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Kelley, McGovern, Parrish Set for One Red Flower Readings

Maureen McGovern
(© Deborah Finegold)
Maureen McGovern
(© Deborah Finegold)

Elijah Kelley, Maureen McGovern, and Hunter Parrish will star in staged readings of Paris Barclay’s musical One Red Flower, to take place on June 24 and July 1 at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, California, and July 11-12 at the Brentwood Theatre in Los Angeles. The readings will be directed by Ken Sawyer.

The show is adapted from the book Dear America: Letters From Home from Vietnam, which features actual letters from soldiers in the Vietnam war and their loved ones. Barclay has written 16 previous musicals. He has won two Emmy Awards for directing episodes of NYPD Blue and has directed episodes of such series as The West Wing, City of Angels, Cold Case, and In Treatment.

Kelley is best known for his role as Seaweed in the hit film version of Hairspray. McGovern has starred on Broadway in Nine, Little Women, The Pirates of Penzance, and 3 Penny Opera. She has been a top-selling recording artist and concert and cabaret performer for over 30 years, and recently released her newest CD, A Long and Winding Road. Parish currently co-stars as Silas Botwin on the award-winning series Weeds.

For tickets and information, call 805-667-2900 or visit www.rubicontheatre.org.

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