Mario Cantone News

The red carpet was littered with stars at last night's opening of If/Then at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. Some of the special guests included Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brian d'Arcy James, Stephen Schwartz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Darren Criss and more! BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the theatre arrivals below!

Ralph Macchio and Mario Cantone headline the cast of a special industry reading of A Room of My Own, the anticipated new comedy written and directed by Charles Messina. Mr. Macchio and Mr. Cantone are joined by a cast that includes Colin Critchley, Gina Ferranti, Kendra Jain, and Johnny Tammaro. The invitation only reading is tonight, Monday, March 17, 2014 on the Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street).

On March 8, New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography welcomed to the cast music icon Debbie Harry, The View's Sherri Shepherd, actor/comedian Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), SNL alum Rachel Dratch, Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel, and comedy legend Alan Zweibel. Scroll down for photos from the show!

Ralph Macchio and Mario Cantone will headline the cast of a special industry reading of A Room of My Own, the anticipated new comedy written and directed by Charles Messina. Mr. Macchio and Mr. Cantone will be joined by a cast that includes Colin Critchley, Gina Ferranti, Kendra Jain, and Johnny Tammaro. The invitation only reading is set for Monday, March 17, 2014 on the Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street).

In March, New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography will welcome to the cast music icon Debbie Harry, The View's Sherri Shepherd, actor/comedians Janeane Garofalo (The Truth About Cats & Dogs) and Mario Cantone (Sex and the City) and actor Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, My Cousin Vinny), with four shows on Saturday, March 8 at 9pm, Monday, March 10 at 9pm, Friday, March 14 at 9:15pm, and Saturday, March 15 at 7pm at Stage 72 (158 West 72nd Street). Tickets are $60, $45 and $35 and can be purchased online at www.SmartTix.com or by phone at 212.868.4444.

This month, New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography welcomes to the cast music icon Debbie Harry, The View's Sherri Shepherd, and actor Ralph Macchio. The first show took place last night, January 13, and the next is set for this Friday, January 17 at 9pm at Stage 72 (158 West 72nd Street). Tickets are $60, $45 and $35 and can be purchased online at www.SmartTix.com or by phone at 212.868.4444. Check out a look back at last night's performance below!

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its Sunday Seminars series, focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway this Sunday, January 12th.

In January, New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography will welcome to the cast two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick, music icon Debbie Harry, The View's Sherri Shepherd, actor Ralph Macchio, and four-time Oscar-nominated actress Marsha Mason, with two shows on Monday, January 13 at 9pm and Friday, January 17 at 9pm at Stage 72 (158 West 72nd Street). Tickets are $60, $45 and $35 and can be purchased online at www.SmartTix.com or by phone at 212.868.4444.

Happy Birthday, Mario Cantone! He made his Broadway debut in 1995 as replacement for the role of Buzz in the Tony Award-winning play, Love! Valour! Compassion!. Later that year, he returned to Broadway again in the revival of The Tempest. In 2004, Cantone starred in the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins as Samuel Byck. His latest Broadway credit was in his second one-man show, Laugh Whore, which he also wrote. Laugh Whore ran from October 24, 2004, to January 2, 2005, at the Cort Theatre and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returned on Monday, November 25 and Monday, December 2 at Stage 72 (formerly The Triad, 158 W. 72nd Street) at 7:30 pm. Check out a look back at the performances, featuring Tony Danza, Rachel Dratch, and more, below!

For the week of October 28, 2013, ABC rose to near 2 year highs in Women 18-49 (647,000/1.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (835,000/1.4 rating), and set 10 month highs in Total Viewers (2.91 million) and Women 18-34 (218,000/0.6 rating) – since weeks of 1/9/12, 1/28/13 and 1/14/13, respectively – ranking as the #1 network in daytime across the target Women demos (tied in W18-34).

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography will return on Monday, November 25 and Monday, December 2 at Stage 72 (formerly The Triad, 158 W. 72nd Street) at 7:30 pm.

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's musical Disaster! written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, is directed by Jack Plotnick, choreographed by Denis Jones and music direction by Larry Pressgrove. Playing at St. Luke's Theatre, Disaster! just opened last night, November 4. Tickets are: $49.50-$79.50 and can be purchased at www.DisasterMusical.com. After the show, the opening night guests opened their pocketbooks to donate to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. BroadwayWorld brings you photos below!

Next month on Wednesday, November 20 at 7PM spend an intimate evening with two of the funniest New Yorkers at A Conversation with Susie Essman & Mario Cantone, a special one-night comedy event taking place at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street).

The Sunday Series at Abingdon will present a special one night only Holiday performance of playwright Charles Messina's hysterical one act, FAIRIES. Proceeds will benefit the programs of the not-for-profit Abingdon Theatre.

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is in cinemas for one night only on October 23, presented in 460 cinemas around the country through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

BIG FISH opened last night, October 6 on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the excitement and the magic of the evening.The production stars two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz as Edward Bloom, Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin as Sandra Bloom, and Tony Award nominee Bobby Steggert as Will Bloom. Below, we bring you photos from the star-studded theatre arrivals, PART 2! Click here to check out PART 1.

BIG FISH opened last night, October 6 on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the excitement and the magic of the evening.The production stars two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz as Edward Bloom, Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin as Sandra Bloom, and Tony Award nominee Bobby Steggert as Will Bloom. Below, we bring you photos from the star-studded theatre arrivals below!

As BroadwayWorld.com continues to celebrate the site's landmark 10th anniversary, with a variety of special features, today we're turning our spotlight on the wonderful photography of Linda Lenzi.