CRAZY RICH ASIANS Jon M. Chu to Direct Ken Jeong's Netflix Stand-Up Special
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 29, 2018 Ken Jeong has set his first comedy special, and CRAZY RICH ASIANS director Jon M. Chu is set to direct it, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ...
POTUS Moves Up Broadway Opening Date
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2022 Selina Fillinger’s new Broadway comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman, will move up its press opening to the matinee of Wednesday, April 27, 2022, joining the 2021-2022 Broadway Season....
VIDEO: Watch Rob McClure, Anneliese van der Pol & More on STARS IN THE HOUSE
by Nicole Rosky - May 28, 2020 Stars in the House continues today (2pm) with Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf, Rob McClure and Anneliese van der Pol; and tonight (8pm) for a Dr. Ken Cast reunion with Ken Jeong, Suzy Nakamura, Dave Foley, Jonathan Slavin, Tisha Campbell, Krista Marie Yu, Dana Lee and Albert Tsai....
VIDEO: Rachel Dratch Talks Broadway Debut in POTUS on LATE NIGHT
by Michael Major - March 29, 2022 Rachel Dratch sat down on Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss making her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Dratch also discussed starring in her high school production of Music Man, bringing her son to Fiddler on the Roof, and more. ...
HBO's New Comedy Series AVENUE 5 Debuts January 19
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 09, 2019 New HBO comedy series AVENUE 5 debuts SUNDAY, JAN. 19 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....
Actor Sam Lloyd Passes Away At 56
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2020 Television actor Sam Lloyd has passed away at the age of 56....
FOX Announces THE MASKED SINGER, A Celebrity Competition Series With A Groundbreaking Twist
by Tori Hartshorn - August 02, 2018 FOX has ordered the new celebrity competition series THE MASKED SINGER, to premiere in January 2019. Based on an international hit, which already is a viral phenomenon with more than half a billion fans worldwide, and the No. 1 top-trending video of 2017 on YouTube, THE MASKED SINGER features celebr...
Stage and Screen Actress Marsha Kramer, Best Known For MODERN FAMILY, Has Passed Away
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Marsha Kramer, best known for her role on Modern Family, has passed away....
Ken Jeong Joins CBS Comedy From CRAZY RICH ASIANS Author
by Tori Hartshorn - February 15, 2019 According to Variety, actor/comedian Ken Jeong has signed on to star on the forthcoming CBS comedy THE EMPEROR OF MALIBU. The new comedy comes from Kevin Kwan, who is known for writing the acclaimed CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Jeong will play the lead role of the character named Gerry....
Ken Jeong to Speak at UNCG Commencement
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 05, 2019 UNC Greensboro (UNCG) today announced that actor, writer, producer, and Greensboro native Ken Jeong will deliver the keynote address at the university's May 10 Commencement at the Greensboro Coliseum. ...
VIDEO: Meet the Cast of OUTMATCHED on FOX!
by Sarah Leiber - January 14, 2020 Meet the Bennett kids of OUTMATCHED and find out how they are in real life....
CBS Announces the Creative Team for THE 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 18, 2018 CBS today announced the director, head writer, assistant director and the newly created writers' room for the 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE....
Constitutional Journey HOLD THESE TRUTHS Begins TheatreWorks 18/19 Season
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off its 2018/19 season with Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, an inspiring true story following Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student who fought internment to a relocation camp during World War II. This Northern California premiere celebrates the human s...
Production Has Begun on COOP AND CAMI ASK THE WORLD, a Disney Channel Live-Action Series Set to Debut This Fall
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018 Dakota Lotus and Ruby Rose Turner lead the ensemble cast of COOP AND CAMI ASK THE WORLD, a live-action comedy series about Cooper and Cameron Wrather, two middle- school siblings who make nearly all of their decisions - both mundane and madcap - by crowdsourcing opinions from the millions of followe...
Comedian Ken Jeong Comes To NJPAC
by Stephi Wild - February 04, 2020 New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents Ken Jeong on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m....
Erik Patterson's HANDJOB Comes to The Echo
by Julie Musbach - August 02, 2019 When a gay writer hires a man to work as a a?oeshirtless cleaner,a?? homophobia, racism and issues of consent bubble to the surface in the world premiere of Handjob, an outrageous comedy by Erik Patterson. Chris Fields directs the Echo Theater Company production, set to open on Sept. 7 for a seven-w...
The Old Globe Celebrates New Voices In The Community
by Stephi Wild - October 12, 2018 The Old Globe announces its inaugural New Voices in the Community series: free public performances at libraries across San Diego County, followed by conversations with the playwrights and experts in the community. The first New Voices in the Community features three solo shows by women: Hold These T...
Photos: The Cast of POTUS: OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE Meets the Press
by Bruce Glikas - March 16, 2022 The cast and crew of Selina Fillinger's POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive, officially met the press yesterday as they gear up for their inaugural Broadway performance April 14....
President Joe Biden & Former President Barack Obama Join Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Hudson & More in ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES Vaccination Special
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 13, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden will appear during the hour to speak directly to the American public at this historic time about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine when available to beat the pandemic, protect loved ones and continue the road to recovery. ...
Ken Jeong and Joel McHale Count Down to 2021 in FOX'S NEW YEAR'S EVE TOAST & ROAST
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 02, 2020 Ken Jeong and Joel McHale are teaming up to 'Toast & Roast' all that was 2020 during the most anticipated New Year's Eve of all time!...
Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, May 27- with Chad Kimball, Alex Brightman and More!
by Nicole Rosky - May 27, 2020 Today (May 27) in live streaming: Chad Kimball visits Backstage Live, Debra Messing and Victoria Clark visit Stars in the House, and so much more!...
VIDEO: Watch a DR. KEN Reunion on STARS IN THE HOUSE- Live at 8pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 28, 2020 Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) for a Dr. Ken Cast reunion with Ken Jeong, Suzy Nakamura, Dave Foley, Jonathan Slavin, Tisha Campbell, Krista Marie Yu, Dana Lee and Albert Tsai....
Alonzo Bodden Comes to Comedy Works South This Month
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2022 A regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. ...
Breaking: Lilli Cooper, Sarah Stiles, and More Complete Chicago Cast of Broadway-Bound TOOTSIE!
by Julie Musbach - June 25, 2018 The complete cast for the world premiere Chicago production of the new comedy musical, TOOTSIE has just been announced. Joining previously announced Tony Award nominee SANTINO FONTANA as Michael Dorsey will be LILLI COOPER as Julie Nichols, SARAH STILES as Sandy Lester, JOHN BEHLMANN as Max Von Horn...
Photos: First Look at POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - April 27, 2022 Selina Fillinger's new Broadway comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman, officially opens today at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street).... |