Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Announces Award-Winning Actor John Travolta to Give the Second Annual Lecture in the Brinker International Lecture Series.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Event on April 26 at Majestic Theatre For the theatre in Singapore, see . For the theatre in San Antonio, Texas, see . The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 245 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan. in Dallas Will Support Campaign to Build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins. John Travolta, the Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated star of Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction and Get Shorty short·y also short·ie Informal n. pl. short·ies 1. A person short in stature. 2. A thing of less than average size, length, extension, or duration. adj. will present the second annual lecture in the Brinker International Lecture Series, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation announced at a special event Wednesday evening. The Brinker International Lecture Series, produced by the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, will present Mr. Travolta's lecture on Monday, April 26 at 8 p.m., in the Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas (USA), located in the geographic center of the city. The area officially termed "downtown" is bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 (although known and signed as the northern terminus of . The Brinker International Lecture Series is Dallas' only lecture series devoted exclusively to the performing arts. The series annually brings to Dallas the world's most distinguished performing artists representing theater, opera, film, musical theater, music and dance. In a rare appearance, the acclaimed film star will be interviewed by Gary Cogill, WFAA-TV's nationally recognized film critic, in an unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. live presentation. To set the tone for Mr. Travolta's interview, the Texas Ballet Theater will begin the evening with a performance choreographed by Artistic Director Ben Stevenson Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., is a native of Portsmouth, England, along with being a former ballet dancer with Britain's Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, co-director of National Ballet in Washington, D.C. to an original arrangement of music from Saturday Night Fever. "For more than three decades, John Travolta has remained one of the most popular and critically acclaimed actors of his generation," said Doug Brooks, Brinker International's President and 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. . "We are proud and excited that this distinguished actor has agreed to present the second lecture in the Brinker International Lecture Series. Our team at Brinker International truly believes in the enormous cultural and economic impact the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will have on our community. We know that we can bring even more excitement to the Center as it prepares for its groundbreaking in 2005 with this unique lecture series that will bring to Dallas artists who have distinguished themselves at the highest level in the performing arts." Mr. Travolta won the Golden Globe Award for his performance in the dark comedy Get Shorty, and received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction and Primary Colors those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, - red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called fundamental colors. See under Color. See also: Color Primary . He has twice received Academy Award nominations, one for Saturday Night Fever and the other for Pulp Fiction. Mr. Travolta's other major films include Grease, Urban Cowboy, A Civil Action, Broken Arrow Broken Arrow a series depicting Indian–white man exploits. [TV: Terrace, I, 122] See : Wild West (communications) broken arrow - The error code displayed on line 25 of a IBM 3270 terminal (or a terminal emulator emulating a 3270) for , The General's Daughter, Face Off, Carrie, and Blow Out. His forthcoming films include Ladder 49, The Punisher and A Love Song for Bobby Long. The announcement of the Brinker International Lecture Series headliner was made on Wednesday evening at a private reception hosted by Debbie and John Tolleson and Tolleson Wealth Management, the 2004 Platinum Event Sponsors. "We are excited to serve as a sponsor for a lecture series that showcases the world's most remarkable performing artists while also generating support to help build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts," said John C. Tolleson, chairman and chief executive officer of Tolleson Wealth Management. "As indicated by the selection of John Travolta, the artists who participate in the Brinker International Lecture Series are of the stature of those who will perform in the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts following its construction." Tickets for the Brinker International Lecture Series go on sale today and are available through all Ticketmaster locations and at the Majestic Theatre box office. All proceeds generated by the Brinker International Lecture Series will be used to help design and build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. "If early response to Mr. Travolta is any indication, all tickets for this event will go very quickly," said Linda Custard, member of the Foundation's Board of Directors, Chair of the President's Advisory Council and Chair of the Brinker International Lecture Series' Platinum Reservation Committee. "We are proud to report that the committee has already sold out the $1,000 Platinum sponsor level tickets. Thanks to the efforts of the Platinum Committee every dollar earned from general ticket sales will go directly to help build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts." The 2004 Brinker International Lecture Series is also generously sponsored by Tolleson Wealth Management, The Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV, KRLD NewsRadio 1080, The Mansion on Turtle Creek Turtle Creek may refer to: Streams
Ticket Sales: Tickets go on sale today, January 15. Reserved tickets priced at $35 to $200 are available through all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or 214-373-8000. Tickets are also available at the Majestic Theatre box office at 1925 Elm Street in downtown Dallas. For more information, call 214-932-6030 or check www.dallasperformingarts.org. About Brinker International: Brinker International, a recognized leader in casual dining, owns, operates or franchises more than 1450 restaurants under the names Chili's Grill & Bar, Romano's Macaroni Grill Macaroni Grill (also known as Romano's Macaroni Grill) is a chain of Italian food casual dining restaurants in the US and Canada. The chain and brand name is owned by Brinker International. , On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina can·ti·na n. Southwestern U.S. A bar that serves liquor. [Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar.] , Maggiano's Little Italy, Corner Bakery Cafe Corner Bakery Cafe is a U.S. chain of cafes that specialize in pastries, breads, breakfast dishes, gourmet sandwiches, and salads. Corner Bakery Cafe is considered to be a part of the fast casual market segment of the food service industry, offering a somewhat higher quality of , Big Bowl Asian Kitchen and Rockfish rockfish, member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs. Seafood Grill. About the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation: Organized in September 2000, the Foundation's mission is to complete planning and raise funds to design and construct the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. When completed, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will provide world-class settings for performances of opera, musical theater, classic and experimental theater, ballet and other forms of dance. The Center's theaters will become the main stage production facilities for The Dallas Opera, the Dallas Theater Center The Dallas Theater Center is a major regional theater in Dallas, Texas (USA). It produces classic, contemporary and new plays. The theater is based in the Kalita Humphreys Theater, a building designed by famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. , Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Texas Ballet Theater, Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, and many of the other performing arts organizations that serve Dallas and the surrounding area. The Foundation's Web address is www.dallasperformingarts.org. |
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