Subject: Carol Channing's 95th Birthday
From: Chad Hilligus <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:14:41 +0000

John,

I got your information from my friend Jeff Brewer, whom I believe you had dinner with last night.  I wanted to follow up with you while the topic is still fresh on your mind.

I am producing Carol Channing's 95th Birthday at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA on March 5, 2016.  This will be a celebration filled with performances by Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, Lily Tomlin and many more.  Throughout the evening, we will be showing video greetings from several esteemed celebrities sending Carol birthday wishes.  Carol is a unique performer in that she has been invited to perform at the White House for every U.S. President since Kennedy.  We are in the process of compiling video greetings from all the former Presidential couples and we would love to have one from the Clintons.

I have already been in contact with Reed Hauser at the Clinton Foundation.  He thought it might be difficult to get a moment with both Clintons at the same time due to their rigorous campaigning schedules.  Whatever you can do would be tremendously appreciated.  You only turn 95 once, right?

Here's a link to the official announcement about the show on Playbill.  I'm also attaching a sample video from Barbara Walters to give you an idea of what I'm looking for.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/kristin-chenoweth-alan-cumming-lily-tomlin-and-more-will-celebrate-carol-channings-95th-birthday-in-starry-concert-373824

Let me know if you have any questions!  Thanks in advance!

Chad Hilligus
Producer
McCallum Theatre
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