Amy Smart News

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi will receive The Wyler Award, one of The Humane Society of the United States' most prestigious honors, at The 23rd Genesis Awards on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Given to a celebrity or public figure who has made news on behalf of animals, the award is named after the late Genesis Awards founder Gretchen Wyler, the Broadway headliner and animal activist. 'Ellen and Portia stand up for their beliefs, and they have had a major impact in spreading the message about animal protection,' said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. 'They had a particularly significant role in helping to pass Proposition 2, and they helped make the case to the people of California and to the rest of the nation that all animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food.'

The Hayworth Theatre, in association with Roz Bernstein Productions, will present the world debut of 'Lovelace: A Rock Opera,' on October 18, 2008. The new show, recounting the life and times of legendary adult film superstar Linda Lovelace of 'Deep Throat' fame, is based on the Book, Music and Lyrics of Charlotte Caffey (founding member of 'The Go-Go's,) and Anna Waronker (singer/songwriter, founding member of 'That Dog.,') with the Original Concept and Lyrics from Jeffery Leonard Bowman.

The Hayworth Theatre, in association with Roz Bernstein Productions, will present the world debut of 'Lovelace: A Rock Opera,' on October 18, 2008. The new show, recounting the life and times of legendary adult film superstar Linda Lovelace of 'Deep Throat' fame, is based on the Book, Music and Lyrics of Charlotte Caffey (founding member of 'The Go-Go's,) and Anna Waronker (singer/songwriter, founding member of 'That Dog.,') with the Original Concept and Lyrics from Jeffery Leonard Bowman.

Ugly Betty star Michael Urie, Hamish Linklater, Wendie Malick, Dan Lauria and Tom O'Keefe will star in a staged reading of the play, The Crowd You're In With, Monday, April 21, 8 p.m at The Hayworth. Directed by Amy Glazer and written by Rebecca Gilman, The Crowd You're In With is a production of The Hayworth Theatre's popular Bruno Kirby Celebrity Reading Series.

Jerry O'Connell, Michael Urie and Carol Kane star in a staged reading of Badge on Monday, November 12 at 8PM at The Hayworth Theater. Written by Matthew Schneck, produced by Stacy Cole and directed by noted television director Steve Zuckerman, Badge is a production of The Hayworth Theatre's popular Bruno Kirby Celebrity Reading Series.

Canal Street, starring acclaimed director Paul Mazursky (An Unmarried Woman, Moscow on the Hudson) and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Chandra Wilson (The Good Times Are Killing Me, On the Town), will be the second installment of the 'Bruno Kirby Celebrity Reading Series' to be presented at The Hayworth Theatre on Monday, August 20th at 8pm.

Film, television and Broadway star Lou Diamond Phillips' original stageplay 'Burning Desire,' will launch the new Bruno Kirby Reading Series at The Hayworth Theatre, Monday, June 18th at 8 p.m...

The Hayworth Theatre will welcome the Lou Diamond Phillips' original play Burning Desire on June 18 launching the new Bruno Kirby Reading Series. Burning Desire will be directed by Wendie Malick featuring Michael Urie, Amy Smart and Lauria...

After the Emmy Awards, stars showed up at TV Guide's party sponsored by Olay at the Social Nightclub in LA