"Oh The Thinks You Can Think"
Here we go...we saw a total of 88 people for auditions, have a wonderfully talented cast of 22 performers, the production features a 30 foot tree constructed out of steel that grows out of the stage which Mayzie La Bird (the stunning and talented, Lindsay Martin) and Horton the Elephant (the gifted Reggie De Leon) RIDE up to the top of the stage...
a 12 foot Cat Hat (see pic below).....
over 300 shower lufas'....
a fully surround sound musical expierence!
Seussical: The Musical promises to showcase all of the wonderful technical abilities of this gorgeous AND state of the art new theatre...rehearsals are going along great, we begin loading in the show June 19th and the cast moves in the theatre and tech begins on July 28th....
Previews start July 7th and we officially open July 11th for a six week run....we are also pleased to be offering, for THIS SHOW ONLY, a child ticket price of $15 for those audience members under the age of 12...bring the whole family!
"A REALLY BIG CAT HAT"
Set/Scenic Designer Angelo Collado & a CCPA Scene Shop Intern
In ADDITION to all of that we also begin THIS SATURDAY (June 14th) with our Young Performers Production of Seussical The Musical, directed by Jill Gerber. This is the same show, but with 40 performers UNDER the age of 18 performing 5 special performances of the same show our professionals are doing for over 30 performances...we are sure that you will want to come support the next generation of performers by attending BOTH productions and supporting the students of the CCPA Young Performers Institute.
Seussical: The Musical Director Phil Miller and our TWO talented Jojo's Madelyn Jones and Sofie Thurston at our first rehearsal on 6/2/08
Get your tickets now (www.covinacenter.com) as this show is guaranteed to be a big ol' fat sell out...next week you will get to meet a few of the cast members and get some more behind the scenes pictures....be sure to keep checking back to the Covina Center Chats Blog for a tons of cool Seuss stuff this summer!!!
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