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Hines, Rae, Rigby, Russell, Uggams Added to Jule Styne Centennial Lineup

Leslie Uggams
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Leslie Uggams
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Mimi Hines, Charlotte Rae, Cathy Rigby, Jane Russell, and Leslie Uggams have been added to the lineup for Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Jule Styne Centennial, a special benefit concert for The Actors’ Fund to be held at 8pm on Saturday, November 11 at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles.

The event will be directed by David Galligan, with musical direction by John McDaniel. Other stars scheduled to appear include Jason Alexander, Carol Channing, Tyne Daly, Nanette Fabray, Peter Gallagher, and Robert Morse, as well as Obba Babatunde, Patrick Cassidy, Carole Cook, Nancy Dussault, Ilene Graff, Randy Graff, Sam Harris, Bill Hutton, Steve Kirwan, Dale Kristien, Vicki Lewis, Rod McKuen, Karen Morrow, Michael Nouri, Stefanie Powers, Cathy Rigby, Alice Ripley, Andrew Samonsky, Sally Struthers, Bruce Vilanch, Lillias White, Jane Withers, and Jo Anne Worley.

Styne was the award-winning composer of such musicals as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan, Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy, and Funny Girl. He also won an Academy Award for “Three Coins in the Fountain,” which he wrote for the film of the same title.

Tickets for the November 11 concert range in price from $40 to $250 and are available by calling 323-933-9266, ext. 35.