Bacher Bros. Take Tour Through History of Comedy in Sept.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2006 Theater for the New City will present Josh and Danny Bacher in The Funniest Show in the World About the History of Comedy Performed by Two Brothers in Less Than Two Hours for Under Twenty Bucks, with previews beginning September 7, prior to an official press opening on September 10 at Theater for th...
FETCH CLAY, CHOIR BOY & More Set for Marin Theatre Company's 2014-15 Season
by Tyler Peterson - February 27, 2014 Last night at Opening Night of Carson Kreitzer's Lasso of Truth, Marin Theatre Company's artistic director Jasson Minadakis and managing director Michael Barker announced the company's 2014-15 season programming today. Featuring six new plays by living contemporary playwrights in MTC's intimate 231-...
THE SUNSHINE BOYS Hits The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse 9/4, 5, 10, 11 and 12
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2009 The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is proud to present Neil Simon?s ?The Sunshine Boys? directed by Martha Cherbini. Martha has directed several successful shows for the BACP over the years, the last of which was the highly acclaimed The Gin Game. She has chosen a phenomenal cast of BACP veterans ...
Dick & Jerry Van Dyke Lead Malibu Stage Co.'s 'SUNSHINE BOYS' Benefit, 4/13 -17
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2011 The Malibu Stage Company announces it's production of Neil Simon's Comedy, The Sunshine Boys, starring brothers Dick and Jerry Van Dyke. The production will be a fundraiser for the theater and will run for only 5 performances....
Alvin Ailey, Cyrille Aimée & Kate McGarry and Brian Regan Set for NJPAC This Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2016 Mother's Day Weekend at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater elegant, electrifying and marvelously athletic, this always dazzling company returns with programs that include some of its newest works as well as classics like Revelations, Alvin Ailey's u...
Second City Co-Founder Bernie Sahlins Dies at 90
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2013 Bernard Sahlins died peacefully at his home after a short illness. In 1959, Sahlins founded The Second City with Howard Alk and Paul Sills and served as the theatre's longtime producer and director until 1984. He produced multiple television productions in the UK and the USA, as well as SCTV in Cana...
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces Changes to 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - May 13, 2013 Merrimack Repertory Theatre's (MRT's) Artistic Director Charles Towers has just announced an updated schedule for the 2013-2014 Season. Due to rights availability, MRT is pleased to announce next season will now include Lanford Wilson's classic American love story Talley's Folley. An updated sched...
Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, et al. Set for Ed Sullivan Show Tribute on PBS, 8/6
by Nicole Rosky - July 20, 2011 Executive Producer Andrew Solt, whose company SOFA Entertainment acquired The Ed Sullivan Show library over 20 years ago, announced today that ED SULLIVAN'S COMEDY LEGENDS will premiere on PBS stations August 6th. This star-studded special brings back the show's greatest moments that defined the his...
Broadway In Chicago to Dim Marquee Lights in Honor of Bernie Sahlins Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - June 19, 2013 'In keeping with a long-standing Broadway tradition, Broadway In Chicago wanted to dim the marquee lights to provide Chicago with an appropriate moment to reflect on Bernie Sahlins' lifetime in the theatre,' said Lou Raizin, President of Broadway In Chicago. 'Bernie Sahlins was a Chicago Treasure wh...
Richard Griffiths and Danny DeVito in Talks for Neil Simon's THE SUNSHINE BOYS?
by Jessica Lewis - October 07, 2011 Baz Bamigboye reports in the UK Daily Mail today that Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths are in talks to star in THE SUNSHINE BOYS, the Neil Simon comedy about 'the one-time vaudeville act asked to reunite for a TV special.'...
Reduced Shakespeare Company Brings Tour of THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (abridged) to The Paul Robeson Theatre, May 18th
by Tori Leiber - February 05, 2015 Following a hugely successful, critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 the Reduced Shakespeare Company will set out to reduce the UK to tears of laughter in Spring 2015. Yes that's right, the bad boys of abridgement will finally tackle the subject they were born to reduce. ...
FOOTLOOSE, HELLO, DOLLY! & More Set for Cincinnati Landmark Productions' Summer 2014 Season
by Tyler Peterson - September 11, 2013 The season includes Hello Dolly, The Sunshine Boys, Footloose and The Will Rogers Follies....
Alvin Ailey, Cyrille Aimee, Brian Regan Set for Mother's Day Weekend at NJPAC
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2016 Mother's Day Weekend at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater elegant, electrifying and marvelously athletic, this always dazzling company returns with programs that include some of its newest works as well as classics like Revelations, Alvin Ailey's u...
Hedden, LaBute Featured In SUMMER SHORTS 4 At 59E59 Theaters 7/30-9/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 27, 2010 ThroughLine Artists with J.J. Kandel and John McCormack will present SUMMER SHORTS 4, their fourth annual festival of new American short plays, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street). Performances begin Friday July 30th, and continue through Thursday September 2nd....
THE SUNSHINE BOYS Hits The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse 9/4, 5, 10, 11 and 12
by Reynard Loki - September 03, 2009 The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is proud to present Neil Simon?s ?The Sunshine Boys? directed by Martha Cherbini. Martha has directed several successful shows for the BACP over the years, the last of which was the highly acclaimed The Gin Game. She has chosen a phenomenal cast of BACP veterans ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater to Celebrate Life of Bernie Sahlins Today
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2013 Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) and The Second Cityannounce will celebrate the magical life of Bernie Sahlins tonight, September 30, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Courtyard Theater of Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 East Grand Avenue....
CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY Returns with All-New Episodes 7/16
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2017 The critically-acclaimed CNN Original Series THE HISTORY OF COMEDY is back with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, July 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
The Adobe Theater Presents Neil Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS, Now thru 7/12
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2015 Neil Simon is the most successful, most popular American writer of stage comedies of the last 55 years-and, quite possibly, of the 239 years since 1776!...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater to Celebrate Life of Bernie Sahlins, 9/30
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2013 Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) and The Second Cityannounce today the celebration of the magical life of Bernie Sahlins on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Courtyard Theater of Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 East Grand Avenue....
CNN Orders Three New Original Series Launching in 2017
by Caryn Robbins - May 18, 2016 CNN, a division of Turner, announced today three new Original Series launching in 2017, adding to its successful portfolio of high-quality, non-scripted programming....
Dynamic Duo JIMMY FALLON & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE; A Video Look Back
by BWW Special Coverage - December 20, 2013 BWW takes a look back at some of the most hilarious moments from Fallon and Timberlake. Which was your favorite?...
Alvin Ailey, Cyrille Aimee, Brian Regan Set for Mother's Day Weekend at NJPAC
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2016 Mother's Day Weekend at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater elegant, electrifying and marvelously athletic, this always dazzling company returns with programs that include some of its newest works as well as classics like Revelations, Alvin Ailey's u... 
Just For Laughs ComedyPRO 2017 to Put the Funny Front and Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2017 Just For Laughs ComedyPRO, the leading event of the comedy industry, has expanded its programming for 2017 with the addition of more high profile cast and industry panels that put the business of funny front and centre. Now in its tenth year, Just For Laughs ComedyPRO is the de facto event for the i...
Second City Co-Founder Bernie Sahlins Dies at 90
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2013 Bernard Sahlins died peacefully at his home after a short illness. In 1959, Sahlins founded The Second City with Howard Alk and Paul Sills and served as the theatre's longtime producer and director until 1984. He produced multiple television productions in the UK and the USA, as well as SCTV in Cana...
Comedy Central to Take Over San Diego Comic-Con with Must-See Events
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2016 Comedy Central is heading to Comic-Con with a multitude of must-see events. It kicks off on Thursday, July 21 in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront with back-to-back panels from 6:00-7:30 p.m. featuring “Drunk History”... |
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