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Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West Proudly Presents Grease

07.11.22

Musical Theatre West (MTW)’s highly-anticipated production of Grease premiered in Long Beach, his weekend with a packed preview performance on Friday, a sock hop and star-studded red carpet for the sold-out opening night on Saturday and a-rockin' Sunday matinee. 

Audiences filled the house, giving the wildly talented cast and production team standing ovations and rave reviews during all three of the opening weekend performances! Tickets are still available for the limited run of Musical Theatre West’s updated take on Grease for select dates through July 14 - 24, 2022, at musical.org.

There are ten more chances to see this fabulously fresh cast and joy-filled summer production, including a School Spirit Night on Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m., where audiences are encouraged to sport their school colors and other gear. There will also be an ASL interpreted performance of Grease on Friday, July 15 at 8 p.m.. $15 Student rush tickets will be available at the door 1-hour prior to showtime, with ID. 

Musical Theatre West’s production of Grease runs on select dates and times through July 24, 2022. Tickets are $20 - $96 and are available by phone at 562-856-1999 or online at musical.org. Fees may apply. 

More information, a full line-up of performances, and additional details can be found at musical.org. 

Musical Theatre West is at 4350 E. 7th Street in Long Beach. 562.856.1999 



 

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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Performing at Solana Beach

07.11.22

For the first time in years, legendary Afrobeat artist and Kuti family scion SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 are touring the globe with their upcoming US and European tour, hitting stops at major festivals and unique venues along the way. Locally, they will be at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m.

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 will be performing classic anthems and recent songs from their catalog—including the most recent album Black Times—alongside new material.

While Seun has taken time off the road, he has remained creatively active, collaborating and performing with Common and Black Thought—co-founder and MC of The Tonight Show house band The Roots—on the song “When We Move.” The song premiered to a worldwide audience for UN World Oceans Day last June and then on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show in August. The latter of which featured Seun’s performance from The New Afrika Shrine in Lagos intercut with Common, Black Thought, and The Roots on stage at Rockefeller Center in New York.

The youngest son of visionary Fela Kuti, Seun has continued the family tradition of fusing music and politics into something transcendent. He started opening for his dad at age nine and joined Egypt 80 before he was twelve. He assumed leadership of the band following his father’s passing in 1997 and has led it ever since. 

Seun performs his father’s compositions with his own twists, digging deep into to the seminal Afrobeat canon and various African traditions and cultures. Like his parents and grandparents, Seun is an activist on the frontlines—a revolutionary in every sense of the word—who’s been named Pro-Tem Chairman of Movement of the People, the political party launched by his father. With his weekly radio show, his mythical gigs at The New Afrika Shrine, and a righteous social media presence, Seun is a towering figure in Nigeria and revered worldwide.

Ticketing options are available here.

Belly Up Tavern is at 143 S. Cedros Ave in Solana Beach. 

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