Shangri-La Plaza (1990)
July 30, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Terrence Mann
Ira Bondo
Terrence Mann
Ira Bondo
Jeff Yagher
George Bondo
Melora Hardin
Amy
Carmen Lundy
Geneva
Bernie Coulson
Noz
Savion Glover
Chili
Allison Mack
Jenny
Hilary Shepard
Veronica
Chris Sarandon
Victorio
Lee Wilkof
Swabodian
Barry Bernal
Chili's Friend #1
Travis Payne
Chili's Friend #2
Don Hanmer
Old Man
Mark David
Customer #1
Victoria Stevens
Customer #2
Glen Chin
Customer #3
Nick Castle
Director / Writer / Executive Producer / Music
Mark Mueller
Writer / Executive Producer / Music
Craig Safan
Writer
Stephen Cragg
Supervising Producer
Mark Horowitz
Co-Producer
Craig Safan
Executive Producer / Music
Richard Freeman
Editor
Pamela Malouf
Editor
Jeremy Railton
Production Design
Greg J. Grande
Set Decoration
Tracy Tynan
Costume Design
Lola Kemp
Makeup & Hair
Timothy A. Miguel
Makeup Artist
Ron Mitchell
Unit Production Manager
Norman S. Powell
Executive In Charge Of Production
Dennis M. White
First Assistant Director
Robin Winter
Second Assistant Director
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Bruce Bisenz
Production Sound Mixer
Ron Horwitz
Sound Editor
Marty W. Eichmann
Key Grip
George Kohut
Camera Operator
James Plannette
Gaffer
Details.
Release DateJuly 30, 1990
StatusReleased
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Wiki.
Shangri-La Plaza is a musical-comedy pilot made for CBS in 1990.
It was directed by Nick Castle and written and created by Mark Mueller and Nick Castle. It starred The Office’s Melora Hardin, Academy Award Nominee Chris Sarandon, jazz singer Carmen Lundy, and Broadway's original Beast and Javert (of Beauty and the Beast and Les Misérables) Terrence Mann, a two-time Tony Award Nominee for Best Actor. It also featured Tony Award-winning choreographer and tap dancer Savion Glover in one of his first television appearances, as well as eight-year-old Allison Mack, of Smallville fame. Michael Peters, a Tony Award winner for his work on Broadway's Dreamgirls, was the choreographer.
Called a cult musical in a 2020 feature article in Los Angeles Magazine titled "Shangri-La Plaza, the Star-Studded All-Musical Sitcom Time Forgot," the all-sung 30 minute television show's history was recounted by the stars and creators in honor of its 30th anniversary.
Shangri-La Plaza was filmed on location in an actual mini-mall at the corner of Vineland Avenue and Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood, California. Its colorful design was the topic of a Washington Post story in 1990 describing its cultural and architectural impact on the Los Angeles neighborhood in which it was set. Emmy Award-winning art director Jeremy Railton, best-known for his work on Pee-Wee's Playhouse, was responsible for the set design.
The full episode is available on YouTube.