LOST THE MUSICAL: WE HAVE TO GO BACK Premieres Tonight at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood

Chinless Productions and Eric & Christine Kovac present the World Premiere of an unauthorized parody, LOST THE MUSICAL: WE HAVE TO GO BACK, written by Steven Christopher Parker and Steven Brandon, musical direction by DeReau K. Farrar, choreography by Heather Ashleigh Rivers and directed by Steven Brandon.

LOST THE MUSICAL: WE HAVE TO GO BACK will preview tonight, September 18; Friday, September 19 & Saturday, September 20 at 8pm and Sunday, September 21 at 7pm and will open on Monday, September 22 (the Ten-year anniversary of the LOST series premiere!) and run through Sunday, October 26 at the Lillian Theatre, 1076 N. Lillian Way. (at Santa Monica Blvd., one block west of Vine) in Hollywood.

Much in the vein of other parodies such as Fellowship, A Very Potter Musical, and Point Break Live, LOST THE MUSICAL puts an outrageous spin on a show that riveted us, shocked us and entertained us throughout 121 episodes that are boiled down into 72 characters, played by 16 actors, across two hours in one night of hilarious and wacky absurdity in what we hope will become the ultimate LOST experience for fans that want more!

However, the most exciting part of LOST THE MUSICAL is the ending. As I'm sure most of you know, the ending to Lost wasn't very well received. So, to remedy that, we have THREE ALTERNATE ENDINGS!!! Every night the audience votes to see which ending they want to see so LOST fans will finally get the chance to experience the finale they always dreamed of!

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST

STEVEN BRANDON (Writer/Director) Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Steven Brandon was a successful theatre producer in Sydney starring in and directing productions of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and Urinetown: The Musical. With his company Canned Laughter, Steven also produced productions of Rent, Lend Me A Tenor, Closer, Tick Tick Boom, and Noises Off. Steven moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing in 2010, Steven and his writing partner sold a single camera comedy pilot titled Single Girl Theory to ABC Family and in 2012 they were staffed on the CBS sitcom Friend Me starring Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Steven has appeared as himself on many game shows including Wipeout (ABC), Baggage (GSN), Excused (Syndicated), Perfect Score (CW), and Dating Naked (VH1). Steven also co-created and starts in a variety of web series including Miles & Ben, Nerd Patrol, TV Talk Tonight, and What If? which can all be found at www.tvtalktonight.com

STEVEN CHRISTOPHER PARKER (Writer) A veteran actor hailing from Colorado, Steven has credits in a slew of hit movies such as Juno, Rebound, and Blades of Glory. He's also starred on such primetime television shows such as ER, Malcolm in the Middle, Rizzoli & Isles, and 90210, along with countless national commercials. His most recent credits include a regular role on Disney's hit animation series Fish Hooks. As an independent filmmaker he has written for and produced several successful web series. He is an overwhelmingly huge Lost fan with an encyclopedia level knowledge of the show, it's characters, and more tiny and obscure facts then one man should ever know about a single subject.

DEREAU K. FARRAR (Musical Direction) is a vocal contractor with a background in music for choir and stage. Recent projects include A Christmas Carol with A Noise Within, both Ragtime and Songs For A New World with The RED Stamp, The First Lady (world premiere) with needTheater, Junk (world premiere) with Epic Megalopolis, and Rent, The Old Maid and the Thief, and Guys and Dolls with private producers. He is Artistic Director for Selah Gospel Choir, Director of Music for Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, and the Choir Teacher at New Roads High School.

HEATHER RIVERS (Choreography) has been dancing for twenty-three years and is classically trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Modern dance styles. Heather has performed with Performing Arte Studio performance and competition team, with Generation Dance Studio and Los Angeles Pierce College which she also choreographed a piece for their spring 2010 show. Heather also has fifteen years of acting experience behind her. She performed stand up comedy at the LA Improve and has done shows such as A Christmas Carol and West Side Storywhere she was also dance captain and choreographer for both shows. Heather is now the proud owner of Heather Rivers Little Stars Performing Arts Academy in Burbank CA where she teaches dance to kids, teens and adults starting at twelve months of age. Currently, she is in pre-production for a show benefiting Cerebral Palsy with her kids at her studio and with the dancers in her company, Star Collaborative Dance Company. Heather is very excited to be a part of this musical.

The cast of LOST THE MUSICAL: WE HAVE TO GO BACK features: Brielle Batino, Ben Burch, Will Choi, Frank Crim, Tyler Courtad, Sarah Jayne Daquioag, Eric Fagundes, Ryan Grassmeyer, Josh Hillinger, Katie Hotchkiss, Randy Wade Kelley, Cat LaCohie, Alex Lewis, Kahlie Metz, Ken Maurice Purnell, Kacey Spivey, Rajan Velu and Bruno Xavier.

LOST THE MUSICAL: WE HAVE TO GO BACK design team features; Set Design by Tom Phillips. Lighting Design by Christina Robinson. The stage manager is Kat Jiang.

LOST THE MUSICAL: WE HAVE TO GO BACK will preview on Thursday, September 18; Friday, September 19 & Saturday, September 20 at 8pm and Sunday, September 21 at 7pm and will open on Monday, September 22 (the Ten-year anniversary of the LOST series premiere!) and run through Sunday, October 26 at the Lillian Theatre, 1076 N. Lillian Way. (at Santa Monica Blvd., one block west of Vine) in Hollywood.

Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 7:00 pm. Ticket prices are $20.00 for all Performances; $15 for previews ($25.00 for Gala Opening). Tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.plays411.com/lost or by calling (323) 960-1055. LOST THE MUSICAL is proudly sponsored by Blacksparrow Auctions (www.blacksparrowauctions.com). Five percent of all tickets sales will be donated to www.cancergetslost.org. For further information on the play, visit www.lostthemusical.com.

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