(Beverly Hills, CA March 14) The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills has forged a partnership with the Broadway Dreams Foundation to present “GENERAT10N: The 2016 Summer Intensive Tour” for aspiring musical theater artists from the Los Angeles region from June 19 – 26. The annual weeklong summer intensive at The Wallis invites future stars of the stage to embark on a rigorous week of Broadway-caliber training learning from the brightest and best industry professionals. The intensive culminates in a public concert event that brings together students and their mentors on the stage of the Bram Goldsmith Theater in a performance directed by one of the industry’s finest directors. Ticket information for the public performance is forthcoming.

“We relish the opportunity to celebrate the musical theater art form,” said Mark Slavkin, Director of Education at The Wallis. “This partnership with Broadway Dreams will help cultivate the next generation of musical theater talent. Our focus will be on outreach to underserved communities, where talented youth may not have had access to this level of training.” The Wallis presents professional musical theater productions and has offered a course for teens to create original musicals, but has yet to offer performance training in musical theater. In addition to the summer intensive, The Wallis and the Broadway Dreams Foundation plan to collaborate on additional musical theater classes and workshops at The Wallis throughout the year, including a master class with legendary artist Patti LuPone on March 31, 2016

“We were thrilled to offer our summer intensive at The Wallis in 2015 and are excited to develop this ongoing partnership,” said Annette Tanner, Executive Director at Broadway Dreams Foundation.

“GENERAT10N: The 2016 Summer Intensive Tour” features various weeklong sessions of classes across multiple cities in the U.S. offering first-rate training in acting, dance and vocal performances taught by Broadway performers, directors, and casting directors. Los Angeles-area students of any age will have the opportunity to work with an incredible roster of Broadway professionals. Past participants have included star of stage and screen Taye Diggs (“Private Practice,” Rent, Hedwig and the Angry Inch); choreographer Spencer Liff (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, “So You Think Can Dance”); Olivier Award-nominated director Stafford Arima (Allegiance, Carrie); Nick Adams (La Cage aux Folles); Kyle Brown (Priscilla Queen of the Desert); Broadway Dreams Education Director Craig D’Amico (Annie Get Your Gun); Jenny Parsinen (Allegiance); Tesley + Company casting director Rachel Hoffman; Broadway musician Craig Johnson (Something Rotten); Iggy Azalea’s choreographer Victor M. Jackson, III; Nicole Parker (“MadTV,” Wicked); Broadway Dreams Alum Ari Groover (Holler If Ya Hear Me) and more.

More than 100 BDF Summer Intensive students have gone on to book Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours or High-Profile Regional Theatre roles, including roles in such productions as Book of Mormon, Bring It On: The Musical, Evita, Memphis, Spring Awakening, The Addams Family and more.

Registration and applications for scholarships are now open. Entry into the Broadway Dreams Foundation is by audition only. Auditions for the Los Angeles session will be held on Friday, April 1 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm at The Wallis, and is open to anyone who is planning on registering or has registered for the BDF Summer Intensive program. Artists of all ages are welcome, from students to adults.  Pricing varies depending on city. More information about registration, pricing and the audition process can be found at mybroadwaydreams.com/register.

The partnership with the Broadway Dreams Foundation signifies yet another aspect of GRoW @ The Wallis, the center’s arts education program.  For more information about education initiatives offered at The Wallis, please visit TheWallis.org/Education.

For more information about The Broadway Dreams Foundation, please visit mybroadwaydreams.com.

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Scarpaci/Kelly Productions presents a world premiere British comedy written by Phil Scarpaci and T.L. Shannon, directed by Phil Scarpaci, produced by Pattie Kelly. The play runs Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM, March 19 through June 4, 2016, at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA.

In this rollicking romp, half-sisters Bella and Angie share a flat in a house presided over by Weena, their very unique landlord/landlady whose sexual orientation is a matter for continued debate.  Older sister Bella is a hopeless, yet hopeful romantic who lacks the confidence to track down a suitable mate.   On the other hand, Angie has few problems in attracting male bed buddies but keeping them is a whole other matter. Angie’s biological clock has pretty much hit nuclear meltdown, but the prospect of any suitable knight in shining armor riding to her maternal rescue appears to be rather slight.

On this particularly hot, steamy summer day a couple of hours outside of London, Bella and Angie’s lives are about to take a surprising, wacky turn when unexpected guests come knocking.

Baby Oh Baby was born out of Scarpaci and Shannon’s fascination with life’s comedic moments and the stress of dealing with relationships and time sensitive desires in an overcrowded and diverse singles’ world full of guys, girls and everyone in between who are all searching for basically the same thing…..Love.

The cast features the talents of Amy Tolsky, Felicity Wren, Douglas Scott Sorenson, Kaelan Strouse, and Andrew Katers.

 

The design team includes Emmy Weldon (Scenic Designer), Ellen Greenberg (Costume Designer), Derrick McDaniel (Lighting Design) and David Svengalis (Graphic Design, Stage Manager/Technical Director).

 

Show Listing

BABY OH BABY

 

March 19 – June 4, 2016

 

Saturdays at 8:00 PM

 

Q & A Talkbacks after show: March 26 & April 16

 

Adult humor appropriate for ages 18+

Mature audiences only

The play contains sexually charged dialogue and subject matter.

 

Running time: 80 minutes; no intermission

 

Advance purchase tickets: $20

Tickets at the door: $25

 

Discount Tickets Students/Seniors with ID; Groups of 10 or more: $15

 

Buy advance tickets babyohbaby.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006

 

For information please call 747-263-9858

 

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Baby-Oh-Baby-139596616380784/

 

Twitter – @babyohbabyshow

 

Website: www.babyohbaby.net

 

The Whitefire Theatre is located at 13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks 91423.

 

Theatre has AC/Heat and is wheelchair accessible.

 

Metered parking on Ventura Blvd. until

8pm, and also just a few spaces available just

north and south of Ventura Blvd. also metered

until 8pm.

 

There is free parking on Moorpark and an

Dixie Canyon.

 

There is also Valet Parking available for customers

at Boneyard Bistro, and also at Augustine Wine

Bar just east of Sunnyslope near the theatre.

Cars must be picked up no later than

11pm.