Dame Edna
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Since she first appeared on stage as purple-rinsed Melbourne housewife Mrs Edna Everage, Dame Edna has toured Europe, the US and the Middle East, picking up a Tony Award for the 2000 Broadway production Dame Edna, The Royal Tour and a Tony nomination in 2004 for Back with a Vengeance.
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Dame Edna creator and performer Barry Humphries and Mary Melton, Los Angeles Magazine Editor-in-Chief

Dame Edna creator and performer Barry Humphries takes his curtain call after the opening night performance of 'Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye - The Farewell Tour' in LA
Dame Edna Biography
Since she first appeared on stage as purple-rinsed Melbourne housewife Mrs Edna Everage, Dame Edna has toured Europe, the US and the Middle East, picking up a Tony Award for the 2000 Broadway production Dame Edna, The Royal Tour and a Tony nomination in 2004 for Back with a Vengeance.Dame Edna Awards and Nominations
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Dame Edna News

by Grace Cutler - Jul 23, 2022
On Friday, a supermajority of 50 employees – knights, show cast and stable hands – working at the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Buena Park filed for a union election with the NLRB to be represented by the American Guild of Variety Artists.

by Marissa Tomeo - May 14, 2022
The show is written by Karen Bankhead with additional material by Pam Trotter and performed by Karen Bankhead. It features musical performance by singer Pam Trotter, and is directed by Karen Bankhead. It is produced by Free Spirit Productions. The production will play one performance at Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, in Los Angeles, CA 90068 on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. For tickets, call (323) 851-7977 or visit http://theatrewest.org. The show runs for 80 minutes and is recommended for ages 14+.

by Gary Naylor - Apr 26, 2022
Two and a half hours flies by and you're left racing to Amazon to download a biography to find out more - not bad for a man of 88.

by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2022
Due to overwhelming public demand, celebrated Australian and national treasure Barry Humphries is to perform his new show, Barry Humphries: The Man Behind the Mask, for an extra night in the West End.

by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2021
Celebrated Australian performer Barry Humphries AO, CBE will take British audiences on a revelatory trip through his colourful life and theatrical career when he tours the UK in April & May 2022 with Barry Humphries: The Man Behind the Mask.

by Stephen Mosher - Nov 20, 2021
The Broadway World Cabaret Award winner for Best Spoken Word show is back with a new format that is working for hostess Leola... and she is working for it, too.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2021
In our new series, 'Where Are They Now?' we're taking a look back at some of our favorite original Broadway casts, and catching up with their careers! Next up, the original cast of Hairspray!

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 1, 2021
In our new series, 'Where Are They Now?' we're taking a look back at some of our favorite original Broadway casts, and catching up with their careers! Next up, the original cast of Mean Girls!

by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2021
Broadway’s Best Shows musical extravaganza “Show of Titles” will premiere on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 7pm ET and be available for four days only. The show features dozens of Broadway stars performing the title songs from over 20 beloved musicals.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2021
Broadway’s Best Shows musical extravaganza “Show of Titles” will premiere on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 7pm ET and be available for four days only. The show features dozens of Broadway stars performing the title songs from over 20 beloved musicals.
Dame Edna Videos

by Alan Henry - Sep 17, 2019
Sometimes being brave means being yourself! This fall Goodspeed Musicals' production of Billy Elliot The Musical will spark with infectious energy. This tour-de-force of dance based on the British movie of the same name, will run September 13 a?' November 24 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. [Official Press Opening will be October 2, 2019].

by Stage Tube - Jun 10, 2019
On the 2019 Tony Awards last night, Santino Fontana transformed from failed actor Michael to the sparkling Dorothy in the blink of an eye as he and the cast of Tootsie performed 'Unstoppable.'

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 9, 2019
Robert Horn has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Tootsie.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 4, 2019
What does Tootsie book writer Robert Horn have to say about being a first time Tony nominee? Find out!

by Stage Tube - May 17, 2019
The cast of the Tony-nominated musical Tootsie brought Dorothy Michaels to Good Morning America this morning to perform the show's number 'Unstoppable' with its Tony-nominated star, Santino Fontana! Check out the full video below!

by Stage Tube - May 16, 2019
On today's episode of 'Broadway Week' on 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,' Kelly Ripa goes behind the scenes of 'Tootsie.' She sits down with Santino Fontana, and even tries to take home his character's iconic red dress!

by Stage Tube - May 13, 2019
On Friday night, Santino Fontana was a guest on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' to talk about the Broadway adaptation of 'Tootsie' he stars in.

by TV - Opening Night Special - Apr 24, 2019
The Marquis Theatre was hoppin' last night, April 23, 2019, as Broadway welcomed one of the final musicals of the 2018-19 season. Tootsie, starring Santino Fontana, Lilli Cooper, Sarah Stiles, John Behlmann and more, celebrated its opening night at Pier 60 and BroadwayWorld was there!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 24, 2019
Last night, Dorothy Michaels officially came to Broadway with the opening of Tootsie at the Marquis Theatre, and cast member John Behlmann took over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story all throughout the most important night and gave us an inside look at everything from pre-show to the after party! If you missed all the fun (or just want to relive it all again), we've compiled footage from the takeover; check it all out below!

by Stage Tube - Apr 23, 2019
Tootsie, which opens tonight at the Marquis Theatre, tells the story of a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime - as the star of a new Broadway musical.