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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE CHILDREN’S SERIES

“THE SATURDAY SCENE” PROUDLY PRESENTS

CLASSIC FAIRYTALES

Fun and Interactive Adaptations of Three Classic Children’s Stories: Little Red Riding Hood, Goldie Locks & the Three Bears, and Hansel & Gretel

June 19, 26, & July 10, 2004 11a.m.-Noon

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 17, 2004 – Geffen Playhouse Producing Director Gilbert Cates proudly announces three special performances of Classic Fairytales, presented by Geffen’s family theater series “The Saturday Scene.” An upbeat and educational adaptation of three classic children’s stories – Little Red Riding Hood, Goldie Locks & the Three Bears, and Hansel & Gretel – Classic Fairytales will be performed at the Geffen’s new interim home, the Brentwood Theatre, on June 19, June 26 and July 10, from 11 a.m. to noon. Admission is $6 for adults and $2 for children. Following the performance, kids and their families are invited to meet the actors and enjoy refreshments and treats. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the Geffen Playhouse box office at (310) 208-5454.

“This is an exciting time for theatergoers of all ages in Los Angeles. Classic Fairytales is the first of many wonderful children’s shows we will be presenting from the beautiful Brentwood Theatre as the Geffen Playhouse undergoes a major renovation and expansion,” said Cates. “Our educational outreach programs at the Geffen are top-notch and pivotal to making theater available to children and families throughout Los Angeles.”

Produced by Parson’s Nose, Classic Fairytales was adapted by Chip Keyes and will be directed by Tina Haatainen Jones.

Cookin’ at the Cookery: the Music and Times of Alberta Hunter

Kicking off the first Geffen Playhouse production at the newly refurbished Brentwood Theatre is this summer’s hottest musical, Cookin’ at the Cookery: the Music and Times of Alberta Hunter, starring Tony Award-winning actress and singer Ann Duquesnay and celebrated Broadway performer Montego Glover. A dynamite combination of vocal forces, both Duquesnay and Glover have starred in past productions of Cookin’ at the Cookery, joining for the first time in the Geffen Playhouse production this summer. Cookin’ at the Cookery began in previews at the Brentwood Theatre on Tuesday, June 15 and will run through Sunday, August 1, with an official press opening on Wednesday, June 23, 2004.

Geffen Playhouse 2004/2005 Season

Geffen Playhouse’s 2004/2005 season will begin with the West Coast Premiere of the 2003 Tony Award winner for Best Play, Take Me Out. A world premiere adaptation of Lerner & Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon follows. Then Geffen will present two Pulitzer Prize winning plays – You Can’t Take It With You and I Am My Own Wife (also the winner of two 2004 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor). The upcoming 2004/2005 season is the first in the Geffen’s decade long pledge to theater made in America.

Geffen Playhouse at the Brentwood Theatre

The Geffen Playhouse has broken ground on its $17 million renovation and expansion. During the expected 15 months of construction, all Geffen Playhouse productions will be presented at the historic Brentwood Theatre, located on the grounds of the Veterans Administration at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, building 211 in Brentwood. For more information, visit the Geffen website at www.geffenplayhouse.com.

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