GEORGE CHRISTY bass-baritone is a strong C o u n t Almaviva. Ryan appeared as Stanley Kowalski opposite Renée Fleming’s Blanche DuBois in LA Opera’s 2014 production of A Streetcar N a m e d Desire. George Christy T h e impeccable James Conlon conducted this comic treasure, Ian Judge directed, and Mozart enthusiasts Carol and Maria Shriver Lea Joey McIntyre with wife Jack McGee and Tyler Thompson Barrett Williams and son Ritter W a r n e r The late playwright/direcRhys McIntyre Henry undertor Abe Burrows with daughter Laurie wrote these year, the thrill of Robert Morse being there becomes hristopher Koelsch Figaro productions. more exciting. joined the guests at the supper eptember will bring party in the elegant Founders oey McIntyre Room of the Dorothy Chandler Placido Domingo singing the (New Kids on the Pavilion. They gathered with title role in Woody Allen’s stagBlock) received the the cast members last Saturday ing of Puccini’s farcical Gianni Caregiver of the after the premiere of the com- Schicchi, and then conducting Year Award for shar- pletion of Mozart’s classic tril- Franco Zeffirelli’s grandiose ing his experience ogy, The Marriage Of Figaro, at production of Leoncavallo’s with his mother’s the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Pagliacci. fight against Alz- The audience was enthralled. Sardi’s is the veneraOnline at heimers. ble New York theatre everal operaphiles www.bhcourier.com/category/george-christy hangout Jenifer Lewis aving lost vowed to the cast that they fundraiser, A Night at her diplomat dad, were anxious to see Figaro Sardi’s, for Alzheimer’s Sargent Shriver, to again. “Once is not enough,” research, and – bravo! bravo! - Alzheimer’s, Maria Shriver, beamed Sam Sandhu, over- raised $26 million over 24 chaired the evening. With her whelmed with the flawless years. flair and grace, she honored Italian of soprano Guanqun the movie, Still Alice, that Yu, who was born in aurie and Peter have awarded Julianne Moore her Shandong, China, studying now established A Night at first Oscar for Best Actress as there, and training later in Sardi’s as one of the most fun, an Alzheimer’s patient. Italy. She is glorious as the not-to-be-missed, annual parCountess Almaviva, as is ties on the town. Welcoming aria was inspired to soprano Pretty Yende of South friends such as Shelley compose a poem, Still Here, Africa, singing the enchanting Fabares, whose mother suc- which she read to the raptured Susanna. Robert Tagliavini, cumbed to Alzheimer’s. crowd. Her staff is entering it the bass-baritone from Parma, Shelley always hosts a table, in a national poetry contest. Italy, debuted as a grand as she did this time around Figaro, and native Ryan with SAG president Ken ur crystal ball foresees McKinny, the Los Angeleno Howard, Mike Farrell with Maria winning top prize. Felice Shulman, Bill Jerace and Roja Perfumes’ Craig n truth, The Marriage Newman. Of Figaro’s one of the greatest operas,” assessed Christopher arty folks arrive to Koelsch, the LA Opera presiapplaud singing greats raising dent and CEO. Our opera the roof with their gifted voic- company has leaped hurdles es at The Beverly Hilton. since the ‘60s when Bernie Music, music, music through Greenberg and his UCLA law the night. You don’t want to classmates founded this now miss these Broadway and internationally acclaimed, Tinsel Town glamorati belting cultural endeavor in our City legendary show tunes. Each of the Angels. Burrows Family Archives Jason Alexander ABImages/Alex Berliner C S J S ardi’s. The New York theater district’s hangout. West 44th Street. O pening nighters shaking hands with the mustachioed proprietor Vincent Sardi Jr. Regulars, tourists and looky-loos here and there. Meeting, greeting, autograph-seeking. Among our early years in Manhattan, when Abe Burrows’ long-running hits lit up Broadway. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying starring Robert Morse … Cactus Flower with Lauren Bacall. A Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Abe lived a Mr. Showbiz life. A brilliant play doctor as well. All the while a family man. Son James Burrows, creator of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, etc. Daughter Laurie Burrows, major cookbook author and TV cooking star. Wed to television executive Peter Grad. This closely-knit family lost Abe to Alzheimer’s. H S L M O “I P Steve Cohn Laurie Burrows Grad and Peter Grad attended The 24th annual A Night at Sardi’s to benefit the Alzheimer's Association at The Beverly Hilton. D etermined to give back and fight in the only way they knew, Laurie and Peter created the inspired Page 6 | March 27, 2015 Director Ian Judge with LA Opera president/CEO Christopher Koelsch The Mozart opera’s underwriters Warner and Carol Henry Soprano So Young Park Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny with soprano Guianqun Yu Roberto Tagliavini of Parma Italy makes his LA Opera debut in The Marriage Of Figaro with co-star Pretty Yende of South Africa BEVERLY HILLS
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