The Southern California Motion Picture Council (SCMPC) will present their annual St. Valentines Ball with Oscar winning actress, Miss Margaret O'Brien, as the evening's hostess. The highlight of the gala will be the presentation of the 2012 Golden Halo Award to actress, singer and humanitarian, Ms. Barbara Van Orden.
Legendary Oscar-winning actress Margaret O'Brien will present a personal retrospective of her illustrious film career.
Lily Tomlin, Joanne Worley, Carole Cook, Bruce Vilanch along with filmmaker and multi TONY-winning Director and Producer, Dori Berinstein all gathered on one stage to salute a star, an icon and a legend - Ms. Carol Channing. On Wednesday night, the Paley Center featured these incredible talents as well as gathering many more in the audience for the Los Angeles premiere screening of 'Carol Channing: Larger Than Life.' The panel members, who also appear in the critically acclaimed documentary, gathered with other friends, colleagues and fans of the woman who has been dubbed, and deservingly so, 'The First Lady of Musical Theatre.' Seen among those in attendance were a who's who of TONY, OSCAR, EMMY & GOLDEN GLOBE award winners including George Chakiris, Charles Fox, Davis Gaines, Ilene Graff, Tippi Hedren, Michael Learned, Kate Linder, Julie Newmar, Connie Stevens, Ruta Lee, Rose Marie, Richard Skipper, Barbara Van Orden, Dee Wallace and co-producer, B. Harlan Boll, to enjoy a film that also featured such noted industry greats as Loni Anderson, Marge Champion, Tyne Daly, Jerry Herman, Angela Lansbury, Bob Mackie, Margaret O'Brien, Debbie Reynolds, Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune, Barbara Walters and many more.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's work, THE SECRET GARDEN, was initially serialized before being published in 1911 and becoming a children's classic. Several attempts by Hollywood have tried to capitalize on it's dramatic and hope-filled story, with the 1949 MGM adaptation, starring Margaret O'Brien, wonderfully changing from black and white into full-blown technicolor as the garden is revealed in all it's splendor. However. most folks today will probably be more familiar with the the rather staid, but thoughtful motion picture made in 1993, which was fairly well mounted. This current stage adaptation is far more appealing in any number of ways, with stronger acting and a memorably performed score being among the many highlights that are attractive to an audience interested in the material.
Her peers have begun speaking out on passing; adding their voices to the chorus of remembrances and thoughts are Florence Henderson and Margaret O'Brien.
CMT is adding made-for-television movies to its development and programming slate with the creation of the CMT ORIGINAL MOVIES franchise, it was announced today by Mary Beth Cunin, SVP, Programming, CMT. This newly-formed division will roll out television movies for the network focusing primarily on romantic comedies, in addition to music-based films.
Earlier this week, The Southern California Motion Picture Council (SCMPC) hosted their annual Golden Halo Awards. The 2010 honoree was performer, publicist, speaker, writer and activist, B. Harlan Boll.
On Saturday, Palm Spring's declared October 2nd, Carol Channing Day as three-time Tony Award and Golden Globe award winner received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on Saturday in front of the Azul restaurant and Georgies Alibi (369 N. Palm Canyon Drive).
Margaret O'Brien, Rhonda Fleming and Carol Channing were on hand to greet and thank WWII Veterans in Los Angeles on August 14th in true Hollywood Canteen style as thousands across the nation gathered in over 200 cities to Keep the Spirit of '45 Alive! The grassroots campaign was created to promote a national day of remembrance for greatest generation. Also in attendance were Kelly Stewart on behalf of her father, WWII Veteran Jimmy Stewart and actress and USO performer Kate Linder of The Young & the Restless, who had been one of the artists to attend the first event launch announcing the plans for this event and the resolution going through Congress at the time. Two very special guest were Bea Cohen, who at 101 shared memories of the WWII Experience and that day in in 1945 and WWII Veteran Harry Kullijian, who reiterated that 'You've all heard that there were no atheists in fox holes, but there also weren't any skin colors, religions or political parties. You knew you were Americans and that was all you needed to know.'
The Saint Michael's Playhouse stages ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, concluding the 2010 season of Equity professional summer theater, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College. The show runs, July 27 - 31 and August 3 - 7, each evening at 8 p.m., with matinees, July 31 and August 7 at 2 p.m.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse stages ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, concluding the 2010 season of Equity professional summer theater, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College. The show runs, July 27 - 31 and August 3 - 7, each evening at 8 p.m., with matinees, July 31 and August 7 at 2 p.m.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse stages ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, concluding the 2010 season of Equity professional summer theater, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College. The show runs, July 27 - 31 and August 3 - 7, each evening at 8 p.m., with matinees, July 31 and August 7 at 2 p.m.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse stages AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, June 29 to July10, continuing the season of Equity professional summer theater, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College. The show runs, June 29, 30, July, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, each evening at 8 p.m., with matinees, July 3 and 10, at 2 p.m.
WWII Veterans Enjoy 'South Pacific' as Guests of 'Times Square Nurse' More than 50 World War II veterans and their wives began their July 4th weekend with a special reception in their honor held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles last Saturday (July 3) and the matinee performance of 'South Pacific' as guests of the late Edith Shain, the 'Times Square Nurse' who passed away on June 20 at age 91.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse stages AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, June 29 to July10, continuing the season of Equity professional summer theater, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College. The show runs, June 29, 30, July, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, each evening at 8 p.m., with matinees, July 3 and 10, at 2 p.m.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse stages AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, June 29 to July10, continuing the season of Equity professional summer theater, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College. The show runs, June 29, 30, July, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, each evening at 8 p.m., with matinees, July 3 and 10, at 2 p.m.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse opens its 2010 season of professional summer theater Tuesday, June 15, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College, with the Broadway musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
The Saint Michael's Playhouse opens its 2010 season of professional summer theater Tuesday, June 15, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College, with the Broadway musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
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