The HistoryMakers presents
A live interview and PBS-TV Special
Saturday, October 22, 2005
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Pre-Show Reception Northwestern University School of Law |
Program PBS-TV taping Northwestern University School of Law |
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 312-674-1900 or e-mail your ticket request to info@thehistorymakers.com
Tickets price: $250.00
Master of Ceremonies: Ramsey Lewis
An Evening With annual celebrity interview event is The HistoryMakers' hallmark program. The intimate format of the interview, conducted before a live audience and taped for airing on PBS-TV, explores the fascinating lives of some of Americas most beloved public figures. In 2000, we nationally launched The HistoryMakers with a program entitled, An Evening with Harry Belafonte, where Harry Belafonte was interviewed by his friend and actor/humanitarian, Danny Glover. The HistoryMakers produced An Evening with Dionne Warwick in 2001 and the legendary actress Diahann Carroll interviewed Ms. Warwick. In 2002, An Evening with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, featured the lives of these "National Treasures" in an interview with their friend, well-known educator and activist, Angela Davis. In 2004, The HistoryMakers presented An Evening With B.B. King being interviewed by fellow musician Isaac Hayes. Over 1000 people attended each event and all three have aired as PBS specials to much acclaim. Last year, An Evening With Della Reese marked the first time this event was held outside of Chicago, as singer, actress and minister Della Reese spoke about her life to fellow actress Lorraine Toussaint in Atlanta, Georgia. An Evening With Russell Simmons was a spectacular success as The HistoryMakers' celebrated our fifth anniversary. This year, in 2005, The HistoryMakers have conducted two An Evening With... programs. The first, An Evening With Diahann Carroll marked the first time The HistoryMakers brought our signature program to Washington, D.C. In July, we were proud to return for a second year to Atlanta for An Evening With Nikki Giovanni. Now, we're back in Chicago, presenting An Evening With Denyce Graves, where opera singer Denyce Graves will be interviewed by Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett!
Denyce Graves
Recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled acclaim in performances on four continents. Her career has taken her to great opera houses and concert halls. The combination of her rich vocalism, stage presence and exciting theatrical abilities allows her to pursue a wide breadth of operatic portrayals as well as delight audiences. Denyce Graves has become particularly well-known for her portrayals of the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. These signature roles have brought Ms. Graves to the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Staatsoper, Royal Opera - Covent Garden, Opera National de Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opernhaus Zurich, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, and the Festival Maggio Musicale in Florence.
One of the music world's most sought-after recitalists, she is an exclusive recording artist with BMG Classics, and appears often on television. She was named one of the "50 Leaders of Tomorrow" by Ebony Magazine and was one of Glamour Magazine's 1997 "Women of the Year." In 1999 WQXR Radio in New York named her as one of classical music's "Standard Bearers for the 21st Century." Denyce Graves provides many benefit performances for various causes special to her throughout each season
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett, one of the entertainment industry's premier leading ladies, is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Her memorable roles include How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Ruby's Bucket of Blood, and The Score. Bassett is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got To Do With It, for which she earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
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