March 11th, 2010
3/11 (CCMO.PK) HAIR Partners With Clear Channel New York For Benefit Auctions
“All proceeds from the auctions will go to benefit The Fresh Air Fund, which provides free summer experiences to children from low-income New York City communities.”
(PublicWire.com) — The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical has partnered with Clear Channel New York to create “Love Out Loud: A Donation of LOVE from HAIR on Broadway,” a series of fundraising auctions benefitting The Fresh Air Fund.
Starting March 11, through May 19, 2010, you can visit www.hairloveoutloud.com to bid on once-in-a-lifetime prize packages. Each Clear Channel New York radio station (106.7 Lite fm, 103.5 KTU, Q104.3, WALK 97.5 and Z100) will hold a 2 week auction, with the first auction beginning Thursday, March 11, 2010 with a prize that includes dinner with cast-member Diana DeGarmo. Other packages will include a private vocal lesson with Musical Director Nadia DiGiallonardo; a “perfect New York date night” including tickets to HAIR, limousine service and luxury hotel accommodations; a Shakespeare in the Park Opening Night Park VIP package; and a walk-on cameo role in the Broadway production of HAIR. All proceeds from the auctions will go to benefit The Fresh Air Fund, which provides free summer experiences to children from low-income New York City communities.
Directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage, HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. HAIR began preview performances on March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and opened to rave reviews on March 31, 2009. The story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era, HAIR is a timeless portrait of a movement that changed the world. Its groundbreaking rock score paved the way for some of the greatest musicals of our time. Now, the “Age of Aquarius” dawns again in this jubilant production, which is the winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle also honored the production with their 2009 award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.
HAIR is presented on Broadway by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/WenCarLar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, JAM Theatricals, The Weinstein Company / Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes and by special arrangement with Elizabeth Ireland McCann.
Tickets for HAIR are available via Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Thursday – Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00.
Ghostlight Records’ New Broadway Cast Recording of HAIR (2010 Grammy Award nominee) has just been released as a limited edition re-mastered vinyl LP. HAIR recently launched the “HAIR eParty,” an unprecedented digital initiative designed to give audience members exciting new ways to share and relive the HAIR experience. At each performance, the show’s famous finale, when audience members are invited onstage for a massive communal dance party, will be digitally recorded at each performance. The video footage will then be posted on HAIR’s official website (www.HairBroadway.com) and audience members will have the opportunity to find and tag themselves, and share the video with friends and family via e-mail or social networking outlets like Facebook and Twitter.
Clear Channel Radio New York comprises WAXQ-FM 104.3, WHTZ-FM 100.3, WKTU-FM 103.5, WLTW-FM 106.7, WWPR-FM 105.1, as well as WALK-FM 97.5 and WALK-AM 1370 in Long Island. Clear Channel Radio New York is part of Clear Channel Radio, a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company’s content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods and cell phones and used via navigation systems from BMW, Volvo, TomTom, Garmin and others. The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company. www.clearchannel.com
The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Each year, thousands of children visit volunteer host families in 13 states and Canada or attend one of five Fresh Air Fund camps in Fishkill, NY. In 2010, nearly 10,000 New York City children will participate in Fund programs.
For more information, visit www.HairBroadway.com
The WiRE: Stocks Recover in Late Trading
March 11, 2010Scott McWade
Public Wire Editor
Stocks made strong gains Thursday near the end of a choppy trading session despite concerns of inflation slowing the global economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 43.76, or 0.41%, to 10,611.09. The S&P 500 index gained 4.56, or 0.40%, to 1,150.17. The Nasdaq composite ended the day higher 9.51, or 0.40%, at 2,368.46.
The Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 are two of the most widely watched barometers of small stocks. The S&P gained 0.61, or 0.18%, to 358.43, as the Russell 2000 jumped 1.32, or 0.20%, to 676.25.
China: Markets traded in a tight range for a fourth day Thursday after China reported a jump in inflation. China said its inflation rate rose to 2.7% in February from 1.5% in January. The jump marked the sharpest increase since October 2008.
A steep rise in prices could force China to raise interest rates. That, in turn, could slow one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and put a damper on a global recovery.
Jobless claims: The Labor Department said workers filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell by 6,000 to 462,000 last week. Economists were predicting a slightly bigger drop, according to Thomson Reuters. However, the report did not show an increase in hiring.
Household Value: More Americans’ portfolios are bouncing back a year after stock prices plummeted. The boosted stock portfolios helped raise household net worth last quarter 1.3% to $54.2 trillion. It marked the third straight quarter of gains.
Net worth is the value of assets such as homes, checking accounts and investments, minus debts like mortgages and credit cards.
Americans’ net worth would have to rise an additional 21% just to get back to its pre-recession peak of $65.9 trillion
Interest Rates: Mortgage rates continue to hover below 5% for the second straight week. A report from Freddie Mac showed that the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.95% this week, down from 4.97% a week earlier.
Rates dropped to a record low of 4.71% in December and have hovered around 5% ever since. However, the central bank’s $1.25 trillion program to buy mortgage securities issued by Freddie Mac and sibling company Fannie Mae is set to expire March 31.
The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage this week was 4.32%, down from 4.33% one week ago.
The dollar and commodities: Oil prices continued to climb as the dollar was devalued.
Light crude gained 14 cents a barrel to $82.22 for April delivery.
Gold prices settled at $1,108.10 an ounce after a volatile day.
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