Brent Schindele, Hannah Balagot
Photographer: Ken Kinder
SCLO Presents Oklahoma!
Saddleback Civic Light Opera is thrilled to present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs and original dances by Agnes de Mille, this timeless classic will grace the McKinney Theatre stage in July. Directed and choreographed by K. C. Gussler and musically directed by Lex Leigh, this endearing musical features familiar songs such as Oklahoma, Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey with the Fringe on Top, People Will Say We’re in Love, and don’t forget Ado Annie’s delightful rendition of I Can’t Say No. Set in a Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love’s journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant Oklahoma!
Dates: July 15th, 16th, 23rd, 29th, 30th at 7:30pm and July 17th, 24th and 31st at 2:30pm.
Please note there will be a Buzz Night 2 for 1 Special on July 22nd at 7:30pm. No more bees but the buzz lives on!
Tickets can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4 Tuesday through Saturday) and online at www.saddleback.edu/arts. Ticket prices have been reduced 25% from last year. New prices are $27 general; $25 students/seniors/ Angels; $22 children 12 and under. Group rates are $22 each for groups of 20 or more.
Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Parking is available in Lot 12. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback’s Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the third left to “Theatre Circle,” turning right into Lot 12.
Saddleback Civic Light Opera is one of two South Orange County’s professional summer musical theatre companies that teams Equity actors and professional directors with college and college-prep students, bringing affordable, quality, Broadway productions to our community.
Warren Hill
Acclaimed Sax Man Warren Hill to Perform on “Breakfast with Gary & Kelly” Broadcast
Radio on TV Comes to the Norman P. Murray Center
Saddleback College radio station KSBR 88.5FM and the City of Mission Viejo are proud to announce the next “Breakfast with Gary and Kelly” radio for TV broadcast will take place on July 9, 2011 with special guest Warren Hill. The Saturday morning radio show will broadcast LIVE starting at 9:00am from the Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way in Mission Viejo.
A studio audience will be welcomed in for the 10:00 am to 12pm show; doors will open at 9:45am with the final hour being videotaped for later broadcast on the city’s MVTV Channel 30. The audience will be admitted for free but seating is limited. Reservations can be made online at www.ksbr.org
Warren Hill has enjoyed a distinguished career as a solo performer, with critically acclaimed releases beginning with his debut effort “Kiss Under The Moon” in 1991 through his most recent effort “La Dolce Vita”. He has toured and recorded with a remarkable list of artists including Chaka Khan, Keiko Matsui, Jeff Golub, John Tesh and Natalie Cole, backing her on the “Unforgettable” tour. Currently, he is part of the “Gentlemen of the Night” package which includes Marion Meadows and Paul Taylor. He is also working on several projects including a new CD and assisting his daughter Olivia with her recording and film career.
Past guests on “Breakfast with Gary & Kelly” have included Debbie Reynolds, Peter White, Diane Schuur and Paul Brown. The pair has conducted numerous remote broadcasts from locations all over Southern California, including the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach and Catalina Island and has hosted many celebrity guests.
The program continues the partnership between Saddleback College and the City of Mission Viejo. For more information on the Radio on TV monthly series and how to become part of the audience for the March 19th show, please tune to 88.5 KSBR or visit their website at www.KSBR.org
KSBR is a community service of Saddleback College. Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
