The following article appeared in today's (6/21/01) issue of the
Hartford Courant newspaper http://www.ctnow.com

New Show About Hepburn At Hartford Stage

By FRANK RIZZO

Courant Staff Writer
June 21, 2001

In a way, it was inevitable.


After all, Hartford's Katharine Hepburn has been a prominent
figure in the American entertainment landscape for most of the 20th
century. When you combine her stage, film and television career with
her unique and independent personal style, you can understand why so
many people have been enamored of the woman, who at 94 still lives in
her Fenwick family homestead in Old Saybrook.

Now Matthew Lombardo, who grew up in Wethersfield, has written a
one-person show about Hepburn at two significant stages of the
actress's life. "Tea at Five" will be presented Feb. 7 to March 10 as
part of Hartford Stage's main-stage season. Kate Mulgrew, known for
her role as Captain Janeway in TV's "Star Trek: Voyager," will play
Hepburn at two significant stages of her life: when she returned to
Connecticut after being banished by studio heads for being "box office
poison" in 1938; when she was 76 in 1983 after her automobile
accident. No director has yet been named for the new work.

The first act ends with her receiving the script to the play
"The Philadelphia Story," which was to revive her career.
Coincidentally, the Philip Barry play will open the main-stage
season at Hartford Stage Oct. 4 to Nov. 4. David Warren,who staged the
currently playing "Baptiste," will direct "The Philadelphia Story."

Neither Hepburn nor her family has been approached regarding the work
and production, so it is unknown what her reaction will be to the
dramatizing of her life. Lombardo portrays it as a tribute to the
actress but adds he will honestly touch on all aspects of her life.

Michael Wilson, artistic director of Hartford Stage, says there are
efforts to encourage other local institutions to have their own
celebrations of Hepburn's life.

Added some new photos from Ryan's Hope to the website.

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/ryanhope/ryanphot.htm

Many Thanks! to a Totally Kate! contributor for letting me scan the
photos!

Added ad from Emmy magazine:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/emmyad/emmyad.html

Added my version of the Emmy Ad photo:

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/4619/msphotos/photo10.html

Thought I'd add a bit of color to the photo from the Emmy ad:

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/4619/msphotos/photo10.html

Added a transcript of Kate's Cleveland appearance plus more photos to
the website:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/clevcon3/clevetrn.html

Many THANKS! to Totally Kate contributors for the photos, transcript
and missing audio!

Added transcript & screen captures from an interview Kate did for the
show, Alex Bennett...Again. The date of this interview is 8/24/95.
This interview aired on a UPN station but I am guessing it was a
syndicated program. The video was a little snowy so I kept the screen
captures small and to a minimum. Many THANKS to Totally Kate!
contributors for the video and transcript!

http://www.totallykate.freehomepage.com/bennett/bennett.html

Added to the website article & pics of "Ryan's Hope" goes to Ireland
from Afternoon TV, 3/78.

http://www.totallykate.freehomepage.com/aftv378/aftv378.html

Added review of 'Hedda Gabler" from the Los Angeles Herald:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/hedda/hgabler.html

Added two b&w photos from HeartBeat:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/heartbea/hearbtph.htm

Last two photos on the page.

Added to the website photo and information from the play, "Titus
Andronicus":

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/titus/titus.html

Many THANKS! to a Totally Kate! contributor for the following
information:


I just found out that Kate is announced as a host at Memory Walk 2001
on Saturday, October 6 at Hollywood Park Racetrack, Los Angeles,
organized by Alzheimer's Association.

At convention in Blackpool the chosen charity for Voyager: The Return
will be Alzheimer's Association, Los Angles. So if you click on their
logo, you will find out more about the event in October.
http://www.alzla.org/

Kate and other celebrities, supporting the association, are announced
on this site:
http://www.alzla.org/MW/celebrities.html

For a brief report on the Voyager: The Return convention this past
weekend in Blackpool and to find out the "surprise" guest check out
this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/focus/072001/29/trek.shtml

Just a small update but I posted a fabulous pic of Kate at Blackpool
taken by J. Warran.

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/Index.htm

If anyone else has photos, reports, etc. to share please e-mail me at
totallykate@... or totallykate@...

Thanks!

Added a few photos from Voyager: The Return to the website:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/blpooljn/jenn1.html

THANKS to J. Warran for letting me use her photos!

Just got an e-mail from Creation Entertainment. They are listing Kate
as a guest at their con in Dearborn, Michigan, October 13-14, 2001.
They list Kate as appearing Sunday only. Of course it's Creation so
don't expect cheap tickets. <G> For more information:

http://www.creationent.com/calendar_frame.html

Here's the URL for Wolf Events site.

http://www.wolfevents.co.uk/home/info_voyager.shtml

They have just added some nice photos of Kate & Patrick Stewart from
last weekend's con.

I added a few more of Jenn's photos from Blackpool to the website:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/blpooljn/jenn1.html

Also added a report & photos sent by Geoff Askey:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/blpool/askey.html

Thanks to both of them!

Wolf Events is selling a compilation video of highlights of the recent
convention with Kate. Here's the link for more information:

http://www.sqnet.co.uk/wolfstore/

Once you "enter" the store, click on the video/CD link along the
left-hand side.

For people in the US remember you need the video in NTSC format. The
PAL format will not play on your VCRs. The price seems to be 12.99
pounds without shipping. Here's the URL to a site where you can
convert pounds to US dollars based on the exchange rate as of a
certain date. It may not be exactly what you will pay depending on the
exchange rate when you make your purchase but it should give you an
idea. . Looks like you'll also need a VISA or Mastercard.

http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=curc&zz=996954644840

Just added a transcript of Kate's Saturday appearance at Blackpool to
the website. Many THANKS! to Barbara Spencer for transcribing.

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/blpool/blsatran.html

Connie

Passing along this notice about KMAS, Kate's former fan club. You can
also find a link to the newsletter archives on the Totally Kate Links
page.


The current site for KMAS at http://members.aol.com/nowvoy/index.html
is going away, probably at the end of the month. For the last couple
of months the following redirect notice has been up:

--

The Kate Mulgrew Appreciation Society, Kate Mulgrew's Official Fan
Club, shut down in April 2000. This site in its current form is going
away...

The archive of Now Voyager, the fan club's newsletter, continues to
exist at its current, redesigned home. There have been some new
additions to the archive with this update.

The URL:  http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Station/1965/

Added a partial transcript of Kate's Sunday appearance at Blackpool.
Hope to get a tape with the ending so I can complete it. Many Thanks
to Barbara for transcribing and to one of my regular transcribers for
putting it all together so all I had to do was put it on the page.
Real life has been keeping me rather busy so if you've sent pictures,
convention reports, etc. THANK YOU and I'll get them up as soon as
possible. And if you have anything to send, please do!


http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/blpool/blsntran.html

News by association. :-)

Kate has been saying for quite a while now that her husband, Tim Hagan
would be running for Governor of Ohio. Guess this makes it official.
Thanks to Mr. Janeway for the links.

http://www.onnnews.com/onnweb/fullstory.php?record=10724

http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/news/news01/aug0
1/801448.html

Here's a link to another article about Tim Hagan's plans to run for
Governor of Ohio. This one's from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This is
a long link so it will probably break into two lines. I cut and paste
it into my browser's location bar in segments. Thanks to Debra for
this link.

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/htm
l_standard.xsl?/base/news/99786786221247178.xml

Received the following update from Joe Motes of Vulkon about the
Orlando convention. Before anyone panics (believe me, I already did
for all of us <G>), yes Kate is still listed as attending.

Forwarded message

ORLANDO:

IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR OUR ORLANDO SHOW, AND THIS YEARS SHOW IS
LOOKING GREAT!


THE GUEST LINE-UP SO FAR, INCLUDES: VOYAGER'S "CAPTAIN JANEWAY" KATE
MULGREW ,
FARSCAPE'S "PA'U ZOTOH ZHAAN" VIRGINIA HEY, AND PLANET OF THE
APES "NOVA" LINDA
HARRISON.
MORE GUESTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON !

ACTIVITIES:  IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE:
PANELS, GAMES,
EXHIBITS, COSTUME CONTEST WITH TROPHIES, AUCTION, DANCE(AFTER THE
BANQUET),
DEALER'S ROOM WITH MEMORABILIA FOR SALE, AND MULTIPLE GUEST STARS
DOING Q&A AND
AUTOGRAPHS - WE WILL ALSO HAVE A FABULOUS SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET WITH
THE STARS.

OUR GUESTS:  KATE MULGREW WILL SPEAK AND SIGN SUNDAY ONLY. VIRGINIA
HEY WILL
APPEAR BOTH DAYS BUT WILL SIGN SATURDAY ONLY AND ATTEND THE BANQUET.
LINDA
HARRISON WILL APPEAR BOTH DAYS AND ATTEND THE BANQUET, AS WELL AS BE
AVAILABLE
TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS BOTH DAYS (LINDA IS A BONUS GUEST AND IS NOT
COMPENSATED FOR
HER APPEARANCE, SHE EARNS A LIVING SELLING HER AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOS).

AUTOGRAPHS:  KATE WILL SIGN 1 "FREE" ITEM PER-PERSON WITH PAID
ADMISSION ON
SUNDAY ONLY. VIRGINIA WILL SIGN 1 "FREE" ITEM PER-PERSON WITH PAID
ADMISSION ON
SATURDAY ONLY. (IF YOU NEED MORE THAN 1 ITEM SIGNED, EXTRA AUTOGRAPH
TICKETS FOR
KATE MAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR- PRICES TBA)

ADMISSION:  WE ARE OFFERING A "SPECIAL" WEEKEND PRICE OF ONLY $75,
WHICH
INCLUDES RESERVED SEATING AND AUTOGRAPHS FROM: KATE AND VIRGINIA !
(MORE GUESTS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON). DAILY ADMISSION IS ALSO AVAILABLE, BUT WITH
THIS GREAT
A WEEKEND PRICE- WHY WOULD YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE ! AND REMEMBER:
ORDERING
TICKETS EARLY GETS YOU A LOWER BADGE NUMBER FOR BETTER SEATS AND
QUICKER
AUTOGRAPHS!

BANQUET TICKETS: ARE ONLY $50, BUT ARE SELLING QUICKLY (AS WE ONLY
SELL ABOUT
100 BANQUET TICKETS) - SO DON'T MISS OUT- ORDER TODAY! THE BANQUET IS
AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH OUR GUESTS, WHICH IS
ACCESS YOU
NORMALLY DO NOT HAVE AT A BUSY SHOW, PLUS PERSONAL PHOTOS ARE ALLOWED!

OUR HOTEL:    THE ORLANDO NORTH HILTON HAS BEEN HOME TO VULKON FOR
OVER 10
YEARS. GUESTS STAYING AT THE HILTON ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF A NEARBY
ROOM AND
JUST HAVE MORE FUN !
WITH VULKON ACTIVITIES THAT RUN LATE INTO THE NIGHT ON BOTH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY
NIGHT, PLUS: THE CRAZY GAMES AND OTHER LATENIGHT SURPRISES COOKED UP
BY OUR OWN
"SEAN OF THE CON", THE WILD ROOM PARTIES, THE CHANCE OF BUMPING INTO
OUR GUEST
STARS IN THE ELEVATORS, HALLS, BAR AND RESTAURANT, THE SATURDAY NIGHT
BANQUET,
THE SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE WITH LIVE DEE-JAY AND MUCH MORE ! WHY WOULD
YOU STAY
HOME OR ANYWHERE ELSE? YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO STAY AT THE HILTON
AND IMMERSE
YOURSELF IN THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE THAT ATTENDING A CONVENTION IS ALL
ABOUT, AND
THAT MEANS STAYING AT THE CONVENTION HOTEL ! ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOW
$81 ROOM
RATE FOR UP TO FOUR PEOPLE AT A HILTON ! SO BOOK NOW BEFORE THE RATES
GO UP !

----- End forwarded message -----

Added Kate interview from SFX Magazine - Summer 2001. Many Thanks! to
Totally Kate contributors for the magazine and typing the article!

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/articles/sfx2001.html

Added an interview with Kate from the September 2001 issue of the UK
version of Star Trek Magazine:

http://members.tripod.com/~marcia_2/stm0901/stm0901.html

Some members from the Totally Kate discussion list have formed a team
to walk in the Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles' 5K Memory Walk
on Saturday, Oct. 6th at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Kate has
mentioned at various conventions that her mother is suffering from
Alzheimer's and Kate is listed as a celebrity host for the event. If
you would like to join their team and walk in the event or sponsor
their team by making a donation to the Alzheimer's Association please
visit the website they have set up.

http://www.cadetevon.com/Joans_Trekkers.html

I received the following e-mail from Slanted Fedora concering the
Releigh/Durham Slanted Fedora Convention scheduled for Sept. 28th
-30th.


Greetings...

The tragedy of last week has forced us into an unfortunate decision.

The Raleigh/Durham convention scheduled for Late September has been
postponed to January 25/26/27.

This decision was not entered into lightly.   We have heard from many
fans and stars who urge me to "Not let the bastards win."

I have also heard from a great deal of fans who feel that  this is an
inappropriate time to have a celebration.   In the end, we looked at 3
points which directed us to this decision...

First, Midway airlines with their hub in Raleigh/Durham went out of
business with no notice.   This placed many fans in an unenviable
position of buying tickets at last minute fares...what was originally
less than a $200 flight from Florida is now a $500 flight.   Many fans
were being asked to pay more than they had originally budgeted.

Next the stars were at best less than enthusiastic about travel, and
at least one was unwilling to travel.   All of them have families, and
most have ties to New York, with friends, business associates and
casual acquaintances connected to the tragedy.   Their families would
be more comfortable letting the system get caught up before they
travel again.   That is assuming that travel is even possible.   The
air schedules are still being plagued with delays and cancellations
making any travel plans tenuous at best.

And Finally...We advertise our shows as Sci-fi Celebrations.   In the
end, I feel that any celebration is inappropriate at this time.   Let
us deal with our losses.   It is a time for remembrance and mourning.
   Let us remember our friends, and mourn our losses.   The measure of
our nation, and my business will not be taken during the next month,
America will survive and prosper, and Slanted Fedora will survive and
also prosper.   We will simply do this in an appropriate time...

Now, if you ordered tickets, you will be receiving a letter in the
mail soon. The letter will be an offer to keep the same tickets you
originally purchased for the new dates.   We understand that there
will be people not able to change their plans.   For those, complete
refunds will be offered.

Our guests are being contacted and contracted for the new dates. We
anticipate very limited (if any) changes. Keep watching our website
for details. As soon as we have everything in place, new flyers
will go out.

Thank you

Dave and Jackie Scott

"UNITED WE STAND..."

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