You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown at the Kavli Theater in Thousand Oaks February 8-17th, 2013 (Preview and Tickets)
Cabrillo Music Theatre
Broadway in Your Backyard at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Good Grief! Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends make their Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza debut!
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Limited Engagement of the new, revised Broadway version opens Friday, February 8th at the Kavli Theatre!
Musical Direction by Dean Mora
Choreography by Kirsten Chandler
Directed by Lewis Wilkenfeld
Honorary Producer: The Hogan Family Foundation
November 29, 2012…Thousand Oaks, Calif… The Peanuts characters come to life on the Civic Arts Plaza stage, as the 2012-2013 season continues with the Tony Award-winning YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. Charles M. Schulz’ immortal creations take to the stage with humor, song and dance. Colorful for children, warm and winning for adults, YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, like the comic strip that spawned it, speaks to everyone. YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN opens on Friday, February 8th, 2013, and plays until Sunday, February 17th, at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
“How can anything go wrong on a day like this?” asks Charlie Brown as the curtain goes up. YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN answers this question and many more, as Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder and Snoopy join the fun on “A day in the life of Charlie Brown.” Full of music, humor, and insight, the stage musical tackles childhood’s memorable moments that made Schulz’ “Peanuts” characters a part of all our lives. Will this be the day that Charlie Brown actually flies his kite? Can Linus give up his blanket? Will Schroeder give in to Lucy’s romantic advances? All this while Snoopy ponders the meaning of life from the roof of his doghouse. With book, music, and lyrics by Clark M. Gesner, Cabrillo’s all new production of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN features new music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, and additional dialogue by Michael Mayer. The result is a musical family entertainment that could only have sprung from the mind of Charles M. Schulz.
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN features musical direction by Dean Mora, choreography by Kirsten Chandler, and is directed by Cabrillo’s Artistic Director, Lewis Wilkenfeld. “This is a family show, not necessarily a children’s show,” says Wilkenfeld. “The Peanuts characters are kids, of course, and kids love them. But they deal with philosophy, psychology, sibling-rivalry, and even blanket-separation-anxiety! Trust me, there’s plenty for adults to enjoy, too!” Adds Wilkenfeld, “There’s a bit of these characters in every one of us! Who hasn’t wanted to try one more time to kick that football? We’ve all been Charlie Brown, and Linus, and Lucy, and even Snoopy!”
In keeping with Cabrillo’s tradition of showcasing young performers on the way to stardom, YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN features six talented cast members: Dane Biren, Reba Buhr, Zachary Ford, Todrick Hall, Jeffrey Scott Parsons, and Natalie Storrs.
Cabrillo’s “Beyond the Footlights” outreach programs continue as well. Even though Snoopy has a loving family and home, many of his friends do not, so Cabrillo’s Animal Rescue Program will be in full force during CHARLIE BROWN. Rescue organizations will be outside the lobby at all performances, with animals in need of loving homes. Cabrillo’s mission is to find a home for as many of these dogs as possible by the end of each performance.
With great songs, insightful humor, and an infectious, bubbly optimism, Cabrillo Music Theatre’s YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN is great entertainment for children of all ages, as well as anyone who has ever been a child. It is recommended for all ages, and is the perfect show for families to enjoy together. “Happiness” is Cabrillo’s YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN!
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
LEWIS WILKENFELD (Director) continues his 7th season as Artistic Director of Cabrillo Music Theatre. Under Lewis’ leadership, Cabrillo has received 32 Ovation Award nominations, and 7 wins. As director, Lewis’ Cabrillo shows include: Annie, The Sound of Music, Cinderella, Little Shop of Horrors, The King and I, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Music Man, and many more. His production of Bye Bye Birdie! was named Ventura County’s Production Of The Year. Additionally, Lewis’ work has won him a Drama Logue Award (The Wizard of Oz, starring Cathy Rigby), a Robby Award (Gypsy! at the Lawrence Welk Resort Theatre), and an AriZoni Award (Beauty and the Beast, Phoenix Theatre). Lewis has also directed 7 productions for L.A.’s prestigious Musical Theatre Guild. Lewis is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and Actors’ Equity Assn.
DEAN MORA (Musical Director) is a native of Los Angeles, graduate of CSU Northridge. Musical Direction credits: Dames At Sea, The All-Night Strut, The Threepenny Opera, Side By Side By Sondheim, Lady MacBeth Sings The Blues, Jacques Brel is Alive…”, The World Goes ‘Round, A Little Night Music, Pump Boys and Dinettes, City of Angels, Two By Two, Baby, Man of La Mancha, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Forever Plaid, The Sound of Music, Weird Romance, Quilters, The Boyfriend, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and The Fantasticks. Outside of the theatre world, Dean is a silent movie accompanist, and also leads his own big band, specializing in music from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
ABOUT THE CAST
DANE BIREN (Charlie Brown) previously appeared in Cabrillo’s Happy Days (as “Ralph Malph”) and Meet Me in St. Louis (as “Warren Sheffield.”) ZACHARY FORD (Snoopy), making his Cabrillo debut, starred in Monty Python’s Spamalot in Las Vegas and at Musical Theatre West. NATALIE STORRS (Lucy), a Camarillo native who performed in Cabrillo shows as a child, has portrayed two different roles in recent productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes. JEFFREY SCOTT PARSONS (Linus) starred in Cabrillo’s 42nd Street and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, as well as the Colony Theatre’s Dames at Sea. REBA BUHR (Sally) stars as “Jasmine” in Disney California Adventure’s Aladdin, and hosts Disney Channel’s “Disney 365.” TODRICK HALL (Schroeder) recently won an Ovation Award for his work as “Seaweed” in Musical Theatre West’s Hairspray, and was a semi-finalist on “American Idol.”
ABOUT THE PRICING AND SCHEDULE
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN will open on Friday, February 8, 2013 and run through Sunday, February 17th. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00pm. A post-show discussion with cast, staff and audience will follow the Saturday, February 9th, 2:00pm performance. A signed performance for the deaf and hard-of-hearing will take place on the Friday, February 15th performance.
Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Box Office located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks or through any Ticketmaster location or by phone (800) 745-3000. For groups of 10 or more, please call Group Sales, Cabrillo Music Theatre at (805) 497-8613. Ticket prices range from $30-$65. For ticket and theatre information, call (805) 449-ARTS (2787).
CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE’s 2012-2013 season continues with GREASE (April 2013) and LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL (July 2013). Mini-Season subscriptions are available for the three shows, and Mini-Season subscribers receive additional discounts, easy ticket exchanges, and the Cabrillo Subscriber Discount Card.
CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE performs exclusively at the Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Bank of America Performing Arts Center, at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
Cabrillo Music Theatre is the Ovation Award-winning Resident Musical Theatre Production Company of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, and a non-profit theatre organization. For over three decades, Cabrillo has been enriching the cultural life of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties and the surrounding areas by providing an extraordinary performing arts experience through live, Broadway-quality productions of musical theatre. It is Cabrillo’s mission to provide the highest quality musical experience, to foster educational opportunities, and to promote cultural and artistic enrichment to enhance the quality of life in Southern California. To this end, Cabrillo Music Theatre goes “Beyond the Footlights” with programs to give back to the community, and to provide enhanced theatre experiences for all audiences. Since the inception of “Beyond the Footlights,” over 32,000 underserved children, in-need seniors, and active military have enjoyed Cabrillo Music Theatre’s productions at no charge. In addition, Cabrillo provides ASL signed performances of every production; talkbacks with cast and staff; Cabrillo’s Animal Rescue program raises funds and awareness for homeless and abused dogs and cats; and Cabrillo partnered with FOODSHARE this summer to provide food for those in need. For more information about Cabrillo Music Theatre’s “Beyond the Footlights” programs, contact Laura Mason at (805) 497-8613 x1, or at [email protected].