Martha Stewart News

Welcome to the debut of a very special new series on BroadwayWorld.com - four time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein's personal MySpace blog of bringing his brand new musical, A CATERED AFFAIR to Broadway. We'll be exclusively picking up Harvey Fierstein's blog as he shares his first hand reports from rehearsals, to out-of-town tryouts to Opening Night (and beyond).

Ana Gasteyer, the 'Saturday Night Live' comedienne turned stars of such musicals as Wicked and The Threepenny Opera, will take on the role of the tormented, sickly Fosca in a Chicago production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion.

Film, TV and theatre luminaries attended the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Award Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on May 20th.

David Hyde Pierce, star of the new musical comedy Curtains, will appear on 'The Martha Stewart Show' and 'Late Show with David Letterman' on Tuesday, April 24

Four new principals will join the cast of Les Miserables, beginning Tuesday, April 24th at the Broadhurst Theatre

In November, Kristin Huffman made her Broadway debut as Sarah (flute, piccolo and sax) in John Doyle's production of Company. The actress continues her collection of stories about a 15-year career that has led her to the door of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Sarah Brightman will appear on UK and USA television in February.

Neil Patrick Harris will be the latest guest plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me

Emmy-winner Ben Stiller will headline a star-studded week at Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Stiller, Kathryn Erbe, Mariska Harigtay, Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber will be the latest guests plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me

The Broadway engagement of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me will play its final performance on Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Emmy Award-winners Bebe Neuwirth and Susan Lucci, as well as celebrity fashion designer Issac Mizrahi, will be the latest guests plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me

'The Daily Show's Jon Stewart and 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Brian Williams will be the latest guests plucked from the audience for an improvised interview with 'celebrity interviewer' Jiminy Glick at Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me

Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn will be the latest guest plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me at the Friday, December 1st performance

Kathleen Turner, Sean Hayes, Doris Roberts, Molly Shannon, Kevin Pollack, Joe Scarborough, Toni Senecal and celebrity chef Mario Batali will be the latest guests plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me.

Diane Keaton, Rita Wilson, Chris Matthews and Michael Kors will be the latest guests plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with 'celebrity interviewer' Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me

Bette Midler, the winner of numerous Grammys, a Special Tony Award and the recipient of two Oscar nominations, held her annual Hulaween Gala on October 31st at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Legendary film star Kirk Douglas will be the latest guest plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fames Becomes Me at the Sunday, October 29th 3:00 p.m. performance

Jerry Springer will be the latest guest plucked from the audience for an on-stage improvised interview with celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me at the Tuesday, October 31st 7:00 p.m. performance

At every performance of Martin Short's hilarious new show, FAME BECOMES ME, Short's celebrity interview character Jiminy Glick plucks a celebrity out of the audience for an impromptu interview. On Tuesday, October 24th, Bette Midler will be Jiminy's latest victim. Also appearing this week are Dylan Baker, Tucker Carlson and Nia Vardalos.

Martin Short will appear nationally on the new syndicated series Rachael Ray this Thursday, October 12th. The program airs in New York City on WABC Channel 7 at 10 AM.