Los Angeles City College Theatre Alumni & Associates
presented "Two's Company – An All-Star Event Celebrating The Songs of Alan
Menken & Stephen Schwartz" at the Alex
Theatre in Glendale, CA
on Monday evening, November 5. The show's Executive Producer and Director,
Bruce Kimmel, said: "Approximately $15,000 was raised and 850 people
attended our fundraiser, benefiting the Los Angeles City College Theatre Alumni
& Associates and the Los
Angeles City College Theatre
Academy."
Aside from the show's honorees, Academy Award-winners,
composers and lyricists, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, other VIPS in
attendance included: Academy Award-winner, Shirley Jones; Fred Fate, Producing
Director and Chair of Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy; Dr. Al Rossi,
Professor of Theatre and Head of Acting at Los Angeles City College Theatre
Academy; Allison Jones, Dean of Academic Affairs for Los Angeles City College;
Bruce Kimmel, President of Los Angeles City College Theatre Alumni &
Associates, Executive Producer and Director of the show; Joanna Erdos, Vice
President of Los Angeles City College Theatre Alumni & Associates; Cason
Murphy, Secretary of The Los Angeles City College Theatre Alumni &
Associates and Producer of the show and James McCloskey, Former Chair of the
Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy.
Under the direction and executive produced by Bruce Kimmel
(a Los Angeles City
College Theatre
Academy graduate), with Opening
Remarks made by Cindy Williams (a Los Angeles
City College
Theatre Academy
graduate), and produced by Cason Murphy (a Los Angeles City
College Theatre
Academy graduate), the
show was choreographed by Adam Cates and musically directed by Richard Berent.
Sponsored by The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, the Glendale News-Press
and the Burbank Leader, the All-Star Cast will included: Matthew Ashford,
Christina Saffran Ashford, David Burnham, Patrick Cassidy, Kirsten Benton
Chandler, Raymond Del Barrio, Kevin Earley, Juliana Hansen, Kim Huber, Gregory
Jbara, Chad Kimball, Beth Malone, Michelle Nicastro, Valarie Pettiford, Linda
Purl, Alice Ripley, Julie Reiber, Emily Rozek, Rex Smith, Kevin Spirtas, Alet
Taylor, Andy Taylor, Bruce Vilanch and Jennifer Leigh Warren.
The show featured
songs from musicals written by composers Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz,
including: Wicked, Godspell, The Little Mermaid, Beauty
and the Beast, Pippin, The Magic Show, Rags, Newsies, Pocahontas, Little Shop of Horrors, Aladdin
and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. "A Happy Working Song" from the new
upcoming Disney movie, Enchanted,
with music written by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz received its
World Premiere performance, sung by Juliana Hansen.
Photos by Daniel Lam
Jennifer Leigh Warren
Kim Huber
Valarie Pettiford
l-r: James McCloskey, Cason Murphy, Dr. Al Rossi, Alan Menken, Shirley Jones, Stephen Schwartz and Bruce Kimmel
Bruce Vilanch
David Burnham
Gregory Jbara
l-r: Academy Award Winners Alan Menken, Shirley Jones and Stephen Schwartz
l-r: Cason Murphy, Alan Menken, Bruce Kimmel, Stephen Schwartz and Joanna Erdos
l-r: Dr. Al Rossi, Alan Menken, Shirley Jones and Stephen Schwartz
l-r: Dr. Al Rossi, Rex Smith, Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy
