LOCAL SPOTLIGHT ON NOSTALGIA PALMDALE PLAYHOUSE SEASON TO STIR MEMORIES OF 1930S THROUGH 1970S.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Actress Sally Kellerman, singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff and 1970s pop star Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette, Tennessee) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer. Early career Rita Coolidge's early career was as a backing vocalist, for artists such as Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell. will be among the Palmdale Playhouse performers of the 2003-04 season, which starts in September. Dressed as characters out of a 1940s film noir film noir (French; “dark film”) Film genre that offers dark or fatalistic interpretations of reality. The term is applied to U.S. films of the late 1940s and early '50s that often portrayed a seamy or criminal underworld and cynical characters. at an announcement ceremony Tuesday, the city's cultural-arts and theater manager, Dea McAllister, and Mayor Jim Ledford said there will be a lineup big on nostalgia for what each one called ``a season of memories.'' It will feature music and stories from the 1930s through the 1970s. ``I'm excited about the season (ninth for the playhouse),'' Ledford said. ``There are opportunities for the public to see some great performers in an intimate setting. That's what a community theater is about.'' Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, performing swing and jump blues This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since June 2007. Jump blues is a type of up-tempo blues music influenced by big band sound. , will kick off the season on Sept. 6. Audience members will be encouraged to attend wearing 1940s attire. The opening night will also feature the presentation of the Medici Medici, Italian family Medici (mĕ`dĭchē, Ital. mā`dēchē), Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Award, given each year to a playhouse patron whose contributions are deemed outstanding. This year's honoree is Johnny Zamrlza, a building contractor building contractor n → contratista m/f de obras building contractor n → entrepreneur m (en bâtiment) building contractor . Rita Coolidge, best known for her hit ``The Way You Do the Things You Do,'' will performing on Oct. 25 in the Walela trio, along with her sister, Priscilla Coolidge, and Priscilla's daughter, Laura Satterfield. Walela combines pop, gospel and American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. music. The Former Ladies of the Supremes The Former Ladies of the Supremes, or FLOS, are an incarnated lineup of The Supremes that was formed by 1970s Supremes Jean Terrell, Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne, in 1986. will perform on Jan. 19. On Jan. 24, Kellerman, who played ``Hot Lips'' in the movie ``M*A*S*H,'' will perform a cabaret act of pop and jazz numbers and stories. She will talk about her 30 years in show business. Bonoff, who has had her music performed by artists including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is a nine-time Grammy award-winning American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. and Wynonna, will perform Feb. 14. Nostalgia will also color a production of ``The Last Summer'' about a man's childhood in 1930s rural America, to be performed Oct. 22 and 23; Halloween weekend performances of the ``Halloween Radio Trilogy,'' featuring scary stories done in classic radio style; and performances of a play in December, ``The Homecoming,'' which is the Earl Hammer Jr. story that inspired a long-running TV show, ``The Waltons.'' Comedy will take the stage on Oct. 26 in ``God Bless Americana - The Retro Slide Show,'' featuring comic Charles Phoenix and his slides from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s that he collected from garage sales and flea markets. Comedy will also be the focus of a one-act festival Jan. 29 through Feb. 8. This year, the drama will center on insights of middle-age women and senior citizens. In a prelude to the playhouse season, the Desert Opera Theatre will perform ``Bye Bye Birdie'' Aug. 15-17 and Aug. 22-24. Later, the troupe will perform ``Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland may refer to:
Palmdale Repertory Theatre repertory theatre Production of several different plays in a single season by a resident acting company. The plays chosen may be classic works by famous dramatists or new works by emerging playwrights, and the companies that perform them often serve as a training ground for will perform the Neil Simon Noun 1. Neil Simon - United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927) Marvin Neil Simon, Simon play ``Rumors'' Sept. 12-14 and Sept. 19-21; ``M*A*S*H'' on Jan. 9-11 and Jan. 16-18; and ``Footloose'' on March 26-28 and Apr. 2-4. Tickets for the season's events are on sale. The playhouse's box office is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The box office opens two hours before events. The box office is located at 38334 10th Street East. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone at 267-5685. Information about the season is available at the city's Web site, www.cityofpalmdale.org, and by calling the 24-hour arts line at 267-ARTS. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Seated at the table, Mayor Jim Ledford and theater manager Dea McAllister wear '30s costumes Tuesday to announce acts for a nostalgic season at the Palmdale Playhouse. (2) An actor in a comic dragon costume joins the audience Tuesday at the Palmdale Playhouse to hear the lineup announced for the 2004-04 theater season. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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