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            Videos of South Gate Shows

                                  

SOUTH GATE STAGE

Most musicals have happy endings and likable characters, but not CHESS, a show that is about deception leading to an endgame with the appropriate negative song, Nobody’s On Nobody’s Side.

ABBA's musical Mama Mia, was a mega-hit, but although their music for CHESS is a great score it was a Broadway flop.  One problem was the script, and many revivals changed the musical in an effort to make CHESS work.  South Gate Stage takes on the challenge of reviving this intriguing but difficult musical. Performances will be at South Gate High School on June 10 and 11.

FEVER GOES HOLLYWOOD

An original new musical performed at the Ricardo Montablan Theatre in Hollywood. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7txuhm

SOUTH GATE STAGE PREMIERS NEW MUSICAL FOR “FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN MUSICALS”

FEVER  flies to Ricardo Montalban Theatre.  

FEVER is an adaptation of Midsummer Night's Dream, a 'play within a play' as characters act out the lives of Shakespearean characters. The original script is written by Howard Dando.

South Gate Stage presents this musical for the Festival of New American Musicals with the following Festival partners: Old Globe Theatre (San Diego), South Coast Repertory (Orange County), Rubicon (Ventura), Sundance Theatre Program, UCLA, USC School of Theatre, Ford Theatre, Rogers & Hammerstein Organization, etc. Performance will be at South Gate High Schoo and the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood. 

Festival chairs: Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd), Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly), Jason Alexander and Angela Lansbury. 

SOUTH GATE STAGE WINS DTASC TROPHY

South Gate Stage wins DTASC Trophy in competition with High Schools from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

SOUTH GATE STAGE GRAPHICS AWARDS

International, national, state and local Awards for 

Poster designs by Keith Lund and Howard Dando:

First Place - United States Graphic Association Award
First Place - California State Fair
First Place - Los Angeles County State Fair
Best of Show - Los Angeles County State Fair

PIPPIN

International Graphic Arts Education Association - First Place
International European Union Guttenberg Festival Award
Thummer Award (National) Awarded only in a year when a graphic exhibits Excellence beyond Standards
California State Fair - First Place
LA County Fair: First Place
LA County Fair - Best of Show

GODSPELL

First Place - California State Fair
First Place - Los Angeles County Fair

CATS

First Place - California State Fair
First Place - Los Angeles County Fair
Best of Show - Los Angeles County Fair

More Award Winning Poster and Program Designs click: http://www.flickr.com/photos/south_gate_stage_posters/

BACKSTAGE at SOUTH GATE STAGE

Stephen Schwartz, composer of 'Wicked' 
with South Gate Stage students.

Marcia Seligson, Producer with Broadway Tony and Golden Globe winner,  Judith Light; and Broadway and hit singer songwriter, Debbie Gibson.

John Rubinstein, the original Broadway 'Pippin' speaks with
South Gate Stage students at a rehearsal of Pippin.

Ken Page, original Deuteronomy
 in both Broadway and film of 'Cats' 
with South Gate Stage 'Cats' cast and crew members.

     

Jean Louisa Kelly, Film, Television and Broadway star at rehearsal of 

South Gate 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'

Jennifer Leigh-Warren, Broadway star, and original Crystal in
'Little Shop of Horrors' with Marcia Seligson of Reprise.

       Stephen Schwartz signs South Gate Stage production posters of ' Pippin.'

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ SIGNS SOUTH GATE STAGE POSTERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eP5wNdyCjCw

FEVER

COMEDY TONIGHT .

CATS

 South Gate Stage is first school (University, Secondary or non-  professional theatre) to present a production of CATS in California.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 

HAIR

A Flea in Her Ear

PIPPIN

SHADY COMPANY

CHESS

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

GODSPELL

DRAMA TROPHY, PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD

DRAMA TROPHY, NIGHTS ON BROADWAY

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS