We are so excited to have Paula Abdul grace the Fox stage as our headliner for our 8th Annual Fox Theatre Foundation’s Chasing Rainbows Gala!
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer, songwriter, voice actress, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 before rising to prominence in the 1980s as a highly sought choreographer at the height of the music video era. Abdul later scored a string of pop music hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart. She won a Grammy for “Best Music Video – Short Form” for “Opposites Attract” and twice won the “Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography”.
After her initial period of success, she saw renewed fame and success as an original judge on American Idol in the 2000s, which she left after the eighth season. She went on to star on CBS’s short-lived television series Live to Dance, which lasted one season in 2011, and was subsequently a judge on the first season of the American version of The X Factor along with her former American Idol co-judge Simon Cowell, the creator and producer of the show. She was also a guest judge on the All-Stars edition of Dancing with the Stars in 2012 and the tenth season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2013, and more recently became a permanent judge for that series along with the Australian version of the show for its 2014 revival.
Join the festivities as a VIP for a fun-filled evening of great music and community gaiety as we honor our past and toast the exciting things to come at The Fox. VIP Tickets include:
For Questions About This Special Fox VIP Gala Ticket Package – Please Feel Free to Contact the Box Office at 520-547-3040
Each year the Chasing Rainbows Award is given to “a person or couple who through his/her/their vision, dedication, and/or financial support has helped to build the Fox Tucson Theatre, Downtown Tucson, or the Greater Tucson area.”
The Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation is Proud to Announce this year’s Gala Honoree & Recipient of the 2018 Chasing Rainbows Award is