Entertainment & Arts
‘I’m SO proud of you & your beautiful performance as Ariel,’ Jodi Benson told Halle Bailey, the star of Disney’s live-action ‘Little Mermaid’ remake.
Sept. 12, 2022
You may grow accustomed to her face, but more likely it’s her singing you will come to care about.
Dec. 15, 1995
The pilot of Halle Bailey’s recent Delta airlines flight was ‘honored’ to have the singer and ‘Little Mermaid’ star on board.
Nov. 7, 2022
A group of seven ever-so-proper ladies and gents, with ramrod-straight posture and pinkies extended, are seated in a row of wooden chairs.
Dec. 10, 1995
Sports
Felicia Benson made a jump shot from the left corner with five seconds remaining Thursday night to lift the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team to a 65-64 victory over UC Santa Barbara in a Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. game at Goleta.
Feb. 27, 1987
“On Monday, I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck,” says Jodi Benson, who’s putting in an eight-performance week playing a feisty fashion illustrator-turned-Communist organizer in Kander and Ebb’s period musical “Flora, the Red Menace” at the Pasadena Playhouse.
March 3, 1990
Batter Up: Teams made up from the casts of “Phantom of the Opera,” “City of Angels” and “A Little Night Music,” plus some TV performers, will take the field July 29 for a celebrity softball game to benefit Equity Fights AIDS.
July 17, 1991
‘Chess’ Stars Go to Washington: Two of the stars of the Long Beach Civic Light Opera’s “Chess” will perform at the Kennedy Center tonight during the Victory Awards gala, an event chaired by President and Mrs.
Oct. 15, 1990
Business
Christians attending the annual National Media Prayer Breakfast appeal to the almighty for a fast and fair settlement.
Nov. 17, 2007
Christians attending the National Media Prayer Breakfast appeal to the almighty for a fast and fair settlement.