Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, said about 100 fascinated guests attended last week's CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony Hotel Pavilion in Palm Beach. Scroll down for photos from the event!
December 12 marks the centennial of Frank Sinatra's birth, which makes the arrival of Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Christmas, which plays for one performance this Saturday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, all the more special. Since 2009, Hackett, son of the late comedian Buddy Hackett, and his wife, Lisa Miller, have been presenting their stage shows that celebrate the hip, swingin', ring-a-ding-ding aura of the original Las Vegas Rat Pack. During the late '50s and early '60s, the Rat Pack ruled the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, a freewheeling act that incorporated Great American Songbook tunes with a raucous, let's-throw-caution-to-the-wind attitude that became the definition of 'cool' in show business.
As the hot Texas sun starts to cool off, and school buses are back on the traffic-lined roads, one thing is clear: summer is nearly over, and fall is right around the corner. Just as Pumpkin Spice Lattes begin flowing at Starbucks, Texas Ballet Theatre welcomes in the new season with DRACULA, now onstage at the Winspear Opera House, and soon moving to Bass Hall. Though Halloween might still be a few weeks away, this fine company is starting off the celebration with a scare!
Artes de la Rosa announces that Martin Antonio Guerra, will take on the dual role of Miguel Cervantes and Don Quixote in Artes de la Rosa's Man of La Mancha which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with this production.
Beginning today, March 29, NBC's TODAY will launch “Do You Believe?,” a new series that will take an in-depth look at faith and spirituality.
Beginning Sunday, March 29, NBC's TODAY will launch “Do You Believe?,” a new series that will take an in-depth look at faith and spirituality.
Artes de la Rosa announces that Martin Antonio Guerra, will take on the dual role of Miguel Cervantes and Don Quixote in Artes de la Rosa's Man of La Mancha which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with this production.
Virgin America, the award-winning airline known for reinventing domestic travel, today announced it will partner with Alliance Data Retail Services, which manages more than 120 private label and co-brand credit programs and is an Alliance Data Systems Corporation(NYSE: ADS) business, to launch a new Virgin America Visa Signature Credit Card and a first-ever Virgin America Premium Visa Signature Card. Both co-brand cards offer Virgin America guests and Elevate frequent flyer program members a host of perks to make their travel experience more convenient, flexible and rewarding. Under terms of the multiyear agreement, Alliance Data will partner with Virgin America to provide a full suite of credit and marketing services for the Virgin America Visa Signature Card and will leverage its full suite of acquisition tools along with its marketing and analytics expertise to drive cardholder spend and further support one-to-one customer engagement.
The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Best in Show honors and $50,000 in prize money went to GCH CH Claircreek Impression de Matisse, a Portuguese Water Dog known as "Matisse" owned by Milan Lint, Peggy Helming and Donna Gottdenker of New York, New York. Before an enthusiastic crowd at the Orange County Convention Center Sunday night, "Matisse" was crowned "National Champion" by Best in Show judge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman after a weekend of exciting competition.
The Casting Society of America (CSA) will be honored by the SAG Foundation's LifeRaft Program with a variety of casting panels to celebrate this year's Artios Award nominees. The goal of the panels is to provide a treasure trove of well-earned advice for actors from esteemed CSA members and industry professionals in film and television, as well as stories and anecdotes from the films that were nominated.
The Casting Society of America (CSA) announced today the nominees for the organization's 29th Annual Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting, given in 22 categories including film, television and theater.
As usual, the summer is chockfull of mind numbing entertainment. Hollywood releases action packed blockbusters. Television channels flood the airwaves with brainless reality shows and thinly written dramas. Everywhere you turn, there are offerings of entertainment for the sake of entertainment. Summer musicals are no exception, and Galveston's Island East-End Theatre Company (ETC) is presenting Mel Brook's glitzy, splashy musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to pad out this summer. Following the wild success of THE PRODUCERS, Mel Brooks reassembled his creative team and jumped back into the saddle of creating theatrical musicals. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN had it's pre-Broadway try-out in Seattle in 2007, ran on Broadway from November 8, 2007 through January 4, 2009, and has had enjoyed two successful national tours across the United States.
RUSSELL MORRIS is confirmed to join an already sensational line up for tomorrow night's Heart of St Kilda Concert at The Palais Theatre, St Kilda.
Final acts have now been announced for the 2013 Heart of St Kilda Concert. In addition to the already stellar line-up, performing at this annual fundraiser, The Sacred Heart Mission have announced the following performers to complete a sensational line up for 2013.
The only show with producers and cast members who have real ties to the real Rat Pack, SANDY HACKETT'S RAT PACK SHOW has entertained millions of people worldwide. As one of the most successful shows of its kinds with over 70 performances last year, the talented ensemble (in association with Orin Wolf/OBB NYC - Off Broadway Booking) will perform on stage at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts tonight, February 9 at 8pm. This performance is generously sponsored by Commerce Bank.
A necklace designed and manufactured by Carolyn Pollack Jewelry will be featured on NBC's Today show tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 7, as a Mother's Day jewelry gift chosen by Full Circle Home (FCH), a nonprofit organization that sends gift baskets to the wives and mothers of deployed troops.
The only show with producers and cast members who have real ties to the real Rat Pack, SANDY HACKETT'S RAT PACK SHOW has entertained millions of people worldwide. As one of the most successful shows of its kinds with over 70 performances last year, the talented ensemble (in association with Orin Wolf/OBB NYC - Off Broadway Booking) will perform on stage at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 9 at 8pm. This performance is generously sponsored by Commerce Bank.
The Casting Society of America (CSA) winners were announced tonight of the 28th Annual Artios Awards® For Outstanding Achievement in Casting.
Given each year, in addition to the awards presented to casting directors for their achievements in Theatre, Television, and Film casting, the CSA also gave out the following special awards to Casting Director Lora Kennedy for the Hoyt Bowers Award given for excellence in casting; Harvey Fierstein received The New York Apple Award given to individual for contributions to the New York casting community and Ben Affleck, who received the Career Achievement Award.
The Casting Society of America CSA) announced today the nominations for the organization's 28th Annual Artios Awards for outstanding achievement in casting given in 22 categories including film, television and theater. The CSA will fete their own on Monday, October 29, 2012 with award ceremonies to be held simultaneously at the The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles (reception will commence at 6:00 p.m. PDT) and at XL Nightclub, Cabaret & Lounge (512 West 42nd Street) in New York (reception will commence at 6:00 p.m. EDT). Honorees for this year's Career Achievement Award, Hoyt Bowers Award and The New York Apple will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
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