Lucky Penny gets 10 nods from SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle

NAPA — Lucky Penny Productions earned 10 nominations for theaters with 100 seats or fewer from the 46th annual San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle for 2022. This year’s awards are the second since theaters reopened after the pandemic shutdown and are for productions mounted in 2022.

Co-founder and Artistic Director Taylor Bartolucci was nominated for the second year in a row for Principal Performance in a Musical, this time for Alice Murphy in “Bright Star,” after winning the prize last year for her role as Ursula in “Disney’s The

Little Mermaid.” Her “Bright Star” castmates Ian Elliot and Tommy Lassiter also were nominated in the Princi- pal Performance category, and Kirstin Pieschke was nominated in the Featured Performer category.

Music Director Craig Burdette and Stage Director Barry Martin were also nominated, and “Bright Star” took a nomination for Best Overall Production in the North Bay. Sarah Lundstrom was nominated for Featured Performance in a Comedy for her role as Cassandra in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” and Tuolomne Bunter was nominated for Featured Performance in a Musical for his role as Tobias in “Sweeney Todd.”

“It is always an honor to have Lucky Penny Productions and our artists recognized for their hard work, but it is especially wonderful that a show so near and dear to our hearts also touched others as ‘Bright Star’ did,” Bartolucci said in a press release. “We are thrilled with the recognition for all of these talented nominees and are grateful for the support of the SFBATCC and all of the patrons, artists, technicians, musicians and volunteers who allow us to do what we love.”

Next, Lucky Penny will present “Silent Sky” and “The Great American Trailer Park Musical 10th Anniversary Revival.” Tickets for all upcoming shows are available at www.lucky pennynapa.com

Kevin Bacon rocked his ‘Paint It Black’ parody; why’s he apologizing to Jagger?

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Kevin Bacon’s take on Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger could have been perfect – if it weren’t for the actor’s facial hair.

The “Footloose” star joined host Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show” to perform a parody “first draft” of the Rolling Stones’ iconic “Paint It Black.” In a near replica of one of the band’s live performances in the 1960s, Bacon and Fallon swapped out the original moody lyrics for lyrics with lines about painting.

“I see a red door and I

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wanted it painted black/ I see a green apple I want it painted red,” Bacon sang, taking over Mick’s mic. “I see your black Corvette I want to paint it blue/ I see your purple sock I want it painted tan.”

He continued: “I go to Michaels and I ask where is the paint / They tell me aisle six that’s where they keep the paint.”

In the clip, Bacon mimicked Jagger’s gestures and his look – wearing a military-style jacket, a bright tie and a bowl-cut wig meant to resemble the rocker’s early-career locks. The actor was clearly channeling big Jagger energy but said in an interview after the segment that he knew his performance wasn’t exactly accurate.

“I feel bad about the Mick Jagger thing only because as far as I know Mick’s – I’ve had this mustache which I have to have for a part – but I don’t think Mick’s ever had a mustache, so apologies,” he told Fallon. “If you’re not already upset about everything else I did, apologies for the mustache.”

The “Paint It Black” parody wasn’t the first time Bacon has remixed rock classics for “The Tonight Show.” name a few.

He and Fallon previously teamed up for new takes on the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun,” Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” and Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Wife Kyra Sedgwick joined him for that last parody in 2017.

Earlier in the conversation, Bacon told Fallon why he’s always up for the “First Drafts of Rock” parodies.

“It’s so fun for me because I grew up with these iconic performers and just to be able to get out and make an idiot out of myself trying to do that . . . [it’s] so great,” he said.

Dana Messing, who also sings and plays bass, is the only original CruiseTone still in the group.

He started playing professionally in the 1960s and 1970s, touring nationally with Beast, who recorded more than 20 songs, including several of his own with Norman Petty, Buddy Holly’s mentor and collaborator.

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In 1986, after much success in the Midwest, he led the band to the Bay Area. Messing enjoys writing and recording songs. He has appeared in concert with The Grass Roots, Kansas and Muddy Waters, to name a few.

Drummer Bob McElwain, who also sings, has performed in the Bay Area and toured North America with several top artists for 30 years. He has shared the stage with such performers as Tuck & Patti and John Lee Sanders, just to is recommended, as all grandstand events were sell-outs in recent years.

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There are several songs the audience expects at each performance. “Come Fly with Me,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “New York, New York and “Strangers in the Night” are just a few. No matter, the geographic location, the audience sings along in English, he said. His “Frankly Frank” runs at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas five nights a week.

Retirement is not on the horizon. Recently he met an 11-year-old girl after a show and learned the young woman knew Sinatra songs and sang along during the show.