SeriesFest is well underway, and today, they’ve announced the red carpet for their marquee event, Stevie Wonder’s Red Rocks benefit performance in celebration of television and music. R&B singer and dancer, Usher, “Vampire Diaries” actress Nina Dobrev, “Scandal” actress Katie Lowes, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell, “Spartacus” actor Peter Mensah, “Good Trouble” actress Zuri Adele, Shondaland’s Akua Murphy and Alison Eakle, model Ikara Lawrence and truTv “I’m Sorry” producer Joey Slamon will all be in attendance. In addition, SeriesFest CEO and CCO Randi Kleiner and Kaily Smith Westbrook will round out the celebrity-packed celebration.
The Red Rocks festivities will begin with a never-before-seen episode of IFC original series, “Sherman’s Showcase” and will be promptly followed by a performance by the legendary and inimitable Stevie Wonder.
We attended the Stevie Wonder concert tonight at Red Rocks. We found the Seriesfest production before the concert to be an extremely annoying assault on our senses and sensibilites. It’s yet another example of the blatant commercialization that has now jumped from movie theaters to the concert stage. The content was lame and the presentation amateurish. It was embarrassing. Stevie was great, but the prelude was a waste of time that greatly detracted from the ambiance of this wonderful venue.