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UPCOMING APPEARANCES A Triple Threat
******** Hollywood and Broadway Award-winners Perform "From Broadway with Love" to Support Humane Treatment of Animals
Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, "From Broadway with Love" will reunite Ballard, McKechnie, and Montevecchi since performing in Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" in 1998. The show will begin with Ballard, McKechnie and Montevecchi performing together with music, comedy and dance. It will continue with individual performance, and they will reunite in the show's finale.
Ballard starred on Broadway in "Gypsy," "Funny Girl," and "Nunsense." She has been in numerous films and has guest starred in a variety of television programs. Her NBC sitcom "Mothers-in-Law" was re-released on DVD in July. Recently completing "My Musical Comedy Life" in New York and Australia, Tony Award winner McKechnie is best known for her role as Cassie in the musical "A Chorus Line." In addition, McKechnie has starred in numerous Broadway productions including "Promises, Promises," "State Fair," and "On the Town." Receiving a Tony Award for her portrayal of Liliane La Fluer in "Nine," Montevecchi began her career as a prima ballerina. Inspired by dance, she began a film career in the 1950s only to leave Hollywood for a leading role in "Follies Bergere." Montevecchi's Broadway credits include starring in "Grand Hotel," and "La Plume de Ma Tanta." "From Broadway with Love" will take place on December 4, 2010 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 West San Francisco Street, in Santa Fe, NM at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range in price between $35 and $400. The $400 priced seats include a post-show champagne reception and vegan dinner attended by the cast and crew, as well as an oversized autographed print of the playbill cover. Tickets are available at www.TicketsSantaFe.org, or by calling the box office at (505) 988-1234. SOURCE Animal Protection of New Mexico
Oh, Joy! Look for me on The Joy Behar Show on HLN/CNN in late September. Check back soon for more specifics. -Kaye
Several merchants are now taking pre-orders (see links below), and we even now have the box art (at left) and a trailer (below). This set has been well worth the wait. Not only does it contain the complete series - all 56 episodes lovingly remastered - but is also jam-packed with extras, including a new featurette with Kaye, "Remembering The Mothers-In-Law." The set is priced at at $39.98 SRP for 1620 minutes on 8 discs. Video is in full frame, and audio is English.
A complete list of the bonus material included:
The following merchants are taking orders for the set: Recent Events Kaye appeared as the special guest at the Palm Springs Women In Film And Television luncheon on Saturday, October 10, 2009. The event was covered by Pat Krause of Palm Springs Guides. Read the story and view a slideshow of photos of the event. The story also appears in Desert Local News.
Honorable Mention... Kaye's new 4-CD set, My Life, In My Own Words, With My Own MOUTH!, as well as her recent memoir, How I Lost 10 Pounds in 53 Years, was recently mentioned on We Love Lucy, a fan site for the great Lucille Ball on lucyfan.com. View the article. Other articles on the web featuring Kaye: Kaye Ballard and the story of Lucille Ball vs. Mad Dog from Playhouse renamed for supportive star Kaye Ballard losing 10 pounds in 53 years! The 17th Fabulous Follies celebrate the holiday season with Kaye Ballard Comedy legend returns to Plaza Theatre Kaye's book reviewed at Literary & Creative Artists No joke: Ballard to be honored by Caring Community (2005) How I Lost 10 Pounds... Back Stage publishing has released a new edition of Kaye's memoir, How I Lost 10 Pounds in 53 Years. Visit the book page for more information. Broadway: The Golden Age Kaye is proud to have appeared in director Rick McKay's spectacular award-winning 2004 documentary, Broadway: The Golden Age and looks forward to his second chapter! Please visit his website and find out what the excitement is all about! New CD Set Kaye has just finished an audio version of her book, How I Lost 10 Pounds in 53 Years called My Life, In My Own Words, With My Own MOUTH! which will be released this fall. This 4 CD set features snippets from Kaye's recordings over the years including the first recorded characterization of Charles Schultz's "Lucy." Theatre Apprearances & Every Day Life Kaye appeared in Quartet in June, 2006 at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY and sold out twelve weeks in the Palm Springs Follies later that year and again last Christmas! On May 19th 2008, Kaye went in for knee replacement surgery and she wants to thank all you wonderful well-wishers for helping her make a full recovery! |
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I'm excited to announce that I'm in rehearsals for a show with Donna McKechnie and Liliane Montevecchi entitled "From Broadway with Love" to benefit Animal Protection of New Mexico. The show is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, who - among other things - staged concert productions for performers like Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters. The show is set for December 4, 2010 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico for one performance only. 
SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood and Broadway legends Kaye Ballard, Donna McKechnie and Liliane Montevecchi will star in a one-night-only gala performance "From Broadway with Love" at the historic Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Broadway performance will benefit Animal Protection of New Mexico, a non-profit organization that has been challenging historic and widespread animal cruelty in New Mexico for more than 30 years. Hilary Knight, internationally renowned illustrator, will design the art for the event.
