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Vanities: Comic Coming-of-Age Musical at Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA)
Title: Vanities
Venue: Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA)
Full Price: $48.00 - $66.00   Our Price: $20.00 - $33.00
Rating: 2.9 stars

Rated 2.9 by 96 members who went.

Pasadena Playhouse presents Vanities. Chronicling the comic journey of three vivacious Texas teens from cheerleaders to sorority sisters to housewives, liberated women and beyond, this musical evokes the turbulent, exciting era of the 1960s and '70s. David Kirshenbaum's tuneful score complements Jack Heifner's hilarious adaptation of his long-running off-Broadway smash.

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Members Who Went Said:

3 Star Rating
Written on
Aug 27 2008

Jan Moore

Jan Moore

Show goer

Fun show overall. Good songs, performers had very good voices and the harmonies were enjoyable. All in all, a nice evening.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Aug 27 2008

mark k.

mark k.

The music and songs are some of the best I have heard in a show in years and bound to become classic show tunes! These 3 women all bring something unique and wonderful to the show.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Aug 27 2008

Robyn Roth

Robyn Roth

Theatre Junky

Great update of the show...a little dated, kind of in the way A Chorus Line was, but really fine cast, songs that captured the mood. I liked the updating at the end — gave the show depth. I saw it with an old high school friend.

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Event Highlights

  • "An irresistibly winning cast" --Los Angeles Times
  • "Energetic, snappy, slyly satirical" --Variety
  • "Great group numbers, boffo ballads...superb songs...a highly entertaining ride!" --Back Stage West, Critic's Pick
  • "You know what they say 'bout those times: You had to be there!" --Orange County Register

More Details About This Event:

Vanities
By Jack Heifner
Music and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
Musical staging by Dan Knechtges
Directed by Judith Ivey
Based on the Original Play Vanities by Jack Heifner

"Hey there, Beautiful, we're here!"

Chronicling the comic journey of three vivacious Texas teens from cheerleaders to sorority sisters to housewives, liberated women and beyond, this tangy tale of coming-of-age in the '60s and '70s is a musical scrapbook of an era that had to be lived to be believed.

With a tunefully evocative score by David Kirshenbaum and Jack Heifner's hilarious adaptation of his long-running off-Broadway smash, Vanities offers a snapshot-sharp portrait of the lives, loves, disappointments, and dreams of best friends caught up in times that are a-changin'.

Starring Lauren Kennedy as Mary, Sarah Stiles as Joanne, and Anneliese van der Pol as Kathy.

About Pasadena Playhouse:

Founded in 1917 and housed in the present building since 1925, the historic Pasadena Playhouse has made an indelible mark on American theater. It has received hundreds of awards including designations from Los Angeles Drama-Logue, Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle, The NAACP, LA Weekly, Backstage West (Garland Awards), LA Stage Alliance (Ovation Awards) as well as numerous other entities. The Playhouse is helmed by Artistic Director Sheldon Epps, Managing Director Brian Colburn, and Producing Director Tom Ware.