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tunes, such as “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” form part of the fabric of American music culture. Often billed as the world’s most boyish octogenarian, Bennett is a vital musical artist at the peak of his powers. Bennett celebrated his 85th birthday in 2011 with the release of “Duets II” and made music history as the oldest artist to ever have a No. 1 CD on the Billboard album charts. “Duets II” followed “Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic” CD, released in 2006. 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the singer’s signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” as well as the release of a new documentary film, “The Zen of Bennett,” created and conceived by his son and manager Danny Bennett. Tony Bennett also authored his fourth book, “Life is a Gift,” which was released in 2012 and entered the NY Times Best Seller list. In 2014, Bennett released a collaborative album with Lady Gaga, “Cheek to Cheek,” featuring these two legendary artists performing jazz standards. Bennett beat his own record when the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album charts, making him the oldest musical artist, at the age of 88, to have an album top the Billboard 200 yet again. The album won the Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Album category. Bennett is a Kennedy Center Honoree, an NEA Jazz Master and a recipient of the United Nation’s Humanitarian and Citizen of the World honors. Don’t miss this legendary artist Oct. 24 at Ovens Auditorium.
lumenthal Performing Arts and 35 Concerts proudly present 18-time Grammy Award-winning musician Tony Bennett on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Ovens Auditorium. With worldwide record sales in the millions and dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, Bennett is a musician who touches the hearts and souls of audiences with his legendary vocals and charming stage presence. His long list of achievements, spanning over 60 years, includes the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, making this artist a true international treasure. His signature
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Patrick Richwood The Tupperware trademark is used with kind permission of the Tupperware Brands Corporations.
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST DIXIE LONGATE (Your Tupperware Lady) Hey hookers, I’m Dixie Longate, America’s Favorite Tupperware lady. I’m from Mobile, Alabama, born and raised. What can I say, I’m a southern girl through and through. I started selling the fantastic Plastic crap in 2001 and I have never had so much fun drinking for free in my life. Within a year, I was one of the top sellers in the nation because, well, me and some plastic bowls, and a bunch of drunk women somehow equals lots of sales.
playwright Elizabeth Meriwether (New Girl) and director Alex Timbers (Rocky, Peter and the Star Catcher) to create the Off-Broadway version of the show at Ars Nova. The show received the 2007/08 Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. The show has now become the longest-running Off-Broadway tour of the last decade. His follow up shows include Broken Sh*t and Baby Jesus, My Bags Went Where?, No Instructions, and Dixie’s follow up show, Never Wear A Tube Top While Riding A Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I Was Drinking Last Thursday which is slated for a U.S. tour starting in 2016.
I have 3 kids; Wynona, Dwayne, and Absorbine, Jr. and 3 ex-husbands. All of ‘em have somehow died, but I ain’t crying about it. I’m way too busy traveling all over the place bringing creative food storage solutions to your town.
RICHARD WINKLER (Lighting Designer) Over 35-years as a lighting designer for Broadway, off-Broadway, opera, ballet, regional theatres, national tours, concerts and arenas. Most recently—Musicals, including: Miss Saigon, The Who’s Tommy, Hairspray, at Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars; The Full Monty, A Christmas Story, the world premiere musical Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Kiss Me Kate, Jekyll and Hyde, Fame, the Musical, Most recent plays include: Jerusalem (World Premiere), Waverly Gallery, Dirty Blonde, and Wit. Now also a 3-time Tony-Award winning Broadway producer The Norman Conquests (2009), Memphis, The Musical (2010); La Cage aux Folles (2010). Other Broadway producing credits include: A Little Night Music, Lend Me A Tenor, La Bete (London and Broadway), Long Story Short with Colin Quinn, and Nice Work If You Can Get It. In the West End: Legally Blonde, The Children’s Hour, Betrayal, Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
My Tupperware party caught the eye of some New York Theatre producers and in 2007, I had a big opening in my own show, “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” off-Broadway and got a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. I know, shut up, right! I have now played in theaters far and wide across these fruited plains as well as 4 other countries with my show. Some of those places I didn’t even realize had food. See what I have learned by traveling so much. I’m happy to be here partying it up with all y’all this evening. Now grab a Tupperware sippy cup and let’s have ourselves a party! For more info or to see pictures of me doing fun things, go to my website, www.DixieLongate.com PATRICK RICHWOOD (Director) has been associated with Dixie Longate since her earliest days in the world of food storage and is delighted to be collaborating on her quest to save the world, one collapsible bowl at a time! As a director, he has garnered critical praise for his work in the one-person genre including Dark Horse at the L.A. Theatre Center, An Otherwise Empty Room at the Geary Project, San Francisco, and Ishmael for the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Annex, Los Angeles.
CHRISTOPHER K. BOND (Sound Designer). Is pleased to be in his 5th season with Dixie’s Tupperware Party. His other work consists of more than 40 top New York and National Touring productions, including the New York and HBO productions of Colin Quinn: Long Story Short,Fame On 42nd Street, Jack, A Night With John Barrymore, and the national tours of All Shook Up starring Susan Anton, Some Like It Hot starring Tony Curtis, Guys & Dolls, Steve Martin’s Picasso At The Lapin Agile, and Forever Plaid. Mr. Bond has designed more than 30 regional productions across the US and has served for ten seasons as the Sound Designer for Theatre Under The Stars in Houston, TX.
KRIS ANDERSSON (Playwright) Andersson debuted Dixie’s Tupperware Party at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival. Following that run, he teamed up with 9A
WHO’S WHO in the CAST REBECCA A. SCOTT (Hair Designer) is currently the Wig Master at the American Players Theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin and the Associate Wig and Makeup Manager at the Virginia Opera in Norfolk, Virginia. She has worked for and designed for theaters across the country such as Opera Grand Rapids, McCarter Theater, Chautauqua Opera, Todi Music Festival and the Santa Fe Opera. Thanks to Dixie for this opportunity and Michele for her friendship even after 20 years!
KL MANAGEMENT (General Manager) KL has been involved in over 70 shows in the last 30 years that have toured throughout the world. Recent productions include Tuna Does Vegas, All Shook Up, Some Like It Hot starring Tony Curtis, Fame: The Musical, Guys and Dolls, Dirty Blonde, Fully Committed, The Vagina Monologues, Forever Plaid.
STAFF FOR Dixie’s Tupperware Party _____________________________________________________ GENERAL MANAGEMENT KL MANAGEMENT Richard Martini Elinor Prince Sharon Pratt Christy Ellingsworth ______________________________________________________ NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Cromarty & Co. Peter Cromarty/Alice Cromarty www.cromarty.com ______________________________________________________ TOUR MANAGER..............................................……....................………..Michele Helberg Wigs……….………............................................................……………………Rebecca A. Scott Bookkeeper……….................................................................……………………Elinor Prince Insurance…………......................................................……………………Dewitt Stern Group Broadcast Materials………………...........................……Frank Basile/Fresh Produce NY freshproduceprod@hotmail.com Payroll………….......................................................………………………Castellana Services Press Assistant………..........................................................…………………Felicia Velasco The production was presented by THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL a production of THE PRESENT COMPANY
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A LITTLE SCRIBBLE FROM DIXIE’S NOTEPAD
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omeone once said that things often come much more into focus after that second shot of tequila. I can’t say that I disagree with that. And I reckon that many of you have had that experience. You know when you are talking to a friend as the bar bill climbs and you start to make sense out of things that were plaguing you just a few hours before.
parties not only provided creative food storage solutions, they also provided opportunities for women to step up and, in a small way, take charge of their lives. Now I haven’t had the easiest life, but the good times happily have outweighed the bad times. At least that is how I remember it. But there ain’t a day that goes by that I don’t pick up a piece of Tupperware and thank my lucky stars at how much better off I am now than I was just a couple of years ago.
I have to think that there was a round of empty glasses sitting on the counter when Brownie Wise thought to herself, “Hey, if I take these plastic bowls off of the store shelves and demonstrate how great they are to my friends in their own living rooms, I might be on to something.” Over 60 years have passed and boy was she on to something.
Maybe it’s the plastic containers, maybe it’s the drinking, I’m not certain. But there is one thing I do know. I am so grateful that Brownie Wise decided to walk into her neighbor’s living room with that first set of bowls all those years ago. If she hadn’t, I am not quite sure where I would be right now.
Who could have imagined that a single mother from the middle of the country could take a plastic bowl and make it an iconic piece of Americana. This is what inspires me about Brownie Wise. She wasn’t just creating a way to sell more plastic crap. She looked past the bowl and found women that were lost, who needed help, who just didn’t quite fit in, and she gave them a network of friends and neighbors who would come together to share recipes and cocktails. They would talk about their families and their new Broyhill recliner. They would show off their ultra-modern wood paneling, and sometimes, their empty bed where their husband had slept before he went off to war. These
Brownie ain’t that much different than me. And I ain’t that much different from you. Like they say, if you put your mind to it, you can do anything. Even if you turn down that shot sitting in front of you on the bar.
Welcome to my Tupperware Party!
Dixie Longate
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or the past four years, Blumenthal Performing Arts has hosted the annual High School Musical Theater Awards for this region’s high schools. Presented by Wells Fargo and fondly known as The Blumey Awards, it has become one of Blumenthal's signature programs Presenting Sponsor of The Blumey Awards as students compete for top honors in 12 categories. The program recognizes the outstanding work of local young artists and provides many opportunities for them to practice their craft in a professional setting. “Wells Fargo was the inaugural corporate underwriter for this performing arts program in 2012,” said Jay Everette, Community Affairs manager for Wells Fargo. “The Blumeys are all about showcasing the amazing talent of students in our region. It’s a ‘Glee meets the Tony’s at the intersection of Fame’ kind of evening. We were thrilled to be part of the presentation again this year.” Ever wonder what happens to these extraordinary performers after the competition? You're not alone! We checked in with some of our past winners to see what they are up to these days. 2012 BLUMEY AWARDS Best Actor winner Kyle Conroy is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, double-majoring in advertising and dramatic art. Recent credits include starring roles in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Avenue Q. He also performs a cappella and is a varsity member of the cheerleading team.
Best Actress winner Taylor Neal is a freshman at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. She starred in the recent production of Into the Woods. Majoring in theater performance, she also sings with two ensembles and continues to pursue her passion for film editing. 2013 BLUMEY AWARDS Best Actress winner Eva Noblezada has been starring in London's West End production of Miss Saigon since May 2014. She was recently named Best Leading Actress in a Musical by the 2015 WhatsOnStage awards. Miss Saigon swept the competition with nine wins – an unprecedented victory for any show in the 15-year history of these audience choice awards. Noblezada is also featured on the new live cast recording of this acclaimed 25th anniversary production. Best Actor winner Areon Mobasher is at N.C. State University, where he won Rookie of the Year and Best Leading Actor for his role as Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors. Best Supporting Actress winner Kelly Kapur is now a sophomore Musical Theater major at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. She recently starred in the university's production of Little Women. 2014 BLUMEY AWARDS Best Supporting Actor winner Phillip Johnson is a freshman at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), majoring in musical theater. Recent credits include Legally Blonde at CCM and a touring production of Debbie Allen's Brothers of the Knight. He will appear in The Music Man with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra later this spring.
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