BROADWAY BOUND, CATS, LES MIS and More Set for La Mirada Theatre's 2013-14 Season

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment have announced their "Broadway's Best" 2013- 2014 season of shows, as they also celebrate McCoy Rigby's 20th Anniversary season with the theatre! Beginning its "Broadway's Best" anniversary season with Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning masterwork BROADWAY BOUND; followed by two of the most acclaimed recent plays of our time, the Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay-Abaire and Yasmina Reza's comedy of manners (where there are no manners!), GOD OF CARNAGE; followed by two of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever CATS and the regional theatre premiere of a brand new production of LES MISERABLES! Add into the mix the bonus options of its new "Onstage Series" production of FLOYD COLLINS and the unmistakable harmonies of THE OAK RIDGE BOYS and La Mirada and the Southern California area will certainly have the "Best of Broadway" and beyond coming its way in 2013-2014.

The 2013/2014 LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS season:

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning...
BROADWAY BOUND
September 20 - October 13, 2013 (Press Opening September 21)
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Jeff Maynard

Neil Simon's acclaimed autobiographical Pulitzer Prize-winner finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of show business as professional comedy writers while coping with their parents break-up and eventual divorce. When their material is broadcast on the radio for the first time, the family is upset to hear a thinly-veiled portrait of themselves played for laughs.

RABBIT HOLE
October 25 - November 17, 2013 (Press Opening October 26)

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Michael Matthews

Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

Winner, 2009 Tony Award, Best Play!
GOD OF CARNAGE
January 24 - February 16, 2014 (Press Opening January 25)

Written by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Michael Arabian

A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the evening progresses, and the rum flows, the gloves come off and the night becomes a side-splitting free-for-all.

CATS
April 18 - May 11, 2014 (Press Opening April 19)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
Directed and Choreographed by Dana Solimando.

Based on the universally popular poetry of T.S. Eliot, CATS tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer. A true musical theatre phenomenon, CATS opened at London's New London Theatre on May 11, 1981 and ran for a record-setting 21 years.CATS' London success was nearly matched on Broadway where it ran at the Winter Garden Theatre for just over 18 years.

LES MISERABLES
May 30 - June 22, 2014 (Press Opening May 31)
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Choreography by Dana Solimando
Musical Direction by John Glaudini
Directed by Brian Kite

This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, LES MISERABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score includes the classic songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "One Day More," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," "Master of the House" and many more!

BONUS OPTIONS!

ONSTAGE at LA MIRADA THEATRE

FLOYD COLLINS
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Book by Tina Landau
Additional Lyrics by Tina Landau
Directed by Richard Israel

March 27, 2014 - April 13, 2014 (Press Opening March 29)
A new intimate theatre experience has been created by placing 199 audience seats on the stage. The stage will be filled with an incredible award-winning musical production and the audience.

With a large cast and live musicians, feel the adventure of Floyd Collins's dream of fame and fortune as he is trapped in a narrow cave 200 feet below the surface. See how his goal of creating a tourist attraction becomes a reality, with him as the main attraction. With music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza) and book and lyrics by innovative theatre artist Tina Landau, this haunting musical, which won a Lucille Lortel Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an Obie Award when it premiered in New York, tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer.

Special Bonus Event! Two Performances Only!
THE OAK RIDGE BOYS

May 17, 2014 - 2pm & 8pm

Theirs is one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry. The four part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of country hits and a Number one Pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring four decades of charted singles, and 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere.

Subscriptions to this extraordinary season are now available by calling the Box Office at 562-944-9801. Single tickets will go on sale May 31, 2013 and will be available by calling the Box Office at 562-944-9801 or 714-994-6310 or online at www.lamiradatheatre.com.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where the 91 and 5 freeways meet. Parking is free.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, now in its fourth decade, has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California." This beautiful state-of-the-Art Theatre has been producing quality productions for its Southern California audiences since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of many accolades including Ovation and Emmy Awards and Tony Award nominations. Brian Kite is the theatre's Producing Artistic Director. The theatre is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, California, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue. Parking is theatre-adjacent and free. For further information call 562-944-9801 or visit www.lamiradatheatre.com.

McCoy Rigby Entertainment (Tom McCoy & Cathy Rigby McCoy, Executive Producers)Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby are in their 18th season as Executive Producers of the McCoy Rigby Entertainment Series at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Since the 1994/95 Season, McCoy Rigby has produced over 75 plays, musicals, concerts, dramas, and comedies. MRE has also produced several Broadway productions and National Tours including Peter Pan, Seussical the Musical both starring Cathy Rigby, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson, Camelot formerly starring Michael York and through 2008, starring Lou Diamond Phillips, and Happy Days, The Musical. They were excited to launch the tour of JEKYLL & HYDE starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, which will land on Broadway in the Spring of 2013. Since 1990, Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby has made 4 stops on Broadway, garnering four Tony Nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical. Other credits include the A&E Television Network Premiere of "Peter Pan," which received 4 Emmy Award Nominations and one Emmy Award; "The Historic All Star Concert for Pope John Paul II" at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and the award-winning documentary on balancing wellness, titled "Faces of Recovery.". www.mccoyrigby.com

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