By Andrew Gans
25 Jan 2002

IN OTHER NEWS: The one-and-only Betty Buckley has added two nights at New York’s Bottom Line to her ever-growing concert list. Buckley will perform a Valentine’s program on Feb. 14 and 16 at her favorite downtown haunt. The intimate evenings of song at the East Village club are not-to-be-missed events. . . . The title track from Linda Eder’s upcoming CD, “Gold,” will be featured in the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. This event will take place on February 8 at the Rice Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will be televised by NBC Networks. Be sure to set those VCRs! . . . . I’ve been waiting for this next concert for a long time: Judy Kuhn possesses one of the finest voices on or off Broadway, and the former star of Rags, Les Miserables and Chess is finally performing in concert this March. Kuhn is part of Lincoln Center’s acclaimed American Songbook series, and she is scheduled to perform “a repertoire of her favorite songs” on March 22 at 8PM and 10 PM. The concerts will take place in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse Rose Building, 165 W. 65th Street, 10th floor; call (212) 721-6500 for tickets. . . . Congratulations, Louise! The current star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia!, Louise Pitre, will be honored with a Sardi’s caricature on Friday, Feb. 1.

REMINDERS

Betty Buckley in Concert:
Feb. 14 an 16 at the Bottom Line in New York, NY
March 15 & 16, 2002 with the North Carolina Symphony in Raleigh, NC
March 30 at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA

Maureen McGovern in Concert:
Jan. 25, 26 and 27 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts with Peter Nero and the Philly Popsin Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 30 at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts in Owings Mills, MD
Feb. 1, 2 and 3 at the San Diego Museum of Art in San Diego, CA
Feb. 16 and 17 at the Hilbert Circle Theater in Indianapolis, IN
March 6-11 and 13-18 at the Cinegrill Grand reopening in Hollywood, CA
March 24 as part of the Guest Artist Series with the U.S. Air Force Band at Constitutional Hall in Washington, D.C

Bernadette Peters in Concert:
Feb. 19 at the Grand Floridian in Lake Buena Vista, FL
April 5-6 at the Orange County Perf. Arts Center in Costa Mesa, CA
April 13 at the Providence Perf. Arts Center in Providence, RI
April 20 at Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, MO
May 18 at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at the Morton H. Meyerson Hall in Dallas, TX
Aug. 26 at the Hilbert Circle in Indianapolis, IN

Well, that’s all for now. Happy diva-watching!

— By Andrew Gans (agans@playbill.com)