Joanne Worley News

ACTORS and OTHERS for ANIMALS will be presenting their annual Celebration of Caring. Join their President and Emcee, JoAnne Worley, and a celebrated panel of guests (TBA) as they gather to TOAST the extraordinary career of Broadway Legend and Icon-Carol Channing.

Wicked, the smash hit musical, is celebrating its first anniversary at the Pantages Theatre. It opened February 21, 2007 (previews began on February 10) - and the production, which was built for Los Angeles and the Pantages Theatre, is playing an open-ended engagement.

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims sat down with JoAnne Worley backstage at the Pantages Theatre to catch up with the musical theatre star before an evening performance of Wicked. Worley talks about her recent experience back on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone and how it feels to join the blockbuster musical in Los Angeles.

At a special ceremony in the historic El Portal Theater in North Hollywood on Tuesday January 29, nine legendary leading ladies of American motion pictures, television and Broadway productions donated objects from their award-winning careers to the National Museum of American History.

Comic actress JoAnne Worley will be the next Madame Morrible in the Los Angeles production of Wicked, beginning performances January 9, 2008.

Television star Cindy Williams ('Laverne & Shirley') makes her Broadway debut on Tuesday, December 11 when she assumes the role of 'Mrs. Tottendale' from another television icon, JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In'), who played her final performance on Sunday, December 9 at the Marquis Theatre

The highly-anticipated movie-musical adaptation of Sweeney Todd held an exclusive New York City premiere on December 3 at the Ziegfeld Theater. For limited national release December 21, 2007 and wide January 11, 2008.

Broadway's Tony Award winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome television star Cindy Williams ('Laverne & Shirley') to the cast, in the role of 'Mrs. Tottendale' on Tuesday, December 11 at the Marquis Theatre.

Bidding begins at noon tomorrow, December 1 on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, an annual auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, politics, and television.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com presented Lucie Arnaz at Broadway at Birdland on Sunday November 18 and Monday November 19 at 7PM.

Rosie O'Donnell's All Kids Foundation Gala was held at the Marriott Marquis on November 19, 2007.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, who recently made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical Te Drowsy Chaperone, will visit Fox 5's 'Good Day New York' and NBC's 'The Today Show' studios on Tuesday, November 6.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, who made his Broadway debut as 'Man in Chair' in the Tony Award winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone on Friday, will sit down with the ladies of 'The View' on Friday, October 26 in the 11AM half hour.

Cabaret Cares continues with the cast of the hit Broadway revival of A Chorus Line on October 29 at 9:30PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

The hit cabaret series Cabaret Cares continues with 'Divapalooza 8' on September 23 at 9:30PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Television icon JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In') is now starring as 'Mrs. Tottendale' in the five-time Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Associated Press Radio's Jane Waldman recently sat down with the outspoken and vivacious comedienne backstage in her dressing room at the Marquis Theatre to discuss her return to Broadway, experience on the groundbreaking television variety show and recent scene-stealing in the Encores! production of Follies.

Grease, featuring book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, opened on Broadway on Sunday, August 19, 2007 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and BroadwayWorld attended the star-studded after-party!

Grease, featuring book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, opened on Broadway on Sunday, August 19, 2007 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and BroadwayWorld caught all the excitement!

Television icon JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In'), now starring as 'Mrs. Tottendale' in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will visit Fox News Channel's nationally syndicated morning show 'Fox and Friends' live on Tuesday, August 14th in the 8:30 a.m. half hour.

Television icon JoAnne Worley ('Rowan & Martin's Laugh In'), now starring in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, will sit down with host Mike Schneider on Bloomberg Television's nationally syndicated talk show 'Night Talk With Mike Schneider' on Monday, August 13th at 8:00 p.m.