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Stage & Screen
Celebration Theatre Benefit
On Sunday, March 24, a theater near to Sharon’s heart, Celebration Theatre, is honoring it’s 30th Anniversary. That’s 30 years existing as the only community-based professional theater in Los Angeles endeavoring to accurately represent the gay and lesbian community to itself and to the community at large. It’s become more than than a theater to so many – it’s a home, it’s a history, it’s an institution. To celebrate, they are having a huge benefit at The Colony Theatre. The Colony is a beautiful 268-seat theater in downtown Burbank. Some of…
‘Middle of Nowhere’ gets shout out from Oprah!
(a personal message from sharon) Hey everyone, look at Oprah’s tweet to Ava DuVernay (Best Director -Sundance 2012) about MIDDLE OF NOWHERE “@Oprah: . Saw the film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE @middlenowhere. Powerful and Poetic. Opens this wknd in NY, LA, ATL, DC, Philly” “@Oprah: . @AVAETC saw your movie @MIddleNowhere. Excellent job especially with no money. Bravo to you my sistah.” This is really wonderful especially since MIDDLE OF NOWHERE opens THIS WEEKEND and is now getting OSCAR buzz. If you are unfamiliar with the film, please watch…
SyFy Digital Premieres ‘Nuclear Family’
SyFy Digital is launching a digital original series exclusively for the Xbox 360 for the first time called Nuclear Family. The show will premiere on the SyFy App on the Xbox LIVE entertainment platform on October 1, followed by “simultaneous premieres on SyFy.com, Hulu, VOD, Syfy’s mobile and table apps and SyFy’s new Roku channel” on October 15. A 20-part series, Nuclear Family stars Corin Nemec (Stargate SG-1), Kinsey Packard (Sleeper Cell), Ray Wise (Mad Men) and Sharon Lawrence (Desperate Housewives). The show is about a family’s struggle…
“Chasing the Hill” Online Series
Watch Sharon in Episode 2 of an all new political webseries that follows the reelection campaign of a Democratic representative from California struggling to fend off a primary challenger. Richard Schiff (WEST WING) and Robin Weigert (DEADWOOD) also co-star. Exclusively Available Online, click to Watch Now Connect with “Chasing the Hill” on Facebook and Twitter
Lifestyle
L.O.V.E Register to Vote!
“L.O.V.E – Let One Voice Emerge” is a non-partisan campaign to reach out to the largest group of non-voters in America — nearly 20 million unmarried women — and to support the important work of The Voter Participation Center and their partners. The Voter Participation Center’s mission on behalf of the Rising American Electorate (unmarried women, persons of color and young people) is to register and encourage these groups to the polls, which aligns with the goal of our campaign. L.O.V.E. is performed by hit artists Fergie,…
AbOvo Skin Care
Lately, people have been asking Sharon about her skincare and she is happy to share the news of this great natural line AbOvo created by makeup artist Tina Roesler Kerwin. AbOvo means the beginning or the origin. Made by combining natural and organic ingredients with pure emu oil, AbOvo is free of Parabens, Petro Chemicals, Synthetic Fragrance, Artificial Preservatives and Dyes. Check it out at www.abovoskincare.com
“Don’t they want the money?”
(From the Huffington Post) In another life, Meryl Streep would’ve made a great accountant — she sure knows her numbers. Presenting at Women In Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards Tuesday evening at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, Streep gave it to them frank. Five films aimed at women in the last five years have generated $1.6 billion dollars for Hollywood, she said. So why aren’t more studios backing female-focused films? “Don’t they want the money?” she asked of the industry, laughing. The…
Plastic bag ban victory in L.A.
In a 13-1 city council vote, Los Angeles today became the largest municipality in the U.S. to ban single-use plastic bags. Heal the Bay board members Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sharon Lawrence, Amy Smart and David Nahai addressed dozens of ocean supporters for the pre-vote rally and energized the city council meeting’s public comment period. “What is hideously ugly, gigantically dangerous, and outrageously expensive and yet we still use it every single day in Los Angeles? No, it is not the 405. It is plastic bags,” said…
