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**** DANCING IN NEW YORK CITY Photos By: Patrick McMullan **** Jean Shafiroff And Harvey Weinstein Holt McCallany Countess Luann DeLesseps Bebe Neuwirth Harvey Weinstein And Joel Grey Jonathan Ritter & Melanie Moore The 33rd Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievement in dance on Broadway and in film each season, honored Broadway legend Joel Grey as well as film and theater producer Harvey Weinstein at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The gala evening was hosted by Two-Time Drama Desk Award nominated actress Christina Bianco. Presented by Patricia Watt, the Producer of the Astaire Awards and The Douglas Watt Family Fund for the Performing Arts, as well as The Fred Astaire International Dance Studios, the event began with a VIP cocktail reception followed by the show and awards presentation. For the first time, the awards were live-streamed across the United States....

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By:G. H. HARDING **** Will Ferrell MANIMAL MANIA – Sony Pictures and Will Ferrell have set their sights on Manimal, the feature based on the cult 1980’s TV show about a man who fights crime using his ability to morph into animals. Ferrell, and his partners will produce along with original series co-creator Glen A. Larson, and Key & Peele EPs Jay Martel and Ian Roberts already have been tapped to write. The original 1983 series starred Simon MacCorkindale as Dr. Jonathan Chase, a dashing and wealthy man raised in Africa who was also master of the secrets that divide man from animal. It was canceled after eight episodes, only to live on in the hearts of a devoted cult fandom. Sony Pictures Animation’s live-action/animation hybrid will reinvent that concept as an action-comedy with heavy visual effects and animated elements. “I think its right down our alley, it’s what we do,” said McKay. “It’s tongue-in-cheek an...

**** HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY JOEL GREY **** Joel Grey On His 80th Birthday Bernadette Peters And Joel Grey Bernadette Peters surprised Joel Grey on his 80th birthday with a cake backstage at "Anything Goes" at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City last night. Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.

Joel Grey And Stephanie J. Block The Cast Of Anything Goes 'Anything Goes' Celebrated their 400th Performance at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City the other day. Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.

**** WALTER MCBRIDE VISITS THE NEW YORK TIMES **** Kathleen Marshall With Joel Grey And Sutton Foster Joel Grey Sutton Foster The stars were snapped backstage with Times Talks Presents: A Conversation With Sutton Foster, Joel Grey & Kathleen Marshall at the Times Center in New York City. Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.

**** WALTER MCBRIDE ON BROADWAY **** Laura Osnes Colin Donnell And Walter Charles Joel Grey With Sutton Foster Kathleen Marshall The stars were snapped for the Rehearsal Performance for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Revival of 'Anything Goes' at Studio 54 in New York City. Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photograph / Retna Ltd.

Shonda Rhimes Maria Shriver George Eads Holly Robinson Peete Lanie Kazan Loretta Swit With Mike Farrell Joel Grey Mike Farrell Kate Linder Dana Delany Hector Elizondo Florence Henderson Florence Henderson along with Hector Elizondo, Joel Grey, Dana Delany, Holly Robinson Peete, Mike Farrell , Kate Linder, and many more stars attended the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Third Annual Television Academy Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Photos By: RD/Kirkland /Retna Digital

**** WALTER MCBRIDE ON BROADWAY **** Liza Minnelli Jason Danieley Mario Cantone Heidi Blickenstaff David Hyde Pierce Norm Lewis Liza Minnelli With Joel Grey Chita Rivera Debra Monk Chita Rivera With Liza Minnelli Chita Rivera along with the legend herself Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey, Heidi Blickenstaff, Norm Lewis , Debra Monk and other stars performed in a Gala Benefit Evening, The Vineyard Theatre Presents "JOHN KANDER and the work of KANDER & EBB - A Celebration" at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. Photos By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

**** HAIR THE LEGEND CONTINUES **** Tatiana Von Furstenberg And Mom Diane Tommy Tune Elaine Stritch Phoebe Snow Tim Robbins Martha Plimpton James Rado With Diane Paulus And Galt MacDermot Melba Moore Audra McDonald Freddie Jackson Joel Grey Hoda Kotb And Kathie Lee Gifford Rosie O'Donnell And Linda Eder Blythe Danner Lily Rabe And Jill Clayburgh Bebe Zahara Benet Gavin Creel Sasha Allen With Will Swenson And Caissie Levy Bryce Ryness Darius Nichols Nicole Lewis Our favorite Broadway Photographer, famed Walter McBride caught the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City last night. Guests in the audience included Bebe Zahara Benet , Lily Rabe And Jill Clayburgh, Blythe Danner, Rosie O'Donnell And Linda Eder, Hoda Kotb And Kathie Lee Gifford, Joel Grey and many others. Photos By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.