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November 30, 2016 | News, Press Releases, The Chance Theater, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on Chance Theaters Schedule for 2017 |

Chance Theaters Schedule for 2017

(taken from the press release)

January 27 – February 26, 2017 on the Cripe Stage

West Coast Premiere

CLAUDIO QUEST

Book, Music and Lyrics by Marshall Pailet and Drew Fornarola

Directed by Marshall Pailet

Musical Direction by Ryan O’Connell

Choreographed by Maxx Reed

Executive Producer: Mary Kay Fyda-Mar

A new musical comedy that follows a very super hero, his less super little brother, and one butt-kicking princess, as the three embark on a mission to overcome killer eggplants, a love-starved platypus, and their own 8-bit existential crisis.

April 21 – May 21, 2017

on the Fyda-Mar Stage Continue Reading

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November 18, 2016 | Musical, Review, UCI, Uncategorized Comments Off on Claire Trevor School of the Arts Presents Parade @ Irvine Barclay Theatre – Review |

Claire Trevor School of the Arts Presents Parade @ Irvine Barclay Theatre – Review

(Photo credit Paul R. Kennedy)

Written by Mike Martin 

Lets not bury the lead on this one: Parade is one of the best executed shows I’ve seen in some time. I have some quibbles with it, which you can read below, but this production cannot be faulted for its execution. The voices range from good to spectacular. The technical aspects are almost without fault, and the music is brilliantly executed. All that being said, I could not give this show the full 10/10 rating. However, I am aware my negatives may not be yours, so I’ll leave those for the end. Continue Reading

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