International City Theatre opens its 35th anniversary season with a madcap musical salute to the swinging '40s. Written and created by Roger Bean (The Marvelous Wondrettes, Life Could Be A Dream), and with director/choreographer Jamie Torcellini at the helm, The Andrews Brothers opens on Feb. 21 at ICT's home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Performances will continue through March 8, with two low-priced previews set for Feb. 19 and Feb. 20.
A USO show is threatened with cancellation when a certain famous trio of singing sisters fails to show up, so it's left to three earnest and determined stagehands to go on with the show. Mistaken identities, zany adventures, a bit of cross-dressing and the music of an entire generation highlight this valentine to the heroes of World War II. The triple-threat cast - Michael D'Elia (Comic-Con: The Musical at Hollywood Fringe, Sweeney Todd at the El Portal), Max DeLoach (Westside Story, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Sunset Boulevard at the Moonlight Amphitheatre), Kelley Dorney (Nice Work If You Can Get It at Musical Theatre West, Lend Me A Tenor at La Mirada) and Grant Hodges (Singin' in the Rain at La Mirada) - is accompanied by a sizzling live band led by musical director Brent Crayon. Together, they deliver over 25 songs made famous by the Andrews Sisters, including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Slow Boat to China," "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive."Photo Credit: Tracey Roman
Max DeLoach, Kelley Dorney, Hodges and Michael Da??Elia
Grant Hodges and Kelley Dorney
Grant Hodges, Max DeLoach, Michael Da??Elia
Kelley Dorney, Grant Hodges, Max DeLoach and Michael Da??Elia
Max DeLoach, Kelley Dorney
Michael Da??Elia, Grant Hodges, Kelley Dorney and Max DeLoach
Grant Hodges, Michael Da??Elia, Max DeLoach
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