After a few years’ hiatus, Reprise is returning to UCLA with producing artistic director Marcia Seligson teaming with co-artistic directors Michael Donovan and Glenn Casale. The revitalized company teamed with UCLA’s theater department chair, Brian Kite, to increase the partnership from just renting the space at Freud Playhouse to involving the UCLA theater department. “It benefits both sides in a really great way. As someone who teaches there, it was very important to me,” says Donovan. The first two shows feature Broadway headliners—Laura Bell Bundy in “Sweet Charity” and Carmen Cusack in “Victor/Victoria,”—so students will have an opportunity to work alongside top names in the industry. In addition to being able to audition for ensemble roles, students can shadow the production and creative teams from choreography and costumes to lighting, sound, directing, casting, and production. Donovan shared a behind-the-scenes look at casting the first show, “Sweet Charity,...
- 6/26/2018
- backstage.com
Reprise 2.0 led by Producing Artistic Director Marcia Seligson, in association with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Department of Theater UCLA Tft chaired by Brian Kite, presents its inaugural production of Sweet Charity. Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with musical direction by Gerald Sternbach, the classic Broadway hitplays through July 1 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Take a look at photos from the show's opening night below...
- 6/23/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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