Garry Marshall Theatre & Impro Theatre present
LA TheatreSports: IMPROV SHOW
with WAYNE BRADY & DAN O’CONNOR
GAME ON! Wayne Brady, Dan O’Connor, and some of LA’s improv all-stars turn the GMT stage into a one-of-a-kind IMPROV SPORTING EVENT!
The rules of comedy and tragedy get a championship game make-over, because this is not a spectator sport. The audience even steps into the referee’s shoes! You never know who might “take the court” on April 22, 2023 at 8pm. And it only happens at Garry Marshall Theatre.
GAME TIME: 8PM SHOW!
VIP SEATING: $55
STANDARD SEATING: $35
*there is a $5 processing fee for all tickets in all seating sections.
WHERE?
Garry Marshall Theatre
4252 W Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91505
WHEN?
APRIL 22, 2023, 8pm
THEY NEED NO INTRODUCTION, BUT JUST IN CASE… MEET WAYNE AND DAN:
WAYNE BRADY Multiple Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Wayne Brady has made his mark on stage and screen as an actor, producer, singer, dancer, songwriter, and television personality.
A true multi-hyphenate, Brady’s career path and personal life journey have helped him see the world in a unique way. His aspirations have always gone beyond solely starring in various entertainment projects, and under his Makin’ It Up Productions banner, he’s set out to create new content across different platforms that showcase innovation and inclusivity in fun and powerful ways.
A five-time Emmy winner (the first to win Daytime and Primetime awards in two consecutive years), Brady has an impressive TV resume including Whose Line Is It Anyway? The Masked Singer, Dancing With The Stars, Black Lighting, The Good Fight, and Showtime’s American Gigolo– each spotlighting different aspects of his immense talent.
In addition to being a force in front of the camera, Brady is heavily active behind the scenes wearing the hats of host & executive producer for Let’s Make A Deal, Game of Talents, and Comedy IQ, which he also co-created. All of this follows on the heels of the success of his award-winning daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show.
Long an accomplished singer and performer, Brady’s musical acumen has always been a personal passion and he used that as fuel to help win the second season of The Masked Singer. Off his victory, Brady dropped a brand-new original single, entitled “Flirtin’ w/ Forever,” which quickly climbed the streaming charts, as well as an accompanying music video.
This follows the success of his debut album which was headlined by a version of Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" which earned him a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance category.
Brady has also triumphed on-stage starting with his Broadway debut starring as legal showman ‘Billy Flynn’ in the long-running hit musical, “Chicago.” Soon after Brady starred as the ground-breaking character ‘Lola’ in “Kinky Boots,” Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Brady would later assume his biggest theatrical role to date headlining as ‘Aaron Burr’ in the Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning juggernaut “Hamilton.”
Recently Brady returned to Broadway as part of Freestyle Love Supreme working with the production team of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Anthony Veneziale. The unique show combines the fusion of hip hop, improv, and comedy which won it a special Tony Award for its innovation and contributions to the world of theater. Earlier this year he announced he will again partner with the Freestyle Love Supreme team as well as Speechless to create “FLS+,” a new company committed to making improv globally accessible.
Brady’s career evolution has also expanded to TikTok, amassing a stellar following in a short period of time. Whether utilizing social media to raise awareness of important social issues or collaborating with his extended family, the medium has helped him continue to reach and interact with new fans in surprising and innovative ways.
Wayne Brady currently resides in Los Angeles.
DAN O’CONNOR Dan is co-founder of Impro Theatre/Los Angeles Theatresports and BATS Improv in San Francisco. He is an actor, writer, director, producer and improviser.
Improvisation and Theatre credits include the Improbable Theatre’s production of Keith Johnstone’s Life Game (Off-Broadway); work and ACT. He has been a director at the Out of Bounds festival, The Yes And Festival in NYC, The Lighten Up Theatre Fest, the Calgary and Vancouver International Improvisation Festivals, MITICO in Milan, the Dubai Fringe, the MOMENT Festival in Vienna, TORN in Hamburg, the Global Improv Initiative at UC Irvine and Middlesex University, Charleston Comedy Festival and at the ITI Conference “Improv Ecology” in Vancouver.
Dan has taught for playwriting/screenwriting programs UCSB and DUKE. He was an adjunct professor for USC‘s BFA program and has also taught in the MBA Program for the University of Texas, the National Alliance of Acting Teachers and the Directors Lab West. He has been a consultant and trainer for Cirque du Soleil, Dreamworks and Disney Animation.
Dan has co-authored two books with Jeff Katzman about using improvisation to lead a more happy and engaged life both published by North Atlantic Books:
Life UnScripted-Using Improv Principles to Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, and Transform Your Life
Ensemble! Using the Power of Improv To Forge Connections in a Lonely World
Television directing credits include the critically acclaimed ABC hybrid sit-com Sons and Daughters and Campus Ladies for the Oxygen Network. He was a writer and the improv director for The Wayne Brady Show. He co-created the NBC/PAX television improv comedy show World Cup Comedy. Television acting credits include everything from Seinfeld toThe Righteous Gemstones.
He trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and is a graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.