Heeeeere's Rita
New York actress Rita Donnatella has a dream - to star in a movie with Johnny Depp. Is that so much to ask? Co-created by Janet Cole Valdez and DeeDee O'Malley, this hilarious one woman musical follows the travails of Rita as she plays everything from Marilyn Monroe to a lab technician in the pursuit of goal.
Premiering in 2014 at Los Angeles' Secret Rose Theatre, with O'Malley in the sole starring role, Waiting for Johnny Depp features a score of catchy original numbers, arranged by Bettie Ross. For this Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) transfer, which will play The Hobby Center's Zikha Hall, Brooke Wilson takes on the role of Rita. Wilson is a TUTS regular, having played in their productions of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Urban Cowboy. She received a Broadway.com nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for 2013's The Great American Trailer Park Musical at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse.