Ben Giroux is the Executive Producer for a new, original musical comedy in Hollywood. Giroux leads the production team and stars in Invasion! The Musical at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood (Santa Monica Blvd. just east of Highland on Theatre Row). The show opened this weekend (August 18th) and runs for a professional six week run, closing on September 23rd. Performances are at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 7 pm on Sundays.
The show features a hilarious cast, helmed by the voice-over talent of celebrity narrator Gilbert Gottfried.
LA Weekly calls Giroux’s first stab at executive producing “a hilarious musical satire” and a “non-stop comic orgy!”
The Los Angeles Times calls Giroux’s project “cheerfully obscene”, “A celebratory embrace of everything low-brow and offensive”, and “An attack on audience indifference!”
Variety calls Invasion “an envelope-pushing raunchfest” with “several catchy melodies!”
And Back Stage West calls the production “an endless parade of offensive gags!”
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Pictured: Ben Giroux (center) as Old Man Fletcher with the Company of Invasion! The Musical.
Ben Giroux began his run as Hines in the Pajama Game tonight to a laughing, receptive audience at the Bing Theatre in Los Angeles. This is Giroux’s final USC show. For information on show dates and times, see the right-hand column of this site.
The Threepenny Opera opens at USC’s Bing Theatre this Thursday, October 26th at 7:00 PM. Ben Giroux plays Matthew in this epic Brecht production. Tickets can be purchased from The USC Theatre Ticket Office for this mainstage production, directed by Andy Robinson.
Ben Giroux’s new photo gallery has been launched, featuring photos from Ben’s shows, events, and shoots. Ben’s new headshots by Devin Begley Photography are also posted in the new gallery, including commercial, theatrical, and character shots. Check it out! See Ben next in USC’s production of The Threepenny Opera in the Bing Theatre from October 26 - 29, 2006.
A milestone of 20th century musical theatre, “The Threepenny Opera” serves up a deliciously dark satire of “respectable” society, with dashing thieves, brazen prostitutes and lingering melodies. “The Threepenny Opera” thrusts the audience into the seedy underworld of Mack the Knife, a dapper criminal, and his wry love affair with Polly Peachum. Weill’s acid harmonies and Brecht’s biting text created a revolutionary new musical theatre that inspired such subsequent hits as “Cabaret” and “Chicago.”
Giroux has been cast as Matthew. The Threepenny Opera, directed by Andrew Robinson (Dirty Harry, Hellraiser) will run October 26-29, 2006 at USC’s Bing Theatre. Show times are: Thur/Fri: 7:00 pm, Sat: 2:30 & 8:00 pm, and Sun: 2:30 pm.
The final preview performance of The Beastly Bombing played to a full house at The Steve Allen Theatre, wrapping up the summer workshop production. The fall theatre season is up next, as Giroux plans to launch his one-man show The Boy Becomes a Man. Check back soon to see Ben’s upcoming projects for the next few months.
The Beastly Bombing opened to a sold-out crowd on July 28th for its first preview performance. Come see the final preview performance on August 25th at 9 PM at the Steve Allen Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. Check out www.thebeastlybombing.com for more information on the cast, crew, and show.
Ben Giroux has been cast as Khalid, the hopelessly pathetic terrorist, in Julien Nitzberg and Roger Neill’s new musical, The Beastly Bombing of the Brooklyn Bridge. Rehearsals begin Sunday, June 25. The show will go up July 28th and August 25th at 8:30 PM at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood (Hollywood Blvd. just west of Vermont).
Ben Giroux has begun rehearsing for his rolls (Old Man Fletcher, Satan, and TJ) in Aaron Matijasic’s new original musical comedy, Invasion! The Musical. The production will open in early May in downtown Los Angeles.
Ben and Burman Ben Giroux is the executive producer and star of a new series, Ben and Burman. The show is the first project of Giroux's production company, Oh Wow Productions. The series is deep in post-production after shooting 12 episodes this summer, and is currently being shopped to major networks and production companies. Check out www.benandburman.com to sign up for information on the pending series release!
Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor Ben Giroux has booked and shot the starring role of a new MySpace web series, The Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor. Giroux plays opposite of rapper Coolio, and the show is directed by Desperate Housewives director Jay Torres. Produced by RDF USA, the show will debue on MySpace TV very soon.
National Voice-Over Spots Ben Giroux's voice is currently airing nationally on the radio for three food giants: McDonalds, Sonic, and Blimpie.
The Farrelly Bro's 'Unhitched' Ben Giroux recently finished shooting the pilot episode for the new Farrelly Brothers comedy, Unhitched. The show has been picked up by Fox for the Spring 2008 season, and will air on March 2nd. Giroux guest-stars as the new boyfriend of Rashida Jones (The Office) and hams it up with the Bostin Celtics' Paul Pierce in the episode. For more information about the show, check out: Fox's Official Unhitched Page.
Psych Ben Giroux recently guest-starred on the second season of the USA Network's hit comedy, Psych, starring James Roday and Dulé Hill. Giroux played Jimmy Nicholas, long-time child-hood bully of the fellas'. The episode, titled And Down the Stretch Comes Murder, shot in Vancouver, Canada for two weeks and originally aired on August 10th, 2007. For more information about Giroux's episode, production stills, and video clips, check out: The USA Network's Psych Website
Invasion! The Musical Ben Giroux was the Executive Producer of a new, hit, musical comedy this summer. Invasion! The Musical had a professional six-week run at the prestigious Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood, featured celebrity guest narrator Gilbert Gottfried, and garnered rave reviews from LA Weekly, the The Los Angeles Times, and Variety. Frontiers Magazine called Giroux's show "Startlingly well-produced." For more information about the show, press photos, audio clips, and cast biograpies, check out: www.InvasionTheMusical.com
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