Review Roundup: KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY

Dishing on all pop culture and shining a light on inappropriate water cooler talk "Kathy Griffin WANTS A TONY" will feature all new material about her hilarious observations and run-ins with celebrities. The show is subject to change nightly depending on what Kathy decides is the news of the day. Let's just say Broadway may never be the same again! Performances begin March 11th and run through March 19th 2011 at the Belasco Theatre. Performance times are as follows: Monday at 8pm; Tuesday at 7pm; Wednesday-Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm and 8pm; Sunday at 3pm.

Tickets are priced from $61.50 to $121.50 for all performances and are on sale now at telecharge.com or visit www.kathygiffin.net

Charles Isherwood, NY Times: By the end of the show I was convinced that Ms. Griffin was suffering from a mild but highly profitable form of attention deficit disorder, and I was beginning to think it was contagious. But her highly unsystematic approach to stand-up is what gives this show its feeling of spontaneity and intimacy.

Frank Scheck, NY Post: She is, not surprisingly, even more uncensored live. "I could never say that on TV," she admitted after one outrageous joke. "Even on Bravo, which is, like, a fake channel." Griffin will probably not get that coveted Tony Award for this irreverent one-woman show. But she's certainly giving her audiences exactly what they want.

Mark Peikert, NY Press: On stage with a clock, some water and a microphone, Griffin acts surprised that people are hesitant to take her photo. "Go ahead and take my picture," she said with some surprise. "I don't give a shit. Is that bad?" Of course, the audience eats it up, after so many celebrity meltdowns over errant cell phone rings.

 

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos

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