Joan Crawford
Also Credited As: Lucille Le Sueur
Birth Place: San Antonio, TX, USA
Latest News on Joan Crawford:
MJ And KIM’S CONVENIENCE Headline February Programming At The Kravis Center (Jan 31, 2026)
Review: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Theatre Three (Jan 23, 2026)
Dr. Robert Watson to Headline The Kravis Center Lunch & Learn Series (Nov 13, 2025)
MJ And KIM’S CONVENIENCE Headline February Programming At The Kravis Center (Jan 31, 2026)
Review: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Theatre Three (Jan 23, 2026)
Dr. Robert Watson to Headline The Kravis Center Lunch & Learn Series (Nov 13, 2025)
Photos
''A Manger Spectacular'' - Flanked by The Wise Men and barn animals, Joan Crawford (David Cerda, center) sings
''I''m Mary,'' the opening number of her latest film, a musical adaptation of the life of The Virgin Mary
Date:
11/30/2015
From: Photo Flash: First Look at Hell in a Handbag's CHRISTMAS DEAREST
''Merry Christmas, Christina'' - Vernita (Robert Williams) looks on as Christina Crawford (Frankie Leo Bennett) opens her Christmas present from her beloved Mommie Dearest, Joan Crawford (David Cerda) as Carol Ann (Ed Jones) watches
Date:
11/30/2015
From: Photo Flash: First Look at Hell in a Handbag's CHRISTMAS DEAREST
''The Beast Christmas Ever'' (clockwise from top) - The shepherd (Kristopher Bottrall), Lamb #1 (Frankie Leo Bennett), Ass (Caitlin Jackson) and Lamb #2 (Alexa Castelvecchi) are singing Joan Crawford''s praises in a musical holy manger scene
Date:
11/30/2015
From: Photo Flash: First Look at Hell in a Handbag's CHRISTMAS DEAREST
Videos
VIDEO: Renée Taylor Recalls Jack Paar in MY LIFE ON A DIET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2019-11-14 12:34:02
VIDEO: Jackie Hoffman Makes a Compelling Offer to Her Fellow Emmy Nominees!
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-08-14 12:37:54
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Mommie Dearest' Episode of FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN on FX
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-03-13 13:55:40
VIDEO: First Look - Jessica Lange & Susan Sarandon Star in FX Original Series FEUD
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-01-23 13:30:25
BWW Interview: Russell Grant Talks STRICTLY and THE GOLDEN AGE OF DANCE
by Marianka Swain - 2016-10-28 03:00:01
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from LaChiusa's RAIN at The Old Globe, Starring Eden Espinosa!
by Tyler Peterson - 2016-04-07 20:42:28
STAGE TUBE: Jared Zirilli Sings 'Some People' from RAIN at The Old Globe
by Louisa Brady - 2016-03-27 11:10:35
STAGE TUBE: Eden Espinosa Performs 'Sunshine' from LaChiusa's New Musical RAIN at The Old Globe
by Tyler Peterson - 2016-03-18 15:59:32
News
MJ And KIM’S CONVENIENCE Headline February Programming At The Kravis Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2026
The Kravis Center has announced its February lineup, featuring MJ and Kim’s Convenience. The month includes Broadway, classical concerts, cabaret, film, and family programming.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2026
The Kravis Center has announced its February lineup, featuring MJ and Kim’s Convenience. The month includes Broadway, classical concerts, cabaret, film, and family programming.
Review: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Theatre Three
by Sam Desmond - Jan 23, 2026
The world of late 1930s Brooklyn is brought to life and elucidated in Theatre Three’s triumphant run of the Neil Simon classic,”Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
by Sam Desmond - Jan 23, 2026
The world of late 1930s Brooklyn is brought to life and elucidated in Theatre Three’s triumphant run of the Neil Simon classic,”Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
Dr. Robert Watson to Headline The Kravis Center Lunch & Learn Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present the return of its celebrated ArtSmart Lunch & Learn Series in 2026, offering three engaging programs that bring history, culture and design to life over an elegant afternoon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present the return of its celebrated ArtSmart Lunch & Learn Series in 2026, offering three engaging programs that bring history, culture and design to life over an elegant afternoon.
Kitchen Sink Theatre Returns With Immersive ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW At Brooklyn Art Haus
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company returns to Brooklyn Art Haus with an immersive, elevated shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, October 23–November 2.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company returns to Brooklyn Art Haus with an immersive, elevated shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, October 23–November 2.
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - Sep 15, 2025
The Sound of Music is a veritable old warhorse of the Broadway musical canon, and it has stood the test of the vicissitudes of time. No amount of changing source material, cynicism, saccharine, or negativity can puncture the universal themes of familial love, romantic love, devotion spirituality, perseverance, forgiveness, and devotion that permeate this beloved musical. These universal themes have resonated with audiences from time immemorial---and are especially pertinent in today’s polarized times.
by David Friscic - Sep 15, 2025
The Sound of Music is a veritable old warhorse of the Broadway musical canon, and it has stood the test of the vicissitudes of time. No amount of changing source material, cynicism, saccharine, or negativity can puncture the universal themes of familial love, romantic love, devotion spirituality, perseverance, forgiveness, and devotion that permeate this beloved musical. These universal themes have resonated with audiences from time immemorial---and are especially pertinent in today’s polarized times.
Hell in a Handbag Productions 24th Season To Feature Two World Premieres
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025
Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced its 24th season at The Clutch in Chicago, featuring two world premieres—The Real Housewives of the North Pole and The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes – The Cheese Pyramid—alongside a revival of Joan Crawford Goes to Hell.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025
Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced its 24th season at The Clutch in Chicago, featuring two world premieres—The Real Housewives of the North Pole and The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes – The Cheese Pyramid—alongside a revival of Joan Crawford Goes to Hell.
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL and More Set for Front Theatre Company's 10th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025
Out Front Theatre Company - Georgia's professional, award-winning, and only LGBTQIA+ theatre company, has unveiled its 2025/26 season lineup, which will also serve as the organization's 10th anniversary. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025
Out Front Theatre Company - Georgia's professional, award-winning, and only LGBTQIA+ theatre company, has unveiled its 2025/26 season lineup, which will also serve as the organization's 10th anniversary. Learn more!
PSYCHO BEACH PARTY to be Presented At The Blue Moon Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025
Psycho Beach Party, a campy, raunchy parody by Charles Busch, is coming to The Blue Moon Theatre this summer. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025
Psycho Beach Party, a campy, raunchy parody by Charles Busch, is coming to The Blue Moon Theatre this summer. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Interview: Marnie Near and Michael Cooper on GRAND HOTEL at Alchemy Theatre
by Joni Lorraine - May 27, 2025
Step through the revolving door of 1928 Berlin and into a world of glamour, longing, and quiet desperation as Alchemy Theatre brings the rarely staged musical GRAND HOTEL to life at ZACH Theatre’s Whisenhunt Stage.
by Joni Lorraine - May 27, 2025
Step through the revolving door of 1928 Berlin and into a world of glamour, longing, and quiet desperation as Alchemy Theatre brings the rarely staged musical GRAND HOTEL to life at ZACH Theatre’s Whisenhunt Stage.
An In-Depth History of the Orpheum Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 9, 2025
Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 9, 2025
Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987.
Review: CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY Comes To Moving Life At Lyric Stage Boston
by R. Scott Reedy - Jan 18, 2025
What did our critic think of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Lyric Stage Boston?
by R. Scott Reedy - Jan 18, 2025
What did our critic think of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Lyric Stage Boston?
Review: NUNCRACKERS: THE NUNSENSE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Dec 13, 2024
What do you call a nun who can sing? A sister act! And what do you call four nuns and a monk who sing and dance during Christmas? “Nuncrackers!” now playing weekends at Desert Theatreworks through December 29.
by Charlie Thomas - Dec 13, 2024
What do you call a nun who can sing? A sister act! And what do you call four nuns and a monk who sing and dance during Christmas? “Nuncrackers!” now playing weekends at Desert Theatreworks through December 29.
Review: BETTE AND JOAN, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Dec 9, 2024
Greta Scacchi and Felicity Dean are gruesomely grotesque but also wonderfully warm as the fading titans of the Golden Age of Hollywood
by Gary Naylor - Dec 9, 2024
Greta Scacchi and Felicity Dean are gruesomely grotesque but also wonderfully warm as the fading titans of the Golden Age of Hollywood
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Nov 12, 2024
While many jukebox musicals rely heavily on the audience's pre-existing love for the music, 'Jersey Boys' stands out as an exception. This Tony-winning musical, currently gracing the stage at Desert Theatreworks, transcends its soundtrack.
by Charlie Thomas - Nov 12, 2024
While many jukebox musicals rely heavily on the audience's pre-existing love for the music, 'Jersey Boys' stands out as an exception. This Tony-winning musical, currently gracing the stage at Desert Theatreworks, transcends its soundtrack.
Cindy Fee to Perform at Opening Weekend of THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024
Cindy Fee—the voice of The Golden Girls theme song, “Thank You for Being a Friend”—will perform at the opening weekend of The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes at BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre. Patrons attending performances on December 6, 7, and 8 will get the opportunity to see Fee perform the iconic theme song live from the Curran Theatre stage.
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024
Cindy Fee—the voice of The Golden Girls theme song, “Thank You for Being a Friend”—will perform at the opening weekend of The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes at BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre. Patrons attending performances on December 6, 7, and 8 will get the opportunity to see Fee perform the iconic theme song live from the Curran Theatre stage.
JOAN Debuts At Open-Door Playhouse Starting November 6
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2024
Open-Door Playhouse will present the podcast play JOAN, debuting November 6, 2024. Follow Joan Crawford's journey in the Afterlife Bardo,
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2024
Open-Door Playhouse will present the podcast play JOAN, debuting November 6, 2024. Follow Joan Crawford's journey in the Afterlife Bardo,
Interview: Michael Hammond talks adapting BABY JANE for the stage at The Company Theatre
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 11, 2024
If you’re a fan of the 1962 feature film “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and eager to learn more about the story that inspired the cult classic, then you may want to head to The Company Theatre in Norwell, now through October 27, for “Baby Jane.”
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 11, 2024
If you’re a fan of the 1962 feature film “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and eager to learn more about the story that inspired the cult classic, then you may want to head to The Company Theatre in Norwell, now through October 27, for “Baby Jane.”
BETTE & JOAN Comes to the Park Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2024
A rivalry for the ages and one of the most famous celebrity feuds of all time will come to life in Bette & Joan in Park90 this Christmas.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2024
A rivalry for the ages and one of the most famous celebrity feuds of all time will come to life in Bette & Joan in Park90 this Christmas.
Review: 3 FACES OF STEVE: SONDHEIM IN CONCERT at Odyssey Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Sep 9, 2024
Memorable, entertaining and show-stopping, 3 Faces of Steve is a special treat to be savored. The lavish, luxurious operatic voices and powerhouse emotive performances of Angelina Réaux, Michael Sokol and Bernardo Bermudez shine in the intimate, warm space of the Odyssey.
by Amanda Callas - Sep 9, 2024
Memorable, entertaining and show-stopping, 3 Faces of Steve is a special treat to be savored. The lavish, luxurious operatic voices and powerhouse emotive performances of Angelina Réaux, Michael Sokol and Bernardo Bermudez shine in the intimate, warm space of the Odyssey.
Cast Announced for Compulsion Dance and Theater's DIE MOMMIE DIE!
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 7, 2024
Compulsion Dance and Theater has announced the cast for their production of DIE MOMMIE DIE! by Charles Busch. The cast includes Jolyon Alexander, Cody Dupree, David Janisch, Jovi Olivas, Kylie Young and starring Joey Kirkpatrick as Angela Arden.
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 7, 2024
Compulsion Dance and Theater has announced the cast for their production of DIE MOMMIE DIE! by Charles Busch. The cast includes Jolyon Alexander, Cody Dupree, David Janisch, Jovi Olivas, Kylie Young and starring Joey Kirkpatrick as Angela Arden.
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