Join Debbie Reynolds and Guests at Thalians Red Carpet Celebrity Benefit

Sept. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Debbie Reynolds, Miss Burbank, returns to her roots in this rare Los Angeles appearance of Debbie Reynolds: Alive & Fabulous, with a gala celebrating the 55th annual Thalians Red Carpet Celebrity Benefit with special guests Nigel Lythgoe, Connie Stevens, Sharon Lawrence, Ruta Lee, Stephanie Powers, Anne Jeffreys, Lainie Kazan, Mitzi Gaynor, George Chakiris, Abbey Dalton, Richard Herd and many more.

When: Friday, September 24, 2010: 6:30PM Red carpet, auction, appetizers, cocktails
8PM Debbie Reynolds: Alive & Fabulous performance / 10PM Desserts and champagne
Where: El Portal Theatre:  5269 Lankershim Blvd., NoHo Arts District, CA  91601
How: Press credentials: (818) 693-0964 or (818) 508-4200 / rnfrst@aol.com


1.   Anna Maria Alberghetti: Tony Award-winning actress for Carnival, Cinderfella
2.   George Chakiris: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Bernardo West Side Story
3.   Fritz Coleman: KNBC weatherman, actor, stand-up comic.
4.   Carol Connors: Two–time Oscar-nominated songwriter, famous for writing the Rocky theme song.
5.   Doug Drexler: makeup artist for “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, a visual effects artist on “Star Trek: Voyager,“ and Senior Illustrator on “Star Trek: Enterprise.”  Won an Academy Award for makeup for Dick Tracy.
6.   Mitzi Gaynor: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s film South Pacific, Les Girls with Gene Kelly
7.   Susan Claassen: Reincarnating the fashion diva Edith Head in Conversations with Edith Head at El Portal Theatre
8.   Abbey Dalton: recurring role of Julia Cumson on “Falcon Crest”
9.   Richard Herd: Mr. Wilhelm in the award-winning sitcom “Seinfeld,” John the Supreme Commander on the mini-series "V.”
10.   Kathleen Hughes: Mrs. Coburn on the television series, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” “Perry Mason,” “I Dream of Jeannie,” “M*A*S*H.”
11.   Anne Jeffreys: Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate, TV shows “L.A. Law,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Baywatch,” XX “General Hospital.”
12.   Lainie Kazan: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Aunt Freida in “The Nanny” and as Kirstie Alley's mother on “Veronica's Closet.” October 1970 issue of Playboy.
13.   Jane Kean: Trixie Norton of “The Honeymooners.”
14.   Sharon Lawrence: Sylvia Costas Sipowicz on “NYPD Blue,” “Grey's Anatomy,” “Community.”
15.   Ruta Lee: movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She also appeared on “Hogan's Heroes,” “Maverick,” “The Lucy Show,” “The Twilight Zone” and in many other programs, including “Roseanne,” where she played Roseanne's mother’s lover when she outed herself. Thalians chairman of the board.
16.   Marjorie Lord: She played Kathy Clancy Williams opposite Danny Thomas on “Make Room for Daddy,” mother of actress Anne Archer.
17.   Barbara Luna: appeared in some 500 television shows, including Walt Disney's “Zorro,” “The Wild Wild West,” “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “The Outer Limits,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” “Dallas,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Star Trek: The Original Series,” “Search for Tomorrow” and “One Life to Live.”
18.   Nigel Lythgoe: former dancer and choreographer, noted for being the producer of the shows “Pop Idol” and “American Idol” as well as creating, executive producing and being a regular judge for “So You Think You Can Dance.”
19.   Miriam Nelson: Tap dancer at 90, dancer and choreographer who worked with Julie Andrews, Ingrid Bergman, Doris Day, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Dean Martin, and Walt Disney to name a few
20.   Stephanie Powers: two Emmy and five Golden Globe Award Best Television Actress nominations for role on Hart to Hart.
21.   Peter Mark Richman: Dynasty," "Three's Company" and "Beverly Hills 90210." He has been a guest star in hundreds of television shows and movies including the classic sci-fi shows "Outer Limits," "The Twilight Zone," and  "Star Trek : The Next Generation."
22.   Mindy Sterling: Frau Farbissina, the Germanic cohort of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series. The Groundlings company member. Roles on “iCarly,” “That's So Raven” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.”
23.   Connie Stevens: actress and singer, best known for her role in the television series “Hawaiian Eye” and “Maverick,” Rock-a-Bye Baby with Jerry Lewis.
24.   Joe Tremaine: dancer, choreographer, school owner, master teacher, and an entrepreneur producing some of the largest and most respected dance events in the world.
25.   Eleanor Vallee: author, actress, model and legendary hostess, widow of Rudy Vallee.

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Since its opening in 1926 -- first for Vaudeville, then Silent Movies, and then Academy Award-winning films -- as the primo movie house in the Valley, the theatre has weathered the Jazz Age, the Depression, four wars, and finally the great earthquake of 1994. The lobbies boast luscious carpeting secured in 2004 from the now demised Los Angeles Shubert Theatre.

Rebuilt in the late 90s and opened in January of 2000, the once 1400-seat movie palace now houses three theatres -- the 42-seat Studio Theatre ( the permanent home of Stuart Roger's Theatre Tribe), the 95-seat Forum, and the 360-seat MainStage -- along with the Judith Kaufman Art Gallery, featuring many of Los Angeles visual artists.