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LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS &
MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT present
DEBBY BOONE in
“REFLECTIONS OF ROSEMARY”
Two Performances Only! Saturday, May 19 at 2 & 8pm
at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts!
April 10, 2012…La Mirada, CA… Singing sensation Debby Boone earned instant
fame in 1977 when “You Light Up My Life” became an overnight hit. The song
went on to win an Academy Award® for Best Song in a Motion Picture, and Debby
received the Grammy® Award for Best New Artist of the Year. Since then, she has
won two additional Grammy Awards and has received seven Grammy nominations.
Debby Boone’s Reflections of Rosemary is an intimate, deeply heartfelt tribute to her
late mother-in-law, the legendary singer Rosemary Clooney. The show is a touching
musical portrait filled with a collection of standards chosen for their significance in
Boone’s life with Clooney, led by her and Clooney’s Musical Director, John Oddo.
“I wanted to select songs that would give an insight into Rosemary from a family
perspective, and from the more than thirty years that I spent with her,” says Boone.
In addition to her incredible recording career, Debby’s starring roles on Broadway
include Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Rizzo in Grease, and Maria in Lincoln
Center’s 30th Anniversary production of The Sound of Music. After delighting
audiences across the United States, Debby Boone comes to La Mirada Theatre for
only two memorable performances!
DEBBY BOONE in “REFLECTIONS OF ROSEMARY” will perform two
performances only - on Saturday, May 19 at 2pm & 8pm at La Mirada Theatre for
the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.
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ABOUT DEBBY BOONE
DEBBY BOONE earned instant fame when her first single, “You Light Up My
Life” was an overnight hit. The tune claimed the #1 spot on the Billboard charts for
ten straight weeks and sold in excess of four million copies. “You Light Up My Life”
ranks # 7 in Billboard Magazine’s The Hot 100’s All-Time Top-Charting Songs of
the last 5 decades. Debby received the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist of
the Year, and has since won two additional GRAMMY Awards, and seven
GRAMMY nominations.
Debby Boone’s current Concord Records release, Reflections of Rosemary, is an
intimate musical portrait of her late mother-in-law, the legendary singer Rosemary
Clooney, for whom Debby had great love and respect. The CD is a collection of 14
standards chosen for their significance in Boone's life with Clooney, and is led by
Clooney’s longtime Musical Director, John Oddo. Debby continues to tour
Reflections of Rosemary along with John Oddo at Performing Arts Centers and
Symphony Halls throughout the USA.
Debby’s new CD and show titled “Swing This” was inspired by her childhood years
immersed in the Las Vegas “Swing” culture of the 60’s while traveling with her
father, Pat Boone. “Swing This” is a reflection of the music, glamour and pure
exhilaration that led Debby to become a performer in the first place. In Debby’s
own words, “Swing This” is “the party I’ve been waiting my whole life to throw”,
and you’re invited to join us for this new show, premiering Fall 2011.
Her appearance with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts
was a real highlight for Debby and her audience. Richard Kaufman, Principal Pops
Conductor of Pacific Symphony confirms, "Debby was a shining light on our Pops
season, in the tradition of great singers who bring a song to life just the way the
Composer intended. Her voice is superb and her stage presence endearing.”
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In addition to her recording career, Debby’s starring roles on Broadway include
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the role of Maria in Lincoln Center’s 30th
Anniversary production of The Sound of Music and as Rizzo of Grease. Debby
toured nationally in Meet Me In St. Louis, and performed the role of Anna in the
50th Anniversary staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s, The King and I at the
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center in California.
Recent stage performances of Debby’s include New York’s third annual “24 Hour
Musicals”, whereby Debby was joined by a talented group of nearly 50 industry
professionals to write, produce, compose and perform short original musicals within
24 hours! Additionally, for the third year in a row, Debby performed in this year’s
“Lyrics and Lyricists” event at the 92nd St. Y, with musical director John Oddo.
Debby also looks forward to continuing her "Christmas Memories" show this year
with the Gatlin Brothers at the Mansion Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING
DEBBY BOONE in “REFLECTIONS OF ROSEMARY” will perform on Saturday,
May 19, 2012 at 2pm and 8pm.
Tickets range from $40 - $75 and can be purchased at La Mirada Theatre’s website,
www.lamiradatheatre.com or by calling the La Mirada Theatre Box Office at (562)
944-9801 or (714) 994-6310. Student, Senior, Children and group discounts are
available. LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La
Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where
the 91 and 5 freeways meet. Parking is free.
To schedule press interviews, photos, press comps or for additional information,
please contact David Elzer/DEMAND PR at 818/508-1754 or by e-mail at
[email protected] or visit www.demandpr.com. Photos and press
information also available at lamiradatheatre.com.
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LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, now in its fourth decade, has been hailed
by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California." This
beautiful state-of-the-art theatre has been producing quality productions for its Southern California
audiences since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of many
accolades including Ovation and Emmy Awards and Tony Award nominations. Brian Kite is the
theatre’s Producing Artistic Director. The theatre is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La
Mirada, California, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue. Parking is theatre-adjacent and
free. For further information call 562-944-9801 or visit www.lamiradatheatre.com.
McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT combines the talents of musical theatre star Cathy Rigby with Tom
McCoy's extensive production and theatrical experience and has become one of the nation's premier
theatrical production companies. Credits include Tony-nominated Broadway shows, long-running
national tours, multiple-award-winning Los Angeles stage productions, and hit TV specials.The number
of major theatrical awards garnered by McCoy Rigby Entertainment includes 3 Ovation Awards, 25
Drama-Logue Awards, 3 Backstage Garland Awards and 3 Tony Award nominations, 20 Ovation
nominations and 8 NAACP award nominations for the touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar. In
addition, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded McCoy Rigby Entertainment an Emmy for
Best Scene Design as part of four nominations for the A&E network production of Peter Pan.
www.mccoyrigby.com.