Rosie O'Donnell is making her highly anticipated return to stand-up comedy at the much-anticipated lesbian event of the year: The Dinah!
"I am beyond thrilled to have Rosie O'Donnell join our stellar entertainment line-up on our 20th Anniversary," says Mariah Hanson, founder of Club Skirts Presents The Dinah, "my customers love Rosie. She's a role model, a beacon of hope, and a voice of truth. And at The Dinah, once again, she'll do what we have missed from her for years: stand up. And no one, and I mean no one, does it better than Rosie!"
While O'Donnell's stand-up career went on hiatus in 1995, the comedian has since then remained in the spotlight, especially with her new documentary A Family is a Family is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration and her public love life.
"This year we are presenting some great party with a cause themes. Rosie headlining our main comedy show is a perfect fit. Not only is she hilariously funny, but she has long been a fervent advocate for not only our own LGBT causes but for children via her 'Rosie's Broadway Kids' and 'For All Kids' charity Foundations, and her current philanthropist endeavors to foster Haitian orphans. Her presence at our event is the perfect fit. Rosie is yet another proven example that it's possible to have the time of your life at The Dinah, and at the same time make a difference," adds Hanson.
O'Donnell's Dinah show will officially mark her long-awaited, and overdue, return to stand-up! She will perform Friday, April 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Also, for the first ever since her coming out, Family Ties actress Meredith Baxter will make a public appearance joining the prestigious panel of celesbians and entertainment luminaries that will grace the catwalk in support of the LGBT community's fight for equality. "It was important for me to invite Meredith Baxter to participate in this fashion show," said Hanson, "it was very courageous of her to come out the way she did and to right off the bat publicly take such an activist stand for same-sex marriage. I have nothing but admiration for her and was thrilled when she said yes."
Commemorating its landmark 20th Anniversary, The Dinah 2010 will take place March 31 through April 4, 2010 at The Hilton Hotel, The Hyatt Regency and the Palm Springs Convention Center. Despite the current economic climate, ticket sales are up from last year and the Hilton Hotel sold out in record time over the holidays.
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