Boom Kat Dance Theatre opens their new show "STATIONS: A Los Angeles Holiday Story," at the Miles Playhouse in Santa Monica November 26. STATIONS is a witty, tender-hearted, and engrossing, modern-day story about the shared humanity of people in crisis during the holidays.
STATIONS give new meaning to the holiday season (story scene summary provided below). Here is a remarkable performance that takes musical theatre and dance into artistic realms and creative dimensions previously unexplored.
The story is unique and original. The acting showcases some of the finest talent in Los Angeles. The dancing is high energy and dazzling. The music is exquisite and the sound design is intricate and innovative. Boom Kat Dance Theatre embraces and explores the potentials of theatre-in-the-round with engaging stories of people and the joys of the Los Angeles Public Transit System, set to dance.
STATIONS juggles the struggle of a new family with the stories of an overworked Santa, an unappreciated pastry chef, a basketball hotshot and other characters racing to keep up in the sprawling city.
Featuring numbers recorded by the a cappella group Sonos from NBC’s The Sing-Off, the original acoustic and electronic score combines dramatic scoring, sonic textures, and re-interpretations of holiday classics.
Audiences set up on four sides in a cozy, small theatre setting witness the intimately technical and artistic challenges, and the remarkably choreographed dancing and acting from nine of Los Angeles' most talented and acclaimed musical theatre performers.
The play showcases the amazing possibilities of music and movement in an original story created by Dr. Parmer Fuller, a Professor at USC who has been the Musical Director for the four summer productions of the San Diego Civic Light Opera for fourteen seasons in a row, scored over 20 movies, TV shows, and as a concert and society pianist performed for three US Presidents and numerous celebrities.
Joe Sofranko worked with Emmy award winner Kent Gibson and Parmer Fuller to create the intricate Sound Design for the show. To create the sound collages that serve as transitions between musical numbers, Joe traveled the transit system a hoodie hiding his headphones, with a recording device and hidden mike and recorded sounds all over LA, from the Grove shopping center to Venice Beach, the Farmers Market, Beverly Hills, and the downtown club scene, recording sounds and conversations. The transitions between scenes in the story are thought out and choreographed as carefully as each dance.
Joe plays the a basketball hotshot and Lakers Fan in the show. He and his two Street Dude pals have a number playing basketball and fighting to a piece based on We Three Kings. There is another piece to Masters in this Hall where Will Harris plays an irascible restaurant chef terrorizing his cooks and Lili as a Pastry Chef.
This amazing array of local talent and major entertainment experience brings it all together November 26th through December 30th at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica. Show starts Tuesday through Saturday are at 8 PM, Sundays at 2:30 PM. December 20-December 30: Tuesday through Friday at 8 PM. For ages 7 to 107.
Advanced tickets are recommended ($25 general, $15 children and students with valid ID) at:
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205087 or 800-838-3006
For further information call 310-202-9229 or visit boomkatdance.org
Los Angeles Public Transit System Directions: Hop on the Big Blue Bus #3 to Lincoln and Wilshire for the Miles Playhouse, 1/2 block North of Wilshire in Christine Emerson Park.
The Miles Memorial Playhouse is located at 1130 Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica.
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