MUSICAL FUND-RAISER TO HELP T.O. HIGH TRANSPLANT PATIENT.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer A new generation of singers and dancers will bring a bit of Broadway to Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. to benefit a teen-ager recovering from a heart transplant heart transplant Procedure to remove a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one from a legally dead donor. The first was performed in 1967 by Christiaan Barnard. . For the past two months, the group of mostly high school students from east Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. have prepared a two-hour cabaret to be performed one night only on Saturday. The young producer of the fund-raising show, Gabriel Portilla, a Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. freshman, said it wasn't difficult finding talented teen-agers willing to help out Trevor Foster Trevor Foster MBE (1916 – April 2, 2005), was a Welsh rugby league footballer. Biography Trevor was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, but is best known for his association with the Bradford Bulls (previously Bradford Northern) rugby league club having joined them as a , a Thousand Oaks High School sophomore. ``I thought it was a good cause to bring everyone together,'' said Gabriel, who met Trevor in math class this year. ``A lot of the cast members don't even know him. They are just doing this from the bottom of their hearts.'' The Broadway Cabaret Gala will be performed at the Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
n. 1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start. 2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin. Noun 1. set for 8 p.m. ``The show is ready, the costumes are ready, the kids are ready,'' said Joseph Portilla, Gabriel's father and one of the parent organizers. Some 60 young singers and dancers will perform selections from six of Broadway's most popular musicals, including ``Cats,'' ``Les Miserables'' and ``Phantom of the Opera.'' Producing a cabaret that will be attended by paying patrons has been a challenge for Gabriel and his performing partners. He figures the musical selections, though, will make the show a hit. ``We basically did the popular ones so we could attract an audience,'' Gabriel explained. ``It's looking really good. A lot of people have donated their time and money.'' With support from parents, the fund-raiser should be a success, Joseph Portilla said. ``It turned out to be a huge operation, which is really neat,'' he said. ``It benefits Trevor and it also benefits the other children who wish to show off their talents and do a good deed at the same time.'' The venue is the 300-seat banquet room banquet room n. A large room, as in a restaurant, suitable for banquets. at the Los Robles Inn, 299 S. Moorpark Road. Tickets remain for the show and a dinner 90 minutes before showtime. For more information, call (805) 494-5088 or (805). THE FACTS WHAT: ``The Broadway Cabaret Gala,'' a song and dance show benefiting Trevor Foster, a young heart transplant patient. WHEN: Saturday, with 6:30 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. show. WHERE: Los Robles Inn, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. COST: $25 for dinner and show, $10 for show only. INFORMATION: (805) 494-5088 or (805) 374-1583. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color only in Conejo edition) Gabriel Portilla orga nized Saturday's cabaret for his classmate who's recovering from a heart transplant. |
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