"Even the audience wins at Game Show," was the headline from the critic's review in the Los Angeles Times. This comedy goes behind the scenes and then in front of the cameras as it follows five fascinating contestants: a fidgety Vietnam veteran; a know-it-all senator's assistant; a cocky young filmmaker; a dizzy housewife/author; and a bubbly senior citizen—from the time they meet backstage at a popular game show until one of them wins the grand prize. Who wins the big money is one of Game Show's several compelling subplots. Another is the possibility of a rekindled romance between one of the contestants and the show's production assistant. And then there are the hilarious antics of the game show's narcissistic emcee and his beautiful bimbo of an assistant. Who was the only bachelor president? What boy dubbed Lauren Becall's voice when she sang in To Have and Have Not? What was unusual about Babe Ruth's uniform when he hit 60 home runs? These and other intriguing questions are answered during Game Show, a warm and witty look at an American institution—the television game show. Please note that this play has some strong language which may be deleted.
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that former 'Saturday Night Live' and Comedy Central star Colin Quinn will move his one-man show COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited three-week engagement from Aug. 24 - Sep. 10, 2011.
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that former 'Saturday Night Live' and Comedy Central star Colin Quinn will move his one-man show COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited three-week engagement from Aug. 24 - Sep. 10, 2011.
Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media, will present its 15th Annual Achievement Award to Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.
For the first time together on the Fox Theatre stage, America's favorite sibling entertainers will star in Donny & Marie - Christmas In Detroit, a holiday production that will play a limited engagement of seven performances from Tuesday, Nov. 29 through Sunday, December 4 at the Fox Theatre. Part of the Fox 2011 - 2012 Theater Series presented by Fifth Third Bank. Tickets (range from $30 - $100) tickets are now on sale.
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance.
Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that The Old Globe will produce the World Premieres of four new plays and musicals in its 2011-12 Winter Season. The season will feature the World Premiere musicals Some Lovers by music legend Burt Bacharach and Tony Award winner Steven Sater and Nobody Loves You by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, as well as the West Coast Premiere of John Kander and Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, recently nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. The two plays receiving World Premiere productions are Somewhere by Globe Playwright-in-Residence Matthew Lopez and The Recommendation by Jonathan Caren. The new season also includes revivals of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show and the Eugene O'Neill classic Anna Christie directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Auburn. Special events include the World Premiere of Odyssey by Todd Almond, a music theater event conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet celebrating the Globe's 75th Anniversary, The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program production of Twelfth Night and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which returns for its 14th consecutive year.
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance.
Bally's Atlantic City is excited to bring the 'live' version of America's favorite TV game show, 'The Price Is Right,' back to the shore with special celebrity host Joey Fatone.
Acclaimed stand-up comedian, Ben Bailey is the most desired cabbie in New York. He is the host of the highly successful shows 'Cash Cab' and 'Cash Cab: After Dark' on the Discovery Channel.
Acclaimed stand-up comedian, Ben Bailey is the most desired cabbie in New York. He is the host of the highly successful shows 'Cash Cab' and 'Cash Cab: After Dark' on the Discovery Channel.
Acclaimed stand-up comedian, Ben Bailey is the most desired cabbie in New York. He is the host of the highly successful shows 'Cash Cab' and 'Cash Cab: After Dark' on the Discovery Channel.
A star-studded cast filled with celebrities across a variety of genres -- including a boxing legend, a talk-show personality, a Super Bowl Steeler, a former Playboy bunny and a legendary comedic actress - are set to compete each week on the dance floor in the spectacular two-hour season premiere of 'Dancing with the Stars,' MONDAY, MARCH 21 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Bally's Atlantic City is excited to bring the 'live' version of America's favorite TV game show, 'The Price Is Right,' back to the shore with special celebrity host Joey Fatone.
Acclaimed stand-up comedian, Ben Bailey is the most desired cabbie in New York. He is the host of the highly successful shows 'Cash Cab' and 'Cash Cab: After Dark' on the Discovery Channel.
'Cogan's Trade', the film based on the 1974 novel of the same name, has announced some major casting news. According to the LA Times, Brad Pitt will play the title character who is investigating a heist initiated by a hustler (played by Ray Liotta) during a high-stakes poker game. Others who have been announced include Javier Bardem, James Gandolfini, Casey Affleck, and Mark Ruffalo.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is pleased to present the Off-Broadway musical hit, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro with Music by Jimmy Roberts) on stage at the Teatro Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Ave in Westwego, February 4-20, 2011. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM with Sunday Matinees at 2PM. With direction by Andrew Crusse, choreography by Alicia Grubb and musical direction by Jonne Dendinger, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT... stars MATIAS GRAU, III, KATHERINE McCLAIN AEA, WENDY MIKLOVIC AEA and CLIFF THOMPSON. Tickets are $20 for students, $27 for Seniors, $30 for Adults**. **Leave the kids at home! This show contains adult humor and adult situations!**For tickets, call the JPAS Box Office at 504-885-2000 or online at www.jpas.org. JPAS has great group rates!
Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is pleased to present the Off-Broadway musical hit, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro with Music by Jimmy Roberts) on stage at the Teatro Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Ave in Westwego, February 4-20, 2011. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM with Sunday Matinees at 2PM. With direction by Andrew Crusse, choreography by Alicia Grubb and musical direction by Jonne Dendinger, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT... stars MATIAS GRAU, III, KATHERINE McCLAIN AEA, WENDY MIKLOVIC AEA and CLIFF THOMPSON. Tickets are $20 for students, $27 for Seniors, $30 for Adults**. **Leave the kids at home! This show contains adult humor and adult situations!**For tickets, call the JPAS Box Office at 504-885-2000 or online at www.jpas.org. JPAS has great group rates!
'Sunday Night Football' finished the season as the No. 1 show in primetime (Viewers 2+, all key adult and male demos), the first time on record (since the advent of people meters in 1987) that a sports series has been the most-watched show from the start of the primetime TV season to the end of the NFL regular season, and defeated its nightly competition every week this season according to The Nielsen Company.
Celebrating twenty years of THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW on the air, the controversial talk show host and stage personality was kind enough to set aside some time this week to talk to me about his stints as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO - on Broadway and in the West End - as well as joining recent InDepth InterView participants Raul Esparza and Alice Ripley onstage as the Narrator in the 2000 revival of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW on Broadway. Coming up, Jerry will be playing the role of Captain Hook in the UK special holiday event panto production of PETER PAN next month. In this revealing discussion, we also touch upon the rise of reality TV, DANCING WITH THE STARS, Howard Stern, Rosie O'Donnell, why theatre is the best art form on the planet, and much, much more. And, no theatre-centric Springer discussion would be complete without a thorough analysis of the shockingly brilliant JERRY SPRINGER: THE OPERA, winner of the Olivier Award for Best Musical and now available on Region 2 DVD.
Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas, a new holiday production starring America's favorite sibling entertainers, will play a limited engagement of performances Thursday, December 9, through December 30, 2010, at Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).
Due to overwhelming response, Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas, a new holiday production starring America's favorite sibling entertainers, has added 9 performance to the limited engagement now playing Thursday, December 9, through Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).
Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas, a new holiday production starring America's favorite sibling entertainers, will play a limited engagement of 12 performances Thursday, December 9, through Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).
Reprise Theatre Company presents A Party With Marty, an evening of comedy and song with Martin Short and featuring Jason Alexander for one performance only on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 8:00 pm, at the Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills (formerly the Wilshire Theatre).
This world premiere event features old friends, and former cast mates from "The Producers," Martin Short and Reprise Theatre Company Artistic Director Jason Alexander doing what they do best - making people laugh! Ticket sales for this event support Reprise Theatre Company and their mission to produce great musical theatre as well as arts education programs that bring the magic of theatre to underserved members of our community.
Reprise Theatre Company is headed by Artistic Director Jason Alexander, who is best known for his 9-year stint as George Costanza on "Seinfeld." Christine Bernardi is Managing Director and Gilles Chiasson is Producing Director of Reprise Theatre Company.
Tickets are available for "A Party With Marty" and go on sale to the public on October 4 and are available online at www.reprise.org
Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post this morning that Al Pacino's star power has earned The Merchant of Venice the winners spot for the fall's highest advance generating show. The production, which opens at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 7, 2010, has reportedly taken in approximately $4M, beating out all incoming fall plays and musicals.
As previously announced, GLEE creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed that a Rocky Horror episode is in the works for season 2. According to PerezHilton.com Susan Sarandon is game to guest star if she were asked. Sarandon said, 'Depending on what they wanted me to do. I'm not really a singer, so I wouldn't be very out there. I'm a terrible singer. But I'm flattered they want to do it.'
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