The series will begin July 14 and 15 with Susan Egan, the singing actress who created the role of Belle in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast and who has also been seen in Cabaret, Triumph of Love and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Heather Mac Rae, of Broadway's Hair and Falsettos, will follow, playing July 21 and 22.
The Caminito Theatre will welcome Three Men and a Baby . . . Grand! July 28 and 29. The trio, which will perform Broadway and movie favorites, comprises Brian Lane Green, Lee Lessack and John Boswell.
Kevin Spirtas, who played Corny Collins in the Las Vegas mounting of Hairspray, will go it solo Aug. 3. Spirtas, who is best known for his role as Dr. Craig Wesley on "Days of Our Lives," has been seen on Broadway in A Chorus Line and Meet Me in St. Louis.
The series will conclude with Jason Graae (Aug. 4) and Linda Purl (Aug. 5.) Graae's Broadway credits include A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, and Purl has been seen on The Great White Way in Getting and Spending and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Produced by Bruce Kimmel, the "Summer Evenings of Cabaret" series is being presented by the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy in association with the Los Angeles City College Foundation in co-sponsorship with Cabaret West. All performances will begin at 7:30 PM at the Caminito Theatre, located at 855 N. Vermont Avenue in Hollywood, CA. Tickets, priced $25 (or $100 for all six concerts), are available by calling (323) 953-4000, ext. 2990. Visit www.lacitycollege.edu for more information.
