Carol Channing Launches 'Cabaret at the Castle' 3/2 & 3/3

The Magic Castle announces a special engagement of "The First 80 Years are the Hardest," an intimate evening with Carol Channing on March 2nd & 3rd at 8pm.

Miss Channing will be launching Cabaret at the Castle which is being developed as additional theatre space (currently boasting five theatres from the Parlour of Prestidigitation to the Palace of Mystery) in the Magic Castle's lower level, known as The Inner Circle (7001 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028).

The intimate evening will be a benefit for the Dr. Carol Channing Foundation for the Arts , an organization dedicated to raising the awareness for the need of and to bring the arts back into the public school system.

Press notes explain, "Up until now, the rarely used space at the Magic Castle) has been virtually unknown to even many of its own members. Housing an eclectic collection including WC Field's trick pool table, Marionettes from The Sound of Music, Edgar Bergen's Ventriloquists dummies, Walt Disney's original miniature of the Haunted Mansion, the original automaton Madam Carnak that Johnny Carson (who was an amateur magician and Magic Castle member) based his famous character, and the actual Hello Dolly! bar (from the movie, not the Broadway production, with apologies to Carol)".

"The First 80 Years ..." will mark Carol's return to the stage after her accident last year that forced her, for the very first time in her 70 year career, to cancel scheduled performances.

In what will be a very special gathering tath will include many of her entertainment colleagues, Miss Channing will offer memories, humorous storytelling and, of course, some of her signature tunes, bringing the audience up close and personal with the Ultimate Broadway Baby.

(www.carolchanning.org - click on foundation for more information)

For ticket information contact: Matt Patton, Events Manager, mpatton@magiccastle.com or 323-851-3313 x336.