Marc Anthony to Pilot Jaguar's Tribute to Style Into Barker Hangar
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--March 14, 2001--Rodeo Drive will be re-created at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar for Jaguar's Tribute to Style on Sunday March 18, 2001 -- one week prior to the 43rd Annual Academy Awards. Recording artist Marc Anthony will headline the evening. This dazzling evening of fashion and entertainment, benefits the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Arts and Education Fund.
For the first time in the event's four year history, the event will be held outside of Beverly Hills due to unseasonably cold weather in Southern California and unpredictable weather patterns over the Pacific Ocean. Architectural photographers are set to photograph all three blocks of the world-famous Rodeo Drive and organizers will employ a high-tech digital projection system to beam images of the world famous shopping district throughout the 28,000 square foot Barker Hangar.
Jaguar's Tribute to Style, co-hosted by Elizabeth Hurley, Kelly Preston, Sela Ward, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta, will feature cocktails, dinner, fantasy auctions and a grand finale performance by Anthony. The evening's Entertainment Industry Co-Chairs include Ruth and Jake Bloom, Susan and Jonathan Dolgen, Kelly Chapman and Ron Meyer, Jo Champa and Joseph Farrell, Wendy and Leonard Goldberg, and Jamie and Steve Tisch.
Other expected celebrity guests include: Marcia Gay Harden, Cindy Crawford, Bai Ling, Forest Whitaker, Larry King, Vivica Fox, Thora Birch, Rita Wilson Hanks, Garcelle Beauvis, Jolie Fischer, Patricia Arquette, Tori Spelling, Jennifer Tilly, Katie Wagner, Mimi Rogers, and Patricia Heaton.
Entertaining the star-studded crowd, Marc Anthony has been hailed as the "reigning king of salsa" by The New York Times, which praised his flawless singing and categorized him as one of the great pop figures of the 20th Century. Despite his growing fame in other countries, Marc Anthony remained relatively unknown outside the Latin music world in the United States, the result of having sung almost exclusively in Spanish.
All of that changed with the September 1999 release of Marc Anthony, his self-titled English language pop CD. Starting off at number eight on the billboard 200 album chart, it was certified platinum six weeks later, has since been certified quadruple platinum. The album's first single, I Need To Know earned a 1999 Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance while Dimelo, the Spanish version of I Need To Know won a Latin Grammy for Song of The Year. The album's second single, You Sang To Me, received a 2000 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
Marc Anthony's success has not been limited to the music world. He was cast in the Broadway musical The Capeman and has graced the silver screen with significant roles in Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead, Stanley Tucci's Big Night as well as appearing in The Substitute and Hackers.
Jaguar's Tribute to Style will also serve as the perfect preview for the 2002 Jaguar X-TYPE, the automaker's all-new $29,950 luxury sport sedan. This will be the first time the car will be officially seen in North America, and the first time that Jaguar debuts an automobile in a venue other than an auto show. Jaguar will be offering a one-of-a-kind X-TYPE in "Rodeo Red" for auction, which will allow the highest bidder to take delivery of the first X-TYPE in the U.S. in late summer.
As part of the event, designers along Rodeo Drive have created unique pieces inspired by Red Glamour and "The Red Carpet as Hollywood's Fashion Runway," to be included in a silent auction during the evening. Participating designers this year include Fendi, Badgley Mischka, ESCADA, La Perla, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo among others. All of the auction pieces will be on display in the designers' stores along Rodeo Drive beginning on March 5, 2001 with final bids taken at Jaguar's Tribute to Style. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Entertainment Industry Foundation Arts and Education Fund.
Jaguar's Tribute to Style ticket information is available by calling 310/406-8680. Ticket prices begin at $1,000 per person.