space
For immediate release                                             CONTACT: Elisabeth Branigan
                                                                                  (919) 560-3040 x224
                                                                                  elisabeth@carolinatheatre.org                                               



DURHAM, NC - Tab Hunter, a Hollywood star whose career began as a 1950s heartthrob, and the author of the recent national bestseller Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star, will be appearing at the 11th annual North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) on Saturday, August 12. The NCGLFF is the second largest gay and lesbian film festival in the Southeast and takes place Thursday, August 10 through Sunday, August 13, 2006.

Hunter will host a screening of his cult classic film Lust in the Dust, starring himself, Divine, and Lainie Kazan. Afterwards, he will participate in an on-stage Q&A, followed by a book signing and the festival’s reception, where Hunter will be the
 guest of honor.

Hunter was for many years a major star of screen, stage, and television, having appeared in more than fifty films including the hits Damn Yankees and Battle Cry. His feature roles in Lust in the Dust (which he also produced) along with John Waters's Polyester solidified his standing as a cult icon.

His autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential, was published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in the fall of 2005. Critically acclaimed—The New York Times hailed it as “A mesmerizing account of his Candide-like journey through Hollywood”; USA Today wrote, “There’s enough juice in this book to satisfy the most hungry Hollywood fan”—the autobiography was a national bestseller, appearing on lists in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle.

Tickets for Lust in the Dust hosted by Tab Hunter are $12 and go on sale Monday, July 17 at 11 a.m. Single tickets for the film festival are $8 and 5-Packs are $35 and also go on sale on July 17.  Tickets can be purchased at the box office located at 309 W.Morgan Street in Downtown Durham.  Box office hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and weekends from 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the box office at 919-560-3030 or toll-free at 888-241-8162. Orders may also be faxed to 919-560-3065. More information is available at www.carolinatheatre.org.



The Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality film and live performances to the Triangle community.
Live performances at the Carolina Theatre are supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, the A.J. Fletcher Performing Arts Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation, the CCB Foundation and the F.M. Kirby Foundation

space