TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2006 — Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and star of its world-renowned Labor Day Telethon, stopped traffic on the famous Las Vegas Strip - literally.
Adorned in a tuxedo, Lewis taped the Telethon’s opening segment on the Strip near Caesar’s Palace. A consummate entertainer, the multitalented Lewis conducted the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra playing Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide.”
During the taping, a two-block stretch of the Strip on Las Vegas Boulevard near Flamingo Road was closed from 2 to 6 a.m. Aug. 22. Lewis was interviewed by “Entertainment Tonight” during the event.
The segment, completed in one take, is a celebration of the Telethon’s return to “the entertainment capital of the world” and Lewis’ adopted hometown after a 12-year run in Hollywood.
The Telethon will be broadcast live from the South Coast Hotel, Sept. 3-4, and seen on 190 television stations in MDA’s “Love Network.” It raises funds to support MDA’s quest to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education.
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