Dear Fellow MMD'ers:  Though I'm a bit behind in my Digests I wanted to
alert Southern California early pop music fans about a new musical that's
debuting at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.

"Tin Pan Alley Rag" is about a fictional meeting  between Irving Berlin
and Scott Joplin in New York in 1915.  It's full of great ragtime and
Berlin pop tunes and a rare plus -- several large chunks of Joplin's
"Treemonisha" performed with gusto.

The show is a lot of fun and features Brad Ellis on piano.  No player
pianos, but plenty of great period music.  A fun evening for ragtime
fans.  Pasadena Playhouse 800 233-3123

Marc Sachnoff