Mike Birbiglia News

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street).

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street). Featured in the star-studded evening are performers from stage & screen - all to benefit equal right organizations including: Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, and The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force.

A day-of-performance lottery for $25 seats will be held at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre (222. West 51 St).

Mike Birbiglia, writer and star of the off-Broadway hit Sleepwalk With Me, will spread his humor to Late Night when he visits ?The Late Show With David Letterman? on Friday, February 20th. ?The Late Show With David Letterman? airs at 11:30pm on CBS in New York - check local listings for other cities. Sleepwalk With Me, the comedy event of the season, has extended through March at The Bleecker Street Theatre (45 Bleecker Street just East of Lafayette).

Sleepwalk With Me's Mike Birbiglia will guest on The Late Show With David Letterman. The episode will air in the NY Metro area on February 20th on CBS, Channel 2, at 11:30 PM EST. Sleepwalk With Me plays at BLEECKER STREET THEATRE, 45 Bleecker Street NYC (between Lafayette & Mott Streets) Telecharge.com or 212-239-6200

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street).

Mike Birbiglia, writer and star of the off-Broadway hit Sleepwalk With Me, will spread his humor to Late Night when he visits ?The Late Show With David Letterman? on Friday, February 20th. ?The Late Show With David Letterman? airs at 11:30pm on CBS in New York - check local listings for other cities. Sleepwalk With Me, the comedy event of the season, has extended through March at The Bleecker Street Theatre (45 Bleecker Street just East of Lafayette).

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street). Featured in the star-studded evening are performers from stage & screen - all to benefit equal right organizations including: Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, and The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force.

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street).

The Siegels brought their acceptance-speechless awards ceremony back to Town Hall for a delightful sampling of the best nightlife New York has to offer.

'Awkward 10 Minutes With Mike' continues into February after each Wednesday evening's performance of Sleepwalk With Me starring Mike Birbiglia at The Bleecker Street Theater. February's lineup: February 4: Judy Gold ('Mommy Queerist,' '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother,' 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show) February 11: John Oliver ('The Daily Show with John Stewart,' 'The Love Guru') February 18: Michael Ian Black ('I Love the 80's,' 'Spy TV,' 'Ed') February 25: Matthew Broderick ('Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' The Producers)

On Monday, January 26 at 7 PM, the 7th Annual Nightlife Awards Concert took place at Town Hall. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were everywhere to bring you the excitement of the night! The Nightlife Awards are sponsored, in part, by ASCAP, TheaterMania.com, Thoroughbred Records, Jill & Irwin Cohen, The Edythe Kenner Foundation, Trattoria Dopo Teatro, Edith & Ervin Drake, Barbara & Peter Leavy, Ghostlight Records, Steve Ernst, Lynn DiMenna, Jamie DeRoy & Friends, Fred Landau, Stuart E. Bloom & Robert L. Aaron: Lightstyles, LLC.

On Monday, January 26 at 7 PM, the 7th Annual Nightlife Awards Concert took place at Town Hall. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there for the starry event! The Nightlife Awards are sponsored, in part, by ASCAP, TheaterMania.com, Thoroughbred Records, Jill & Irwin Cohen, The Edythe Kenner Foundation, Trattoria Dopo Teatro, Edith & Ervin Drake, Barbara & Peter Leavy, Ghostlight Records, Steve Ernst, Lynn DiMenna, Jamie DeRoy & Friends, Fred Landau, Stuart E. Bloom & Robert L. Aaron: Lightstyles, LLC.

It was announced today that the award-winning comedienne Judy Gold would, for the first time, host the Nightlife Awards, which takes place on Monday, January 26th at 7 PM at The Town Hall. Also announced was Nightlife Legend Honoree Karen Akers who will, as trumpeted by the Nightlife Awards, make no acceptance speech but, instead, perform! And yet another winner has been found and agreed to come to Town Hall to perform: Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra (Outstanding Jazz Combo). Also announced today were guest stars Keith Carradine and Jim Caruso. So far, eleven of the thirteen award categories will be represented with a performance by their winners! Among those previously announced winners slated to perform are Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch, Marilyn Maye, Mike Birbiglia, Freddy Cole, Helen Baldassare, Allan Harris, Baby Jane Dexter, Brandon Cutrell, The Improvised Shakespeare Company, Daryl Glenn and Jo Lynn Burks. Among the previously announced guest stars that will be performing are Stephanie J. Block, Larry Gatlin, Euan Morton, Noah Racey and The New York Tap Ensemble. And more soon to be announced!

Mike Birbiglia, writer and star of the off-Broadway hit Sleepwalk With Me, will spread his humor to the morning television circuit as he lines up appearances on 'The View' (Friday, January 23rd at 11am on ABC) and 'The Bonnie Hunt Show' (Tuesday, February 10th at 2pm on WNBC). As an added bonus, producer Nathan Lane will join Mike on 'The View' this Thursday. Sleepwalk With Me, the comedy event of the season, has extended through March at The Bleecker Street Theatre (45 Bleecker Street just East of Lafayette). Time Out New York applauds Mike Birbiglia and Sleepwalk With Me, saying 'his time has finally come!' and The New York Daily News cheers, 'The Manhattan comic has such an endearing, laid back persona, as well as such perfect timing, that it all threads together in a funny, touching whole.' In his theatrical debut, comedian Mike Birbiglia takes the audience on a hysterically funny and intensely personal journey through his struggles with sleepwalking and his reluctance to confront his fears of love, honesty and growing up. Tickets for Sleepwalk With Me range from $49.50 with premium seating available. Rush tickets to 'students and broke people in their 20s' are also available. (Individuals will have to show student ID or if not in college, explain why you're broke). A limited number of rush tickets will go on sale 1 hour before show time for $25. Limit of 2 tickets per student or broke individual.

Mike Birbiglia, writer and star of the off-Broadway hit Sleepwalk With Me, will spread his humor to the morning television circuit as he lines up appearances on 'The View' (Friday, January 23rd at 11am on ABC) and 'The Bonnie Hunt Show' (Tuesday, February 10th at 2pm on WNBC). As an added bonus, producer Nathan Lane will join Mike on 'The View' this Thursday. Sleepwalk With Me, the comedy event of the season, has extended through March at The Bleecker Street Theatre (45 Bleecker Street just East of Lafayette). Time Out New York applauds Mike Birbiglia and Sleepwalk With Me, saying 'his time has finally come!' and The New York Daily News cheers, 'The Manhattan comic has such an endearing, laid back persona, as well as such perfect timing, that it all threads together in a funny, touching whole.' In his theatrical debut, comedian Mike Birbiglia takes the audience on a hysterically funny and intensely personal journey through his struggles with sleepwalking and his reluctance to confront his fears of love, honesty and growing up. Tickets for Sleepwalk With Me range from $49.50 with premium seating available. Rush tickets to 'students and broke people in their 20s' are also available. (Individuals will have to show student ID or if not in college, explain why you're broke). A limited number of rush tickets will go on sale 1 hour before show time for $25. Limit of 2 tickets per student or broke individual.