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Celebration Theatre
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Play It Cool: A Jazz Musical features a book by Larry Dean Harris, lyrics by Mark Winkler, choreography by Marvin Tunney, and musical direction by Louis Durra. Sharon Rosen directs.

Play It Cool is centered around Mary's Hideaway, a fictional Hollywood jazz club, circa 1953. Inspired by 1950's film noir, the musical looks at the laws governing gay and lesbian clubs of the time; when women weren't allowed to bartend and men couldn't dance with other men; when every glance had a double meaning and every word was an innuendo and everything had to be done to strict code. Play It Cool is set against a sexy 1950s Hollywood backdrop and celebrates the gay men and lesbian women of that time who had the guts to break the rules.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Celebration Theatre
7051 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90038

Celebration Theatre is a professional, community-based theatre committed to the creative exploration and celebration of gay and lesbian culture, with an emphasis on new work by lesbian and gay playwrights. Celebration Theatre is an intimate space wh [...] Read More