SUNSET BOULEVARD CASTING IS COMPLETE

SUNSET casting is complete: APril 4th - Pantages Theatre

Lauren Ambrose as Betty
Ed Begley, Jr. as Morino, Joe's Agent
James Cromwell as Sheldrake
Stanley Donen as Cecil B. DeMille
Charles Durning as the L.A. Homicide Detective
Frederic Forrest as The Beverly Hills Homicide Detective
Steve Guttenberg as the 1st A.D.
Ken Howard as the Repo Man
Anjelica Huston as Norma
Marvin Kaplan as Hogeye
Sir Ben Kingsley as Max
Robert Morse as Jonesy
Stefanie Powers as Hedda Hopper
Wilmer Valderrama as the Paramount Gate Guard
Patrick Wilson as Joe
Marissa Jaret Winokur as Connie
Noah Wyle as Artie

Identify yourself when you call, Beacon! We'll take good care of you!

Yeah!

are they going to air this on tv at all?

o well some of us just dont have the means by which to take off to l.a., even if it is patrick wilson were talking about

Ticketmaster still shows some good (and cheaper) seats available!

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Staged reading of the original play--not the musical.

www.actorsfund.org has the details and how to order tickets.

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Just wondering (cuz some folks have asked me who are looking into going) is it correct to assume that there will NOT be "Stage Door" opportunities after this event?

The thinking is that these folks are too high profile for that to happen easily...

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its not the musical, it is a reading of the original screenplay, one of the most celebrated screenplays in history.

Hard to say, Beacon. The cast will be going to a party in the lobby with the benefit level donors - but they have to leave the building at some point!

(Festooned in black and mourning heavily)

IT STINKS TO BE ME. I just got off the phone after frantically trying to salvage my dream trip to L.A. to see the Sunset Boulevard reading on Sunday (and hit a few of the sights.)

Standby plane tickets fell through (sob),

Travel companion couldn't make it because of family "concerns" (Translation: her hubby is too stubborn to part with wife for a weekend. Can't/won't handle kids alone)

Alternate plans to meet old roomate there just tanked (sobbing continues.) My begging skills must be shot.

I can't go.
(Right now, those are the ugliest words in the English language.)

Un-freakin'-believable! My vacation time was cleared...I bought an outfit...borrowed my friends digital camera in case I spotted any celebs...

Just had to share my horrible, awful, miserable, rotten, stinky luck with others that would understand my bitter disappointment.
I know I'll live...but I really, really, really wanted to see this production. The cast will be fabulous. David2's description of Lauren Ambrose's performance in last year's "All About Eve" really made me want to see her as Betty.

And, it was my chance to finally see Patrick Wilson live on stage

Forgive the theatrics...but this really, really stinks.

And, if you wanna go Ticket Master should have at least two seats on the mezzanine level available. Enjoy my view.

Off to drown her sorrows in Ovaltine (Mormon-style comfort...)

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Beacon1 has regained her composure after her brief temper tantrum yesterday. She has put life back into perspective and trusts that other opportunities will arrive. (It's a wonder what a glass of Ovaltine and a plate of Oreos can do. LOL!)

I'll just start saving $$$ for another event and hope that Patrick's recent taste of live performing in San Antonio at "The Alamo Premiere" (Liz Smith wrote that "the crowd went wild" when he sang "God Bless America") and then this benefit on Sunday will re-awaken his interest in stage work--soon.

Good luck to the organizers who have worked so hard on this event...

And if anyone goes...please let us know how it went. I'll bet Anjelica Huston and Sir Ben Kingsley will be phenomenal!!!!!!!!! (I can see them in my mind's eye already!)

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Looks like the website (www.actorsfund.org) will have some photos after the bash on Sunday. I can oogle from afar, I guess.

:o)

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