BWW Interview: Dee Dee Bridgewater Talks MEMPHIS From Her SOUL- No PHONY She!
Lauded jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, accompanied by THE MEMPHIS SOULPHONY, will be bringing her latest show MEMPHIS: YES, I'M READY, based on her latest musical release Memphis: Yes, I'm Ready to The Wallis for one night only March 23, 2019. The most warm and delightful Ms. Bridgewater managed to entertain and enlightened me on the phone for an informative, heartfelt forty-five minutes.
KISS ME KATE Screens in 3-D at Film Forum
"3-D Auteurs," a 19-day, 34-film festival spotlighting stereoscopic movies by some of history's most distinguished directors, will run at Film Forum from Friday, November 11 through Tuesday, November 29. The festival spans 3-D's earliest days (including some turn-of-the-century films by pioneer Georges Melies) to the present, and represents virtually every genre, including Westerns, Film Noir, and Science Fiction.
Westside Center Presents A Magical Night To Remember Tonight
Celebrate the end of Tax Season by relaxing! The WCIL Associates of the Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) will present a fundraising event, "A Magical Night To Remember," including a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center on Friday, April 15, 2011, preceded by food and beverages served to guests at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club; 340 North Maple Drive; Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Tippi Hedren Honored From Coast to Coast
Movie legend and icon, Tippi Hedren, receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at its 90th Annual Installation & Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 7th, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in the same ballroom where the first Academy Awards were held.
Westside Center Presents A Magical Night To Remember April 15
Celebrate the end of Tax Season by relaxing! The WCIL Associates of the Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) will present a fundraising event, "A Magical Night To Remember," including a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center on Friday, April 15, 2011, preceded by food and beverages served to guests at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club; 340 North Maple Drive; Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Hollywood Publicist Shirley Carroll O'Connor Dies at 93
Longtime Hollywood publicist, Shirley Carroll O'Connor, whose colorful career included 25 years as the first female press agent under the Big Top of the Clyde Beatty, Cole Bros. and Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circuses, has died at the age of 93, in Laguna Hills, California.
Photo Flash: Channing, Fleming, et al. Keep the Spirit Alive
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.'
Westside Center for Independent Living Associates Raise $35,000 At 6/18 Benefit
Ruth Kraft, Chairperson of the 34-year-old Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) Associates' 2010 Sold Out Fundraising Dinner Party, 'An Intimate Evening At The Beverly Hills Tennis Club,' said $35,000 was raised at the event attended by 100 guests held at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club on Friday evening, June 18, 2010.
Corky Hale,Charlotte Rae, & Carl Reiner Perform at Benefit
Award-winning showbiz entertainers, Corky Hale and Charlotte Rae, will perform in a show emceed by Carl Reiner, with Jeff Lass serving as Music Director. The show, 'A Festive Evening For Westside Center for Independent Living,' is a benefit for WCIL.