Cast (Alphabetical order) Jake Broder Nick Cagle Vanessa Claire Smith Erin Matthews
Prima ‘LOUIS &Louis KEELY’ KEEPS ON SINGING! Frank Sinatra, Leon Prima Keely Smith
Keely, Louis' thirdThrough wife, Various Prima dames NowMrs. Extended August 30 in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Crystal Keith Keely Smith u/s, Female Swing Theater at the Geffen Michael Lanahan Louis Prima u/s, Male Swing Playhouse Design Team Choreography Vernel LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2009 — Now Bagneris the cast of the award-winning show Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara has Set / Projection Design Joel Daavid even more to sing about. The toe-tapping musical is announcing an unprecedented fourth extension and will run in Lighting Design Anne Militello Sound Design Lindsay Jones the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skriball Kenis Theater through August 30, 2009. The extension comes on the heels of Costume Design Melissa Bruning the news ofStage the upcoming release Production ManagerJuly 22Young Ji of an audio CD featuring the music of Louis & Keely: Live at the Sarhara. Musicians With lauded reviews from the local media and a near sweep of the highest honor at every major Los Angeles theater Colin Kupka Sam Butera / Saxophone awards atWee the Ovation Richard ceremony Levinson – Best Musical Pee / Piano Awards, Best Production at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nate Light Eddie / Bass Awards, Best Production at the Garland Awards and Musical of the Year at the LA Weekly Theater Awards – Louis Paul Litteral Hollywood / Trumpet & Keely: Live at the Sahara continues play to packed houses. Dan Sawyer Doc / to Guitar, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo Michael L. Solomon Rocco / Drums Brian Wallis Jimmy Claire / Trombone Created by Jake Broder and Vanessa Smith, who also star as Louis and Keely, respectively, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara follows the life and love of Las Vegas’ infamous onstage couple. Helmed by acclaimed Hollywood Performance Schedule Monday No performances director/biographer Taylor Hackford, the current production is a revamped version of Broder and Smith’s 2008 show. Tuesday – Thursday 8:00pm Friday 7:30pm Originally Smith8:00pm at the Sacred Fools Theatre Company in June 2008, Louis & Keely has Saturday developed by Broder and 3:30pm; Sunday 2:30pm; been substantially reworked for its current7:30pm production at the Geffen. Hackford, who joined forces with the creators to guide the revision process, estimates about 40 percent of the script is different from the original production. This Ticket Info includes the addition of on seven "I Wish You Love,” "Hey Boy,online Hey Girl," "What is this Thing Called Love," Tickets ($55 - $65) are salenew nowsongs at the –Geffen Playhouse box office, at geffenplayhouse.com, via credit card phone order at (310) 208-5454, at all Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232. "Night Train," “Ai, Ai, Ai” and "I Can't Believe that You're in Love with Me," as well as new characters. Student rush tickets are available one hour prior to curtain for $15. Broder and Smith mine new emotional depths in the characters of Louis and Keely, and new cast members Nick ABOUT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Cagle and Erin Matthews other characters the couple’s Blue in Eyes himself, The Geffen Playhouse has play beenvarious a hub of the Los Angelesintheater scenestory, sinceincluding opening Old its doors 1995. NotedFrank for its intimacy and celebrated for its world-renowned mix of classic and contemporary plays, provocative new works and Sinatra. In addition to the four actors, Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara features a seven-piece live jazz band that musicals, the Geffen Playhouse continues to present a body of work that has garnered national recognition. Named in brings down the house mogul as the and orchestra for the play andGeffen, as wellwho as Louis Vegas bandto ‘The honor of entertainment philanthropist David madePrima’s the initial donation the Witnesses.’ theater, the company is helmed by Producing Director and President of the Board Gilbert (Gil) Cates, Artistic Director Randall Arney, Managing Director Ken Novice and Chairman of the Board Frank Mancuso. Proudly associated with UCLA, the Geffen Playhouse an audience of more than 130,000 each year, and maintains an extensive education LOUIS & KEELY LIVEwelcomes AT THE SAHARA andJake outreach program, designed By Broder & Vanessa Smithto engage young people and the community at large in the arts. For more information, pleaseHackford visit geffenplayhouse.com. Directed by Taylor Runs Through: Sunday, August 30, 2009 -more###
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