The winner of ABC's "The Next Best Thing," Trent Carlini, debuted his Elvis tribute show, "Elvolution" at the Steve Wyrick Theatre in the Miracle Mile Shops of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino at 9pm on Monday, March 9.
"The Next Best Thing" was a celebrity impersonator contest. Carlini of Henderson, Nevada, won the grand prize, with Sebastian Anzaldo of Las Vegas, who impersonated Frank Sinatra, taking second place, and Donny Edwards of Las Vegas taking third place. Edwards also impersonated Elvis Presley.
Was it a coincidence that the best impersonators, according to the ABC show, were from the Las Vegas area? Anzaldo actually performs regularly as Frank Sinatra in the Barbra and Frank show at the Riviera hotel off the strip.
A press release says Carlini's "Elvolution" is a modern-day take on King's musical career when it was at its peak. The show plays Sunday through Thursday at 9 pm and Fridays at 7 and 9 pm,...
"The Next Best Thing" was a celebrity impersonator contest. Carlini of Henderson, Nevada, won the grand prize, with Sebastian Anzaldo of Las Vegas, who impersonated Frank Sinatra, taking second place, and Donny Edwards of Las Vegas taking third place. Edwards also impersonated Elvis Presley.
Was it a coincidence that the best impersonators, according to the ABC show, were from the Las Vegas area? Anzaldo actually performs regularly as Frank Sinatra in the Barbra and Frank show at the Riviera hotel off the strip.
A press release says Carlini's "Elvolution" is a modern-day take on King's musical career when it was at its peak. The show plays Sunday through Thursday at 9 pm and Fridays at 7 and 9 pm,...
- 3/10/2009
- icelebz.com
ABC senior vps Vicki Dummer and John Saade have been given the reins of the network's alternative series, specials and late-night.
Dummer and Saade, both veteran unscripted executives at the network, have overseen the day-to-day operations of the department since April, when ABC's former reality maven, Andrea Wang, departed to head Lifetime, and have been considered the primary candidates to succeed her.
In their new capacity, Saade and Dummer will jointly oversee development, current and production for ABC's alternative series, with Saade focusing on development and Dummer on current and specials. They will report to ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson.
"John and Vicki have impressive track records, incredible creative instincts and really complement each other in their skill sets," McPherson said. "They make a great team and continually discover, develop and execute original alternative programming. Their expanded responsibilities will continue to help ABC excel in the genre."
Dummer and Saade were instrumental in the shepherding of such ABC reality series as Dancing With the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Supernanny and American Inventor.
ABC had a ho-hum summer with unscripted series The Ex-Wives Club, Shaq's Big Challenge, The Next Big Thing, American Inventor and Fast Cars & Superstars. The network is gearing up for the return of its reality juggernaut Dancing.
Dummer joined ABC in 1996, when she worked in the network's comedy department, handling such series as 8 Simple Rules, According to Jim, Dharma & Greg, The Drew Carey Show, Less Than Perfect and Whose Line Is it Anyway? She segued to a split duty in the unscripted and current departments in 2000, when she was upped to vp current programming and alternative series development.
Dummer and Saade, both veteran unscripted executives at the network, have overseen the day-to-day operations of the department since April, when ABC's former reality maven, Andrea Wang, departed to head Lifetime, and have been considered the primary candidates to succeed her.
In their new capacity, Saade and Dummer will jointly oversee development, current and production for ABC's alternative series, with Saade focusing on development and Dummer on current and specials. They will report to ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson.
"John and Vicki have impressive track records, incredible creative instincts and really complement each other in their skill sets," McPherson said. "They make a great team and continually discover, develop and execute original alternative programming. Their expanded responsibilities will continue to help ABC excel in the genre."
Dummer and Saade were instrumental in the shepherding of such ABC reality series as Dancing With the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Supernanny and American Inventor.
ABC had a ho-hum summer with unscripted series The Ex-Wives Club, Shaq's Big Challenge, The Next Big Thing, American Inventor and Fast Cars & Superstars. The network is gearing up for the return of its reality juggernaut Dancing.
Dummer joined ABC in 1996, when she worked in the network's comedy department, handling such series as 8 Simple Rules, According to Jim, Dharma & Greg, The Drew Carey Show, Less Than Perfect and Whose Line Is it Anyway? She segued to a split duty in the unscripted and current departments in 2000, when she was upped to vp current programming and alternative series development.
- 9/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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