Interview with Lena Horne's daughter: Gail Buckley - Listen @ www.modaentertainment.com
LENA HORNE
Kerry Washington … Naomie Harris … Sanaa Lathan … Angela Bassett … Hallie Berry ... Kimberly Elise …
To name but a few current actresses. Each talented. Attractive. Successful.
And black.
Not so many years ago, fewer perhaps than we’d care to think, this many women of color dominating movie screens would have been unheard of.
Not just unheard of. In fact, impossible.
Consider Lena Horne.
When this extraordinarily talented singer, actress was signed by MGM in the early 1940s, her future must have looked bright, indeed. Here she was, being directed by the likes of Vincente Minnelli. Appearing in films opposite Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Cyd Charisse.
But she was also black.
And therein lies a story Which Lena Horne’s daughter, Gail Buckley, discusses in depth on ICONS Radio Hour. Ms. Buckley explores her mother’s career, from her early days at The Cotton Club to all-black films in the late thirties and her years at MGM in the forties.
Did we forget to mention the House Un-American Activities Committee?
Gail Buckley doesn’t.
Nor does she forget Humphrey Bogart’s response when neighbors showed up at his door asking for his signature on a petition to stop Lena Horne from buying a home in their Hollywood neighborhood. Rick Blaine come to life.
Kerry Washington … Naomie Harris … Sanaa Lathan … Angela Bassett … Hallie Berry ... Kimberly Elise …
On the shoulders of giants, none more important than Lena Horne.
http://www.modaentertainment.com/
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
MODA Entertainment Announces "Learning To Love Green" By Carmen W. Gillespie To Honor Earth Day
http://www.pr-inside.com/moda-entertainment-announces-learning-to-r1846774.htm
MODA Entertainment Announces “Learning To Love Green” By Carmen W. Gillespie In Honor Of Earth Day
MODA Entertainment launches new "Green" children's book and brand entitled "Learning to Love GREEN" written & illustrated by Carmen W. Gillespie to celebrate Earth Day 2010.
MODA Entertainment is proud to announce a new “Go Green” initiative campaign. The campaign focuses on the brand “Learning to Love GREEN” launching on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2010. The brand is driven by the children’s book “Learning to Love GREEN” written and illustrated by Carmen W. Gillespie. Initially, the “Learning to Love GREEN” book will be released as an e-book with an accompanying interactive website (learningtolovegreen.com) and hit stores, printed on recycled paper, Fall 2010.
“Learning to Love GREEN” is focused towards 3-6 year olds to build awareness on the importance of a “Green” environment and to show how wonderful “Green” really is.
“Learning to Love GREEN” has also spawned a merchandising and licensing line, which will be unveiled by MODA Entertainment’s LicenseBox in June 2010 at the Licensing Show. All products will be “Green” friendly and feature Gillespie’s main character Katie from the book.
About Carmen W. Gillespie:
Carmen W. Gillespie was born in Guelph Ontario, Canada. She is the ultimate “Renaissance Woman.” Carmen is an actor, singer, puppeteer, illustrator, writer and mother! Ms. Gillespie’s acting roles include Melissa Gardner in Love Letters, Doatsey Mae in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (for which she was nominated for a Thea award), and Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain, among others. She has appeared on television, short films and commercials, including as the 'new mom' in the comedic Hotels.ca commercial. She has done illustrations for everything from publications, to greetings cards to children’s books. Green was inspired by a certain well-loved green frog and began life as a high school English class assignment. It was finally made possible with the encouragement of her husband and the many young people (and the young-at-heart) from various community theatre groups in the Toronto area. Carmen actually likes green and had the opportunity to play her dream role: The Wicked Witch of the West, and ‘yes’ she was “all green.”
MODA Entertainment is a New York based multi-media entertainment company, consisting of four subsidiary companies that include production, publishing, merchandising & licensing, & public relations.
MODA Entertainment Announces “Learning To Love Green” By Carmen W. Gillespie In Honor Of Earth Day
MODA Entertainment launches new "Green" children's book and brand entitled "Learning to Love GREEN" written & illustrated by Carmen W. Gillespie to celebrate Earth Day 2010.
MODA Entertainment is proud to announce a new “Go Green” initiative campaign. The campaign focuses on the brand “Learning to Love GREEN” launching on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2010. The brand is driven by the children’s book “Learning to Love GREEN” written and illustrated by Carmen W. Gillespie. Initially, the “Learning to Love GREEN” book will be released as an e-book with an accompanying interactive website (learningtolovegreen.com) and hit stores, printed on recycled paper, Fall 2010.
“Learning to Love GREEN” is focused towards 3-6 year olds to build awareness on the importance of a “Green” environment and to show how wonderful “Green” really is.
“Learning to Love GREEN” has also spawned a merchandising and licensing line, which will be unveiled by MODA Entertainment’s LicenseBox in June 2010 at the Licensing Show. All products will be “Green” friendly and feature Gillespie’s main character Katie from the book.
About Carmen W. Gillespie:
Carmen W. Gillespie was born in Guelph Ontario, Canada. She is the ultimate “Renaissance Woman.” Carmen is an actor, singer, puppeteer, illustrator, writer and mother! Ms. Gillespie’s acting roles include Melissa Gardner in Love Letters, Doatsey Mae in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (for which she was nominated for a Thea award), and Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain, among others. She has appeared on television, short films and commercials, including as the 'new mom' in the comedic Hotels.ca commercial. She has done illustrations for everything from publications, to greetings cards to children’s books. Green was inspired by a certain well-loved green frog and began life as a high school English class assignment. It was finally made possible with the encouragement of her husband and the many young people (and the young-at-heart) from various community theatre groups in the Toronto area. Carmen actually likes green and had the opportunity to play her dream role: The Wicked Witch of the West, and ‘yes’ she was “all green.”
MODA Entertainment is a New York based multi-media entertainment company, consisting of four subsidiary companies that include production, publishing, merchandising & licensing, & public relations.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Happy Easter from MODA Entertainment
HAPPY EASTER from MODA Entertainment!
Listen to MODA Entertainment's ICONS Radio Hour interview about the writers of "Easter Parade" Hackett & Goodrich with nephew David Goodrich.
http://www.iconsradio.com/hackgood.html
Listen to MODA Entertainment's ICONS Radio Hour interview about the writers of "Easter Parade" Hackett & Goodrich with nephew David Goodrich.
http://www.iconsradio.com/hackgood.html
Friday, April 2, 2010
MODA Entertainment Launches New Corporate Website
MODA Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of the new corporate website.
MODA Entertainment has just launched a new corporate website modaentertainment.com. The new site design provides online visitors with dramatic improvements in navigation, appearance and accessibility
Richard Zampella, CEO, states: “Entertainment companies, in order to stay successful, need to be in tune with the marketplace and not be afraid to tailor their services to the needs of their clients and business partners. With a strong and growing Classic Hollywood market, and the anticipated growth projected in the future, MODA Entertainment, Inc. has positioned itself as a unique multi-media entertainment company specializing in the “Golden Age of Hollywood, its ICONS, and films.”
MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. MODA's businesses include LicenseBox, MODA Productions, PublicityBox and MODA Publishing. MODA was founded in 1997.
MODA Entertainment has just launched a new corporate website modaentertainment.com. The new site design provides online visitors with dramatic improvements in navigation, appearance and accessibility
Richard Zampella, CEO, states: “Entertainment companies, in order to stay successful, need to be in tune with the marketplace and not be afraid to tailor their services to the needs of their clients and business partners. With a strong and growing Classic Hollywood market, and the anticipated growth projected in the future, MODA Entertainment, Inc. has positioned itself as a unique multi-media entertainment company specializing in the “Golden Age of Hollywood, its ICONS, and films.”
MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. MODA's businesses include LicenseBox, MODA Productions, PublicityBox and MODA Publishing. MODA was founded in 1997.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Why MODA focuses on Classic Hollywood
Why MODA focuses on Classic Hollywood
“Study the Past if you wish to Define the Future”
MODA Entertainment has a singular vision and unique passion: To bring back into the mainstream the legendary entertainment names of yesteryear – actors, directors, writers, producers defining for contemporary audiences both why and how these remarkable legends are still relevant in our fractious, highly charged and diverse world.
Classic Hollywood matters.
Yes, it’s been covered, exhaustively so; seven ways from Sunday, as they say.
And, certainly, it is well known indeed to its … limited (read: aging) audience. Those fabled stars, those legendary directors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, what possibly can they have to do with today? With CGI, hyper-editing, Imax, sex, violence, slasher, computer animation, the net, hell, the sheer global breadth of pop culture, what matters classic Hollywood?!?
Well, how about, say, without John Garfield, there’d be no DeNiro?
Watch Meg Ryan, Anne Heche or Reese Witherspoon, then watch Jean Arthur, Carole Lombard or Irene Dunne.
Want to understand whence came Pacino? Watch Cagney.
Meryl Streep? Bette Davis.
Without Gary Cooper, would there be Clint Eastwood (Who once asked his friend and biographer, Richard Schickel: “Think I’m Coop?” )?
And while we’re on Eastwood, check out his stately pacing as director, then watch the works of Fred Zinnemann, William Wyler and George Stevens.
Today’s feisty independent women – Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellwigger – are direct descendants of Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford and Myrna Loy.
And speaking of Stanwyck, what are femme fatales Kathleen Turner (Body Heat) and Linda Fiorentino (The Last Seduction) but mirrors of Stanwyck’s double-dealing femme fatale in Double Indemnity?
Check out 1957’s Zero Hour, and then watch Airplane.
Notting Hill = Roman Holiday.
Watch Gene Hackman, watch Spencer Tracy.
Gangsters: Before The Godfather I and II, there were Public Enemy, Roaring Twenties and White Heat.
Musical bios: Yankee Doodle Dandy and Walk The Line, while cultivating the same territory, both reflect the times they were made.
Before the remarkable Hugh Jackman, there was the remarkable Gene Kelly.
Without cinematographers Floyd Crosby and Ted McCord, would Jack Green and Janusz Kaminski be the artists they are?
Conjure up a John Williams score and then listen to the works of Dimitri Tiomkin, Victor Young and Miklos Rozsa.
Trend setters in fashion? Familiar with Katherine Hepburn, circa 1934?
Do films reflect their times? Watch 1940’s Pride And Prejudice and 2005’s Pride And Prejudice. Or, measure War Of The Worlds 1953 against War Of The Worlds 2005. To understand the existential urban loner of 2007, just watch Bogart from the 1940s. Want to define courage and masculinity in the face of impossible odds, 1952’s High Noon nails it like nothing else. How do we feel about war – Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949) vs. Flags Of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima (2007). To understand where the U. S. was in the late 30s, early 40s, with isolationists battling interventionists, study the making of 1941’s Sergeant York. Both versions of The Manchurian Candidate (1962, 2004) contain the same basic plot, yet both are crystal-clear reflections of the times they were made.
What do Scarface (32) and Scarface (83) say about who we are, where we are, what kind of world we live in?
Is Johnny Depp’s effete pirate a total original? Or the inevitable next step after Errol Flynn’s dashing Captain Blood in the 30s and Burt Lancaster’s openly comic Crimson Pirate in the 50s?
If today’s stars think they’re the first to be hammered by the tabloid press, perhaps a look at Errol Flynn’s career might enlighten them.
Classic Hollywood matters. Very much.
And MODA Entertainment’s explores why – seven ways from Sunday. For in exploring that so-called Golden Era from a refreshingly original prism of vision, MODA, through its various businesses in production, licensing, publishing, public relations and marketing also offer a fresh POV on today’s complex global era.
© & TM MODA Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
212.873.3324
info@modaentertainment.com
“Study the Past if you wish to Define the Future”
MODA Entertainment has a singular vision and unique passion: To bring back into the mainstream the legendary entertainment names of yesteryear – actors, directors, writers, producers defining for contemporary audiences both why and how these remarkable legends are still relevant in our fractious, highly charged and diverse world.
Classic Hollywood matters.
Yes, it’s been covered, exhaustively so; seven ways from Sunday, as they say.
And, certainly, it is well known indeed to its … limited (read: aging) audience. Those fabled stars, those legendary directors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, what possibly can they have to do with today? With CGI, hyper-editing, Imax, sex, violence, slasher, computer animation, the net, hell, the sheer global breadth of pop culture, what matters classic Hollywood?!?
Well, how about, say, without John Garfield, there’d be no DeNiro?
Watch Meg Ryan, Anne Heche or Reese Witherspoon, then watch Jean Arthur, Carole Lombard or Irene Dunne.
Want to understand whence came Pacino? Watch Cagney.
Meryl Streep? Bette Davis.
Without Gary Cooper, would there be Clint Eastwood (Who once asked his friend and biographer, Richard Schickel: “Think I’m Coop?” )?
And while we’re on Eastwood, check out his stately pacing as director, then watch the works of Fred Zinnemann, William Wyler and George Stevens.
Today’s feisty independent women – Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellwigger – are direct descendants of Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford and Myrna Loy.
And speaking of Stanwyck, what are femme fatales Kathleen Turner (Body Heat) and Linda Fiorentino (The Last Seduction) but mirrors of Stanwyck’s double-dealing femme fatale in Double Indemnity?
Check out 1957’s Zero Hour, and then watch Airplane.
Notting Hill = Roman Holiday.
Watch Gene Hackman, watch Spencer Tracy.
Gangsters: Before The Godfather I and II, there were Public Enemy, Roaring Twenties and White Heat.
Musical bios: Yankee Doodle Dandy and Walk The Line, while cultivating the same territory, both reflect the times they were made.
Before the remarkable Hugh Jackman, there was the remarkable Gene Kelly.
Without cinematographers Floyd Crosby and Ted McCord, would Jack Green and Janusz Kaminski be the artists they are?
Conjure up a John Williams score and then listen to the works of Dimitri Tiomkin, Victor Young and Miklos Rozsa.
Trend setters in fashion? Familiar with Katherine Hepburn, circa 1934?
Do films reflect their times? Watch 1940’s Pride And Prejudice and 2005’s Pride And Prejudice. Or, measure War Of The Worlds 1953 against War Of The Worlds 2005. To understand the existential urban loner of 2007, just watch Bogart from the 1940s. Want to define courage and masculinity in the face of impossible odds, 1952’s High Noon nails it like nothing else. How do we feel about war – Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949) vs. Flags Of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima (2007). To understand where the U. S. was in the late 30s, early 40s, with isolationists battling interventionists, study the making of 1941’s Sergeant York. Both versions of The Manchurian Candidate (1962, 2004) contain the same basic plot, yet both are crystal-clear reflections of the times they were made.
What do Scarface (32) and Scarface (83) say about who we are, where we are, what kind of world we live in?
Is Johnny Depp’s effete pirate a total original? Or the inevitable next step after Errol Flynn’s dashing Captain Blood in the 30s and Burt Lancaster’s openly comic Crimson Pirate in the 50s?
If today’s stars think they’re the first to be hammered by the tabloid press, perhaps a look at Errol Flynn’s career might enlighten them.
Classic Hollywood matters. Very much.
And MODA Entertainment’s explores why – seven ways from Sunday. For in exploring that so-called Golden Era from a refreshingly original prism of vision, MODA, through its various businesses in production, licensing, publishing, public relations and marketing also offer a fresh POV on today’s complex global era.
© & TM MODA Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
212.873.3324
info@modaentertainment.com
Monday, March 1, 2010
MODA Entertainment presents "Fat & Skinny: The Race" by Patricia Weichelt
"Fat & Skinny: The Race" by Patricia Ann Weichelt
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27488630/MODA-Entertainment-presents-Fat-Skinny-Story-by-Patricia-Weichelt
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27488630/MODA-Entertainment-presents-Fat-Skinny-Story-by-Patricia-Weichelt
Saturday, October 31, 2009
MODA Announces Dracala the Un-Dead Official Store Launch in honor of Halloween
Shop Now!
The Official Dracula the Un-Dead Online Store
The Official Dracula the Un-Dead Online Store
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.
MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Dracula Screening, Discussion & Book Signing with Special Guest Dacre Stoker at Cinema Arts Center
MODA Entertainment photos from Dracula at The Cinema Arts Center on Halloween Eve
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
MODA Entertainment Announces The HALLOWEEN Launch of the Official Dracula the Un-Dead Store
Official Dracula the Un-Dead Store launches.
10/31/09 @ 10PM
http://www.draculatheundead.com/
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
10/31/09 @ 10PM
http://www.draculatheundead.com/
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Friday, October 30, 2009
MODA Announces A Once-in-a-lifetime HALLOWEEN EVENT! DRACULA
Friday, October 30 at 7:30pm
FILM + DISCUSSION/READING + RECEPTION + BOOK SIGNING
Special Guests: DACRE STOKER, great-grandnephew BRAM STOKER,
and IAN HOLT, ALEXANDER GALANT & CARMEN GILLESPI,
with the book, Dracula The Undead, the official sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula
One of the earliest classic American horror films from Universal Pictures and the only adaptation to be sanctioned by the Stoker Estate, Dracula (1931) is a masterpiece. The special effects & set design are cutting edge, but the film belongs to Bela Lugosi, whose performance as the titular Count (reprising his role from the hit Broadway play) continues to shock, inspire & delight audiences worldwide. USA, 1931, 75 min.
About the book: Dracula The Un-Dead is a bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. Written with the blessing and cooperation of Stoker family, Dracula The Un-Dead is a deeply researched, lovingly-crafted extension and celebration of one of the most popular novels in literature.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
FILM + DISCUSSION/READING + RECEPTION + BOOK SIGNING
Special Guests: DACRE STOKER, great-grandnephew BRAM STOKER,
and IAN HOLT, ALEXANDER GALANT & CARMEN GILLESPI,
with the book, Dracula The Undead, the official sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula
One of the earliest classic American horror films from Universal Pictures and the only adaptation to be sanctioned by the Stoker Estate, Dracula (1931) is a masterpiece. The special effects & set design are cutting edge, but the film belongs to Bela Lugosi, whose performance as the titular Count (reprising his role from the hit Broadway play) continues to shock, inspire & delight audiences worldwide. USA, 1931, 75 min.
About the book: Dracula The Un-Dead is a bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. Written with the blessing and cooperation of Stoker family, Dracula The Un-Dead is a deeply researched, lovingly-crafted extension and celebration of one of the most popular novels in literature.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
MODA Entertainment Announces "Dracula the Un-Dead" Book Signing at Borders Time Warner Center, New York City
October 29, 7:00pm
Borders
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY
Author event and signing
with Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt
Featuring a book reading with Alexander Galant & Carmen Gillespi.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Borders
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY
Author event and signing
with Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt
Featuring a book reading with Alexander Galant & Carmen Gillespi.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Dracula the Un-Dead - A Dramatic Reading w/ Original Music premieres in Toronto
October 28th, 8:00pm
Bathurst St. Theater
Toronto, Canada
Staged reading adapted, directed & produced by Alexander Galant,
featuring 18 actors in costume and Dacre & Ian as Narrators
http://www.draculatheundead.ca/
Book Signing and Reception follwed the performance.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Bathurst St. Theater
Toronto, Canada
Staged reading adapted, directed & produced by Alexander Galant,
featuring 18 actors in costume and Dacre & Ian as Narrators
http://www.draculatheundead.ca/
Book Signing and Reception follwed the performance.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
MODA Client Ian Holt co-author of "Dracula the Un-Dead" discusses the classic film "Nosferatu" at Cinema Arts Center
Tuesday, October 27 at 7:30pm
NOSFERATU
Guest Speaker: IAN HOLT, renown expert on Vampire folklore and
co-author (with Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker’s great-grandnephew)
of Dracula The Undead, the sequel to Dracula
Cinema Arts Center
423 Park Ave
Huntington, NY
11743-2803
(631) 423-7610
http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/CAC-Halloween.html#DRAC
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
NOSFERATU
Guest Speaker: IAN HOLT, renown expert on Vampire folklore and
co-author (with Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker’s great-grandnephew)
of Dracula The Undead, the sequel to Dracula
Cinema Arts Center
423 Park Ave
Huntington, NY
11743-2803
(631) 423-7610
http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/CAC-Halloween.html#DRAC
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Monday, October 26, 2009
MODA Entertainment Announces the Launch of the Official Dracula The Un-Dead Platinum Visa® Rewards Card
Click Here: Apply Now!Coinciding with the October 13th launch of the new Dracula The Un-Dead novel by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, MODA Entertainment, the exclusive worldwide licensing agent for Dracula The Un-Dead has announced the introduction of the official Dracula The Un-Dead affinity credit card – Dracula The Un-Dead Visa® Platinum Rewards Card.
Dracula is arguably one of the most popular characters in fiction, the first vampire horror novel and the inspiration for the current pop-culture phenomenon. For the first time since the film adaptation starring Bela Lugosi in 1931, the Stoker family has supported a soon-to-be-released sequel to the epic novel: Dracula The Un-dead (draculatheundead.com) written by Bram’s great grand-nephew Dacre Stoker and Dracula historian/screenwriter Ian Holt.
“Dracula The Un-Dead the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula is part of the vampire craze” said Shannon Mulholland, Chairman of MODA Entertainment. “The introduction of this limited edition credit card is another way for Dracula fans to feel part of the resurging interest in vampires and Dracula in particular.”
The new credit card is being launched by MODA Entertainment in conjunction with CardPartner, Inc., the marketing agent for UMB, and The Erlick Group, a leading New York sponsorship company representing leading entertainment properties in theatre, film, music, family and venues.
Dracula fans will have their choice of 3 distinctive card designs. The card comes with no annual fee, 0% APR for 6 months on purchases and balances transfers, a low ongoing APR along with rewards and Visa benefits. This new affinity credit card will have special appeal for those fans who want to show their passion for Dracula and “be part of the Dracula bloodline” said Doug Davis of CardPartner, Inc. Cardholders will also be able to save 10% on purchases of Dracula The Un-Dead related merchandise such as jewelry, clothing and Dracula The Un-Dead book novel.
To give the card even more uniqueness, MODA and CardPartner, Inc have decided to limit the number of cards issued to the first 10,000 qualified fans. “Dracula The Un-Dead fans are unique and we want to make sure that those carrying the card will be able to say they are part of an exclusive group” said Richard Zampella, CEO of MODA Entertainment.
Dracula The Un-Dead official brand is fully owned by partners Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt and Alexander Galant.
For more information about this new credit card visit Apply Now!
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.:
MODA Entertainment, headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, Eartha Kitt, amongst others. MODA's fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS. Visit www.modaentertainment.com
The Visa card is issued by UMB Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
MODA Entertainment Clients Dacre Stoker & Ian Holt At “Dracula The Un-Dead” Book Signing Oct 21 At 6pm In Philadelphia
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
MODA Entertainment Clients, Alexander Galant & Author Dacre Stoker Give Preview of “Dracula The Un-Dead” Dramatic Reading & Book Signing in Montreal
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Join director Alexander Galant, actress Carmen Gillespie and author Dacre Stoker for a reading and book signing of “Dracula the Un-Dead” on Oct. 26th 2009 @ 6:30PM in Montreal, Canada. In honor of the new release of the novel, Dracula the Un-Dead, by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, Alexander Galant has adapted and directed a full length dramatic reading with original music of Dracula the Un-Dead (draculatheundead.ca).
The dramatic reading will premiere in Toronto, Canada on Oct 28, 2009 @ 8 PM at The Bathurst Theatre. The dramatic reading which features 18 actors in costume and visual effects is adapted and directed by Alexander Galant (who is also the historical researcher for the novel) and is narrated by co-authors Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt.
On October 26 @ 6:30PM at Librarie Paragraphe Bookstore in Montreal, Alexander Galant as Jonathan Harker, Carmen Gillespie as Mina Harker & Dacre Stoker as the Narrator will be performing excerpts from the full length dramatic reading. A book signing with Dacre Stoker & Alexander Galant of Dracula the Un-Dead will immediately follow the reading. For more information contact Librarie Paragraphe Bookstore, Montreal, Canada at (514) 845-5811
ABOUT
Alexander Galant (Director) has worked in almost every technical position in theatre and has directed several plays. He received the Adjudicator's Award for Innovation, for Incorporating Animation, Computer-Generated Effects and Film Sequences with live actors in The Wizard of Oz and received a similar Thea Award for Singin' in the Rain for which he made it rain across the stage. Other theatre directing includes: A Tribute to Judy Garland, Love Letters, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, The Odd Couple, is currently directing A Christmas Carol the Musical and just completed a successful run of Twelve Angry Men. Films directed by Alexander include: The Missing Piece currently on the festival circuit and recent “Silver Remi Award” winner for ‘Suspense Thriller’ - WorldFest Houston Film Festival; Moonlight Desire (a Dracula video) for which Mickey Rooney lent his voice as the character of Prof. Van Helsing; The Jigsaw Puzzle, which has been screened at film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Salem and Milan, receiving the “Special Festival BUZZ Award” (most talked about film) from the New York International Independent Film Festival. His more “artsy” vampire film, First Light, has been screened in festivals all over the world, winning several awards including: the “Bronze Remi Award” from WorldFest Houston Film Festival, “Special Commendation” in the Festival of Fantastic Films (UK), “Best Music/Soundtrack” in the Toronto Online Film Festival, and Nominations for “Best Director” and “Best Technical Achievement” from the International Festival of Cinema and Technology (World Tour Film Festival). His short Star Wars spoof entitled Blasted Behavior was selected by George Lucas as one of the finalists in AtomFilms’ 2009 Star Wars Fan Film Competition. Alexander Galant has amassed endless hours of research of Dracula. Which led to his involvement as ‘historical researcher’ for the novel Dracula The Un-Dead. Alexander recently completed co-writing the story with Ian Holt for the film adaptation of Dracula The Un-Dead. In 1997, Alexander had also directed a similar dramatic reading with Dracula Re-Staged - A Re-Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Original Dramatic Reading.
Carmen Gillespie (Mina Harker) Dracula seems to pop up rather frequently in Carmen's life, which is interesting for a funny-girl who sings. She's had the opportunity to play Mina four times now: In a promo video for a TV series pitch, for a musical version, in the dramatic reading of the original novel Dracula for the centennial anniversary in 1997 and now for the dramatic reading for the official sequel. Other roles include Melissa Gardner in Love Letters, Doatsey Mae in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (for which she was nominated for a Thea award), Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain, and the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. She has appeared on television and short films and you may see her breaking something in a Canadian Tire commercial this Christmas.
Dacre Stoker (Author Dracula The Un-Dead, Narrator) is the managing partner for the Bram Stoker Estate and co-author of “Dracula the Un-Dead,” in stores October 13th, 2009, the sequel to Bram Stoker’s original classic “Dracula.” Dacre has appeared in numerous venues around the world, giving presentations and discussions on Bram Stoker, “Dracula” and “Dracula the Un-Dead.” Dacre was born in Montreal, Canada, August 23, 1958. He attended Bishops College School in Lennoxville, Quebec for high school and St. Lawrence University in Canton NY where he received a BSC in P.E. and Education. Stoker taught P.E., Health and Science at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada for ten years. Recently he taught P.E. and Lifeskills at Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken SC. During Dacre’s University and Appleby years he was extremely active in participating as an athlete and then coaching the Canadian National team in Modern Pentathlon. As an athlete, Dacre Stoker participated in three World Championships. Unfortunately, due to a political boycott, Dacre missed competing at the 1980 Olympics; however he got to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a coach of the Canadian men’s team. Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of world renowned Dracula author Bram Stoker. Bram’s youngest brother, George was his great-grandfather. Dacre’s God-father is H.H.G. Dacre Stoker, the Irish commander of AE2, the Australian submarine, whose legendary tactics were instrumental in the battle of Gallipoli.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Join director Alexander Galant, actress Carmen Gillespie and author Dacre Stoker for a reading and book signing of “Dracula the Un-Dead” on Oct. 26th 2009 @ 6:30PM in Montreal, Canada. In honor of the new release of the novel, Dracula the Un-Dead, by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, Alexander Galant has adapted and directed a full length dramatic reading with original music of Dracula the Un-Dead (draculatheundead.ca).
The dramatic reading will premiere in Toronto, Canada on Oct 28, 2009 @ 8 PM at The Bathurst Theatre. The dramatic reading which features 18 actors in costume and visual effects is adapted and directed by Alexander Galant (who is also the historical researcher for the novel) and is narrated by co-authors Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt.
On October 26 @ 6:30PM at Librarie Paragraphe Bookstore in Montreal, Alexander Galant as Jonathan Harker, Carmen Gillespie as Mina Harker & Dacre Stoker as the Narrator will be performing excerpts from the full length dramatic reading. A book signing with Dacre Stoker & Alexander Galant of Dracula the Un-Dead will immediately follow the reading. For more information contact Librarie Paragraphe Bookstore, Montreal, Canada at (514) 845-5811
ABOUT
Alexander Galant (Director) has worked in almost every technical position in theatre and has directed several plays. He received the Adjudicator's Award for Innovation, for Incorporating Animation, Computer-Generated Effects and Film Sequences with live actors in The Wizard of Oz and received a similar Thea Award for Singin' in the Rain for which he made it rain across the stage. Other theatre directing includes: A Tribute to Judy Garland, Love Letters, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, The Odd Couple, is currently directing A Christmas Carol the Musical and just completed a successful run of Twelve Angry Men. Films directed by Alexander include: The Missing Piece currently on the festival circuit and recent “Silver Remi Award” winner for ‘Suspense Thriller’ - WorldFest Houston Film Festival; Moonlight Desire (a Dracula video) for which Mickey Rooney lent his voice as the character of Prof. Van Helsing; The Jigsaw Puzzle, which has been screened at film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Salem and Milan, receiving the “Special Festival BUZZ Award” (most talked about film) from the New York International Independent Film Festival. His more “artsy” vampire film, First Light, has been screened in festivals all over the world, winning several awards including: the “Bronze Remi Award” from WorldFest Houston Film Festival, “Special Commendation” in the Festival of Fantastic Films (UK), “Best Music/Soundtrack” in the Toronto Online Film Festival, and Nominations for “Best Director” and “Best Technical Achievement” from the International Festival of Cinema and Technology (World Tour Film Festival). His short Star Wars spoof entitled Blasted Behavior was selected by George Lucas as one of the finalists in AtomFilms’ 2009 Star Wars Fan Film Competition. Alexander Galant has amassed endless hours of research of Dracula. Which led to his involvement as ‘historical researcher’ for the novel Dracula The Un-Dead. Alexander recently completed co-writing the story with Ian Holt for the film adaptation of Dracula The Un-Dead. In 1997, Alexander had also directed a similar dramatic reading with Dracula Re-Staged - A Re-Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Original Dramatic Reading.
Carmen Gillespie (Mina Harker) Dracula seems to pop up rather frequently in Carmen's life, which is interesting for a funny-girl who sings. She's had the opportunity to play Mina four times now: In a promo video for a TV series pitch, for a musical version, in the dramatic reading of the original novel Dracula for the centennial anniversary in 1997 and now for the dramatic reading for the official sequel. Other roles include Melissa Gardner in Love Letters, Doatsey Mae in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (for which she was nominated for a Thea award), Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain, and the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. She has appeared on television and short films and you may see her breaking something in a Canadian Tire commercial this Christmas.
Dacre Stoker (Author Dracula The Un-Dead, Narrator) is the managing partner for the Bram Stoker Estate and co-author of “Dracula the Un-Dead,” in stores October 13th, 2009, the sequel to Bram Stoker’s original classic “Dracula.” Dacre has appeared in numerous venues around the world, giving presentations and discussions on Bram Stoker, “Dracula” and “Dracula the Un-Dead.” Dacre was born in Montreal, Canada, August 23, 1958. He attended Bishops College School in Lennoxville, Quebec for high school and St. Lawrence University in Canton NY where he received a BSC in P.E. and Education. Stoker taught P.E., Health and Science at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada for ten years. Recently he taught P.E. and Lifeskills at Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken SC. During Dacre’s University and Appleby years he was extremely active in participating as an athlete and then coaching the Canadian National team in Modern Pentathlon. As an athlete, Dacre Stoker participated in three World Championships. Unfortunately, due to a political boycott, Dacre missed competing at the 1980 Olympics; however he got to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a coach of the Canadian men’s team. Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of world renowned Dracula author Bram Stoker. Bram’s youngest brother, George was his great-grandfather. Dacre’s God-father is H.H.G. Dacre Stoker, the Irish commander of AE2, the Australian submarine, whose legendary tactics were instrumental in the battle of Gallipoli.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc. MODA Entertainment represents the exclusive worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to DRACULA THE UN-DEAD in all categories. MODA (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
MODA Entertainment Announces “Dracula The Un-Dead” Book Signing With Co-Authors Dacre Stoker & Ian Holt Oct 21 At 6pm In Philadelphia
Join co-authors Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt for a reading and book signing of “DRACULA THE UN-DEAD” at the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia on Oct 21st, 2009 @ 6PM.“DRACULA THE UN-DEAD” is the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s original Dracula 1897 novel. “DRACULA THE UN-DEAD”, is a bone-chilling new sequel based on Bram Stoker’s own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original 1897 novel. DRACULA THE UN-DEAD by Bram Stoker’s great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker and Dracula historian Ian Holt, is the sequel that Stoker’s legions of fans have been waiting over a hundred years for…..the return of the real Dracula.
WHO:
Dacre Stoker:
Dacre Stoker is the managing partner for the Bram Stoker Estate and co-author of “Dracula the Un-Dead,” in stores October 13th, 2009, the sequel to Bram Stoker’s original classic “Dracula.” Dacre has appeared in numerous venues around the world, giving presentations and discussions on Bram Stoker, “Dracula” and “Dracula the Un-Dead.” Dacre was born in Montreal, Canada, August 23, 1958. He attended Bishops College School in Lennoxville, Quebec for high school and St. Lawrence University in Canton NY where he received a BSC in P.E. and Education. Stoker taught P.E., Health and Science at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada for ten years. Recently he taught P.E. and Lifeskills at Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken SC. During Dacre’s University and Appleby years he was extremely active in participating as an athlete and then coaching the Canadian National team in Modern Pentathlon. As an athlete, Dacre Stoker participated in three World Championships. Unfortunately, due to a political boycott, Dacre missed competing at the 1980 Olympics; however he got to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a coach of the Canadian men’s team. Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of world renowned Dracula author Bram Stoker. Bram’s youngest brother, George was his great-grandfather. Dacre’s God-father is H.H.G. Dacre Stoker, the Irish commander of AE2, the Australian submarine, whose legendary tactics were instrumental in the battle of Gallipoli.
Ian Holt:
Ian Holt is a writer and Dracula Historian. He is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ian studied creative writing, dramatic arts and acting with intensive character development and script theory under the late great Stella Adler. Seeking more creative control over his work, Ian left acting behind to pursue a career in screenwriting. A Dracula/Bela Lugosi fan since childhood, Ian acquired the rights to and developed a screenplay for the 1972 best-selling non-fiction book, "IN SEARCH OF DRACULA," by Fulbright Scholars Prof. Raymond McNally and Prof. Radu Florescu (Prince Dracula's descendant) that Francis Ford Coppola used to research his 1992 film, Bram Stoker's Dracula.
WHERE & WHEN:
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time: 6PM
Place: Rosenbach Museum & Library2008-2010 Delancey PlacePhiladelphia, PA 19103
WHY:
When Dutton announced the acquisition of DRACULA THE UN-DEAD by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt (October 13, 2009; $26.95), it became clear that the world was ready for the return of Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula. The New York Times declared “Dracula Lives!” and The New York Post’s Page Six wrote “Drac is Back!” Simultaneously, hundreds of blogs immediately started posting information on this exciting project. DRACULA THE UN-DEAD is the true sequel to the original classic, bringing Bram’s creation back to life for the modern reader. Dacre Stoker, the great-grand nephew of Bram Stoker and Ian Holt, a screenwriter fascinated with Dracula since childhood have delivered an action packed, fast-paced thriller while paying homage to Bram’s original characters, and absolute attention to historical accuracy. Writer/Director, Alexander Galant did the historical research for the novel. The authors used Bram’s own notes for Dracula including unrealized plot threads and characters, and relying on the insight of the Stoker family members to explore Bram’s motivations in writing of this tale, DRACULA THE UN-DEAD.
DRACULA THE-UNDEAD picks up the story of all the surviving characters after the events of Bram’s Dracula, picking up in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula “crumbled into dust.” Although they rid the world of “evil” decades ago, the surviving characters have never truly recovered. Jonathan and Mina Harker have their relationship strained to the breaking point. Arthur Holmwood is a bitter man, Ven Helsing is waiting for death, and the once brilliant Dr. Seward is a drug-addicted madman. When Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina finds himself on the set of Dracula, a play being directed by Bram Stoker himself, he begins to realize that his parents and their friends have kept many terrifying secrets. As the band of heroes begin to die one by one, Quincey is thrown into the dark past of his parents and is forced to question everything he has ever trusted to be true. Who is behind these attacks? Is Dracula truly the “undead”? Or is there another, far more sinister force at work seeking ultimate revenge?
CONTACT:
For Dacre Stoker & Ian Holt:
PublicityBox: Shannon Mulholland
T: 212-873-3324
E: pr ( @ ) modaentertainment dot com
Saturday, October 17, 2009
MODA Entertainment Launches New Website for Client Alexander Galant
MODA Entertainment's public releation's arm, PublicityBox is proud to announce the Official Website for Director, Alexander Galant!
www.alexandergalant.com
www.alexandergalant.com
Thursday, October 15, 2009
MODA Entertainment Client Presents "Dracula The Un-Dead" A Dramatic Reading With Original Music
In Toronto, ON Canada on Oct 28, 2009 @ 8 PM, Dracula the Un-Dead, a dramatic reading with original music adapted from the official sequel to Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, adapted and directed by Alexander Galant. Actors bring 'The Un-Dead' to life. Dramatic reading with original music adapted from the newly released novel Dracula The Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt, the official sequel to Bram Stoker's original 1897 Dracula novel. Dracula The Un-Dead picks up the story of all the surviving characters after the events of Bram's Dracula, beginning in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula "crumbled into dust." Although they rid the world of "evil" decades ago, the surviving characters have never truly recovered. Jonathan and Mina Harker have their relationship strained to the breaking point. Arthur Holmwood is a bitter man, Ven Helsing is waiting for death, and the once brilliant Dr. Seward is a drug-addicted madman. When Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina finds himself on the set of Dracula, a play being directed by Bram Stoker himself, he begins to realize that his parents and their friends have kept many terrifying secrets. As the band of heroes begin to die one by one, Quincey is thrown into the dark past of his parents and is forced to question everything he has ever trusted to be true. Who is behind these attacks? Is Dracula truly the "undead"? Or is there another, far more sinister force at work seeking ultimate revenge?
Q & A with director & cast immediately after the performance followed by a book signing with co-authors Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt and historical researcher Alexander Galant.
WHO:
Adapted and directed by Alexander Galant, Original Music by Kieren MacMillan, Costume Design by Alex Amini, Make-Up Design by Deborah Krymuza, Stage Manager- Lisa Ballantyne, Projection Consultant David August, Produced by Alexander Galant Entertainment, Asst Produced by Mike Scott & Adrian Gorrissen, Presented by The Penguin Group Canada and Alexander Galant Entertainment.
Narrators Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt. Featuring: J.P. Gedeon*, Elaine O'Neal, Ryan Whittal, Carmen Gillespie, Mark Chambers, Adrianna Prosser, Derek Faulconer, Chris Reid, David Cardinal, James Woods. Lada Darewych, Toby Malone*, Erik Buchanan*, Mike Woodbridge, A.J. Edmonds, Hilary Hart, J.P. Baldwin*, Kevin Robinson (* appears with special permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association)
WHERE & WHEN:
Date:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Time:
8:00 – 10:00 PM Reading
10:00 – 11:00 PM Q & A, Book Signing & VIP Reception
Place:
The Bathurst Theater 736 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON
Tickets: $10
WHY:
In 1897, Bram Stoker staged a dramatic reading of his new novel Dracula using actors from his theatre company to read as the various characters.
Alexander Galant has cleverly conceived this version to treat audiences to a similar event using costumed actors, live original music and visual effects for the launch of the official sequel Dracula The Un-Dead.
CONTACT:
For tickets call 1-888-222-6608
or Visit : Official Site: Dracula the Un-Dead: The Dramatic Reading
For Merchandising, Licensing & Marketing:
LicenseBox, A MODA Entertainment Company is the exclusive worldwide licensing agent for Dracula The Un-Dead. Email
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
MODA Entertainment Launches New Website for The Dramatic Reading of Dracula the Un-Dead
MODA Entertainment's public releations arm, PublicityBox, is proud to launch the Official Site for Dracula the Un-Dead - The Dramatic Reading adapted & directed by Alexander Galant.
www.draculatheundead.ca
www.draculatheundead.ca
Friday, October 9, 2009
MODA Entertainment Annouces Director Alexander Galant Brings "Dracula The Un-Dead" From Page to Stage
One Night Only October 28, 2009 at 8PM a dramatic reading with original music of “Dracula The Un-Dead” - The Official Sequel to Bram Stoker's Novel “Dracula” at Bathurst Street Theatre, Toronto, Canada.Director Alexander Galant has adapted and directed a dramatic reading of DRACULA THE UN-DEAD, the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The dramatic reading will be performed at the gothic Bathurst Street Theatre, Toronto, Canada with original music for one night only on October 28th, 2009 at 8PM. The evening is presented by Penguin Group Canada
in association with Alexander Galant Entertainment Inc.
DRACULA THE UN-DEAD the dramatic reading is homage to Bram Stoker’s original reading for his novel DRACULA in 1897. Alexander Galant also adapted and directed a staged reading of DRACULA for the 100th Anniversary in 1997.Alexander’s brilliantly adapted reading of DRACULA THE UN-DEAD (draculatheundead.ca) features original music by Kieren MacMillan, 18 actors in full costume and special effects. Tickets are: $10 and may be purchased by calling 1-888-222-6608 or by visiting Totix.ca
Immediately following the performance there will be an audience Q&A and book signing featuring director Alexander Galant, the cast and DRACULA THE UN-DEAD authors Ian Holt and Dacre Stoker.
About Alexander Galant:
Over the years, Alexander has worked in almost every technical position in theatre and has directed several plays. He received the Adjudicator's Award for Innovation, for Incorporating Animation, Computer-Generated Effects and Film Sequences with live actors in The Wizard of Oz and received a similar Thea Award for Singin' in theRain for which he made it rain across the stage. Other theatre directing includes: A Tribute to Judy Garland, Love Letters, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, The Odd Couple, is currently directing A Christmas Carol the Musical and just completed a successful run of Twelve Angry Men.
Films directed by Alexander include: The Missing Piece currently on the festival circuit and recent “Silver Remi Award” winner for ‘Suspense Thriller’ - WorldFest Houston Film Festival; Moonlight Desire (a Dracula video) for which Mickey Rooney lent his voice as the character of Prof. Van Helsing; The Jigsaw Puzzle, which has been screened at film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Salem and Milan, receiving the “Special Festival BUZZ Award” (most talked about film) from the New York International Independent Film Festival. His more “artsy” vampire film, First Light, has been screened in festivals all over the world, winning several awards including: the “Bronze Remi Award” from WorldFest Houston Film Festival, “Special Commendation” in the Festival of Fantastic Films (UK), “Best Music/Soundtrack” in the Toronto Online Film Festival, and Nominations for “Best Director” and “Best Technical Achievement” from the International Festival of Cinema and Technology (World Tour Film Festival). His short Star Wars spoof entitled Blasted Behavior was selected by George Lucas as one of the finalists in AtomFilms’ 2009 Star Wars Fan Film Competition.
Alexander Galant is represented by MODA Entertainment (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
MODA Entertainment To Create Licensing Program For Original Dracula Author Bram Stoker
LicenseBox, a wholly owned subsidiary of MODA Entertainment, Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement to represent the name and likeness of author Bram Stoker for merchandising and licensing worldwide.MODA Entertainment’s licensing arm, New York based LicenseBox, is building a worldwide merchandising and licensing program inspired by the life and literature of Dracula author Bram Stoker.
LicenseBox plans to license the world renowned Dracula author in all categories worldwide. The program will look beyond Dracula into his fascinating life.
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) the world renowned Irish novelist and short story writer is best known for his 1897 horror novel Dracula. Stoker wrote eighteen books before he died in 1912, including The Primrose Path, The Snake's Pass, The Watter's Mou', The Jewel of the Seven Stars, The Man (AKA: The Gates of Life) and The Lady of the Shroud, among others. Bram Stoker was also known in life for his love of the theater. During his years as a student at Trinity College in Dublin, Bram was the literary critic, mostly unpaid, for the Dublin Daily Mail.
In 1878, he married Florence Balcombe, the former fiancée of Oscar Wilde, and moved to London to become Secretary to the great Shakespearian actor Henry Irving and acting manager of Irving’s Lyceum Theater. Through his theatrical connections, Bram became acquainted with such notables as William Gladstone, Winston Churchill, and artist James Whistler. During his eight tours to America with the Lyceum, Bram forged friendships with such luminaries as Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt.
The Bram Stoker Estate is run by his great-grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, co-author of the sequel to Dracula entitled Dracula The-Undead, available in stores on October 13th, 2009 from Dutton Publishing, and his wife Jenne Stoker. Jenne & Dacre Stoker are also responsible for creating the Bram Stoker Trust, an organization which will help fund appropriate memorials for Bram Stoker’s contributions to literature, culture, sport and education.
“I am very proud, along with my family, to carry on the legacy of Bram Stoker to new generations. Bram did not invent vampires; through his research he masterfully merged international vampire traditions, folklore, and mythology available at the time into one character, Count Dracula. His Dracula began the vampire spin offs over the past century, leading to the present day pop culture frenzy.” says Dacre Stoker.
Jenne Stoker stated, “Bram was a gentleman of solid character and integrity, unassuming but never dull. We look forward to celebrating Bram Stoker, the author and the man.”
Richard Zampella, CEO of MODA Entertainment said, “We will unveil the exciting Bram Stoker merchandising and licensing program in November, in honor of the anniversary of the writer’s birth.”
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.
MODA Entertainment (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Friday, August 14, 2009
MODA Entertainment Announces Stoker's Dracula The Un-dead at Vampire-Con
Dracula The Un-Dead, sequel to original classic officially sanctioned by the Bram Stoker family to exhibit at Vampire-Con. Dracula the Un-dead authors Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt join the panel discussion “Why We Love Vampires” on Sunday, August 16th, Hollywood, CA.
Vampire-Con the world’s first convention devoted to everything vampire has officially teamed up with Dracula author Bram Stoker’s Family. Dracula is arguably one of the most popular characters in fiction, the first vampire horror novel and the inspiration for the current pop-culture phenomenon. For the first time since the film adaptation starring Bela Lugosi in 1931, the Stoker family has officially sanctioned a soon-to-be-released sequel to the epic novel: Dracula The Un-dead (draculatheundead.com) written by Bram’s great grand-nephew Dacre Stoker and Dracula historian/screenwriter Ian Holt. Both authors will be joining the “Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History of the Undead” panel discussion, scheduled for 11:00 AM on Sunday, August 16th at The Music Box Theatre @ Fonda, Hollywood, CA. (vampirecon.com)
The book has spawned a major merchandising and licensing program represented by LicenseBox, A MODA Entertainment Company. Richard Zampella, CEO of Moda Entertainment states that “We see no limit to the opportunities available for Dracula The un-Dead merchandising and licensing program. We are very excited to represent the exclusive worldwide right for this exciting franchise.”
Dracula The Un-Dead is the bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. The story begins in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula "crumbled into dust." Van Helsing's protégé, Dr. Jack Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school for the London stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of "Dracula," directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself. Dracula The Un-Dead is deeply researched by historical researcher, Alexander Galant, rich in character, thrills and scares, and lovingly crafted as both an extension and celebration of one of the most classic popular novels in literature. The novel will be released on October 13, 2009 by Dutton.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.
MODA Entertainment (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Vampire-Con the world’s first convention devoted to everything vampire has officially teamed up with Dracula author Bram Stoker’s Family. Dracula is arguably one of the most popular characters in fiction, the first vampire horror novel and the inspiration for the current pop-culture phenomenon. For the first time since the film adaptation starring Bela Lugosi in 1931, the Stoker family has officially sanctioned a soon-to-be-released sequel to the epic novel: Dracula The Un-dead (draculatheundead.com) written by Bram’s great grand-nephew Dacre Stoker and Dracula historian/screenwriter Ian Holt. Both authors will be joining the “Why We Love Vampires: A Brief History of the Undead” panel discussion, scheduled for 11:00 AM on Sunday, August 16th at The Music Box Theatre @ Fonda, Hollywood, CA. (vampirecon.com)
The book has spawned a major merchandising and licensing program represented by LicenseBox, A MODA Entertainment Company. Richard Zampella, CEO of Moda Entertainment states that “We see no limit to the opportunities available for Dracula The un-Dead merchandising and licensing program. We are very excited to represent the exclusive worldwide right for this exciting franchise.”
Dracula The Un-Dead is the bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. The story begins in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula "crumbled into dust." Van Helsing's protégé, Dr. Jack Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school for the London stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of "Dracula," directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself. Dracula The Un-Dead is deeply researched by historical researcher, Alexander Galant, rich in character, thrills and scares, and lovingly crafted as both an extension and celebration of one of the most classic popular novels in literature. The novel will be released on October 13, 2009 by Dutton.
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.
MODA Entertainment (modaentertainment.com), headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, amongst others. MODA’s fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Now Available! Rare Duke Ellington Fine Art Prints From SONY Archives
MODA Entertainment is proud to annouce rare Duke Ellington fine art prints from SONY Archives.Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
MODA Entertainment Announces Rare Fine Art Prints Of Client Duke Ellington from Sony Music Entertainment’s Photo Archive
MODA Entertainment is proud to announce that Sony Music Entertainment has unveiled a collection of rare fine art prints of Duke Ellington in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legend’s birth.
The Duke Ellington Estate is exclusively represented by MODA Entertainment for marketing, merchandising and licensing worldwide. In commemoration and celebration of cultural icon Duke Ellington, Sony Music Entertainment’s photo archive (Icon-Collectibles.com), has released a collection of fine art prints of the Jazz Legend from his tenure at Sony. The prints were unveiled at the press conference declaring April 29th, 2009 "Duke Ellington Day" in New York City in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legend’s birth. The Duke Ellington collection of rare prints were on display and available for sale at the Borders Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center with a special appearance by Duke Ellington’s grandchildren that evening. The collection of rare prints are available online on the official Duke Ellington website (DukeEllington.com) or Icon-Collectibles.com.
Duke Ellington, one of the 20th century's most renowned musicians, is among the signature figures in the history of jazz. Whether as composer or band leader, Ellington transcended musical and racial boundaries. When asked what inspired him to write, Ellington replied, "My men and my race are the inspiration of my work. I try to catch the character and mood and feeling of my people."
In his fifty-year career, Ellington played over 20,000 performances worldwide.
Duke Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement. He also was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the French Legion of Honor and the Pulitzer Prize. His image appeared on a US stamp in 1986. Ellington is the first African-American to solo on a U.S. coin. The Duke Ellington quarter was released in January of this year.
Ellington died on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in NYC. His funeral at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was attended by over 12,000 people.
Ella Fitzgerald nailed it for the world: "A genius has passed."
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.:MODA Entertainment, headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, Eartha Kitt, amongst others. MODA's fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
The Duke Ellington Estate is exclusively represented by MODA Entertainment for marketing, merchandising and licensing worldwide. In commemoration and celebration of cultural icon Duke Ellington, Sony Music Entertainment’s photo archive (Icon-Collectibles.com), has released a collection of fine art prints of the Jazz Legend from his tenure at Sony. The prints were unveiled at the press conference declaring April 29th, 2009 "Duke Ellington Day" in New York City in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legend’s birth. The Duke Ellington collection of rare prints were on display and available for sale at the Borders Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center with a special appearance by Duke Ellington’s grandchildren that evening. The collection of rare prints are available online on the official Duke Ellington website (DukeEllington.com) or Icon-Collectibles.com.
Duke Ellington, one of the 20th century's most renowned musicians, is among the signature figures in the history of jazz. Whether as composer or band leader, Ellington transcended musical and racial boundaries. When asked what inspired him to write, Ellington replied, "My men and my race are the inspiration of my work. I try to catch the character and mood and feeling of my people."
In his fifty-year career, Ellington played over 20,000 performances worldwide.
Duke Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement. He also was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the French Legion of Honor and the Pulitzer Prize. His image appeared on a US stamp in 1986. Ellington is the first African-American to solo on a U.S. coin. The Duke Ellington quarter was released in January of this year.
Ellington died on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in NYC. His funeral at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was attended by over 12,000 people.
Ella Fitzgerald nailed it for the world: "A genius has passed."
About MODA Entertainment, Inc.:MODA Entertainment, headquartered in New York City, is a multi-media entertainment company. MODA Entertainment has a particularly strong presence in the Classic Hollywood and Golden Age of Hollywood sectors of the entertainment market. Key clients in this category include Abbott & Costello, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, William Holden, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Loretta Young, Eartha Kitt, amongst others. MODA's fully owned subsidiaries include MODA Productions, MODA Publishing, LICENSEBOX, PUBLICITYBOX and ICONS.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
MODA Entertainment Announces Ellington on Ellington At Borders Honoring Duke Ellington’s 110th Birthday
Duke Ellington’s grandchildren Edward, Mercedes and Paul Ellington will discuss and host a Q & A about the legendary musician and cultural icon’s career, life and music at Borders Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center, April 29th at 7PM. Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Center) in association with Legacy Recordings, ICON Collectibles and MODA Entertainment, is proud to present Ellington on Ellington on April 29th at 7PM in honor of Duke Ellington’s 110th Birthday. Ellington’s grandchildren Paul and Mercedes Ellington will speak and host a Q & A about the legendary musician and cultural icon’s career, life and music. Following there will be tribute performances of Duke Ellington music by special guests and members of the Duke Ellington Legacy Orchestra.
Newly released DUKE ELLINGTON Fine Art Prints by ICON Collectibles from the Sony Music Entertainment Archives will be on display and available for purchase.
WHEN: April 29th, 7-9PMWHERE: Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Center)
Newly released DUKE ELLINGTON Fine Art Prints by ICON Collectibles from the Sony Music Entertainment Archives will be on display and available for purchase.
DUKE ELLINGTON DAY - TAKE THE A TRAIN: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the 110thanniversary of the jazz legend’s birth. To commemorate his life, The Islands Of The Bahamas is sponsoring an April 29th, special run of the last surviving 1939 ‘A’ Train, made famous by Duke Ellington’s signature tune Take the A Train. Paul Ellington and the world famous Duke Ellington Orchestra will perform the iconic song on the mezzanine at 125th Street and St. Nicholas at 10AM. All musicians will then board and perform on the historic train as it travels out on regular service.
ABOUT DUKE ELLINGTON: Duke Ellington, one of the 20th century's most renowned musicians, is among the signature figures in the history of jazz. Whether as composer or band leader, Ellington transcended musical and racial boundaries. When asked what inspired him to write, Ellington replied, "My men and my race are the inspiration of my work. I try to catch the character and mood and feeling of my people."
In his fifty-year career, Ellington played over 20,000 performances worldwide. Duke Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement. He also was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the French Legion of Honor and the Pulitzer Prize. His image appeared on a US stamp in 1986. Ellington is the first African-American to solo on a U.S. coin. The Duke Ellington quarter was released in January of this year.
Ellington died on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in NYC. His funeral at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was attended by over 12,000 people.
Ella Fitzgerald nailed it for the world: "A genius has passed."
SPONSORS:Borders Columbus Circle, The Islands Of The Bahamas, MODA Entertainment, Inc., Legacy Recordings, ICON Collectibles
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