"The wildly talented Martin Short reinvents Centerstage at the Dallas Theater Center,"Â said Page. "We are looking forward to a terrific bash in celebration of two theater legends - our esteemed Artistic Director Richard Hamburger and the ever delightful Mr. Short."Â
Best known for his outrageous Saturday Night Live skits and film roles in the Three Amigos! and Father of the Bride, Short will perform excerpts from his hit Broadway show, Fame Becomes Me. Vanity Fair called Fame Becomes Me, "HILARIOUS! It's a satirical tour de force! One of the great comic geniuses of our age, Short is the complete entertainment package."
Proceeds from Dallas Theater Center's annual Centerstage Gala benefit the theater's acclaimed artistic and expansive education programs. Individual tickets are $1,000 and underwriting levels start at $2,500.
"Centerstage is the highlight of every Dallas Theater Center season,"Â said DTC Managing Director Mark Hadley. "As we prepare to embark on a tremendous journey into the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, we could not be more excited to have Martin Short, a renowned theater veteran, help us celebrate our extremely bright future."Â
A native Canadian, Martin Short is a veteran of theater in Canada and on Broadway. Short appeared in the Broadway productions of Neil Simon and Cy Coleman's Little Me (Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award) and Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (Tony Award nomination, Theater World Award, Outer Critics Circle Award). In Los Angeles, he appeared in Lawrence Kasdan's production of John Patrick Shanley's Four Dogs and a Bone and Mel Brooks' The Producers. In 1982, he joined the "SCTV Comedy Network"Â where his work garnered an Emmy Award. Short's ability as a comedic chameleon brought him to Saturday Night Live, where his standout performances included Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr., legendary songwriter Irving Cohen, and lawyer Nathan Thurm.
He co-wrote, produced, and starred in the Emmy Award-winning television comedy special "The Show Formerly Known As The Martin Short Show,"Â and hosted the daily "The Martin Short Show,"Â which garnered nine Emmy nominations. From 2001-2003, Short co-wrote, produced and starred as star-interviewer Jiminy Glick in the popular "Primetime Glick"Â (Emmy nomination). Short made the jump to the big screen in 1986 with Three Amigos and Innerspace. Among his other films are Three Fugitives, The Big Picture, Clifford, Father of the Bride (1 & 2), Mars Attacks, and Jiminy Glick in La La Wood. -- www.dallastheatercenter.org
Posted March 6th, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
