NEW YORK CELEBRITY BULLETIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
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SMOKEY ROBINSON
CHRIS BROWN
The legend will be in NY to perform at
the Apollo Theater (253 W. 125th St) in
"Smokey Robinson and Friends" with
Chuck Jackson and Ashford &
Simpson on Tuesday, February 15th at
8 PM. The concert is a special benefit
performance for the Sheridan Arts
Foundation and the Buoniconti Fund to
Cure Paralysis.
Grammy nominated and multi-platinum
recording artist Chris Brown will make
his debut as musical guest on the
February 12th edition of "Saturday
Night Live." Brown will return to NY to
perform on the "Good Morning
America" Winter Concert Series on
Tuesday, March 22nd, the day his
fourth album F.A.M.E. will be released.
Contact:
Office (Robinson): Robso Entertainment
Group, Gena Gatewood 818/835-0816
publicity@smokeyrobinson.com
Manager (Robinson): Earl Bryant
Management, Earl Bryant 909/468-9618
ebmsr@msn.com
Contact:
PR (Brown): FYI Public Relations,
Tammy Brook 212/586-2240
tammy@fyipr.com
Record Co.: J Records, Tice
Merriweather 212/833-6479
PR (SNL): Sharon Pannozzo
sharon.pannozzo@nbcuni.com
BRIAN BOITANO
Olympic Gold Medalists Brian Boitano,
Evan Lysacek, Peggy Fleming, Scott
Hamilton, and Dorothy Hamill are
among the figure skaters appearing at
the premiere of RISE - the cinematic
feature commemorating the 50th
anniversary and legacy of the 1961
Figure Skating World Team tragedy on February 17th at NY's Best Buy
Theater (1515 Broadway). Red carpet
arrivals from 6:30 PM in Minskoff
Alley.
Contact:
PR (Boitano): Keith Sherman & Assoc.,
Scott Klein scott@ksa-pr.com
Event Media Contact: Slate PR,
646/360-1320 Shawn Purdy
Shawn@Slate-pr.com and Lindsey
Brown Lindsey@Slate-pr.com
JOE NICHOLS
VERA WANG
Designer Vera Wang, skating coach
Frank Carroll, and skaters Michelle
Kwan and Sarah Hughes will be
among the red carpet arrivals at the
premiere of RISE - the cinematic
feature commemorating the 50th
anniversary and legacy of the 1961
Figure Skating World Team tragedy on February 17th at NY's Best Buy
Theater (1515 Broadway). Matt
Lauer will serve as the event's host.
Arrivals begin at 6:30 PM in Minskoff
Alley.
Contact:
PR (Vera Wang): Priya Shukla 212/5756400 pshukla@verawang.com
Event Media Contact: Slate PR,
646/360-1320 Shawn Purdy
Shawn@Slate-pr.com and Lindsey
Brown Lindsey@Slate-pr.com
NATALIE MERCHANT
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After releasing his latest music video "The
Shape I’m In" dedicated to the U.S. military,
country music star Joe Nichols is traveling to
NY in support of the Boot Campaign. He will be
available for press February 17 & 18. The
grassroots initiative benefits charities such as
the Lone Survivor Foundation, which assist
returning veterans dealing with Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) and varying degrees of
physical injuries.
Contact:
PR (Nichols): Triple 8 Management, Ginny
Bohler 615/292-5804
jballiance@comcast.net
Record Co.: Show Dog Universal, Natalie Moore
615/324-7062
natalie.moore@sdumusic.com
Boot Campaign Press Contact/Interview
Requests: Webster & Associates, Kirt Webster
615/777-6995 x230 kirt@websterpr.com
The singer will headline at a cocktail reception
(party from 6:30 PM, performance at 8 PM) on
Tuesday, February 14th at Little Airplane
Productions (207 Front St., in the South Street
Seaport) to kick off the Kidscreen Summit, the
largest and most important event of the year
for kids entertainment executives. Host Little
Airplane is one of children’s television’s leading
independent producers.
Contact:
PR (Merchant): Sacks & Co., Carla Sacks
212/741-1000 Carla@sacksco.com
Event Press RSVP: Sayles & Winnikoff
Communications, Alan Winnikoff 212/725-5200
x111 or 917/797-4639 (cell)
alan@sayleswinnikoff.com and Jennifer
Buglione 212/725-5200 x112 or 718/666-7142
(cell) jennifer@sayleswinnikoff.com
ARRIVALS
SOFIA VERGARA
The "Modern Family" star is currently in
NY filming her role in Warners Bros.
ensemble comedy New Year's Eve.
Garry Marshall directs the film, which
is scheduled for a December 9, 2011
release.
Contact:
PR (Vergara): 42West, Holly Shakoor
424/901-8742
holly.shakoor@42west.net
Agent (Vergara): WME, Sean Elliott
310/246-3303
selliott@wmeentertainment.com
PR (Film): Warner Bros., Lauren
deMello
Lauren.deMello@warnerbros.com
KATHERINE HEIGL
The actress is in NY currently in
production on the Garry Marshall
ensemble comedy New Year's Eve. The
Warner Bros. production is scheduled
for a December 9, 2011 release.
Contact:
PR (Heigl): PMK•BNC, Jill Fritzo
212/373-6120
jill.fritzo@pmkbnc.com
Agent (Heigl): Paradigm, Norman
Aladjem 310/288-8000
naladjem@paradigmagency.com
PR (Film): Warner Bros., Lauren
deMello
Lauren.deMello@warnerbros.com
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RASCAL FLATTS
The country supergroup currently touring
in support of their album Nothing Like
This will be in NY on March 10th to
perform on the "Good Morning America"
Winter Concert Series. The band will also
promote their ABC-TV Special "Rascal
Flatts: Nothing Like This Presented by JC
Penney," which will air on Saturday,
March 12 at 8 PM.
MELINDA DOOLITTLE
The former "American Idol" contestant will
perform at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in
Love 101 February 22 to March 5
Contact:
Manager: Melinda Doolittle Entertainment,
Kelley Norris 615/400-8609
kelley@melindadoolittle.com
PR (Doolittle): Melinda Doolittle Entertainment,
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Contact:
Record Co.: Big Machine Records,
Natalie Kilgore 615/324-7769
natalie.kilgore@bigmachinemail.com
PR (Rascal Flatts): Schmidt Relations,
Jessie Schmidt 615/851-4917
jessie@schmidtpr.com
KIM COATES
FX series "Sons of Anarchy" actors Kim Coates
and Theo Rossi will be in NY on February 24 &
25 for press in support of the Boot Campaign, a
grassroots initiative started by five women from
Texas known as the Boot Girls. Proceeds from
boot sales are donated to partner charities,
including the Lone Survivor Foundation, which
assist returning veterans dealing with Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and varying
degrees of physical injuries.
Contact:
Agent (Coates): The Kohner Agency, Samantha
Crisp 310/550-1060
samantha@paulkohner.com
Boot Campaign Media Contact/Interview
Requests: Webster & Associates PR, Kirt
Webster 615/777-6995 x230
kirt@websterpr.com
Cherry Wood 615/400-8609
cherry@melindadoolittle.com
PR (Feinstein's): Miller Wright / Dan Fortune
212/977-7800
SMITH WESTERNS
The indie rock band from Chicago
touring in support of their sophomore
LP Dye It Blonde (1/18/11, Fat Possum
Records) will play a sold out show at
NY's Mercury Lounge on March 3. The
Mortal Unknown Orchestra will also
appear.
Contact:
Record Co. (Smith Westerns): Fat
Possum Records, Justin McGuirk
662/234-2828
justin@fatpossum.com
PR (Smith Westerns): Force Field PR,
Daniel Gill 323/344-1602
daniel@forcefieldpr.com
LATER THIS YEAR
RICKY MARTIN
The performer will receive the Vito
Russo Award at the 22nd Annual GLAAD
Media Awards New York ceremony to be
held on Saturday, March 19th at the
Marriott Marquis Times Square. Bravo's
Andy Cohen will host.
Contact:
PR (Martin): Rogers & Cowan, John
Reilly 212/445-8440
jreilly@rogersandcowan.com
Event Contact: Rich Ferraro 646/8718011 ferraro@glaad.org
STEPHEN COLBERT
"The Colbert Report" host Stephen Colbert,
Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton, Anika
Noni Rose and Jim Walton will join Neil
Patrick Harris in The New York Philharmonic's
production of Stephen Sondheim's Company
April 7-9. Lonny Price will produce and direct.
The April 7th performance will be part of the
Philharmonic's Spring Gala benefit.
Contact:
PR (Colbert): I/D Public Relations, Carrie
Byalick 212/334-0333 x157 cbyalick@idpr.com
Event PR: Katherine E. Johnson 212/875-5718
johnsonk@nyphil.org
INTERNATIONAL
GABRIEL BYRNE
The Irish actor is set to film I, Anna opposite
Charlotte Rampling on location in London.
The film is being directed by Rampling's son
Barnaby Southcombe. Eddie Marsan, Jodhi
MERYL STREEP
Meryl Streep remains in the UK filming her
role of ‘Margaret Thatcher’ in The Iron Lady
with Jim Broadbent and Alexandra Roach.
Phyllida Lloyd directs for Pathe and Film 4.
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May and Honor Blackman co-star.
Contact:
Agent (Byrne): Paradigm, Sarah Fargo
212/897-6400 sfargo@paradigmagency.com
BARRY MANILOW
The singer will be among the
performers to celebrate Barbra
Streisand when she's honored as the
2011 MusiCares Person of the Year at
the 21st annual gala, benefiting the
MusiCares Foundation and its Health
and Human Services Programs for
Music People, on Friday, February 11 at
the L.A. Convention Center.
Contact:
PR (Mailow): Fifteen Minutes PR,
Howard Bragman 323/556-9700
howard@fifteenminutes.com
MusiCares Event PR: Rogers & Cowan,
Eileen Thompson 310/854-8137
eithompson@rogersandcowan.com
or MusiCares, Christina Cassidy
310/392-3777
christina.cassidy@grammy.com
KRISTIN CHENOWETH
The actress/singer will receive the
Vanguard Award at the 22nd Annual
GLAAD Media Awards to be held
on Sunday, April 10 in Los Angeles at
the Westin Bonaventure.
Contact:
PR (Chenoweth): PMK•BNC, Jill Fritzo
212/373-6120
jill.fritzo@pmkbnc.com
Event Contact: Rich Ferraro 646/8718011 ferraro@glaad.org
Contact:
Agent (Streep): CAA, Kevin Huvane 424/2882000 khuvane@caa.com
PR (Streep): 42West, Michelle Benson
646/723-9695 michelle.benson@42west.net
RICHARD DREYFUSS
The Oscar winner will attend Norby
Walters' 21st Annual Night of 100
Stars Awards Gala, celebrating the
Academy Awards, at 4 PM on Sunday,
February 27 at the Beverly Hills Hotel's
Crystal Ballroom. Other guests will
include Frances Fisher, Ed Asner,
Tia Carrere and Martin Landau.
Contact:
Manager (Dreyfuss): The Schiff
Co., Risa Shapiro 310/558-2554
risa@theschiffco.com
Event PR: Edward Lozzi & Assoc. PR
310/922-1200 or epl@lozzipr.com
IVAN REITMAN
Director Ivan Reitman and actor Ashton
Kutcher are in London today, February 10th to
promote their romantic comedy No Strings
Attached.
Contact:
Agent (Reitman): CAA, Richard Lovett 424/2882000 rlovett@caa.com
UK Event Contact: Paramount, Jenny Erwood
Jenny_Erwood@Paramount.com
CELEBRITY OF THE DAY
DAVID FREI
The Director of Communications for the Westminster Kennel Club since 2003,
David Frei is well known to millions of television viewers as the longtime cohost of USA Network's annual telecast of the popular Westminster Kennel Club
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Dog Show. Frei will co-host the live Westminster coverage from New York's
Madison Square Garden for the 22nd consecutive year on February 14 & 15 at
8/7c.
His role host has resulted in many appearances on "The Today Show," "Good
Morning America," "The Early Show," "Ellen," "The View," "Martha Stewart,"
"Charlie Rose" and more. Frei put his expertise on display in 2004 when he
played a dog show judge in one of the final episodes of the HBO hit series, “Sex
And The City.” Frei also has served as co-host of "The National Dog
Show," which airs on NBC on Thanksgiving Day, since its inception. The telecast
is seen by about 20 million viewers every year.
A longtime breeder-owner-handler and judge in the world of purebred dogs, he
has enjoyed much competitive success with his Afghan Hounds and Brittanys.
Ch. Stormhill's Who's Zoomin Who was the #1 Afghan in 1989 and retired as the
top-winning female in the history of the breed. David has also exhibited his
Brittanys in conformation and field trials. A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy
named Angel recently joined the family and is a newly certified therapy dog.
With Westminster, David helped to create Angel On A Leash, a charitable activity
supporting therapy dog programs at health care facilities around the country.
David is an active volunteer as well, visiting each week with his two Brittanys
and his Cavalier at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Ronald
McDonald House of New York. Frei is also a member of the Sports Council of the
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and does volunteer work with
Transfiguration Church and School in New York's Chinatown.
Frei is the co-author, with Mike Lingenfelter, of The Angel By My Side, a critically
acclaimed best seller about a heroic service dog, published in 2002
(www.angelbymyside.com).
In 2009, the Dog Writers Association of America awarded him the American
Kennel Club Distinguished Service Award, and in 2010, the World Dog Press
selected him for their Media Award.
In addition to his hosting duties, Frei will appear as a guest judge on the “Best
in Show Cakes” episode of the Food Network show “Food Network Challenge”
airing on Sunday, February 13 at 8 PM ET. The canine-themed episode features
four cake designers creating desserts inspired by man’s best friend.
David Frei is in New York today Thursday, February 10 to host the preview press
conference for the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The media
preview will take place at Hotel Pennsylvania’s PennTop Ballroom (7th Ave at
33rd St) at 1 PM. Westminster Show Chairman Tom Bradley and six new breeds
entered at Westminster for the first time will also attend.
Contact: PR: Vizion Group PR, Steve Griffith 484/362-2682
sgriffith@viziongroup.net and Greg Wiley 215/840-8843
gwiley@viziongroup.net
BIRTHDAYS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Laura Dern
Mark Spitz
Max Brown
Roxanne Pulitzer
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Alexander Payne
Elizabeth Banks
Emma Roberts
George Stephanopoulos
Glenn Beck
Greg Norman
Kathleen Beller
Leontyne Price
Robert Wagner
Roberta Flack
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