Photo Flash: Celebrated TV & Movie Moms Gather At Hollywood MuseumMay 8, 2010It was an abundance of family, friends, fashion and philanthropy as celebrated TV and movie Moms Florence Henderson (Brady Bunch), Ilene Graff (Mr. Belvedere) and Kim Rhodes (Suite Life of Zach & Cody), Nancy Dussault (Too Close for Comfort) and Dee Wallace (ET: Extra-Terrestrial) as well as other industry elite gathered for a pre-Mothers Day celebration at the Hollywood Museum for a special evening featuring the world famous Hollywood Graffiti Gown by Randy McLaughlin and Jerry Skeels of JERAN Design.
Photo Flash: Active Theater's MAGNETIC NORTH With Christian CampbellMay 8, 2010Christian Campbell, the star of Reefer Madness: The Musical, tick, tick... BOOM! and Trick, headlines the cast of the New York premiere of Magnetic North, a play by William Donnelly about the perilous space between flirtation and betrayal. Joining Campbell in the cast are Scott Richard Foster (Broadway's Brooklyn the Musical, Sessions), Heather Lee Harper (Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange) and Sarah Shahinian (Lincoln Center's Picnic at Hanging Rock). The production is directed by Jeremy Dobrish (Signs of Life, Spain, Judas and Me).
Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents Two New Play Readings This SpringMay 8, 2010Burning Coal Theatre Company's New Works Program will present two staged readings this spring, I Am The Raven by Jonathan Fitts of Boone, NC, directed by Durham's Jay O'Berski on Tuesday, May 18th, at 7 pm and Dirt by Raleigh playwright Kelly Doyle, directed by Emily Ranii, on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Both plays will be read at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh.
STAGE TUBE: Lynn Redgrave Sings 'The Saga of Jenny'May 8, 2010The late Lynn Redgrave has a ball singing Ira Gershwin and Kurt Weill's 'The Saga of Jenny' from Lady in the Dark. This video is taken from a PBS special called 'Musical Comedy Tonight 2,' the second of 3 specials put together by Sylvia Fine Kaye and featuring selections from classic musicals. Reprising the number with her are Danny Kaye and Richard Crenna. The special aired February 11, 1981.
Peter Blum SoHo Displays 'Reflection' Exhibition, Opens 5/14May 7, 2010Peter Blum is pleased to announce the exhibition Reflection, with works by John Beech, Walead Beshty, Stephanie Brooks, Helmut Federle, Alex Fleming, Robert Irwin, Jacob Kassay, Rosy Keyser, Yves Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Justen Ladda, John McCracken, Robert Ryman, and Ben Vautier, opening on May 14th at 99 Wooster Street, New York. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 14th from 6 - 8 p.m.
Levitt Pavilions Presents An Evening With Grammy Legends Webb and Houston 5/21May 7, 2010Two extraordinary careers, one unforgettable evening. Legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb and celebrated R&B singer Thelma Houston will perform together for the first time in forty years. Jimmy Webb is the writer of "MacArthur Park" - the famous song inspired by the park in Los Angeles, where a Levitt Pavilion is now located. Proceeds from the event will support the free summer concert series at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park. Houston's first album "Sunshower" was written, arranged and produced by Webb. Together, Webb and Houston will perform songs from this critically-acclaimed album. Webb will also perform his classic hits which have become a permanent part of the American music landscape.
John Waters' ROLE MODELS US Book Tour Dates AnnouncedMay 7, 2010John Waters' ROLE MODELS is a self-portrait told through intimate literary profiles of the author's favorite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle-of-the-road.