Actress Charlotte Rae is best known for her role as Mrs. Garrett on the TV series "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life," but from "Car 54 Where Are You?" and Molly the Mail Carrier on "Sesame Street" to the current role opposite Meryl Streep in "Ricki and the Flash," her career has onstage and on screen has been the envy of industry members. However, life at home may not always have been as comedic as the characters she entertained the public with for several decades. Subjects discussed in Ms. Rae's new book entitled "The Facts Of My Life" (24.94/34.95, Nov, 2015) include:
Live Nation announced a brand new festival headed to Hersheypark Stadium this summer - the Country Rock & Rewind Festival featuring performances by Rascal Flatts, Rick Springfield, Ashley Monroe and The Romantics. The festival, taking place tonight, August 22 at 6:00 p.m. is the perfect event for music fans across all genres - it's a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll!
In preparation for the role, the actress met up with legendary guitarist Neil Young for an impromptu lesson at the recording studio of New York City's Jacob Burns Film Center.
In her new film RICKI AND THE FLASH, Meryl Streep plays a rock star who is trying to mend broken relationships with her family while maintaining her rocker identity. Below, get a first listen to one of the tracks from the film, Streep's cover of Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance'!
Springfield stopped by this week's TODAY's to talk with Savannah Guthrie about the experience of working with Oscar-winner Streep, and he jokes that his wife may like the character he plays in the movie better than she likes him.
She sings the songs, and he plays them. Along the way, the union of Pat Benatar and Neil 'Spyder' Giraldo has become one of the most successful in history. The couple will bring their 35th Anniversary Tour to the Fred Kavli Theatre, tonight, August 7, 2015 at 8:00 pm.
Meryl Streep, who has 19 Academy Award nominations and three Oscar wins to her credit, stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer in the new rock 'n' roll film 'Ricki and the Flash'.
She sings the songs, and he plays them. Along the way, the union of Pat Benatar and Neil 'Spyder' Giraldo has become one of the most successful in history. The couple will bring their 35th Anniversary Tour to the Fred Kavli Theatre, Friday, August 7, 2015 at 8:00 pm.
Jonathan Demme's musical dramedy RICKI AND THE FLASH, starring Meryl Streep, will open the 68th Locarno Film Festival. The film was written by Diablo Cody (Juno) will have its world premiere on August 5 at the Festival's Piazza Grande.
The Rascal Flatts concert with Rick Springfield and Ashley Monroe at Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, August 22 has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. Refunds will be available for ticket buyers at point of purchase.
STAGES St. Louis celebrates its 100th production with Smokey Joe's Cafe, from the legendary rock and roll songwriting team, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The show will run through June 28 at the Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood. Due to an unprecedented advance in sales, STAGES has added a performance to the original schedule on Sunday, June 21st at 7:30 pm.
Meryl Streep (INTO THE WOODS) takes on a whole new gig - a hard-rocking singer/guitarist - for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash.
Atlanta's Band X (bandxlive.com) not only opens and closes the event as performers with their own brand of party and dance songs, but will back up the artists on stage as well.
Live Nation announced a brand new festival headed to Hersheypark Stadium this summer - the Country Rock & Rewind Festival featuring performances by Rascal Flatts, Rick Springfield, Ashley Monroe and The Romantics. The festival, taking place on Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 p.m. is the perfect event for music fans across all genres - it's a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll!
?Musician, actor and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Rick Springfield will take his acclaimed 'Stripped Down' solo acoustic show to The Ridgefield Playhouse tonight, February 26, at 8 p.m.
The Grammy award-winning musician, actor and New York Times bestselling author, Rick Springfield debuted his solo performance in Houston earlier this year and will return to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall tonight, February 6, 2015 at 8PM. This intimate performance includes music, storytelling and a special question and answer session with the audience.
The Grammy award-winning musician, actor and New York Times bestselling author, Rick Springfield debuted his solo performance in Houston earlier this year and will return to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8PM. This intimate performance includes music, storytelling and a special question and answer session with the audience.
