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“I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE” – Segerstrom Center – Los Angeles theater review

Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

Next week the Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the super-fun stage show I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE running from March 18–23, 2014.

This hilarious ‘live TV show’ show takes audiences back to 1952 as if they were actual audience members during the filming of two beloved I LOVE LUCY episodes: “The Benefit” and “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined.”

Segerstrom Center social media followers voted for their favorite Lucy moment as part of the Center’s audience engagement photo opportunity. The clear winner by a heaping spoonful was the Vitameatavegamin skit from the “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” episode that first aired on May 5, 1952. Patrons attending I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE at Segerstrom Center for the Arts are invited to pose at their specially made set, complete with props to recreate this legendary commercial.

Guests are encouraged to share photos via social media, and one lucky winner will receive a prize pack from the show at the end of the run. To enter, participants must tag @SegerstromArts and @ILoveLucyLive and include the hashtag #OCLovesLucy.

Also on-hand will be our Stage & Screen exhibit showcasing behind-the-scenes trivia from the beloved TV show. All audience engagement activities will take place one hour prior to curtain and during intermission.

I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE takes audience members back to 1952 as members of the Desilu Playhouse studio audience where they await the filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar I LOVE LUCY episodes, “The Benefit” and “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined.”

I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is staged and directed by Rick Sparks and adapted for the stage with new material by Kim Flagg and Rick Sparks. For more information, please visit their official site.

The cast for this production of I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE are:

Kevin Remington (Fred),
Joanna Daniels (Ethel),
Sirena Irwin (Lucy),
and Bill Mendieta (Ricky).

Read this review of a previously staged production to get an idea of how fun this show is!

 

Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

I LOVE LUCY®LIVE ON STAGE
Segerstrom Center for the Arts–Segerstrom Hall
March 18–23, 2014
Tuesday–Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m.
The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday,
***March 22 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts–Segerstrom Hall
600 Town Center Drive,Costa Mesa, CA
Tickets:
Start at $29.00
In person-
The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m.–6p.m. daily
Online-SCFTA.org
Phone-(714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily
TTY number-(714) 556-2746
Group Sales-(714) 755-0236
Information provided is accurate at the time of printing, but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a private, non-profit organization. “Segerstrom Center for the Arts” is a registered trademark.

 

 

 

Pauline Adamek

Pauline Adamek is a Los Angeles-based arts enthusiast with twenty-five years' experience covering International Film Festivals and reviewing new Theatre, Film and Restaurants.

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