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K.I.S.S. THEATRICALS TO PRESENT
WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP
AT THE RAVE THEATER FESTIVAL
AUGUST
17-25, 2019
TEATRO
SEA
CLEMENTE
SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER
107
SUFFOLK STREET, MANHATTAN
K.I.S.S. THEATRICALS is pleased to announce the East Coast premiere
of WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP, as
part of the RAVE THEATER FESTIVAL.
This one-woman musical with book, music
and lyric by JANET COLE VALDEZ
and DEEDEE O'MALLEY, music by BETTIE ROSS, directed by HOLLY FRIEDMAN and casting by Juson Williams The show tells the story of the
zany adventures of an actress who risks it all for the role of a lifetime.
The performance schedule is as follows:
Saturday,
August 17 at 8:45 pm
Sunday, August 18 at 8:30 pm
Monday, August 19 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 24 at 4:00 pm
Sunday, August 25 at 2:00 pm
Tickets
are $25.00 for regular seats and
$35.00 for premium seats (guarantees
a seat in the best section of the theater) and can be purchased online at http://ravetheaterfestival.com/tickets-and-passes/
or by calling (866) 811-4111.
Teatro SEA, at
the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural
Center, is located at 107 Suffolk Street, 1st Floor in
Manhattan.
WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP takes us
on a wild ride with New York actress Rita Donatella, in her quest to land
the role of a lifetime in a Johnny Depp film. Constantly reinventing herself
to be more perfect for the role, she courageously navigates the rough
waters of the Big Apple with humor and chutzpah. waitingforjohnnydepp.com
Past productions
of WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP at TUTS Underground in Houston and at the
Whitefire Theatre in North Hollywood in 2016 received rave reviews. Stage
Raw named it one of the Top Ten Stage Shows in L.A.
"A
delightfully funny, provocative treat!" - Style Magazine, Houston
"The perfect balance of edge and heart!" - Examiner.com Houston
"Tunes
you find yourself humming days after the show!" - BroadwayWorldHouston
JANET COLE VALDEZ
(book, lyrics, music) is a gold record, former Motown songwriter and scriptwriter. Her rock musical "Emerald Man" debuted in
the New York Musical Festival to rave reviews, and was subsequently chosen
for the ASCAP/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop. Her musical "Cole and Porter" was
optioned by "Jersey Boys" co-producer John Osher. Movie credits include "Gladiator", "The
Last Dragon", "The Boost", "South Beach Academy", "Guarded Secrets" and
"Chateau Meroux". TV credits include
"The Young and the Restless", "Fame", "CBS Late Night", "Chicago Story" and
"Michael Jordan: An American Hero". Janet co-wrote six songs for TV movie
"Christmas at Water's Edge". She
co-wrote theme songs for two TV series: "Made in Hollywood" and "Live Life
& Win", currently airing weekly. After laughing and crying on each other's shoulders for years about
the ups and downs of an artist's life, Janet teamed up with Deedee and
Bettie to create the semi-autobiographical musical "Waiting for Johnny
Depp".
DEEDEE O'MALLEY
(book, lyrics, music) is an award-winning singer/songwriter, actor and
author. She earned a BFA in Theatre
Arts from Hofstra University, where she won "Best Actress" 3 years in a
row. Deedee has co-written 3 successful musicals, including "No Time to
Weep", based on the life of holocaust survivor Lucy Deutsch. She has placed over 50 songs in popular
film and television shows and is the author of the interactive book "10
Easy Steps to Writing a Song" as well as the autobiographical book "The
Lemonade Maker" featuring 21 stories and songs on the art of turning
obstacles into opportunities. Deedee was the first star of "Waiting for Johnny Depp", which landed
her "Best Solo Performer" at the Valley Theatre Awards in Los Angeles for
her lovable and quirky depiction of Rita. Other awards include Music
Connection's "#1 Indie CD of the Year" and Los Angeles Music Award's
"Singer-Songwriter of the Year".
BETTIE ROSS (music)
is an award-winning composer and keyboardist. She has 2 gold records for
pipe organ performances on albums by Meat Loaf and Faith Hill. Her solo
piano CD won Best Solo Piano Album and Best Solo Piano Song at the 2009
Just Plain Folks Awards. Bettie composed the music for Nancy Cartwright's
Dramalogue award-winning one-woman show "In Search of Fellini" as well as "Neon:
a Vaudeville of Obsessions." For Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark",
Bettie worked as part of the music prep team and assisted arranger/composer
David Campbell.
HOLLY FRIEDMAN's
(director) love of theatre began at a very young age, when she created
shows at holiday dinners and forced her little cousins to take roles. From
the first Broadway production she attended with her parents, she was
hooked. Holly received accolades for her direction of "Life, Love &
Other 4-Letter Words", an evening of 8 one-act plays in Hollywood. She
discovered the quirky "Waiting for Johnny Depp" at its 2014 NoHo workshop
production. She reached out to the
show's creators with insights about Rita, and the rest, as they say, was
"herstory". Holly helmed the show's
critically acclaimed West Coast Premiere, which was named in Stage Raw's
Top 10 theatrical productions. She
is thrilled to direct "Waiting for Johnny Depp" at the Rave Theater
Festival in the Big Apple, the ultimate theatre city!!
RAVE THEATER FESTIVAL will be held
this summer from August 9-25, 2019 at the Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk Street) on the
Lower East Side. The festival is helmed by Tony Award-winning Broadway
producer Ken Davenport, who will
serve as artistic director.
For its inaugural
year, Rave Theater Festival has selected a diverse roster of 20 plays,
musicals, family-friendly shows, and cross-disciplinary projects. To learn
more about Rave Theater Festival visit RaveTheaterFestival.com.
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