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Follow on Google News | CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony Welcomes 175 for Chat with Tommy TuneBy: PR-BS, Inc 175 Song & Dance Fans to Season's Final CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony for Conversation with 10X Tony Winner Tommy Tune (Palm Beach, FL - April 13, 2015) The popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS, hosted by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, recently concluded its 10th anniversary season by attracting 175 song and dance fans to The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach for a Conversation with Broadway legend Tommy Tune. Tommy Tune is the winner of 10 Tony Awards (Best Actor in a Musical for My One and Only, Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Seesaw, Best Choreography for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, My One and Only, Grand Hotel and The Will Rogers Follies, and Best Direction of a Musical for Nine, Grand Hotel and The Will Rogers Follies) and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre that will be presented to him on June 7. In addition, Tune has been awarded The National Medal of the Arts, eight Drama Desk Awards, three Astaire Awards, the Society of Directors and Choreographers’ Tommy Tune was interviewed by Rob Russell, Entertainment Director for The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room Cabaret. The two shared anecdotes and punch lines about many of his co-stars and showbiz pals, including Barbra Streisand, Carol Channing, Walter Matthau, Twiggy, Charles “Honi” Coles and Gwen Verdon. The 2014-2015 season of CULTURE & COCKTAILS was generously sponsored by The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation; The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder; The Palm Beach Post and The Palm Beach Daily News, and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm. About the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County: The Cultural Council is the official support agency for arts and culture for Palm Beach County serving non-profit organizations, individual artists and arts districts. The Council promotes the county’s cultural experiences through an integrated program of advertising, public relations and marketing activities to both visitors and residents. Each year, the Council administers more than $3.6 million in grants, supports arts and cultural education, provides capacity building training and advocates for funding and arts-friendly policies. Located in the historic Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. building in downtown Lake Worth, the Council mounts a series of group and solo exhibitions featuring Palm Beach County artists and provides other programming. Connect with the Council at www.palmbeachculture.com, or 561.471.2901. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Media Contacts: Gary Schweikhart PR-BS, Inc. 561.756.4298 gary@pr-bs.net Bebe Novick-Brodigan Cultural Council of Palm Beach County 561.471.1602 bbrodigan@palmbeachculture.com End
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