Boomermania Productions is thrilled to present the West Coast Premiere of a brand new musical, BOOMERMANIA - The Musical about the Baby Boomers!, written and directed by Debbie Kasper & Pat Sierchio, with choreography by Edward Carignan, musical direction by Mary Ekler and produced by Michael Anthony Gremo. BOOMERMANIA will preview on Thursday, February 3 at 8pm; Friday, February 4 at 8pm; Saturday, February 5 at 8pm Sunday, February 6 at 3pm and Thursday February 10 at 8pm and will open on Friday, February 11 and run through Sunday, March 27th at the El Portal Forum Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood.
BOOMERMANIA is the hilarious new musical parody that lampoons the lives and times of the baby boomers. It's the show that had New Yorkers cheering on their feet during its world premiere production! Relive the good ol' days as we flip through a nostalgic scrapbook of fads, fashions, hairstyles, dance styles and events that defined the "second greatest" generation. A live band and a triple threat cast of 6 perform hysterical vignettes, and the era's favorite songs with clever parody lyrics that transform pop and rock classics of the 50's, 60's and 70's into a tongue-in-cheek look at this rebellious generation. From the Dick and Jane books to the Summer of Love, from the hula-hoop to the hustle, from kiddies to hippies, yippees, and yuppies and every type in between, BOOMERMANIA is not just a show, it's a musical Celebration of a Generation!
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM & CASTDEBBIE KASPER & PAT SIERCHIO (Writers/Directors) - have teamed up before on the national touring comedy Self-Help: The Comedy. Debbie's credits include two Emmy nominations for writing for The
Rosie O'Donnell Show, she's also written for Roseanne, and various other TV projects. Her stage credits include her award winning one woman show and a host of regional, off-Broadway credits, as a director, writer and actor & stand up comic.
EDWARD CARIGNAN (Choreographer) lives and works as a performer and director/choreographer in NYC. As a director/ choreographer his credits include: Is There Life After High School (NYC Revival),
The Rocky Horror Show , Rent, Dracula the Musical, Dames at Sea, Tommy, Into the Woods, Victor/Victoria, A Chorus Line, Seussical, Chicago, Honk!, World Goes Round and others. As a performer, credits include: Phantom of the Opera (European Tour),
Carol Channing in Concert (NYC), American Theater Wing's Honors (directed by
Tommy Tune), Beauty and the Beast (Gateway Playhouse, NY), Titanic, Miss Saigon, White Christmas (Virginia Musical Theater, VA), Dames at Sea (Broward Stage Door, FL), Honk, Joseph, Singin' in the Rain (Prather Entertainment Group, PA/ FL), West Side Story (Circa 21, IL), White Christmas (La Comedia, OH), Sweeney Todd, The Producers (Bucks County Playhouse, PA) and others. Edward was the resident baritone for Oceania Cruises M/S Insignia cruising the Med in 2005.
Mary Ekler (Musical Director/Pianist/Composer/Arranger) has performed in various musical capacities around the globe. She has served as Musical Director, keyboardist, vocalist and arranger with Grammy Award artists Wilson Phillips,
Helen Reddy, and currently Rita Coolidge, and continues to perform in concert as Musical Director for such fine artists as Little Anthony and the Imperials,
Stefanie Powers,
Lorenzo Lamas, Dee Dee Sharp,
Freda Payne,
Shirley Jones,
Deborah Gibson,
Michele Lee, Glenn Yarbrough,
Dale Kristien,
Bill Hutton,
Jordan Bennett,
Pat Marshall, The Diamond's,
Michael Maguire, Phantom's Leading Ladies,
Jason Graae,
Vicki Lewis,
David Engel and
Tami Tappan, amongst others. Mary can be seen and heard on television as pianist and Music Director for many of the PBS Doo Wop specials. She recently orchestrated and served as MD for a musical version of the film The Flunky starring Jimmy Van Patten and
Deborah Gibson. An award winning songwriter, Mary's compositions have been performed and recorded by Sergio Mendes, Glenn Yarbrough,
Helen Reddy, Little Anthony and the Imperials,
Deniece Williams and
Cheryl Barnes. She has composed music for television, including the series Matlock, and for numerous feature films. In addition, Mary wrote the United States theme song for "Million Minutes for Peace" performing it at the United Nations, St. John's Cathedral and the Hollywood Bowl.
Mary served as Musical Director on Reprise Theatre Company's Broadway Under the Stars at the Ford Theatre, A Grand Night for Singing and Nothin' Like a Dame at The El Portal Theatre, Musical
Theatre Guild's production High Spirits, Forever Plaid at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, Santa Clarita V
Alley Theatre Project's production The World Goes ‘Round, The Rose Bowl Queens both directed by
Kay Cole, the first annual Hope for the Holidays at the Key Club for APLA, the 2008 S.T.A.G.E. Benefit, Blame it on Bacharach, the 2009 The Brothers Gershwin S.T.A.G.E. Benefit, the 2010 S.T.A.G.E. benefit Original Cast and the REAF Help is on the Way XIV Benefit, all directed by
David Galligan.
The cast of BOOMERMANIA features: Susan Huckle, Daniel Amerman, Paul Lange, Dylan Vox, Alison Friedman, Kimberly Wood, Kristina Miller & Kyle McCarley.
For Tickets, please call 866-811-4111 or visit www.elportaltheatre.com or www.boomermaniathemusical.com.
