WESTPORT THEATER CELEBRITY JUNE WALKER ROGERS TALKS ‘SHOW BIZ’ AT OCTOBER 15 LITERARY SALON!

Westport theater icon
June Walker Rogers will speak at the Books Worth Talking About literary salon at
Westport Country Playhousse on October 15 just before the curtain rises on the classic
1930s farce, “Room Service,” by John Murray and Allen
Boretz and directed by Mark Lamos. This comedy about show biz and the early
days of Broadway is reminiscent of Rogers’ stellar background. As the author of
How to Make It in Showbiz (A Survival
Guide) her illustrious career spanned several decades as an actress,
singer, dancer, director and choreographer. At the salon she will discuss how
theater has changed since the days when “Room Service” was first staged and
about how to survive in the business.

Walker, who has
appeared at the White House, will captivate audiences with her experiences on
Broadway with such legends as Dick Van Dyke and Bert Lahr; television
appearances with Ed Sullivan, Steve Allen and Jackie Gleason; and nightclub
acts with Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.

Carole Claps, a former
public relations and marketing director at Westport Country Playhouse for more
than a decade, as well as the Hartman Theatre Company, has worked with Rogers on
several productions, will moderate this salon, which is sponsored by Catamount
Wealth Management and is the creative collaboration of the Playhouse and
Westport-based international literary publicity firm Meryl L. Moss Media
Relations, Inc. (www.mediamuscle.com).

Claps, a past member of the board of directors of the Westport Country
Playhouse, served on the Westport Arts Center’s playwriting selection committee,
produced and directed major fund-raising events for nonprofit organizations in
Connecticut, including the Connecticut Theatre Foundation, Inc., and the Darien
Arts Center, and acted professionally and directed many productions in
Connecticut.