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Broadway at the Gardens, the city's annual musical production at Lewis Family Playhouse, will host auditions for "Rent" in December. The musical will be staged March 5-14, 2010.

 Auditions will be on Dec. 7 in Los Angeles and Dec. 14 in Rancho Cucamonga. Interested actors need to submit their headshots and resumes online at www.actorsaccess.com. Actors will get an appointment time if invited to audition.

An open call audition will take place Dec. 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. No appointment is necessary for the open call. Actors should bring a photo, resume and be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song from the show and another 16 bars of a pop rock number.

Ron Kellum, who has been involved in Broadway productions including "Chicago" and "Dreamgirls", will direct "Rent." Courtney Corey, who starred in the first Broadway national tour of "Rent," will co-direct.

Jake Shimabukuro will bring his ukulele to the Lewis Family Playhouse stage 8 p.m. on Nov. 21. Tickets are $28.50; $26.50 for seniors, $23.50 for youth.

Donna Evans, left, and Patricia Morrison practice their number "A Couple of Swells" for the Silver Fox Follies to be staged at the Lewis Family Playhouse on Nov. 6, 7 and 8. The musical performance "We Remember Hollywood" will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the senior center or the playhouse box office. Proceeds go toward meals for homebound seniors and programming for special needs youth.

Information: (909) 944-9929





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Carol Grisham, left, and Mario Sanchez play Elizabeth and John Proctor in "The Crucible."

The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre program will stage the Arthur Miller classic at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24, 29, 30, 31 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Lewis Family Playhouse. Tickets are $16.50 for adults; $14.50 for youth and seniors.

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Of all the big-name stars who have graced the Lewis Family Playhouse stage, Edward James Olmos, who spoke Friday night, might very well be the coolest. And it was free to see him!

On his Chicano identity while growing up in East L.A.: "I knew exactly who I was, I was never confused."

On his grandmother, who swept the dirt floor of their garage: "I would say, 'Grandma, it's dirt.' And she'd say, 'But we're gonna have the cleanest dirt.' "

On Raymond Kurzweil's book "Singularity is Near": "Read that book. The preface stunned me."

On aging: "I'm going to live until I'm 120 and if I don't, I'm gonna die trying."

On the city that hosted him: "Whenever you tell someone where you live, you should say 'Cucamonga. ... We've got a great library.' "

Read the complete story from today's paper.

Perhaps it's too early to talk about Christmas. (It's going to be 103 today!) But it's never too early to fine tune your cockney accent.

Auditions for "A Christmas Carol" are coming up next week. Auditions for actors will be 2 p.m. Oct. 3; 6 p.m. Oct. 5 for carolers. All roles require cockney and English accents.

No prepared monologues are required; just come prepared to read from the script. Copies of the play are available at the Biane Library.

The play will be staged at the Lewis Family Playhouse Dec. 3 to 14.

E-mail questions to Patrick Hediger. 

A wrap-up of Big Read activities:

Tomorrow -- The kickoff event and Hispanic Heritage Month festival starts 7 p.m. at the Biane Library.

Oct. 2 -- Edward James Olmos will give a keynote speech at 7 p.m. at the Cultural Center Celebration Hall Lewis Family Playhouse. The actor, director and producer will give a speech entitled "We're All in the Same Gang." Free tickets are available at the Biane and Archibald libraries starting Monday.

Oct. 14 -- A screening of "Stand and Deliver" is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis Family Playhouse.

Information: (909) 477-2720

If you want to perform in the stage production of "The Crucible," auditions are Aug. 31 and Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre will kick off the 2009/10 season with the Arthur Miller drama.

Come prepared with a dramatic two-minute contemporary or classic monologue. You should also have some familiarity with the play because you'll have to read from the script.

Performances of "The Crucible" will be Oct. 24 to 31. Tickets are $16.50; $14.50 for youth.

Visit the Lewis Family Playhouse Web site for more information.

Did anyone catch Judy Collins on NPR's Talk of the Nation last night? The folk singer's voice lulled me to slumber. Her interview/performance was perhaps a preview to her scheduled appearance at the Lewis Family Playhouse April 24.

Tickets for the 2009/10 season at the Lewis Family Playhouse go on sale May 16. Some of the performances include:

The Pointer Sisters on Sept. 11
Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Dec. 20
An Evening with Ben Vereen on Jan. 9
Fritz Coleman Tonight at 11! on Feb. 6
Judy Collins on April 24
Air Supply on June 5

There will also be a wide range of shows for children including "The Jungle Book," "Cinderella" and "Treasure Island." The community theater group will put on "The Crucible," "A Christmas Carol" and "Grease." Broadway at the Gardens, the new troupe that put on "Sweeney Todd" this season, will perform "Rent."

Information: (909) 477-2752
 

Oliver, my favorite singing orphan, will be staged at the Lewis Family Playhouse this summer and the roles are now up for grabs.

The Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre will hold "Oliver!" auditions for children ages 8 to 17 at 10 a.m. Saturday. No prep work is necessary. The children will learn a song and dance number at the Cultural Center.

On May 12, performers 18 and older will audition starting 6:30 p.m. Adults must schedule an audition appointment by calling (909) 477-2775 ext. 3736.

Good luck!

Mayor Don Kurth was faster than the City Hall's press release creators when he broke the news on his Twitter feed that the library just received a $40,000 grant for the next Big Read. "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Maltese Falcon" were the books from the last two reading initiatives. I wonder which book we'll pour over this year.

Kurth's Twitter also talked about the unveiling of next season's lineup at the Lewis Family Playhouse. The schedule has not been officially released but I hear Judy Collins and The Pointer Sisters will lead the lineup.

The Missoula Children's Theatre is hosting auditions for the production of "The Little Mermaid" on March 23 at 3 p.m. About 50 roles are available for students from kindergarten to 12th grade.

Most students cast will be expected to rehearse about 4 hours every day, Monday through Friday, in preparation for the March 27 show. A fee of $60; $70 for non-residents will be charged to those in the production.

"The Little Mermaid" will be staged at the Lewis Family Playhouse on March 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling (909) 477-2752.

Information: (909) 477-2775 ext. 3736

Protests calling for an end to Chinese rule in Tibet have been staged around the world today, the 50th anniversary of the uprising that resulted in the exile of the Dalai Lama.

Americans' interest in the Free Tibet movement tends to come in waves and this year, interest is piqued once again. The spiritual leader is now 73 years old and nobody is certain who will replace the Dalai Lama and what the future holds for Tibetans. As China grows into its role as an economic superpower, that question becomes more pressing.

That is the subject of Rick Ray's "10 Questions for the Dalai Lama," a documentary to be screened Tuesday at the Lewis Family Playhouse.

Ray believes Tibetan Buddhism is at a crossroads because the Chinese government will insist on picking the Dalai Lama's successor, while Tibetans will, no doubt, pick their own. That could result in a split in Tibetan Buddhism.

"Sort of like a Shiite/Sunni split," Ray said. "I wish I can say I'm very optimistic because I'm an optimistic person. But I don't think I've very optimistic."

Ray will be available for a Q & A following the movie. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online or by calling (909) 477-2752.

This is not some Dr. Seuss musical you can bring your children to. In fact, you should probably get a sitter for this one.

Anyone who has seen the Johnny Depp version of "Sweeney Todd" knows this is a dark, grim tale about a lunatic barber who you probably don't want styling your hair. This production is the first for Broadway at the Gardens, a theater project hoping to bring something edgier to the Lewis Family Playhouse stage.

There will be 7:30 p.m. performances on Feb. 27, 28, Mar. 6, 7 and 2 p.m. performances on Mar. 1 and 8. Tickets, available online, are $33.50; $31.50 for youth and seniors.

Information: (909) 477-2752

 

Local performers are encouraged to audition for "Spotlight on RC," the annual talent show taking place at the Lewis Family Playhouse on March 28. The auditions will be on 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, but you must sign up by Thursday, Jan. 22.

Semi-finalists chosen from Sunday's auditions will reprise their acts on the Lewis Family Playhouse stage during the library semi-annual telethon. The final ten acts will be selected to perform in the March 28 show.

Performers with music skills or comedy and novelty acts are encouraged to audition. RSVP for a spot by calling (909) 477-2775 ext. 3736. 
   

Children's musical "A Year with Frog & Toad," based on the books by Arnold Lobel, will be staged at the Lewis Family Playhouse from Jan. 31 to Feb. 14. The show, which is appropriate for children 5 and older, will be performed Saturdays at 1 and 4 p.m. and on Feb. 8 at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $16.50; $14.50 for seniors and $13.50 for children 12 and younger. The city also runs special weekday matinees for school groups.

Information: (909) 477-2752, (877) 858-8422 

Sounding about seven times cooler than the Tiffany concert, Vox Lumiere's "Hunchback of Notre Dame" will be shown alongside singers, dancers and a light show at the Lewis Family Playhouse. The enhanced silent film will be shown and performed on Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $32; $30 for seniors and $26 for youth. You can purchase them online or by calling (909) 477-2752.