The Ocean: Our Liquid Universe at The Saban Theatre

Join The Saban Theatre for a one-night-only benefit performance and experience the childlike awe and wonder the ocean has inspired across the centuries as an exhilarating fusion of music, songs, stories, poems, myths, and scientific wonders is brought to life by an all-star cast of actors, singers, and musicians. 

Schedule:

• 6 p.m. – Doors & Bar Open
• 6 – 6:45 p.m. – Silent Auction Preview for Donors (Starfish, Shark, Angelfish & Dolphin levels)
• 6:45 – 7:15 p.m. – Silent Auction Open to General Admission Ticket Holders
• 7:30 p.m. – Performance Begins

This original WORDTheatre production, curated and directed by Cedering Fox, is presented with generous support from the Oster-Sinisi Family Foundation and Ocean Rising, an initiative launched by Schmidt Ocean Institute and Nekton to inspire and empower ocean advocates worldwide.

Grammy Award-winning Musical Director Starr Parodi and internationally lauded Conductor Anthony Parnther will lead an esteemed group of 16 musicians, including Bernie Dresel on drums, Nedra Wheeler on bass, Logan Richardson on saxophone, Janet Robin on guitar and Amy Keys  on vocals. Special musical guests include Dave Bayley of Glass Animals and Louis Price, former lead singer with The Temptations and The Drifters and mehro performing a song with blessings from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.

Introductory remarks by Lily Tomlin.

Actors: Bellamy Young (Scandal), Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray), Cassidy Freeman (The Righteous Gemstones), Gina Bellman (Leverage- Redemption), Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy), Jason Butler Harner (All’s Fair),  Kimmy Shields (Big Little Lies), Martin Sensmeier (1883), Ray Panthaki (Marcella), Rhashan Stone (Hollington Drive), Stephen Tobolowsky (Freakier Friday), Tracie Thoms (Rent), & Xander Berkeley (The Walking Dead), and narrators Iona Morris & Dave Fennoy.

Appearances are subject to change without notice.