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July 22, 2016 - Pasadena, California
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Jason Alexander |
The ALS Association Golden West Chapter is excited to announce the addition of Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony Award favorite actor Jason Alexander to the cast of the 3rd annual ONE STARRY NIGHT: A Special Performance Dedicated to Conquering ALS. The event is a musical and entertainment extravaganza to be held on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Pasadena Playhouse. The public is invited to join Honorary Co-Chairs pop superstar Miley Cyrus and Pilates guru Mari Winsor for this one-night-only benefit in support of the ALS community which features performances and appearances by an exciting gathering of Broadway and Hollywood talent.
Jason Alexander is a man of many talents and diverse background. He has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He has played off-Broadway and around the country - most notably starring with Martin Short in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS. He is perhaps best known for his nine year stint as the now iconic “George Costanza" of television’s SEINFELD for which he garnered six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, an American Television Award and two American Comedy Awards. Jason also won two Screen Actor Guild Awards as the best actor in a television comedy and in 2012 he was honored to receive the “Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement” from the Actor's Fund. His many films include: PRETTY WOMAN, JACOB’S LADDER, LOVE VALOR COMPASSION, ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE, and SHALLOW HAL. He is also a noted director, producer, teacher and author, as well as an award-winning magician, notorious poker player and respected political and social advocate. Jason has previously lent his support to The ALS Association and the Golden West Chapter as a celebrity spokesperson, by starring in a series of public service announcements about National Family Caregivers Month, Veterans Day, and the California Tax Check off Campaign, which raised over $600,000 for ALS Research.
"Jason's involvement perfectly embodies the mission of the ONE STARRY NIGHT benefit, to bring both Broadway and Film/Television performers to the forefront of the fight against ALS,” said Melissa Verdugo, one of the producers of ONE STARRY NIGHT. “We are thrilled that this year's audience will have the joy of seeing one of television's most iconic talents, singing his heart out on stage for this worthy cause.”
Proceeds will provide funding for The ALS Association Golden West Chapter’s mission critical priorities in care services, public policy, and cutting-edge global research toward treatments and cure for ALS. The evening will also include a pre-show reception, silent auction, and post-show dessert with a special “meet-and-greet” with the cast. Grammy Award-nominee Bruce Kimmel will direct the production, with musical direction and orchestrations provided by Richard Allen.
This star-studded event is produced by Juliana Hansen, Patty Ramsey, Melissa Verdugo, and Patrick McMinn, and has a growing list of presenters and performers which includes (in alphabetical order) Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”, “Jerome Robbins Broadway”), Carly Bracco (“Grease Live!”), Juliana Hansen (NBC’s “Grease, You're The One That I Want!”), Bill Hayes (“Days of our Lives”), Jean Louisa Kelly (“Into the Woods”), Scott Land (variety performer), Wendy Liebman (Comedian), Hal Linden (“Barney Miller”), Kate Linder (“Young and the Restless”), Reagan Pasternak (Disney Channel's "In A Heartbeat,"), Valarie Pettiford (“Fosse”), Adam Ray (“Ghostbusters,” “Spy”), Richard Sherman (Disney's “Mary Poppins”, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, “The Jungle Book”), Sami Staitman (“House of Lies,” Funny or Die’s “Big”), Danny Stiles, (Broadway and Stage Actor), Mari Winsor (Co-Chair/Presenter), Jo Anne Worley(“Wicked” Rowan & Martin’s “Laugh In”), Robert Yako (Broadway, Film and TV actor), John Lloyd Young (“Jersey Boys”), and more to be announced.
July 22, 2016 - Pasadena, California
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Jason Alexander |
The ALS Association Golden West Chapter is excited to announce the addition of Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony Award favorite actor Jason Alexander to the cast of the 3rd annual ONE STARRY NIGHT: A Special Performance Dedicated to Conquering ALS. The event is a musical and entertainment extravaganza to be held on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Pasadena Playhouse. The public is invited to join Honorary Co-Chairs pop superstar Miley Cyrus and Pilates guru Mari Winsor for this one-night-only benefit in support of the ALS community which features performances and appearances by an exciting gathering of Broadway and Hollywood talent.
Jason Alexander is a man of many talents and diverse background. He has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He has played off-Broadway and around the country - most notably starring with Martin Short in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS. He is perhaps best known for his nine year stint as the now iconic “George Costanza" of television’s SEINFELD for which he garnered six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, an American Television Award and two American Comedy Awards. Jason also won two Screen Actor Guild Awards as the best actor in a television comedy and in 2012 he was honored to receive the “Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement” from the Actor's Fund. His many films include: PRETTY WOMAN, JACOB’S LADDER, LOVE VALOR COMPASSION, ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE, and SHALLOW HAL. He is also a noted director, producer, teacher and author, as well as an award-winning magician, notorious poker player and respected political and social advocate. Jason has previously lent his support to The ALS Association and the Golden West Chapter as a celebrity spokesperson, by starring in a series of public service announcements about National Family Caregivers Month, Veterans Day, and the California Tax Check off Campaign, which raised over $600,000 for ALS Research.
"Jason's involvement perfectly embodies the mission of the ONE STARRY NIGHT benefit, to bring both Broadway and Film/Television performers to the forefront of the fight against ALS,” said Melissa Verdugo, one of the producers of ONE STARRY NIGHT. “We are thrilled that this year's audience will have the joy of seeing one of television's most iconic talents, singing his heart out on stage for this worthy cause.”
Proceeds will provide funding for The ALS Association Golden West Chapter’s mission critical priorities in care services, public policy, and cutting-edge global research toward treatments and cure for ALS. The evening will also include a pre-show reception, silent auction, and post-show dessert with a special “meet-and-greet” with the cast. Grammy Award-nominee Bruce Kimmel will direct the production, with musical direction and orchestrations provided by Richard Allen.
This star-studded event is produced by Juliana Hansen, Patty Ramsey, Melissa Verdugo, and Patrick McMinn, and has a growing list of presenters and performers which includes (in alphabetical order) Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”, “Jerome Robbins Broadway”), Carly Bracco (“Grease Live!”), Juliana Hansen (NBC’s “Grease, You're The One That I Want!”), Bill Hayes (“Days of our Lives”), Jean Louisa Kelly (“Into the Woods”), Scott Land (variety performer), Wendy Liebman (Comedian), Hal Linden (“Barney Miller”), Kate Linder (“Young and the Restless”), Reagan Pasternak (Disney Channel's "In A Heartbeat,"), Valarie Pettiford (“Fosse”), Adam Ray (“Ghostbusters,” “Spy”), Richard Sherman (Disney's “Mary Poppins”, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, “The Jungle Book”), Sami Staitman (“House of Lies,” Funny or Die’s “Big”), Danny Stiles, (Broadway and Stage Actor), Mari Winsor (Co-Chair/Presenter), Jo Anne Worley(“Wicked” Rowan & Martin’s “Laugh In”), Robert Yako (Broadway, Film and TV actor), John Lloyd Young (“Jersey Boys”), and more to be announced.
