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Luke Yankee's Dishin' Up The Divas at The Filmmakers' Gallery
Did you ever wonder what it was like to be a part of showbiz history? You know, Ethel Merman teaching you how to make martinis while Paul Newman gave you acting tips. And then, fielding all those annoying telephone calls from reporters the night your Mom won the Oscar? Welcome to the world of Luke Yankee, son of Broadway and Hollywood actress Eileen Heckart. In DIVA DISH, his one-man show playing at The Filmmakers Gallery in Long Beach on Saturday, February 4th at 8 pm, thats exactly what youll experience. This masterful performer and storyteller invites you into a world youve only dreamed about - full of showbiz stories and behind-the-scenes tales of all your favorite celebrities. This multimedia theatrical event includes never-before seen photos of stars like Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and Bob Fosse, rare video clips and scores of humorous stories.
Yankee, an actor and director who resides in Long Beach and Palm Springs compiled DIVA DISH after his mother, Oscar, Tony, Emmy winner and Theatre Hall of Famer, Eileen Heckart passed away. I realized I had this incredibly rich legacy of Broadway and Hollywood memorabilia and I had to do something with it, says Luke. The only thing I love more than knowing all these stories is being able to share them with people.
In the first half of the evening, with great good humor, Luke dishes about the major divas in his life and his mothers Marlene Dietrich, George Cukor, Marilyn Monroe, Ethel Merman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Bette Davis, and Ellen Degeneres to name a few accompanied by video clips, photographs and even a rare audio tape of Joan Crawford. In the second half, the audience shouts out names in the program as he rattles off hilarious anecdotes about Carol Channing, Paul Newman, Martha Stewart, Lucille Ball, Arthur Miller, Debbie Reynolds and many more.
Luke Yankee has performed DIVA DISH in theatres, lecture halls and cruise ships all over the world for the past fifteen years. His book, JUST OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT (an expanded version of DIVA DISH) is published by Random House, with a foreword by Mary Tyler Moore. The book has also received critical acclaim from coast to coast. Michael Musto in New Yorks Village Voice called it, One of the most compassionate and illuminating showbiz books ever written and recently included it in his list of The Ten Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time.
EVENT DETAILS:
"DIVA DISH" will be presented on Saturday, February 4th at 8pm(Doors open promptly at 7:30pm) at The Filmmakers Gallery, 2238 East Broadway in Long beach. Reservations can be made E-mailing The Filmmakers' Gallery at: thefilmmakersgallery@gmail.com -OR- by calling (949)290-1770
*BE SURE TO PROVIDE FULL NAMES OF THOSE IN YOUR PARTY ATTENDING THIS EVENT!
GET TICKETS: $20.00 GENREAL ADMISSION/$15.00 MEMBERS
PURCHASING YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE: SEATING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT - WE CAN SEAT 25 GUESTS MAXIMUM, SO PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE TO ENSURE YOUR ADMISSION INTO THE THEATRE; WALK-INS ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT ARE NOT GUARANTEED IF EVERY SEAT IS PRE-SOLD & RESERVED IN ADVANCE.
Dessert Reception to Follow - Coffee -or- Coffee & Irish Cream with Delicious Desserts!
*Also complimentary soft drinks, bottled water and wine served for the performance along with fresh-popped popcorn!
Come join us for this heartfelt and wonderfully entertaining evening. Internationally renowned film and theatre critic Rex Reed praises Diva Dish as, Touching, hilarious and completely enthralling! Luke Yankee is such a marvelous storyteller that youll want to hear the stories he tells again and again!
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LocationThe Filmmakers' Gallery (View)
2238 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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