Marie Osmond at Chicago Children’s Memorial Hospital brought holiday cheer and participated in singing along during “Jamming with Jim” with patients and families at the hospital. Also on hand playing guitar was former Tantrum Band bass player Bill Syniar.
Marie is in town for Donny and Marie - Christmas in Chicago at the Oriental Theatre.
Marie Osmond and her family have been involved with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals since its inception in 1983. The charity, which began as a telethon housed in the Osmond studio, has since grown into a leading children ' s charity. As of 2011, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $4.3 billion—most of which is donated a dollar or two at a time.
Beginning with her national debut
at age three on The Andy Williams Show,
Marie Osmond has proven to be a resilient
talent with a magnetic presence known across generations, performing for almost
five continuous decades. Marie recorded Paper
Roses at age twelve, making history as the youngest female artist to
have her debut record go to #1 on the charts, followed by over 30 albums and
numerous gold records, as well as a Country Music Association’s
“Vocal Duo of the Year” award in 1986 for Meet Me In Montana, with the late Dan
Seals. In 2010 Marie
recorded her much-anticipated inspirational album titled I Can Do This. Following its
release, it moved rapidly into the ITunes top ten listing after she performed
“Pie Jesu” on The Oprah Winfrey
Show. The author of two New York Times best-selling books, a
finalist on season 5 of Dancing With the
Stars, and celebrating 20 years as a designer of the highly
successful Marie Osmond Porcelain Dolls,
Marie is also co-founder of Children’s Miracle Network, which has raised
over 4 billion dollars for sick and injured kids in over 170 Children’s
Hospitals in North America and internationally.
For the first time together on a
Chicago stage, America ’s
beloved sibling entertainers will star in DONNY
AND MARIE – CHRISTMAS IN CHICAGO ,
a holiday production that is currently playing in
Chicago through Dec. 24, 2011 at the Oriental Theatre (
24 W. Randolph St. , Chicago ).
In the holiday tradition of the
“Osmond Family Christmas” television specials, the legendary Donny
and Marie invite you and your family to join them to celebrate the joy of the
season in true Osmond fashion, in person, as the iconic pair share the
spotlight for the first time together on a
Chicago stage. Individual tickets are on sale
now and can be purchased at (800) 775-2000.
