Alan Zweibel News

New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography has an upcoming NYC show on Saturday,  August 18 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street) which will feature stars of stage & screen including Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Emmy-nominee Jackie Hoffman (Feud, current Off-Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof), Alysia Reiner (Better Things, Orange is the New Black), Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep), 5-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel, Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel, and New York writer Michael Musto.

New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography has two NYC shows on June 2 and June 4 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street) which will feature stars of stage & screen including Michael Urie, 4-time Oscar-nominee Marsha Mason, Tate Donovan, Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba, Emmy-nominee Jackie Hoffman (FX's Feud), John Fugelsang (SiriusXM Insight), Grammy Award-winner Peter Asher, Alysia Reiner (Better Things, Orange is the New Black), Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep), 5-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel. Tickets are $80, $60 & $40 (plus a two-drink min.) and can be purchased at www.CelebrityAutobiography.com.

Taylor Ré Lynn, American actress and producer of the Golden Globe nominated film The Fencer, attended the Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere of the new Gilda Radner documentary Love Gilda. Lynn is an associate producer of the ground-breaking documentary that premiered on April 18, 2018 at the Beacon Theatre.

The National Comedy Center will celebrate its grand opening with appearances by Amy Schumer, Lily Tomlin, Saturday Night Live original cast alumni including Dan Aykroyd and more, coinciding with the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, August 1st -5th in Jamestown, New York.

Read below for BroadwayWorld's listings of shows in Chicago from Monday, March 19, 2018 to Monday, March 26, 2018 including local shows, regional productions and tours. Looking for a fun, inspiring or moving night at the theatre? Click on a show below for tickets, show information, articles, videos, photos & more... Want to browse all shows in Chicago?

Mercury Theater Chicago opened BUNNY BUNNY: GILDA RADNER, A SORT OF LOVE STORY on Sunday, February 11th. This touching play about the unique friendship between beloved SNL comedian Gilda Radner and comedy writer Alan Zweibel plays through April 1. 

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of LOVE, GILDA on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of LOVE, GILDA onWednesday, April 18, 2018. CNN Films presents the feature length documentary - produced by 3 Faces Films in association with Motto Pictures - which opens a window into the world of celebrated Emmy® and Grammy® award-winning comedian Gilda Radner who became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on Saturday Night Live's debut episode. A trailblazer for female comedians, her impact on the entertainment industry has endured almost four decades. The film will premiere opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the city she called home when she catapulted to fame. Tickets for Opening Night go on sale on March 20 at www.tribecafilm.com/festival. The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 18-29.

The National Comedy Center is proud to announce the acquisition of the archive of ground-breaking comedian Shelley Berman, who passed away in September 2017 at the age of 92. The donation was formally announced during a tribute attended by Larry David, Dr. Demento, Cheryl Hines, Laraine Newman, Howard Storm, David Steinberg, Fred Willard, and Alan Zweibel, hosted by Lewis Black and presented by the National Comedy Center on Tuesday, January 30th at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California.

New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography has two NYC shows on March 5 and March 10 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street) which will feature Susan Lucci, Janeane Garofalo, Josh Lucas (currently starring opposite Uma Thurman on Broadway in The Parisian Woman), Ralph Macchio, Rachel Dratch, Tate Donovan, Jackie Hoffman (FX's Feud), John Fugelsang (host of Page 6 TV), Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman, 5-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel, and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue - is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of BUNNY BUNNY: GILDA RADNER, A SORT OF LOVE STORY, running from February 9th through April 1st. Press opening is Sunday, February 11th at 3:00pm. Led by Director Warner Crocker, Dana Tretta makes her Mercury Theater Chicago debut in the role of beloved comedian Gilda Radner, alongside Jackson Peter Evans as 'Saturday Night Live' writer Alan Zweibel.

As part of their 2018 Winter season, the Playing on Air podcast will release two plays by Pulitzer Prize winners John Patrick Shanley (Doubt) and Donald Margulies (Time Stands Still, Dinner with Friends) starring Golden Globe nominee Timoth e Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird).

Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue is pleased to announce BUNNY, BUNNY: GILDA RADNER A SORT OF LOVE STORY, directed by Warner Crocker, running from February 9th through April 1, 2018. Press opening is Saturday, February 10th at 8:00pm. A funny, tender, and touching play, based on the book of the same name, former Saturday Night Live writer Alan Zweibel recalls his eccentric kinship spanning 14 years with beloved SNL actress Gilda Radner.

New York's funniest show, Celebrity Autobiography: THE 2017 EDITION had a NYC performance on Monday, November 20 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street) which featured Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Tate Donovan, Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman, Maulik Pancholy (CBS' Star Trek: Discovery), 5-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel, actor/comedian John Fugelsang (Page Six TV) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack &Dayle Reyfel. The first show of 2018 (which will also feature an all-star cast) is scheduled for Saturday, March 10at 7pm.

New York's funniest show, Celebrity Autobiography: THE 2017 EDITION has added Gina Gershon and Rachel Dratch to the upcoming NYC show on Monday, November 20 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street), which will also feature Janeane Garofalo, Tate Donovan, Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman, Maulik Pancholy (CBS' Star Trek: Discovery), 5-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel, actor/comedian John Fugelsang (Page Six TV) and Drama Desk winners Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel.

Playwright and comedian Lisa Lampanelli and producer Rachel Karpf announced today that STUFFED will play its final performance Off-Broadway on Sunday, November 19th at the Westside Theatre (Downstairs, 407 West 43rd Street).

New York's funniest show, Celebrity Autobiography: THE 2017 EDITION has an upcoming NYC show on Monday, November 20 at 7pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street), which will feature stars of stage and screen including Janeane Garofalo, Tate Donovan, Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, Maulik Pancholy (CBS' Star Trek: Discovery), five-time Emmy winner Alan Zweibel, actor/comedian John Fugelsang (Page Six TV) and Drama Desk winners Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel.

Thurber House has announced that, along with host of The Daily Show Trevor Noah and novelist Aaron Thier, Ken Pisani is one of three finalists for the coveted Thurber Prize for American Humor for his debut novel AMP'D, published by St. Martin's Press.

New York's funniest show, Celebrity Autobiography: THE 2017 EDITION had two special Hamptons shows on August 25 at Guild Hall and also has an NYC show tonight, August 28 at 8pm at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street). The August 25th Hamptons cast featured Brooke Shields, Susan Lucci, Christie Brinkley, Mario Cantone, Ali Wentworth, five-time Emmy-winner Alan Zweibel, Scott Adsit, Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel. BroadwayWorld has photos below!