Beverly Winwood Presents the Actor's Showcase November 18, 2012

SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
Carrie Aizley, Tim Bagley, Jordan Black, Patrick Bristow, Jennifer Coolidge, Nat Faxon, Rachael Harris, Mike Hitchcock, David Jahn, Phil Lamarr, Michael Loprete, Karen Maruyama, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Parnell, Jim Rash, Cathy Shambley, Mary Jo Smith, Antoinette Spolar, Mindy Sterling and Christen Sussin.

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center presents the first performance in three years of the now-legendary comedy bonanza Beverly Winwood Presents the Actors Showcase. As conceived and directed by Tony Sepulveda, the actors from “Beverly Winwood’s acting school” return for yet another try for Hollywood success. The cast is generously donating all revenue to support the Center’s wide array of free and low-cost services.

The all-star cast of Groundlings alumni portrays struggling actors trying to land a TV or film role, gleefully mangling scenes from great movies and plays. The show that “revels in delicious dreadfulness” (Los Angeles Times) returns with a roster scheduled to include two Oscar winners and an Emmy winner among the team of stellar talent.

“A superb send-up of scene-studies performed by Hollywood hopefuls who’d be better off climbing back onto the turnip truck.” ~Variety
“The tears from laughing yourself silly will start falling early, so bring some tissues,” ~Entertainment Today.
“This is more than a cheap shot at talentless actors and the system that exploits them, which is certainly part of its charm; this is a physical comedy about reaching for the unreachable, one long, almost metaphysical joke about failure. It has no respect, little dignity and does not redeem the human spirit. It is one of the funniest shows around.” ~LA Weekly