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May 3, 2008
Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation
Diabetes Awareness
South San Francisco Conference Center
Morning program runs from 7:30-12 noon.
Speech will likely be between 10-11am.

May 10, 2008
Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
14th Annual Women of the World Conference - To assist lower income African-American women become healthier through proper diet excercise. Free health screenings are offered.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Keynote address following buffet breakfast
Italian Conference Center
600 East Chicago Street
Milwaukee,WI

Yvette Freeman joins Eartha Kitt, Shuler Hensley and Cady Huffman in “All About Us,” a Musical, Opening Westport Country Playhouse’s 2007 Season

Obie Award winner Yvette Freeman will join the cast of “All About Us,” as Shuler Hensley’s wife. Also in the play is three-time Tony Award nominee Eartha Kitt, and Cady Huffman. The new Kander and Ebb musical opens the Westport Country Playhouse 2007 season, April 10 through April 28. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, March 5, 10 a.m.

“All About Us” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder. Book is by the legendary Joseph Stein, author of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Music and lyrics are by John Kander and Fred Ebb, one of the foremost songwriting teams in Broadway history. The famed duo wrote a string of long-running musicals, including “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” Kander and Ebb are winners of Tony, Grammy and Academy Awards, in addition to being recognized for their contributions to theatre and music with the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998. “All About Us” is one of their final collaborations prior to lyricist Ebb’s death in 2004.

The new musical has a dazzling profusion of themes, including the importance of family. A wild, humorous, poignant and emotional journey, “All About Us” is the story of the bewitched, befuddled and becalmed Antrobus family who have survived a thousand calamities by the skin of their teeth. The musical is a tribute to their indestructibility and a testament of faith in humanity.

Yvette Freeman to Play Mrs. Antrobus
Yvette Freeman plays Mrs. Antrobus. Yvette Freeman won an Obie at the Gramercy Theatre, off-Broadway, for her performance in the play “Dinah Was,” (based on the life of legendary jazz singer Dinah Washington) plus an Ovation Award and NAACP Award twice, for the same play at the Long Beach International Theater (2004), and in Los Angeles (1996), California, and “Best Actress in a Musical,” from the L.A. Weekly.

Freeman made her Broadway debut in “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Other stage credits include “Elegies for Angel Punks and Raging Queens;” “Nunsens,” “Show Boat,” “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” “Member of the Wedding,” “The Wiz,” “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” “Voices, Inc.,” and “Mademoiselle Rose.”

Ms. Freeman is best known for her appearance on the NBC drama ER, as Nurse Haleh Adams for the last 13 seasons. She has also guest starred in numerous television series and motion pictures.

Eartha Kitt to Play the Fortune Teller
Eartha Kitt will play Esmeralda, the Fortune Teller. Ms. Kitt has an enduring international career that spans theatre, cabaret, television, and the recording industry. She is one of only a handful of performers to be nominated for an Emmy Award, twice for a Grammy Award and three times for a Tony Award: for the title role of “Mrs. Patterson,” a part she later played at Westport Country Playhouse in 1957, “Timbuktu!” in 1978 and “The Wild Party” in 2000. In 2003, Ms. Kitt dazzled Broadway audiences as Liliane Le Fleur in the revival of “Nine, The Musical.”

Shuler Hensley to Portray Mr. Antrobus
Shuler Hensley will play Mr. Antrobus. Hensley was cast as Jud Fry in Trevor Nunn's London revival of "Oklahoma!" in 1998, receiving the Olivier Award for his performance. He continued to play the role on Broadway where he won the 2002 Tony Award, the 2002 Drama Desk Award and the 2002 Outer Critics Circle Award.

Cady Huffman Cast as Sabina
Cady Huffman will portray Sabina, the Maid. For her role as Ulla in Mel Brooks' "The Producers,” Ms. Huffman won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for a 1991 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for "The Will Rogers Follies."

Director and Production Team
Gabriel Barre will direct “All About Us.” Barre was a nominee for the 1989 Tony Award for best actor in a Musical for his role in “Starmites” and the 2000 Drama Desk Award for outstanding director of a musical for “The Wild Party” at Manhattan Theatre Club.

The production team includes Christopher Gattelli, choreographer; Musical director is Patrick Vaccariello; Ann Hould-Ward, costume designer; and Sound designer Brian Ronan.

Performance Schedule and Ticket Information
The performance schedule for “All About Us” will be Tuesday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Opening night, including a post-performance party, will be on Saturday, April 14.

For more information call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit www.westportplayhouse.org. Students and educators are eligible for 50% discounts. Groups of 10 or more save up to 30% off the regular ticket price. For group sales information call (203) 227-5137, x120.

Yvette was on the Discovery Health "I Lost It" Celebrity show
January 5, 2005 on the Discovery Channel.
Check your cable or satellite listing for repeat broadcasts.

Yvette Freeman in Dinah Was Captures Nomination for Best Actress
FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS 2003-04 OVATION AWARD