Stars Joining our 2010 Theatre at Sea Caribbean Dreams

Ed Asner is perhaps best known for his comedic and dramatic portrayal of Lou Grant, the role he originated on the landmark "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and continued in the newspaper-set drama "Lou Grant", which earned him five Emmys and three Golden Globe Awards. One of the most honored actors in television history, Ed Asner has been the recipient of seven Emmy Awards and 16 nominations, as well as five Golden Globe Awards, and has served as the National President of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms. He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996. Asner's dozens of motion pictures include They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!, Fort Apache the Bronx, JFK, The Bachelor, Missing Brendan, and Elf.

A recipient of the 1995 Lifetime Achievement Tony Award, Carol Channing, has been a star of international acclaim since a Time magazine cover story hailed her performance as Lorelei Lee in Gentleman Prefer Blondes. Since her 1948 Broadway debut in Blitzstein's No For An Answer, her Broadway appearances include So Proudly We Hail, Let's Face It, Lend An Ear, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Show Girl, Pygmalion, The Millionairess, The Vamp, Four On A Garden, and Wonderful Town. In addition to receiving a special Tony Award in 1968, she won the Tony Award in 1964 for her legendary portrayal of Dolly Levi in Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly! She has starred in numerous television and film roles, such as the role of Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, which earned her an Oscar nomination and Gold Globe Award. Carol is currently working on refocusing the Art in public education in California through the Channing/Kullijian Endowment for the Arts.

For her work on the New York stage, from Yentl to Sarava! to Lend Me a Tenor to Golda's Balcony, Tovah Feldshuh has earned four Tony nominations for Best Actress and won four Drama Desk Awards (including one for Golda's Balcony), four Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Obie, the Theatre World Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress (for Golda's Balcony). On October 3, 2004, Golda's Balcony became the longest-running one-woman show in the history of Broadway. Her many film credits include: Kissing Jessica Stein, A Walk On The Moon, Happy Accidents, The Corruptor, Daniel, The Idolmaker, Brewster's Millions, Friends and Family, Old Love, Nunzio, The Believer, Life On The Ledge, The Alchemist, and Toll Booth.

Carol Lawrence created the role of Maria in the Broadway classic, West Side Story, for which she received a Tony Nomination. Miss Lawrence went on to star in numerous other Broadway productions, including: Saratoga, Subways Are For Sleeping, and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. She has also played leading roles on "The Commish" and a dramatic Diva on "Murder She Wrote". Ms. Lawrence received rave revues in Los Angeles productions of Do I Hear A Waltz?, Follies, and Amy's View, for which she received The Los Angeles Drama Critics Award. Carol Lawrence is the first recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of "Live Theatre."

Widely regarded as one of the premier singers and dancers on Broadway, Donna McKechnie has performed extensively in concert halls, cabarets, and with symphony orchestras. A Tony Award Winner for her starring role in A Chorus Line, Donna has also received a MAC Award Nomination for Best Female Singer and the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Major Engagement for her cabaret show, My Musical Comedy Life, a Helen Hayes nomination for her role in Sweet Charity, and an Ovation Award Best Featured Actress nomination for Mack and Mabel. Ms. McKechnie's other credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, On the Town, and Gypsy.

Patricia Neal, who won an Academy Award for her role in the film Hud, is celebrated for a wide-range of starring motion picture roles. She has also appeared on Broadway and earned a Tony Award for her performance in Another Part of the Forest. Other Broadway credits include The Children's Hour, The Miracle Worker, and John Loves Mary. Some of her film roles were in The Fountainhead; Hud, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress; and The Subject Was Roses, for which she was once again nominated for an Oscar. Her most recent film appearance was in the hit film Cookies Fortune with Charles Dutton and Glenn Close. Ms. Neal is also known nationally for her inspirational lectures.

Susan Powell made her operatic debut as Adele in Die Fledermaus with the Seattle Opera, and debuted with the New York City Opera as Johanna in Harold Prince's production of Sweeney Todd. She has sung leading roles with the Opera Companies of Cincinnati, August, Syracuse, Connecticut, Nevada, Tulsa, Baltimore, and Arizona, and debuted with the Boston Pops in 1993. She was selected by John Williams to appear as the only soloist in one of his final concerts. Susan has also toured the country in The Sound of Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Desert Song, Show Boat, and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber. Susan hosted Home Matters on the Discovery Channel for 9 years, starting in 1993. She was crowned Miss America in 1981.

Lee Roy Reams recently won critical acclaim playing Roger DeBris on Broadway in The Producers. He also starred in the First National Tour of the musical (Carbonell Award) in the Washington D.C. production (Helen Hayes Award), and the Las Vegas production. The New York Times hails him as "Broadway's song and dance man nonpareil" because of his leading roles in David Merrick's legendary 42nd Street (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Albin/Zaza in La Cage Aux Folles, Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly! and Henry Spofford in Lorelei (both starring Carol Channing), Duane Fox in Applause, starring Lauren Bacall, Will Parker in Richard Rodgers' revival of Oklahoma!, Sweet Charity starring Gwen Verdon, and An Evening with Jerry Herman.

Stars coming on our cruise subject to change.

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