Ten years ago, my pal Bruce Kimmel, with the help of co-author David Wechter, created a musical send-up of fifties' sci-fi movies called The Brain From Planet X. It had a nice, healthy run here in L.A. but somehow, I never got around to catching it…then.
Last evening, they did a one-night-only concert version of it featuring some of the original cast along with some fine additions including Robert Yacko, Barry Pearl, Alet Taylor, Lauren Rubin, John Massey, Cason Murphy, Sami Staitman, and other talented performers. I was in Row B, having a very good time as was everyone else in my row and the folks in other rows. (The show was birthed at Los Angeles City College and the performance was a benefit for the Theater Department there.)
I dunno if and when Bruce will stage it again in Los Angeles but others mount productions of it in other towns around the world. It's one of those shows that looks like it's as much fun to be in as it is to watch. So keep your eye out for a performance near you…or if you're in some sort of theater group, as many who read this blog seem to be, suggest it as some future presentation.