Ken and Bonnie Feld
Savanna Clark and Joanne Bauers
Randall Odeneal, Doreen Spiegel, Nancy Opel (Dolly Levi), Sue Odeneal and Eric Spiegel Sebastian Rivera WL EXCLUSIVE
Micheila Leighland and J.P. Qualters
‘HELLO, DOLLY!’ CAST PARTY Old Ebbitt Grill | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL MORE WITH LESS: It wasn’t hard to spot Nancy Opel at the cast party after the opening night of “Hello, Dolly!� at Ford’s Theatre. Starring in the title role once “owned� by the venerable Carol Channing (and to a lesser extent by Pearl Bailey and Barbara Streisand), the actress had clearly made it all her own and was basking in the limelight with fellow players. “They put on quite a show!� one guest exclaimed, noting that the 16-member cast gracing Ford’s relatively small stage was only one-third the size of the original Broadway production.
Chris Ciccarelli, Morgan Cowling and Derek Parker
“Hello, Dolly!� Director Eric Schaeffer VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Amanda Bennett, event chairman Don Graham and L.D. Ross
Event chairwoman Deborah Lehr, John Bolten and Meg Hargreaves
Patti LaBelle, Denyce Graves, Jordin Sparks and Amber Riley
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Hamid Fallahi, Tamara Darvish and Nima Fallahi Robert Shedrick and Kaya Henderson
Kennedy Center | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES TOP TEENS: Ten very lucky, and incredibly talented, Washington high school students had the chance to perform for four famous African-American female performers. Pa i LaBelle, Denyce Graves, Jordin Sparks and Amber Riley were on hand to watch these ten ďŹ nalists compete in the performing arts. It’s safe to say that everyone was deďŹ nitely a winner this night. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM
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Josi Bakari, Sarah Bakari, Finalist Ayanna Bakari and Adisa Bakari
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