Mask
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 21, 2008
Closed Apr 20, 2008
Opened Mar 21, 2008
Closed Apr 20, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
One of the most successful songwriting teams in history, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "On Broadway") join playwright and screenwriter Anna Hamilton Phelan (the Oscar-winning film, Mask, and Gorillas in the Mist) to bring to you a deeply touching story of a mother's love for her child.
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Pasadena Playhouse
39 S El Molino Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Founded in 1917, the Pasadena Playhouse, a 686-seat house, produces more than 300 performances per year and is designated the State Theatre of California. It is also listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. Founded by Gilmor Brown and h [...] Read More
39 S El Molino Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Founded in 1917, the Pasadena Playhouse, a 686-seat house, produces more than 300 performances per year and is designated the State Theatre of California. It is also listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. Founded by Gilmor Brown and h [...] Read More
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The intentions of Mask, the new musical at the Pasadena Playhouse, seem to be truly honorable -- to tell an inspiring tale of a pair of adventurous, courageous individuals. Sadly, the end product is a show full of treacly dialogue, surprisingly dull songs, and aimless performances. Moreover, it becomes clear that the true-life story of Rocky Dennis (Allen E. Read), an inspiring youth afflicted by a degenerative disease, and his tough-as-nails, drug-addicted biker mom, Rusty (Michelle Duffy), simply does not cry out to be musicalized.
As those who saw the Oscar-winning 1985 film of the same name starring Cher and Eric Stolz know, people initially fear Rocky's elongated face upon meeting him[...]