Join us for a special program at the Newseum with Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner.
Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner appears in a special evening program at the Newseum to talk about her role as legendary newspaper columnist Molly Ivins in the play, "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins." The play opens Aug. 23 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.
"Red Hot Patriot" is a one-woman show about Ivins combining personal anecdotes with her take on the world of politics. Ivins, who died in 2007, was a liberal political humorist for The Texas Observer, the Dallas Times Herald and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She skewered the political establishment and mocked politicians with her sharp wit that made her one of America's highest-regarded columnists.
Turner has starred in several acclaimed movies including "Body Heat," "Romancing the Stone," "Prizzi's Honor," "War of the Roses" and "Peggy Sue Got Married," which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
Turner has also starred in many Broadway productions including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" which both earned her a Tony Award nomination.
Speakers in sequence:
* Welcoming remarks by James C. Duff, executive director of the Newseum
* Discussion with:
- Kathleen Turner
- Margaret Engel, co-writer of "Red Hot Patriot"
- Shelby Coffey III, chairman of the Newseum, moderating
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