Friday/April 18, 2014

NEXT INSTALLMENT OF 4@15: FOUR NEW 15 MINUTE MUSICALS AT THE PLAYROOM THEATRE APRIL 18 & 19 INCLUDES NEW WANZOR & DAGMAR SHORT MUSICAL

Four New Fifteen-Minute Musicals, performed in conjunction with University of California, Irvine, will commence performances Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, for three performances only at the Playroom Theater. Tammy Holder serves as Music Director; Brian Blythe directs.

4@15 commissions musical theatre writing teams to write mini-musicals for musical theatre actors from UCI’s New York Satellite Program (Dr. Myrona DeLaney, Director). The writers are given two weeks to write the new musicals tailored specifically for the talents of the actors, culminating in a staged concert performance. Now in its eighth year, this cycle represents the 53rd, 54th, 55th and 56th show in the 4@15 catalog.

Performances are Friday, April 18, at 1:00 PM; and Saturday, April 19 at 11 AM and 2:30 PM. Tickets: $10 (general admission) available online at: 4at15uci2014.eventbrite.com. Performances at The Playroom Theater, 151 W 46th Street, 8th Floor.
The four new musicals include:

HESITATION WALTZ
Book, Music & Lyrics by Caleb Hoyer
Lovesick, dumbstruck Martin enlists the help of his Parisian café in wooing the woman of his dreams.
With Anthony Chan, Anthony Cloyd, Allison Feist, Lydia Hunter, Nicole Koenig, Derek Miller, Hannah Schwartz & Lilian Wouters

HE’S GOT THE POLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS:
A Christian Pole Dancing Musical
Music by Anna Dagmar
Book & Lyrics by Kevin Wanzor
Bunny Mullins has a dream: To teach pole dancing at her conservative church. She pursues God’s calling no matter the odds.
With Heidi Bjorndahl, Trintee Curcio, Kristina Kahveciyan, Kirsten Myers, Ashley Nelson, Taylor Sanders, Molly Siskin, Erik Smith & Tasha Tormey

DAYS OF RAGE
Book by Shoshana Greenberg & Hyeyoung Kim
Lyrics by Shoshana Greenberg
Music by Hyeyoung Kim
Inspired by the radical organization The Weathermen in 1969, Days of Rage is the story of young people fighting for what they believe is right.
With Karli Blalock, Ryan Brodsky, Haylee Cotta, Emma DeLaney, Michelle Fetterly, Stacy Griner, Jeffrey Hurley, Joe Romanini & Danielle Yee

MY LITTLE BRONY
Book, Music & Lyrics by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson
Follow four Bronies (adult fans of “My Little Pony”) as their journey to BronyCon takes them far beyond any of their expectations.
With Jonathon Barouch, Gigi Greene, Morgan Hollingsworth, Hana Ishijima, Madisen Johnson, Amanda Melhuish, Christopher Renfro, Leota Tisdel-Rhodes & Alex White
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Tickets: $10 (general admission) available online at: 4at15uci2014.eventbrite.com. Performances at The Playroom Theater, 151 W 46th Street, 8th Floor.