GMCLA Scores Once More with Annual Christmas Concert
GMCLA (Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles) annually present the best holiday concert in town. Honoring both Chanukah and Christmas, this year's show entitled Naughty & Nice was most definitely more nice than naughty with special guest artist Melissa Manchester at the top of her form. There were most definitely fun shenanigans though in the mildly naughty department. Take for example the off-center"Chanukah in Santa Monica", the raucous stomp number "Christmas This Year" closing the first half, and those Malibu Monks doing their unbelievably dextrous thing by turning over those lyric cards with split-second timing on the "Hallelujah Chorus".
There was also a fun singalong segment of bells tunes that included "Sleigh Ride", "Silver Bells" and "Jingle Bells". Kudos to artistic director/conductor E. Jason Armstrong for consistently fine work.
Maybe there was more nice than naughty, but that's just fine, as GMCLA is the nicest, most versatile chorus around bar- none...and whatever they do, they do it better than anyone else. I can't wait for Christmas 2012.
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The Most Happy Fella North Coast Repertory Theatre (6/03-6/28) |
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Bus People – A Hilarious & Optimistic Take on L.A. Public Transit The Actors Company (6/06-6/28) |
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E=MC² Einstein The Musical Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center (7/03-7/26) |
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MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre (6/17-6/28) |
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STRAITJACKET SIRENS The Three Clubs (6/01-6/30) |
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Duck Pond by Circa Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (11/01-11/01) |
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Purpose Gil Cates Theater (11/11-12/13) |
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Follower Actors Company (The Little Theater) (6/09-6/28) |
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Matilda the Musical Lewis Family Playhouse (7/18-7/26) |
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90s Corridos Tour Peacock Theater (8/22-8/22) |