(Site viewed best with Mozilla Firefox or Safari Web browsers) Song Sample: "You're Nothing Without Me" "This show is rarely performed at the community theater level, because the jazzy music and stylized acting require a deep and excellent cast. This cast is more than up to the challenge, and there is not a weak note in it."
- Ted Larsen, Sun News 
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CITY OF ANGELS is the smash hit musical that really is two shows in one and this is the website that will introduce you to it all! Fans of detective novels, murder mysteries and splashy musical comedies will love City of Angels - a show that combines all that and more! City of Angels features the interweaving of two plots, one dealing with the writing of a screenplay in the legendary Hollywood of the '40's; the other, the enactment of that screenplay. Featuring a book by M*A*S*H TV series writer/producer Larry Gelbart and a swinging score by Cy Coleman with lyrics by David Zippel this show has something for every fan of musical theatre. City of Angels will be Directed By Geoffrey Short with Musical Direction by Georgiann Bodle and will presented at Brecksville Theatre on the Square March 13 - March 29, 2009...Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 440-526-3443.
The City of Angels Bulletin Board
Feel free to click the link above for the City of Angels Bulletin Board for rehearsal updates, notes and other announcements to keep up with the show!
Also be sure to sign the guestbook on the CONTACT page!
The historic Old Towne Hall - Home of Brecksville Theater on the Square
From its inception, Brecksville Theater on the Square performances have been located at the Old Town Hall, an historic Brecksville building located at the intersection of routes 21 and 82 in downtown Brecksville. The Old Town Hall is listed on "The National Register of Historic Places" and is owned and maintained by the City of Brecksville. This building went through a major renovation in 1998 to restore its structure and uncover its original interior charm.
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Stone - Dan Bush
Stine - Rob Gibb
Buddy Fidler - Alex Nalbach
Oolie/Donna - Kim Bush
Bobbi/Gabby - Katie Deboer
Alaura/Carla - Rachel Anderson
Mallory/Avril - Betsy Kahl
Angel City Four Quartet: Allison Naso, Chanda Porter, Jason Simmons, Bryan Bird
Peter Kingsley/Gerald Pierce - Stuart Landes
Dr. Mandril - Bob Kenderes
CHECK OUT THE LATEST "CALL-BACK" VIDEO EPISODES!
Photos from Geoff's Productions of "City of Angels" & "Assassins". Find more on Theatre Tribe
MEET THE DIRECTOR! Most recently Geoff directed the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical revue Some Enchanted Evening at Huntington Playhouse in Bay Village, Ohio and Assassins with the Berea Grindstone Players at the Cassidy Theatre. Geoff also directed the musicals Violet and Dreamgirls both in 2007 and at the Cassidy Theatre in Parma Heights, Ohio. He has appeared in many area musical theater productions most recently in the musical revue The World Goes Round at Brecksville Theatre on the Square. Other productions include Five Guys Named Moe (Big Moe, Beck Center) and Cassidy Theatre productions including Godspell, Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Ain't Misbehavin' ("Ken), Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker, Jr.), Cats (Old Deuteronomy) and as The Voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. Geoff also appeared in the 2007 Cleveland Playhouse Club cabaret "Motown" and in 2006 developed his own musical cabaret act for Playhouse Square’s Cleveland Cabaret Project. Visit Some of the recent Shows Geoff has directed: 
Geoff is proud to be the Board President of Cassidy Theatre, Inc. and also sits on the board of the Cooperative Alliance of Medina Entertainment Organizations (CAMEO).
Geoff has been the co-host of the weekly on-air television segment “Cheap Date” seen on WKYC TV3’s Good Company program and is also currently one of the lead singers for the band The Avenue .
Geoff also hosts the weekly local cable television series Call-Back, (www.geoff-callback.blogspot.com) focused on local community theatre. Call-Back is seen Monday nights at 10:30p on Cox cable channel 45.
Geoff and the magnificent ladies of City of Angels (l. to r.) Kim Bush as Oolie/Donna, Rachel Anderson as Alaura/Carla, Allison Naso, Chanda Porter, Katie DeBoer as Gabby/Bobbi and Betsy Kahl as Avril/Mallory. (www.cityofangels.freehosting.net)
