Broadway & Film Star Gary Beach to Debut Musical Show at Heritage Pointe Gala.Tony Award-Winner to Present One-Man Show Chronicling His Life in Theater & Movies MISSION VIEJO Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , Calif. -- Michael Halpern, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Heritage Pointe, announced the signing of Tony Award-winner Gary Beach to headline a fundraising gala for the non-profit, Jewish-traditional senior living community in Mission Viejo, CA. Beach will debut a one-man musical show about his life and roles in theater and on the big screen. "We are thrilled at this opportunity," said Halpern. "Gary's team of writers, director and production crew are working on the creation of this show. Our Gala attendees will be treated to the beginning of a new production that I suspect will end up on a national or international tour." Gary Beach has had notable performances on Broadway over the past few decades, including Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in , and as Roger DeBris in The Producers, for which he won a Tony Award in 2001. He returned to Broadway in La Cage aux Folles (playing the role played by Nathan Lane in the film The Birdcage). Recently, he reprised his role as Roger De Bris on stage in The Producers at the same time the film version was released. He became the first in history to play the same role on Broadway and on film at the same time. His television credits include the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors The Kennedy Center Honors are held to be the highlight event in the cultural life of the United States. The idea was the brainchild of George Stevens, Jr. (who remains involved), and he and his partner, the late Nick Vanoff, put together the first event, launching it in 1978. , "Recording the Producers" (a documentary for PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, ), Queer as Folk Queer as Folk may refer to:
The Heritage Pointe Gala, themed "From Beach to Broadway", will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, CA on November 18, 2007. For advanced dinner, dancing and performance information or donor and underwriting opportunities, please call Pamela or Jackie at (949) 364-0010. For more information regarding Heritage Pointe, visit www.heritagepointe.org. ABOUT HERITAGE POINTE Heritage Pointe, a non-profit, 200-resident community in Mission Viejo, CA, provides assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. for the elderly, incorporating Jewish traditions and lifestyles. The community offers social, cultural, religious, educational and recreational activity programs, health care services, on-site synagogue, strict kosher kitchen that serves three meals a day and traditional Judaic programs. Fund raising efforts help raise more than $800,000 annually to assist those residents who are in financial need. |
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