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    Founded by late television producer, Bob Wright (The Carol Burnett Show) The Neighborhood Playhouse is an Actor’s Equity waiver theatre; mixing the talents of local performers with the expertise of professional directors, designers and guest artists.

    All productions are rehearsed and performed at the landmark Neighborhood Church: a stunning seaside palazzo originally built in 1927 as the summer mansion of business tycoon, J.J. Haggarty, one of the most beautiful historic locations in Los Angeles.

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    THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane

    THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA by Tennessee Williams

    LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Christopher Hampton

    RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay-Abaire

    PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw

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    415 Paseo Del Mar Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

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Neighborhood Playhouse 2009 Season Announcement

Now Through March 8!

CHARLES BUSCH'S OUR LEADING LADY! A West Coast Premiere Production!

"WOW! In Our Leading Lady, Charles Busch has written an outrageously funny play which finds comedy out of national tragedy (the night of Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre)—and serves as an affectionate love letter to the theater. The Neighborhood Playhouse production is directed with considerable panache by Brady Schwind. It stars Gillian Doyle as real life Laura Keene, combining all the elegance and hauteur of a legendary stage star with the razor-sharp comic timing to milk the most out of every one of Busch’s laugh lines. Every bit her equal is Carla Valentine as Madame Wu-Chan, throwing political correctness to the wind as Keene’s pseudo-Chinese servant. The supporting cast deliver gems of just-over-the-top-enough performances, The end result is a thoroughly delightful and unexpected new play being given a sparkling West Coast Premiere." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA.com

.. West Coast Premiere of Charles Busch’s OUR LEADING LADY, 1st Los Angeles return of ROMANCE / ROMANCE to headline Playhouse’s sophomore season...

Palos Verdes Estates, CA – Following their acclaimed Los Angeles premiere production of PARADE, The Neighborhood Playhouse Artistic Director, Brady Schwind today announced the first two selections of Theatre Company’s 2009 season of plays and musicals.

The new season includes the West Coast Premiere of Charles Busch’s acclaimed 2007 comedy, OUR LEADING LADY, and the hit Broadway musical ROMANCE / ROMANCE, in its first professional Los Angeles production in twenty years.

Schwind states: “These plays represent a perfect follow up to the successful line-up of our inaugural season. A mixture of the brand new and recently rediscovered, they are ambitious, timely and completely charming; the perfect theatrical escape during trying times. We are proud of the reputation we secured in our first year, and know these productions will further the Playhouse in its stake as one of the finest new theatre companies in Los Angeles.”

Opening Nights are Press Nights.

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OUR LEADING LADY by Charles Busch

West Coast Premiere Production

Directed by Brady Schwind

Previews Thursday, February 19th

Opens Friday, February 20th

Closes Sunday, March 8th

Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings at 7:30

Friday - Saturday evenings at 8:00

Matinees – Sunday at 2:00

Special Benefit Performance – Tuesday, at 7:30 PM

Tickets: $27-34

A hilarious new comedy from the Charles Busch, the outrageous mind behind THE TALE OF THE ALERGIST’S WIFE and PSYCHO BEACH PARTY.

April, 1865. The week the Civil War Ends, legendary actress Laura Keene has only one ambition. President Lincoln simply must attend her closing night performance at the Ford’s Theatre! Her only obstacle – the hackneyed group of supporting players she’s been saddled with. As Laura moves ruthlessly towards her goal, she and her theatrical troupe must face an inevitable collision with history.

“Hilarious, delicious fun,” cheers the New York Times. “A testament to playwright Charles Bush’s belief that theatre can and should reflect the human comedy at its most ridiculous and its most uplifting.”

ROMANCE / ROMANCE

Book and Lyrics by Barry Harman; Music by Keith Herrmann

Directed by Brady Schwind

Choreographed by Imara Quinonez

Musical Direction by David Sateren

Previews Thursday, July 9th

Opens Friday, July 10th

Closes Sunday, July 26

Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings at 7:30

Friday - Saturday evenings at 8:00

Matinees – Sunday at 2:00

Special Benefit Performance – Tuesday, at 7:30 PM

Tickets: $27-34

Double your pleasure with ROMANCE / ROMANCE. Nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Barry Harman and Keith Herrmann’s tuner returns to Los Angeles after a 20 year absence. As a special bonus, the Neighborhood Playhouse production marks the first time this charming musical will be performed in Southern California featuring the full Broadway orchestration.

Two distinctive one-acts combine to create an entertaining musical that explores the highs and lows of love. In The Little Comedy, two of society's elite set out in search of meaningful relationships against the back drop of turn of the century Vienna. The second act, Summer Share moves to modern day East Hampton, as two best friends contemplate marriage, monogamy and the challenge of finding love in the 21st century.

Hailed by the New York Post as "a double dollop of the romantic spirit," ROMANCE/ ROMANCE” sparkles with charm and intelligence," raves The New York Times.

..Tickets..

Tickets to all Main Stage shows are reserved seating. Individual and Season Tickets will be available to purchase on the Neighborhood Playhouse website: www.neighborhoodplayhouse.net. Main stage performances are held at the historic Neighborhood Church: 415 Paseo Del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

All plays, schedules and prices are subject to change.

..About The Neighborhood Playhouse..

Founded by late television producer, Bob Wright (The Carol Burnett Show) The Neighborhood Playhouse is an award winning theatre in Palos Verdes Estates providing innovative, quality theatrical productions. Each production also works closely with local businesses to raise funds and awareness for a specifically designated charitable organization.

The motto of the Neighborhood Playhouse is “Art is Alive When You Embrace it”

For more information on the Neighborhood Playhouse visit www.neighborhoodplayhouse.net

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PAST PRODUCTIONS

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PARADE IS A HIT!

THE DAILY BREEZE

**** Parade Marches to a Remarkable Beat. There are two remarkable things about the Neighborhood Playhouse's production of the 1998 musical "Parade" by playwright Alfred Uhry and composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown, on stage in Palos Verdes Estates through July 27.

One: that a small fledgling company would take on the Los Angeles-area premiere of this complex and controversial musical about anti-Semitism in America in the early years of the 20th century - and succeed so brilliantly.

Two: that this all but unknown organization, led by director Brady Schwind and music director David Sateren, is willing to go where major presenters such as the Center Theatre Group, Pasadena Playhouse and South Coast Repertory have feared to tread.

For that adventurous spirit alone, Schwind and company deserve a mighty "Bravo!" But what makes their achievement even more impressive is the degree to which this production triumphs as a searing piece of musical theater. --Jim Farber

VARIETY

The demanding, widely underappreciated 1994 tuner "Parade" may be coming into its own. An acclaimed 2007 revival at London's Donmar Warehouse was scaled down in scope even as it ratcheted up the intensity.

On its heels, the L.A. professional premiere from the South Bay's Neighborhood Playhouse demonstrates the material's suitability for a chamber ensemble approach, bringing out two potent narratives about prejudice: that between the community and the outsider, and that between spouses.

Helmer Brady Schwind refuses to reduce the tragedy of Leo Frank (a crisp, compelling Craig D'Amico), the New York Jewish executive charged in Atlanta with little Mary Phagan's murder, and lynched in 1915, to a mere anti-Southern screed. Schwind takes advantage of the facility's low-ceilinged room with wood paneling and spinning fans to seat us in three-quarter thrust inside a courtroom thriller.

--Bob Verini

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

It's easy to see why "Parade" received mixed reviews when first produced. Many critics were likely put off by the piece's grimness.20It's also easy to see why it has taken 10 years for it to receive its first extended professional production in the L.A. area.

Material this exacting would challenge all but the most intrepid interpreters. Fortunately, those who make the trek to the Neighborhood Playhouse, located in a gorgeous Italianate mansion on the shores of Palos Verdes, will be richly rewarded. Director Brady Schwind has mounted an ambitious and rewarding production, spearheaded by able Craig D'Amico and affecting Emily Olson as Leo and Lucille Frank…Those prepared for a bleak evening will be surprised to find "Parade" is a love story, as well as a fitting tribute to a wronged man whose fate we cannot afford to forget.

--F. Kathleen Foley

STAGE SCENE LA

With a brilliant Los Angeles premiere production just opened at Palos Verdes’ Neighborhood Playhouse, local audiences will finally get a chance to experience the power that is Parade.

Director Brady Schwind has assembled a superlative cast, headed by Broadway’s amazing Craig D’Amico, backed by a 12-piece orchestra and featuring razzle-dazzle choreography by Imara Quinonez to make this long awaited L.A. premiere a front-runner for Best Musical of 2008.

Anyone who loves the art form that is the American Musical owes it to him/herself to drive to Palos Verdes to see this landmark show, done full justice by The Neighborhood Playhouse’s absolutely heartrending and breathtaking production.

-- Steven Stanley

PARADE

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

Book by Alfred Uhry

Directed by Brady Schwind

Musical Direction by David Sateren

July 10- 27, 2008

Based on the true story of Leo Frank, wrongly convicted of the murder of thirteen year old Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Georgia in 1913, PARADE recounts the press frenzy and public hatred surrounding the trial, and his wife’s crusade for justice. In a time of religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension, this stirring musical explores the endurance of love and hope against all the odds.

A powerful theatrical event in the spirit of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and THE CRUCIBLE, The Neighborhood Playhouse is honored to present the first fully staged, professional production of this important Tony Award winning musical in Los Angeles.

Bringing PARADE to life for this premiere production will be a cast of 28 Actors Equity and Los Angeles based actors, headed by Broadway veteran Craig D'Amico in the pivotal role of Leo Frank.

Joining D'Amico will be: Emily Olson (Lucille Frank) Aileen Scott (Mrs. Phagan) David Fairchild (Old Soldier / Judge Roan) James Larsen (Britt Craig) Michael Hovance (Hugh Dorsey) Jessica Plotin (Sallie Grant Slaton) Tareek Lee Holmes (Jim Conley) Ryan Amador (Frankie Epps) Gordon Wells (Mr. Peavy) Loren Smith (Newt Lee) Tawny Dolly (Angela) Alissa Anderegg (Mary Phagan) Carly Menkin (Essie) Chris O'Connor (Tom Watson) Michael Tatlock (Governor Slaton) Marcy Agreen (Monteen) Michael Prohaska (Luther Rosser) Ross Love (Riley) Mike Tushaus (The Young Soldier / Fiddlin' John) Megan Dorn-Wallenstein (Iola Stover) and an ensemble featuring Allison Mattiza, Keith Barletta, Laura M. Hathaway, Leslie Morris, Ian Litteworth, Lizzie Jester, Rachel Baumsten, and Rashel Mereness

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AMADEUS

By Peter Shaffer

Directed by Brady Schwind

April 25 - May 10, 2008

One of the most acclaimed productions of the 20th Century, AMADEUS has been honored with 5 Tony Awards, 8 Oscars, and extended London and Broadway runs. The Neighborhood Playhouse is thrilled to open the 2008 Season with a rare Los Angeles production of this modern masterpiece, in a version rewritten since its original Broadway and film successes.

What happens when mediocrity recognizes itself in the face of genius? Especially when genius comes in the form of a vulgar child prodigy? This is the challenge posed as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, perhaps the greatest composer of all time, unknowingly becomes the battleground of envious court composer Antonio Salieri’s strife with God.

From Peter Shaffer, the master storyteller behind EQUUS and BLACK COMEDY, AMADEUS combines intrigue, suspense, comedy, and passion with exquisite costumes and some of the most stirring music ever written.

THE MYSTERY

OF EDWIN DROOD

Book, music and lyrics by Rupert Holmes

Directed and Choreographed by Brady Schwind

Musical Direction by David Sateren

July 13 - 28, 2007

"Winner of 5 Tony Awards, including Best Musical! 'Don't Quit While You're Ahead' in this hilarious musical comedy based on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. The actors of the 'Music Hall Royale' reenact the story of the upstanding young Edwin Drood, who mysteriously disappears and is presumably murdered. But who did it? Was it his treacherous rival, John Jasper? The infamous Princess Puffer? Reverend Chrisparkle? Somebody else? In the end, the audience decides by voting on the ending!" "A Fireball of a production".. -- Bondo Wyszpolski, Easy Reader

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