PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/95132.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Nine Thirty Restaurant Inside W Hotel Los Angeles Proudly Announces Arrival of New Executive Chef Jack Yoss; Launches New Fall Menu http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb309326.htm Executive Chef Yoss’ evocative fall menu infuses sophistication and creativity into NINE THIRTY’s farm-to-table seasonal American cuisine. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2005)

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]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb309326.htm John Goodman, Willie Garson and More Celebrities Host W Hotel Los Angeles Star-Studded Fundraising Event to Benefit Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts on Tuesday, Sept. 20 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb286331.htm W Hotel Los Angeles—Westwood will host a star-studded fundraising event on Tuesday, September 20 from 7-9 pm, in an effort to raise more than $100,000 for those devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The event will be held poolside at the W Hotel in Westwood and will feature a celebrity-hosted auction of extraordinary items such as an authentic piece of the historic Berlin Wall. The event will also feature live New Orleans-flavored musical performances by Joe McBride and the Crescent City Cats and a chance for every ticket holder to win one of more than 40 incredible raffle prizes, including stays at Starwood Hotels and Resorts around the world. Other prizes include luxury Bliss Spa products, season tickets to the Geffen Playhouse, and celebrity-autographed movie and sports memorabilia. Celebrity hosts John Goodman, Willie Garson and Jean Smart will help auction off nearly a dozen incredible auction items valued at up to $50,000. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2005)

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]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb286331.htm Geffen Playhouse Presents Kitty Carlisle Hart in Here's to Life - Legendary Actress Creates a Stellar Evening of Timeless, Classic Songs and Endearing Memories http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb225508.htm The Geffen Playhouse presents an exclusive performance by legendary leading lady, Kitty Carlisle Hart. In her one-woman, cabaret-style show, Here's to Llife, Hart recalls stories from her illustrious 70-year career, singing famous melodies by some of the world’s greatest musical theater composers such as Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Lerner and Loewe, many of whom were also close, personal friends to the actress. Hart and musical conductor David Lewis bring their show to the Geffen Playhouse at the Brentwood Theatre as part of the Geffen’s celebration of Moss Hart’s centennial birthday. The Geffen Playhouse presents Here's to Life for one night only on Monday, April 18, 2005 at 7:30pm. On April 20, the Geffen premieres the opening night production of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play You Can't Take it with You, which is being directed by Kitty Carlisle and Moss Hart’s son, Christopher Hart. (PRWeb Apr 6, 2005)

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]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb225508.htm Geffen Playhouse Inaugurates $17 Million Renovated Theater And New Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theater With 10th Anniversary Season http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb224296.htm Geffen’s Festival Of American Originals Continues With The 2005-2006 Season Featuring The West Coast Premiere Of Heather Raffo’s Nine Parts Of Desire, Tennessee Williams’ Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Starring John Goodman, The Los Angeles Premiere Of David Mamet’s Boston Marriage, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, And A New Play To Be Announced. The Geffen’s New Addition, The Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theater At The Geffen Playhouse Opens With The World Premiere Production Of My Buddy Bill, Written And Performed By Emmy Award-Winner Rick Cleveland (PRWeb Apr 1, 2005)

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]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb224296.htm Geffen Playhouse Press Event http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb223015.htm Gilbert Cates Hosts Press Conference To Announce Geffen Playhouse's 10th Anniversary Season Inaugurating $25 Million Renovated Theater And New Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater At The Geffen Playhouse (PRWeb Mar 29, 2005)

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]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb223015.htm GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE TAPS TONY AWARD WINNER ANN DUQUESNAY AND MONTEGO GLOVER FOR HOT SUMMER MUSICALCookin’ At The Cookery: The Music And Times Of Alberta Hunter Kicks-off 15 Months of Theater at the Geffen’s New Interim Home – the Brentwood TheatreJune 15-August 1, 2004 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb128247.htm Geffen Playhouse Producing Director, Gilbert Cates, has just announced the casting for Cookin’ at the Cookery, this summer’s hot jazz musical at the Geffen Playhouse. Tony Award winning performer, Ann Duquesnay will star alongside celebrated actor and singer Montego Glover in Cookin’ at the Cookery: the Music and Times of Alberta Hunter. The first Geffen Playhouse production at the new Brentwood Theatre, Cookin’ at the Cookery is written, directed and choreographed by Marion J. Caffey, and will feature musical direction by the Grammy Award winning conductor, George Caldwell. Cookin’ at the Cookery begins in previews at the Brentwood Theatre on Tuesday, June 15 and runs through Sunday, August 1, with an official press opening on Wednesday, June 23, 2004. (PRWeb May 25, 2004)

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]]> Tue, 25 May 2004 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb128247.htm GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE KICKS OFF 10-YEAR CAMPAIGN CELEBRATING AMERICAN THEATERGeffen’s 2004-2005 Season Starts with Tony Award Winning Take Me Out; A World Premiere Adaptation of Lerner & Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon; And Pulitzer Prize Winners – You Can’t Take It With You and I Am My Own Wife http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb128244.htm Gilbert Cates, Geffen Playhouse Producing Director, has launched a landmark 10-year campaign celebrating American theater at the Geffen Playhouse. He also announced four of the five plays lined up for the Geffen’s exciting 2004/2005 Season, all of which will take place at the new Brentwood Theatre as the Geffen undergoes 15 months of renovation and expansion. This next season at the Geffen will begin with America’s favorite pastime and Tony Award winner, TAKE ME OUT, to be directed by the Geffen’s Randy Arney. Next, Gil will direct an adaptation of the Broadway musical PAINT YOUR WAGON, which will mark the first major revival of the musical. In 2005, the Geffen will produce two Pulitzer Prize winning plays. Celebrating the 100th birthday of writer Moss Hart, his son Christopher Hart will direct the Geffen’s revival of YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU. Finally, the Geffen will bring a massive Broadway hit to Los Angeles with I AM MY OWN WIFE, starring Jefferson Mays and directed by Moises Kaufman, from the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway production. (PRWeb May 24, 2004)

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