"A solid win across the board... Oanh Nguyen, again, delivers a tight, fun production of a new musical"
-- EDGE Los Angeles

"Well-honed to strike the funny bone."
-- Orange County Register

"A whipped-cream dessert entertainment"
-- Los Angeles Times

"This show will deliver at least a chuckle per minute"
-- Back Stage West

WOW!
"A delightfully merry & gay evening of theater."

-- Stage Scene LA

"Performed with such gusto, such style, such panache, verve and energy--it raises the bar on the Helbig/Hollman material to a new level."
-- Stage Happenings

PATRON REVIEWS
"I laughed from the beginning to the end"
-- Alan Dixon

"Fast, funny, and family-friendly"
-- Fran Riggs

"The staging was breathtaking"
-- Michael Kellogg

SUITABLE
FOR ALL
AGES

 

 

NEW MUSICAL BY THE TONY AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER & LYRICIST
OF URINETOWN THE MUSICAL

April 17 - May 24, 2009
The Girl, The Grouch,
and The Goat
Book by Jack Helbig
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Directed by Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen**
Musical Direction by Bill Strongin*
Choreographed by Kelly Todd*

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CAPTION: AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL
The cast of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat finds themselves at the bottom of a well at the Chance Theater. This west coast premiere will be playing thru May 24th as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Tanae Beyer


CAPTION: HELLO UP THERE!
Man 2 (David LaMarr) and Myhrrine (Brooken Cannons) look down at the new inhabitants of Clemon's well - Clemnon (Glenn Koppel), Xanthippe (Eloise Coopersmith), Xander (Armando Gutierrez), Daria (Sarah Pierce), and Man 1 (John Paul Karliak) in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Tanae Beyer


CAPTION: DRIPPING AND DROPPING
The constant dripping at the well has driven Clemnon (Glenn Koppel), Xanthippe (Eloise Coopersmith), Xander (Armando Gutierrez), Daria (Sarah Pierce) and Man 1 (John Paul Karliak) crazy in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Tanae Beyer


CAPTION: GET US OUT OF HERE!
The whole cast finds themselves falling down the well in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Tanae Beyer


CAPTION: YOUNG LOVE
Myhrrine (Brooke Cannons) and Xander (Armando Gutierrez) find happiness with each other, but will their parents' mutual hatred keep them apart? Find out in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Tanae Beyer


CAPTION: BEING A GOD IS A SNAP!
Aphrodite (Jessie McLean) consults with Hera (John Paul Karliak) and Zeus (David LaMarr) at Mount Olympus to find out how to bring the story to a happy ending in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

CAPTION: THAT WILL BE FIVE DRACHMA!
As the owner of the only working well in town, Clemnon (Glenn Koppel) takes great pleasure in overcharging his nememsis Xanthippe (Eloise Coopersmith) and her daughter Daria (Sarah Pierce) in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Tanae Beyer

CAPTION: OH, THE HUMANITY!
Slave 1 (John Paul Karliak) and Slave 2 (David LaMarr) describe, and sing about, the hardships they've endured while trying to get a wild goat for Xanthippe in the west coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, which plays thru May 24th at the Chance Theater as part of the Festival of New American Musicals and the Imagination Celebration.
CREDIT: Photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

 



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