NEWSFLASH: More awards for LOUIS & KEELY! [ More Info ]
AT THE GEFFEN
PLAYHOUSE!
at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
[ Directions & Parking ]
Tues-Thurs, 8pm * Fridays, 7:30pm
Saturdays, 3:30pm & 8pm
Sundays, 2:30pm & 7:30pm
“Thrilling ....an evening of musical showstoppers… Broder and Smith are extraordinary” - Jonas Schwartz, THEATERMANIA
“I found myself swaying from beginning to end in my seat, unable to sit still as the terrific seven-piece band, front-loaded with fabulous horns, kept the room aloft.” - Charles McNulty, L.A. TIMES
“A
near transcendent musical and comedic re-creation of the legendary Louis
& Keely lounge act … Broder effortlessly channels Prima's over-the-top
vocals … Smith continues to grow into Keely's dramatic musical persona…
and special kudos must go to the ultra-swinging onstage band”
- Julio Martinez, VARIETY
“A rush of musical adrenaline … Together with Hackford, [Smith and Broder] create an act so brilliant that … it gives nothing away in entertainment value.” - Laurence Vittes, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“The scorching performance of Jake Broder as Prima and the cooler but equally vibrant performance of Vanessa Claire Smith as Keely are intact from the previous version … but the new Louis & Keely is richer in its staging as well as in its script.” - Don Shirley, L.A. CITYBEAT
ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED NEW MUSICALS OF 2008
RETURNS WITH A NEW PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER TAYLOR
HACKFORD!
Inspired by the birth of Las Vegas and the lounge acts that made the
Strip legendary, Louis & Keely is a swingin’ love story based
on the hard-won career of real-life 20th Century music icons Louis Prima
and Keely Smith.
Winner of the Ovation Award for Best Musical and nominated for 14 Los
Angeles theater awards, Louis & Keely is now back on stage
with even more verve – a new script, a new director, new characters
(including Frank Sinatra) and six new songs. With a “live” jazz band
on stage every night, old standards like "That Old Black Magic,"
"Hey Boy, Hey Girl," "Just a Gigolo," and “I Wish
You Love" keep your toes-tapping all night long.
So grab your swingers and head to the Geffen for a vintage night in
Vegas -- “live” band, the hippest stars and a love story that could
only unfold onstage.
KTLA NEWS – Director Taylor Hackford on KTLA News, Los Angeles.
VIDEO PREVIEW – Excerpts from the performance at Geffen Playhouse's Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater.
VIDEO
INTERVIEW with Vanessa Claire Smith, Jake Broder and Taylor Hackford
- Courtesy of BackStage West
NEWS ITEMS!
THE Keely Smith has attended Louis & Keely! [ Read the Story! ]
LOUIS & KEELY WINS A SLEW OF AWARDS!
The awards just keep coming. Louis & Keely has won
four Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards in the following categories:
● Best Production
● Best Direction - Jeremy Aldridge
● Music Direction - Dennis Kaye
● Lead Performance - Jake Broder
...six Garland Awards in the following categories:
● Production
● Playwriting - Vanessa Claire Smith & Jake Broder
● Direction - Jeremy Aldridge
● Music Direction - Dennis Kaye
● Performance in a Musical Production - Vanessa Claire
Smith
● Performance in a Musical Production - Jake Broder
...and two L.A. Weekly Awards in the following categories:
● Musical of the Year
● Musical Direction - Dennis Kaye
LOUIS & KEELY HAS WON AN OVATION AWARD!
Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara has won an L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award, Los Angeles' highest-profile theater award - the Franklin R. Levy Award for Musical in an Intimate Theatre.The show had also been nominated in the following categories:
● Lead Actress in a Musical - Vanessa Claire Smith
● Lead Actor in a Musical - Jake Broder
● Direction of a Musical - Jeremy Aldridge
