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Photo Flash: Opening Night of glory|struck's BARE

By: Sep. 11, 2013
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Glory|struck productions presents BARE. This electrifying rock musical stars Payson Lewis (NBC's "The Sing Off", "Victorious"), Jonah Platt ("The Office"), Lindsay Pearce ("Glee", "The Glee Project"), Katie Stevens (FOX's "American Idol"), Nathan Parrett (NBC's "The Voice"), Caitlin Ary, Kelsey Hainlen, Casey Hayden, Christopher Higgins, Reesa Ishiyama, Harrison Meloeny and Katherine Washington. Check out the opening night photos below!

Original bare cast members Stephanie Andersen and John Griffin return to the show alongside Alissa-Nicole Koblentz as the adult figures.

Tickets are available now at www.plays411.com/bare.

This will not be the revised incarnation of the musical that was recently seen Off-Broadway; the Los Angeles revival will preserve the authors' original vision featuring the music of Damon Intrabartolo with book and lyrics by Jon Hartmere.

bare is produced for glory|struck by Topher Rhys and Jamie Lee Barnard, who recently brought the wildly successful concert-engagement of Spring Awakening to Los Angeles in support of Love is Louder, and previously developed Glory Days in Concert and the 2009 bare workshop to benefit It Gets Better and The Trevor Project, respectively.

The rock-infused presentation will be directed by noted Southern California director Calvin Remsberg (Sweeney Todd, TITANIC, Parade, Sunday in the Park with George, Urinetown, Into the Woods; the LA premieres of Glory Days and F*cking Men), with musical direction and music production by Elmo Zapp (Spring Awakening in Concert).

Jen Oundjian, whose work has been seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show, America's Got Talent, and Dancing with the Stars, choreographs the show.

Other key team members include associate musical director Andrew Orbison, associate music production by Alex Seller, and co-producers Stephanie Lazard and Elmo Zapp.

With timeless themes of acceptance, tolerance and equality, the book and music of bare are increasingly relevant today. "The message of the show is to find and be yourself and the struggle that we all go through to present our authentic self to the world," describes author Jon Hartmere.

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The cast of BARE pose with some of their fans

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Kelsey Hainlen, Harrison Meloeney

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John Griffin, Kelsey Hainlen

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John Griffin and Stephanie Andersen are all smiles with select members of the original BARE cast

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BARE's newest Nadia Shelley Regner poses with John Griffin and BARE's original Nadia Keili Lefkovitz

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Katherine Washington

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BARE actress Katherine Washington has an emotional reunion with her brother at the opening night gala

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Journalist Steven Stanley poses with BARE actress Katherine Washington and American Idiot? actress Nicci Claspbell

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Original BARE Director Kristin Hanggi (Tony Nominee Rock of Ages) visits with John Griffin (BARE's original Jason, now playing The Priest)

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Jonah Platt, Reesa Ishiyama and Payson Lewis

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Pretty Little Liars star Janel Parrish visits BARE's opening night performance!

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Topher Rhys, Jonah Platt, Kelley Jakle, Alissa-Nicole Koblentz, Jamie Lee Barnard, Nathan Parrett, Caitlin Ary, Payson Lewis, Elmo Zapp

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Stagehand Leah Miller with the cast of BARE

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Backstage they're all smiles, but Casey and Caitlin play Lucas and Tanya in the show, the provocative drug pushing couple.

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Lindsay Pearce, Casey Hayden

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Caitlin Ary, Alissa-Nicole Koblentz, Shelley Regner, Lindsay Pearce, Casey Hayden

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Backstage with the cast of BARE

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The house is now open! Fifteen minutes to places! Lindsay Pearce poses with cast mates Christopher Higgins and Kelsey Hainlen

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John Griffin & Caitlin Ary

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Kelsey Hainlen, Katherine Washington, Harrison Meloeny, Stephanie Andersen, Payson Lewis

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Stephanie Andersen, Nathan Parrett, Alissa-Nicole Koblentz

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Final touch ups on hair and makeup

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Some pre-show selfies, a new ritual among the BARE cast!

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Jonah Platt, Alissa-Nicole Koblentz, Kelsey Hainlen

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John Griffin, Jonah Platt, Nathan Parrett, Alissa-Nicole Koblentz, Casey Hayden, Stephanie Andersen, Reesa Ishiyama, Christopher Higgins, Shelley Regner




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