Fall Arts from A to Z
A primer to the season's best bets.
LIVE TELEVISION VARIETY SHOW. Yeah, Lisa Smith-Putnam’s Los Angeles friends thought she was kidding, too, when she told them Back Home with Lisa Smith-Putnam meant she’d be hosting a late-night program in the Emerald City, where she was born and raised. She paid her showbiz dues in California, including an early stint as production coordinator on the original Entertainment Tonight. Such experience gives her confidence she can wake up Washington State. “I want to bring something here that Seattle can stick its chest out about,” she says. The TV show, recorded in front of an audience at the downtown King Cat Theater every Monday afternoon, promises to spotlight local talent and lifestyle segments and, after its September 25 premiere, possible “A-list” guest stars—perhaps the musicians Smith-Putnam convinced to donate to the Experience Music Project’s hip-hop exhibit (Queen Latifah, Will Smith, Ice Cube, and others). “I’ve had a wonderful opportunity to be a part of so many people’s lives,” she says, “so I can at least pick up the phone years later and say, Hey, I can use your help. Could you come up and do the show?” Stay tuned. KING 5 Sun at 2am & KONG 6 Fri at 10am, backhomewithlisasmithputnam.com
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Published: September 2009
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