One of the most exhilarating jukebox musicals to emerge since the invention of the form is thankfully making a return to the Southland with the original cast intact. Roger Bean’s sweet and sassy “Life Could Be a Dream,” is a rocking and rolling musical comedy, set in small-town America in the 1960s and featuring some of the most popular and memorable hit tunes of the era.
A remounting of this scrumptious show—which netted coveted 2009 “Production” wins from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, the Back Stage Garland Awards, and the LA Weekly Awards, as well as several other honors—runs from October 29 to November 20 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment.
The irresistible original cast—Doug Carpenter, Ryan Castellino, Jim Holdridge, Daniel Tatar, and Jessica Keenan Wynn—reunites. Also back, renewing their stellar contributions to the effort, are writer-director Bean, choreographer Lee Martino, music director Michael Paternostro, and the original design team. We’ll have a followup report in SoCal Stages after catching the remounted show on opening weekend
--Les Spindle
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