APA Academy Awards
Synergy (Dance Concert)
An evening of spectacular movement and dedicated young dancers awaits you with Synergy. This show focuses on the APA Repertory Dance Ensemble who will be joined by the rest of the APA Dance Department, Encore and the Cabrillo High School dancers for an unforgettable evening of groundbreaking dance showcases. The evening will include works by APA faculty choreographers, special guest choreographers, and collaborative works.
$20 general admission, $15 students and seniors
Retrofest: Session Musician - The People Behind the Music
Most classic rock fans don't realize that the records they've loved for years may not have been played by the artists on the label. Session musicians were the unsung heroes behind thousands of hit records, and after working in the same studios day after day, churning out the hits, some of them became notorious de-facto 'bands' in their own right. Join MMET as they use hit songs and music history to shed a long-overdue light on the musicians, studios, and scenes that gave the whole world something to dance about.
$20 general admission, $15 students and seniors 65+
Tom Jones
A farce by David Rogers
Directed by Robert Rotenberry
Tom Jones is based on Henry Fielding's classic 18th century novel which is a comic masterpiece. Foundling Tom Jones grows up the ward of the wealthy Squire Allworthy and falls for his beautiful neighbor Sophia Western. After Sophia's father forbids a marriage between the two young lovers, Tom is banished. Sophia and her maid Honor set off after him. Sophia, pursued by her father and aunt, finds her cousin Harriet who is on the run from her controlling husband. Tom rescues a beautiful woman from a robber and all find themselves on a mad cap, laugh a minute chase scene. It was made into the bawdy, hilarious movie which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Tom Jones promises to be a most uproarious and entertaining play.
$15 general admission, $10 students and seniors 65+
Surf City Student Film Festival
MMET brings the 2nd Annual Surf City Student Film Festival to the APA main stage! The screening event will showcase a number of short films made by and starring students from all over the Huntington Beach Union High School District. You’ll see comedy, action, drama, suspense, and any other kind of movie you can think of, all wrapped up in a fun family show with an awards ceremony to honor the winners at the end.
ANY STUDENT in HBUHSD is eligible to enter!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE has been EXTENDED to March 10, 2011.
FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS - APRIL 2, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Download an application/entry form HERE along with all the information & forms you'll need to enter your film into the contest.
The Beatles go to the Movies
MMET (the Music Media and Entertainment Technology Department) are proud to present their 8th annual concert of Beatles-related music. Not wanting to repeat ourselves, yet explore deeper into the Beatles catalog, we've decided to center our theme on music from the five films made by the Fab Four in the 60's. Your eyes and ears will feast upon the many celluloid delights from A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, and Let it Be. The set list will be incredible, the set will be cinematic. Sorry, no popcorn is allowed in the Auditorium.
$20 General Admission, $15 Students and Seniors 65+
Fusion
Now in its 14th season, Fusion has evolved into one of the dance community's most anticipated dance concerts. As the name implies, Fusion blends the many disciplines of the art form, utilizing the talents of the APA Dance Department's many ensembles, including ballet, modern, jazz and tap. Under the direction and choreography of our award-winning faculty, Fusion's cross-section of offerings appeals to the seasoned audience as well as those new to the world of dance.
$20 general admission, $15 students and seniors 65+
Sounds of the Season
HO! HO! HO! New start time this year... 7pm. Plan to spend a little time away from the modern-day holiday grind as the APA Orchestra Department present their annual celebration of winter cheer! The Musical Theater Department, the Surf City Singers, and the MMET singers and rockers will be there too, playing & singing all your perennial favorites and other special surprises. If you've never been to one of these, you don't know what you're missing... so swing by Grandmother's house and come start a new Family tradition with your pals at APA!
$20 General Admission, $15 Students and Seniors 65+
Play Ball
Almost fifty years before Chicago became a musical, it was a hit play on Broadway. Based on a true story of the most beautiful murderess in the 1920’s, all the famous characters are there: Jazz slayer Roxie Hart, crafty lawyer Billy Flynn, tough Matron Morton, simple-minded Amos Hart, stylish Velma Kelly, and sob sister Mary Sunshine. This one has got it all: booze, babes, lovers, murder and jazz!
$15 General Admission, $10 Students and Seniors 65+
by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Directed by Robert Rotenberry
Play Ball is presented by special arrangement with Literal Media of New York City.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Taking place in New York City in 1922 and based on the popular 1967 movie, “Millie†is filled with frisky
flappers, dashing leading men, a ton of tap dancers and a villainess that audiences will love
to hate. It promises to be a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment!
book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori, new lyrics by Dick Scanlan
original story and screenplay by Richard Morris for the Universal Pictures Film
$20 General Admission, $15 Students and Seniors 65+
Thoroughly Modern Millie
is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com
APA Season Finale and Academy Awards
More information TBA
Synergy
An evening of spectacular movement and dedicated young dancers awaits you with Synergy. This new show focuses on the APA Repertory Dance Ensemble who will be joined by the rest of the APA Dance department and the Cabrillo High School Dancers for an unforgettable evening of groundbreaking dance showcases. The evening will include works by APA faculty choreographers, special guest choreographers, and collaborative works performed by the APA Repertory Ensemble and the Cabrillo High School dancers.
General Admission $18 Adults, $13 Students and Seniors.
Fanfare!
Entertain your brain and get a little culture if you dare... at Fanfare! The APA Instrumental Music Department celebrates all things Spring with cornucopia of exciting selections that are guaranteed to lift your spirits. You'll hear the APA Chamber Orchestra, Select Wind Ensemble, the winners of the APA Concerto Competition, and chamber ensembles of woodwind, brass, string, percussion, and keyboard instruments. This is an evening of great classical and contemporary music performed by outstanding emerging young artists!
General Admission $12 Adults, $10 Students and Seniors.
Dark Of The Moon
A stunning Broadway and London hit, Dark of the Moon is a powerful fantasy set long ago in the Smoky Mountains. As dazzling and spectacular as it is intimate and intense, this epic supernatural love story has elements of Twilight, Romeo and Juliet and Wicked. Based on the haunting folk ballad of Barbara Allen, John, a witch boy, falls in love with the beautiful Barbara. He begs the conjurers to use their powers to make him human so he can marry her. As the townspeople grow suspicious of the outsider, the witches want him back and all conspire against the young lovers as the play moves to its tragic conclusion. Along with the drama there is comedy, music, singing, dance as well as special effects. This production promises to be unlike any other as Dark of the Moon returns to our Historic Theater for its 30th Anniversary production.
By Howard Richardson and William Berney, in cooperation with the Richardson/Yale Property Trust; Elliot S. Blair, Administrator.
General Admission $15 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors.
Singin' In The Rain
You know "the song." You love the characters. It's no less than the stage adaptation of one of the most celebrated and beloved films of all time! A zany, light-hearted romantic comedy about the early days of sound film, Filled with beautiful music, this tap-dancing extravaganza is perfect for the entire family.
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown.
General Admission $18 Adults, $13 Students and Seniors.
Retrofest: Class Of '72
Once again the Commercial Recording Arts Department zeroes in on one year in the life of Rock 'n' Roll. Bubblegum and Pop ruled the AM airwaves, Rock dominated the fledgling technology of FM, and the age of the Singer-Songwriter solo act was in full swing. Acoustic guitars were ubiquitous on high school campuses, and right here in Huntington Beach, a young Jamie Knight (director of CRAD, HBHS class of 1972) was in the thick of it. Join us as we present an important and interesting point in pop music history, with a surprisingly rich and eclectic set list that is guaranteed to delight, touch, and rock in equal measure.
General Admission $20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors
Fusion
Now in its 13th season, Fusion has evolved into one of the dance community's most decorated and anticipated concerts. As the name implies, Fusion blends the many disciplines of the art form, utilizing the talents of the APA Dance Department's many classes and ensembles in ballet, modern, jazz and tap. Under the direction and choreography of our award-winning faculty, Fusion's cross-section of offerings appeals to the seasoned audience as well as those new to the world of dance.
General Admission $18 Adults, $13 Students and Seniors.
Sounds Of The Season
HO! HO! HO! Plan to spend a little time away from the modern holiday grind as the APA Music Department present their annual celebration of winter cheer! The Musical Theater Department, the Surf City Singers, and the CRAD rockers will be there too, playing & singing all your perennial favorites and other special surprises. If you've never been to one of these, you don't know what you're missing... so swing by Grandmother's house and come start a new Family tradition with your pals at APA!
General Admission $18 Adults, $13 Students and Seniors.
Play On!
Rick Abbot's hilarious play tells the story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty authoress who keeps revising the script. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show, Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal, and the final act is the actual performance in which anything that can go wrong does. When the authoress decides to give a speech on the state of the modern theatre during the curtain calls, the audience is treated to a madcap climax to a thoroughly hilarious romp. Even the sound effects reap their share of laughter.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
General Admission $15 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors.
Beatles Classic Albums Series: Wings Over America
The Commercial Recording Arts department has been performing entire LP's by the Beatles for the last five years, often juxtaposed with other classic albums. In that fine tradition we're tweaking the recipe to include plenty of Beatles music, but in the framework of the live triple LP "Wings Over America" that hit #1 in the US in 1976. You'll hear 30 songs by Paul McCartney, Wings, the Moody Blues, and the Beatles in a re-enactment of the biggest and baddest rockshow of its time. If you missed Paul at the Forum in '76, or even if you didn't, you won't want to miss this!
General Admission $20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors.
Titanic
The sinking of the TITANIC in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of this century. The musical TITANIC is set against the melodious score by renown composer Maury Yeston and is based on the true story of the great ship's maiden voyage from departure in Southampton , England to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. This moving story follows passengers and crew members who actually existed and were aboard the Titanic and is an exemplary tribute to their memory.
Music and lyrics by Maury Weston, produced by arrangement Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
General Admission $18 Adults, $13 Students and Seniors.
Sounds Of The Season
Ring in the holiday season with the APA Music Department as they put on their annual celebration of winter cheer. The Musical Theater Department and the Surf City Singers will be there too, as APA plays and sings all your perennial favorites and some special surprises too. The Rose Center was bursting at the seams last year so a second performance has been added. If you've never been to one of these, you don't know what you're missing! Come spend a little time in the warm glow of your APA family.
$20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors
This show will be presented at the ROSE CENTER THEATER in Westminster
14140 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92682
To purchase tickets, call their Box Office at (714) 793-1150 ext. 1
Tuesday - Friday, (2:00) - 6:00 pm, and 1 hour prior to performance times.
Agatha Christie's A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
Murder! Mystery! Miss Marple! APA’s first ever mystery, by the prominent writer of the genre Agatha Christie, is one of her best not to mention most daring. A small English town is stunned when an ad in the newspaper states there will be a murder on Friday at 6:30 pm. While most assume it is just a prank what if there is a killer out there? Who is it they plan to kill? Before long murder has happened and one of Christie’s greatest sleuth’s Miss Marple is trying to solve the case along with the audience. There are twists and turns that will leave you gasping and suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Along with some healthy doses of comedy there will be many clues and discoveries that are anything but what you thought. Can you figure out who did it before the dramatic conclusion when the killer is announced? By Agatha Christie, adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon, produced by arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Owners of all copyright in “Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced” © 1950 Agatha Christie Limited, a Chorion Company, All Rights Reserved.
$20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors
This show will be presented at the ROSE CENTER THEATER in Westminster
14140 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92682
To purchase tickets, call their Box Office at (714) 793-1150 ext. 1
Tuesday - Friday, (2:00) - 6:00 pm, and 1 hour prior to performance times.
Barnum
A musical sensation! "Barnum" chronicles the life of P.T. Barnum and his rise from humble beginnings to his stature as a world-renowned impresario. "This show is a three-ring treat for young and old alike - filled with wonders from around the world - wire walkers, acrobats, jugglers, trapeze artists and much more - and accompanied by a brassy razzle-dazzle score, the musical is about theatrical magic and illusion."
Book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, music by Cy Coleman, produced by arrangement Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
$20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors. Reserved seats available for musicals only.
This show will be presented at the ROSE CENTER THEATER in Westminster
14140 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92682
To purchase tickets, call their Box Office at (714) 793-1150 ext. 1
Tuesday - Friday, (2:00) - 6:00 pm, and 1 hour prior to performance times.
Les Miserables (School Edition)
Fanfare
Entertain your brain and get a little culture if you dare... at Fanfare! The APA Instrumental Music Department celebrates all things Spring with a cornucopia of exciting selections that are guaranteed to lift your spirits. You'll hear the APA Chamber Orchestra, Select Wind Ensemble, the winners of the APA Concerto Competition, and chamber ensembles of woodwind, brass, string, percussion, and keyboard instruments. This is an evening of great classical and contemporary music performed by outstanding emerging young artists!
