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Faulkenberry Greets Bronx Second Graders
A group of second graders from the Bronx’s PS 69 Journey Prep school attended the Wednesday [Apr. 10] matinee performance of “Spider-Man Turn: Off the Dark” at Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre and afterwards got to meet and greet friendly neighbourhood Bermudian co-star Rebecca Faulkenberry. Following the performance, the class enjoyed... Read more of this article
Irving Berlin And Bermuda’s Easter Parade
Quintessential American songwriter Irving Berlin [pictured] — and his battered piano — arrived in Bermuda in 1933 in time for the Easter season and the annual floral pageant which used to wind its way through the streets of Hamilton. He left the island five weeks later with one of his hallmark songs sketched out — the seasonal classic... Read more of this article
Layfield On Quest To Help Bermuda Children
World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Layfield told a Boston newspaper today [Apr. 8] about his global quest to climb the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents to raise money for Bermuda’s needy children. Mr. Layfield [pictured] — who lives part-time on the island — remains best known by his ring names Justin “Hawk”... Read more of this article
Life’s A “Cabaret” For Bermuda’s Christopher
While brother Nicholas prepares for his Broadway debut in “Motown: The Musical” later this month, Bermudian baritone Jonathan Christopher has been taking a break from his duties as resident artist at the Syracus Opera in upstate New York to remind Iowa theatre-goers that life is indeed a cabaret, old chum. Mr. Christopher won rave reviews... Read more of this article
Actress Recalls Her “Bermuda Love Triangle”
She played one of the most captivating and intriguing femme fatales in the history of daytime television — and the mystery of Cassandra Rawlins was finally resolved at the conclusion of what remains one of the medium’s top-rated storylines, “The Bermuda Love Triangle”, shot on location on the island. With her sculpted Scandinavian... Read more of this article
Christopher Appears On “Good Morning America”
Bermudian actor/singer Nicholas Christopher was dancing in the street — quite literally — when the cast of the upcoming Broadway show “Motown: The Musical” appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” this week [Apr. 4]. Now in previews at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, the much anticipated show officially... Read more of this article
“Star Trek” Actor Who Boldly Came To Bermuda
He boldly went where no “Star Trek” actor had gone before — Bermuda. American actor/director/producer LeVar Burton — who shot to fame in the 1970s with his portrayal of enslaved African Kunta Kinte in the historic ABC mini-series “Roots” and then went on to become best known as Commander Geordi LaForge in the longrunning... Read more of this article
Capote’s Holly Golightly: An All-Bermudian Girl
Holly Golightly — the cheerfully non-conformist heroine of Truman Capote’s novella “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” — was witty, naive, achingly beautiful and part Bermudian, at least in spirit. A composite of Bermuda-born Oona O’Neill [pictured] and her girls-about-town friends Gloria Vanderbilt and Carol Marcus,... Read more of this article
Video: Hootie & The Blowfish Bermuda Song
After the phenomenal success of their debut album “Cracked Rear View” in 1994 — it sold 16 million copies and spawned four hit singles — the band Hootie & The Blowfish retreated to Bermuda to work on their follow-up release “Fairweather Johnson”, saluting the tranquility they found on the island in a track titled... Read more of this article
The Wonder-Ful Career Of Olive Anne Trott
Working from the North Shore restaurant her father founded, Olive Anne Trott brought an array of talent to Bermuda that would have done a seasoned Las Vegas booking agent proud. Mrs. Trott began promoting shows featuring major international acts a few years prior to launching the Miss Bermuda Pageant in 1965. “She was the first person I knew to bring... Read more of this article
Video: Jonathan Richman Strollers Tribute
American singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman still includes a mononlogue in his live shows about how the Bermuda Strollers saved his musical soul when his band the Modern Lovers was playing at the old Inverurie Hotel during College Weeks in 1973. Now a video featuring vintage Bermuda footage has been uploaded to accompany a performance of the cult star’s... Read more of this article
“Peter Pan” Star Winged Her Way To Bermuda
Broadway star Mary Martin was perhaps best known for soaring over theatre audiences when she played the title role in “Peter Pan” — but off-stage she was renowned for winging to Bermuda every time her schedule allowed. The Texas-born theatrical sensation first appeared on Broadway in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific”,... Read more of this article
