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Chelsea Theatre
Address	Kings Road
City	Kensington and Chelsea, London
Coordinates	51°28′53″N 0°10′47″W / 51.481389°N 0.179722°W / 51.481389; -0.179722Coordinates: 51°28′53″N 0°10′47″W / 51.481389°N 0.179722°W / 51.481389; -0.179722
Capacity	110 seats
Type	Producing house
Opened	Reopened November 2001
Production	Short seasons
www.chelseatheatre.org.uk

Chelsea Theatre is a studio theatre located on the Kings Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. It presents, commissions, and produces new work and is the only theatre in London dedicated to Performance Art. The theatre is also focused on working within the local community.They produces the live art and contemporary practice Sacred Festival.

Past Productions[link]

The 2006/7 season, SACRED, consisted of new work commissioned by artists including: Goat Island (performance group), Ron Athey, Mem Morrison, Kazuko Hohki of the Frank Chickens, Gary Carter and Third Angel. These artists mentored emerging theatre makers, including: Silke Mansholt, Dominic Johnson, Sheila Ghelani, Meline Danielewicz, Helena Hunter and Action Hero.

In 2007 Chelsea Theatre presented work from live artists including Roland Loomis and Annie Sprinkle.

In April and May 2008 Chelsea Theatre produced and presented a new season of contemporary performance, with works from Curious, Richard Dedomenici, Marcella Puppini of the Puppini Sisters, Lois Weaver, Dries Verhoeven, Gustavo Ciriaco & Andrea Sonnberger, Julia Bardsley, Yara El-Sherbini, Rajni Shah, Dr Roberts' Magic Bus (including Olivier Award winner Miss High Leg Kick, Breathe and Chris Dobrowolski), Ernst Fischer and Helen Spackman. There was also a complementary series of critical symposia curated by the Live Art Development Agency, Artsadmin and New Work Network.

In October and November 2008, Chelsea Theatre played host to a string of new performances from international performers, including Lone Twin Theatre, Andrew Poppy, Leibniz performance collective and the Croatian company BADco.

The SACRED season returned in October and November 2009, in collaboration with Thomas Frank and brut Wien, and supported by Arts Council England, The Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture and the Austrian Cultural Forum. This season contained UK premieres of Central European performance by artists including Cezary Tomaszewski, Doris Uhlich, Jan Machacek, Thomas Desi's Operation Orlac (based on the classic silent film The Hands of Orlac), Oleg Soulimenko & Andrei Andrianov. These Central European artists were programmed alongside artists representing UK contemporary performance: 'The Divine' David Hoyle[1], Gob Squad, Helena Hunter, Paul Granjon, Stacy Makishi, Action Hero, Julia Bardsley & Andrew Poppy, Richard DeDomenici, Franko B and Curious. Alongside the performances were a series of workshops (led by Lone Twin, Bobby Baker, Franko B and Julia Bardsley & Andrew Poppy), lectures, an academic conference and community-led art events. For 2009, Chelsea Theatre also presented anarchic cabaret from such talents as: Frisky and Mannish, Frank Chickens, Bourgeois & Maurice and Miss High Leg Kick.

2010 saw an expansion to the season with a collaboration with artists from PS122 in New York. Chelsea hosted the UK premieres of Sara Juli's THE MONEY CONVERSATION, alongside Young Jean Lee's first play PULLMAN WA, and Richard Maxwell's ADS. Symposium contributors included PS122 Artistic Director Vallejo Gantner, Ontological Hysteric Theater's Richard Foreman and Professor Lois Weaver. UK artists represented in the season included newly commissioned work from UK artists Marisa Carnesky, David Hoyle and Robin Deacon. Early evening foyer performances came from seven early career artists including Hattie Prust and Gillie Kleiman.

Current and Upcoming Work[link]

SACRED will return in 2011, and will be presented in collaboration with a new partner, Sergio Porto in Rio de Janeiro, together with existing collaborators brut in Vienna and Performance Space 122 in New York.

Theatre For Children[link]

Since 2003, Chelsea Theatre has been presenting children's theatre, including companies like Monster Productions and Tall Stories. Past shows include: Weather Kitchen (2004), Feast (2005), A Handful of Sand (2006), Hogwash (2007), William's Monster (2008) and Room on the Broom (2009).

In December 2009 Tall Stories, presented Something Else, based on the picture book by Kathryn Cave and Chris Riddell.

In June 2010 peut-etre Theatre Company will present The Bug And The Butterfly, based on the poems of Federico Garcia Lorca, and in December 2010 Tall Stories return with their new show Twinkle Twonkle, bringing together the Big Bang and the magic of nursery rhymes.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Chelsea Theatre website
• Live Art Development Agency

Rachel Roy
Roy at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	(1974-01-15) January 15, 1974 (age 38) Monterey, California, United States
Residence	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Education	Washington Adventist University
Occupation	Fashion designer
Labels	Rachel Roy, RACHEL Rachel Roy and Rachel Roy Signature

Rachel Roy (born January 15, 1974) is an American fashion designer, and philanthropist who was born and raised in California.

Personal life[link]

Roy was born on January 15, 1974 in California. She was raised with her brother Rajendra Roy, now the Chief Film Curator of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She is of Vincentian descent and her mother is Dutch and her father is Indian.

Rachel Roy grew up in California, and attended Seaside High School along the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California. She attended Columbia Union College and Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland majoring in Liberal Arts. Roy graduated in 1996. After graduation, she moved to New York to continue her work in retail, as well as work as a stylist.

Roy has two daughters with Damon Dash, Ava born December 7, 1999 and Tallulah born May 14, 2008. She and Dash were married from 2005 to 2009. ^[1]

Fashion career[link]

Rachel's first job in fashion was at a Contempo Casuals clothing outlet in her hometown at age 14. After college, she came to New York City, where she worked as a stylist for magazines and music videos.^[2] She became an intern at the urban fashion line Rocawear, where she rose to become creative director of the women's and children's divisions and also met her future husband, Damon Dash. In 2005 she launched her own eponymous fashion collection.

Roy in February 2005

In early 2006 Roy received a Bollywood industry award for her contribution to American fashion. Roy has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.^[3] In 2007, Roy was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America. ^[4]

Rachel has also seen publicity through the teen market, including at Teen Vogue magazine. In their April 2009 issue, Rachel does a “how-to” where she transforms a regular t-shirt into a punky prom dress.^[5]

In June 2008, Jones Apparel Group formed a joint venture with the Rachel Roy brand.^[6]

In August 2009, Roy launched The RACHEL Rachel Roy collection, an affordable diffusion line of sportswear, shoes and accessories. The label "RACHEL Rachel Roy" is available exclusively at Macy’s in the United States and at the Bay in Canada.

In summer 2009, Rachel Roy and Grammy-Award winning British pop-singer Estelle announced their collaboration on a jewelry line for the Spring 2010 RACHEL Rachel Roy collection via Roy’s Twitter feed.^[7] Roy designed a capsule collection in partnership with model Jessica Stam, for Macy’s stores and RachelRoy.com in Fall 2010.^[8]

The Rachel Roy collections are available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Shoewoo, and Nordstrom.

Celebrity clients[link]

Well-known clients include Michelle Obama,^[9] Diane Sawyer, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Garner, Iman, Lucy Liu, Sharon Stone, Tyra Banks, Wendy Williams (media personality), and Penélope Cruz. ^[10]

References[link]

External links[link]

• http://www.rachelroy.com
• Rachel Roy designer profile at Fashion Model Directory
• FASHION DESIGN USA:Rachel Roy

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Euphemia "Tika" Sumpter (born June 20, 1983)^{[citation needed]} is an American actress known for her role as Layla Williamson on One Life to Live and recurring role as Raina Thorpe on Gossip Girl.^[1]

Personal Life[link]

Born in Hollis, Queens, Sumpter studied at Marymount Manhattan College where she majored in communications.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

She began her career modeling and appeared in commercials for Hewlett-Packard and Liz Claiborne's Curve fragrances. In 2004, she served as the co-host for the N network series Best Friend's Date. The following year she landed the role of Layla Williamson on One Life to Live.

From January to May 2011, Sumpter appeared on Gossip Girl as Raina Thorpe, the daughter of Russell Thorpe and Chuck Bass/Nate' former love interest.^[2]

She played singer Jason Derülo's girlfriend in the video for his song "It Girl".^[3]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Tika Sumpter profile
• Tika Sumpter's official website
• Tika Sumpter at the Internet Movie Database

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Olivia Palermo
Born	Olivia Palermo (1986-02-28) February 28, 1986 (age 26) Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Socialite, model, actress
Website
oliviapalermo.com

Olivia Palermo (born February 28, 1986) is an American socialite, model and actress. She was a cast member of the reality television show The City.

Career[link]

Palermo initially denied rumors in 2008 that she would be a part of The City,^[1] a spin-off of MTV's television show The Hills but was later confirmed as a cast member. She agreed to star in the series to familiarize herself with acting.^[2] The series debuted on December 29, 2008, it documents the lives of the cast members in New York City. It was reported that Palermo was granted $12,000 per episode at the time.^[3] As part of the show, Palermo worked at the PR department for Diane von Furstenberg and later the accessories department at Elle. The second part of the first season debuted in September 2009. She was given a bigger role and more air time. The City returned for a second and final season in 2010 where Palermo was given reporting duties for Elle.com.^[4]

She was signed to Wilhelmina Models in 2009.^[5] She has appeared on the cover of magazines including Elle Mexico, Tatler,^[6] ASOS Magazine,^[7] Shop Til You Drop^[8] and Marie Claire UK.^[9] She also modeled alongside her boyfriend, Johannes Huebl, for autumn/winter 2010 campaigns by Mango and Hogan.^[10][11] She also launched a jewelry line with Roberta Freymann in 2010^[12] and became the face of the Mediterraneo collection by Spanish jewellery firm Carrera y Carrera.^[13] In August 2011, Palermo was invited by Stuart Weitzman to design a shoe for charity.^[14] She became a guest editor for Piperlime.com in September^[15] and appeared as a guest judge on Project Runway Season 9 in that role. In October, Palermo launched her personal website, consisting of a blog about her travels and fashion pieces by herself and two other full-time writers.^[16] She also appeared as a guest judge on Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model.

Personal life[link]

The daughter of real estate developer of Italian descent Douglas Palermo and interior designer Lynn Hutchings,^[1][17] Palermo grew up between the Upper East Side, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended Nightingale-Bamford School then finally St. Luke's School,^[17][17][18] where she was on the field hockey team.^[19] She attended the American University of Paris for a year and studied media at The New School in New York.^[17][18][20] Palermo's father filed for bankruptcy in 2007 after failing to pay $2.75 million to a creditor. However, it was overturned when the judge discovered he had used multiple fake organizations to obscure his actual worth to borrow money and join private clubs and send his children to expensive schools.^[21][22]

She interned at Quest. Photographer Patrick McMullan spotted her at an auction, then took pictures of her about town. Palermo began taking part in the charity event circuit in New York,^[18] becoming a member of the Friends Committee of New Yorkers For Children and joining the committee of Operation Smile.^[20] Palermo found herself at the center of a controversy when she was reported to have sent out a letter to fellow socialites pleading for acceptance. This letter was forwarded to the owners of the social website, SocialiteRank.com who promptly published it. Palermo immediately denied the authenticity of the letter and filed a lawsuit against the website. The website was eventually shut down and in May 2007, Palermo appeared on the cover of New York Magazine in a story about the incident.^[18]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Olivia Palermo

• Official site
• Olivia Palermo Style Profile

Stephen Baldwin
Baldwin at CPAC in Washington, D.C., February 18, 2010
Born	Stephen Andrew Baldwin (1966-05-12) May 12, 1966 (age 46) Massapequa, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, author
Years active	1986–present
Religion	Christianity (Evangelical)
Spouse	Kennya Baldwin (1990–present)
Children	2 daughters
Family	Alec Baldwin (brother), Daniel Baldwin (brother), William Baldwin (brother)
Website
stephenbaldwin.com

Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and author. In film, he is known for his roles in Threesome (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996), Fled (1996), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), and The Flyboys (2008); in television, as William F. Cody in the western show The Young Riders (1989–1992), and in reality shows, such as Celebrity Big Brother 2010. Outside of acting, he is known for being the youngest of the Baldwin brothers, and for publicly expressing his evangelical Christian faith.

Early life[link]

Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York. His mother is Carol Newcomb (née Martineau, born 1930), who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990 and had a double mastectomy.^[1] His father was Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr., (October 1927–April 1983),^[2] who died of lung cancer. Baldwin is the youngest brother of notable actors, Alec, Daniel and William, sometimes collectively known as the "Baldwin brothers". Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family of Irish, English, and French descent.^[3][4] Baldwin has two sisters, Elizabeth Keuchler (born 1955) and Jane Sasso (born 1965).^[5]

Career[link]

During his time at Berner High School, Baldwin was a successful opera singer.^[6] After high school, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[7] He played small roles in shows like Kate and Allie and Family Ties, before landing his first feature film role as an adult, in the 1988 film The Beast. That role led to other parts, in the 1989 films Last Exit to Brooklyn and Born on the Fourth of July, as well as the television series The Young Riders. In 1994, he appeared in Threesome, and in 1995 he landed a breakthrough role in The Usual Suspects. Baldwin's next role was in Bio-Dome (1996). In 2000, he played Barney Rubble in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.

In 2002, Baldwin participated in Celebrity Mole Hawaii, the first celebrity edition of The Mole. ABC broadcast the program in early 2003. Later that year he returned for Celebrity Mole Yucatán, which ABC aired in early 2004.

In August 2007, Baldwin was back on television when CMT cast him in Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, one of nine celebrities cast.^[8] In the first episode, Baldwin was injured in a bad fall from a wooden pontoon, breaking his shoulder blade and cracking a rib. Under doctor's orders, he left the show in the second episode.

From January to March 2008, Baldwin appeared on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. Baldwin finished fifth out of the 14 celebrity contestants. He and Trace Adkins became friends while competing on the show. In October 2008, Baldwin appeared in the Adkins' music video, "Muddy Water".

On October 18, 2008, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin joked with lifelong Democrat Alec Baldwin during a Saturday Night Live skit that Stephen is her "favorite Baldwin brother" because Stephen himself is a Republican.^[9][10]

He was a contestant on the 2009 NBC reality show, I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!.^[11] Baldwin quit the show mid-season. Lou Diamond Phillips won first place on the show. On the second episode, Baldwin baptised The Hills actor Spencer Pratt.

Personal life[link]

Baldwin reads to children at the White House Easter Egg Roll

Baldwin resides in the village of Nyack, New York, with his wife, the Brazilian graphic designer Kennya Baldwin (née Deodato), whom he met in 1987 and married in 1990. The couple has two children, Alaia (born 1993) and Hailey Rhode (born 1996).^{[12][unreliable source?]} His father-in-law is the Grammy Award winning Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato.

In 2006, Baldwin launched a campaign to prevent an adult bookstore from opening in Nyack.^[13]

Baldwin has a tattoo on his left shoulder of the initials "HM" for Hannah Montana. He got the tattoo after making a pact with Miley Cyrus that he would be allowed to cameo on the show if he had the initials tattooed on him. He revealed the tattoo to Cyrus at a book signing in Nashville, on November 10, 2008.^[14] To date he has never appeared on the show. He has since said that he regrets getting the tattoo.^[15]

Stephen and his wife, Kennya, defaulted on paying $824,488.36 on their mortgage. Baldwin's home in Upper Grandview, (Rockland County) New York was being auctioned at the County Court House steps on June 12, 2009 after Bankers Trust Co. foreclosed on the home. Gannett News also reported that: "Additionally, county filings show the Baldwins owe National City Bank money for a separate mortgage and may owe tens of thousands in unpaid state and federal taxes on the property."^[16]

He filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in New York, on July 21, 2009, according to a court document that says he is millions in debt. He claimed he owes more than $2.3 million and owns a New York property valued at only $1.1 million. His wife, Kennya Baldwin, also is named in the document.^[17][18]

In December 2010, Baldwin filed a $3.8 million lawsuit against actor Kevin Costner over oil-separating technology that was used to help solve the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.^[19]

Activism[link]

In religion[link]

In September 2006, Baldwin released his book titled The Unusual Suspect, which details highlights from his personal life, career, days of drug abuse, and ultimately, his turn to becoming a born-again Christian after the 9/11 attacks.^[20] In the same year, Baldwin, Mario D'Ortenzio and Bobby Brewer founded Breakthrough Ministry, which was designed to utilize extreme sports as a ministry via arena tours, called AsSalt Tours. The tours featured extreme sports celebrities, including Christian Hosoi. In 2007, Daniel Southern joined Baldwin as president of his ministry.^[21] In late 2008, Baldwin formed a for-profit organization called Antioch Ministry, which exists "to facilitate the gifts and calling of Stephen Baldwin".^[22] In 2009, Baldwin and Southern launched a third ministry called Now More Than Ever, designed to reach enlisted men and women in the military around the world.

In 2008, Baldwin teamed up with conservative talk-radio host Kevin McCullough to put together a Saturday radio show called Baldwin/McCullough Radio. As of April 18, 2009, the show aired on 213 stations and in more than 400 cities across the US, and worldwide on Sirius 161 and XM 227.^[23] Baldwin appears weekly on the show from the broadcast studios in New York City, as well as from various locations around the US when he is traveling for other business purposes.

Baldwin talks on the red carpet of a Children Uniting Nations party, 2009.

In politics[link]

In 2007, Baldwin endorsed Sam Brownback for President.^[24] After Brownback left the race, Baldwin switched his support to Mike Huckabee.^[25] Baldwin was a strong supporter of the McCain–Palin presidential ticket after Huckabee dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. That same year, Baldwin threatened to move to Canada if Barack Obama was elected, and challenged the candidate to box for charity.^[26] In June 2011, Baldwin floated the possibility of entering New York City's 2013 mayoral race as an opponent of his brother Alec Baldwin, who previously suggested that he may run himself.^[27]

[edit] Celebrity Big Brother 2010

Baldwin was the first person to enter the Celebrity Big Brother House on January 3, 2010. The theme for this series was "Hell", with a devil head on the front door, he frequently taunted the head by saying "you're a loser". During his stay in the house he frequently read passages from the Bible to his fellow housemates.^[28][29] He also tried to convert eventual winner Alex Reid. He failed to win many fans and was evicted on January 22, 2010, becoming the fourth housemate to be evicted. In a three-way vote—against Ivana Trump and Sisqó—he received 50% of the public vote.^[30] After his eviction, the website restorestephenbaldwin.org, unsolicited by him, began soliciting cash donations to improve Baldwin's career.^[31]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Stephen Baldwin

• Stephen Baldwin at the Internet Movie Database
• Stephen Baldwin at AllRovi
• Stephen Baldwin's official website
• The Breakthrough Ministry
• Livin' It (Action Sports Ministry that Baldwin co-founded)
• Article about Baldwin's quest to close a porn store in Nyack, from Rockland Magazine
• Baldwin McCullough Radio
• Stephen Baldwin and America's Culture War An article by Alexander Osang featured in Der Spiegel, August 4, 2006
• AOL Books interview on his book The Unusual Suspect (2006)
• Video of Stephen Baldwin talking about his conversion
• Premier Christian TV interview with Stephen Baldwin about his experiences in Celebrity Big Brother house