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Red-eye travelers on the westbound 518 are in for a surprise when first one passenger, and then another, mysteriously drop dead right before their eyes — and just as the train is halted by a rock slide in an isolated canyon.  Because the pair appears to have been poisoned, anyone and everyone in the train dining car is a suspect!

Unable to call for help, the eccentric passengers — including two newlyweds, an astronomy professor, a sports recruiter, a CEO, a movie star, an aspiring musician, and others — try to work together with the waitstaff to find the murderer before they reach their destination and the killer escapes for good!  Unfortunately, not everything (or everyone) is as it seems.

This family-friendly mystery is sure to keep the audience guessing right up until the train pulls into the station.  Hold on tight — Murder on the 518 is quite the ride!

CAST 

Sidney Bennet... pesky paparazzo – Anna Rosciszewski

Rachael Knox... happy honeymooner – Zoe Premat

Caleb Knox... the other newlywed – Leon Romagosa

Elliot Williams... meticulous writer – Chloe Belga

Mike Umbar... enthusiastic basketball coach – Juliet Harper

Holly Barnes... loft astronomy professor – Abigail Stewart

Lauren Maloney... veteran ER doctor – Therina Brutus

Abby Wells... passionate veterinary technician – Zofia Rosciszewski

Nelson Henry... upbeat musician – Lilly-Rose Zozor

Owen Casey.. private investigator – Bella Belizaire

Derek Warren... intense executive chef – Polaris Margolies

Jennifer Warren... creative pastry chef – Julie Leduc

Avery Millen... savvy pharmaceutical CEO – Eva Brebenel

Jillian Hill... dutiful assistant to Ms. Millen – Leila Lucas

Isabella Madison... movie star – Gemma Ghandour

Lucy Blake... faithful assistant to Ms. Madison – Lucia Laski

Ticket seller 1, waiter, chef, police officer– Soraya Varastehpour

Ticket seller 2, waiter, chef, police officer – Oceane Thomas

SCENIC DESIGNERS & STAGE CREW

Alula Omotoso

Maya Schellhorn

Olivia Seixas

Tickets at $10.

Performed in English.

Please note that Middle School students will attend a performance of “Murder on the 518” at 9am on April 26. 

“Sous le poids des plumes”  (Beneath the weight of feathers)
Wednesday, May 1st at 8:00pm 
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and baguette sandwiches.
A block of 20 tickets is available each ticket at $20 while supplies last! !

Four hip-hop dancers plunge us into a dreamlike world where their different memories of life collide.

In a succession of sketches set against a fantastical backdrop, mime, hip-hop, and physical theater melds and intertwines with every movement.

Each moment conjures a dreamlike world where memory is interrogated and the passage of time is reflected. The audience is invited to question their own memories as the dancers strip the fragmented feathers of the past away bit by bit, until only a raw canvas remains.

Choreography: Fouad Kouchy
Set design: Olivier Borne 
Dancers: Yann Crayssac, Mounir Kerfah, Benjamin Midonet, Mounir Touaa 

Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles presents “Saturday at TRK” with student performances of choir, band and dance. 

Music Program: 10:00am

Dance Program: 1:00pm

This program highlights our student's creative ambition and gives them a chance to showcase their talent & enthusiasm.

Véronique Gallo
May 11, 8:00pm
Gates at 7pm for baguette sandwiches and cash bar.
Tickets $45
In French, no subtitles.

Après le succès de « Vie de mère » et plus de 300 dates de tournée, la comédienne et humoriste belge revient avec son nouveau spectacle « Femme de vie ».

Véronique Gallo décortique avec humour et émotion, la quarantaine au féminin ! La charge mentale, les enfants qui grandissent, les parents qui vieillissent, la peau qui se relâche, les bouffées de chaleur, la perfection qu’on s’impose, la pression d’être en couple, l’image que l’on a de soi, les injections au Botox…
Sans complexe, Véronique Gallo nous interroge…Et si la Nature apportait une réponse aux questions incessantes que l’on se pose ?

The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra conducted by Carlo Ponti
Friday, May 17th, 2024 at 8:00pm: “Symphonic Sensations” 
Gates at 7:00pm for cash bar and baguette sandwiches.
Students/Senior Tickets: $35.
Regular Admission Tickets: $45.

Celebrate the conclusion of an exciting season with masterpieces by Eric Satie, Leos Janaceck, and W.A Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major, with emerging young piano virtuosa Hye Jin Park debuting with the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra!

“Symphonic Sensations” Program
E. Satie – Gymnopedie no. 3

W.A. Mozart – Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major, K.414
  
      Hye Jin Park, piano soloist

L. Janaceck – Idyll for String Orchestra

About the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra 

Reflecting its mission to serve as a catalyst in advocating and supporting music education in schools and in the community, the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra allocates all net profit from this concert towards the advancement and support of music education programs in schools in Southern California.

LAV is the only professional orchestra in the United States to offer aspiring young soloists the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the most talented musicians in the country. Access to a professional orchestra allows the next generation of aspiring talent to see how the pros work on their craft and pushes them to aspire to greater heights, bringing a professional career into focus.

Carlo Ponti is the conductor and founder of the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, prior to which he was the music director and principal conductor of the San Bernardino Symphony, and Associate Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra.  

This event is made possible with support from the Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, Jose Iturbi Foundation, TV5Monde and KCRW.

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

CAST

Mary Poppins - London Leeflang-Beetz

Bert - Suriyan Di Ianni

George Banks - Drew Jean

Winifred Banks - Maddalena Perale

Jane Banks - Annabelle Petersen

Michael Banks - Lucas Cochrane

The following roles will appear many times throughout the show, including “Jolly Holiday,” “Supercali..”, “Let’s Go Fly A Kite,” “Anything Can Happen if You Let It”

Mr. Andrew - Obsidian Tuckute-Romulus

Mrs. Corry - Heather Rose McNeel

Bird Woman (featured soloist) - Stella Rodriguez

Mrs. Brill - Clara Stern

Robertson Ay - Sandro Bolikian

Katie Nana - Madeline Merle

Von Hussler - Darius Chevalier

Northbrook - Driss Jean

Bank Chairman - Merve Pelin Yaprak

Miss Smythe - Susanna Liebhold

Clerk - Calypso Thomas

Messenger - Thomas Colot

CHIMNEY SWEEPS & LONDON DANCERS

Zoe Cherepakhin, Isabel Haddad, Mia Ka, Natasha Kim, Tierney Kim, Elina Manscour, Gabriella Nieves, Chloe Nixon, Julia Stern, Pilar Storey-Vargas, Laura Magid, Amelia Sutton

Tickets at $10.

Performed in English.

Please note that Middle School students will attend a performance of “Mary Poppins” at 9am on May 23rd. 

La troupe du Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz présente “Ruptures”
Les 30 et 31 mai, 20h
Des textes d’auteurs différents : Sedef Ecer, Sonia Ristic et Jean Michel Ribes
Mise en scène de Pierre Leloup
Joué en français, sans surtitres
Ouverture des portes à 19h pour le bar payant et les sandwiches jambon-beurre / fromage.
Billets à partir de 15$

Ruptures et Ultimes batailles sont des textes d’auteurs différents : Sedef Ecer, Sonia Ristic et Jean Michel Ribes, mais ce sont des textes qui se rejoignent dans leur intention.
Eparpillés dans l'espace mais pourtant étrangement reliés, des couples se retrouvent, le temps d'une journée, à l'endroit de la rupture ou de l’incompréhension.

Les textes racontent des trajectoires de vie sur fond de départ et d’arrivée. C’est d’ailleurs un décor d’aéroport qui lance le décollage de la pièce ! 
Il y a des personnages qui cherchent un sens à leur vie, d’autres qui fuient. Des personnages qui finiront par se croiser au détour d’un hall d’aéroport, d’une chambre d’hôtel ou d’une terrasse de café. Des personnages qui s’invitent ou qui traversent une intrigue qui n’est pas la leur. Des chroniques de la vie conjugale.

Il y a de l’humour, de la souffrance, des illusions perdues, du rire, de la peur, des ruptures, des batailles et des histoires qui s’achèvent.
Une fantaisie subversive et une poésie se dégagent de ces diverses situations ayant pour point commun le quotidien. Ce qui est jubilatoire, c’est que, très vite, les choses dérapent et font voler en éclats les convenances. 
Des situations anecdotiques agissent comme révélateur de la nature humaine et de ses travers : individualisme, narcissisme, insensibilité.

Il y a à l’arrivée un texte très touchant qui raconte nos fragilités, un texte qui dit notre monde d’aujourd’hui.

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

With plenty of parts to go around, including featured roles as well as ensemble parts for orphans, servants and tourists, Annie JR. is ideal for productions involving different grade levels.

CAST

Annie – Cielle Khoury

Miss Hannigan – Lea Fedida

Grace Farrell – Isla Pfeiffenberger

Oliver Warbucks – Paya Sadeghi

Rooster Hannigan – Willoughby Thompson

Lily St. Regis – Neve Moon Levesque Wysocan

Franklin D. Roosevelt – Balthazar Ladjili

Bert Healy – Leo Hertzog

Louis Howe – Greyson Pfeiffenberger

Mr. Bundles – Ryan Bayaa

Duffy – Sophia Davies

July – Mia Price

Molly – Bella-Sophia Liebel

Kate – Evelyn Chamberlain

Tessie – Mila Boucetta

Pepper – Mila Zozor

Sandy the Dog – Zeyd Scarpellini

Lt. Ward – Rupert McIntyre

Apple Seller – Temim El Abed

Drake – Charles Bowens

Star-to-Be Soloist – Joelle Chung

Usherette – Jasmine Sidani

ORPHANS:

Tara Farhadi, Sydney Rabenschlag, Victoire Dusastre, Alya Boucetta,

Kayla Kai, Mila Thiol, Emillie Costa Dumont, Camille Cohen,

Anastasia Shaverdova Turk, Scarlet Lyons

MANSION SERVANTS:

Thibaut Vilucchi, Ihan Choi, Francesca Raheb, Daphne Stanford,

Dylan Wizman, Rumi Jongeneel-Boehle, Lina Chebbi

NEW YORKERS:

Axel Reid-Manivel, Rocco Seyfi, Maya Bodrov, Nour Hobeika,

Daphne Reid-Manivel, Amelia Aalam, Olivia Cochrane, Eryne Moubarak

Tickets at $10.

Performed in English.

Support the talented and aspiring piano students at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles! 

Get your tickets today for the best seat in the house!

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Directed by: Ariane Louis-Seize
Screenwriters: Christine Doyon, Ariana Louis-Seize
Produced by: Line Sander Egged, Jeanne-Marie Poulain 
Details: 1h30 / 2023 / Canada
In French with English subtitles

Tuesday, March 19th, 8pm 
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and complementary buffet.
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

Synopsis
A young woman vampire is unable to kill to meet her need for blood, but may have found a solution in a young man with suicidal tendencies. 

Nominations 
Venice International Film Festival 
Calgary International Film Festival 
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 
Festival du nouveau cinéma 
Directors Guild of Canada 
Windsor International Film Festival 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Toronto Film Circle 
Toronto Film Critics Asssociation 
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 

Short film: Joli Jour
Feature film: Respire
Wednesday, March 20th, 8pm 
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and complementary buffet.
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

SHORT FILM: Joli Jour
Directed by: Philippe Tremblay-Berberi
Screenwriter: Philippe Tremblay-Berberi
Produced by: Catherine Boily, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault 
Details: 14 minutes / 2022/ Québec 
In French with English subtitles

Synopsis 
A man moves into a new flat. We quickly notice that the quiet space is only furnished by him and a couch. At dusk, an unlikely visitation disturbed his first night in.

FEATURE FILM: Respire
Directed by: Onur Karaman 
Screenwriter: Onur Karaman 
Produced by: Patrick Bilodeau, Onur Karaman 
Details: 1h30 / 2022/ Québec 
In French with English subtitles

Synopsis 
Fouad, a 15-year-old Moroccan immigrant, and Max, a 27-year-old "old stock" Quebecer, both live frustrating lives. Their respective destinies lead them face to face, in a situation from which neither will emerge unscathed.

Nominations 
Best Quebec Film
Canadian Screen Award 

Colette et Justin (documentary)
Directed by: Alain Kassanda
Produced by: Annabelle Gangneux, Serge kestemont, Damien Monnier
Details: 1h29 / 2022 
In French with English Subtitles

Thursday, March 21st, 8pm 
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and complementary buffet 
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

Synopsis
In Colette et Justin, Alain Kassanda travels through time and his personal family history - in which he also brings the history of postcolonial Congo to life. He lets his grandparents look back on their lives, from their youth and first meeting to a complex political period. The Congo's first independent years pass by as a layered history, in which good and evil intertwine and Justin was assigned an important role.

Nominations 
IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary 

Les gentils 
Directed by: Olivier Ringer 
Screenwriters: Olivier Ringer, Yves Ringer 
Produced by: Yves Ringer 
Details: 1h55 / 2022 / Belgium  
In French with English Subtitles

Friday, March 22nd, 8pm 
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and complementary buffet 
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

Synopsis
With the relocation of their main client, Michel and Blandine see their small business gradually fail, while taking their staff with them. While they are losing everything, including their house and their love, they find support from Florent (their accountant), and Bruno (a staff member). Together the four find a unexpected way out.

Last Dance 
Saturday, March 23, 8pm
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and complimentary buffet.
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

Directed by: Delphine Lehericey
Screenwriter: Delphine Lehericey
Cast: François Berléand, Kacey Mottet Klein, La Ribot 
84 min / 2022 / Switzerland, Belgium
In French with English subtitles.

Synopsis
A contemplative retiree, Germain, suddenly finds himself a widower at 75. He doesn’t even have time to catch his breath before his family interferes in his daily life: constant visits and calls, pre-arranged meals. His life becomes timed like a Swiss watch! But Germain’s mind is elsewhere. Honoring a promise made to his wife, he is propelled into the heart of a contemporary dance creation.

Short film: Dilemne Dilemne by Jacky Goldberg
Feature film: L'enfant du Paradis by Salim Kechiouche
Sunday, March 24, 8pm
Gates at 7pm for cash bar. Complimentary buffet between short film and feature presentation in the presence of Jacky Goldberg. Q&A post-screening with Salim Kechiouche and Nora Arnezeder.
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

SHORT FILM
Dilemne Dilemne 
Directed by: Jacky Goldberg
Screenwriters: Jacky Goldberg, Thomas Bohbot
Cast: Julia Faure, Vincent Macaigne, Jesuthasen Antonythasan
37 min / 2023 / France 
In French with English subtitles.

Synopsis
Dana and Fox are dating for the first time in a diner restaurant, after matching on a conspiracy theorist dating app. Both paranoid but willing to play the game of seduction, they talk about David Bowie, Britney Spears, or the changing spelling of words… But, while eerie events start to occur around them, they soon find out they don’t necessarily share the same theories…

Nominations
Côté Court Festival 
2023 Nominee Grand Prix, Fiction
2023 Winner Meilleure Création Musicale Christophe ChassolJean-François Prigent

FEATURE FILM
L'enfant du paradis
Directed by: Salim Kechiouche
Screenwriters: Salim Kechiouche, Sami Zitouni, Amel Bedaine
Cast: Salim Kechiouche, Nora Arnezeder, Hassan Alili
1h12 / 2023 / France 
In French with English subtitles.

Synopsis
After a long, stagnant period in his acting career, Yazid is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Sober for the past six months, he wants to prove to Garance, his new fiancée, and Hassan, his 16-year-old son, that he's a different man now. But in the space of a few days, his old demons resurface, bringing with them memories of his childhood in Algeria.

DEUX
Directed by: Filippo Meneghetti
Screenwriters: Filippo Meneghetti, Malysone Bovorasmy
Cast: Martine Chevallier, Barbara Sukowa, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain, Muriel Bénazéraf 
1h59 / 2021 / Luxembourg / France / Belgium
In French with English subtitles.

Monday, March 25th, 8pm
Gates at 7pm for cash bar and complimentary buffet.
Tickets $10 / Pass for week: $50

Synopsis:

Nina and Madeleine, two retired women, are secretly deeply in love for decades. From everybody's point of view, including Madeleine's family, they are simply neighbors living on the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, sharing the tender delights of everyday life together. Until the day their relationship is turned upside down by an unexpected event leading Madeleine's daughter to slowly unveil the truth about them.

Nominations
2021 Golden Globe -Best Foreign Language Feature
2021 Oscars- Best International Feature shortlist 
Winner - 2021 César Award for Best First Feature Film - Filippo Meneghetti, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, Laurent Baujard
2021 César Award for Best Actress - Martine Chevallier, Barbara Sukowa
2021 César Award for Best Writing - Filippo Meneghetti, Malysone Bovorasmy
2021 Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film 
2021 Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, International 

“Elevated by the beauty of its performances, and by its masterly technique.”
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

“An older lesbian couple is met with unexpected devastation in this aching romantic drama by Filippo Meneghetti.”
Beatrice Loayza, The New York Times