Hoda Kotb News

THE ADDAMS FAMILY opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 8, 2010. BroadwayWorld.com was there to cover the starry red carpet!

Kristin Chenoweth filled in for a vacationing Hoda Kotb during the January 25 program of the fourth hour of the 'Today' show sitting alongside co-host Kathie Lee Gifford. The two ladies chatted about a wide range of topics including fighting hunger to the latest on Brad and Angelina. Watch a clip of Kristin's co-hosting duties below.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premiered 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers aired.

PowerHouse books has published 1.3 - Images from My Phone, a new collection of photographs by Academy and Tony Award-winning actor and photographer Joel Grey. The slipcased hardcover book, Grey's third published book of photographs, hit bookstores nationwide June 2, 2009.

Politicians, journalists and celebrities arrived for the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.

Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb discussed BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition and Jane Fonda in 33 Variations on the Today Show this morning. 33 Variations took all three top honors: for bonnet presentation, bonnet design and top Broadway fundraiser.

HAIR began preview performances on Friday, March 6th, and celebrated its official opening last night, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. After a smash-hit run at Central Park's Delacorte Theater last summer, HAIR returns to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years.

HAIR began preview performances on Friday, March 6th, and celebrated its official opening last night, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. After a smash-hit run at Central Park?s Delacorte Theater last summer, HAIR returns to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years.

Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical 'In the Heights' and Spanish Broadcasting System's WPAT-FM 93.1 Amor join forces to support Go Red Corazon, the American Heart Association's movement to educate women about heart health in order to live stronger, longer lives. The program, called 'Hearts in the Heights', will take place the final week in February -- American Heart Health Month.

Stockard Channing, star of Roundabout Theatre Company's Pal Joey, will conduct a live interview with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, tomorrow on NBC's 'Today Show' between 10:00-11:00AM on channel 4. Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents a new Broadway production of PAL JOEY starring Stockard Channing (Vera Simpson), Matthew Risch (Joey Evans) and Martha Plimpton (Gladys Bumps). PAL JOEY features a new book by Tony? Award winner Richard Greenberg, based on the original book by John O'Hara, with music direction by Tony? Award winner Paul Gemignani, choreography by Graciela Daniele and directed by two-time Tony? Award winner Joe Mantello at Studio 54 on Broadway. The cast of Pal Joey features Robert Clohessy (Mike), Jenny Fellner (Linda English), Daniel Marcus (Ludlow Lowell), Steven Skybell (Ernest), Timothy J. Alex, Brian Barry, Kurt Froman, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Lisa Gajda, Anthony Holds, Nadine Isenegger, Mark Morettini, Kathryn Mowat Murphy, Abbey O'Brien, Hayley Podschun, Krista Saab and Eric Sciotto.

To see SOUL OF SHAOLIN's performance on NBC's 'Today,' CLICK http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424824#28793483 The live performance featured cast members Wang Sen and Yu Fei performing amazing feats of Shaolin Kung Fu, the martial art on display each night at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) now through Saturday, January 31. In addition to the live performance, hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb spoke to SOUL OF SHAOLIN producer Bob Nederlander, Jr about bringing the Chinese martial arts spectacular to Broadway. Direct from appearances in Sydney, Macau, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, comes a theatrical event that is unparalleled on Broadway. SOUL OF SHAOLIN tells the story of a boy named Hui Guang who is separated from his mother by war. Hui Guang is found and taken in by the legendary monks of the Shaolin temple and raised among them. As he becomes a man, Hui Guang becomes an accomplished master of Shaolin Kung Fu and embarks on a spectacular journey of self-discovery.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. brought SHREK THE MUSICAL to the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St) last night Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances began on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The big green musical celebrated in full Broadway style and BroadwayWorld's cameras were there to bring you the starry arrivals for Shrek's big night!

Two-time Tony Award nominated Broadway favorite, MAMMA MIA! star Carolee Carmello paid tribute to cancer survivor Kathy Brinkman on 'The Today Show' with a special performance on Kathie Lee Gifford's and Hoda Kotb's 'Everyone Has a Story' series.

Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb of the Today show visited Whoopi Goldberg and the rest of the Xanadu cast yesterday afternoon, August 6th, 2008.

MAMMA MIA! held its US premiere last night in New York City. Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical. The feature film adaptation of the global stage hit production brings the magic of ABBA's music to the silver screen.

Roger Bart, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Christopher Fitzgerald and the cast of The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein performed three musical numbers on NBC's 'The Today Show' on Wednesday, October 31; including songs 'Transylvania Mania,' 'Together Again,' and 'Roll in the Hay.' They were joined by 'The Today Show' hosts Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Meredith Viera, plus appearances by Tiki Barber, Hoda Kotb and Natalie Morales.