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The Next Big Thing
Stage
Sounds
art/works Theatre
6569 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles
, CA
90038
Thursday, July 17, 2008 -- 08:00 PM
A world premiere rock musical with music and lyrics by members of indie band Breech ( indie-music.com's Top 25 CDs of 2007 for "Tarnish and Undress" and winner of the 2003 DIY Album of the Year with its release, "Apron Strings")
It's 1983, and Chip and his budding garage band are looking for the new sound that will take them to the next level - much to the dismay of Chip's mom, Melissa - a singer-songwriter from the '60s with a checkered past and a belief that good music is more than a simple hook.
Favre co-directs with Rachel Maize , and musical direction is by Breech's Mike Flanagan . In addition to Gibson (who as an actress studied with Uta Hagen and as a musician was dubbed "the best independent singer/songwriter in the country" by her native Detroit Metro Times), the cast features Brandon Ruckdashel ("Riley" in the popular cable series The Lair , Off-Broadway's Ascension - "Brandon Ruckdashel makes a stunning debut" - New York Times) as the 18-year old Chip, and Matisha Baldwin (Ovation Award-winning production of Dreamgirls , NAACP Award-winning The All Night Strut); Jason Director (Atlantic Theatre Co.'s An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein ) and Michael Thompson (A Noise Within's Romeo and Juliet ) as Chip's aspiring
band-mates.
KROQ's Lisa May of the Kevin and Bean Show makes a cameo appearance on Friday nights.
Audience members will have the chance to see Breech perform live following performances of The Next Big Thing on July 25 and August 15. On July 19 and August 1, 8 and 16, everyone is invited to stay after the show for karaoke with the cast.
Performances of The Next Big Thing take place Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm , July 19 through August 16 . There will be one matinee on Sunday, July 20 at 3 pm . There are two preview performances on Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m.
$25 ($15 for previews)
323-960-4418
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