Saturday, November 18, 2006; Posted: 12:11 PM - by James Sims
Hollywood's brightest stars descended on the Geffen Playhouse in
Westwood, Calif. Wednesday, November 15 to celebrate the World Premiere
of Carrie Fisher's one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, with opening night sponsored by Audi.
"Fisher narrates the episodes of her chaotic life with brutal honesty and banter: from her unusual childhood as the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher to her involvement with a little movie called Star Wars, from her marriage to Paul Simon
to the successes of her novels and screenplays, from her struggles with
substance abuse and mental illness to the bliss of being a mother…to a
teenager," state Geffen notes.
Wishful Drinking
plays through December 23, 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse. Tickets can be
purchased online at www.GeffenPlayhouse.com, at 310-208-5454 and
through Ticketmaster. The Geffen Playhouse is located at 10886 Le Conte
Avenue, Westwood, CA 90024 (across from the UCLA campus).
Geffen Playhouse Producing Director Gil Cates with Dick Van Dyke and wife Michelle
Wishful Drinking's Director Joshua Ravetch flanked by Peri Gilpin and Helen Fielding
James Sims first joined BroadwayWorld as the Senior Editor in Los Angeles, where he was a part of the entertainment industry one way or another his entire life. He now works for the site out of New York, while he pursues a master's degree at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to moving to NY, Sims spent a couple years as a radio and television reporter in the U.S. Air Force in South Korea. After returning to Los Angeles he worked at various radio stations around California before working a short stint at "Entertainment Tonight." He also contributes freelance articles to various publications including The Hollywood Reporter. For more information, visit James Sims - www.sofasnark.com.
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