John Mulaney News

Today's top stories: BroadwayWorld launches Next On Stage season 2, Kenny Ortega wants to bring Hocus Pocus to Broadway, and more!

Melissa entertains Conan with her impressions of Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Mulaney, and Owen Wilson. PLUS: How shea??s continuing to perform stand-up during the pandemic.

GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, unveiled the inaugural Dorians TV Toast 2020 on Revry award winners at a virtual, live-streamed event on Sunday.

Fundraisers hit streets, trails and treadmills around the world as they ran, walked, hiked, biked or danced the first Broadway Cares Virtual 5K. The socially distanced event raised $81,854 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and its COVID-19 emergency efforts.

Rising Talent Magazine is back with Concert #5 to Benefit The Actors Fund! The concert will be taking place throughout the day on Saturday, August 22nd on Rising Talent Magazine's Instagram LIVE

Sony's live-action film adaptation of Cinderella resumed production in the UK this week after suspending operations in March at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The National Comedy Center, the nationa??s official cultural institution dedicated to comedy is presenting its acclaimed Lucille Ball Comedy Festival virtually this year, featuring conversations with a diverse lineup of artists, starting Friday, August 14, 2020 and streaming over three weekends throughout August.

With our new series, Theater Stories, we're bringing you tidbits you may have never heard, tales you never thought to ask about and more, giving you a better look into the history of Broadway theatres, as well as a leg-up on your next theater-trivia night. Today's Theater Stories features the Lyceum Theatre.

Today we asked our readers which star they would like to see host a future Tony Awards?

Today, nominations for the 72nd annual Emmy Awards were unveiled. Leslie Jones announced the nominations, with help from Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany The Emmy Awards will air September 20 on ABC.

In response to our list of documentaries for theater lovers, we asked you on social media which ones we missed and we compiled the list of documentaries that should've been included!

Earlier this year, it was announced that a new kind of princess is officially coming back to the stage.  Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Cinderella will premiere at The Gillian Lynne Theatre in London next year, putting an all new spin on a beloved classic.

Today Eric Hutchinson has released his much anticipated ode to teenagedom, Class of 98. The album marks a notable turn for the multifaceted artist that sees him turning to the often heavier sounds of his youth to fully appreciate and express the feelings of being a highschooler (and being an adult thinking back to that time).

Art House Productions has announced upcoming themes for Virtual Drag Bingo with Harmonica Sunbeam. Starting July 17th, Virtual Drag Bingo will be held every Friday night at 9:00pm EST / 6:00pm PST. Harmonica will host 4 virtual rounds of BINGO using Zoom.

A star-studded cast of Broadway performers present a virtual performance of the Opening Number from the new musical a?oeThe Valley'. The musical has Book and Lyrics by Jamie Maletz , Music by Eric Fegan, and Direction by Will Nunziata.

I have created a top five list of theatre media you may have missed that is available from home. 

John Mulaney will bring two new John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch specials to Comedy Central.

The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) released a new episode today. Season three, episode thirteen (which is also available on the Broadway Podcast Network: http://bpn.fm/TENS) features special guests: Audrey Bennett, Suri Marrero, and Anna Rae Haller.

Top 10 cable network HGTV, which reaches more than 37 million viewers per month, will light up summer with returning favorite series that feature real estate, renovation and design superstars along with a fresh cache of new series that bring back familiar faces - and it all starts in primetime this month.

New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its New Works Series on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 at 7PM EDT, featuring excerpts from the new musicals Wally Flynn and The River is Me.