TV stars return in holiday NBC lineup and stage splits
Soap opera star Jennifer Runyon recalls a premonition about a killer role in a Christmas NBC movie. Timothy Bottoms and Laraine Newman head the Broadway comedy Fifth of July, with Bottoms taking Kenneth Talley and Laraine a Not Ready for Prime Time Player alum. A London spoof Her Royal Highness? imagines Diana replaced by an Australian barmaid in a Queen Elizabeth era cast including Thatcher. Eva Lohman moonlights as a convincing Lady Di look alike. Melissa Manchester headlines a Beverly Hilton benefit for City of Hope, where Sherry Lansing receives the Award of Hope as Wayne Rogers and Michael Douglas attend. Ben Vereen wraps a Atlantic City run to sail to England for five Mike Douglas shows at sea aboard the Queen Elizabeth II, marking his first on-ship performance.