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Photos: Deana Martin Sings For Her Palies On Facebook
by Stephen Sorokoff - Mar 28, 2020

Dean Martin did it the old fashioned way, entertaining millions with his widely successful Variety TV show.

Photo Coverage: 'Baby It's Cold Outside' at the Friars Club as Deana Martin Duets With Steven Maglio
by Stephen Sorokoff - Dec 17, 2019

Some Radio and TV Stations may be refusing to play Frank Loesser's Academy Award-winning song, but Deana Martin and Steven Maglio sang it last night at the Friars Club to a jam packed room of gloriously festive and politically incorrect Friars. They joined the ranks of celebrities who have recorded the tune such as, Idina Menzel & Michael Buble', Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan, Margret Whiting & Johnny Mercer and the composer Frank Lesser and his wife Lynn Garland.

Photo Coverage: Deana Martin Sings Dino at Lorenzo's Cabaret
by Stephen Sorokoff - May 4, 2019

I don't think a day goes by that I don't hear Dean Martin's voice in my head coupled with a flashback of an image of how cool he looked in his tux walking out on stage. Last night at Lorenzo's Cabaret in the Hilton Garden Inn his daughter Deana brought Dino's music and charisma back to life in Richard Nicotra's Las Vegas type supper club located on Staten Island in NYC.

Photo Flash: First Look at the UK Tour of THE MOUSETRAP
by Julie Musbach - Feb 18, 2019

Get a first look below at the 2019 UK Tour of The Mousetrap, the legendary whodunnit and record-breaking murder mystery from Queen of Crime, Dame Agatha Christie, starring Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses) as Mrs Boyle, directed by Gareth Armstrong.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night - Steve Tyrell at Cafe Carlyle
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 29, 2017

Sometimes a performer is so effective in using his or her talent to entertain and charm an audience that the mention of their name and a venue become synonymous. Sinatra at The Sands, Darin at The Copa, Celine Dion at Caesars Palace, Feinstein at The Regency ( & now 54 Below). Bobby Short was The Carlyle for 36 years, and after his passing in 2005 Steve Tyrell's name and Cafe Carlyle have become intertwined. The artistry of Tyrell and the sophistication of The Carlyle have produced an annual holiday engagement for this music icon that has brought cheer and good feelings to thousands over the years. Steve fills the hotel with his swinging music, and he has been also doing something essential in the nightclub business . he also fills the seats. It's not just New Yorkers that flock to Cafe Carlyle for his performances. The Carlyle becomes a destination point for fans around the country during his runs.

The Long Beach QFilm Festival Screens First Season of HER STORY Today
by TV News Desk - Jan 9, 2016

The Long Beach QFilm Festival has announced that they will be presenting another exclusive screening today, January 9, at the historic Art Theatre on Long Beach's renowned Retro Row.

The Long Beach QFilm Festival to Screen First Season of HER STORY, 1/9
by TV News Desk - Dec 30, 2015

The Long Beach QFilm Festival has announced that they will be presenting another exclusive screening on January 9 at the historic Art Theatre on Long Beach's renowned Retro Row. This screening is being hosted as part of a winter programming series in addition to QFilms' annual four day festival, which occurs every September.

Peter Polycarpou, Laura Pitt-Pulford to Lead OLIVER!, Sarah Ingram Set for THE WITCHES at the Curve; Casting Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2015

Curve today announces casting for the theatre's productions of Roald Dahl's THE WITCHES and Lionel Bart's classic musical, OLIVER!

Marin Center to Welcome Deana Martin, 5/10
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 8, 2015

MARIN CENTER PRESENTS welcomes audiences to a first time in Marin and a special Mother's Day champagne brunch at Embassy Suites followed by a concert at Marin Veteran's Auditorium by the mellifluous American singer, Deana Martin, daughter of iconic entertainer Dean Martin.