by Deborah Wilker | Jan 10, 2016 | Articles, Featured, Interviews, Stage, TV and Film
CITY & SHORE | February 2016 By DEBORAH WILKER Ben Vereen, the sublime song-and-dance man and award-winning actor, doesn’t kick quite as high as he once did, but he still hits the high notes. As passionate about entertaining as he was more than 50 years ago,...
by Deborah Wilker | Jan 10, 2016 | Articles, Featured, Interviews, Music, The '90s
KNIGHT-RIDDER/TRIBUNE News Service | June 21, 1999 By DEBORAH WILKER She traded music’s fast track for the mommy track years ago, but Chrissie Hynde has never considered that a sacrifice. “I never struggled with my decisions. Never. I had kids. I put them...
by Deborah Wilker | Jan 2, 2016 | Articles, Interviews, Music, Stage, TV and Film
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | Monday Jul 11, 2016 12:27 PM By DEBORAH WILKER Betty Buckley says she’d love to be at the Neil Simon Theatre on Thursday to welcome Cats back to Broadway after a 16-year absence. But the musical’s now-and-forever Grizabella will be...
by Deborah Wilker | Nov 20, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Interviews, Music, TV and Film
MOVING PICTURES: Cover Story | July 2009 By DEBORAH WILKER Zooey Deschanel has been heralded more than once as Hollywood’s next new thing. If only she’d followed the plan. This actress/singer-songwriter – whose raw talent looks to be ever more boundless...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 27, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Stage
CITY & SHORE | January 2013 By DEBORAH WILKER When lifelong dancer and choreographer Robert Battle decided to start his own dance company years ago, he heard all the familiar warnings about financial suicide. “They all said ‘why would you want to do that?’ But...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 26, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Music, Reviews
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER/REUTERS: Concert Review | Mon June 6, 2005 Don Henley and Stevie Nicks: Eagles, Fleetwood Mac Merge on Magical Two Voices Tour Bottom line: Dream bills don’t get much better than this magical pairing, which deserves a longer run PNC Garden...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 24, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Music, Reviews
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER/REUTERS: Concert Review | Wed March 26, 2003 By DEBORAH WILKER (MIAMI) — Will next year’s Grammys be the Annie Lennox Show? Based on the intoxicating new music she’s unveiling and the typical award show formula – classy veteran plus cool...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 20, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Music
CITY & SHORE | July 2014 By DEBORAH WILKER During his 15 years in the music business, singer-songwriter John Legend has racked up so many awards and critical accolades, it would be natural for some fans to assume there wasn’t much left for him to accomplish. Yet...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 10, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Interviews, TV and Film
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING | October 2013 By DEBORAH WILKER When actor, activist, radio announcer and Internet sage George Takei is honored next week by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, he plans to ascend the stage with grace, speak eloquently and shake the hand of...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 2, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Interviews
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | Oct. 21, 2003 By DEBORAH WILKER If you want to blow up a bridge and score a tax incentive while you do it, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is your man. An unabashed movie fan who hits his local multiplex nearly every weekend, Bush revels in his...
