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02/21/2014

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Heart by Alice Benjamin. Contributed photo "Rich Little is alive and well and bringing his Las Vegas show about the life of Jimmy Stewart to Venice Theatre's MainStage," the theatre has announced. Audiences will have three chances to catch his performance: Sunday, March 2, at 8 p.m.; Monday, March 3, at 3 p.m.; and Monday, March 3, at 8 p.m. Limited seats are available, the release adds. Tickets are $49 and may be purchased at the theatre's box office, by phone at 488-1115 or online at venicestage.com. "Often referred to as 'The Man of a Thousand Voices,' Little might not appear on television as often as he did during his heyday in the 1970s, but he has never stopped performing and he continues to inspire new generations of comedians," the release continues. In a New York Times article about Little's new show, Saturday Night Live alumnus Darrell Hammond said, "I've studied him for a long time and I think there are a couple reasons that he's the best that ever lived. Impressionists say about certain voices, 'I can do it because it's in my range.' Well, Rich Little is range- less. Most great impressionists can do 10 or 20 great impressions. He can do 100, or 200. I can't even wrap my head around that," the news release points out. Little resides in Las Vegas, where he orig- inated the new show he hopes to bring to Broadway, the release adds. "Jimmy Stewart & Friends is a hybrid of biographical theater and comedy that tells the story of that beloved actor's life," as voiced by Little, "with vocal cameos by dozens of luminaries who crossed Stewart's path," the release notes. Venice Theatre is located at 140 W. Tampa Ave. on the island in Venice. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before all performances. RICH LITTLE TO BRING HIS 'THOUSAND VOICES' TO VENICE STAGE have been shown at art centers in Bradenton, Venice, Sarasota and Longboat Key, as well as in galleries in Bradenton's Village of the Arts and other venues, the release adds. She began her career as a zoology illustrator, teaching art at many levels and being repre- sented in several collections, the release notes. Since moving to East Bradenton in 1997, Benjamin has been active in such organiza- tions as Art Center Manatee, the Sarasota Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Women Contemporary Artists, the Arts Council of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota and the Wellesley Club of Sarasota. Learn more about the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota and its varied programs at uusarasota.org. Sarasota News Leader February 21, 2014 Page 113

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