| The Scene In and Around Boston . . . By Hilda M. Morrill October 5, 2007
James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra opened the 2007-08 concert season last evening with an all-Ravel program featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. As the orchestra launched its 127th season, the gala evening at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall was followed by a benefactor dinner at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.
De Paulo Fashion Show Heralds Fall Social Season The Taj Boston and fashion designer Michael De Paulo recently created a dramatic runway fashion show in the grand ballroom of the historic hotel officially launching “Boston Fashion Week” and the “Fall Social Season” in the Greater Boston Area. Dana Bisbee, who covered the Boston social scene for 20 years for “The Boston Herald,” hosted the cocktail reception and exhibit of De Paulo’s “Fall 2007 Collection” and preview of his “Spring 2008 Designs.” A percentage of couture sales from the very elegant soiree benefited the MassGeneral Hospital For Children. De Paulo’s recent credits include the current issue of “CBS Watch! Magazine,” where his creations are worn by “Guiding Light” star, Michelle Ray Smith. Also, we hear that Caterina Murino, the seductress in the new James Bond movie “Casino Royale,” recently modeled three of Michael's creations in a photo spread for “21 Magazine.” For more information about rising star Michael De Paulo, be sure to visit www.michaeldepaulo.com.
More Than $40,000 Raised For Area Agency Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts, an agency based in Quincy, recently hosted its “8th Annual Golf Classic” at the Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth. Eastern Insurance Group served as the Gold Sponsor for the tournament. All the proceeds from the event benefited programming for Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts clients. Nearly 100 people came together to raise more than $40,000 to enhance programming and vital resources that help thousands of individuals throughout the state. The organization exists to provide a continuum of community-based services that support the efforts of children and adults with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in the least restrictive environment. The agency, through its programs and services, encourages the inclusion of its clients into the mainstream of society. The event featured a special $10,000 scholarship presentation to Quincy resident, Christopher O’Connell. Christopher, who has benefited from the organization’s services, is starting a clinical doctorate program this fall at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Congratulations and Best Wishes to all!
Hilarious Whodunit Continues Its Pre-Broadway Run Continuing through Sunday, October 14, The Huntington Theatre Company presents “Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps,” a hilarious whodunit, part espionage thriller and part slapstick comedy, adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow from the famous film and novel. Directed by Maria Aitken, the American premiere and pre-Broadway run of the London smash hit lovingly spoofs Hitchcock’s classic thriller at The Huntington’s main stage, the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Winner of England’s 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, “Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps” makes its American premiere on the Huntington Theatre Company’s main stage, featuring the show’s London star Charles Edwards as dashing hero Richard Hannay who is forced by a mysterious woman’s death into a cross-country race for his life. This comedic take on Hitchcock’s 1935 classic thriller of the same name (inspired itself by John Buchan’s 1915 novel), features four actors playing more than 100 characters. The play’s propulsive, non-stop action faithfully re-creates — with tongue firmly in cheek — the film’s stunning chase atop the Flying Scotsman train, a shocking biplane crash in the Scottish countryside, and a climactic death-defying final sequence at London’s Palladium theatre. After its American premiere in Boston, this production is slated for a Broadway run. Tickets are available online 24 hours a day at www.huntingtontheatre.org, or by phone at 617-266-0800. Enjoy! |
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Shari Friedman, left, of Jamaica Plain, and Karen Kelly of Brookline enjoy the festive Champagne and Hors d’oeuvres Reception prior to the BSO’s Opening Night at Symphony Hall. (Photo © Hilda M. Morrill)