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**** DARK SHADOWS 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – FRIDAY TICKETS & SATURDAY/SUNDAY UPDATE
 
**** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT: REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR LATE FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY
 
**** MESSAGE FROM SHADOWGRAM’S MARCY ROBIN
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE # 381
May 7, 2016
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), provides the following news in this ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "Bulletin."
 
SHADOWGRAM UPDATE #181
May 6, 2016
 
***** DARK SHADOWS 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION - FRIDAY TICKETS & SATURDAY/SUNDAY UPDATE
 
The Dark Shadows Festival asks ShadowGram to announce the following:
 
As previously announced, the Saturday and Sunday hotel events for the Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary Celebration have sold out. 
 
However, a limited number of tickets remain for the events at the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, June 24, from 6pm-Midnight for $15 per person.
 
As a special opportunity for fans who were unable to purchase full 3-day DS 50th passes, those who register now or who already are registered to attend only on Friday will also receive a complimentary pass to attend the DS activities at the DoubleTree on Saturday evening, June 25 (after 7pm-midnight) and Sunday afternoon, June 26 (after 3pm to closing at 6pm). 
 
The revised tentative Schedule of Events just for Friday evening, Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon is included later in this Update.
 
The free passes for the Saturday evening and late Sunday afternoon activities will be given to those who have pre-paid for Friday evening events when they pick up their badges at the DS 50th Registration Table at the DoubleTree.
 
Please note: Fest Registration initially will open at approximately 3pm on Friday afternoon in the hotel lobby. Please be sure to bring your original registration payment receipt, The badge you receive gives you entry to Fest activities in the hotel.
 
Additionally, space remains available Friday morning, June 24, for a visit to neighboring Lyndhurst , the estate where the movies "House of DS" and "Night of DS" were filmed.
 
The Lyndhurst visit includes a tour of the elegant historic mansion for $20 per person. Lunch and snacks will be for sale in the café or you may bring a picnic lunch. Please note that Lyndhurst will now open at 11 a.m. for fans who wish to come before noon and is open until 5:00 p.m.  The DoubleTree Hotel is only a few hundred yards away on the same street (Broadway) in Tarrytown , so fans can walk or take a shuttle van from the DoubleTree Hotel. Fans also can drive and park at Lyndhurst .
 
----- For fans who wish to pay now for the Friday events ( Lyndhurst tour-$20, Friday evening at the DoubleTree Hotel-$15): 
 
Any payments for the Friday events MUST be sent along with a completed Order Form available at www.darkshadowsfestival.com
 
Payments are only by check or money order payable to Dark Shadows Festival. Please include a SAFSE (Self-Addressed Forever Stamp Envelope). The Fest can not accept credit cards or PayPal.
 
Interested fans are encouraged to take advantage of this special offer as soon as possible. Anyone who has already registered for Friday only will automatically receive the Free Saturday night and Sunday afternoon admission.
 
 
**** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT:
REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR LATE FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY
 
Below is the revised tentative schedule only for Friday and the late Saturday and Sunday activities. Times are approximate and subject to change.
 
Please note that guest autograph / photo opportunity sessions and memorabilia sales will take place throughout each afternoon / evening until 6:00pm Sunday.
 
ShadowGram Official DS News Online Updates will continue to announce more exciting DS 50th news plus more DS news!
 
FRIDAY, June 24, 2016
11:00 am - 5:00pm - An Afternoon at Collinwood ( Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown )
(Tour of Lyndhurst Mansion - $20 per person)
3:00pm   Fest Celebration Registration opens at DoubleTree Hotel (Friday night - $15 per person)
6:00pm    DS 50th Anniversary opening ceremonies with guests Sharon Smyth & David Selby
6:15        Special DS Episode with Original Commercials as broadcast on ABC-TV
6:45        Jonathan Frid on The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
7:00        Special Guests: Kathleen Cody & James Storm
7:30        Special Guests: Marie Wallace & Christopher Pennock
8:00        Special Guests: Kathryn Leigh Scott & Jerry Lacy
8:30        Special Guests: Lara Parker & Roger Davis
9:00        Jonathan Frid hosts House of Dark Shadows (1986)
11:00      Night of Dark Shadows
12:45      Late Night Movie
 
THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE OPEN TO PURCHASERS OF FRIDAY NIGHT TICKETS AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE:
 
SATURDAY - June 25, 2016 - DS 50th Anniversary
7:00         Donna McKechnie In Performance
7:30         Dark Shadows In Remembrance
                The Collinsport Players
8:00         Dark Shadows Fans’ Costume / Presentation Gala
9:00         Dark Shadows At The Movies Retrospective
10:00       Ghost Stories with Sarah Collins
                & Short Film hosted by Sharon Smyth
11:00      Movie: The Last Case of August T. Harrison (with several DS cast members)
 
SUNDAY - June 26, 2016
3:00          Autograph Session/DS Memorabilia Sale
5:00          Optional No-Host Fan Field Trip to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery & Private Tour ($10 advance / $12 at door)
 
 
**** MESSAGE FROM SHADOWGRAM’S MARCY ROBIN
 
I really appreciate everyone’s understanding and patience (it’s been a long haul) since my emergency eye surgery in late March. I’m very grateful for so many messages of encouragement, support, and healing. I also applaud Kathy Resch, who’s kept on top of everything for me.
 
My eye surgeon is pleased with my progress, my vision gradually improves, and I hope to be “back on my daily life track” soon. Kathy has been handling my e- and postal- mail, the Updates, etc. while I recover. I look forward to again handling my correspondence, ShadowGram, and more, in the near future.
 
My doctors and I anticipate I’ll be fine for traveling to the Year #50 Celebration and be ready for my various Fest staff responsibilities all weekend, including the for-fun Fans’ Costume & Presentation Gala, and getting to see everybody too. Thank you all!

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**** MPI CONTEST OFFERS WINNER 2 FREE DS FEST YEAR #50 CELEBRATION TICKETS
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE # 380
May 6, 2016
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), provides the following news in this ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "Bulletin."
 
**** MPI CONTEST OFFERS WINNER 2 FREE DS FEST YEAR #50 CELEBRATION TICKETS
 
MPI asks ShadowGram to announce:
 
As most DS fans know, since 1989 MPI Home Video has been responsible for releasing all 1,225 original 1966-71 DS episodes on both VHS tape and DVD. Along the way, MPI also has issued many unique DS compilations and special programs including bloopers, featurettes, interviews, behind-the-scenes materials and related items, in addition to a vast range of official DS merchandise such as T-shirts, jackets, and an upcoming retro-styled lunchbox.
 
Now, to celebrate DS' Golden Anniversary, MPI is sponsoring a contest to win 2 tickets for the entire DS 50th Anniversary weekend in Tarrytown, New York, from Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26.
 
During the 3 days, over a dozen DS cast member guests will be available for autographs and photo opportunities. They also will participate in onstage audience Q&A sessions, dramatic readings, performances, and more. There will be a vast array of DS merchandise available for purchase, rare and special video screenings, a for-fun fan participation Costume & Presentation Gala, and much more.
 
The contest will allow the winner 2 admissions for the following Fest activities:
 
---- Friday, June 24: A daytime visit to the historic Lyndhurst Estate (Collinwood in the MGM DS movies) plus 2 admissions to the Friday evening Fest programming at the nearby Tarrytown Doubletree Hotel. 
 
---- Saturday (June 25) & Sunday (June 26):
Admission to all events at the DS cast reunion/fan convention at the Tarrytown DoubleTree Hotel all day Saturday. Also included: Attendance at the Sunday afternoon Luncheon with the Stars and being seated at a table with Lara Parker (Angelique).
 
---- Sunday (June 26):
2 tickets for the late Sunday afternoon visit to the nearby historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (where the movie HOUSE OF DS was filmed).
 
---- Complimentary hotel room for 3 nights.
 
---- To enter the contest, please go to the following link for instructions. The winner
will be announced on June 10 via email.
 
http://www.mpihomevideo.com/pages/dark-shadows-50th-anniversary
 
ShadowGram encourages fans to enter for this unique Celebration opportunity!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '16 I / Burnt Offerings on TCM
« on: April 17, 2016, 01:41:30 AM »
Dan Curtis' Burnt Offerings will air early Sunday (3:30 a.m. EST; 12:30 a.m. PST) on TCM.  It stars Karen Black, Oliver Reed, and Bette Davis as "Aunt Elizabeth".

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**** ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM DARK SHADOWS VINYL ALBUM REISSUE - NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE
 
**** DONNA McKECHNIE SPECIAL CABARET SHOW IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK
 
**** A REUNION OF SORTS – A COMEDY BY JERRY LACY
 
**** DARK SHADOWS VINTAGE NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS
 
**** “CLICKABLE” SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY TOUR LINK
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE # 379
April 15, 2016
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), provides the following news in this ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "Bulletin."
 
**** GUEST EDITORIAL
 
Marcy Robin sends her thanks to everyone who sent her good wishes for her recovery from retinal detachment surgery.  She is still not able to read or respond to email as the surgery was done on her better eye.  She’s dealt with this problem since young adulthood.   The surgeries she experienced at that time in her life were experimental and caused scar tissue in one eye which makes it difficult for her to read out of that eye.  This surgery was performed on her better eye.  Her eye surgeon is considered to be one of the pre-eminent specialists for this type of surgery on the west coast of the United States.
 
The recovery process from the type of surgery she just had takes several weeks.
 
I’ll be doing the ShadowGram Updates and responding to her emails for the next few weeks. 
 
Kathy Resch
 
 
**** ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM DARK SHADOWS VINYL ALBUM REISSUE - NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE
 
As previously announced in SG Update, composer ROBER COBERT's classic 1969 "Dark Shadows" soundtrack album originally released on Philips Records, is being reissued on purple swirl extra-thick, high-grade vinyl for National Record Store Day this Saturday, April 16. The album will be available exclusively at independent record stores in limited quantity. Fans are encouraged to call or visit their local music retailers to purchase this collector's item which replicates the original album artwork including the mini-poster of Barnabas and Quentin inside. The album will also sport a unique 50th Anniversary sticker on the cover that commemorates Record Store Day as well.
 
Please note that some stores will also sell the album through the mail for those who do not have a local independent record outlet though it is likely the album will sell out on Record Store Day. The reissue is from Varese Sarabande, the company who has reissued the album on CD in the past as well as a special DS 30th Anniversary CD, a "Night Stalker & Other Classic Thrillers" CD of Cobert's spooky scores to Dan Curtis projects (including 1991 DS music highlights) and a selection of Cobert's vintage game show themes as well as the score to the TV mini-series "The Winds of War."
 
 
**** DONNA McKECHNIE SPECIAL CABARET SHOW IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK
 
Tony-winning actress-singer-dancer DONNA McKECHNIE (DS' Amanda Harris/Olivia Corey) will star in a special musical stage show at Michael Feinstein's 54 Below nightclub in Manhattan from Sunday, April 17 through Friday, April 22 nightly except no show on Monday, April 18. "Donna McKechnie & Friends: A Visit With Kander & Ebb" begins at 7pm each night with doors opening at 5:15. The cover charge is $50-$60 with a $25 minimum for food and beverage. Fans may use a special discount code of KECH5 for a reduced rate. The cabaret show will spotlight the composers' best-loved songs including "All That Jazz" (from "Chicago"), "Cabaret" and "Maybe This Time" (from "Cabaret"), "New York, New York" (from "New York, New York") and other showtune favorites.
 
Donna is a vivacious veteran of many legendary Broadway shows such as "A Chorus Line," "Promises, Promises," "Company" and many others. This is a wonderful opportunity to see her in an intimate setting.
 
 
**** A REUNION OF SORTS – A COMEDY BY JERRY LACY
 
Town and Country Players presents:  “A Reunion Of Sorts” – A Comedy by Jerry Lacy.
 
Fridays and Saturdays, August 12, 13, 19, 20, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm
 
Town and Country Players, 4158 York Rd., Buckingham, PA
www.townandcountryplayers.org
(800) 838-3006
 
Plot:  Seventy somethings Nick and Ted have been pals for most of their lives.  Ted is happily married to Gwen, but Nick is divorced and worried that he will spend his final days alone and unloved. The sudden reappearance of a mutual girlfriend of thirty years ago, sends them into a tizzy, and reawakens their their youthful rivalry.  What happens when the gorgeous French beauty shows up at the front door?  The situation spirals out of control as the boys drink and argue, all while fending off the nosy next door neighbor who is spying on them.
 
About the playwright:  Jerry Lacy has been a professional actor for over 50 years, appearing On-Broadway (Play It Again, Sam with Woody Allen and Diane Keaton), Off-Broadway (Desire Under the Elms at Circle in the Square), and in regional and summer stock theatres all over the country. Film and television roles include Rev. Trask in Dark Shadows, Bogie in the film version of Play It Again, Sam, and many years on various daytime shows such as Love of Life, As the World Turns and The Young and the Restless. Lacy turned to writing as an additional artistic outlet several years ago, first selling scripts to various TV shows (Newhart and Parenthood), then switched to screen and stage plays as a more artistic endeavor. He is currently working on his sixth play for stage.
 
There will possibly be a party after opening night, and there will possibly be a talk after the Sunday matinee.  More information will be available closer to the performances.
 
 
**** DARK SHADOWS VINTAGE NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS
 
Hermes Press, who has published half-a-dozen high-quality volumes reprinting the original 1968-1976 DS Gold Key/Whitman Comics, is searching for a few missing 1971-1972 color DS Sunday newspaper comic strips for inclusion in a deluxe book reprinting the strips for the first time complete with all the panels included and in color - in addition to the shorter, daily strips that were black-and-white.
 
It is hoped a DS fan or collector can help locate these and lend to Hermes to make ultra-high resolution scans and return in addition to providing special acknowledgment in the book.
The following dates are missing and needed - please email shadowgram@aol.com if you can help with providing any of these color Sunday strips:
 
November 14, 1971; November 21, 1971; November 28, 1971; December 5, 1971; December 12, 1971:
December 19, 1971; December 26, 1971; January 2, 1972; January 9, 1972; January 16, 1972;
January 23, 1972; January 30, 1972; February 6, 1972; February 13, 1972; February 20, 1972:
February 27, 1972; March 5, 1972.
Thank you for any assistance to make this project possible!
 
 
**** SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY TOUR LINK:
 
The link for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery tour in the last update wasn’t “clickable”.  Here’s the link again, clickable this time:
 
Fans may attend the Sunday evening, June 26 DS afterglow visit to the legendary Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, approximately 10 minutes from the DoubleTree Hotel. The cost for this private DS tour from 5:30 - 6:30 pm is $10 payable directly to Sleepy Hollow upon arrival at the cemetery or in advance at the special online link:
https://www.showclix.com/event/dark-shadows-private-tour2016

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From the Classic Horror Film Board:  Arthur Anderson, Mercury Player ...

Anderson played a cab driver whose rider (Vicki) bailed on him because she'd been imprisoned by Mathew Morgan:



With thanks to Kosmo!

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Happy Birthday
Mysterious Benefactor!



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 **** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!  DARK SHADOWS 50th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND UPDATE

****GUEST EDITORIAL
 
 
**** THE DIARIES OF DOCTOR MABUSE, WHICH FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTOR AND WRITER ANSEL FARAJ, AND ACTORS JERRY LACY, KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT, LARA PARKER, CHRISTOPHER PENNOCK.
 
**** KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT – NEW BOOK - LAST DANCE AT THE SAVOY: LIFE, LOVE AND CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE # 378
April 6, 2016
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), provides the following news in this ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "Bulletin."
 
 
**** DARK SHADOWS 50th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND UPDATE
 
As previously announced, the DS 50th Anniversary will be celebrated with a weekend of activities in Tarrytown, New York from June 24-26, 2016 with over a dozen original DS actors participating in person.
 
The DS Official Fan Club/DS Festival has now asked ShadowGram to announce that the Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 events at the DoubleTree Hotel are now sold out and has reached capacity for those two days.
 
However, space remains for the Friday evening, June 24 events at the DoubleTree (between 6pm-12 midnight, followed by late movies until 2am) as well as the Friday morning/afternoon visit to the neighboring Lyndhurst Estate (between 10am-5pm) which served as Collinwood in the M-G-M movies "House of Dark Shadows" (1970) and "Night of Dark Shadows" (1971).
 
Fans who wish to attend either or both of the Friday, June 24 DS events in Tarrytown and have not yet sent the registration form and payment are encouraged to do so immediately while the limited number of spaces are still available.
 
Please send $15 per person for the DS 50th events at the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, June 24 and $20 per person for the Lyndhurst visit on Friday, June 24 to: DARK SHADOWS, P.O. BOX 92, MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040.
 
Please note that fans may begin arriving at the Lyndhurst Estate for guided tours of the mansion starting at 10am with tours being conducted every half hour until the final tour at 4:30.  (The previously announced start time was at 12 noon).
 
Fans may bring a picnic lunch or purchase sandwiches, snacks and drinks at the Lyndhurst Carriage House café throughout the day, adjacent to the gift show in the stables complex. Attendees are also free to roam the grounds and gardens of the massive, historic estate and explore the different sites seen in the DS movies.
 
Additionally, fans may attend the Sunday evening, June 26 DS afterglow visit to the legendary Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, approximately 10 minutes from the DoubleTree Hotel. The cost for this private DS tour from 5:30 - 6:30 pm is $10 payable directly to Sleepy Hollow upon arrival at the cemetery or in advance at the special online link: www.showclix.com/event/dark-shadows-private-tour2016
 
Thank you for your understanding and your interest in joining the DS 50th weekend.
 
 
**** GUEST EDITORIAL
 
As many of you know, Marcy had to have serious eye surgery last August which required she be face down for a week.  The recovery period takes several weeks, and during that time she has a difficult time reading or responding to email.  Unfortunately, the problem has recurred and she is once more recovering from the surgery.
 
I’ll be doing the ShadowGram Updates and responding to her emails for the next few weeks. 
 
Kathy Resch
 
 
**** THE DIARIES OF DOCTOR MABUSE, FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTOR AND WRITER ANSEL FARAJ, AND ACTORS JERRY LACY, KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT, LARA PARKER, AND CHRISTOPHER PENNOCK.
 
From Ansel Faraj:  “I'm very excited to announce that both DOCTOR MABUSE and DOCTOR MABUSE: ETIOPOMAR are now available on DVD from Alpha Video. The disc includes the Making Of Documentary DIARIES OF DOCTOR MABUSE, which features interviews with myself, and actors Jerry Lacy, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker, Christopher Pennock, Nathan Wilson, Bahia Garrigan, Kate Avery, Annie Waterman, John C Smith, and Kelsey Hewlett.”
 
From the Press Release:
 
“Alpha Video is proud to announce the release of THE DOCTOR MABUSE COLLECTION. Inspired by the character made famous by director Fritz Lang, the immortal villain returns in two new features  -- Doctor Mabuse and Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar, starring Jerry Lacy as Mabuse and written and directed by rising filmmaker Ansel Faraj.
 
“In the psychological thriller Doctor Mabuse, the criminal mastermind plots a new reign of terror, with only Inspector Lohmann standing in the way. Infiltrating the demon’s inner circle, Lohmann learns that the cost for defying Mabuse is a fate far worse than death.
 
“The steampunk shocker Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar uses six interwoven tales to tell the story of the villain’s quest to establish a kingdom for his followers. To create what he calls his ‘Etiopomar,’ Mabuse enlists an army of automatons created by a mad scientist...who will be very familiar to fans of classic German cinema.
 
“Jerry Lacy played multiple roles on the cult gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966-1971). He also essayed an uncanny impersonation of Humphrey Bogart in Woody Allen’s Play It Again, Sam (1972). Starring alongside Lacy are his fellow Dark Shadows alumni Kathryn Leigh Scott and Lara Parker as witches Madame Von Harbou and Madame Carrozza, and Christopher Pennock as the villainous Professor Konratz. Character actor Linden Chiles (The Twilight Zone, James at 15) is resourceful Inspector Von Wenk, Nathan Wilson is Mabuse’s nemesis Inspector Lohmann, Bahia Garrigan is femme fatale Christina Novello, Dane Corrigan is the insane Rotwang, and Kate Avery is the beautiful, but deadly, Maria.
 
“Blending film noir, science fiction, comic book fantasy, and German Expressionism, these Doctor Mabuse films are unlike anything you’ve ever seen.”
 
THE DOCTOR MABUSE COLLECTION hits DVD on April 12, 2016.
 
http://www.oldies.com/product-view/1097D.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJUSFBHuPXc
 
 
**** KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT – NEW BOOK - LAST DANCE AT THE SAVOY: LIFE, LOVE AND CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY
 
Kathryn Leigh Scott has a new book out:
 
“Last Dance at the Savoy: Life, Love and Caring for Someone With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy”  by Kathryn Leigh Scott  (Author), Dr. Yvette Bordelon (Foreword)
 
Here’s the description from Amazon:
 
When Kathryn Leigh Scott's husband was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological disease for which there is (so far) no cure, it was a devastating time for both of them, not least because so little is known about the cause or treatment of a disease that affects some 20,000 Americans, a number similar to that of Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). Last Dance at the Savoy is both a personal story about Scott's husband, Geoff Miller, the founding editor of Los Angeles magazine, who lived life fully despite having a terminal illness, and a sharing of her insights on dealing with the day-to-day issues of caring for someone with a progressive neurological condition. Scott "often yearned for someone to figuratively take my hand and walk with me through the difficult times; I hope through this book I can reach out to you with encouragement and practical advice." Last Dance at the Savoy includes a resource guide that provides facts about prime-of-life diseases; contact information for support organizations, research studies and clinical trials; where to find handicap products and equipment; and recommended caregiving publications and family conferences. Contains a foreword by Yvette Bordelon, MD, PhD, a neurologist at UCLA whose clinical work involves the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders. A percentage of royalties from Last Dance at the Savoy are donated to CurePSP.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Dance-Savoy-Progressive-Supranuclear/dp/0986245925/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459911587&sr=8-1&keywords=last+dance+at+the+savoy

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Current Talk '16 I / DS anniversary memorialized on IMDB
« on: April 02, 2016, 09:17:37 PM »
To commemorate the date the show went off the air, IMDb's home page presents as today's featured Photo Gallery:  Step Back Into "Dark Shadows"


With thanks to Kosmo!

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**** CHRIS PENNOCK STARS IN PLAY THIS WEEKEND
**** MARIE WALLACE GUESTS IN UPCOMING EPISODE OF HULU TV SERIES
**** JERRY LACY IN INDEPENDENT FILM DUE THIS YEAR
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE # 377
March 4. 2016
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), provides the following news in this ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "Bulletin."
 
 
**** CHRIS PENNOCK IN THE INTENSE PLAY “THIRD” THIS WEEKEND
 
CHRIS (Jeb, Cyrus/John, Sebastian, Gabriel) enthusiastically invites fans in the Los Angeles area to see him as “Jack Jameson” in the play THIRD this weekend – Sat.-Sun., March 5-6, at the Actors Workout Studio in North Hollywood. Performances are Sat. at 8:00 and Sun. matinee at 3:00.
 
He hopes fans will come: “THIRD is a superb play by the great Wendy Wasserstein….family, academia, politics, war and peace, the tragedy of Alzheimers, and ultimately LOVE! You will enjoy it!”
 
Chris also shares a scary experience: He was in the play on opening night 2-13. But as he arrived at the theater the next day, his Prius car was severely rear-ended by another car, destroying both vehicles. Chris was taken by ambulance to the hospital with “blood everywhere and a raging headache” after being “thrown into the next seat.” Chris suffered a “mild concussion and laceration” on his forehead with some “back and hip injuries…. They found my understudy (DS’ LISA EICHARDS’ husband) Steve Mandillo walking his dogs and he made it (to the theatre) in time for the big scene in the second act.” Chris adds, “Now, 2 weeks later, I’m still limping around…but I will be BACK on stage Saturday night, March 5!”
 
LA Times review 2-25: “An ardently feminist college professor accuses a male student of plagiarism, (and) engages in prejudice of the grossest stripe, almost destroying a young life in the process.” THIRD is “a well-paced production” presenting “the pure pleasure” of the play’s message: “A clarion warning against ideological extremism that is particularly apropos now, when any blunder into political incorrectness, however unwitting, can engender viral and virulent outrage.” Chris (and Steve Mandillo) portray the professor’s father, “an appropriately King Lear-like figure slipping into dementia.”
 
The Actors Workout Studio is at 4735 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA.
Tickets are $20. Info: (800) 838-3006 or third.brownpapertickets.com
 
Chris was in a previous production of THIRD in late Oct., 2015, at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
 
 
**** MARIE WALLACE GUESTS ON HULU TV SERIES “DIFFICULT PEOPLE”
 
MARIE (Eve, Mad Jenny, Megan Todd) tells SG she recently “filmed a part in the Hulu series DIFFICULT PEOPLE, produced by Amy Poehler and written by Julie Klausner and starring Julie and Billy Eichner. My character’s name, of all things, is ‘Marie!’ I’m in Episode #210, called ‘High Alert.’ It’s the last show of their second season, so look for it on HULU this summer.” She notes that “Marie” wears elegant clothing, including a glamorous floor-length red dress and fur coat. She adds “Many of my friends have told me it’s their favorite show, so if you haven’t already seen it, go to it!”
 
Hulu.com summary: “Life is really tough for Julie and Billy, two 30-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.” The series’ premise also is described: “As best friends living in NYC, their typical, irreverent behavior lands them in some very awkward situations.”
 
All episodes so far are streaming: http://www.hulu.com/difficult-people
 
 
**** JERRY LACY IN NEW FANTASY / ADVENTURE MOVIE
 
JERRY (Tony Peterson, Rev. Trask, Gregory Trask, Lamar Trask) has recently been filming scenes for the new independent movie THE NINGYO. He portrays “H. Prestor Sealous” in the fantasy adventure due out this year.
 
Co-Creator/Director Miguel Ortega and Production Designer Tran Ma describe: “A 1909 period film pilot about ‘cryptozoology.’ The search for mythological or unproven creatures. A Faustian tale about losing oneself in the process of achieving our goals.

“Professor Marlowe finds a piece of a map pointing to the place where the Ningyo, a mythical Japanese creature, could be found. The legend claims whomever consumes its flesh will attain remarkable longevity. He presents the project to his peers, who mock and dismiss him as a fraud. He decides to risk everything and go after the Ningyo on his own in hopes to bring to light what could be one of the greatest contributions to science. What he could not anticipate is that, in his search, he is confronted with a choice that puts the very foundations of his morality to the test.”
 
The trailer (preview) can be seen at  www.vimeo.com/138919789
More information is at  facebook.com/theningyo

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**** DS FESTIVAL 50TH ANIVERSARY CELEBRATION INFORMATION
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE # 375
March 1. 2016

Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), provides the following news in this ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "Bulletin."
 
***** DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
 
--- ATTENDING MEMBERSHIPS / LUNCHEON WITH THE STARS: PRICES & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
--- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
--- ANNOUNCING: NEW DS GUEST 
--- MORE INFORMATION
 
The Festival is Friday-Sunday, June 24-26, 2016 (actual anniversary weekend – DS premiered on ABC-TV daytime programming on June 27, 1966). All activities and programming will take place in and near Tarrytown, NY.
 
Friday Admission: $15 per person
Saturday Admission: $20 per person
Both Days: $30 per person — By Advance Reservation Only.
Luncheon with the Stars – Sunday, June 26: $50 per person --- By Advance Reservation Only
 
Space is limited for all 3 days. No memberships will be sold at the door.
 
Please send payment to: Dark Shadows, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040 with a self-addressed, stamped return envelope.
 
Our expected DS guests will join fans of all ages from across the US and beyond for a weekend of sharing DS at the actual filming locations for the 2 movies starring a number of the TV series’ cast members: 1970’s HOUSE OF DS and 1971’s NIGHT OF DS. Each was shot almost exclusively in and around the nearby elegant Lyndhurst Estate and historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery – and fans can tour both locations. Both movies will screen the evening of Sat., June 25.
 
Fest highlights features our DS guests in Q&A audience sessions and autograph/photo opportunities, plus some guests will perform live onstage. There will be rare, unique, and new programming and videos. A vast array of DS memorabilia will be available for purchase at a wide price range.
 
All attendees are invited and encouraged to participate in 2 special ways:
--- Volunteer to help
--- Join us for the for-fun Fan Costume & Presentation Gala.
 
More details and contact information for these fun activities are later in this message.
 
Our confirmed guests follow. Most portrayed more than the single character named. More guests to be announced via the ShadowGram Online Updates through the ShadowGram Group at Yahoo.com.
 
DAVID SELBY (Quentin)
LARA PARKER (Angelique)
KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie)
NANCY BARRETT (Carolyn)
JERRY LACY (Reverend Trask)
MARIE WALLACE (Eve)
SHARON SMYTH (Sarah)
KATHLEEN CODY (Hallie)
DONNA McKECHNIE (Amanda)
CHRISTOPHER PENNOCK (Jeb)
ROGER DAVIS (Peter Bradford)
DONNA WANDREY (Roxanne)
 
---- Newly added guest: JAMES STORM (Gerard)
 
Fest programming will take place at the Tarrytown DoubleTree Hotel (approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan on the eastern shore of the Hudson River at the Tappan Zee Bridge).
 
---- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Below is a tentative schedule for the Official Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary events. Please note that times are subject to change.
 
Later in this Update are details about some of the programming / activities.
 
All DS DoubleTree Hotel programming activities will take place in the hotel Ballroom. Autograph sessions will run continuously at the hotel throughout the weekend.
 
FRIDAY, June 24, 2016
12:00 noon - 5:00pm - An Afternoon At Collinwood (Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown)
(Tour of Lyndhurst Mansion - $20 per person)
3:00pm   Fest Celebration Registration opens at DoubleTree Hotel
6:00pm    DS 50th Anniversary opening ceremonies with Sharon Smyth
6:15        Special DS Episode with Original Commercials as broadcast on ABC-TV
6:45        Jonathan Frid on The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
7:00        Special Guests: Kathleen Cody & James Storm
7:30        Special Guests: Marie Wallace & Christopher Pennock
8:00        Special Guests: Kathryn Leigh Scott & Jerry Lacy
8:30        Special Guests: Lara Parker & Roger Davis
9:00        Jonathan Frid hosts House of Dark Shadows (1986)
9:15        Movie: House of Dark Shadows
11:00      Dark Shadows Movie Trailers
11:15      Movie: Night of Dark Shadows
 
SATURDAY - June 25, 2016 - DS 50th Anniversary
10:00am  Fest Celebration Registration opens
11:00       Dark Shadows Fan Videos
11:30       Dark Shadows News: ShadowGram's Marcy Robin
12:00       The Collinsport Historical Society
12:30       Dark Shadows Influences
1:00         Dark Shadows Lost & Found: The House   
2:00         Dark Shadows Charity Auction I       
3:00         Dark Shadows Lives: Big Finish Audio Dramas
3:30         Reflections of Jonathan Frid
4:00         50th Anniversary Dark Shadows Cast Reunion
                Questions & Answers with The Stars
5:00         Dark Shadows Bloopers on The Big Screen
6:00         Dark Shadows Lost & Found: Surprise
7:00         Donna McKechnie In Performance
7:30         Dark Shadows In Remembrance
                The Collinsport Players
8:00         Dark Shadows Costume Party Gala
9:00         Dark Shadows At The Movies Retrospective
10:00       Ghost Stories with Sarah Collins
                & Short Film hosted by Sharon Smyth
11:00      Movie: Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar 
 
SUNDAY - June 26, 2016
11:00am   Doors Open/Registration Opens
11:30        Luncheon Begins/Door Prizes/Gift Bags
1:00          Dark Shadows Dramatics: Stage performances 
                 by David Selby, Nancy Barrett and other guests
2:30          DS Charity Auction II
3:00          Autograph Session/DS Memorabilia Sale
5:00          Optional No-Host Fan Field Trip to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery & Private Tour ($10 advance / $12 at door)
 
**** VOLUNTEER & SHARE YOUR CREATIVE COSTUMES & PRESENTATIONS
As noted earlier, fans can share their DS enthusiasm by volunteering and / or participating in the return of the Fest’s traditional for-fun-only “Costume & Presentation Gala.” Here are more details for volunteers and costume gala participants. Please join us!
 
--- The all-volunteer Fest staff members appreciate fan volunteers who offer help in various capacities during the weekend. These volunteers then are thanked with a private party with some of the DS stars. Please email Volunteer Coordinator Nina at: nmogle@gmail.com
 
Fans of all ages are invited to participate in and be in the audience for the Saturday night Costume & Presentation Gala. This entertaining event welcomes individuals and small groups of fans to come onstage and share their creativity and personas in their own costumes and brief recitations/song/dance interpretations of DS characters, time periods, storylines, etc., as well as related genres. There will be a briefing session before the event for gala participants.
 
Please email Gala Coordinator Marcy Robin at ShadowGram@aol.com  or send a SAFSE (Self-Addressed Forever-Stamp Envelope) to Marcy Robin, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766.
 
**** FEST AUCTIONS – SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Available for open bidding will be a wide selection of DS-related items of all kinds, including rare pieces and more. Auction proceeds benefit charity causes chosen by some of our DS guests (a Fest tradition).
 
**** HOTEL SLEEPING ROOMS AT THE DOUBLETREE & IN THE AREA
SG Online Updates have noted that the Doubletree Hotel is fully sold out of sleeping rooms. However, overnight rooms are available at numerous nearby hotels where fans may stay while attending the 50th Anniversary Celebration. Fans can drive, carpool, or share taxi rides between the Doubletree, Lyndhurst (they are about 1 mile apart), and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Tarrytown is easily accessible by car, train, bus, and nearby major airports. Please see recent ShadowGram Online Updates for more information.

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Calendar Events / Announcements '16 I / DS movie actors @ Autograph Shows
« on: February 17, 2016, 10:19:34 PM »
Another Alice Cooper appearance (besides Chiller):
Spooky Empire, April 1-3 in Orlando -  Media Guest List


Shane Rimmer appearance (far right in photo below):
Hollywood Show, April 8-10 - Attendee's List
Shane Rimmer bio



With thanks to Kosmo!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '16 I / Next Chiller Theatre
« on: February 04, 2016, 01:44:33 AM »
Appearing at Chiller Theatre, April 22-24: Alice Cooper

Guests

With thanks to Kosmo!

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**** NEW YEAR UPDATE FROM MARCY ROBIN – SHADOWGRAM
**** NOTE REGARDING DS FESTIVAL’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
 
SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL DARK SHADOWS NEWS ONLINE UPDATE  # 373
February 1. 2016
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
**** UPDATE MESSAGE FROM SHADOWGRAM’S MARCY ROBIN
 
It’s been several weeks since the last SG DS News Online Update and I’ve been silent during that time. I appreciate everyone’s patience and messages of concern and now explain why.
 
In the pre-dawn hours of a morning in late December, an accidental electrical fire (no way of knowing there was any danger) erupted in the garage of my home. It consumed the garage, which is attached to my house. The blaze destroyed virtually everything inside the garage (no cars were kept there).
 
Thankfully, the local fire station is very close to my home. I’d barely hung up on my 911 phone call when the firefighters and local sheriffs began arriving. Their wonderful efforts contained the blaze to the garage building itself. However, smoke permeated the entire house and all its contents, making it uninhabitable until the smoke damage and repairs can be fully cleaned, cleared, and completed.
 
I am most thankful that no one – including our 4 cats - was hurt. I also deeply appreciate the kindness and support from those superb first responders, then and since that terrible morning. However, we were (and have been) very shaken up and are continuing to cope with all aspects of the fire and its aftermath.
 
The insurance company was “on top of” things from the first call we made to report the fire – in fact, it was still burning when we called. Insurance personnel quickly arranged temporary housing for us (and also boarding the 4 cats at the veterinary hospital). Insurance also soon brought in the various appropriate companies to assess all the damage, clean out debris, determine construction requirements, procedures, needs, etc. Every single thing in the house had to be removed and is being restored and cleaned via the ozone process.
 
We and the cats now are settled in a long-term temporary location several miles from the house. We’ve also returned to our jobs. The insurance company and others involved in the work keep us fully informed, meeting and checking with us, etc., as things gradually progress.
 
This entire experience has been extremely upsetting, overwhelming, and disruptive in every possible way. Yet the support, concern, and encouragement from others have been so uplifting and true blessings. The house and garage will require thorough, extensive work inside and out. This is projected to take several months to complete. (The potential effects of predicted El Nino heavy rains hopefully won’t occur or create delays.)We are just so grateful for everyone and everything that have been – and are – there for us and the cats.
 
Thank you for your understanding.
 
 
**** NOTE: DS FESTIVAL – DS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
 
With the terrific ongoing help of Kathy Resch, I WILL continue to post these ShadowGram Official Dark Shadows News Online Updates as I receive DS-related news, including confirmed developments for our Dark Shadows Festival DS 50th Anniversary Celebration on June 24-26 in Tarrytown, NY.
 
Thus, I soon will announce membership and Luncheon rates, procedure details, and the latest official information for this Celebration / Cast & Fan Reunion
 
These ShadowGram Official DS News Online Updates – always posted first through the ShadowGram Group at Yahoo,com – also will continue to announce and report DS and Fest news as the 50th Anniversary approaches.
 
If you haven’t done so yet, fans who plan to attend this very special commemorative event are encouraged to please send an unsealed business-size SAFSE (Self-Addressed Forever-Stamp Envelope) to:
 
Dark Shadows Festival
PO Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040
 
Your SAFSE later will be returned to you via postal-mail with the official Fest membership form and other information. You fill out the form and mail it, your check/money order payments, and 2 more SAFSEs to the Fest address above
 
I hope you can join us for this very special Commemoration weekend, June 24-26, 2016, in Tarrytown, NY (approx. 25 miles north of midtown Manhattan). Weekend activities and programming – with our DS guests and fans of all ages from across the US and beyond – will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel and the historic Lyndhurst Estate and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The estate and cemetery were filming locations for the 2 MGM theatrical movies “House of Dark Shadows” (1970) and “Night of Dark Shadows” (1971). They all are a few miles from each other.
 
These ShadowGram Official DS Online News Updates will report future Fest Celebration announcements and plans.
 
ShadowGram Online Update # 370 (11-19-15) premiere-announced our confirmed DS guests as of that date and I’ll report more guests as they confirm. Subsequent ShadowGram Updates have provided further definite Fest news. These previous Updates can be read by Group members who go to the ShadowGram Group at Yahoo.com.

Thank you.
 
Marcy Robin
ShadowGram@aol.com
ShadowGram1@yahoo.com

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Current Talk '16 I / DS image on tonight's SAG Awards
« on: January 31, 2016, 04:13:47 AM »
John P. Connell wasn't the only DS alum seen in the Memoriam section of the SAG Awards ceremony.  However, he's the only one whose image was from his appearance on DS:


John P. Connell (a SAG Board member) as Lt. Dan Riley #1 [1967]

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The first official US trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, where, as mentioned back in October, the DS movie's Bella Heathcote can frequently be seen as one of the fighting Bennett sisters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syjfmdvLu9c

The film is based on the parody novel of the same name, which of course was written by Seth Grahame-Smith, major screenwriter of the DS movie.