The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Presents CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1/28-2/1

How does Vanna flip her panels? How did Hasslelhoff combat the beaches of "Baywatch"? Why did Burt and Loni topple from the upper tier of their wedding cake? Find out these answers and more in the new hit comedy CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY the international, critically acclaimed hit comedy show where star performers act out actual celebrity memoirs--word for word -- from Bieber, Beyonce, Barbra, Burton and beyond! The Drama Desk Award winning comedy show comes to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts January 28 - February 1. Stage and screen legend Lainie Kazan ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Beaches") and Tony Award winner Broadway superstarGary Beach ("The Producers") will join Drama Desk Award Winners Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel plus local cast members Stephen G. Anthony and Kim Ostrenko ("Dolphin Tale", "Burn Notice"), as well as The Palm Beach Post's "That Girl" Leslie Streeter and local "It Guy," ESPN Radio's Josh Cohen as guest performers. As a special treat for South Florida audiences, co-creators Pack and Reyfel have culled the treasure trove of autobiographies to include readings of books by such notables as Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Ivana Trump, Tiger Woods and Palm Beach County's own Burt Reynolds. Joining the cast of star readers is stage and screen legend Lainie Kazan. Her many iconic screen performances includeMy Favorite Year (Golden Globe nominee) Beaches, One From the Heart, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She received a Tony nomination for her performance in the Broadway production of MY FAVORITE YEAR. She also tours the globe with her solo cabaret act. Also taking the stage in this uproarious production is local Broadway superstar Gary Beach. Beach has won multiple Tony Awards, including one for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his work in THE PRODUCERS, for which he also earned a Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle Award, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his work in both ;A CAGE AUX FOLLES and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Created and developed by Emmy Award-nominated writer-performer Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel, CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY features the highly talented comedic ensemble performing from the actual memoirs of a wide range of celebrities. The passages run the gamut from the "poetry" of Suzanne Somers to the love letters of Kenny Loggins, to the most famous Hollywood love triangle in history - Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, and Eddie Fisher -- all in their own words. Running for five, record-breaking sold out years in New York, CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY won the 2009 Drama Desk Award in the category of Unique Theatrical Experience and the 2010 Bistro Awards. Check schedule at www.kravis.org/celebrityautobiography for guest appearance updates, subject to change. Hailed as The funniest show hands down"--NY Post and "Critics Pick"--NY Times, CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY comes to the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse January 28 - February 1 with performances on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30 pm;Thursday, January 29 at 7:30 pm; Friday, January 30 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, January 31 at 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm; and Sunday, February 1 at 1:30 pm. Tickets are $38 and may be purchased on-line at the Official Kravis Center Website www.kravis.org; in person at the Box Office located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach; or by phone at 561-832-7469. Group orders of ten or more receive a discount by calling 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304. For more information in the show visit www.celebrityautobiography.com. About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County.