Updated May 4, 2011
From: Alan Palmer
berlique@sbcglobal.net
For Immediate release
“Wigs, Wit and EyelashesTHE EVENING WAS MADE FOR FUN!”
-The New York Times
THE NEW
ONE-MAN MUSICAL FUNFEST
FABULOUS DIVAS OF
HOLLYWOOD
STARRING AND CREATED BY
ALAN PALMER
COSTUMES
CURTIS JEROME
PHOTOGRAPHY
WATERS & WATERS
PROJECTIONS
RICH BROWN
The creative team behind the hit off-Broadway musical Fabulous Divas of Broadway are
at it again bringing the premier of a new show entitled FABULOUS DIVAS OF
HOLLYWOOD. Writer/ creator ALAN PALMER has outdone himself with this
irreverent tribute to Hollywood films and the delightful divas that starred in them.
The outlandish, outrageous and out and out fun-filled show parodies some of the biggest
and best that Hollywood has to offer. With fast passed changes of beautiful costumes,
wigs, wonderful projections, and a bevy of satirical songs, Alan Palmer’s impressions
remind us why we all love to go to the movies and adore the leading women who star in
them.
Cast of characters include Cher, Meryl Streep, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, Joan
Crawford, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, plus a few surprises.
Beyond mimicry, beyond drag, ALAN PALMER’S FABULOUS DIVAS OF
HOLLYWOOD is both reverent and irreverent. A loving and hysterical tribute to the
Prima Performers of Hollywood, it’s a must for all lovers of film!
Written and staged by Alan Palmer, the production features projection design by Rich
Brown, and costume design by Curtis Jerome.
The performance schedule for FABULOUS DIVAS OF HOLLYWOOD: Preview Aug
5-6 22:50 (50 mins) £10.00 Aug 8-13 22:50 (50mins) £10.00(£8.50). Tickets may be
purchased by phone at 0845 508 8515 or in person at the box office at the space @
Surgeon’s Hall Theatre1
www.divasofhollywood.com
BIOGRAPHY
ALAN PALMER (Performer/Author/Director: Originated the role of Gerard Damiano
in “Lovelace” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The show
garnered him an LA Weekly Award after playing in Los Angeles for six months. His
New York Credits include “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” with Michael
Crawford at Radio City Music Hall and the off-Broadway shows “Bernie’s Bar
Mitzvah,” “Making Waves,” “Songs the Girls Sang” and the recent hit off-Broadway
musical “Fabulous Divas of Broadway” written by Palmer which continues to tour the
world. Alan has a feature film based on the Divas to be released in 2012, the original
soundtrack and shooting a PBS special to celebrate the Actor’s Fund and keeping the arts
in schools. Film and television credits include “Hot Springs Hotel” and “Compromising
Situations” (both for Showtime), “Mind Your Manners, Brother Red,” “The Club” the
sketch comedy show “Skin Deep Detergent,” “Accidentally in Love,” “Heaven’s
Idiots” ("Best Comedy Short" at the Bare Bones Film Festival), and is best known to TV
audiences as Corcus on “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” Alan is an award
winning director/choreographer based in Los Angeles, whose credits include the 50th
Anniversary production of “Oklahoma!” for Broadway-Grand Opera, the West Coast
premiere of the musical “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The original production of “Inaccurate
Information” written by Jeffery Bowman at Hudson Theatre (L.A. Garland/ Best
Director), the new version of “Nunsense A-Men” at Open Stage West and tours of
“Forever Plaid,” “An Evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber,” “Pump Boys & Dinettes,”
and “Godspell” (Applause Award, Best Director).
He has written several revues, including the musical rockumentary “Rock on
Broadway,” his award winning adaptation of “Songs the Girls Sang” (ADA Award, Best
Choreographer). He wrote the film “Journey of a Jacket” seen at the Sundance Film
Festival in 2006 the television series “The Club”, as well as his fourth solo CD “Songs
for Souls” for The Homeless Children’s Charity Project.
CURTIS JEROME (Costume Designer) has developed numerous clothing lines for men,
women and children since 1994. Currently, he designs for the E.M. Hall women’s line in
Los Angeles. Several productions are in development for Las Vegas resorts, with one
receiving a fully costumed showcase of Curtis’ designs at the Flamingo Las Vegas
Showroom. “Mr. B” is proud to be a contributing designer for the Golden Rainbow
Awards, held annually at Bally’s Las Vegas, to benefit the Gay and Lesbian Community
Center of Southern Nevada. He was the youngest Resident Designer of the prestigious
Orange County Children’s Theatre, California and in addition to many civic and
community theater projects in California, his designs have been seen on the vintage TV
show “Dance Fever” and in such films as Sex Insurance Inc., for which he received
recognition from the Outfest Film Festival. Curtis’ home design studio can be viewed at
LivingConceptsStudio.com