Waldorf News

The St. Regis Hotel has just earned the distinction of being the most expensive hotel in New York City. A new survey from NewYorkHotels.org has revealed this finding after comparing the hotel rates of all luxury hotels in NYC over the past 12 months.

Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok in Thailand. Located in Sukhumvit, Bangkok's main lifestyle, entertainment and residential district, the DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok is Hilton Worldwide's 100th property in Asia Pacific and the first DoubleTree by Hilton branded property in Bangkok.

WICA presents an evening of Poetry with Judith Adams and Friends: Lark's Rising Shepherd's Whistle on Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 P.M. The evening will be a celebration with poet Judith Adams and musicians Jonas Anderson, Lauren Anderson, Giles Buser-Molatore, and Mira Yamamoto together with Rachel Adams who will be performing a Flamenco dance.

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for THE 67th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS were announced today by stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement.

With the end of the school year on the horizon, families are thinking about where they want to travel this summer and starting to plan their getaways. Wherever the destination, it is however much they're able to see, do and experience that is critical to the vacation's success, which is why Embassy Suites Hotels is announcing its "300% MORE Pledge" for family vacations. The full service, upscale all-suites hotel brand is pledging that families will get three times more enjoyment out of their trip when they stay at an Embassy Suites through its three signature offerings of free-cooked-to order breakfast, two-room suites and nightly Complimentary Evening Reception**. Helping them plan that memorable vacation with the expertise of television host Samantha Brown, the pledge will be brought to life with the declaration of three more summer "holidays" - MORE-days - that give families "300 percent more" excuses to travel this summer and giveaways of more during their stay on those days.

Tickets to the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Tony Awards will go on sale at TonyAwards.com today, April 30.

Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide's 10 distinct hotel brands, has announced the 30 finalists of its Teacher Treks Travel Grant Competition. Now through April 30, 2013, the public can vote for their favorite finalist at www.hhonors.com/TeacherTreks to help determine the 15 winning entries.

Hilton Worldwide today announced that it will introduce its fastest growing full-service brand, DoubleTree by Hilton, to Australia when it rebrands four Northern Territory hotels on May 1, 2013. The country's first three DoubleTree by Hilton hotels: DoubleTree by Hilton Darwin, DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade Darwin, DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs will open alongside Hilton Darwin in the Territory.

This summer Celebrity Chef Cat Cora will demonstrate how to whip up her favorite dishes as part of Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center, presented by Food & Wine magazine. Cora is scheduled to sail on ms Nieuw Amsterdam's 12-day Mediterranean Empires cruise departing July 2, 2013.

New York Women in Communications presented the 2013 Matrix Awards Monday, April 22, 2013 to honor seven remarkable women- including 5-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald- who have established themselves in the communications industry. The awards were given during a luncheon hosted by WEtv at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, hosted by the entertaining and witty Joan Rivers.

New York Women in Communications will present the 2013 Matrix Awards today, April 22, 2013 to honor seven remarkable women who have established themselves in the communications industry. The awards will be given in a luncheon ceremony hosted by WE tv at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The distinguished honorees will include Audra McDonald, Joanna Coles, Bonnie Hammer and Mindy Grossman.

Hilton Worldwide continues its expansion in Spain with the arrival of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center La Mola, a hotel taking its name from one of the highest peaks in the nearby Catalan Pre Coastal mountain range. Having recently opened Spain's first DoubleTree by Hilton in Emporda and first Hilton Garden Inn in Sevilla, Hilton Worldwide now has eight properties trading across Spain.

On Monday evening, April 8th at the finale of Marty Richards' star-studded-sold-out Memorial to benefit his beloved New York Center For Children, which he co-founded with his wife Mary Lea Johnson Richards, Chita Rivera quieted the crowd to make an important announcement regarding the future of the American Theatre and the New York centric film and television's East Coast community. Dan Gallagher and Michael Milton, Mr. Richards' co-workers and right-hand visionaries for over fifteen years, have power-teamed with Producer/General Manager, Cheryl Dennis, to form the new Producer Circle Co. with offices in Manhattan.

At the invitation of Beijng's National Centre for the Performing Arts and sponsored in part by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the U.S. Department of State, L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) will return to China in June, 2013 with Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons' riveting historical drama, Top Secret: The Battle for The Pentagon Papers. LATW toured China with Top Secret in 2011, playing to sold out houses of Chinese professionals and students.

Christian Siriano launched his Spring 2013 video and print campaign. Shot by Brad Walsh at New York's historic Waldorf-Astoria, both feature the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre dancers Katerina Eng, Isabelle Seiler, and Carolyn Lippert.

Minutes away from Orlando's world famous theme parks and one-of-a-kind attractions, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creekis offering an exclusive Florida Resident Rate spreading a little sunshine to fellow Floridians in the "fun capital of the world."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Helen Hayes' 1947 Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actress for her performance in HAPPY BIRTHDAY just sold at an auction for $37,230. Hayes' award was a silver makeup compact from Tiffany.

Tickets to the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Tony Awards will go on sale at TonyAwards.com on Tuesday, April 30.