Billy Crystal News

Barry Manilow and his lyrical partner Bruce Sussman are taking a swing at musicals again with Harmony. The show is based on a documentary that follows a Jewish actor in Berin that recruited five singers, 2 Jewish and 3 non-Jewish, to form a musical group that offered a very different and unprecedented live performance. They combined complex 6 part harmonies, vocal imitation of instruments, and even physical comedy onstage. The Comedian Harmonists, is what they called themselves, became a musical sensation in the late 1920s but coincidentally, their rise to fame coincided with Hitler's rise to power along with his restrictions against the Jewish artists in Germany.

TWEED TheaterWorks & Theater 80 St. Marks have announced the highly anticipated NYC return of Varla Jean Merman with Boston's acclaimed Gold Dust Orphans in the New York premiere of MILDRED FIERCE, a dizzily entertaining sendup of the 1945 classic "Mildred Pierce", which will begin previews on Saturday, October 5that Theater 80 St. Marks. The production, written by Ryan Landry will have it's official opening on Saturday, October 12th at 10:30PM and will continue performances until October 27th.

Comedian Billy Crystal stopped by this week's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN last week to 'kvell' about his adorable grandchildren. He then explained that the Jewish New Year is really nothing to celebrate over. Watch the appearance below!

The world's largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other digital spoken-word entertainment, Audible, Inc., released a comedic video today created in collaboration with Billy Crystal about the downloadable audio version of Crystal's new memoir, Still Foolin' 'Em.

The Fred Gabler Helping Hand Camp Fund will join Cantor Fitzgerald's esteemed annual Charity Day today, Sept. 11, 2013. The fund, which was established in honor of the late Fred Gabler aids in sending underprivileged children to summer sleep-away camps. Gabler, a former partner and trader for Cantor Fitzgerald - the company with the most lives lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City - was a strong supporter of the summer camp experience for children. The fund honors his generous heart and passion.

Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall for a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 Sundays. This will mark the final engagement of this production. Previews will begin Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street) with opening night scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2013 and a final performance set for Sunday, January 5, 2014. 700 Sundaysis performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel and direction by Des McAnuff. Check out photos of the marquee at the Imperial Theatre below!

The Fred Gabler Helping Hand Camp Fund will join Cantor Fitzgerald's esteemed annual Charity Day on Sept. 11, 2013. The fund, which was established in honor of the late Fred Gabler aids in sending underprivileged children to summer sleep-away camps. Gabler, a former partner and trader for Cantor Fitzgerald - the company with the most lives lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City - was a strong supporter of the summer camp experience for children. The fund honors his generous heart and passion.j

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) announced todaythat Gloria Estefan, international pop superstar, legendary crossover artist and entrepreneur, will sit down for an intimate, bilingual Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners

Katie Couric tackles captivating issues, unforgettable newsmaking headlines and fascinating famous faces -- it's talk that matters when her nationally-syndicated talk show, “Katie,” premieres its second season on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013.

PBS announced today that Tuesday, October 15, 2013, is 'Superheroes Night,' featuring a three-hour block dedicated to the groundbreaking program SUPERHEROES: A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE.

A lineup of top entertainers including, Julie Andrews, Lucie Arnaz, Tony Bennett, Tim Conway, Tina Fey, Rashida Jones, Vicki Lawrence, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Rosemary Watson and others will salute Carol Burnett at the 16th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. The evening will pay tribute the humor and accomplishments of Carol Burnett, and will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C. as Carol Burnett: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize. The program will air on PBS stations nationwide November 24, 2013 (check local listings). Artists are subject to change.

Mary Gatchell will be performing her great music with her NYC Band at the beautiful Leddy Center at Verdant Pastures on Ladd's Lane in Epping, NH, Friday evening, October 4, at 7:30pm.

Fall is quickly approaching, which means that Broadway will soon be blowing up with brand new productions. Ten plays will be eligible for Tony nominations next year, including: Romeo and Juliet, The Glass Menagerie, The Winslow Boy, A Time to Kill, Betrayal, The Snow Geese, Twelfth Night/Richard III, Macbeth, Waiting for Godot/No Man's Land, and 700 Sundays. Get the scoop on all ten incoming plays below!

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola has announced that Fetch Clay, Make Man, written by Will Power and directed by Des McAnuff, will begin performances tonight, August 23 at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue. Opening night is set for Thursday, September 12 at 7pm. Fetch Clay, Make Man is scheduled to run through Sunday, October 13; tickets are on sale now.

Academy Award, Tony Award and Emmy Award winner Christopher Plummer will star in a Center Theatre Group special event, 'A Word or Two,' written and arranged by Plummer and directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre.

1812 Productions will open its 2013-2014 season with Alan Zweibel's celebrated comedy Bunny Bunny-Gilda Radner: A Sort of Romantic Comedy. Bunny Bunny stars Leah Walton, in her 1812 Productions debut, as Gilda Radner and Barrymore Award winner Matt Pfeiffer as Alan, the play's fictional version of its own author. Matt Tallman, also making his 1812 Productions debut, joins the duo in more than 20 supporting roles.

WESTCHESTER, NY - Arts, entertainment, creative cocktails and good food come together at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel on August 20th. The hotel's Hive restaurant near White Plains, NY invites both locals and guests to spend the evening experiencing Renaissance hotel's RLife LIVE series.

The Hollywood Reporter reports exclusively that Josh Gad will star opposite Billy Crystal in a new comedy pilot from FX titled THE COMEDIANS.