Barry Bostwick Set to `Swing Into Spring' With Easter Seals on PAX Television.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000 &uot;Spin City&uot; Star to Host the Next Generation of National Easter Seals Easter Seals is an international charitable organization devoted to providing opportunities for children with physical disabilities. See
Programming That Pays Homage to America's Current Dance Crazes Barry Bostwick Barry Knapp Bostwick (February 24, 1945[1]) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as the mayor in the sitcom Spin City. , star of the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. hit comedy series &uot;Spin City,&uot; has been confirmed to host &uot;Swing Into Spring,&uot; a one-hour, next-generation special sponsored by Easter Seals that will air on PAX Television on Saturday, March 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT and 8 p.m. CT. The special will also air a second time on PAX on Sunday, March 26, at 4 p.m. ET/PT and 3 p.m. CT. &uot;Swing Into Spring&uot; will celebrate the many dance styles sweeping the country by taking viewers on an exciting journey to Broadway and clubs, competitions and dance centers in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Miami, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. and Austin, Texas, to demonstrate dance styles that include swing, hip hop, country and Salsa. &uot;This year's special on a national network is a first for us, and we're very excited to continue telling Easter Seals' story in a manner that is inventive, inspirational and entertaining,&uot; said James E. Williams James Elliott Williams (13 November 1930 – 13 October 1999) was a sailor of the United States Navy during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the most highly decorated enlisted man in the history of the U.S. Navy. Jr., president and chief executive officer of Easter Seals national headquarters in Chicago. &uot;`Swing Into Spring' is targeted to key demographic groups that recognize and respect the Easter Seals name, but aren't quite sure what the organization does,&uot; said executive producer Dick Block. &uot;Our strategy is to provide programming that can be promoted on its own merits, while keeping with the Easter Seals image and story, which will be told in an innovative way during the commercial breaks that are sponsored by Easter Seals' corporate partners.&uot; Said Block: &uot;We are extremely excited and fortunate to have Barry Bostwick, whose distinguished career as a leading man in all genres continues to thrive as he thrills audiences everywhere. We sincerely appreciate his desire to host our Easter Seals special that we hope will touch many lives.&uot; Beyond &uot;Spin City,&uot; Bostwick's impressive career includes starring roles in a myriad of highly acclaimed projects such as the films &uot;The Rocky Horror Picture Show,&uot; Stanley Donen's &uot;Movie, Movie&uot; and &uot;Weekend at Bernie's Weekend at Bernie's is an American motion picture comedy released in 1989. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as a couple of young executives who must create the illusion that their murdered boss, Bernie Lomax, is alive in order to II&uot;; the television miniseries, &uot;War and Remembrance War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, which is the sequel to The Winds of War. It continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. ,&uot; for which Bostwick received a Golden Globe for his performance of Lieutenant &uot;Lady&uot; Aster; and the first Broadway production of &uot;Grease,&uot; where Bostwick's creation of the legendary &uot;Danny Zuko&uot; role earned him a Tony Award nomination. &uot;Swing Into Spring&uot; is being produced by Easter Seals under the supervision of Sara Brewster and Don Jackson. Dick Block is executive producing with Leslie Wilson serving as producer. PAX TV, recently partnered with GE's NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. unit, covers 80 percent of U.S. television households, including all top 75 markets. The network is dedicated to delivering free family entertainment that is free of violence, explicit sex and foul language. Founded in 1919, Easter Seals is a non-profit, community-based, health agency dedicated to helping children and adults with disabilities gain greater independence. Today, millions of Easter Seals' clients lead improved lives thanks to Easter Seals' high quality services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. |
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