Hal Holbrook News

Readily recognized for her long time tenure on TV's 'Designing Women' as Julia Sugarbaker and for her starring roles in seven other TV series, Dixie Carter has passed away Saturday morning in Houston from complications of endometrial cancer. The actress was 70 years old.

Actress Dixie Carter sits down with Ernie Manouse to discuss what it means to be a Southerner, her memories of meeting her husband Hal Holbrook, and the impact that the series 'Designing Women' had on her life and her career.

Here are some photos of Carter from her many stage appearances courtesty of her official web site.

Readily recognized for her long time tenure on TV's 'Designing Women' as Julia Sugarbaker and for her starring roles in seven other TV series, Dixie Carter has passed away at the age of 70 according to Entertainment Tonight. 'This has been a terrible blow to our family,' her husband Hal Holbrook tells ET. 'We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy. Thank you.'

The Theatre @ Boston Court presents 'The Twentieth-Century Way,' a world premiere play by Los Angeles playwright Tom Jacobson, directed by The Theatre @ Boston Court Co-Artistic Director Michael Michetti. The play opens May 8 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.

You can drive from Chicago to Los Angeles in about thirty-one hours - if you stick to the interstates, that is. However, for the road warrior who isn't in a hurry, a cruise along old Route 66 can be an unforgettable journey - one with surprises beyond every curve.

Alley Theatre's world premiere of the new musical Wonderland will close on Sunday, February 14.

The Reprise Theatre Company's production of CAROUSEL will close on February 7, 2010.

The year 2010 marks the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death.

American Theater Company (ATC) continues its 25th anniversary season with the Chicago premiere of Distracted, written by Lisa Loomer. The production is directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli and will run January 28 - February 28, 2010 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron Street, Chicago. Press Opening is to be determined.

The Rrazz Room has announced its lineup of Concerts and Events for February.

The 2009-2010 season of Reprise Theatre Company continues with Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel,' January 26 to February 7 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Alexandra Silber stars as Julie Jordan, direct from her critically acclaimed portrayal of Julie Jordan in 'Carousel' at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End (TMA Award - Best Actress).

Academy Award nominee Hal Holbrook, whose Mark Twain Tonight! has defined the image and style of the great American author for thousands of theatergoers for over five decades, will perform his much-loved portrait of the great author on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Hartford's Lincoln Theater.

MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS (MCA) FALL EXHIBITS AND EVENTS 31st Annual Contemporary Crafts January 22 - March 14, 2010

Alley Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland about Alice, a children's book writer in Manhattan who is suffering through a creative block, estranged from her husband and alienated from her daughter. It takes a trip to a strange-yet-familiar Wonderland for her to regain her life's balance and again find the love and everyday magic that reside in us all - if we know how to look. With a book by Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy (The Civil War), lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett Pimpernel, The Civil War), and directed by Gregory Boyd, Wonderland begins previews Friday, January 15, opens officially Wednesday, January 20 and runs through Sunday, February 14.

For decades the most trusted person in America besides Walter Cronkite was very likely the woman known as Ann Landers.

American Theater Company (ATC) continues its 25th anniversary season with the Chicago premiere of Distracted, written by Lisa Loomer. The production is directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli and will run January 28 - February 28, 2010 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron Street, Chicago. Press Opening is to be determined.

The 2009-2010 season of Reprise Theatre Company continues with Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel,' January 26 to February 7 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Alexandra Silber stars as Julie Jordan, direct from her critically acclaimed portrayal of Julie Jordan in 'Carousel' at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End (TMA Award - Best Actress).

The year 2010 marks the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death.

Alley Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland about Alice, a children's book writer in Manhattan who is suffering through a creative block, estranged from her husband and alienated from her daughter. It takes a trip to a strange-yet-familiar Wonderland for her to regain her life's balance and again find the love and everyday magic that reside in us all - if we know how to look. With a book by Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy (The Civil War), lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett Pimpernel, The Civil War), and directed by Gregory Boyd, Wonderland begins previews Friday, January 15, opens officially Wednesday, January 20 and runs through Sunday, February 14.