HANK LANE PIANIST PLAYS FOR ARETHA FRANKLIN
MARCH 28, FRIDAY

AS REPORTED IN THE "RUSH & MOLLOY" COLUMN IN THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" STARS ANIKA NONI ROSE, PHYLICIA RASHAD AND TERRENCE HOWARD HELPED ARETHA FRANKLIN CELEBRATE HER 66TH BIRTHDAY AFTER A PERFORMANCE OF THE SMASH BROADWAY SHOW ON MARCH 25TH. THE QUEEN OF SOUL LATER HIT UP THE RITZ-CARLTON ON CENTRAL PARK AND REQUESTED "THE WAY WE WERE" AND "EASTER PARADE" FROM THE HANK LANE PIANIST EARL ROSE, WHO HAPPILY OBLIGED THE BIRTHDAY GIRL.