SAVE THE DATE
“ORIGINAL CAST 3” SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH AT 7:30PM
AT SABAN THEATRE BEVERLY HILLS
"Original Cast 3"
One-Night-Only Performance Will Benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles
Actor and Activist Leslie Jordan to Receive Producers S.T.A.G.E. Award
The 28th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event–S.T.A.G.E.–will
present ORIGINAL CAST 3, a musical celebration showcasing artists
from theater, television and cabaret performing songs they originated in musical
productions, for one-night-only on Saturday,
April 28
at 7:30PM. This year,
the annual event, which benefits AIDS Project Los
Angeles, will return to the Saban Theatre Beverly Hills.
Heading the initial list of participants who will donate their time and talent to this notable event is a stellar slate of Tony®-award-winners and nominees, among them Anna Maria Alberghetti, Adrienne Barbeau, Len Cariou, Nancy Dussault, Beth Fowler, Bonnie Franklin, Brian Lane Green, Bill Hutton, Carol Lawrence, Donna McKechnie, Susan Watson, Lillias White and John Lloyd Young.
Each of the cast members of ORIGINAL CAST 3 will perform songs from shows with which they were associated. Those now scheduled to appear and the shows from which they will perform material are as follows: Anna Maria Alberghetti (Carnival), Adrienne Barbeau, (Grease), David Burnham (Light in the Piazza), Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd), Patrick Cassidy (Assassins), Patrick Cassidy and Shirley Jones (Maggie Flynn), Mary Jo Catlett (Different Times), Carole Cook with Alaman Diadhiou (How Do You Do I Love You), Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lillias White doing a number from Dreamgirls, Beth Fowler (Beauty and the Beast), Bonnie Franklin (Applause,) Cody Green (West Side Story), Brian Lane Green (Big River), Bill Hutton (Blame It On the Movies), Carol Lawrence (West Side Story), Pat Marshall (Mr. Wonderful), Andrea McArdle (Annie), Donna McKechnie, (A Chorus Line), Pat Morison (The King and I), Rex Smith (The Pirates of Penzance), Sally Struthers (Annie), The Tonics (Sondheim—A Musical Celebration at Carnegie Hall), Constance Towers (Anastasia), Susan Watson (Bye Bye Birdie) and John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys).
David Galligan, who has produced and directed the show since its inception, will direct the production. John McDaniel will serve as Music Director with choreography by Lee Martino and Dan Mojica. Jon Maher will do sign language interpretation.
Since 1996, S.T.A.G.E. has recognized performers, philanthropists, businesses, organizations and individuals for their dedicated work in the fight against AIDS with the S.T.A.G.E. Producers Award. This year, the S.T.A.G.E. Producers Award will be presented to film, television and stage actor Leslie Jordan for his long-standing commitment to the AIDS community. He has worked tirelessly on behalf of organizations such as Project Nightlight, an early off-shoot of Project Angel Food, The Trevor Project, the Human Rights Campaign, San Diego-based Stepping Stone, Tulsa Cares in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Chattanooga Cares in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jordan, an Emmy® winner for his work on the long-running television series “Will and Grace,” is the author of the popular book My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, which became a one-man show that played off-Broadway and in London’s West End. He also starred in the autobiographical theatrical production, Like a Dog on Linoleum in Los Angeles and several other U.S. cities.
S.T.A.G.E., the world’s longest continuously running AIDS event, is the second fund-raising event ever created to fight AIDS. It has raised millions of dollars for HIV/AIDS organizations throughout the Southern California over the last 28 years. Net proceeds from ORIGINAL
CAST 3 will go to AIDS Project Los Angeles, one of largest non-profit AIDS service organizations in the United States, which provides bilingual direct support services, prevention education and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. Founded by four friends in 1982, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national and global reach.
The one-night-only performance of ORIGINAL CAST 3 is set for Saturday, April 28 at 7:30PM at the Saban Theatre Beverly Hills, located at 8440 Wilshire Blvd. The silent auction will commence at 6:00PM with a wine reception. George Gray, the announcer for television’s “The Price is Right,” will conduct the live auction following intermission.
Individual tickets range from $40 - $220.
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For tickets and detailed information, visit: www.apla.org/stage or www.sabantheatre.org
For advertising or sponsorship information, call 866-679-0958 or email apla-events@apla.org
For further media information, contact: Sharon Weisz, W3 Public Relations
323-934-2700 or w3pr@yahoo.com
