TAKE 5: PARTY LINES; `RENT' PREVIEW PARTY A BOHEMIAN AFFAIR.Byline: Barbara De Witt Daily News Fashion Editor Society does love its dress-up affairs, but theme galas are fast becoming a trend on the dining-for-dollars circuit. For the benefit preview of ``Rent'' at the Ahmanson Theatre last week, the Center Theatre Group's Entertainment Council had a bohemian theme, and its 500 guests got in the spirit of the evening with beatnik-black ensembles and some '80s grunge grunge - /gruhnj/ 1. That which is grungy, or that which makes it so. 2. [Cambridge] Code which is inaccessible due to changes in other parts of the program. The preferred term in North America is dead code. . The dress code was a perfect fit for the gala, which was held outdoors on the Music Center Plaza and featured a chain-link-enclosed construction site with table centerpieces made of cinder cin·der n. 1. a. A burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion. b. A partly charred substance that can burn further but without flame. blocks and daisies. The party, which was organized by event chairman Sid Ganis and honorary chairmen Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, grossed $250,000 for Center Theatre Group's play development programs. Most of the guests hit the dance floor for the jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. sounds of the Royal Crown Revue The Royal Crown Revue is a band formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California. They play modern swing music and are credited with starting the Swing Revival movement.[1][2] , but there was plenty of applause for the ``Rent'' cast. ``Seinfeld'' star Michael Richards seemed awestruck awe·struck also awe·strick·en adj. Full of awe. awestruck Adjective overcome or filled with awe Adj. 1. by ``Rent'' star Neil Patrick Harris' performance, calling him ``Amadeus.'' Richards said he had no idea Harris could sing, and the 24-year-old former star of TV's ``Doogie Howser M.D.'' explained that he had sang in church as a youngster but hadn't thought of a singing career until he'd seen the New York production of ``Rent'' and decided to audition. ``I had no idea how much of a workout it was. I wore out my shoes and my knees, but I love it,'' Harris said, laughing. Then he and Richards compared knees. The eats? It was grilled salmon, a timbale tim·bale n. 1. A custardlike dish of cheese, chicken, fish, or vegetables baked in a drum-shaped pastry mold. 2. The pastry mold in which this food is baked. of pesto, goat cheese and eggplant, and tasty-but-unglamorous desserts like berry won-tons and frozen bananas on a stick, served by hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. waiters in black ``Rent'' T-shirts who sported rubber stamped ``tattoos'' on their forearms. ZONTA Club of Burbank had a Victorian tea party theme to honor Valley women for their volunteer efforts. Named 1997 Woman of the Year was Marsha Ramos, who is the marketing chairwoman for the Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club of Burbank, and a member of the Burbank Parks and Recreation Board and Burbank Human Relations Council. Other local leaders recognized were Libby Nardo for her work in social welfare, Marva Murphy for educational advancement, Cherie Sprosty for religious activity and Cele Burke for civic pride. Glendale's Alex Theatre opens its music season with the Playboy Jazz Festival The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. in Concert series tonight with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock duets. The intimate landmark theater's gala begins at 5 p.m. with a cocktail party and tickets are $100 each. Call (818) 243-7700 for information. CAPTION(S): 5 Photos Photo: (1) Mark Sturza and Rose Morris of Encino were among 500 guests at the bohemian-style party in the Music Center Plaza after a special performance of ``Rent'' at the Ahmanson Theatre. Workmen from Dinwiddie Construction at the nearby Getty Museum brought ``Danger'' signs and scaffolding equipment to create an artsy art·sy adj. art·si·er, art·si·est Informal Arty. construction ambience. Lee Salem/Special to the Daily News (2) Partying at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising are honoree Sally Sirkin Lewis, center, with friends Fiorenzo and Kathy Tirinnanzi of Toluca Lake. The gala benefit saluted Lewis' 25 years of design and established a scholarship for interior design students in Lewis' name. Silvia Mautner/Special to the Daily News (3) Guests at the Tribute to Style street party on Rodeo Drive last week included actress Jennifer Tilly and Jim Stewart of Visa, which sponsored the event and helped raise $50,000 for California State Summer School for the Arts, Teach for America Teach For America (TFA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to close the academic achievement gap between children from different socio-economic backgrounds. and the Museum of Contemporary Art. (4) Alliance for the Arts chairman George Jones thanks Robin and David Fischette of Go-West Productions for their donation of $50,000 in services to benefit the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . The Fischettes were introduced as new Alliance members at a reception Tuesday at Piatti restaurant in Westlake Village. Also recognized for their donations were Rick and Lou Ann Lemmo of Lite 92.7 FM Radio. Ray Block/Special to the Daily News (5) Schmoozing at the Friends of Julia Ann Singer Center's benefit luncheon are Mindy Caplow, left, of Sherman Oaks, Carolyn Schultz of Studio City and Susan Schwarz of Sherman Oaks. The group raised $150,000 for its family stress and child abuse programs. Robert Lurie/Special to the Daily News |
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