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Cabrillo Music Theatre presents OKLAHOMA!

Oklahoma

Orchestra & cast members of Cabrillo Music Theatre’s production of OKLAHOMA!

Cabrillo Music Theatre’s production of OKLAHOMA! enjoyed a spectacular run July 17-26, 2015 at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks.

The first collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein opened on Broadway in 1943, and in spite of some early skepticism was greeted by rave reviews and sold-out houses. In the end it ran for over five years and held the record for longest-running musical for almost a decade.

Now known as “the musical that reinvented American musical theater,” OKLAHOMA! includes favorite songs such as  “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “Many a New Day,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” “Surrey with the Fringe On Top,” and “I Cain’t Say No,” among many others.

The show’s run at the Kavli Theatre featured a wonderful 18-piece AFM Local 47 orchestra contracted by Darryl Tanikawa, who also performed clarinet in the ensemble. Brian Kennedy served as Music Director & Conductor, with Lloyd Cooper serving as Assistant Music Director and Darryl Archibald serving as Music Supervisor.

THE CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE ORCHESTRA

 

Rhondda Dayton – Flute, Piccolo

Ian Dahlberg – Oboe, English Horn

Darryl Tanikawa – Clarinet 1

Gary Rautenberg – Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet

Bill Barrett – Trumpet 1

Jonah Levy – Trumpet 2

June Satton – Trombone 1

Robert Coomber – Trombone 2

Melissa Hendrickson – Horn 1

Jennifer Bliman – Horn 2

Sharon Cooper – Violin 1, Concertmaster

Sally Berman – Violin 2

Brian LaFontaine – Guitar, Banjo

Lloyd Cooper – String Synthesizer

Elaine Litster – Harp

Shane Harry – Double String Bass

Alan Peck – Set Drums, Percussion

Orchestra produced by TANIKAWA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT

‘Into the Woods’ Enjoys Smash Run at Annenberg

The entire cast and orchestra of “Into the Woods” on the stage of the Wallis Annenberg Center. The orchestra included AFM musicians from Oregon and Los Angeles, contracted by Dan Savant and led by Martin Majkut, who performed front and center on the stage during the entire three-hour performance. Photo: Kevin Parry

The entire cast and orchestra of “Into the Woods” on the stage of the Wallis Annenberg Center. The orchestra included AFM musicians from Oregon and Los Angeles, contracted by Dan Savant and led by Martin Majkut, who performed front and center on the stage during the entire three-hour performance. Photo: Kevin Parry

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of hit musical “Into the Woods” took Beverly Hills by storm during its run at the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

Martin Majkut conducted a small, talented orchestra contracted by Dan Savant comprising AFM members from Los Angeles and Oregon. The musicians were featured front and center on the stage during the entire three-hour performance. Continue reading

The Simpsons Take the Bowl

Photo by Matthew Imaging

Photo by Matthew Imaging

by Linda A. Rapka

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra performs under the baton of Homer Simpson (aka Principal Conductor Thomas Wilkins). Photo by Matthew Imaging.

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra performs under the baton of Homer Simpson (aka Principal Conductor Thomas Wilkins). Photo by Matthew Imaging

Springfield descended upon the Hollywood Bowl last month during an unprecedented three-day concert extravaganza celebrating the music of “The Simpsons.”

Preceding the show’s milestone 26th season, “The Simpsons Take the Bowl” premiered Friday, Sept. 12, and continued through the warm summer weekend. Guests filtering into the venue were greeted by “Simpsons” visuals throughout: ribbons of giant pink donuts cascading overhead; a jumbo blowup of Blinky, Springfield’s infamous three-eyed nuclear fish; the Duff Beer blimp (in balloon form) hovering over the amphitheater; and of course, “Simpsons” characters in full costume, greeting and taking pictures with excited guests of all ages. Continue reading