| May 2009 - Big Gets Big Reviews |
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The Hollywood Reporter - "Darrin Revitz does a fine job as Susan the
woman who brings out the man in Josh, whether we believe she's in love
with him or not. Revitz finds what's amusing in the part -- "Let's Not
Move Too Fast" -- and sings with a confidence some of the cast members
lack." For the full review please visit this link.
Backstage West - "The captivating Revitz has a sweet voice, which is
well-suited to the lilting "Dancing All the Time." She and Collyer are
terrific in the enchanting duet "Stars." For the full review please
visit this link.
StageSceneLA - "The divine Darrin Revitz’s work in the equally
one-worded Assassins, Twist, and Beaverquest has left no doubt that
this is a musical theater star on the rise. In Big, Revitz gets the
leading role we’ve been waiting to see her in, and one which is a
particularly fine fit for the dazzling redhead. Revitz transitions
affectingly from cynical to sweet, the palpable chemistry she shares
with Collyer leaving no doubt that she’s found the right Mr. Right."
For the full review please visit this link.
LA Weekly - "[Josh] catches the eye of corporate climber Susan (the
outstanding Darrin Revitz) and finds romance, but he ultimately
discovers that life as a 13-year-old adult is not all that great." LA
Weekly also gave the show a "Go." For the full review please visit this link.
LA Times - "Veteran contemporary musical director Richard Israel draws
particularly appealing performances from Will Collyer in the central
role of man-child Josh Baskin and Darrin Revitz as Susan, the
corporate climber who's seduced by Baskin's refreshing innocence and
lack of guile." For the full review please visit this link. |
| April 2009 - Louis & Keely: Live at The Sahara |
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Darrin has been cast as the female swing for the newly-remounted
production of Louis & Keely: Live at The Sahara now playing at The
Geffen Playhouse.
ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED NEW MUSICALS OF 2008 RETURNS WITH A NEW PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER TAYLOR HACKFORD!
Inspired by the birth of Las Vegas and the lounge acts that made the
Strip legendary, Louis & Keely is a swingin’ love story based on the
hard-won career of real-life 20th Century music icons Louis Prima and
Keely Smith.
Winner of the Ovation Award for Best Musical and nominated for 14 Los
Angeles theater awards, Louis & Keely is now back on stage with even
more verve – a new script, a new director, new characters (including
Frank Sinatra) and six new songs. With a “live” jazz band on stage
every night, old standards like "That Old Black Magic," "Hey Boy, Hey
Girl," "Just a Gigolo," and “I Wish You Love" keep your toes-tapping
all night long. |
| March 2009 - "Assassins" is Best Ensemble |
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“Assassins” receives the award for Best Ensemble from the LA Drama Critics Circle. The awards show was held March 15 at the El Portal Theatre. |
| March 2009 - Darrin will be Big |
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Darrin has been cast in the role of Susan Lawrence in "Big: The
Musical," opening May 8 at West Coast Ensemble.
This rarely produced musical gem, based on the smash-hit 1987 movie,
bursts onstage in this vibrant, tuneful, funny and touching production
by three of Broadway's modern masters. When frustrated adolescent Josh
Baskin wishes he were big and wakes up the next morning a 30 year-old
man, he discovers there's much more to being an adult than he'd
bargained for - and learns we must all grow up at our own pace, in our
own time. A witty, moving, insightful book and a dazzling, energetic,
heartfelt, contemporary score turn this already classic motion picture
fantasy into an unforgettable theatrical experience.
For more information, call 323-460-4443 or visit westcoastensemble.org. |
| January 2009 - “Assassins” Kills the Critics. |
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The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) recognized the production with a nomination for Best Ensemble. The awards will be presented March 15 at the El Portal Theatre.
Assassins also received multiple nominations from the LA Weekly for their awards show which will take place on March 30 at The El Rey Theatre. The production is up for Best Musical of the Year, Best Ensemble, Best Featured Actor and Best Director. |
| January 2009 - Kid with a Rocket Launcher |
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Darrin booked the animated pilot, Kid with a Rocket Launcher. Based on the popular comic book about 10 year old Vincent Frye, Darrin provides the voice for Vincent’s exhausted but loving Mom. |
| January 2009 - Listen for Darrin |
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Darrin is now the voice of the new Asian food-chain Pei Wei. Established in 2001, Pei Wei has over 150 locations in over 15 states, serving wok-seared, contemporary Asian cuisine. Pei Wei is a faster, more casual take than their parent company, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, maintaining the same dedication to quality and attention to detail. |
| December 2008 - Laclede Gas Company |
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Darrin is now the voice for Laclede Gas Company in St. Louis, MO. She recorded numerous spots to air on their local radio stations. Laclede Gas Company is the largest natural gas distribution utility in Missouri, serving approximately 632,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the city of St. Louis and ten other counties in Eastern Missouri. |
| Darrin cast to understudy the role of “Dorine,” the saucy maid, in Tartuffe at The Theatre @ Boston Court directed by Josh Chambers. In this cutting edge take, pop art and industrial music lift Molière’s delicious rhymes and indictment of hypocrisy and drops them in our own back yard, the San Fernando Valley. Suburbia becomes the battleground for a spiritual and cultural civil war between art and commerce, charlatan and saint. This Tartuffe upends the expectations of a Comedy of Manners in the pastel washes and smog-stained environs of “The Other Hollywood.” Performances begin February, 2009. |
| July 2008 - Assassins deemed a "solid revival" by Variety |
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West Coast Ensemble's solid revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's "Assassins" reinforces the value of scaling down a tuner usually staged on the lavish side. The 99-seat presentation necessarily shifts attention from the spectacular parade of American folly to the disturbed marchers within it...Revitz turns on a dime from leafy flower child to satanic Manson handmaiden. To view the full review, please visit Variety |
| July 2008 - Assassins Backstage West Pick |
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Beth Lane and Darrin Revitz have an irresistible chemistry as Sara Jane Moore and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, two singularly unhinged women who managed to fail to even scratch the placeholder president, Gerald Ford...And the cast is a sterling example of ensemble work: each performer a standout, yet nobody drawing focus as either a scene stealer or a clunker. To view the full review please visit Back Stage Review |
| July 2008 - Assassins LA Weekly Theatre Pick |
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Neal Weaver of LA Weekly, raves "Overall, the piece mercilessly insists that we confront the issues it raises. Richard Israel's on-target production is stark and lively; Johanna Kent's music direction is sure-footed, and the entire cast is splendid." To read the full article, visit LA Weekly Assasins Theatre Pick |
| July 2008 - Assassins featured in the LA Times |
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Prior to opening night on July 11, a reporter and photographer spent time with the cast and production team during rehearsals. To read the full article, visit L.A. Times Assassins Review |
| July 2008 - Darrin Interviewed for StageScene LA |
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Darrin was recently interviewed for LA theatre website StageSceneLA. The wonderfully supportive website claims Darrin "is fast becoming one of the brightest lights in L.A.'s theater scene." To read the full interview visit StageScenela.com |
| June 2008 - Darrin Kills This Summer |
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Darrin will be playing the role of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins at West Coast Ensemble. The run begins July 11, 2008 and continues for twelve weeks. More updates to follow. |
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Darrin was recently signed to KSA for Equity representation. |
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Darrin was recently called back for the nation-wide search for the next girl to play Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" on Broadway. An upcoming show on MTV will be documenting the auditions, callbacks and the 10 finalists chosen to live in New York and compete for the role of a lifetime. Over 200 actresses in Los Angeles auditioned and Darrin was one of 30 called back. |
| Darrin Cast in New, Original Musical |
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Darrin will be playing Annie Mae in the new, original show Beaverquest The Musical at the Sacred Fools Theatre in Hollywood. For information on the show, check out: www.beaverquestthemusical.com |
| Darrin Books Moet Voiceover |
| Darrin will be the voice of a new Moet champaigne commercial that will air soon. |
| Darrin Shoots CBS Movie of the Week |
Darrin just shot a supporting role in the CBS Movie of the Week "Sweet Nothing in My Ear." She plays the mother of a deaf child, David, who is being fit for a hearing implant. The Hallmark Hall of Fame telepic for CBS is being directed by veteran helmer Joseph Sargent. Pic has Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin playing a married couple with a 6-year-old son who lost his hearing at the age of four. Their relationship is strained when Daniels' character, who has his full hearing, begins exploring the idea of cochlear implants for their son. Sargent directed the 1985 deaf-themed Hallmark pic "Love is Never Silent," earning an Emmy for his work
"This movie is more about the deaf community and deaf culture than 'Love Is Never Silent,' which was more of a personal story," Sargent said.
"Sweet Nothing" will explore the fierce debate over cochlear implants, which Sargent said are not universally beloved by the deaf community."
As hearing people, we assume that anyone who's deaf would like to hear," he said. "That's not the case in every instance .... (Some) view it as trying to fix something that doesn't need any repairing."
Helmer is working with many of the key production crew from "Love Is Never Silent" for the new pic, including co-exec producer Marian Rees and producer Anne Hopkins.
Sargent's credits range from episodes of "Lassie," "Gunsmoke" and "The Fugitive" to telepics such as "Something the Lord Made," "Miss Rose White" and "The Karen Carpenter Story." |
| Darrin Signs with The Osbrink Agency |
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| Darrin Revitz has just signed with The Osbrink Agency for voice-over representation. Agent contact is Maureen Rose, and Darrin's demo reel is located at: www.osbrinkagency.com |
| Darrin Cast in The Musical 'Twist' |
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Darrin will be next appearing on stage in the West Coast premiere of Twist, a new and more sexual take on Oliver Twist. Darrin will be playing Nancy, the prostitute with the heart of gold. Twist opens December 1 at the Avery Schreiber Theatre in North Hollywood. For more info: www.themusicaltwist.com
Synopsis:
A pop-rock musical based on Oliver Twist, with a Drama Desk 2007-nominated score. By turns outrageous, provocative, and emotionally riveting, Twist weaves Victorian erotica, dark comedy and gender-bending into Dickens's famous tale as it re-imagines Oliver as an attractive young man, still searching for love, but driven by physical desire. Whether submitting to punishment at the Workhouse, or succumbing to the charms of a flirtatious Artful Dodger, Twist is always begging for more. Set in London's late 1800s, Twist's journeys land him in underworld household of prostitutes and pickpockets, ruled over by Fagin, a stunning male dominatrix with a nasty temper.
A unique retelling of a classic, Twist, entertains with exquisite drag, arch wit, a bit of kink and a catchy set of new contemporary songs. Yet the show remains surprisingly true to Oliver Twist, a coming-of-age tale of loneliness, craving, adventure, and finally, redemption. First performed in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in the fall of 2006, the show went on to New York workshops at the Kraine Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Source. For the MITF production, the author and composers have added new material, expanding on a score that has already been called "instantly memorable".
by Gila Sand
Music by Paul Leschen with Gila Sand
Additional Music by Garrit Guadan
Directed by Paul Storiale |
| DarrinRevitz.com Launched! |
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| The Official Site of actress Darrin Revitz is now online. On the site, you can check out all of Darrin's latest projects, read the Los Angeles native's biography, see her expanding list of credits, view publicity photos, headshots, reel clips, and hear voice over demos in the media section, and contact her representation. Check back often for updates, as the site will continually be updated with all of Darrin's current acting gigs. Thanks for visiting! |
| 'Zanna Don't!' Completes its Run, Darrin to Join Theatre Company |
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Darrin has just completed her production of 'Zanna Don't!' with the West Coast Ensemble Theatre Company where she was the cover for all of the female lead roles. The show was directed by esteemed Los Angeles theatre director Nick DeGruccio. After the run, Darrin was invited to become a member of the theatre company. |
| Darrin Joins Actors' Equity |
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After five years as a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Darrin has extended her union membership by joining Actors Equity. She is also a member of AFTRA. |
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