Native New Yorker ILENE GRAFF is an actress, singer, teacher, and Grammy-nominated recording artist. Best known to audiences as Marsha Owens on the long running ABC comedy Mr. Belvedere, her five-and-a half seasons on the show made her one of America’s most beloved TV moms, garnering her fans from around the world. She made her Broadway debut in the Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach/Hal David hit musical Promises Promises, understudying the leading lady and singing backups from the orchestra pit. She performed the role of Fran Kubelik in New York a dozen times before starring in the National Tour. Ilene went on to play Sandy for two-and-a-half years in the original Broadway production of Grease, but her biggest Broadway triumph was creating the role of Cleo in the Cy Coleman/Michael Stewart musical comedy hit I Love My Wife, directed by Tony Award-winner Gene Saks. She can be heard on the show’s Original Cast Album. Ilene was a recurring character on the CW’s Hart of Dixie, and in addition to playing the role of Bob Uecker’s wife on Mr. Belvedere, starred in two other series, several pilots, and guest-starred on many episodic TV shows, movies, and mini-series. She is very proud to have co-starred in the ABC/Walt Disney Company film South Pacific, working with Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., and Lori Tan Chinn. Ilene also shared the screen with Rodney Dangerfield in the feature film Ladybugs. Ilene is an accomplished singer who enjoys an active cabaret concert career, performing in such ionic venues as Feinstein’s/54 Below and Birdland in New York, and Feinstein’s at Vitello’s and The Catalina Club in Los Angeles. Ilene and her husband, ASCAP Award-winning composer Ben Lanzarone, met during the Broadway run of “Grease,” where he served as conductor and pianist. Ben serves as Ilene’s Musical Director, arranger, co-producer and accompanist. Their Grammy-nominated CD, Baby’s Broadway Lullabies, a collection of beautiful theatre songs arranged especially for sleepy time, is available everywhere music is downloaded. Their daughter Nikka Graff Lanzarone is an accomplished musical theatre performer. Ilene proudly serves as an officer of Western Council of The Actors Fund. www.ilenegraff.com

BEN LANZARONE (Musical Director), a winner of ASCAP’s Most Performed Composer Award, is an arranger, conductor, pianist, and musical director who has composed hundreds of hours of music for television shows such as “Dynasty,” “The Tracy Ullman Show,” “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley,” “Love Boat,” and “Mr. Belvedere.” He conducted and played piano for the original Broadway production of “Grease,” and conducted, played and arranged for some of the biggest names in the business including Frank Sinatra, Anthony Newley, and Art Garfunkel. He has also played on countless records, jingles and movie scores as well as his own piano album, “In Classic Form.” His work on wife Ilene Graff’s CD “Baby’s Broadway Lullabies” helped it earn a Grammy nomination.

Chris Isaacson Presents (CIP) has created, produced, and promoted over 1500 events since the company’s founding in 2004. From small clubs to major theatres, CIP has presented many of the most influential stars of this generation including Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning musicians, actors and recording artists.   Highlights include coordinating and producing an elaborate premiere celebrations for Emmy Award-winning series POSE (FX Networks) starring Billy Porter, Janet Mock and Our Lady J , Emmy Award-winning series Feud: Bette & Joan (FX Networks) starring Susan Sarandon, co-produced the Grammy Award-nominated "Considering Matthew Shepard" at Ford Theatres (earning CIP a proclamation from City of West Hollywood) with guests hosts Tim Bagley, Candis Cayne, & Joely Fisher, producing the West Coast charitable event GAIN: Brighter Futures starring Alisan Porter (winner of NBC’s The Voice) for Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, high-flying events for LA Pride, Rolling Stone, The Grove LA and Americana at Brand, serving as Producer on the critically acclaimed feature documentary Studio One Forever directed by Marc Saltarelli starring Thelma Houston, Chita Rivera, Melisa Rivers, Lance Bass, and Bruce Vilanch, and most recently, working with Dick and Arlene Van Dyke, and Tony Danza on "Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic" for CBS Television.   Isaacson returned to produce the 2023 Creative Business Awards ceremony in West Hollywood at The 1 Hotel honoring the Sunset Marquis Hotel, presented by West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. This event was hosted by Kate Flannery and Jackie Tohn with special presentations by Academy Award-winner Billy Bob Thornton. Isaacson’s concerts have been featured on MTV, CNN, Access Hollywood, Extra, ABC's On the Red Carpet, KTLA Morning News, Good Day LA (Fox), and in the Los Angeles Times, New York Post, and The New York Times.   He is committed to humanitarian and social causes including Ronald McDonald House Charities, Youth Emerging Stronger (Yes!), La Fuente Recovery, Entertainment Community Fund, and The Trevor Project.   For more information on upcoming CIP events, visit ChrislsaacsonPresents.com