'What's My Line? Live On Stage' Monday Nights at Barrow St, Begins March 24

The East Coast debut of What's My Line? - Live On Stage, a live, non-broadcast stage presentation of the popular game show that ran on American television for over 25 years.  The evening is hosted by J. Keith van Straaten (Comedy Central's "Beat The Geeks" and VH1's "Best Week Ever") and will feature a rotating lineup of panelists including Betsy Palmer (original panelist on "What's My Line?" and "I've Got A Secret" TV shows), Aileen Mehle (aka gossip columnist "Suzy Knickerbocker"), Nick Kroll ("Best Week Ever"), and Tony Award-winning actor Jarrod Emick among others.  Weekly surprise celebrity "Mystery Guests" will also appear.

Departing from the 30-minute format of the original television series, the 75-minute stage version will also feature live music and performances. What's My Line? - Live On Stage, which had an initial run of six shows in November and December of 2004 in Los Angeles and ran over three years, will open Monday, March 24 with its 75th installment and play Monday evenings at 8PM through April 28.  All tickets are $25.00.  For tickets and information call (212) 239-6200 or visit www.Telecharge.com.  The Barrow Street Theatre is located at 27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue, South of Christopher Street.  The show website is www.whatsmyline.org.

"What's My Line?" premiered on CBS on February 2, 1950 and became an instant classic, running for 25 years on American television.  The stage version follows the basic format of the classic TV game show: Four celebrity panelists try to guess the occupation of a guest, asking only yes-or-no questions. The guests are all regular folks with unusual occupations - plus an appearance by a special celebrity mystery guest. This stage show, however, is not broadcast; the only audience is the folks who show up in the 199-seat theatre.  It's a real game with real people with real occupations and genuine celebrities --the show is not scripted and runs approximately 75 minutes, with no intermission.