It was so hot here in LA last week -- just like summer. We love it! Sorry everyone in New York!! I know it is still cold there and in so many other places in the country.

So where do I begin? Life is never dull. We had a fabulous time in New York for the Drama League Awards last month and got to see some old friends too. This past weekend I helped organize a fundraiser for one of my children's schools and we did a Snow Party. Unfortunately with the heat everything melted very fast, but the kids and the adults had fun anyway!

I am doing a Lifetime Portrait Interview this week, but not sure when it will air yet!

My latest movie "Shade" opens in Las Vegas on March 22nd, and here in Los Angeles on March 30th. I just saw it at a private screening. It is a great little movie, so please check it out. Slyvestor Stallone, Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, and Thandie Newton star in it.

On April on 21st Antonio will be appearing at the Rainforest event at Carnegie Hall with our friends Sting and Trudie. Antonio will perform again on 24th for "Hollywood hits Broadway"; it's the event Katie Couric does each year with E.I.F for Colon Cancer. It is an honor for him, to be involved as they do such wonderful work. Antonio is being honored at the GLAAD awards in LA on the 27th, and I am presenting. Then we are all going to Spain for Holy week and Antonio has some work with a project there too.

In May Antonio is being honored again on WNET 13 in New York, and then we are off to Chicago as Antonio will be on Oprah. Next we are off to Cannes for SHREK 2 press etc. So as you can see we are on the move a lot in the next couple of months. I have a possible project in Europe this summer, with other projects in discussion and Antonio will be doing Zorro 2 then too!

I hope life is good for you all and that Spring fever will hit you all soon.

Please say a prayer for all of the people injured and killed in the Madrid bombing. I send my love and respect to all of them and their families.

We must stop the violence...


With Love and Respect,
Melanie
Xoxoxox