On your marks for the original amazing race! International City Theatre’s 28th season gets off to a flying start with Around the World in 80 Days, adapted by Mark Brown from the visionary, classic adventure story by Jules Verne. For a taste of exotic locales, daring exploits, narrow escapes and great fun, head over to International City Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center between January 25 and February 17, or take in a low-priced preview on January 23 or 24.
It’s 1872, and Phileas Fogg—normally the most exact of men who conducts his days on a most precise schedule—agrees to an outrageous wager that puts both his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. It’s a whirlwind journey filled with danger, romance, secret plots and comic surprises that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats—until they begin to roll in the aisles with laughter.
“It’s a madcap adventure—pure, hysterical fun,” says director Allison Bibicoff. “We have five actors playing over 3 dozen parts, and they face everything from stampeding elephants to a raging typhoon to a runaway train. It’s an extremely challenging production, and also a chance to be mega-creative.”
“I wanted this one to be fun for the audience, and for the actors,” explained Mark Brown in an interview. “Sometimes I think actors want to kill me for what I have done. But I sort of knew what was possible for quick changes, and breaking down the fourth wall as well as breaking down time and space throughout the entire show. It’s a really fun play, a fun night out at the theater. It’s about as deep as a shallow puddle, but it’s really fun.”
Around the World in 80 Days runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8 pm and Sundays @ 2 pm, January 25 through February 17. Two preview performances take place on Wednesday, January 23 and Thursday, January 24 @ 8 pm. Tickets are $38 on Thursdays and $45 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, except opening night which is $50 and includes a reception with the actors following the performance. Preview tickets are $29. International City Theatre is located in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, CA 90802. For reservations and information, call the ICT Box Office at 562-436-4610 or www.InternationalCityTheatre.com.
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Panglonymous May 16, 2013 at 02:38 pm
If the medium is the message, what is Patch 2 saying?…Read More
http://missionviejo.patch.com/groups/opinion/p/this-boards-for-you-whiners
Panglonymous May 16, 2013 at 01:22 pm
Got me an image stuck into the profile peephole after a little wrangling. Pretty much an abstract…Read More at this size but what the hey, I know what it is and it pleases me... :-)
Nancy Wride (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Nice. Yesterday's Playlist was led by 'Livin' on a Prayer' :D
Panglonymous May 15, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Good morning, good morning ... good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhSbBftWtk
Mike Ruehle May 15, 2013 at 03:04 pm
Long Beach Police Commander Jay Johnson is now the 3-year chief of the Newport Beach department…Read More described by Orange County media as, "Police Department Management Is a Cesspool of Adultery, Lies & Retaliation Against Honest Officers."
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/newport_beach_police_departmen.php
John B. Greet May 12, 2013 at 10:00 am
Perhaps Ruehle should learn just a little more about all the things the Auditor's Office *does* do,…Read More before whining and complaining about all of the things it doesn't.
http://www.cityauditorlauradoud.com/office-of-the-auditor.shtml
Beyond routinely identifying many areas of waste, fraud, and abuse in City government, the Auditor's office conducts a great deal of non audit-related services each year.
Ruehle's comments seem to connote a belief that City Auditor Doud is somehow responsible for investigating and reporting on every bad decision the Council makes or every instance of questionable affiliation found throughout City government. She is not and even if she were, Long Beach taxpayers do not provide her with sufficient resources to do so.
Despite that Ms. Doud is, herself, a citywide elected official, and despite her office's consistently excellent work-product, she can only fact-find and report her findings. Beyond her own office, she has no authority to mandate changes in the way other City officials conduct the people's business.
Since her initial election in 2006, Ms. Doud's office has uncovered -and reported upon- millions and millions of dollars worth of fraud, waste, and abuse in City government.
That's not sufficient for Ruehle who, despite all his complaints, will never consider running for that office himself and showing us all how much better *he* could do.
John B. Greet May 12, 2013 at 09:39 am
"...this article is saying that the fact that the city of Long Beach extorts millions of…Read More dollars from its residents in the form of RIDICULOUS parking tickets and charges outrageous fines for them is to be applauded?"
No. There is actually nothing in this article that says that but please enjoy these lovely parting gifts.
Mike Ruehle May 12, 2013 at 06:56 am
What has City Auditor Laura Doud done since her re-election other than support anything wanted by…Read More Foster & Delong. Maybe people should ask:
1. Why didn't Doud audit the city's transaction where city owned valuable port property was exchanged for swamp land? There certainly was enough controversy about the value of each asset. Wasn't it her job as the taxpayer's representative to look into it?
2. Why didn't Doud audit the amount of taxpayer's money used to support the 2nd & PCH project and the Home Depot project before that. The city was supposed to be compensated by the Developers for ALL of their costs, including meeting costs. However, that is NOT what happened. Millions of taxpayer's dollars where gifted to certain politically connected developers.
3. Why hasn't Doud audited the $1 dollar per year no-bid contracts of valuable city taxpayer owned ocean front property to the Long Beach Yacht Club, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and other exclusive members only clubs for the wealthy and politically connected do determine what the value of an alternative use might be?
4. Why hasn't Doud audited the exclusive, no-bid, for-profit lease of city owned waterfront property to Steve Conley's and John Hancock's BANCAP company that has made those two men tremendously wealthy at the expense of Long Beach taxpayers?
Doud started out with a bang when first elected. Since then, she has been a crony for anything Foster and DeLong related.