| Writers Bloc offers Parlor Patrons 2-4-1 tix -- please join me this Thursday!! WRITERS BLOC PRESENTS...
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Thursday, January 8, 2009 * 7:30 pm * $20 ($10 for Parlor Patrons!) Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills * 300 N. Clark Dr. (One block w of Robertson, three blocks north of Wilshire Bl. * (Park in public structure at 123 Robertson, just n. of Third St.)
Writers Bloc presents a tribute to the upcoming PBS series on the history and state of American Comedy. With Michael Kantor and Larry Maslon (director & writer of the three-part series and authors of the companion book), and comedians Larry Wilmore (Daily Show) & Richard Belzer. Winner of a Peabody Award and Humanitas Award from the Writers Guild of America, Larry is the author of the upcoming book, I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts. Belzer, stand-up comic, cast member of Law and Order, and an original voice on National Lampoon Radio, is also the author of several books. Kantor also created the award-winning documentary, Broadway: The American Musical. Maslon also wrote the American Masters program Richard Rogers:The Sweetest Sounds and is the editor of many books on American theater.
Make 'Em Laugh airs nationally on PBS on January 14, 21 & 28 for two hours each night. Cash or personal checks accepted at the door. Please no credit cards.
TO RSVP go to http://www.writersblocpresents.com/ In the body of the message, enter "Parlor Performances" so they'll discount you at the door! You will NOT receive a confirmation for your reservation. Unless you hear from them to the contrary, please safely assume that your reservation has been taken. See you there! | | Parlor Performance January Update Entertaining Ideas from the Historical to the Hysterical! In a nutshell (details in boxes below)! Up next at Steinway Hall! ** Fri., January 23 @ 8pm * Singing Political Satirist Roy Zimmerman's first Post-Inaugural Revue: REAL AMERICAN! ** Sunday, March 1 @ 2 & 7pm * World renowned pianist Lincoln Mayorga's brithday tribute to Chopin! Here, there, everywhere... Fields Pianos to shut its doors in March -- liquidation sale happening now! Parlor Producer may be despearately seeking venue! Discounts available as needed! If you are out of work or simply can't spend the money now, please let me know and I'll discount tickets as needed. If you're able to pay full price, thank you for your continued support. Parlor Performances (very possibly LA's longest-running unfunded performing arts series) could not exist without you! Info & RSVP: Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com or (310) 471-3979 | Parlor Performances @ Steinway Hall presents
Singing Political Satirist Roy Zimmerman's REAL AMERICAN!
"a latter-day Tom Lehrer." Los Angeles Times Friday, January 23 @ 8pm * $25 ($20 if RSVP made by 1/15) Roy Zimmerman took his satirical songs to Real America last year, driving 12,000 miles and flying 12,000 more to do 107 shows in 47 states before the election. He brings his show REAL AMERICAN to Steinway Hall in West Los Angeles on January 23.
"Real American" will feature new material infused with Zimmerman's on-the-road experiences and driven, as always, by the headlines.
He says, "In this election we heard a lot about 'Real America' as exemplified by Joe, whose name isn't Joe, the Plumber, who's not a plumber." In one new song, Zimmerman imagines what Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher's hit single might sound like.
Another invokes "Rick Warren's Invocation." The current economic woes are examined in "Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion Dollars."
Zimmerman explains the pre-election tour: "The idea was to g et out of my little Liberal cocoon of Marin County, CA, and meet some of the most Progressive people in the least Progressive places in the country."
He played venues large and small in Red, Blue and Swing states, writing new songs on the road, and posting new videos to YouTube, often from the road itself. "Gas was expensive and in short supply," he says, "but Absurdity was plentiful and cheap."
Along the way, Zimmerman played events at both Democratic and Republican national conventions, and joined forces with activist singer Holly Near for a series of "Sing Out the Vote Ohio" concerts.
Some have wondered if political satirists will have a harder time without the easy target of the Bush administration. Zimmerman isn't worried. "Ann Coulter is giving fashion advice to Michelle Obama. Irony lives!"
His songs are heard on NPR, Air America and Sirius Radio. His YouTube videos have garnered over two million views and tens of thousands of comments, many of them coherent.
Steinway Hall @ Fields Pianos * 12121 W. Pico Bl. (1 door w. of Bundy * Level P2) | | Parlor Performances @ Steinway Hall presents CHOPIN AND THE PIANO with pianist Lincoln Mayorga Sunday, March 1 @ 2 & 7pm * $30 ($25 for 1st 50 people to RSVP)
Joun us for a celebrattion of Frederic Chopin's 199th birthday! Pianist Lincoln Mayorga will talk about the composer's life and play all of his Twenty-four Preludes, the Grande Polonaise in A flat, the Scherzo in C sharp minor and selected mazurkas, etudes, and waltzes. This is a musical feast of Chopin's intensely romantic, dramatic, and highly original music for the piano, the first of a number of programs Mayorga will perform during the composer's bi-centennial year. About Lincoln Mayorga... Equally versatile and virtuosic regardless of musical genre, pianist and composer Lincoln Mayorga has enjoyed one of the busiest studio careers in Hollywood. He was the staff pianist for Walt Disney Studios and contributed to the soundtracks of such motion pictures as Chinatown, Pete's Dragon, and Ragtime. His television credits include Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven Dallas, and original scores for Fame. As accompanist, arranger, and conductor, he has recorded with such artists as Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Vikki Carr, Mel Torme, Phil Ochs, Andy Williams, Ernie Freeman, Frank Zappa, and Quincy Jones. He is co-founder of the renowned audiophile record label Sheffield Lab, for which he has produced recordings by a range of artists, from Harry James and his band to Erich Leinsdorf and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His concert tours have taken his diverse 18th to 21st century repertoire to more than two hundred cities across the United States, Canada, Europe and Russia. Steinway Hall @ Fields Pianos * 12121 W. Pico Bl. (1 door w. of Bundy * Level P2) Park free in lot! * RSVP to Jeannine Frank * Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com | Fields Pianos in West LA is Going Out of Business After 50 years, Fields Pianos, L.A.'s exclusive Steinway dealer, is closing its doors forever. Fields is selling all of their pianos in a closing sale that is going on now. If you are in the market for a Steinway piano or other brands, now is a great opportunity. Call (310) 207-2400 for further information or to make an appointment to the sale. | Carla Zilbersmith update! Many of you have been keeping up with Carla's blog entries (www.carlamuses.blogspot.com), which continue to amaze and inspire. Diagnosed last January with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), Carla's almost-daily blog entries are by turns (and often at once) darkly comic, uplifting, life affirming, painfully honest -- and always worth the journey. Read Don Heckman feaure & review of her new CD, Extraordinary Renditions, at http://irom.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/cd-review-carla-zilbersmith/ . Carla welcomes your visit to her site, your comments & letters. | |
