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IN
THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
1.
PHOTO
SCRAPBOOK.
The TTB gang
with recording stars and Broadway
actors JOEY McINTYRE and
DEBORAH GIBSON.
2.
JUST 3 MORE WEEKS! --
tick...tick...BOOM! closes
August 6 -- only 18 more chances to
see the show again and share it with
your friends!
3.
CRITICS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS RAVE! See
review excerpts and check out photos
from the Indie Awards. Also, TTB was the
Goldstar Roar of the Crowd
winner this week (in addition to being
a regular Best Seller!)
4.
FREE MINI-CONCERT
WITH ADAM PASCAL AND RENT
CAST AT THE GROVE.
WILSON, TAMI
and ANDREW, sing
excerpts from the show next
Saturday, July 22, at Noon at The
Grove. They will be joined by
the cast of the National Tour of RENT and
ADAM PASCAL, who
emcees. (ADAM played Roger
on stage and screen and performs in
concert at the Brentwood later this
month.) AL LARSON,
Jonathan's father, will also be a
special guest. Bring your friends!
5..
WIN OUR tick...tick...BOOM!
DREAM BIG CONTEST.
Send us an e-mail about
your big dream and you could win a
dinner for 4 at MARK'S
RESTAURANT in West Hollywood
and 4 VIP tickets to TTB
on Sunday, August 6 at 3 pm. See
below for more info!
6.
NEW
SATURDAY SCHEDULE!
By request, we are
shifting our Saturday performances for
July 22 and July 29 to a 5 pm
performance and a regular 8 pm
performance. On August 5,
performances are at 5 pm and 9 pm.
When you order tickets for the new
twilight 5 pm shows for the next three
weeks, use code BOOM to save 20% per
ticket.
7. BRING
YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY TO JONATHAN'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY! Come
celebrate your special day with
us (or surprise someone else!). If
you bring 15 or more friends, they
save 20% and your ticket is FREE!
We'll even provide the cake and
the cast will sing to the birthday boy
or girl. Birthday party
reservations must be made directly
through the Coronet Box Office at
310-657-7377.
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THE
DETAILS....
1.
PHOTO SCRAPBOOK.
The
cast of tick...tick...BOOM!
joined former New Kid on the Block,
and Wicked star JOEY
McINTYRE at Hotel Belage,
where he performed his cabaret act
with SHARON McKNIGHT.
Joey appeared in TTB
Off-Broadway and sang a number from
the show with WILSON
and TAMI (right). He
thanked ANDREW (left)
for loaning his cast-mates for the
evening!
Pop princess DEBORAH
GIBSON, whose Broadway
credits include Les Miserables,
Chicago. Cabaret and Beauty
and the Beast) took a
night off from her busy schedule to
come see the show!
2.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING and
we are in the final countdown for our
run at the Coronet Theatre at 336 N.
La Cienega in West Hollywood. Only 18
more performances before closing on
Sunday, August 3. Don't miss the
opportunity to share this amazing
story with your friends, co-workers
and family members! Go to the bottom
of this newsletter and click on Buy
Tickets to place your order now.
FINAL
3 WEEKS! Closing August 6!!!
3.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE SHOW CRITICS
DESCRIBE AS...
"MORE FUN THAN
A BOX OF TWINKIES!"*
WILSON
CRUZ and ANDREW SAMONSKY perform a
little air guitar during the song
"'No more." Photo by Nick
Weissman, Brooks Institute of
Photography.
"CRITIC’s
CHOICE!
STUNNING! A HEARTFELT CELEBRATION of
a MAJOR TALENT!" –
Los Angeles
Times
"PERFORMED
TO PERFECTION. Creating a
LEGEND at the Coronet!!!"
–
Hollywood Reporter
"CRITIC’S
PICK!!! A
virtuoso performance!" –
Backstage
West
"GO!
NEW AND RECOMMENDED!
– The cast EMBLAZONS THE
STAGE!!!"
–
LA Weekly
"ALL
THE RIGHT STUFF! The ROCK-TINGED
SCORE is brought to ZESTY
LIFE!"
–
Variety
"A
MARVEL!!!"
–
KABC Radio
"HEARTBREAKING!
GOOSE-PIMPLE INDUCING VOICES."
–
Out Magazine
"WILDLY
TALENTED ARTISTS!
THE ENERGY, EXCITEMENT, TALENT AND
HEART OF A MAJOR BROADWAY POP-ROCK
MUSICAL!"
–
The Tolucan Times/Canyon Crier
"WE
ARE INDEED ON BROADWAY!
Filled with ENERGY AND FUN!"
–
The Independent
"SHINING
SUCCESSES OF 2005"–
LA Times
(One
of only 12 in Year-End Wrap)
TOP
10 OF 2005!
–
Frontiers
*Tom
Jacobs of Santa Barbara
News-Press and Backstage
West
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INDIE'S
FOR SCOTT AND ANDREW! A
critic for Entertainment
Today and ReviewPlays.com
recently wrote: "The
spectacularly intimate remounting of
Ventura's RUBICON THEATRE
production of 'tick… tick…
BOOM!' is worthy
of every award it's bound to attract
like a powerful magnet at the end of
the year."
It
looks like his predictions are
beginning to come true!
SCOTT
SCHWARTZ received an award
for direction of TTB, and ANDREW
SAMONSKY received an award
for acting at the 2006 Indie
Awards in Santa Barbara. Andrew was in
New York during the ceremony, but
Scott represented the team and gave an
eloquent acceptance speech.
Writer
D.J. PALLADINO, who covered
the event for The Independent,
wrote,
"TAMI
TAPPAN DAMIANO and BRENT
CRAYON sent chills through
the crowd performing the showstopper
'Come to Your Senses,' from 'tick...tick...BOOM!'"
TOP: SCOTT SCHWART
accepts his Indie for direction from
PHILIP BRANDES of the L.A. Times
and Santa Barbara
News-Press. BELOW; TAMI TAPPAN
DAMIANO and Musical Director BRENT
CRAYON wow the awards ceremony
audience.
As incredible
as the critic's comments have been,
the most important critics are YOU,
the audience members!
tick...tick...BOOM!
has
been a BEST
SELLER on Goldstar
Events, and this week, Goldstar's CEO JIM
McCARTHY made the show the ROAR
OF THE CROWD selection
after reading 1,733
audience reviews of LA shows for the
week. Here's what he wrote:
'If
you're a fan of the musical RENT,
you'll want to see this week's Roar
of the Crowd winner.
The semi-autobiographical story
written by RENT author JONATHAN
LARSON tells the story of a
young man struggling to write his
masterpiece before time runs out.
Larson never saw RENT
performed in his lifetime, but fans of
RENT (and others) should
enjoy this show. This production has
been extremely well reviewed by
Goldstar Events members. SHARON
LASKA calls the show a
"terrific production with very
talented actors." STEFANIE
HAMLYN says it is
"wonderful and glorious and
hilarious and touching."
BARRY
GRUBS says that 'tick,
tick...BOOM!' was an amazing
experience." THEA RIVERA
points out that "you could feel
how Jonathan Larson's style and spirit
sprang from this to RENT."
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was an amazing
experience. Although
hard not to think about
the short life of
JONATHAN LARSON (played
so adeptly by ANDREW
SAMONSKY) I left the
theatre happy for having
had the experience. The
cast is amazing.
-- BRETT HUME |
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4.
MEET THE CAST! FREE
MINI-PERFORMANCE AT THE GROVE
THIS SATURDAY! The
Grove Town Square
is the site of a mini-concert
on Saturday July 22 at
12-noon, featuring songs from JONATHAN
LARSON'S two musicals
-- RENT
and tick…tick…BOOM!,
performed by the casts from
both shows.
ADAM PASCAL,
the original Roger from RENT,
hosts the mini-concert.
The Grove is located at
189 The Grove Drive in
Los Angeles
.
The
National Tour of RENT
is now performing at the
Pantages Theatre; the
Los Angeles
premiere of tick…tick…BOOM!
is now performing at the
Coronet Theatre. ADAM
PASCAL will be appearing in
concert at the Brentwood
Theatre on July 28 and 29.
The cast of tick…tick…BOOM!,
Larson’s autobiographical
musical, will sing songs from
the production including
“30/90,” “Come to Your
Senses,” and “Actions
Speak Louder Than Words.”
AL
LARSON, Jonathan's
father, will also be attending
the event to share in the
celebration of Jonathan's
life.
Tickets
for tick…tick…BOOM!,
RENT,
and ADAM PASCAL in concert are
available through Ticketmaster
- online at ticketmaster.com,
by phone at Ticketmaster at
213-365-3500, and all
Ticketmaster outlets.
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5.
WIN OUR tick...tick...BOOM!
DREAM BIG CONTEST.
JONATHAN
LARSON dreamed of writing a
show musical that would revolutionized
musical theatre
for a new generation -- creating a
cultural lightning bolt!
Tell
us about YOUR big dream -- e-mail us a
short essay of no more than 300 words
about what you hope you to achieve by
the time you turn 30 (if you're
younger), or your current dream (if
you're older). Send e-mails
to ticktickboomthemusical@yahoo.com.
The
winner will be notified by August 1 and
will receive a dinner for 4 at MARK'S
RESTAURANT in West Hollywood
and 4 VIP tickets to the show on Sunday,
August 6 at 3 pm. All entries
become the property of TTB2. Some
restrictions apply.
6.
NEW
SATURDAY SCHEDULE!
Instead
of Saturday matinees, we are pleased to
announce our new twilight performances
at 5 pm, followed by our regular 8 pm
show. On August 5, show times are 5 pm
and 9 pm. After a day at the beach
or shopping, our twilight show will
get out about 6:30 pm -- perfect for
early dinner reservations! For the next
three weeks, use Code BOOM and save 20%
per ticket on the twilights
performances. If you're still looking
for a matinee, try out 3 pm Sunday show!
7. BRING
YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY TO JONATHAN'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Come
celebrate your special day with us
(or surprise someone else!). If you
bring 15 or more friends, they save 20%
and your ticket is free. We'll even
provide the cake and the cast will
sing to the birthday boy or girl. Birthday
party reservations must be made directly
through the Coronet Box Office at
310-657-7377.
Coronet
Theatre
366 N. La Cienega Blvd.
(one block North of Beverly Blvd.)
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Box Office at (310) 657-7377
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A
GREAT PLACE FOR PRE OR
POST-SHOW DINING. Our
favorite hangout before or
after the show is Mark's
Restaurant just up the
street on La Cienega. Owner
Chris Diamond has created a
delicious and unusual menu
(the beet salad is one of
our favorites) and don't
miss their chocolate
martinis! Their
California cuisine includes a
great selection of
beautifully prepared steaks,
lobster, fish and pasta. For
reservations, call
(310) 652-5252 or go to 
