Starring
-The Narrator/very old Professor Leder...played by Michael Irish
-Our intrepid hero, Fred Bunson...played by Bob Simpson
-His June Cleaver-esque wife, Joyce...played by Allison Appleby
-Their good girl with a bad streak, Donna...played by Shannon Cudd
-And her beatnik boyfriend, Rod...played by Dimas Diaz
With
-The evil nuerological menace himself - the Brain...played by Mark Rothman
-The Brain's right-hand alien, Zubrick...played by Daniel Berlin
-And the provocative and sultry alien temptress, Yoni...played by Emily Clark
And
-The trigger-happy General Mills...played by Warren Draper
And who could forget our indomitable ensemble? Cody Anderson
Jamie Lee Baker
Marlana Filannino
Dan Flapper
Patrick Kelly
and Jenna Romano
Plus
-Our unbelievable co-writer, lyricist, and director, Bruce Kimmel
The Brain will be making its return to the LA area as part of the LA Festival of New Musicals, starting a 7-week run at the Chance Theatre beginning in May. Stay tuned for more updates!
The Brain From Planet X OCR Track Listing
1. Introduction
2. The Brain From Planet X
3. Here On Earth
4. Strange Occurance/Newspaper Headlines
5. Good Girl/Bad Girl
6. The Plan
7. The World of Tomorrow
8. The Global News
9. The Plan (reprise)
10. Things Are Gonna Be Changing Around Here
11. Saucers In The Sky
12. Now!
13. Entr'Acte
14. The Brain From Planet X (reprise)
15. The Brain Tap
16. I Need An Earthman
17. The Will-Bent News
18. Who Would Have Thought
19. The Brain's Song
20. Independence Day
21. All About Men
22. Finale and Independence Day (reprise)
23. The Brain From Planet X (reprise)
The Brain From Planet X had its world premiere in Los Angeles in December, 2006. An affectionate and hilarious send-up of bad 50s sci-fi movies, The Brain tells the story of an alien invasion circa 1958 - a Brain and its two alien cohorts, Zubrick and Yoni, arrive on Earth and plan to take over the San Fernando Valley - the first step on the road to their quest to take over the entire planet and to destroy the family unit.
"WILDLY FUNNY...WITTILY STAGED, SHARPLY CAST AND GRACED WITH SOME CATCHY NUMBERS." -- LA Times
"The cast is absolutely GREAT!" -- ReviewPlays.com
"Fun theatre! Silly, spoofy, and goofy!" -- Beverly Hills Outlook
The recording cast features Kevin Spirtas (Days Of Our Lives), Alet Taylor (The Producers), Lauren Rubin, Cason Murphy, Merrill Grant, Benjamin Clark, and Egbert Bernard, among others.
The cast album features 23 tracks, and has musical direction by Richard Berent and orchestrations by Larry Moore. The book is by David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel, with music and lyrics by Kimmel.
"Outrageously funny!" -- Cabaret Scenes
"RAVE! What a treat! Was fun filled entertainment with innovative sets, terrific songs and dance numbers, and a delightful cast in a science fiction romp that had us laughing throughout!" -- Los Angeles Times Online Reader Review
"RAVE! DO NOT MISS THIS PLAY! Broadway caliber; clever dialogue and lyrics, and beautiful voices. Hysterically funny! Like DAMN YANKEES on intergalactic steroids!" -- Los Angeles Times Online Reader Review
The Brain From Planet X is tuneful, funny, and endearingly loopy.
The Brain should next come to Dallas or Memphis or (convenient for me) Little Rock. Mid-South. Let's just say that the audience pickings would be quite susceptible for having their brain waves read! :*D
What fun we're all having - watch this space for ticket information and details, but for now just go to www. chancetheater. com to see our playdates and how to go about purchasing tix.
We are happily in rehearsal for the new production of The Brain From Planet X at the Chance Theater - part of the LA Festival of New Musicals. We hope everyone out here on the West Coast will become a Brainiac.
