Paul Shaffer News

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Award-winner John Fogerty and Spoon added to the star-filled lineup of artists taking part in IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON 75TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT, an all-star concert event celebrating the music and message of the legendary music icon.

Called 'continuously entertaining' by Joe Regan. Jr of TheaterPizzazz.com, and following a triumphant world premiere in August at the 2015 UNFringed Festival at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, besides a spectacular one-night run at the world-famous Duplex Cabaret Theater (61 Christopher Street, at the crest of 7th Avenue South and West 4th Street) in early November, award-winning writer/entertainer/radio personality Andrew Martin will bring his acclaimed original one-man play AN APPETIZING YARN back to the Duplex by popular demand, on the evenings of Today December 2, Today December 9 and Sunday December 20, with all shows at 9:30 PM.

Christmas is coming early! In just 4 days, Bill Murray and his celebrity friends will bring joy and laughter to people all around the world with the Netflix original holiday special, A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS

Can you believe Christmas is in 39 days? Relax! Bill Murray and his celebrity friends will help take care of that with A Very Murray Christmas coming exclusively to Netflix on Friday, December 4th.

Called 'continuously entertaining' by Joe Regan. Jr of TheaterPizzazz.com, and following a triumphant world premiere in August at the 2015 UNFringed Festival at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, besides a spectacular one-night run at the world-famous Duplex Cabaret Theater (61 Christopher Street, at the crest of 7th Avenue South and West 4th Street) in early November, award-winning writer/entertainer/radio personality Andrew Martin will bring his acclaimed original one-man play AN APPETIZING YARN back to the Duplex by popular demand, on the evenings of Wednesday December 2, Wednesday December 9 and Sunday December 20, with all shows at 9:30 PM.

Fresh from her stint as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago, Rumer Willis and her "nonsexual life partner" Tye Blue took Feinstein's/54 Below by storm with Homage, their soulful and decidedly jazzy cabaret show. Thoroughly enjoying their New York City cabaret debuts, the talented duo had no high concept for the evening. "We're not trying to reinvent cabaret," Blue said. They sang the songs they love to sing in the car when driving around Los Angeles together. As eye rolling and groan inducing as this concept may sound, it must be noted that this simplicity ensured that each and every number had the enthusiastic audience energized and left them applauding and cheering with abandon.

Stand for the Troops (SFTT), a nonprofit committed to helping American warriors survive the rigors of war and return home well enough to reclaim their lives, announces NYC STANDS FOR THE TROOPS, a Veterans Day benefit concert tonight, November 11, 2015 at 7:00pm.

Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, today announced premiere dates for several of its highly-anticipated upcoming series. All, sans Longmire, will be available globally upon release in all territories where Netflix is available:

With its late-night lineup of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at 11:35 p.m. and “Nightline” at 12:35 a.m. during the week of October 19, 2015, ABC grew to season highs, building over the prior week by 22% in Total Viewers

Stand for the Troops (SFTT), a nonprofit committed to helping American warriors survive the rigors of war and return home well enough to reclaim their lives, announces NYC STANDS FOR THE TROOPS, a Veterans Day benefit concert Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 7:00pm.

On its fourth day broadcasting from Brooklyn, NY (Thursday, 10/22/15), ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live” scored a 2.5/7 in Households in the 56 Metered Markets, matching this season's Thursday premiere

The Beatles performance at Dodger Stadium on August 28, 1966 was the second-to-last concert they ever played. Fans will get a jumpstart in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the final Beatles tour, with this program created especially for VPAC. The Fab Faux will recreate the historic set lists played by The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl and Dodger Stadium in 1964 - 1966 for one-night-only tonight, October 17 at 8pm.

Although she's been away from the New York cabaret scene for several years, Francesca Amari is no stranger to it (having debuted at The Metropolitan Room in 2007 and appeared there again in 2008 and 2009). She returns to The Metropolitan Room in October with two performances of her critically-acclaimed tribute show to the late comedian/entertainer, Gilda Radner.

ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be returning to the host's hometown of Brooklyn, New York for five original shows which will tape live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House starting on Monday, October 19th.

ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be returning to the host's hometown of Brooklyn, New York for five original shows which will tape live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House starting on Monday, October 19th.

Although she's been away from the New York cabaret scene for several years, Francesca Amari is no stranger to it (having debuted at The Metropolitan Room in 2007 and appearing there again in 2008 and 2009). She returns to The Metropolitan Room in October with 2 performances of her critically-acclaimed tribute show to the late comedian/entertainer, Gilda Radner. In fact, Amari will perform "You Make Me Laugh: A Love Song to Gilda Radner" exactly 40 years to the day that Gilda Radner Made her debut on Saturday Night Live (October 11, 1975). She performs at 7 pm on Sunday, October 11th and Saturday, October 17th.  Music director for Amari is popular Broadway/cabaret music director Alex Rybeck.

 Merged Work Productions (Lead Producers) and Jack Thomas (Executive Producer) announced today that music-world icons and television stars Steven Van Zandt and Paul Shaffer, along with Maureen Van Zandt and Joe Grano (Jersey Boys), have joined the Broadway-bound musical Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story as lead producers.  It was also announced that Mr. Van Zandt will serve as the show's musical director.  Piece of My Heart will open on Broadway in 2016.