The Award-Winning Musical has been extended through August 2 in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse
If you want an evening filled with boundless energy, sensational music, and a wonderful dose of nostalgia, head over to see Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara . Right now, they are Live at The Geffen Playhouse in Westwood!
With fantastic reviews and a collection of top honors at every major Los Angeles theater awards ceremony, including Best Musical at the Ovation Awards, Best Production at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Production at the Garland Awards andMusical of the Year at the LA Weekly Theater Awards, Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara is now on its third extension at the Geffen Playhouse.
Created by Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith , who also star as Louis and Keely, respectively, Louis & Keely: Live at the Saharafollows the life and love of Las Vegas’s infamous onstage couple. Directed by acclaimed Hollywood director/biographer Taylor Hackford, the current production is a revamped version of Broder and Smith’s 2008 show which originated at the Sacred Fools Theatre Company.
Hackford, who joined forces with the creators to guide the revision process, estimates about 40 percent of the script is different from the original production. This includes the addition of seven new songs: “I Wish You Love,” “Hey Boy, Hey Girl,” “What is This Thing Called Love?” “Night Train,” “Ai, Ai, Ai,” and “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me,” as well as new characters.
Broder and Smith are outstanding as Louis and Keely, and new cast members Nick Cagle and Erin Matthews add another dimension by playing various other characters in the couple’s story, including Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. In addition to the four actors, the show features a seven-piece live swing band that brings down the house as the orchestra for the play and as Louis Prima’s Vegas band, The Witnesses.
Whether you are old enough to remember the incomparable Louis & Keely or are in a younger generation and new to their music, this is a show that you don’t want to miss.
Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara
By Jake Broder & Vanessa Smith
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Runs Through Sunday, August 2, 2009
Performance Schedule
Tuesdays – Thursdays 8:00 pm
Fridays 7:30 pm
Saturdays 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm;
Sundays 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm
Ticket Info
Purchase tickets on-line at www.geffenplayhouse.com or call the Geffen Playhouse Box Office at (310) 208-5454, Daily: Noon-6:00 pm
Also available at Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232.
Premium Stage Seating – $55; Orchestra Seating – $65
Student rush tickets available one hour prior to curtain for $15.
Reviewed by Marilyn Anderson
