Coming This Spring: Cause Celeb — A Journey of the Heart
Coming this Spring … Cause Celeb introduces you to celebrities at their most passionate, giving and vulnerable. We learn about the causes that move them and find out why. Most importantly, we watch what they’re doing to help. Join Cat Greenleaf on this journey of the heart. Each week we accompany a different celeb on a trip through their past to explore the issues that have shaped them, and watch as they partner with charitable groups to make a difference. Get ready to learn about the people you thought you knew, the issues you need to understand more deeply, and maybe a little something about yourself along the way.
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NBC 4 New York celebrated the launch of the new pilot Cause Celeb at the MSNBC Digital Café of the NBC Experience Store located at 30 Rock on Thursday, March 3rd. The series introduces celebrities and highlights their philanthropic work.
The program kicked off with remarks by NBC 4’s General Manager Michael Jack and show host Cat Greenleaf. Celebrity Rosie Perez, who serves as the Urban Arts Partnership’s Artistic Board Chair and Philip Courtney, the organization’s Executive Director, were also on hand. It was a full house for the premiere of Cause Celeb with the likes of Alan Cummings, Tutan Reyes and Keith Shocklee in attendance.
The pilot follows two high school students as they complete the Fresh Prep course designed to help them study for and pass the New York City Regents exams. The pilot episode was moving and inspiring, capturing Rosie’s passion and the impact of Fresh Prep through the eyes of two students and the people who support them.
The evening ended on a high-energy note, with guest performer Sadat X and Fresh Prep composer Sam Sellers, aka Rabbi Darkside, taking the stage to perform original tracks featured in Cause Celeb.
Tune in to Cause Celeb on March 6th at 1:30AM or March 27th at 1PM on NBC 4 New York.
Photos: Bennett Raglin
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