Coward on the Coast: eNewsletter March 6, 2010
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March came in roaring like Androcles' lion, with news of Coward-related events in California.
Los Angeles
Starting March 10th, six weeks of screenings of shows written by, starring, or lauding Noel Coward. Noel Coward on Televison at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Wednesdays - Sundays through April 18.
Closing March 7th: Orson Bean in A Song at Twilight at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.
Reminder: Star Quality: The World of Noel Coward, the exhibition in the Academy's Fourth Floor Gallery in Beverly Hills, is closed March 4th through 7th because of Academy Awards-related activities (the Academy Awards will be televised on Sunday, March 7.) Star Quality will resume its normal hours on Tuesday, March 9.
S.F. Bay Area
The Foothill College Theatre Conservatory in Los Altos presents Goodnight, My Darlings, a set of three of Coward's Tonight at 8:30 one acts on March 18 - 21.
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"Noel Coward on Television" Opens March 10, 2010
at The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles
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Mary Martin & Noel Coward, Together with Music, 1955
Noel Coward on Television
March 10 - April 18, 2010
By
the time television arrived, Coward was already legendary in
London and New York as an actor, writer, producer, director, and
composer. The new medium was only too eager to adapt his witty and
sophisticated work. As early as 1939, a version of Hay Fever was produced for NBC.As part of a joint celebration with the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences exhibition, Star Quality: The
World of Noel Coward, The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles is
proud to present a special six-part series, Noel Coward on Television. This series will screen a choice selection of Coward's televised work in the United States (as writer, director, actor, singer, and yes, dancer) from 1955 to 1976, including several tributes to Sir Noel.
Four programs will open in March at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills with an additional pair of screenings in April. (Click here for a description of the programs.)
The Paley Center for Media
465 North Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA
90210
Wednesdays - Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Admission is free
Paley Center web site
310-786-1091
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Last Weekend for A Song at Twilight
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A Song
at Twilight
starring Orson Bean
Photo: Orson Bean, right; Alley Mills, center; and
Laurie O'Brien, left. Photo Credit: Ron Sossi.
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
online box office 310-477-2055
Last two performances: March 6 - 7, 2010
Saturday at 8:00 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $30.00
For reviews, click: L.A. Times review and LA Weekly review.
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Star Quality at the AMPAS® Fourth Floor Gallery
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Note: The Academy galleries will be closed Thursday, March 4 through
Sunday, March 7 because of Academy Awards-related activities.
Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward
January
23 - April 18, 2010
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Fourth Floor Gallery
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly
Hills, CA 90211
Public Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: Noon to 6:00
p.m.
Closed Mondays.
Admission
is free.
www.oscars.org
310-247-3600
Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward is presented in association with the Noël Coward
Foundation and the Museum of Performance & Design (MPD) in San Francisco.
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Coward on Campus:
"Goodnight, My Darlings" Opens March 18
Foothill College Theatre Conservatory, Los Altos, CA
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Featuring student directors and actors, the Foothill College Theatre Conservatory presents Goodnight, My Darlings, a trio of one acts from Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30, including We Were Dancing, Ways and Means and The Astonished Heart.
Santa Clara's Jessica Lynn directs We Were Dancing,
a light musical romp about falling suddenly and desperately in love.
Sarah Tuthall, of Los Altos, directs Ways and Means
which brings the Cartwrights--he a gambler, she embarrassed by her
spouse's outrageous debts--to a fabulous villa on the Côte d'Azur,
where they are visited by a mysterious intruder who changes everything.
In The Astonished Heart, Menlo Park's Sarah Griner directs a
heated and passionate vignette of a man's obsession with his wife's
irresistible friend.
The Lohman Theatre
Foothill College Main Campus
12345 El Monte Road,
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4599
map
March 18 - 21, 2010
Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 p.m
Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$14 general admission
$12 student and senior discount
$7 Foothill student with OwlCard
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Coward on Television: The Paley Center for Media
All programs start at 12:30 p.m.
March 2010 - Programs
March 10 to 14
Ford Star Jubilee: Together with Music
In his television debut, Noel Coward teams with Mary Martin
for an evening of song and patter. Coward, who also served as director
and writer, performs some of his wittiest compositions, including "Uncle Harry"
and "Mad Dogs and Englishmen."
Letting his hair down, he tributes
his co-star's roots by singing "Deep in the Heart of Texas," then joins
her for a medley including "Anything Goes" and "Shall We Dance?"
(With commercials. 1955; 90 minutes)
March 17 to 21
Ford Star Jubilee: Blithe Spirit
Noel Coward directs himself as writer Charles Condomine, who faces a supernatural dilemma when the spirit of his late first wife, Elvira (Lauren Bacall), materializes, determined to woo him away from
his current spouse, Ruth (Claudette
Colbert). Mildred Natwick appears as dotty spiritualist Madame Arcati. (1956; 75 minutes)
March 24 to 28
Producers' Showcase: Tonight at 8:30
Otto Preminger directs and introduces a trio of plays from Coward's Tonight at 8:30, each starring Ginger Rogers, in her television debut. In Red Peppers, Rogers
and Martyn Green play bickering music hall entertainers. In Still Life, the playlet
that inspired the classic film Brief Encounter, Trevor Howard (who starred in the movie as well) and Rogers
portray two middle-age people who begin an extramarital affair after a chance meeting
at a railway cafe. Shadow Play finds Rogers and Gig Young in a surreal combination
of drama and music, as a married couple facing a breakup and dreaming of their happier
days. (With commercials. 1954; 90 minutes)
March 31 to April 4
Ford Star Jubilee: This Happy Breed
This adaptation of Noel Coward's wartime tribute to English
resilience follows the lives of various members of one middle-class, South London
family during a twenty-year period, from 1919 to 1939. Coward, shedding his usual
urbane mannerisms, stars as the head of the household, Frank Gibbons. The cast includes
Edna Best and Roger Moore. (1956; 90
minutes)
April 2010 - Programs
April 7 to 11
Cowardly Delights
Small World - At his home in Jamaica, Coward
answers questions from host Edward R. Murrow and converses
via satellite with actress Siobhan McKenna and author James Thurber. (1959; 10 minutes)
What's My Line? - In this segment from the popular game show,
Coward shows up as the mystery guest. (1964; 6 minutes)
Androcles and the Lion - In two sequences from this original
musical, Coward performs a pair of Richard Rodgers numbers, "The Emperor's
Thumb" and "Don't Be Afraid of an Animal." (1967; 10 minutes)
The Dick Cavett Show - Sir Noel is interviewed shortly after
receiving his knighthood. (1970; 25
minutes)
April 14 to 18
Camera Three: "Mad about the Boy" Noel Coward: A Celebration
This two-part tribute to Coward, described by the New York
Times as "marvelously witty and
entertaining," features performances by George Rose, Jean Marsh, Carole Shelley,
and Kristoffer Tabori. (1976; 55 minutes)
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Cheers,
Kathy Williams
U.S. West Coast Liaison
The Noel Coward Society |
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