CPAC
will pay tribute to Ed Sullivan
By Christine G. Adamo
On-line Forty-Niner
An
encore for The Doors may have been too much
for Ed Sullivan to bear in the mid-1960s.
These days, even “Pulp Fiction” has a shot
at getting in on the action in “A Really
Big Shew: A Tribute to the Ed Sullivan.”
 The
variety show, which stars celebrity impersonator
Jerry Hoban, comes to the Carpenter Performing
Arts Center at Cal State Long Beach Sunday.
In it, Hoban expands the character he played
in the “Jack Rabbit Slim” sequence of Quentin
Tarantino’s hit film from 1994.
The event is poised as a nostalgic look
back at American television culture, replete
with clips of commercials that aired during
Sullivan’s run on CBS from 1948 to 1971.
“There’s no other way to describe it than
as a hoot of fun,” said Michele Roberge,
general manager of the Carpenter Performing
Arts Center.
“That’s exactly what this show is supposed
to be,” she added, “a wonderful reminder
of the early ’60s when everything was fresh
— even TV.”
Hoban, as Sullivan, will recreate firsts
from the original show with the help of
other impersonators depicting the Beatles,
Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Liza Minelli.
Comedy, magic and juggling are also on the
line-up.
The Long Beach Community Concert Association,
the nonprofit organization that planned
the event, is sure “A Really Big Shew” will
take us all back to a time when grandparents,
parents and their children drew in close
to their new-fangled television sets to
watch a program that offered something virtually
every family member could enjoy.
“A Really Big Shew: A Tribute to Ed Sullivan”
begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are
available at the Carpenter Performing Arts
Center box office, located at 6200 Atherton
St. A $60 series ticket provides admission
to this and three other LBCCA- sponsored
shows: “The Kinda Dixie Jazz Band” on Nov.
24, “Forever Plaid” on March 16, and “The
Masters of Harmony” on May 18.
Individual ticket prices are $23 per adult,
$20 per senior or $20 per student with a
current CSULB identification card, and $10
for children under 16 years of age. Parking
will be available in front of the Carpenter
Performing Arts Center without an on-campus
parking permit for $3.
Call 562-985-7000 with questions or visit
CarpenterArts.org.
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