Recommended Cabaret: SEVEN LOVES (Getty Villa)

A CABARET TO LOVE SEVEN TIMES
MORE THAN ANY OTHER

Getty Villa Museum presents Seven Loves, a Valentine’s cabaret that brings together well-known, amazing performers singing songs from Broadway, based on Greek and Roman myths, to explore the full range and complexities of love. Songs will be performed from musicals including  The Boys from Syracuse,  Hedwig and the Angry Inch,  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,  My Fair Lady,  Lysistrata Jones, and  One Touch of Venus.

Directed by Mark Valdez, and music direction by Steven Argilla. the cabaret will highlight the seven concepts of love as created by the Greeks – physical, committed, friendship, self, flirtation, familial, and universal love through song. Show tunes, both familiar and obscure, will take audiences on a journey as only music can’”at once silly and sad, ridiculous and sublime’¦very much like love itself.

The cast includes Karla Mosley (The Bold and The Beautiful), Lauren Worsham (Broadway’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Titiana Wechsler (Broadway’s Mr. Saturday Night), Daniel T. Parker (Oregon Shakes’ Guys & Dolls), Rodney Gardiner (David Makes Man), and Gabriel Navarro (MTW’s The Goodbye Girl).

The performances will take place at the Getty Villa Museum, and each ticket includes a post-performance reception with refreshments of prosecco and chocolate.

“This project combines everything that I’m interested in: musicals, art, and love! It’s been so much fun going down the rabbit hole of finding musicals based on Greek and Roman myths and stories. There’s actually a great deal of material. Who knew?,” says Valdez. “The hard part has been finding the right songs for this concert. That’s also the fun part. And, to work with so many incredible performers to mine this material.”

Poster Photo:
Oil Jar with Lovers (modified, detail), 420–400 B.C.
Attributed to Painter of the Frankfort Acorn and Phintias.
Terracotta. Getty Museum

Seven Loves
Mark-n-Sparks at Getty Villa Museum
Friday, February 10, at 7 pm
Saturday, February 11, at 7 pm
Sunday, February 12, at 4:30 pm
for tickets ($30), visit Getty

ABOUT MARK-N-SPARKS

Mark-n-Sparks  works with individuals and organizations, employing art-based approaches for civic problem-solving. Their project, “The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe,” an immersive, participatory piece examining affordable housing policies, recently completed a national tour. Their upcoming project, “The Pasture,” is a senior sex farce exploring senior housing policies and options.’‹’‹