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.
BenGiroux.com has been completely revamped with a slew of new features. Here’s a list of all the new content (all of which will be up by the end of the week):
New Photo Gallery Page documents various Theatrical and Film projects including photos from Ben’s involvement in Center Theatre Group’s Dead End and the new original musical The Beastly Bombing
New Video Clip Page offers streaming media and exclusive clips from Ben’s one-man show The Boy Becomes a Man (coming to the Elephant Theatre in Hollywood this fall)
New interactive comments feature on blog items
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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.
Director Al Rahn’s one-act musical Strange Day has now finished its run. Written by Rebekah Melocik and composed by Aaron Fischer under the tutelage of Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, Strange Day featured Ben Giroux and Will Harris (Sky High) as the angels Ignacio and Gabriel. The show ran in USC’s Martin Massman Theatre in late February.
Ben Giroux is now represented for voice-over by The Tisherman Agency, with agent Kevin Motley. Giroux specializes in character voices for film, television, and radio. To book Ben Giroux for a voice-over job, please contact The Tisherman Agency at 323-850-6767.
Ben Giroux played the principle role of Milty in Center Theatre Group’s production of Sydney Kingsley’s 1935 classic play, Dead End. This was the first CTG production under new artistic director, Michael Ritchie. Giroux played opposite of Jeremy Sisto (Clueless, Six Feet Under), Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do), Katheryn Hahn (Anchorman, Crossing Jordan), and Ricky Ullman (Phil of the Future).
After his three performances, Ben landed representation commercially with Commercials Unlimited. His agent is Richard Reiner. He also landed theatrical representation with Origin Talent, represented by agent Marc Chancer.
With a 3.1 million dollar budget for the show, Dead End featured 10,000 gallons of water in the orchestra pit simulating New York’s East River, as well as a five-story set. Housed in the famous Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, Dead End ran for sixty shows.
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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Theatrical Representation: Origin Talent Agency
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Commercial Representation: Commercials Unlimited
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Voice-Over Representation: DPN - Danis Panaro Nist
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Ben Giroux on IMDB A professional list of Ben Giroux's TV and Film Credits, Rep. Info, and Photos.
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