Photos courtesy of Coast Playhouse Elvin Whitesides and Jay Laisne star in Mark Leonard’s "Dylan’s Ghost," playing at West Hollywood’s Coast Playhouse. By Andrea Dingman Daily Bruin Contributor The pairing of a dead British poet, a recently rehabilitated drug and alcohol addict from New York, and a down-on-her-luck Texan country western singer might sound like the setup of a bad joke, but these three personas make up the cast of the play “Dylan’s Ghost.” The comedy/drama, written and directed by Mark Leonard, opened last weekend at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood. Read more...

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