Civic Light Opera Of South Cities Announces Season 19 At Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center

James A. Blackman, III Executive Producer and the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities proudly announce Season 19 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center beginning in February 2010 and ending in December. Bark! The Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beehive and 1940's Radio Hour. This eclectic mix of exciting musical hits from the 40's and 60's combined with technicolor dreams and a posse of irresistible puppies, promises something for everyone in the entire family. Whether you enjoy Broadway blockbusters, musical theater gems or bold new shows, this season will delight you with year-round must-see entertainment. In addition to Blackman, CLOCBC creative team includes Stephanie A. Coltrin, Artistic Director and Christopher Beyries, Managing Director.

February 10 - February 28, 2010

BARK! THE MUSICAL Will be your new favorite musical! The Newest Longest-running show in Los Angeles is going to have its first major stage debut on both coasts at the same time! It's a dog lover's dream come true! A Laugh out loud musical comedy that will have you bringing your friends to see again! A super salute to everyone's best friend! All new songs by composer David TRoy Francis, are performed entirely from a dog's point of view. It is surprisingly funny and poignant, tender and sassy, lyrical and quite upbeat.?The score is a happy melange of blues, salsa, country and straight torch songs. There are even echoes of "A Chorus Line," "Carmina Burana" and barbershop quartet, not to mention rock ‘n roll, jazz and old standards.??The lyrics by Gavin Geoffrey Dillard and Robert Schrock (with additional lyrics by Mark Winkler, Jonathan Heath and Danny Lukic) are richly varied.

April 21 - May 9, 2010

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice fill the stage with their most loved musical! From the party in the pyramids to the Elvis Style Pharaoh this jammed packed, upbeat Biblical romp will have you reading the Old Testament a new way. From 9 to 90 youl love Joseph! JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the second British musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible Book of Genesis, this light-hearted show was adapted as a musical film (starring Donny Osmond) in 1999. Joseph was particularly recognized as one of the few major British musical theatre shows with hardly any spoken dialogue, being sung through almost completely.

September 15 to October 3, 2010

BEEHIVE: THE 1960's GIRL GROUP MUSICAL Remember when hair was hard and life was easy! This Major Musical will have you dancing in your seat as we learn the journey of women through the girl groups that spoke for a generation. The Shirelles, Brenda Lee, The Chiffons, Lesley Gore, The Supremes, Connie Francis, Petula Clark, Lulu, Dusty Springfield, The Shangri-Las, Tina Turner, "Mama" Cass Elliot...and more!"A RAFTER-RAISING MUSICAL"?-People Magazine?"PURE IRRESISTIBLE FUN. What GREASE did for the 50's Beehive does for the 60's."?-The New York Times??"BEEHIVE IS A HOOT"?-Gannett Newspapers

December 1 - December 19, 2010

THE 1940'S RADIO HOUR is a play with music by Walton Jones. Full of 1940's music, dancing and old-time sound effects, the play portrays the final holiday broadcast of the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade on the New York radio station WOV in December 1942. The station takes to the air at the beginning of World War II, this time to record a broadcast for the troops overseas. The harassed producer whose leading singer if often, the delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mic, the second banana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the trumpet-playing sound effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller. Songs include: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, I'll Be Seeing You, Love is Here to Stay, Blue Moon, I'll Never Smile Again, Strike Up The Band, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and many more.

The largest producing Civic Light Opera in all of California, the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities (CLOSBC) (http://www.civiclightopera.com/) is a not-for -profit cultural arts institution dedicated to the preservation and presentation of our unique American musical art forms. CLOSBC was founded in 1992 by Executive Director James A. Blackman, III and Director of Finance and Operations Doug McPherson as a producing and educational musical theatre serving the vast populations of South Bay Cities. Through the past 18 years, the company has garnered awards, critiques and audiences while presenting four major musicals per year at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The most recent awards were 11 nominations and four wins including for Best Musical Miss Saigon at the 2008 Ovation Awards. They CLOSBC in 1998 to include four smaller plays and musicals at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse (http://www.hermosabeachplayhouse.com/). With eight full, professional productions per year, they have achieved the mission of entertaining and serving of all ages, cultures, and abilities who reside in the greater South Bay Region of Los Angeles County.

For tickets and information please call the Civic Light Opera Box Office at 310-372-4477.

All performances are presented at the 1445-seat
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Redondo Beach, California 90278
(310) 372-4477

The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is located on the Northeast corner of

Aviation and Manhattan Beach Boulevards.

Box office opens ONE HOUR prior to show time. Ticketing and subscriber services are available near the theatre at our Executive Offices at 2224 Artesia Boulevard, Redondo
Beach, California 90278.

 

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