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The Los Angeles Rock Opera presents:
shAme
A Rock Opera by Mark Governor
Directed and Choreographed by Janet Roston
Based on the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Vocal Director: Michael Wells
Ass't Director/Choreographer: Liz Sroka
Produced By: Carlos Carrasco and Liz Sroka

with
Katrina Lenk, Mark Luna, Danny Shorago, Laura Darrell, Kelly Becerra,
Joe Donohoe, Daniel Lujan, James W. Lynch, Trina Taylor and Erin Zaruba

Using powerful rock songs, soulful indie ballads and haunting melodies, "shAme" reinvigorates Rock Opera with a timeless story of sex, sin and redemption. The New York style King King Nightclub in Hollywood brings the audience into the world of "shAme" using video images, rock style lighting, and non-stop music that keeps this classic story of love and honor thrilling and current.

Wednesdays @ 8pm through July 16th

Tickets $25
www.plays411.com/shame - (323) 960.5775
or simply click on the link below
Purchase Tickets for "shAme"

USE PROMO CODE 007 for $5 OFF!
21 and over - one drink minimum

KING KING
6565 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood CA 90028
www.kingkinghollywood.com

For more information please visit:
mySpace.com/scarletlettermusical

 

Reviews
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LA Times:
shAmePuritans breaking into power ballads makes heady sense in Mark Governor's rock musical "shAme."

LA Weekly:
Who’d have guessed that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter would be a ripe fruit for an adaptation into a rock opera? Yet Mark Governor’s creation for an ensemble of 10 uses the saga of Puritan guilt as a valid exploration of “The Interior of a Heart”...under director-choreographer Janet Roston’s snappy staging, largely defined by Leah Piehl’s costumes.

Backstage West:
shAmeOne often sees shows that show promise but need work. It's rare indeed to be present as the pieces fall into place. The arrival of the cuckolded Roger Chillingworth-- a visceral performance b Danny Shorago -- rouses the production, which begins to soar once we finally hear from Hester Prynne. Katrina Lenk is an arresting presence who gives this crucial role life, and her voice is an intoxicating combination of strength, beauty, and pain.

StageScene LA:
Katrina Lenk dazzles as prim and proper Hester Prynne. Like Lenk, costar Mark Luna is as talented an actor as he is a singer. The amazing Laura Darrell does fine work as a young girl on the threshold of womanhood.

 

Come for the Show and Stay for the Party!
Nights of Shame
10:00 PM immediately following shAme there will be different Bands, DJ's and more!

May 28 Taxi Doll, Catalog, DJ ACD (a Night of Pop Electronica)
June 4 Vicious Licks, Cast of Kings, DJ Double D
June 11 The Latin Flavors, Buyepongo, DJ Ray Ricky and DJ Askari
(a Night of Cumbia and Latin Music)
June 18 Emi Kasai Band and DJ Smiles Davis
(a Night of Japanese funk and funk/soul DJ)
June 25 Babl Bijits
July 2 Mark Luna, Mark Governor, Justin Cotta and the Tenderhooks
July 9 Wires in the Walls, Joe Donohoe, Orions Belt
July 16 The Fuxedos
(a Night of art rock from "shAme's" Chillingworth!)
  and more ...

Check www.kingkinghollywood.com for weekly calendar updates!

For Press contact David Elzer of Demand PR at 818 508-1754 or elzerD@aol.com

For bookings please contact Rachel Cohen of CADENCE ARTS NETWORK, INC
at 310.838.0849 or visit: www.cadencearts.com

 

 

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