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Forget the slice, you’ll want the whole “Mystic Pizza” pie at La Mirada Theatre. Based on the 1988 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture, the West Coast premiere of the brand-new musical will satisfy all your taste buds. Story and characters by Amy Holden Jones. Book by Sandy Rustin (Clue, The Cottage). Arrangements and orchestrations by Carmel Dean (Funny Girl, American Idiot). Choreography by Connor Gallagher (Beetlejuice, Beauty and the Beast). Musical direction by Kristin Stowell (Songbird). Direction by Casey Hushion (Mean Girls, Clue).
“Mystic Pizza” is a tasty jukebox musical that follows three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love, and family in a small-town pizza joint in Connecticut. The infectious score features mega-hits of the ’80s and ’90s. Hot out of the oven comes delicious musical slices of the era including “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, “Addicted to Love”, “Take My Breath Away”, “The Power of Love”, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”. Mouth-watering appetizers and fragrant explosions of popping flavors await. Heavenly vocals and saucy dances give “Mystic Pizza” that extra kick! Service please!
These leading ladies push together and pull apart their loyal bond for one another with a modern opti-“mystic” twist. Panic-stricken Josephina “JoJo” Barboza (Gianna Yanelli) gets cold feet when it comes to the hot idea of marriage to her patiently passionate fiancé, musician Bill Montijo (Jordan Friend). Cheery Katherine “Kat” Arujo (Kyra Kennedy) sets her eyes on building a teetering foundation with her handy tenant Tim Travers (Chris Cardozo). Hot-blooded Daisy Arujo (Krystina Alabado) shares both an emotional and intellectual attraction with seemingly pompous Charles Gordon “Charlie” Windsor, Jr. (Michael Thomas Grant). The fourth musketeer of the sisterhood easily goes to the Mystic Pizza owner and operator, spicy Leona Silvia (Rayanne Gonzales).
This is as close to a New York Broadway premiere as you’re going to get on the West Coast. Pick up your order of “Mystic Pizza”. Performances on select evenings now until Sunday, February 11, 2024, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada. Parking is free. Tickets range from $19 – $90 (prices subject to change) and can be purchased at La Mirada Theatre’s website at www.LaMiradaTheatre.com or by calling the La Mirada Theatre Box Office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310. Group, military, and student discounts are available. Children under 3 will not be admitted into the theatre.
Mystic Pizza will then perform from February 15 – February 25 at Center Repertory Company at Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive in Walnut Creek, California, and will also perform from February 28 – March 3 at the Harris Center, 10 College Parkway in Folsom, California.
