Downey Civic Light Opera “The World Goes ‘Round”

February 14 – March 3, 2013 The World Goes ‘Round A compilation of songs drawn from Kander and Ebb musicals such as Cabaret, Chicago, Funny Lady, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and New York, New York. 8:00 p.m. performances: February 14, 15, 16, 22, & 23 2:30 p.m. performances: February 17 & 24 8:00 p.m.… Continue reading Downey Civic Light Opera “The World Goes ‘Round”

The Downey Civic Theater

The Downey Civic Theatre opened 1970, the vision of then theatre director John Hume. In 1955, Downey’s Parks and Recreation department sponsored Hume to launch of the Downey Children’s Theater, which began in an elementary school auditorium.