Alley Theatre Partners With SPRY

ActOUT welcomes community partner Seniors Preparing for Rainbow Years (SPRY) and special guest hosts from The Empire of the Royal Sovereign and Imperial Court of the Single Star, Incorporated (E.R.S.I.C.S.S., Inc.).

On Thursday, May 8 ActOUT patrons will gather from 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. at the Alley Theatre’s 4th Floor Terrace Room, overlooking downtown Houston. Guests can mingle with other GLBT theatre fans; enjoy complimentary appetizers from Hunan Downtown, desserts by TJ’s Catering, beverages from Budweiser, sip the specialty drink and enjoy music by DJ Mike Bell (Six Degrees, Mercury Room). Afterwards, patrons head downstairs to the 7:30 p.m. performance of The Gershwins' An American in Paris.

More About The Gershwins’ An American in Paris

The hilarious new musical comedy The Gershwins’ An American in Paris takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the legendary movie-musical. Reuniting Ken Ludwig, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin – the team behind the Broadway smash Crazy For You – this new American musical tells the story of Michel Gerard, the greatest music hall singer in Paris. When Michel fails to turn up at Monumental Pictures’ Paris studio for the filming of a new musical, Studio Chief Louis Goldman sends his practical, no-nonsense secretary, Rebecca Klemm, to find the missing star – and when the legendary Parisian crosses swords with the indomitable American, nothing short of fireworks ensue. Don’t miss this blissful prequel to the famous movie, featuring some of the best-loved songs written by George and Ira Gershwin including: “S' Wonderful,” “They All Laughed,” “Stairway to Paradise” and many more.

The Gershwins’ An American in Paris is generously sponsored by Premiere Sponsors Apache Corporation, BJ Services Corporation, Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts, Genie and Bill Johnson and Meredith and Cornelia Long. Additional support is provided by Lead Sponsors Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation, U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management, ConocoPhillips, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The Alley Theatre is supported by the 2007-2008 season sponsor Continental Airlines, the official airline of the Alley Theatre.

This production is made possible through support provided by the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Meredith J. Long Performance Fund, dedicated to the production of new work for the stage. -- www.alleytheatre.org