Bill McDonald

From croaker sack to Chinchilla, Orson Welles called Eartha Kitt 'the most exciting woman in the world'. But in 1968 she was blacklisted for 'making the 1st Lady cry.' 'I Want To Be Evil' chronicles Eartha's destitute childhood, her affair with the Revlon heir, her kinship with Sammy Davis Jr. and her volatile relationship with Hollywood.

On Saturday, February 7, Chance Theater's Board of Directors, staff and resident artists held a special event to honor their major capital campaign donors and give them a literal standing ovation. The guest of honor at the event was community leader, Bette Aitken, whose husband Wylie surprised her last year with a $250,000 gift to the Chance to name the theater's new home after her.

Finally, 'Trooper' is available to everyone for streaming or download at: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/trooper.

JOSEFINA LOPEZ will have her second film, Detained in the Desert, presented in its World Premiere screening in competition as part of the 16th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival