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A lifetime on the stage will be celebrated when the latest Walk of Fame star is unveiled, for Debbie Dorday, in Ōrewa on Sunday, September 22.
If you lived in NZ in the 1980s and 90s you may remember Debbie, the high-energy, red-headed entertainer who owned a popular cabaret and famously delivered the tagline ‘See you at Burgundys’!
She has lived in Ōrewa for 15 years and been on stage for more than 50 – from her time as a child star in London to the Moulin Rouge, and 12 years at Burgundys in Parnell. Her talents include acting, singing, dancing and comedy, leading to appearances with the likes of Billy T James and Ray Woolf on TV shows. For the past 20 years Debbie has toured shows with Jim Joll, to retirement villages all over New Zealand. She says it is comedy and tap dancing that she loved best
Although the bad feet that plague dancers meant she had to hang up her tap shoes years ago, Debbie will be singing and making the audience laugh at the A Star for a Star show to be held at Centrestage Theatre following the unveiling of her star.
The show is also a chance for her to be onstage with her daughter, actor and dancer Jodie Dorday, for the first time in 20 years.
They performed together at Burgundy’s back in the day too, and will reprise some of those comedy numbers at Centrestage.
“We love working together,” Debbie says. “She is so talented, and the only one who can crack me up on stage.”
Jody, who recently moved to Hatfields Beach, says they are very grateful to everyone at Centrestage – “we are so lucky to have that theatre” – and also to Gary Brown, owner of the Walk of Fame.
The star unveiling is on Ōrewa Boulevard on September 22 at 3pm, followed by the Star for a Star show at 4.30pm. All show proceeds go to fund the star, and to Centrestage.
Tickets $25 from www.centrestagethreatre.co.nz or at the box office, open Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm or ph 09 426 7282.
WIN tickets
Hibiscus Matters has two tickets to Star for a Star, valued at $50, to give away. To enter the draw, ‘like’ Hibiscus Matters on Facebook and message us your name and phone number with A Star for a Star in the message. Alternatively, write your name, address and phone number on the back of an envelope and post or drop into A Star for a Star giveaway, Hibiscus Matters, 21 Florence Ave, Ōrewa. Entries close on Monday, September 16. Note: Winners will be notified by phone, so a daytime number, and email address, must be included with entries.
