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February 28
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AN
INTIMATE EVENING OF MUSIC |
February 28, 2011
Chance Cabaret
presented by Chance Company Members Clarissa Barton & Emily
Clark
Powerful vocals and lots of sass!
You don't need to go to New York City to get the intimate cabaret experience!
Instead, take a seat at your Off-Broadway Theater in Orange County as we present
our Chance Cabaret! Hosted by Company Members Emily Clark (Hair,
Assassins) and Clarissa Barton (The Who's Tommy, Evita), and featuring
Bill Strongin on the piano, this evening will feature insanely talented musical
theatre performers from across Los Angeles and Orange counties.
$25 in advance
$35 at-the-door
Mondays at 8pm
FEATURED PERFORMERS:
Clarissa Barton*
Emily Clark*
Theresa Finamore
James May
Bob Simpson*
Matt Valle
Bill
Strongin*
* Chance Theater Resident
Company Member
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Clarissa Barton is
a proud Chance Company Member. After receiving a B.A. in Theater Arts from Cal
State Fullerton, Clarissa lived in New York City for nearly three years. There,
she studied improvisation with Second City, and participated in the New York
City Teaching Fellows program. Favorite Chance roles include "The Who's Tommy" (Acid
Queen, currently performing at Segerstrom Center), "Cabaret" (Fraulein Kost/Fritzy); "I
Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" (Reverend Angie Rodriguez); and "Evita" (Peron’s
Mistress). In addition to performing at the Chance, Clarissa is a passionate
singer-songwriter. To listen to Clarissa's music and learn more about her, visit www.clarissabarton.com.
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Emily Clark has been a proud company member of the Chance since 2008. Previous Chance credits include "HAiR" (Ovation & LADCC Nominee), "The Eight: Reindeer Monologues" (Stage Scene LA’s Best Monolog Performance 09-10), "The Brain from Planet X", "Assassins", and "The Rover" (featured on KOCE’s “Storefront Theatre Live”). Other notable credits include "Right Together, Left Together" (The Complex), "Rated RSO" (Theatre @ Boston Court), "It’s About Time" (Off-Broadway), "Out of My Head" (Powerhouse Theatre), and "Merrily We Roll Along" (Mechanicals Theatre Group). Emily is the star and co-author of a semi-autobiographical cabaret show, "Slightly Dramatic" (co-authored by Ryan Scott Oliver), and has been seen performing in cabarets all over the Los Angeles area, including Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s
and Caffeinated Cabaret. Emily is one of the founding members of The Unknown
Artists, and she has studied with the Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC, as well
as Shakespeare Santa Cruz. www.emilyclarkonline.com.
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Theresa Finamore is
thrilled to be making her debut performance at the Chance! Recent Credits: Wait
Until Dark (Suzy Hendrix), Newport Theatre Arts Center; I Love You,
You’re Perfect,
Now Change at Huntington Beach Playhouse; Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal), Bellflower
Civic Theatre; Jekyll & Hyde (Ensemble), Sacramento Music Circus.
While living in NYC, Theresa performed in many theatres and cabarets, helped
develop musicals at BMI, appeared in commercials and an indie film, made her
directing debut with How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, and sang on multiple
cast recordings. Currently she is living in Long Beach, pursuing acting, working
for a non-profit and illustrating her children’s book What David Taught Me.
You can hear her sing the duet A Moment With You on the Stephen Sondheim Album
with Andrew Lippa. www.theresafinamore.com
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James May last performed with the Chance in their Ovation and LADCC nominated production of "Hair", in which he played Claude. This past December he performed in "Cinderella: A Traditional London Panto" alongside Jerry Mathers (The Beaver) and Freddie Stroma (the "Harry Potter" films). The show was produced by the Lythgoe Family, producers of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "American Idol". In April, James will be originating a role in a world premiere musical by Roger Bean (writer/creator of "The Andrews Brothers", "Life Could Be A Dream", and "The Marvelous Wonderettes") entitled "Summer of Love" at MTW. Other credits include Roger Sherman in "1776" (MTW), William Detweiller in "How the Other Half Loves" (ICT Long Beach), Mark in "Rent" (PACSLO), Morris (understudy) in the World Premiere "Musical Gulls" (T@BC), Whizzer in "Falsettos" (UNC) and "Falsettoland" (The Studio), principal singer in "My Life: The Music of Billy Joel" (Tour), principal singer in "Jingle Bell Rock" (Tour), Thomas Andrews in "Titanic" (UNC), and Mitchell in "The Little Dog Laughed" (UNC). He also starred in the musical short film, "Boycrazy", which is now available on DVD.
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Bob Simpson is
a proud Chance Company Member. Bob attended the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts, the British American Drama Academy, and the Howard Fine Acting Studio.
He has been taught by several fantastic instructors and actors, including Ben
Kingsley, Alan Rickman, Geoffrey Hutchings, Henry Goodman, Howard Fine, and John
Crowley. Some of his favorite roles include Billy in "Blake.da Musical", Jamie in "The Last Five Years", and the Baker in "Into the Woods" (the
last two with Chance Theater). He is also an accomplished saxophonist.
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Matt Valle is thrilled to be a part of this installment of Chance Cabaret. Matt is a member at Sacred Fools Theater Co. where he was last seen as "Squeezit/Rene Henderson" in FORBIDDEN ZONE and "Laertes" in HAMLET SHUT UP that played to sold out houses in the New York fringe festival. Matt is a player in KITTYBOWTIE productions specializing in Viral shorts and Web Series. Check out KittyBowTie.com to see the latest ROBOT APOCALYPSE (episode2-3) or UNCLE FRANK(episode 1-2-3 Coming Soon!) Matt is represented by DDO Artists Agency.
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Bill Strongin began playing the piano during the last days of the Carter administration (at the unlikely age of 2), finally graduating with his Masters in Music from the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln. He began working in theater first as a music director, directing such shows as "Sweeney Todd", "And the World Goes Round", and "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Not content to spend all of his time behind the piano, however, he often ventures to the other side of the stage as well. His favorite roles tend to be British playboys (Jack Worthing - "Ernest in Love"), greasy pimps (Marcus Lycus -- "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"), and smarmy Southerners (Rev. David -- "The Foreigner").
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