One Night Only - Hugh's one-man show in LA for MPTF

[mamaleh]

Sounds like it will be a happy redundancy of the first show in San Francisco, which was fabulous. They have such great chemistry together.

Ellen

[jo]

modernluxury.com/miami/story/taking-no-prisoners

This month, Jackman’s one-man show, One Night Only, runs at the Dolby Theatre on Oct. 12, to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund. “I’ve been doing events for them for years,” says Jackman. “When Jim Gianopulos and Jeffrey Katzenberg saw my show in New York, they asked if I could do a benefit for them, and I’m thrilled. I’m going to have a lot of gifts. I tell stories about my life; I have a great time.”

Jim Gianopulos is the CEO and Chairman of Fox Films while Jeffrey Katzenberg heads Dreamworks Animation. Gianopulos hosts the annual fundraiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund ( previous shows were known as A FINE ROMANCE, usually a celebration of Broadway music with Hollywood actors). Katzenberg is Chairman of MPTF and was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in the 2013 Oscars.

I wonder - how many people from the industry will be there for the concert/charity event?

[carouselkathy]

I'm guessing a lot of industry people will be there. This is their big charity. It's the health and elder care fund.

[Kelly]

Still have a pair of 1st Mezz tickets. Row C. Closest available are now Row E. Will sell below face value. Close to front in 1st Mezz are great seats!

[jo]

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/celebrity-fiat-500e-into-the-green-charity-auction-kicks-off-during-mptfs-one-night-only-benefit-on-sat-oct-12-at-the-dolby-theater-227370401.html

Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction Kicks Off During MPTF's "One Night Only" Benefit, on Sat., Oct. 12, at the Dolby Theater




Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction Kicks off on October 12. (PRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
•Ten all-electric Fiat 500e vehicles personalized by some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, Barbra Streisand and Hans Zimmer, among others, to be auctioned to support Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF)
•One Fiat 500e will be auctioned LIVE at event
•Nine Fiat 500e vehicles will be auctioned online on eBay Motors from Sat., Oct. 12 - Tues., Oct. 22, 2013
•Each of the vehicles will have an etched signature on the FIAT glove box by the participating celebrity
•Funds raised as part of "Into the Green" auction to benefit MPTF
•Event to include performance with Hugh Jackman from his hit one-man Broadway show "One Night Only"

Hugh Jackman will host the upcoming Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) "One Night Only" Special Benefit Concert on Sat., Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The special event, sponsored by the FIAT brand, will feature a green-carpet outside the theater and include a performance with Jackman from his hit one-man Broadway show "One Night Only." During the evening's festivities, the Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction will begin, featuring ten all-electric Fiat 500e vehicles personalized by some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities. One Fiat 500e will be auctioned LIVE at the event, going to the highest bidder that evening. Nine Fiat 500e vehicles will be auctioned on eBay Motors. Proceeds will benefit MPTF. More information on the event can be found at www.ticketmaster.com/HughJackmanLive and www.ebay.com/fiat500emptf, respectively.

(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131011/DE95605 )

The Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction features vehicles personalized by some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, Barbra Streisand and Hans Zimmer. During the event, one Fiat 500e will be auctioned off LIVE to the highest bidder. Nine additional Fiat 500e vehicles will be auctioned separately on eBay Motors. Each of the vehicles will have an etched signature on the FIAT glove box by the celebrity. All the funds raised during the event and ensuing auctions will benefit MPTF. The 10-day FIAT auction will start at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET on Sat., Oct. 12, and ends on Tues., Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. To join the online auction of the nine Fiat 500e vehicles, go to www.ebay.com/fiat500emptf.

"The FIAT brand's partnership with MPTF brings electric power and star power together for a good cause," said Jason Stoicevich, Head of FIAT Brand North America. "The funds raised as part our Celebrity Fiat 500e 'Into the Green' Charity Auction will help support the MPTF's initiatives, including services and environmental efforts."

The FIAT "Into the Green" Program, created in November 2012, was designed with the aim of promoting and raising awareness of the all-electric 2013 Fiat 500e. The VIP program loaned a Fiat 500e for periods of up to three months beginning in April. All proceeds from the Celebrity Fiat 500e "Into the Green" Charity Auction will support MPTF in providing its services of healthcare, financial relief and retirement living to the more than 150,000 people it helps yearly.

About FIAT 500e
With its iconic Italian style, world-class dynamics and environmentally-friendly zero-emissions design, the all-new 2013 Fiat 500e builds on the Cinquecento legacy, while offering customers a no-compromise electric vehicle (EV) that embodies the FIAT brand's simple, purposeful and fun-to-drive values. The Fiat 500e electrifies the Cinquecento lineup with even more innovation and style, an EPA tested 87 miles of best-in-class driving range and an industry-best 108 per gallon equivalent (MPGe) highway rating of pure battery-electric power. The all-new Fiat 500e arrived at FIAT Studios in California this summer.

About MPTF
For over 90 years, MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) has served as a beacon of hope for entertainment industry members in their time of need. As a charitable organization, the MPTF provides financial assistance and services essential to the well-being of the community and is a leader in the development and implementation of services and programs for seniors and those who care for them. MPTF is supported by the generosity of corporate donors and fellow entertainment industry members who contribute their time and money because they believe in the critical importance of Hollywood Helping Hollywood. For more information, visit www.mptf.com.


SOURCE Chrysler Group LLC

Bigtime auction <cheer>

I wonder if any of the celebrity sponsors will be at the show?


Jo

[jo]

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman22m
Headed to LA for my MPTF benefit, a small celebration and then at the stroke of midnight - Beijing.…

http://instagram.com/p/fVcZsuChCZ

Beijing -- must be for the premiere of THE WOLVERINE, which opens in China on October 17??

[jo]

[jo]

www.playbill.com/news/article/183141-Hugh-Jackman-One-Night-Only-Presented-in-Hollywood-Oct-12?tsrc=nx

One Night Only, according to press notes, features "musical entertainment and special Hollywood film moments, along with a few star-studded surprises."

"It is an honor to bring our show to Los Angeles. We have a very special evening planned for you that will raise money and awareness for MPTF, a cause

In addition to Richard Marx, who else will perform with Hugh ?

To all those going to the show -- enjoy the evening, and share the moments with us as soon as you can, including auction time

Jo

[birchie]

I hope all the lucky Ozalots who get to see Hugh tonight have a great time! Please bring back all the details, pix & videos. You are the eyes & ears for all of us who can't be there. Can't wait to hear all about it!
I'm guessing there will be a chorus of Happy Birthday sung at some point, so I hope someone gets it recorded somehow!
Sue

[jo]

They're selling show merchandise





I wonder if the official site of MPTF will have any on sale, if there is anything left from the evening's sales?


Jo

[jo]

It looks like there will be a huge birthday cheer/greetings for the birthday celebrant

They even have individual cupcakes for the attendees --




PS: Someone peeked - it is chocolate

[jo]

The nine cars which will be auctioned online are already listed on eBay -- with a beginning bid of $ 9999.99 each.

www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.X2013+fiat+500+electric&_nkw=2013+fiat+500+electric&_sacat=0&_from=R40


Presumably the one car that will be auctioned LIVE after the show will be the one personalized by Hugh Jackman.


Jo

[jo]

Jenelle Riley‏@jenelleriley4m
The line to get in to see Hugh Jackman is unlike anything I've ever seen.

[jo]

Matt Hafezi‏@matthewhafezinow
At the #DolbyTheatre for Hugh Jackman's #OneNightOnly special benefit concert mr__killa @bryansinger…

http://instagram.com/p/fZEkD1kESs

Darren Criss Army‏@darrenarmy4m
RT @mptf: #Glee star @darrencriss walking the green carpet pre-show #HughinLA pic.twitter.com/VNlvbSF7mN

Will Darren join the LIVE AUCTION for the FIATe car he is posing with ?

Tia Kuenzler‏@tiakuenzlernow
So my mom is at a Hugh Jackman show right now with tom cruise and Darren criss and I'm home watching Netflix OK

SuperiorPics Forums‏@spicsforums31m
Katherine McNamara - 'Hugh Jackman...One Night Only' Benefitting MPTF in Hollywood 10/12/13: Posted by Kyuubi: bit.ly/19Bm9da

[jo]

Richard MarxVerified account‏@richardmarx
Camp @realhughjackman knows how to stock a dressing room. #notreally #whereisthetequila pic.twitter.com/nDl2hkS99R

To keep them ( Hugh, Richard, and others who will guest-star) well-refreshed while waiting for their cues onstage

David Suroviec‏@evadanimation27m
Special guest Richard Marx singing his hit "Waiting for You(Hugh)" at The Dolby Theater with @realhughjackman

Richard Marx‏@richardmarx3m
Had a blast onstage with @realhughjackman tonight. And he was fucking amazing, as usual.

[jo]

More mid-show / post-show comments --

Anne Dieken‏@scaperanya46s
Intermission. Great middle seats, but they're precarious! Really enjoying Hugh Jackman - great storyteller. 4sq.com/16ENpa7

Katelyn‏@deelitefool2m
Hugh jackman + Richard Marx = comedy amazing ness

Stitch529‏@toto518235m
@realhughjackman intermission and still loving your duet with Richard Marx. Right here waiting for Hugh, haha! Encore! Sing Bring him home!

M.C.Valada, wife of Wolverine creator Len Wein --

Christine Valada‏@mcvalada15m
@realhughjackman is killing it at the Dolby. Eat your hearts out if you aren't here. #mptf #onenightonly

It looks like the people who had partly a hand in his Wolverine career were in his dressing room together. Len Wein created the character and Tom Cruise made it easier for Hugh to get the part ( by recommending him) after Dougray Scott became unavailable due to delays in the filming of Mission Impossible --

Christine Valada‏@mcvalada3m
Did not expect to be in the same room as Tom Cruise tonight. As in arms length away in @realhughjackman's dressing room.

Sarah Medeiros‏@srmwrites864223m
Anyone in LA not at the Dolby Theatre to see @realhughjackman tonight is missing out. What a STELLAR performance- and we've got another act!

eleheather‏@heatherasginger47m
@realhughjackman Excellent show so far! Deb is gorgeous. Richard Marx is waiting for Hugh. ;-)

Shannon Nelson‏@snoopshan46m
Guys @realhughjackman is killing it tonight! He is 10x dreamier than even I anticipated

Stitch529‏@toto51823m
@realhughjackman a most happy birthday! Thanks for a great night. Don't worry about catching canes and brellas. You were fabulous!

Jeremy Lucas‏@mrjeremylucas
Thank you @realhughjackman for the Bday cake and for an awesome show tonight! pic.twitter.com/aiGfEANnSv

Heather Herndon‏@hhfromva6m
Happy Birthday @realhughjackman amazing show! @mptf #oklahoma #LesMiserables #singingintherain #boyfromoz pic.twitter.com/OG6zMnsnqH

Ally Carlson‏@allytheactress26s
We had a GREAT time tonight! Hugh Jackman's wife Deborra-Lee @mptf #hughjackmansbirthday

http://instagram.com/p/fZZrbwQuZf

Sean Cocchia‏@scocchia3m
Hugh Jackman - One Night Only at the Dolby Theatre

http://instagram.com/p/fZbdBXSd1T

Sean Cocchia‏@scocchia3m
Hugh Jackman -One Night Only - program, Wolverine paddle for auction and mini cupcake for Hugh's 45th…

http://instagram.com/p/fZbc8KSd1S

Drayton DeBusk‏@drayton_debusk1m
Great show Hugh Jackman, it will be a night I'll always remember. Still can't get over seeing Richard Marx perform as well!@realhughjackman

Nancy Calton‏@nancycalton13m
@richardmarx @realhughjackman It was an amazing show, kind of surreal. His singing & dancing were amazing!

Sean Cocchia‏@scocchia4m
@realhughjackman a thrill to see someone as talented and big hearted as yourself - sad I did not win the shirt pic.twitter.com/G4FVsEmn1F

marlene von arx‏@moviemarlene4m
Thank you for the cupcake and claws @realhughjackman What a great night this was! #MPTF #OneNightOnly #HappyBirthday pic.twitter.com/LfOhYoQU2N

[jo]

Auction time --

GeekGrl‏@geekgurrl4m
@realhughjackman awesome #onenightonly show! Great auction & loved seeing all the x-men memorabilia raising funds for #MPTF


dooner‏@dooneradg80017s
@realhughjackman just auctioned off his wolverine claws to raise $ for @mptf THANK YOU Hugh!


hharteveldt‏@hharteveldt1m
Two tanktops worn by Hugh Jackman just went for $11K apiece at #MPTF fundraiser in LA


Jenelle Riley‏@jenelleriley2m
Hugh Jackman is literally selling the shirt off his back. It's a sweaty tank top. It went for $11,000.


hharteveldt‏@hharteveldt3m
Wow. Hugh Jackman just auctioned off a jacket he wore in Wolberine for $15K at #MPTF fundraiser.

[jo]

Not sure what the figures represent ( total box office receipts for the concert ??) --

dooner‏@dooneradg8001h
@realhughjackman is putting on a great show @mptf benefit concert
from Los Angeles, CA Reply


dooner‏@dooneradg80036s
@realhughjackman @mptf $1.85 millions
10:50 PM - 12 Oct 13from Los Angeles, CA · Details

[jo]

MPTF‏@mptf5m
It's been a great evening of surprises and songs. Happy Birthday @realhughjackman it was wonderful celebrating with you. #HughinLA

[jo]

Maggie Klaus‏@maggie_Klaus
Just sang happy birthday to Hugh Jackman while he was on stage. Life complete. pic.twitter.com/eDRy47fr1F

[jo]

Special moments --

From MPTF Foundation CEO, Ken Scherer --

Ken Scherer‏@ken_Scherer25m
Second favorite moment was @fiatusa when Hugh's went for $50,000 #eBaymotors

Ken Scherer‏@ken_Scherer36m
Favorite moment @realhughjackman One Night Only - standing O for Who Am I - Les Miz! Bravo Hugh.

Ken Scherer‏@ken_Scherer38m
One Night Only@RealHughJackman for MPTF was unbelievable. Thanks Hugh for raising over $1.8 tonight!

Just some emotional reactions --

Helen Kim‏@hlnkim1h
I may or may not have started crying when @realhughjackman came out singing and dancing at the @mptf show tonight.

Cameron Moulene‏@cameronmoulene1h
@realhughjackman You blew it out into the boonies tonight man! I left inspired.

[jo]

Special guests ( sorry, I lost the link as soon as I read the page) included --

*Not in the gallery but we know that TOM CRUISE was at the concert
*Richard Marx
*Maria Bello
*Terence Howard
*Some from film and some from TV ( Darren Criss, Kristin Davis, Cybill Shepherd, Katherine McNamara, Oliva Munn)

*Jim Gianopulos and Ann Gianopulos who chaired the MPTF event. JG is the Chairman/CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment
*Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg ( JK is Chairman of Dreamworks Animation and is also the Chairman of MPTF
*Producer Barry Diller
*Bryan Singer

*Others ( Michael Kors, songwriters/singers like Neil Sedaka, etc).

[jo]

Deadline Hollywood with Pete Hammond is the first to report on the event --

www.deadline.com/2013/10/hugh-jackman-brings-in-1-85-million-in-major-saturday-night-dolby-theatre-benefit-for-mptf/

Hugh Jackman Brings In $1.85 Million In Major Saturday Night Dolby Theatre Benefit For MPTF

By PETE HAMMOND | Sunday October 13, 2013 @ 2:12am PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, Dolby Theatre, Hugh Jackman, Jim Gianopulos, Motion Picture & Televison Fund, MPTF, Tom Cruise


Hugh Jackman proved Wolverine has the stuff as his “One Night Only” concert at the Dolby Theatre raised $1.85 million dollars for the Motion Picture & Television Fund Saturday night in Hollywood. Each year the MPTF has produced a musical evening saluting the best of Broadway shows turned into movies, but this year 20th Century Fox Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos decided to shake it up and ask frequent host Jackman to stage his hit Broadway one-man show as a benefit for the fund. To say it was a hit is an understatement. Many in the audience had flown in from as far away as Sydney, Australia for the opportunity of seeing Jackman (who is also again a Best Actor Oscar contender this year for his wrenching role in Prisoners) perform his act and it also drew a major Hollywood contingent including stars like Tom Cruise and studio heads such as MPTF topper Jeffrey Katzenberg and Universal’s Donna Langley who watched her Les Miserables star perform a song from that film to a standing ovation.

Among other highlights Jackman reprised his Tony winning performance in a medley of Peter Allen songs from The Boy From Oz. He also performed numbers from Guys And Dolls and Carousel, both iconic musicals he had been tapped in the recent past to remake at Fox. Neither is currently on Jackman’s agenda. Instead I hear the long-gestating P.T. Barnum musical is near a go at Fox, with Jackman as the famed impresario finally becoming a reality at last for the big screen, a role that was reported in his future as far back as 2009. The film will be an original musical, Moulin Rouge-style I hear with Dreamgirls’ Laurence Mark among the producing team. As far as I’m concerned the more musicals Jackman does, the better. As evidenced on stage Saturday he is in a class by himself when it comes to an entertainer who can do it all.

The show , which ran nearly three hours , included a live auction run by Jackman that ran up the total proceeds for the evening. Among items sold for thousands were a pair of customized Wolverine claws, tickets to the 2014 premiere of X-Men: Days Of Future Past, an original Wolverine signed jacket, a Panerai watch, and a Fiat 500e personalized by Jackman that went for $50,000. Three people also bought an opportunity to screen “an upcoming 20th Century Fox film” for 60 of their friends. Fortunately it won’t be Runner Runner.

Although this was a public event, the tone was very inside. Sitting in the front row , Fox advertising guru Tony Sella got the most mentions of the evening with Jackman bringing his name up at least 15 times, a reference sure to be lost on most of the crowd. He also talked incessantly about his publicist Alan Nierob who was there with his 88 year old father (who got a lot of attention). Gianopulos was also mentioned frequently by the star - and in a very postive light - and came out at the end to return the praise to Jackman and the tireless work he does to benefit MPTF. The Fox leader and his wife, Ann once again chaired the successful event as they do every year.

Before the show I spoke with Gianopulos who is clearly very high on their Fall slate, particularly award-magnets The Book Thief and The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. He should be. Both films, which premiered last week at the Mill Valley and New York Film Festivals, were well received in their fest debuts and should do well with audiences which could translate into some awards action for the studio which also sports an early Oscar front runner in 12 Years A Slave from specialty unit Searchlight (whose Co-President Nancy Utley was among those applauding Jackman).

Saturday also happened to be Jackman’s 45th birthday and wife Deb led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to her husband. But it was no rest for the weary as Jackman wasted no time in heading for the airport after the show to board a plane for China shortly after one in the morning in order to promote Fox’ latest Wolverine movie.



With the Wolverine auction paddle.



Tom Cruise with studio heads Jim Gianopulos and Jeffrey Katzenberg

Aren't we all tremendously proud of Hugh

Hmm...there is mention of Hugh contending for Oscar Best Actor -- is that the buzz in Hollywood itself


Jo

[jo]

Just the way you look tonight smiley-love067

[motuck]

I am gloriously envious of those who got to attend this gala. I can't believe it has been two years since I was able to see Hugh's talents on Broadway. I am amazed at how well I remember his performances.(not really amazed since this man is frequently on my mind with all he does). Oh to be a mere 45 again. Thanks for those of you sharing details. Vicarious pleasure is wonderful.