The Wallis Theatre is the best thing that ever happened in Beverly Hills. The variety of their programs from classical ballet to musical theatre, to stars like the legendary Chita Rivera is astounding – and we on the Westside are thrilled not to have to travel downtown to witness such performances. We were pleased to witness genius playwright/performer Hershey Felder portray the legendary composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Felder has created performances of Irving Berlin, Tchaikovsky, and George Gershwin (to name a few) and I am proud to say I have seen them all. He becomes the subject of the production and we are transformed into another time and space. After his masterful performance, Felder held a Q&A and related he will next portray Debussy – there is no end to his talents.
Another event we look forward to is Dance for Freedom to be held on Sept 29 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. This gala shines a light on Human Trafficking and benefits Journey Out, a support system for women victims of sexual exploitation and abuse, and CAST – Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking.
Robyn Schreiber and Italo Elgueta are founders of RIDE – whose mission is to create one-of-a-kind dance events to assist difference-making charities. Rob Schreiber, wears many different hats. By day, she is CEO of JandJ Snack Foods – but her passion is Latin and smooth dancing. With her handsome partner, she has participated in many dance competitions and won a few also!
At the event, some of her special guests include Louis van Amstel, Anna Trebunskaya and Carrie Ann Inaba – all familiar performers from “Dancing With the Stars”. The star-studded event includes cocktails, dinner and special performances. For further info – check out their website – www.ridevents.org.
Another event I plan to attend and cover is the Silver Spur Awards, where the honorees are Sam Elliot and Darby Hinton. Other celebrity cowboys scheduled to ride on in include Bo Hopkins, Kevin Dobson and Robert Crawford. A special award will be presented to The Rifleman and Wanted Dead or Alive. Guess I will have to dust off my leather cowgirl outfit and boots to attend. For further info – please check www.realcowboys.org
