Some of you have been wondering what's up with one of my favorite producers of musicals in L.A., the Reprise! Theater Company. So was I. First, the word was that they were closing down and would not even be staging the third and final show on their current subscription season, which was to be Grand Hotel with Hal Linden and Sharon Lawrence. Then we heard that that is not so. Now, official word from Reprise! is that Grand Hotel is being delayed. It will not open on October 24 as planned but they're expecting donor funding which will enable them to reschedule and stage the production. Hope so. We need them in this town.
Also: As I mentioned here, my favorite movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World will have it's 55th anniversary screening the evening of Wednesday, November 7 at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. That's 55 years to the day since the movie premiered and 55 years to the day since the Cinerama Dome opened. Tickets are disappearing at a brisk clip so if you want to be there, get your seats pronto at this link. Looks like the house is about 75% sold with over a month to go.
If you can't wait 'til then or you can't get to Hollywood that night, the film is being screened this coming Sunday at 5 PM at the Warner Grand Theater. That in San Pedro, a town where several scenes from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World were filmed. This presentation is the closing event of the San Pedro International Film Festival and details are available here. See how informative this blog can be?