Hollywood's Glitterati Will ``Razzle Dazzle `Em'' at the 2nd Annual ``Runway for Life'' Celebrity Fashion Show Benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Celebrating the DVD Release of the Six-Time Academy Award-Winning Film ``Chicago''.Entertainment Editors BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2003 Buena Vista Home Entertainment: -- Jennifer Aniston, Calista Flockhart Calista Kay Flockhart (born on November 11, 1964) is an Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress, primarily on soap operas and television. She is perhaps best known for playing the title character of Ally McBeal (1997 - 2002). , Ray Romano and More Jazz Up the Runway in a Broadway-Style Fashion Extravaganza! -- Event Marks the Aug. 19 Debut of "Chicago" on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. Hollywood's hottest will be living "All That Jazz" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, when St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1996, Peter Doherty, Ph.D., of St. holds its 2nd Annual "Runway for Life"(TM) Celebrity Fashion Show, which also ushers in the highly anticipated DVD release of "Chicago," the Oscar(R) winning film for Best Picture from Miramax Home Entertainment. The charity benefit, taking place at 6:30 p.m. at the Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, is a spectacular show that pays tribute to the dazzling fashion and unforgettable music found in the film and the windy city that bears its name. Released on DVD and VHS the same day as the event, "Chicago" includes a full slate of superb bonus materials including the never-before-seen, deleted musical number "Class," featuring performances by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah, and will be available in wide and full screen. Move over Mama ... as the raw sensuality and sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. heat of the hit film comes alive in a Broadway style show, featuring razor-sharp dancers, supermodels and celebrities modeling designs by Robert Ellis and Hugo Boss. Created as a visual journey through the film and city itself, the show will feature choreographed segments including "All That Jazz," "Razzle Dazzle," "Cell Block Tango" and "Roxie." As an homage to the rich history of the infamous city, additional segments include "Everyone Knows It's Windy," and "It's Getting Hot In Here," harkening back to the Great Chicago Fire Great Chicago Fire destroyed much of Chicago; it was supposedly started when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern (1871). [Am. Hist.: Payton, 141] See : Fire . Celebrity models and guests confirmed to date include Jennifer Aniston, Tyson Beckford, Phil Donahue, Carrie Fisher, Calista Flockhart, Deidre Hall, Allison Janney, Jane Kaczmarek, "Chicago" director Rob Marshall, Debbie Reynolds, John Ritter, Ray Romano, Cybill Shepherd, Marlo Thomas, Bradley Whitford, Amber Valletta, and "Chicago" executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Prior to the show, attendees will be treated to a silent and live auction featuring high-end, one-of-a-kind items including five-star trips to Paris, Greece and 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 , including limo service, first class air and accommodations, diamond jewelry and a live puppy! Event founders and co-chairs Terre Thomas, daughter of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, and Robert Ellis inaugurated "Runway for Life" in 2002 and raised a quarter of a million dollars to benefit the hospital. This year, Marlo and Tony Thomas also co-chair as this has become the new, annual Los Angeles event. St. Jude, a non-sectarian facility, is the single largest center in the United States for the research and treatment of pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. cancer and other childhood catastrophic diseases in terms of number of patients enrolled in research protocols and successfully treated. Working together, St. Jude's physicians and scientists have pioneered treatments that have helped push the overall survival rate for childhood cancer from less than 20 percent in 1962 to more that 70 percent today. No child is turned away for inability to pay, following Danny Thomas' credo "that no child shall die in the dawn of life." For tickets to the event, please contact Meredith at Tarlov & Associates, 310-996-1188. For further information about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, please call Paulette Kam at BWR n. 1. a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; - the steam produced can drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power. Noun 1. at 310-248-6108. Miramax Home Entertainment is distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized industry leader. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs. |
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