Interview: Katie DeShan's Always Having Fun in THE REVUE
by Gil Kaan - Aug 16, 2022
Producer/creator Jim Dooley reprises The Revue, his modern musical parody at The Bourbon Room September 17, 2022. In this edition, Rick Batalla takes over the directing reins from Matt Walker with the cast of Katie DeShan, Tiffany Daniels, Isaac Robinson-Smith and Philip McNiven.
I had the chance to throw out a few questions to Katie on her history with The Revue and the Troubies.
THE REVUE Returns With Cabaret Edition At Hollywood's Legendary Bourbon Room, September 17
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2022
On September 17th, THE REVUE returns with a Special Cabaret Edition featuring All-New Songs based on favorite movies turned into musicals, including: Top Gun, Caddyshack, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, Men in Black, The Princess Bride, There's Something About Mary, Pulp Fiction, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and many more. The new edition will also feature a live band performing in the style of “Rock of Ages”.
BWW Interview: Jim Dooley's THE REVUE Mashes Up Movies Into Musicals
by Gil Kaan - Mar 15, 2022
Emmy-winning composer Jim Dooley teams up with Troubies’ founder Matt Walker to world premiere the ‘dynamic plot-concepted’ The Revue at the Colony Theater opening March 17, 2022. Matt directs the cast of himself with Rick Batalla, Katie DeShan, Tiffany Daniels, Isaac Robinson-Smith and Travis Leland. Jim carved some time from rehearsals to explain his novel dynamic plot concept and chat on some highlights of his varied career.
THE REVUE Comes to The Colony This Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2022
“THE REVUE”, a revolutionary new parody of cinema and theater classics that pokes fun at the very fact that “Not everything should be a musical,” will hit the famed Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA on March 17, 2021.
THE REVUE Comes to the Colony Theater in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2022
This Spring, pandemic-fatigued audiences will return to the theater with a heightened appetite for farce, satire and whimsy. 'THE REVUE', a revolutionary new parody of cinema and theater classics that pokes fun at the very fact that 'Not everything should be a musical,' will hit the famed Colony Theater in Burbank, CA on March 17, 2021.
BWW Interview: TICK, TICK… BOOM!'s Isaac Robinson-Smith On His BOOMing Career
by Gil Kaan - Nov 15, 2021
Upnext Productions’ of Jonathan Larson’s TICK, TICK… BOOM! will open November 21st at The Atlas Space at Thymele Arts. Clint Foley directs the cast of Isaac Robinson-Smith, Mandie Hittleman and Christopher Fishburne. Isaac opened up to me about his history with Upnext Productions and his thriving career.