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NEWS RELEASE — PEREZ HILTON SET TO HOST BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS: CELEBRATING THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF “DREAMGIRLS”

PEREZ HILTON
SET TO HOST
BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS
CELEBRATING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE LEGENDARY TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL DREAMGIRLS
ORIGINAL STARS
SHERYL LEE RALPH, LORETTA DEVINE,
AND JENNIFER HOLLIDAY
REUNITE FOR CONVERSATION AND SONG
DIRECTED BY IONA MORRIS
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY KENNETH CROUCH
CHOREOGRAPHY BY LEE MARTINO
SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED
INCLUDING
MARY WILSON, ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE SUPREMES
SUNDAY, JULY 10 AT 8PM
AT THE JOHN ANSON FORD AMPHITHEATER IS SOLD OUT

Dreamgirls - Broadway Under the StarsPerez Hilton has been set to host Broadway Under the Stars — Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of “Dreamgirls” — on Sunday, July 10 at 8pm at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. Produced by Chris Isaacson Presents, and now SOLD OUT, this one-night-only event will star Independent Spirit Award-winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, Emmy Award-winner Loretta Devine, and Tony Award and two-time Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Holliday. Iona Morris will direct, with musical direction by Kenneth Crouch and choreography by Lee Martino.

Since launching the celebrity entertainment blog PerezHilton.com in 2004, Perez Hilton has created a media empire that spans online, publishing, television, radio, music and live events. In addition to his blog, which has become one of the leading sources for celebrity news amassing over 300 million hits a month, Hilton runs five additional digital properties focused on fashion, fitness, family, animals, and a mobile app. Hilton has published three books and is the father of two children. He also created the hugely successfully music event series “One Night In…” in 2008, which features up-and-coming and top musical acts. Hilton has also made his impression on the world of musical theatre as the famously unhip TV dad Danny Tanner in a new stage parody, Full House: the Musical. On radio, Hilton is host to the twice-daily celebrity and entertainment news feature “Radio Perez” and has announced the upcoming “Perez Nights Live.” His contribution to pop culture in radio has scored him morning segments with Carson Daly and a following for his podcast, PHP. Hilton was named the #1 Web Celeb in 2007, 2008, and 2009 by Forbes Magazine, one of the 15 most influential Hispanics in the US by People en Español, the 2009 Hispanic of the Year by Hispanic Magazine, and one of Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2007.’ As a tastemaker, Newsweek has compared his influence on the music scene to Oprah’s Book Club. In January 2015, Hilton took part as a housemate on the 15th season of the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother and also joined the 2015 panel of influential judges in the Miss Universe Pageant. Visit Perez Hilton online at www.perezhilton.com.

Iona Morris directed the well-received Johnny Guitar Watson Heart 4 Music event at LATC. This year, Morris directed the long-running Sassy Mamas and Tammi Mac’s Bag Lady winning a total of six NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Theatre Awards, including Best Director for Morris (Sassy Mamas). She has directed several solo shows for Jenifer Lewis, Blair Underwood, Penny Johnson Jerald, and Kim Wayans and will direct Michael Colyar’s solo show in September of this year. Morris has directed The Vagina Monologues from coast to coast with all-star casts, Still Standing, a hip-hop musical in Switzerland, and Sheba, a 21-person musical in Los Angeles and at the New York Music Theater Festival. She served as assistant director with Sheldon Epps on Purlie and Ray Charles Live! at The Pasadena Playhouse.

Kenneth Crouch began his musical career at age 15. He is a musician, music director, and music producer, and has performed and recorded with Andrae Crouch, BB King, Bob Dylan, Dr. Dre, Nancy Wilson, Kelly Clarkson, Chaka Kahn, India Arie, En Vogue, George Clinton, Jill Scott, Lenny Kravitz, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Sheila E, Taylor Hicks, Whitney Houston, Tom Petty, Tito Puente, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt, to name only a few. For seven years, he was the Musical Director for Latin icon Marc Anthony. He has also served in that capacity for talent like Chris Brown, Destiny’s Child, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, Angie Stone, Anthony Hamilton, BabyFace, Brandy, Brian McKnight, Cheryl Lynn, Robin Thicke, Fantasia, Jon B, and Lauryn Hill, among many others. Crouch has produced for artists such as Mariah Carey, Brandy, Barry White, Lalah Hathaway, Nancy Wilson, Kenny Lattimore, Chante Moore, D.J. Quick, and Rahsaan Patterson, and more.

Choreographer Lee Martino is the winner of four Ovation Awards, three LADCC Awards, and she is a recipient of the Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre. Her credits include Carrie, First Date, The Lyric Project, The Wrong Man, When You Wish, Peter Pan, Oklahoma!, Life Without Makeup starring Rita Moreno, Kiss Me Kate, Falling for Eve, Shall We Dance on Ice, the animated feature films Alpha and Omega 3D and The King and I (animated). Martino choreographs the annual Alzheimers benefits, APLA’s S.T.A.G.E. benefits, Actors Fund benefits, and What a Pair (benefit for the John Wayne Cancer Institute).

The evening’s special guests are scheduled to include (in alphabetical order) Sharon Catherine Brown, Wilson Cruz, Frenchie Davis, Ray Garcia, Saana Gray, Ciera Jasmeen Hart, Liisi LaFontaine, Kenny Lattimore, Craig Lucas, Parnell Marcano, Marsai Martin, Sandy Martin, Annette Moore, Jeffrey Scott Parsons, Belinda Skinner, Craig Thurman, Natalie Wachen, Amber Stevens West, Mary Wilson, and Matt Zarley.

The show is produced by Chris Isaacson for Chris Isaacson Presents, LLC, with the following team: Ronn Goswick (Associate Producer), Kay-Ta Matsuno (Associate Musical Director), Meredith Greenburg (Production Manager), Morgan Zupanski (Stage Manager), Tim Hicks (Visualist/Projectionist), and A. Chandler Warren, Esq. (Legal Services).

Chris Isaacson Presents (CIP) has created, produced, and promoted over 600 events since the company’s founding in 2004. From small clubs to major theatres CIP has presented some of the most influential stars of this generation including Adam Lambert, Lea Michele, Neil Patrick Harris, Grammy Award-winners Paula Cole, Richard Marx, Sergio Mendes, and more. Recently, CIP produced the “Food & Friends—Vibiana” charitable event honoring Grammy Award-winning rock icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. The event at Los Angeles’s downtown hot-spot Vibiana, was hosted by Emmy-Award-winner Lisa Kudrow and included performances by UCLA’s Scattertones, Nickelodeon’s Ashley Argota and High School Musical star Corbin Bleu. “Food & Friends” raised over $400,000 for the Nexus Scholarship Award that supports elite clinician/research neuroscientists in UCLA’s M.D. and Ph.D. Psychiatry Residency research training programs. For information about upcoming CIP events, including Donna McKechnie (August 5—7), Peisha McPhee & Sergiu Tuhutziu‘s Chopin Meets Broadway (September 30 & October 1), and Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (October 25 & 26), visit www.ChrislsaacsonPresents.com.

Broadway Under the Stars — Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of “Dreamgirls” at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, in Hollywood on Sunday, July 10 at 8pm is now SOLD OUT. The evening is sponsored by Gelson’s Markets and PUMP Restaurant Lounge. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit The D.I.V.A. Foundation and The Actors Fund.

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07-05-16

NEWS RELEASE — CHRIS ISAACSON PRESENTS ANNOUNCES FULL SPRING SLATE

CHRIS ISAACSON PRESENTS
ANNOUNCES
FULL SLATE OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR SPRING 2016
FEATURING
RICHARD SHELTON, NATHAN LEE GRAHAM,
THELMA HOUSTON, LIZ CALLAWAY,
AND FRENCHIE DAVIS

CIP 2016 rosterChris Isaacson Presents has announced a full slate of spring entertainment, beginning with acclaimed British actor/singer Richard Shelton, followed by Grammy Award-winner and Zoolander 2 star Nathan Lee Graham, Grammy Award-winner and Motown legend Thelma Houston, Tony Award-nominated actress/singer Liz Callaway, and the inimitable song stylist Frenchie Davis.

Richard Shelton is a Los Angeles-based British film, television, and theatre actor and acclaimed singer. In the UK, Shelton is best known for playing the charmingly murderous role of Dr. Adam Forsythe on ITV’s long-running drama Emmerdale and for his portrayal of Frank Sinatra in the award-winning drama Rat Pack Confidential in London’s West End. Shelton is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading interpreters of Frank Sinatra. He has recorded solo albums at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and Abbey Road Studios in London. Celebrating the release of his new CD An Englishman in Love in LA, he will be appearing at Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood for one performance only on Thursday, March 24 at 8:30pm. Shelton will be joined by BMG artist and songwriter Carly Robyn Green. Having recorded over 100 songs for film and television, Green has been called the female Michael Bublé by AOL Music News.

Multi-talented star of stage, screen, and television Nathan Lee Graham can currently be seen in Paramount’s Zoolander 2 reprising his role of ‘Todd’ from the original cult hit, Zoolander. He has also been seen in hit films such as Sweet Home Alabama and Hitch. His television credits include Absolutely Fabulous, Scrubs, Law & Order: SVU and HBO’s The Comeback. On stage, Graham has originated roles on Broadway (The Wild Party, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert) and appeared Off-Broadway in Wig Out!, Hit the Wall, and The Hunger Artists. A consummate concert performer, he won a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Classical Album. Graham will perform his new show, You Oughta Be In Pictures, once only on Thursday, April 21 at 8:30pm at Catalina Bar & Grill.

Grammy Award-winning legend Thelma Houston returns to Catalina Bar & Grill after two sold-out shows in October 2015. Houston began her career singing for Capitol Records with The Art Reynolds Singers and then as a solo artist. Her debut album “Sunshower” for ABC/Dunhill, was released in 1969 and spawned four hit singles. Her rise to fame with Motown Records is chronicled in My Motown: Music, Memories, and More as Houston takes her audience on a musical and inspirational journey that tells the story of her illustrious and fascinating career. She shares intimate stories and behind-the-scenes adventures against a tapestry of 23 classic Motown hits including “Heatwave,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Nowhere to Run,” “I Wish,” “Do You Know Where You’re Going To,” “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” her number one international hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” and more. Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 — both shows at 8:30pm.

On Monday, May 9 at 8:30pm, Tony Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Liz Callaway will perform at Catalina Bar & Grill celebrating the West Coast release of her latest CD, “The Essential Liz Callaway.” Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along (1981) and she performed in the Lincoln Center concert production of Follies with the New York Philharmonic. Other stage credits include Baby (Tony Award nomination), The Three Musketeers, The Spitfire Grill, Sunday in the Park with George, Evita, Cats, Miss Saigon, and The Look of Love. Callaway’s highly anticipated compilation album includes her definitive recordings of “Meadowlark,” “The Story Goes On,” the Oscar-nominated “Journey To The Past” and five brand new tracks spanning her three-decade career. Callaway will also be appearing for one performance only at Martini’s Above Fourth in San Diego on Tuesday, May 10 at 8pm.

Frenchie Davis is known for her powerhouse vocals and commanding stage presence. She was first noticed when she auditioned for Fox TV’s American Idol and her success on the show launched her rise to fame quickly. Davis was in the Broadway cast of Rent for four years and then toured the West Coast playing Effie White in Dreamgirls and later toured with Ruben Studdard in the 30th Anniversary revival of Ain’t Misbehavin’. She was also one of the top finalists on NBC’s The Voice. Davis will release her long awaited CD debut, produced by Chris Willis, this year. With musical direction by Nick Petrillo, The Frenchie Experience will be an evening of pop and soul cabaret featuring innovative and soulful arrangements of songs spanning every decade. One performance only on Tuesday, May 17 at 8:30pm at Catalina Bar & Grill.

Tickets for all shows are on sale now and may be purchased online at www.ChrisIsaacsonPresents.com or www.ticketweb.com or by phone (LA shows) at (866) 468-3399. To purchase by phone for Liz Callaway at Martini’s Above Fourth in San Diego, call (619) 400-4500.

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03-17-16

NEWS RELEASE — NEW YEAR’S EVE 2016 POP ROCKIN’ CELEBRATION AT HILTON LOS ANGELES/UNIVERSAL CITY WITH SPECIAL GUEST POP ICON BELINDA CARLISLE

CHRIS ISAACSON PRESENTS
AND
HILTON LOS ANGELES/UNIVERSAL CITY
PRESENT
NEW YEAR’S EVE 2016
A POP ROCKIN’ CELEBRATION
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
POP ICON BELINDA CARLISLE
ALSO STARRING
FRENCHIE DAVIS, ROGELIO DOUGLAS JR.,
DAVID HERNANDEZ, MAYA, AND JAKE SIMPSON

Belinda CarlisleChris Isaacson Presents and the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City have announced NEW YEAR’S EVE 2016: A POP ROCKIN’ CELEBRATION with special guest pop icon Belinda Carlisle and also starring Frenchie Davis, Rogelio Douglas Jr., David Hernandez, Maya, and Jake Simpson, performing hits from the 80s to today as well as fresh arrangements of favorites from the Great American Songbook and classic rhythm and blues. The festivities will begin at 7pm in the Hilton’s elegant Sierra Ballroom.

The evening will be a return to the traditional supper club experience. Ticket packages give guests the option of a four-course dinner, pre-show artist meet and greet, premium top shelf bottle service at tables, or simply a ticket for the show. Regardless of the package, all patrons will have access to the Sierra Ballroom’s large dance floor, live concert entertainment, full bar, celebratory champagne toast, party favors, balloon drop, and much more.

Belinda CarlisleTickets are on sale now and prices range from $87—$325. Purchase online at www.TicketWeb.com and www.ChrisIsaacsonPresents.com, or via phone at (866) 468-3399. For guest room reservations at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City for New Year’s Eve, call (818) 506-2500, extension 1. Use code NYEPR.


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11-23-15

PHOTOS OF BELINDA CARLISLE COURTESY OF CHRIS ISAACSON PRESENTS.