Joyce Rudolph, Weekend
BURBANK -- Three residents have been playing featured roles in The
Colony Theatre Company's production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at
the Burbank Center Stage.
Longtime Burbank resident and voiceover artist Jodi Carlisle plays
Lorraine Sheldon. Chad Borden of Toluca Lake plays Beverly Carlton and
Nick DeGruccio is Banjo, the character based on Harpo Marx.
The play, written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, is directed by
David Rose. The story centers on the hysteria caused in the Stanley
household after a freak accident lands venomous theater critic Sheridan
Whiteside in a wheelchair and forces his extended stay with the family.
The production is suitable for all ages.
Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays through April 8. Ticket prices range from $22 to $28. For
reservations, call 558-7000. The theater is at 555 N. 3rd St., Burbank.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Area musicians featured
with California Philharmonic
Area musicians will perform with the California Philharmonic
Orchestra, directed by Victor Vener, when it plays in concert at 8
tonight at the Haugh Performing Arts Center in Glendora.
The music of Handel, Haydn and Beethoven are featured on the program
titled "Classical Masterworks."
Local musicians in the orchestra are David Washburn, Kathleen
McNerney, Theresa Treuenfels, Diana Yao and Alvin Veeh, all of Glendale,
and Terri Parker, Janitta Keck, Marina Manukian, Herman Markosian,
Constance Deeter and Philip Feather, all of Burbank.
Tickets are $32 to $42 and are available at the door. For tickets,
call (626) 963-9411. The Haugh Performing Arts Center is on the Citrus
College Campus at 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.
Tango Dreams sizzles
at The Alex Theatre
Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo, partners in life as well as on the
dance floor, lead the performance of "Tango Dreams," completing a series
of shows Sunday at The Alex Theatre in Glendale.
The couple uses the steps of tango, waltz and malorga dances to
express the emotions behind a variety of characters and relationships.
Choreography is by Ghi, Merlo and Yanco Inone. Musical arrangements
are by Christian Zarate, with vocal accompaniment by Martin de Leon. The
show is produced by Anne Charmillot and Tango Dreams Dance Co. Inc.
Show times are 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
Ticket prices range from $25 to $45, and are available by calling
Telecharge at (800) 233-3123.
Residents perform
in symphony concert
