

 

To learn more, and to make a tax deductible donation please click below:
 

 

 


Thanks for supporting contemporary puppet theatre!

 

 

Psst...
there are puppets among us!


Puppets Amongus presents spectacular entertainment and hand-crafted storytelling to people of all ages. We perform for birthday parties, schools, libraries, festivals and events of all kinds.
 

 

 

Give your child the Birthday Party of their dreams
with Puppets Amongus!

 

Call Matt Cotten at:
(520) 444- 5538 or visit:
www.puppetsamongus.com

Casting open roles in Lakme and Christmas performances at Red Barn Theater

 

From: Rosemary Snow [mailto:redbarntheater@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 10:41 AM
Subject: Roles in Lakme and Christmas performances at Red Barn Theater

 

Open roles in Lakme Opera!

Lead male tenor role and male and female chorus roles needed for  "Lakme", a simplified English translation of the beautiful classic opera by Leo Delibes.  Call Rosemary at 520-622-6973, at the Red Barn Theater, 948 N. Main Ave. http://redbarn-theater.angelfire.com

 

Performance

"Elfin Antics in Santa's Workshop" - It's a disaster when the Reindeer take over making toys so the Elves can take flying lessons. Performing Dec. 18 at 6pm, and Dec. 19 & 20, at 7pm, at the Red Barn Theater, 948 N. Main Ave. $5 cash or check. 520-622-6973. http://redbarn-theater.angelfire.com.

 

Performance

"Rockin' Around the Red Barn -- A Christmas Musical Revue!" The Barnstorm Players and the Children's Drama Group entertain with holiday jokes, song and dance with fiddle, trombone, piano and sing-a-longs, at the Red Barn Theater, 948 N. Main Ave, Dec. 27, 2pm.

TICKETS: $5 cash or check. 520 622-6973. http://redbarn-theater.angelfire.com

 

Put on a show!

The Red Barn Theater is re-organizing and has open stage time for independent performance acts to share ticket income. 

 

Stage Tech and directors and actors always welcome at the Red Barn!

 

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

IFA December Call Sheet

http://independentfilmarizona.com/

 

From: Independent Film [mailto:independentfilmarizona@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 5:12 PM
Subject: IFA December Call Sheet

 

1.  Bill Dell Awarded IFA's Public Service Award (2014).  Independent Film Arizona has awarded Bill Dell its Public Service Award for 2014 in recognition of the extraordinary work he does through Tucson Stage in tirelessly finding and announcing opportunities for actors, filmmakers and theater producers and for promoting Southern Arizona film and theater.  No one does more for film and theater in Southern Arizona than Bill Dell.

 

2.  December 31 Deadline.  Independent Film Arizona is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to supporting and promoting actors and independent filmmakers in Southern Arizona.  If you want your $25 membership donation to IFA to be tax deductible on your 2014 tax return you need to join or renew on or before December 31.  There is no time to waste.  You can become a member of Independent Film Arizona or renew your membership by going to independentfilmarizona.com 

 

3.  A Tucson Carol.   Access Tucson and Strada Company will create an entire feature length film in one night and you will be the star. A Tucson Carol will be filmed December 13, 2014, at Access Tucson, 124 W. Broadway Boulevard in downtown Tucson. The cost of admission is $10 and each patron will receive a part in the film.  For more information contact Michael Fenlason at 520-977-5218 or at stradatheatre@gmail.com.

 

4.  Throw the Bums Out and Ice Cold Beer.  IFA will hold its annual Board elections at its December 2, 2014 Meeting (Tuesday, 7 PM, Connect Workspace, 33 South 5th Avenue (between Congress and Broadway) Downtown Tucson).  You are invited to come and vote for the bums of your choosing.  But to run for the Board or to vote -- you need to join Independent Film Arizona -- which you can do for a $25 tax deductible donation at independentfilmarizona.com.   If for reasons you don't need to be able to explain, you want to run for the IFA Board, first go to the website and pay up your $25 bucks and then just send your name and the office you want to run for (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary or Board Member at Large) to independentfilmarizona.com.  After the election (no matter who wins or who losses) we will tap a keg of beer to celebrate.  Come lift a plastic cup.  The meeting is free and open to all.  The beer is free and open to anyone 21 or over. 

 

5.  IFA's Women in Filmmaking Meeting.  IFA's Tuesday January 2, Meeting (7 PM, Connect Workspace, 33 South 5th Avenue (between Congress and Broadway) in Downtown Tucson)) will feature a panel presentation on women in filmmaking and we will show three short films by women filmmakers.  If you are interested in helping to organize this meeting or being a part of the panel presentation, send an e-mail to independentfilmarizona@gmail.com. 

 

6.  It's A Wonderful Life.  The Fox Theatre presents the holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart.  What a great way to celebrate Kwanza or the Winter Solstice -- a classic film in a classic theater.  December 20. 8 PM.  Fox Theatre.  17 West Congress.  Tucson.

 

7.  IFA Actor Head Shot and Resume Book.  Independent Film Arizona has collected hundreds of actor head shots and resumes, which it is compiling into a book, and making available to non-profits (like the Tucson Film Office, Access Tucson, and Tucson Stage -- free of charge) and to directors and casting directors for a modest fee to cover compilation and copying.  There is no charge to actors to be in the book, so send your head shot and resume in today to independentfilmarizona@gmail.com.  You don't want to be left out.  It is cold out there in the head shot and resume wilderness.

 

8.  First Position.  This is an excellent documentary about the Youth America Grand Prix (one of the world's largest ballet competitions). Ballet is one tough game.  Lots of war ravaged little toes and and even more broken hearts.  December 6.  4 PM. The Loft. 3233 East Speedway.  Tucson.  

 

9.  Ya Ya Digs The Fish.  Ya Ya Perez (Independent Film Arizona's Resident Film Critic) recommends Your Inner Fish.  This is a PBS documentary (available on Netflix) that takes a fresh look at human evolution.  Let's face it -- you never really understood all of that stuff about finch beaks when you read the original text of Darwin's On the Origin of Species (cover to cover).  You never read The Origin of Species?  No need to get it now.  Just check out Your Inner Fish.  The best film on comparative embryonic development that you will see this year.

 

10.  December 5th is First Friday at the Loft.  Friday (December 5) is the first Friday of the month so at 9:00 PM Max Cannon will be hosting First Friday at the Loft (3233 East Speedway in Tucson).  Bring your short (less than 15 minutes) to the Loft during the day on Friday and see if it gets some love (and a $200 cash prize) on Friday night or if it gets the feared gong.  It costs nothing to submit a film and all films play for at least three minutes. Isn't it time that you were brave enough to show your film out in the real world?

 

11.  The Theory of Everything.  This is a drama about the life of Stephen Hawkings (A Brief History of Time).  You have seen all of the documentaries, now go see the boy meets girl movie.  Harkins Spectrum 18.  5455 South Calle Santa Cruz.  (I-19 and Irvington.)

 

12.  Casting for "A Few Words About."  A steak knife cuts. This word is a butter knife. Fitzgerald wields words with precision.  Homeless men use this word with indifference. This word can mean to have sex. This word can mean to do violence.  But most often -- it means -- nothing at all.  (In the phrase "what the fuck" -- "what the fuck"--  does the word "fuck" mean?)  "A Few Words About" is a film about a word.  It is a comedy. It is supposed to -- well you know -- with your mind. Casting for 30 plus actors each of whom will make little quips about the word.  Send your resume and headshot to Chris Raboin at ninebuddhas@gmail.com and he will send you a script.

 

13.  Murder for Two.  The Arizona Theatre Company is presenting Murder for Two (thirteen roles played by two actors) directed by Scott Schwartz. November 29 - December 20.  Temple of Music and Art.  330 South Scott.  Tucson.  For more information go to info@arizonatheatre.org or call the box-office at 520-622-2823.

 

14.  Mariachi Divas.  The Rialto Theatre presents Mariachi Divas.  December 19, 7:00 PM.  The Rialto Theater.  318 East Congress.  Tucson.  Ya Ya Perez digs girl mariachis and this is like an entire orchestra of girl mariachis.  Check it out.

 

15.  Waiting for Godot.  The Rogue Theatre presents Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot directed by Cynthia Meier. January 8 -25.  The Rogue Theatre 300 East University, Tucson.  Additional information at theroguetheatre.org.  Ya Ya admits that she never really understood Waiting for Godot (and she never really read The Origin of Species).  But she does know the The Rogue does wonderful work and if you dig excellent acting, you should go (and then maybe you can explain it to her).  

 

16. United.  The Winding Road Theater Ensemble presents Toni Press-Coffman's United directed by Erin Merritt.  February 5 -- 22.  The Temple of Art and Music Cabaret Space, 330 South Scott.  Times and Tickets at windingroadtheater.org.

 

17. Holly Jolly.  The Community Players presents Have a Holly Jolly Christmas: Your Favorites Sung by Your Favorites"  December 12-21. Community Playhouse. 1881 North Oracle Road.  Tucson.  For more information go to communityplayerstucson.org.  Even Ya Ya knows this is a holiday show.  Light.  Fun.  And Ya Ya is tickled by going to watch theater at Community Playhouse. because the building has a history totally unlike The Fox or The Rialto.

 

18.  You Can't Take it With You.  The Santa Cruz Shoestring Players are presenting You Can't Take It With You directed by Susan Voorhees.  January 24-31.  The Community and Arts Center. 1250 West Continental Road.  Green Valley.  OK -- you are saying who wants to drive to Green Valley.  You do.  This is a great facility and the Santa Cruz Shoestring Players  regularly sell out.  It is great theater and really only 15 minutes (OK 30 minutes) down the road.

 

19.  Volunteer for IFA.  If you want to become more involved in Independent Film Arizona, volunteer by sending your name and contact information and a little bit about how you are interested in film to Antonella at independentfilmarizona@gmail.com.

 

20.  Make an Announcement in IFA's Call Sheet.  If you want to make an announcement in Call Sheet (casting, looking for collaborators or promoting an existing film or arts project) you can announce it in Call Sheet. It goes out to over 4,000 actors and filmmakers each month. And it's free.  Send your announcement to independentfilmarizona@gmail.com

 

 

Further affiant sayeth not.

 

Casting call, "A Few Words About.", a film about a word

Casting for "A Few Words About."  A steak knife cuts. This word is a butter knife. Fitzgerald wields words with precision.  Homeless men use this word with indifference. This word can mean to have sex. This word can mean to do violence.  But most often -- it means -- nothing at all.  (In the phrase "what the fuck" -- "what the fuck"--  does the word "fuck" mean?)  "A Few Words About" is a film about a word.  It is a comedy. It is supposed to -- well you know -- with your mind. Casting for 30 plus actors each of whom will make little quips about the word.  Send your resume and headshot to Chris Raboin at ninebuddhas@gmail.com and he will send you a script.

 

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

 

















Your heartfelt comments and praises touched all of us, especially the student actors.

PCC Theatre Arts
A PIECE OF
MY HEART


Many of you stayed after each performance to share your own stories with the cast and director. Some of you talked with us before the the show and several of you wrote wonderful notes. And, some very generous patrons put together enough funds to award four of the students with a $500 scholarship. You all left a "piece of your heart" with us. Thank you!

"I saw A Piece of my Heart last weekend and was amazed. The depth that the men and women brought to their roles was remarkable. What really struck me was the acting when they were not delivering lines or in a specific scene. They were present at all times. Really remarkable in actors so young. Hats off to cast and director. This is a production that everyone should see."

     - Arthur Rodger

"My partner Tim and I went to see this Saturday evening....and we were both blown away! Congratulations on another winner.

       I think what impressed us both was the ability of the cast to sustain a fairly high level of emotional intensity, for almost two hours. At the same time, the play never turned 'angry'
.....passionate and heartfelt, yes. In my head, it's fine line to walk, but the actors did it impeccably.

       As a 'child of the sixties' and a student of Presidential history, I've read quite a bit about the war in Southeast Asia; sadly, the role of women in this tragic conflict has largely been ignored. This play helps to remind all of us of the critical role(s) they often played..."

      - Jon Reagan  

• Donate to support Veterans' services at Pima Community

 



THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE "WE'RE NO ANGELS" BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL!

From: The Great American Playhouse <info@gaplayhouse.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:27 AM
Subject:

 

 

THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE "WE'RE NO ANGELS" BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL!

Don't Miss out on this Great Holiday Show!


BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE SPECIAL!

ONE SHOW ONLY- SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 @ 3PM


YOU READ THAT RIGHT!  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 @ 3PM ONLY!!!
 

Buy One Adult Ticket and Get One Ticket Free!

(This applies to the 3PM Performance on Saturday November 30 ONLY. It does not apply to any other performance. It also does not apply to any tickets already purchased.)

Call the GAP Box Office (520)512-5145 for tickets.
 
Box Office opens 10AM Tuesday-Saturday(12PM Sunday)
 
Great American Playhouse
13005 N Oracle Rd
Tucson, AZ 85739
 

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DesertView Performing Arts Center presents The Spirit of Christmas

 

The Spirit of Christmas, Saturday, December 13, 2014

4:00 & 7:30 pm performances.

 

Tis the season to be dancing, singing and celebrating with the hope, light and love of the Christmas season! Tucson Dance Academy along with the Booth family returns to SaddleBrooke with their fabulous performance of The Spirit of Christmas.

 

Showcasing the little ones and their daddy's performing "Santa Baby" to "Mr. Grinch," the audience is on their seats. Christmas joy was placed in their hearts with tears in their eyes as they were given back the memories along with the gift of Christmas.

 

Join us as we remember Christmas with child like joy as we welcome Tucson Dance Academy back with two performances this season!

 

Tickets $25 inclusive $30 door

Price includes all applicable taxes.

Ticket sales not guaranteed at the door.

All Ticket sales are final.

 

 

Click here to buy Tickets: http://tickets.saddlebrooketwo.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=874

 

DesertView Performing Arts Center

39900 Clubhouse Drive

Tucson, AZ 85739

 

From Tucson:

Drive North on Arizona 77 (Oracle Road).

At 14 miles North of Oracle and Ina,

Turn East onto SaddleBrooke Boulevard.

Drive 2 miles. Turn right (South) onto Mountain View Boulevard and go 1 mile,

turn right on Clubhouse Dr. and go 1 mile.

DesertView Theater is on your right.

 

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Desert Voices presents "From Our Home To Yours"

 

From: Eloise O'Neil [mailto:emo614@msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 3:57 PM
Subject: Desert Voices

 
 Desert Voices Chorus event:
 
 "From Our Home To Yours" will be the Desert Voices choral gift of the season delivering an LGBT spin on the holidays, filled with laughter, everyone's favorite songs, and a wish for peace and joy from our family to yours!

 

December 13th, 7PM

December 14th, 3PM

St. Marks Presbyterian Church

3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, AZ 85716

 

Tickets: $18 in advance; $20 at the door

 

Tickets may be purchased by calling the office at 520-791-9662 or

on the website at www.Desertvoices.org.

 

 

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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Diane & Lisa Holiday Concert!

 

 

DIANE & LISA HOLIDAY CONCERT!

 

DIANE VAN DEURZEN & LISA OTEY
Monday, December 8, 7:00pm
Z Mansion, 288 N. Church
$15, www.lisaotey.com, 370.5912 

Hi everyone,

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Help us celebrate the season by joining us at our holiday concert at Z Mansion, Monday, Dec. 8, at 7pm. The historic Z Mansion is located at 288 N. Church in downtown Tucson. It is the perfect setting for weddings and events, as well as our intimate concert series. You can expect to hear songs from our holiday CD, "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe", as well as other blues, jazz and boogie woogie numbers, all filled with the spirit of the season. Since the following day is our wedding anniversary, in the very place we were married 8 years ago, you can bet there will be some heartwarming love songs as well.

Tickets for Diane & Lisa's holiday concert are $15. All seats are reserved. Tickets are available online at either of our websites, www.dianevandeurzen.com or www.lisaotey.com. You can also call us to reserve your seat, 520.370.5912, and pay at the door. We'll meet you under the mistletoe on Monday, Dec. 8 at Z Mansion!

-Diane & Lisa
www.dianevandeurzen.com
www.lisaotey.com