SHADOWGRAM NEWS UPDATE # 350
March 18, 2015
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following key breaking news in this Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "bulletin."
**** DS INCLUDED IN METV.COM ONLINE VIEWER POLL
**** DAVID SELBY & SUSAN SULLIVAN – 2014 PLAY HONORED
**** DAVID SELBY’S 2 NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED -
AUTOGRAPHED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
**** CHRIS PENNOCK IN ONE-DAY-ONLY PLAY PERFORMANCE
**** EMORY BASS PASSES AWAY
**** DS PART OF “MOST MEMORABLE PROGRAM” VOTER POLL ON ME-TV
The MeTV cable network’s “2015 Me Madness” pits 64 TV shows against each other in a viewer-votes bracket-style competition for “The Most Memorable Program on MeTV.”
--- SHADOWGRAM NOTE: Though DS episodes are not (and never have been) aired on the cable network, DS is included in the competition listings.
MeTV.com publicity: “Your votes will crown the Most Memorable Program on MeTV!
Vote now as “64 programs from our library will compete in a bracket style competition for the distinction of Most Memorable Program on MeTV. We’ll air episodes of the winning show in a special viewing event to be held on Tuesday, April 7.
“Register now to make your votes count! Download our bracket to see our round schedule, and follow the competition offline.” Register and vote at the MeTV website:
http://metvnetwork.com/me_madness The bracket-style rounds, similar to the annual “March Madness” collegiate basketball tournaments, puts up 2 TV shows at a time in each round. Getting the most email votes in a round will eliminate one program of the pair and move the winning show to the next bracket. Thus the competition is narrowed down each round. Every individual winner then goes up against another round’s winner the next time. Winning programs must keep earning repeat voting successes until the 2 last-remaining shows vie in a final round. That winner then is designated the ultimate “Most Memorable Program on MeTV.”
**** DAVID SELBY & SUSAN SULLIVAN: “A DELICATE BALANCE” HONORED
SG Updates chronicled David (Quentin) and Susan (Ghost) in the 5-3/6-15-14 revival run of Edward Albee’s 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “A Delicate Balance” (ADB), presented at Los Angeles’ Odyssey Theatre. The production earned great critical reviews and has already been honored with local awards and nominations. Latest news:
--- The LA Drama Critics Circle Awards gave ADB its McCulloh Award for Revival (for plays written between 1920 and 1980) at the 3-16 ceremony.
--- The 1st Annual Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards nominated ADB for 4 awards. “Honoring professional excellence in Los Angeles County theaters of up to 99 seats for the 2014 calendar year,” the ceremony will be held in Los Angeles 4-13. ADB’s nominations are: DAVID SELBY – Leading Male Performance; Ensemble Cast, Director Robin Larsen; and the Revival Production Of The Year Award (20th-21st-century work).
**** DAVID SELBY: NEW DS BOOK & NEW NOVEL NOW AVAILABLE
SG Update #348 (2-27-15) focused on David’s 2 latest books. Both are now available. When ordered through his official website, each can be personally autographed.
http://davidselby.com/books/orderinginformation.htm The website also offers his previous books. These also can be personally autographed.
--- “LIGHT & SHADOWS” is his personal tribute to DS – its impact on his life and career and, especially, his appreciation and thanks to the DS fans over the years. Featured are his comments and original song lyrics for the musical performances he presented at the DS Festival’s “DS Island Weekend” in Coronado, CA 4-30-13, and again at the Fest’s “Weekend in Tarrytown” in Tarrytown, NY 6-29-14. At both performances, he was accompanied by his wife Chip on piano and DS’ Jim Storm on guitar. The book also has “dozens of rare and previously-unpublished photos from his life and career.”
“PROMISES OF LOVE,” his novel “about a family,” is published by Headline Books. Set in the Appalachian Mountains of David’s home state West Virginia, it follows a man through his life. Partial Press Release: “A deeply felt story of love, the novel examines the boundaries of a family, of its secrets, of the complex web family relationships can weave. Finally, the novel examines the damage that abandonment, poverty, and childhood neglect can do to a human personality, damage that sometimes cannot be overcome.”
Kindle download e-book and paperbacks are available now on amazon.com at
Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZFEE4E Paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/Promises-Love-David-Selby/dp/0938467778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424011186&sr=8-1&keywords=promises+of+love+selby **** CHRIS IN “INTERVIEWED” AS A REAL (DECEASED) ARTIST”
Chris tells SG he portrays the real French-American painter “’Marcel Duchamp” in DEAD INTERVIEWS 4-17 at Studio Six01 in Burbank, CA. s. Duchamp was a French-American painter in the avant-garde and abstract art styles.
Publicity: “Brilliant authors were commissioned by Granta to write an “interview” with their favorite dead celebrity. The results created a sensational book with hilarious interviews” Five actors portray deceased artists in various fields who “come back from the dead with hilarious results.” The other interviewed artists are the Marquis de Sade, Andy Warhol, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jimi Hendrix.
Tickets are $20 purchased before 4-3-15. Studio Six01. 630 S. Flower St., Burbank, CA 91502. 323-639-0451.
http://www.six01studio.com --- EMORY BASS (Mr. Best aka Death / Minister 1841 PT) was 89 when he died 3-4-15 in Woodland Hills, CA. His career included stage, film, and TV roles TV: HART TO HART, WEBSTER, MURDER SHE WROTE, and a recurring character on ANGIE. He was the voice of Discover Card for 3 years. Theater: TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, WOMAN OF THE YEAR, and 1776 (also the film). 1776 onstage and film both also starred DS’ VIRGINIA VESTOFF (Samantha), DAVID FORD (Sam Evans, Andre DuPres), and DANIEL KEYES (Eagle Hill Cemetery Caretaker).
Thank you.
Marcy Robin
