LESLIE JORDAN

SET TO MAKE HIS

"TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET"

BY WAY OF

DALLAS' MAJESTIC THEATRE

ON MAY 28
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What do Mae West, Bob Hope, Cab Calloway, Red Skelton and Leslie Jordan all have in common?  They have all played the crown jewel of Dallas playhouses, The Majestic Theatre. Oh, that and of course, Jordan is still alive to relish the experience.
 
One of America's fastest rising stars, LESLIE JORDAN, will be bringing his highly anticipated new stage show, "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet" to The Majestic on Wednesday, May 28, at 8 pm. Tickets are now on sale for $80/$75/$50/$35 at www.ticketmaster.com, 214-373-8000; www.liveatthemajestic.com; area retailers or at The Majestic Box Office, 1925 Elm St., Dallas, TX  75201
 
Written and adapted for the stage by Jordan himself, the latest one-man laugh-fest from the diminutive star of stage, screen and TV will traverse the entire North American continent with fresh, heartfelt autobiographical material that promises to run the gamut from A (amazing) to Z (zany). Up-to-the-minute information on the show's tour can be found at www.thelesliejordan.com.
 
Directed by Hollywood stage veteran DAVID GALLIGAN and produced by Palm Springs based REACTION PRODUCTIONS, the acclaimed, Emmy award winning (Will & Grace), versatile performer returns to the stage, having conquered multitudes of performance mediums on the strength of his own unique character and convictions. His adroit, one-of-a-kind Southern branded humor and innate storytelling abilities have brought Jordan legions of new fans.
 
Jordan is best known for his innumerable TV appearances both as a series regular and guest star. Along with his portrayal of the irascible nemesis to Karen Walker, Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace, he has registered memorable guest stints in an array of TV's best known series such as Boston Legal, Ugly Betty and Reba.  Equal acclaim has come from Jordan's hilarious, poignant and humane portrayals on stage and film.  His most enduring turn as Brother boy in the hit cult film classic Sordid Lives as well as his one-man autobiographical stage renderings "Like a Dog on Linoleum" and "Hysterical Blindness and other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life Thus Far" have hailed Jordan with
well-deserved accolades for his unique talent.
 
The Pink Carpet stage tour begins this spring and is based upon his additional latest conquest; this time as a published author.  Having taken feathered plume to hand to commit to pages (and the Ages), his first book entitled, "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet," an autobiographical compilation of witticisms and wisdoms he has collected along his life course upon which the new stage show is based. The "trip" is saturated with star encounters as well; show biz legends BETTY WHITE and CLORIS LEACHMAN along with contemporaries MEGAN MULALLHY, DELTA BURKE, BILLY BOB THORNTON and ROBERT DOWNEY JR. make his written journey a true "cause celebre" and are mixed in memorably with his encounters in a colorful assortment of family, friends and bands of "gypsies, tramps and thieves" all of whom Jordan is more than will to "Cher."

Published by SIMON & SCHUSTER, Inc., the narrative voice is unmistakable, vintage Jordan, doing what he does best; traipsing his way down the path he was destined to take, with no apologies and few regrets.  In the process, Jordan hits more than a few potholes along the way while rendering a life experience filled with raucous humor, wild abandon, trails and tribulations and anecdotal tidbits that are often painfully honest but forthrightly shared with the integrity only a man of his spiritually awakened sense and resolve could possess. 

Schedule to visit 28 cities through North America, "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet" will continue throughout spring and early Summer 2008.  Play dates for the shows, accompany book signings and special appearances will include the major urban centers of America and continuing through the Heartland, the Deep South and beyond to the capitols of neighboring Canada.  Ancillary rights for the filming, electronic media and subsequent airing of "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet" are currently being negotiated.

John F. Garcia, Jr.
Executive Director/Producer, THE COLUMN Theatre Awards
Editor & Founder of THE COLUMN
Texas Regional Theater Critic for talkinbroadway.com