Makes its Atlanta Premiere
at COBB ENERGY CENTRE
March 13, 14 & 15, 2015
Tickets on sale Friday, Dec.
5!
Gas South presents I LOVE
LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE, the brand-new hit stage show adapted
from the most beloved program in television history. The show will make its
Atlanta premiere at the Cobb Energy Centre March 13,
14 & 15, 2015. Tickets prices range from $45 - $65 and are on sale
to the general public Friday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at www.Ticketmaster.com, by calling
800.735.3000 or at the Cobb Energy Centre Box Office.
I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the
brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television
history! America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – is live on
stage and in color for the very first time!
Thea Brooks and Euriamis Losada lead the
company as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, with Kevin Remington and Lori
Hammel playing Fred and Ethel Mertz, the Ricardo’s loveable landlords and
sidekicks. The cast also includes Sara Jayne Blackmore, Sarah
Elizabeth Combs, Gregory Franklin, Jody Madaras, Carlos
Martin, Denise Moses, Cindy Sciacca, Kami Seymour, Richard
Strimer and Mark Christopher Tracy.
An “out-of-body experience for ‘Lucy’ fans” according to
Showbiz Chicago. I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE takes
audience members back to 1952 as members of the Desilu Playhouse studio
audience where they await the filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar I
LOVE LUCY® episodes, “The Benefit” and “Lucy Has Her Eyes
Examined.” A charming host entertains and enlightens the crowd to the
behind-the-scenes filming process of a brand new thing called “television,” the
Crystaltone Singers perform advertising jingles in perfect 50s style harmony
and the sidesplitting antics of America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred
and Ethel. It’s a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience TV Guide’s William Keck
calls “the
most entertaining stage production I’ve seen in years – including Broadway!”
I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is staged and directed by Rick
Sparks and adapted for the stage with new material by Kim Flagg and
Rick Sparks. The creative team also includes Wayne Moore (music
arrangements and special lyrics), Andy Belling (music direction), Peitor
Angell (original music), Aaron Henderson (scenic design), Shon
LeBlanc & Kelly Bailey (costume design), David George
(lighting design), Cricket S. Myers (sound design), Diane Martinous
(original hair/wig design), Judi Lewin (hair/wig design), Karina
Branson (make-up design) and Allen McMullen (production stage
management).
The I LOVE LUCY®
LIVE ON STAGE on-stage band comprises Andy
Belling (musical director, conductor and first keyboard), Bryan
Miller (assistant conductor and second keyboard), Ron Barrows
(trumpet), Dave Lotfi (drums/conga), David Olivas
(saxophone/flute) and Nicholas Stankus (bass/banjo).
The iconic hit sitcom I LOVE LUCY® originally
aired on CBS from 1951 – 1957 for a total of six seasons and 179 episodes and
is widely considered to be one of the most popular programs in the history of
television. Due in no small part to its relatable characters, sharp comedic
writing and Lucille Ball’s signature zany charm, the show continues to endear
new audiences with every passing generation. The program was a technical
trailblazer, pioneering the multi-camera shooting technique (still employed by
the majority of traditional sitcoms to this day) and the use of 35mm film for
the capture of a weekly, 30-minute scripted television program (which made
possible the re-airing of episodes at a later date, what we now know as
“reruns”). In September 2012, I LOVE LUCY® was named
the “Best TV Show Of All Time” and the “Greatest TV Comedy” by People Magazine
and ABC’s "20/20" special "Best in TV: The Greatest TV Shows of
Our Time."
I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE had its
world premiere in Los Angeles at the Greenway Court Theatre from October 2011 –
February 2012. A subsequent Chicago production was launched that played two
engagements at the Broadway Playhouse, September 2012 – March 2013. The
2013-2014 national tour visited cities including Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia,
Nashville and Costa Mesa.
The show is produced by Stephen
Kahn (executive producer), David George (executive producer),
Allan Williams (executive producer), Jeff Davis (executive
producer), Dede Harris, Sharon Karmizan, Hyra George, Kim Flagg,
Barbara Alpert, Sophie and Alan Alpert, Neil Hoffman, Nancy
Alpert, Teri Alpert and David Carpenter (associate producer),
under license from CBS Consumer Products.
For tickets and more
information, please visit ILoveLucyLive.com.
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