Stefanie Powers Premieres 'One From the Hart' at OCPAC

Stefanie Powers will step into a new starring role when she premieres her one-woman show, "One From the Hart," an evening of song and story, running November 8-11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Samueli Theatre.    "One From the Hart" will take audiences on a romantic holiday brimming with anecdotes and visual images from Powers' extraordinary life, underscored by some of the most evocative love songs ever written.

Powers, who last month starred in the Reprise! production of "On Your Toes" at UCLA's Freud Theatre, actually began her career at age 15, dancing for legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins.  She soon found her musical skills overshadowed by a remarkable film career, working with many of Hollywood's greatest talents, among them Lana Turner, Helen Hayes, John Wayne, Tallulah Bankhead, Bing Crosby and David Niven.  She has starred in three television series, including "The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." and the long-running hit "Hart to Hart" with Robert Wagner, and in mini-series such as "Mistral's Daughter" and "Beryl Markham:  A Shadow in the Sun."  She has also regularly returned to her first love—the musical theatre—with star turns in the revival of "Applause—The Musical All About Eve" and "The King and I" in which she toured in England and throughout the United States in 2005.  Her collaboration with noted jazz pianist/arranger Page Cavanaugh yielded the CD "On The Same Page," a collection of great American standards.
 
The classic American songbook serves as the source for selections in "One From the Hart."  Reminiscences from Powers' often surprising, adventure-filled life supply the narrative.  Powers is also internationally-renowned for her work in animal conservation and, this year, she is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, of which she is co-founder and president.

"One From the Hart" will play four performances, Thursday through Saturday, November 8-10 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 11 at 7:00 PM.  The Samueli Theatre at the Orange County Performing Arts Center is located at 615 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.   Tickets are available through the Orange County Performing Arts Center box office, their website at  www.ocpac.org or by calling 714-556-2787. 

Photo by Chris Kane.

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