Showtime At The Apollo 2016
Fox is reviving the long-running “Showtime at the Apollo” as a pair of specials with Steve Harvey set to host.
A two-hour version of the classic talent showcase from New York’s Apollo Theater will be broadcast on Fox Monday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. A one-hour special will follow in early 2017. The specials will feature elements of the Apollo’s weekly Amateur Night competition, which has been running for 82 years and helped launch the careers of artists such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five and D’Angelo.
“Showtime at the Apollo,” featuring the Amateur Night competition and performances by established stars, aired as a syndicated television show from 1987 to 2008 and featured music, comedy, dance and other acts. Harvey served as its host from 1993 to 2000.
Saving The Rainforest @ Carnegie Hall with Gina Gershon & Jennifer Nettles
Trudie Slyler & Sting never disappoint when it comes to throwing a party to save the rainforest.
I'm honored to be a part of this show when it's in New York City @ the legendary Carnegie Hall.
There are so many wonder musical acts & all the precedes go to such a beautiful cause.
It was an absolute blast to do makeup & hair for Gina Gershon & Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland.
Both ladies were AWESOME & how HOT are they????
And can I say "Sassy" … of course in a good way :D
Tony Bennett's 90th Birthday @ Radio City Music Hall
What a star packed night with everyone showing up for Tony Bennett's 90th birthday.
There was everyone from Michael Buble, KD Lang, Lady Gaga, Alex Baldwin, Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi, Rufus Wainwright, Kevin Spacy, Andrea Bocelli, Steve Wonder, Don Rickles, Regis Philbin, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Diana Krall, Robert DeNiro, John McEnroe, even Miss Piggy :D
There was only myself & my assistant Corinne Tucci so needless to say we had our hands full but what a incredible show.
The love everyone has for Tony is unmeasurable.
He is a true legend & wonderful human being.
Tracy Morgan
First let me start out by saying Tracy Morgan has been a long time friend.
I totally get him & his comedy.
We had the chance to reunite last month & it was just like we never missed a beat.
Even in his darkest days during his accident he managed to make people smile with his jokes.
His laughter is contagious. He joked he was thankful a Bob discount furniture truck didn't hit him & that a Walmart truck did :D LOVE him!!!
So happy God did not take him from us!
VH1 Divas Unsilent Night
‘Tis the season for wigs, sequins, and piping hot vocals, because the VH1 Divas are coming to town.
On Friday night, the network decked the halls of Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre with the likes of Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams, Teyana Taylor, Diana Gordon, JoJo, Bebe Rexha, Remy Ma, and more for one of the most festive musical events of the season.
With iconic performances of original tunes and larger-than-life costume changes to covers of time-tested holiday classics, the full VH1 Divas: Unsilent.
Brooklyn was on fire !!!
Most all the Divas had their own glam squad but myself & team jumped in for all the dancers & did help with all haircuts & eye lashes :D.
ood start to the holidays.
Natalie Cole
What a wonderful spirit Natalie had.
I found this photo of when I did here hair & makeup for a show & it made me sad.
She was radiant that night! I matched her lips to the gorgeous gown she was wearing & she was so happy. We did go through at least 10 shades of red to get the perfect color.
I will miss her :(
A.R. Rahman @ The United Nations NYC
What an honor to work with A.R. Rahman in New york City at The United Nations.
He had a choir of 25 beautiful musicians from India for a charity event.
It was a magical night with lovely music and VERY spicy food :D
2016 Hip Hop Honors
Oh Lord … Hip Hop Honors came back after 6 years & it all came to Lincoln Center !!!
Hip Hop Legends were in the house!!
Missy Elliot, Nelly Furtado, Eve, Fat Joe, French Montana, Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, Little Mama, Angie Martinez, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Ashanti, Lil'Kim & Fatima Robinson.
There where some serious Queens dashing around backstage at Hip Hop Honors.
Some of the outfits were …. kind of like …. under wear :D
It was NUTS!!!
Everything was total last minute. The extraordinary choreographer Fatima Robinson called me Sunday night around 10pm asking for 10 long ponytails for her dancers… BTW the show is the next day Monday, with 3 quick changes & that was just ONE act!!
My 17 assistants & myself KILLED IT!!
We had hair flying, wigs drying, lashes glued tight & just went with the flow!
Thats how we ROLL!
Buyer & Cellar with Michael Urie
It was a beautiful summer weekend when I headed up Westport Country Playhouse to do Michael Urei for his play "Buyers & Cellars"..
What a funny play & Michael really makes a one man show very interesting all the way until the end.
When Michael walked into the dressing room he said "I know you"… I said me too but couldn't figure out where. I was never on the set of Ugly Betty…then I went ASPEN TRAILBLAZERS!
There was a huge blizzard in NYC & he called home & his cat sitter was having a party & drinking all his booze. We both just cracked up. I had done his makeup for a huge party for Logo in Aspen Colorado & now we meet again in Connecticut,
OMG he is so adorable & that HAIR!!!! His hair is to dye for :D
Logo Trailblazers Awards
Here we are again, another year at the beautiful St. John of the Divine in New York City.
This year they honored Billie Jean King & Harvey Fierstein for their years of support among the gay community.
The mayor of Orlando was also honored. Everyone bowed their heads for a moment of silence for the victims that were brutally murdered at Pulse night club.
There were tears and also many laughs.
Joel Grey is the sweetest thing, surrounded by all these drag queens backstage he asked me if I could make him look that good :D
God Bless Orlando!
INK MASTERS FINALE WITH CHRIS NUNEZ SEASON 7
It was late one evening when I got this call to do Chris Nunez for the finale of "Ink Masters".
Now I'm not really into tats but the tattoos these artists were doing where off the charts !!
The detail and the pain that went onto this art form was amazing!
Tats aren't for everyone but I was very grateful I got called to experience this show first hand.
Chris Nunez was so sweet (and a bit nervous since it was the finale) it made it that much more fun.
"She Loves Me"
It was such an honor to work with these Tony award winning stars of the play "She Loves Me"
We filmed the play for 3 days & on the 3rd day we made history & shot it LIVE while streaming it.
It was an amazing experience & the actors couldn't be more sweet.
Jane Krakowski from 30 Rock was hysterical !!
Laura Benanti won the Tony this year for lead actress in a role.
Gavin Creel & Zachary Levi made the ladies scream :) Tom McGowan, Byron Jennings, Peter Bartlett & Nicholas Barasch were so pleasant to work with.
It is so cool that PBS is filming all these plays so the people that don't live in NYC can enjoy these amazing plays from their own living room.
I love the theather & all the people involved.
There is so much dedication to these actors as they do 9 shows a week & are so happy to be right where they are.
Broadway ROCKS!!!!
Gavin Creel making me laugh & taking a pic without me knowing.
Will Arnett
This was a fun day with Will Arnett from Saturday Night Live.
He was doing a skit with the head of the NHL @ the Headquarters of the Nation Hockey League in New York City the day after the Stanley Cup Finals.
It was so silly...
Will just came in from The Hamptons for this quick bit & went straight back to meet his children. A friend was letting them stay in their guest house.
During shooting a scene this random girl just walks through the scene with an Emmy???
Crazy!!!
2016 Tony Awards
Ahhh The Tony Awards..my favorite award show of the year!
This is year was a bit crazier as it was held at the Beacon Theather. No backstage area and all the celebrities had to be held in the Green room across the ally at the Beacon Hotel.
This is my 18th year as Department Head and I couldn't be any prouder.
I have the best team and they all are on such good behavior and just honored to be there.
This year the biggest stars show up. Barbara Streisand presented to for BEST play which was Hamilton! Oprah won for best Musical Revival so of course she was there to accept the award.
Hamilton swept the Tonys this year with 11 wins!
Meg Ryan came in for touch ups and we helped her with her hair & makeup. Marlee Matlin stayed with us for quite some time as we fussed over her & even fixed her gown.
Common even hung out for awhile & was as charming as ever.
Our director Glenn Weiss hit another one out of the park! He truly is the best director on the planet.
I LOVE this show & hope to continue as long as they run :)
Broadway is New York City!
Keith Urban & Bobby Bones
What a cool night at I Heart Radio.
Bobby Bones was our host in NYC at the I Heart theater. He hosts a show is Nashville that is quite popular.
Our talent was Keith Urban.. who doesn't love him??? Keith was there promoting his new album, record, CD what ever the new term is now :D
Both were so chill. It was awesome to work with such talent and easy on the eye :)
I must confess Keith is one fantastic guitar player.
The night was full of good music and good people.
Love music shows.
Penn & Teller "Fool Us"
Going back to Vegas to work with Penn & Teller on their TV show on the CW network "Fool Us" was like coming home to my Vegas family.
Of course we are all sworn to secrecy as to all the happenings going on backstage . So cool to see how the magicians do their magic.
Doves flying, snakes showing up, people sawed in half, puppies disappearing .. It's Vegas :)
The magicians must try to fool Penn & Teller… well out of 20 only 4 people fooled them!
They are the KINGS of all magicians since they have been together for 40 years!!!!
It was a great 2 weeks & I hope this job goes on forever.
We had a new host Alyson Hannigan from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "How I Met Your Mother". She was an AWESOME host. It was truly a pleasure to work with her.
Vegas is a crazy place but if you know the right people it can be magical.
Comedy Central Upfront 2016
If your laughing most of the day at work you must be working at Comedy Central :)
Comedy Central had it's first "Upfront" at Town Hall in NYC and all the funnest stars in show biz showed up….no kidding!
They Had The "Broad City" ladies IIana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson there along with Amy Schumer.
"Workaholics" Adam DeVine and Blake Anderson.
Jason Sudekis was super sweet to work with as well as Tim Robinson and Natasha Leggero.
Chris Hardwick from "Talking Dead" was so silly backstage… he made everyone get in the picture (here posted) as a selfie like Ellen did at the Oscars.
Oh yes, everyone had a smile on their face this day and if you didn't there had to be something seriously wrong with you :D
Best day!!
Sam Shepard "Buried Child"
In true form Sam Shepard does not disappoint.
I was fortunate enough to be able to work on his play the final week it was on Broadway in NYC.
This of course is not a "feel good" play but the acting was outstanding.
With Ed Harris as the lead how could it have not been spectacular ?
Taissa Farmiga from "American Horror" was one of the leads as well. She took the play to a whole new level. Poor thing on the last day she got a cold. She said her character took so much out of her. You can totally see that she put her whole heart and soul into it.
The Cast:
Taissa Farmiga, Ed harris, Amy Madigan, Larry Pine, Rich Sommer, Paul Sparks, Nat Wolff
I love Broadway and everything about it. You can shut off your brain and for 2 hours be taken away by the play.
This was thrilling!
Sting
Well, what can I say about Sting? A genius doesn't even cover it.
He has enlighten the world with Transcendental Mediation and tries to save he rainforest and oh yeah, he's a total ROCKSTAR!
Working with Sting is like you get to have the perfect day of music and love. He can make anyone feel like they are the only person in the room. Woman and men are true fans.
I've done many charity events with Sting as well, from Carnage Hall, Lincoln Center, The Met, at his home for interviews and every time he is as gracious as the next.
Lord knows he is not bad to look at too :D