Previews: BILLIE! BACK STAGE WITH LADY DAY at Revolution Stage Company
by Kay Kudukis - Apr 4, 2024
Revolution Stage Company is thrilled to announce the limited engagement production of 'BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY,' written by and starring Synthia L. Hardy. Directed by Bryan Rasmussen with musical direction by Lanny Hartley, this captivating musical journey into the life of the iconic Billie Holiday will run from April 12th through April 21st, for five shows only.
BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY to Return to Oceanside Theatre Company's Brooks Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2023
Experience the magic of Billie Holiday once again as actress and singer Synthia L. Hardy brings her award-winning one-woman show, Billie! Backstage with Lady Day, to Oceanside Theatre Company's Brooks Theater. Don't miss this sensational return that combines storytelling and song to capture the essence of Billie Holiday's music and life.
BLUES IN THE NIGHT Announced At North Coast Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2022
According to the legendary Billie Holliday, “Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread.” With 26 glorious, hot, torchy songs fueling BLUES IN THE NIGHT, a powerful cast of singers plumb the innermost reaches of their hearts, sharing the heartbreak and humor of life and the indomitable will to do more than survive.
BLUES IN THE NIGHT Comes to North Coast Repertory Theatre in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2022
According to the legendary Billie Holliday, “Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread.” With 26 glorious, hot, torchy songs fueling BLUES IN THE NIGHT, a powerful cast of singers plumb the innermost reaches of their hearts, sharing the heartbreak and humor of life and the indomitable will to do more than survive.
Photos: First Look At CCAE Theatrical's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2022
Get a FIRST LOOK at one of the most popular musical revues of all time, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Fats Waller Musical Show, running September 23 – October 8, 2022 at The California Center for the Arts, Escondido! Check out photos here!
BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY to Open at Sierra Madre Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2022
Billie! Backstage with Lady Day, written and performed by Synthia L. Hardy, directed by Bryan Rasmussen, and produced by Gary Lamb, will open at the Sierra Madre Playhouse February 25-27, 2022. Fri. & Sat. at 8:00, Sun. at 2:30.
BWW Review: BLUES IN THE NIGHT, a Spectacular Showcase for Three Incredible Women
by Ellen Dostal - May 4, 2018
Somewhere in a cheap hotel in Chicago, circa late 1930s, three women are singing the blues. Two have been around the block and seen it all. One is woefully wise beyond her years. All have been burned by the flames of desire and lovers who have done them wrong. This is the set-up for BLUES IN THE NIGHT, the musical revue conceived and directed by Sheldon Epps, playing through May 20th in the Lovelace Studio Theater at The Wallis.
BWW Review: Rousing Revival of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Roars at La Mirada
by Michael Quintos - Sep 25, 2017
In a new, incredibly enjoyable regional revival of the Tony Award-winning AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - THE FATS WALLER MUSICAL SHOW, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is presenting one of the most rousing, rip-roaring iterations of this musical treat, under the informed direction of one of the show's original cast members, Ken Page. In his hands, this McCoy-Rigby Entertainment production is energized by a consistent barrage of spectacular musical performances that are exuberantly performed and are wonderfully appealing. If you're looking for pure, buoyant, musically-thrilling entertainment in its most delightful form, then look no farther than this excellent production which continues performances in La Mirada, CA through October 8.
North Coast Rep to Present AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 14, 2016
?AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' is a roof-raising musical tribute to the black musicians of the '20s and '30s. Based on the signature Fats Waller song, this rousing musical revue takes audiences back to the glory days of the Harlem Renaissance when the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom served as playgrounds for high society. You'll be tapping your feet as five performers take you on a journey, presenting an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs. Directed by Yvette Freeman, known for her work as a television actress in the medical drama series "ER", who replaced Nell Carter in the original Broadway production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. Later, Ms. Freeman went on to direct the show all over the country.