New York -- Broadway's newest Little Orphan Annie has found her Sandy.
The award-winning animal trainer William Berloni on Thursday unveiled the pooch who is slated to star in the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical "Annie" – Sunny, a 2-year-old female terrier mix rescued from a city pound in Houston.
"The most talented animals are right there under your nose," said Berloni, who makes it a point of using shelter dogs in all his projects. "The message is: Animals in shelters are not damaged, just unfortunate."
Sunny was only 24 hours away from being euthanized four months ago when Berloni spotted her photo online while conducting a nationwide search for Sandy. She had been mislabeled as male and given the name Bruno. Touched, he forwarded her photo to one of the show's producers, Arielle Tepper Madover, who wrote back, "Save her. I don't care what it costs."
"So I adopted her sight-unseen,...
The award-winning animal trainer William Berloni on Thursday unveiled the pooch who is slated to star in the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical "Annie" – Sunny, a 2-year-old female terrier mix rescued from a city pound in Houston.
"The most talented animals are right there under your nose," said Berloni, who makes it a point of using shelter dogs in all his projects. "The message is: Animals in shelters are not damaged, just unfortunate."
Sunny was only 24 hours away from being euthanized four months ago when Berloni spotted her photo online while conducting a nationwide search for Sandy. She had been mislabeled as male and given the name Bruno. Touched, he forwarded her photo to one of the show's producers, Arielle Tepper Madover, who wrote back, "Save her. I don't care what it costs."
"So I adopted her sight-unseen,...
- 7/19/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
If you’ve read this post, you’ll realise Havana Heat has the potential to be one of the most awesome B-movies ever made… But now it’s just got a whole lot more Awesome.
Producer James Ordonez, president of Tayrona Entertainment Group, has spoken to Entertainment Weekly and revealed more details about the movie – including stating that offers are out to both Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris to take roles in the film!!! Says EW:
• We begin with the plot: “Havana is a mysterious, sensuous city with gorgeous architecture, white Caribbean beaches, hot, pulsating music, vintage American automobiles and some of the most beautiful women in the world. Cid Special Agent Sean Franklin [Lawrence] and his partner, gung-ho rookie, NCIS Special Agent Brianna Evans [Fighting's Zulay Henao] are assigned undercover in Havana after another agent is murdered. At the same time, a heavyweight fight between American Ruben Palace and Cuba’s...
Producer James Ordonez, president of Tayrona Entertainment Group, has spoken to Entertainment Weekly and revealed more details about the movie – including stating that offers are out to both Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris to take roles in the film!!! Says EW:
• We begin with the plot: “Havana is a mysterious, sensuous city with gorgeous architecture, white Caribbean beaches, hot, pulsating music, vintage American automobiles and some of the most beautiful women in the world. Cid Special Agent Sean Franklin [Lawrence] and his partner, gung-ho rookie, NCIS Special Agent Brianna Evans [Fighting's Zulay Henao] are assigned undercover in Havana after another agent is murdered. At the same time, a heavyweight fight between American Ruben Palace and Cuba’s...
- 8/19/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
If, like us, you read the Variety headline “Snipes, Lawrence join ‘Havana Heat’” and needed to know more about the indie action film costarring Wesley Snipes and Joey Lawrence shooting this November, prepare to be very happy. Producer James Ordonez, president of Tayrona Entertainment Group, just gave EW some serious details about the movie and its efforts to be the next Expendables (yes, offers are out to Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme!).
• We begin with the plot: “Havana is a mysterious, sensuous city with gorgeous architecture, white Caribbean beaches, hot, pulsating music, vintage American automobiles and some of the...
• We begin with the plot: “Havana is a mysterious, sensuous city with gorgeous architecture, white Caribbean beaches, hot, pulsating music, vintage American automobiles and some of the...
- 8/19/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., the San Francisco cast of Wicked, along with members of the San Francisco arts community (and beyond), is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert,a one-night only concert benefitting Marriage Equality USA and Garden State Equality - two equal rights organizations. Featuring stars from stage & screen, the concert will be held at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA). A VIP reception will be held in the lobby immediately following the event. For tickets and information, please contact City Box Office at (415) 392-4400 and visit defyinginequality.com (click on San Francisco).
The special evening, presented by the San Francisco cast of Wicked, will include Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker, Valley of the Dolls), Bruce Vilanch (writer - Academy Awards, Hairspray National Tour), Judy Gold (Emmy Award...
The special evening, presented by the San Francisco cast of Wicked, will include Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker, Valley of the Dolls), Bruce Vilanch (writer - Academy Awards, Hairspray National Tour), Judy Gold (Emmy Award...
- 10/26/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Fresh from his invasion of Paris, Sacha Baron Cohen landed in London on Wednesday for the UK premiere of Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt. For the occasion, Cohen wore a saucy variation on the traditional Buckingham Palace guard uniform. And yes, the Palace guards are known for their stoicism, but Cohen can be forgiven for flashing a smile. Better he flash a smile than flash other parts of his anatomy, as he's been known to do. Click through our massive gallery of.
- 6/17/2009
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
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