By Andrew Gans REMINDERS Betty Buckley in Concert: Barbara Cook in Concert: Linda Eder in Concert: Maureen McGovern in Concert: Bernadette Peters in Concert: Well, that’s all for now. Happy diva-watching! —By Andrew Gans
29 Mar 2002
March 30 at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA
April 8 Benefit Concert at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, NY
May 4 Benefit Concert at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL
April 3 at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA (Mostly Sondheim)
April 9 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY (June Lebell series: The Sound Of Broadway)
April 12-13 Marilyn Horne and Barbara Cook at the Warton Center at Michigan State University in MI
April 18-28 at the Mohegan Sun in CT
May 14 Cook receives the New Dramatists’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in New York, NY
May 19-20 with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA
June 5-9 and June 12-16 at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre in Washington, DC
June 23-Aug. 26 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York, NY (Mostly Sondheim)
July 5 at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts in Long Island
August 14-18 at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre in Washington, DC
Oct. 19 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA
Nov. 17 at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ
April 5 -6 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX
April 12 at the Shubert Performing Arts Center in New Haven, CT
April 13 at the State Theatre of New Brunswick in New Brunswick, NJ
April 18 at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA
April 30-May 6 & May 8-May 13 Cinegrill Grand Re-Opening, Los Angeles, CA
May 17-18 "Works of Heart" Seminar - New York, NY
June 22 "Music by the Lake," Lake Geneva, WI
June 29-Aug. 17 Dear World at Sundance Theater, Sundance, UT
July 4 at the Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts at the Venetian Theater, Katonah, NY
Sept. 1-2 MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 20 - 22 Grand Rapids Symphony at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids, MI
Sept 26-29 North Carolina Symphony, Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh, NC
Oct. 30-Nov. 3 American Music Therapy Association Conference in Atlanta, GA
Nov. 19-Dec. 1 at the Plush Room in San Francisco, CA
Dec. 6 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA
Dec. 8 at Poway Center for the Performing Arts in Poway, CA
Dec. 9 Laurie Strauss Leukemia Benefit, Carnegie Hall in New York City
Dec. 12 - 14 at Orange County Performing Arts Center Founders Hall in Costa Mesa, CA
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
April 26 at the Hilbert Circle in Indianapolis, IN
May 18 at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA
June 19 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at the Morton H. Meyerson Hall in Dallas, TX
DIVA TALK: Judy Kuhn's Songbook Debut; Five Year Thoughts and More
IN OTHER NEWS This week, Polly Bergen stepped into the role of the world-weary Fraulein Schneider in the Tony-winning revival of Cabaret at Studio 54. I will be speaking to Bergen next week for an upcoming column devoted to the Emmy-winning actress. Bergen, by the way, will announce the upcoming Drama Desk Award nominations on Tuesday, April 30 at the Friar's Club . . . Karen Akers, who starred on Broadway in Nine and Grand Hotel, will be honored with the 2002 Board of Directors Award at this year's MAC Awards, which will be distributed April 1 at New York's Town Hall. On April 5 and 6 the statuesque actress/singer will take to the stage of The Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck, NY (153 Library Lane); reservations may be made by calling (914) 698-0098. The striking contralto will also perform at the Barns at Wolf Trap on April 27. Akers recorded her concert video, "Karen Akers: On Stage at Wolf Trap" — which also aired on PBS stations across the country — at the famed theatre in Vienna, VA, which is located at 1635 Trap Road (call 1-800-955-5566 for reservations). And, Akers will settle in for a month-long gig at The Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room, where she will sing from April 30 through May 25; call (212) 840-6800 for reservations . . . "Jerome Kern: Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E" is the latest release from the LML Music label, and the two-CD set is a live recording of the 17th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), which raises money for several HIV/AIDS organizations throughout Southern California. This year's concert paid homage to Jerome Kern and boasted a host of talented performers including Charles Busch, Alan Campbell, Carole Cook, Pam Dawber, Melissa Errico, Joely Fisher, Bonnie Franklin, Robert Morse, Pamela Myers, High Panaro, Brock Peters, Valarie Pettiford, Roger Rees, Ron Rifkin, Joan Ryan and Bruce Vilanch . . . The Kennedy Center may be spending the summer with Stephen Sondheim, but April 14 will be an all Rodgers affair at the Washington, D.C. landmark when some of Broadway and Hollywood's finest performers take part in the Kennedy Center's Tenth Annual Gala. This yearly spring soiree will pay tribute to the late Richard Rodgers, and performers scheduled to sing classic and lesser-known Rodgers tunes include Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald, Shirley Jones, Rita Moreno, John Raitt, Mitzi Gaynor, Celeste Holm, Howard Keel and Samuel Ramey. Tickets to the performance only are now on sale by calling the Kennedy Center box office at (202) 467-4600. Tickets to the reception and the performance are available by calling the Gala Hotline at (202) 416-8338. There is also talk that the event may be filmed for a television broadcast. Stay tuned for more!
