Alan Zweibel News

Saturday Night Live cast member Vanessa Bayer, College Humor's Jake & Amir and comedian Julian McCullough have been added to the New York Comedy Festival lineup next month at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street). They will join comedian and Chelsea Lately regular Dan Levy on November 9 as a part of Baby Talk, a hilarious new live show built around Levy's quest to avoid scarring his new son's fragile psyche.

The acclaimed Billy Crystal will perform 700 Sundays, his Tony Award-winning, record breaking, autobiographical play in Minneapolis tonight, October 22-26, 2013 at the historic State Theatre.

Next month at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street) on November 8, 9 and 10, the New York Comedy Festival will present three exciting and hilarious shows which will feature comedy, TV star and author Richard Belzer (Law & Order: SVU), Chelsea Lately regular Dan Levy, celebrated comedy writer of stage and screen Alan Zweibel,and comedy writers Bill Scheft from The Late Show with David Letterman, JR Havlan from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Chris Henchy from Funny or Die. Tickets are $20-$25 and can be purchased online at www.NYComedyFestival.com.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will host a developmental production of a new one-woman show,Skinny Bitch: NOT A Stand-Up Comedy Show, starring self-titled equal opportunity offender, Lisa Lampanelli. The production, which is written by Ms. Lampanelli and 700 Sundays writer Alan Zweibel, will be helmed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando. The production will play the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio for FIVE nights: October 10 - 12 at 8 p.m. and October 13 at 3 p.m.; with new dates October 25-26 at 8 p.m., October 26-27 at 3 p.m. now available for ticket purchase.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will host a developmental production of a new one-woman show, Skinny Bitch: NOT A Stand-Up Comedy Show, starring self-titled equal opportunity offender, Lisa Lampanelli. The production, which is written by Ms. Lampanelli and 700 Sundays writer Alan Zweibel, is a departure from her signature 'insult comedy,' and will be helmed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando. The production will play the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio for four nights only: tonight, October 10 - 12 at 8 p.m. and October 13 at 3 p.m.

Crush: A Storytelling Benefit for Gilda's Club of Delaware Valley features a line-up of Philadelphia funny ladies telling original stories on the theme "crush." The evening will be hosted by award-winning Philadelphia storyteller Hillary Rea and will feature performances by Ms. Rea, Shannon DeVido, Cathy Simpson, Bi Jean Ngo, Anna Roisman, Juliet Hope Wayne, Emily McGraw, and Jennifer Childs. Ms. Rea says of the night's theme, 'Everyone's had a crush at some point in their life. Those initial butterflies, day dreams, and interactions with a crush are always more humorous in retrospect. Even when your heart is crushed by a crush, with some distance, there is bound to be a funny story worth telling.'

The acclaimed Billy Crystal will perform 700 Sundays, his Tony Award-winning, record breaking, autobiographical play in Minneapolis October 22-26, 2013 at the historic State Theatre. Scheduled for six performances only, this exclusive pre-Broadway engagement is the only one before the final Broadway run in the fall. 700 Sundays is a special addition to Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2013/14 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season. To purchase tickets and for more information visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org, call 800.982.2787 or stop by the State Theatre Box Office at 805 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts campus is waking to the sweet sounds of a robust Fall harvest of programming with a dynamic line-up of arts offering something for everyone.

Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall for a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 Sundays. This will mark the final engagement of this production. Previews will begin Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street) with opening night scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2013 and a final performance set for Sunday, January 5, 2014. 700 Sundaysis performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel and direction by Des McAnuff. Check out more photos of the marquee at the Imperial Theatre below!

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts campus is waking to the sweet sounds of a robust Fall harvest of programming with a dynamic line-up of arts offering something for everyone.

Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' today, September 17 at The Player's Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, with a cast including Len Cariou, Richard Kind, Susie Essman, Darrell Hammond, Alan Zweibel,Scott Adsit, Maulik Pancholy and Alan Zweibel. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.

Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' on Tuesday, September 17 at The Player's Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, with a cast including Len Cariou, Richard Kind, Susie Essman, Darrell Hammond, Alan Zweibel,Scott Adsit, Maulik Pancholy and Alan Zweibel. An original score by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.

Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall for a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 Sundays. This will mark the final engagement of this production. Previews will begin Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street) with opening night scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2013 and a final performance set for Sunday, January 5, 2014. 700 Sundaysis performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel and direction by Des McAnuff. Check out photos of the marquee at the Imperial Theatre below!

On August 23, the Drama Desk Award-winning CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY featured Christie Brinkley, Dick Cavett, Ralph Macchio, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Brooke Shields, and Jennifer Tilly at Guild Hall. Scroll down for a look at the actors onstage!

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returned with its new edition, Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, last night, August 26 at Stage 72, featuring: Mindy Cohn, Tate Donovan, Tony-Nominee Shalita Grant, Kristen Johnston, Robert Wuhl, Alan Zweibel, and Pamela Adlon. Scroll down for photos from the show!

Falcon Theatre Founder, Garry Marshall, has announced the Falcon Theatre's 2013-2014 5-Play Subscription Season. Falcon Theatre's 12th subscription season celebrates both new and classic comedy, collaborating with Impro Theatre, Troubadour Theater Company and Lookingglass Theatre Company of Chicago to create an exciting line-up.

1812 Productions will open its 2013-2014 season with Alan Zweibel's celebrated comedy Bunny Bunny-Gilda Radner: A Sort of Romantic Comedy. Bunny Bunny stars Leah Walton, in her 1812 Productions debut, as Gilda Radner and Barrymore Award winner Matt Pfeiffer as Alan, the play's fictional version of its own author. Matt Tallman, also making his 1812 Productions debut, joins the duo in more than 20 supporting roles.

The self-professed Queen Of Mean herself, outrageous stand-up comedian Lisa Lampanelli, presents the first public workshop of her new one-woman play this weekend, titled SKINNY B*TCH: NOT A STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW.

Downtown York's historic Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center will host a developmental production of Lisa Lampanelli starring in her new one-woman show, Skinny Bitch: NOT A Stand-Up Comedy Show, in the Capitol Theatre for four shows only: Thursday, October 3 at 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 4 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 5 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 6 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale to Strand-Capitol members on Tuesday, August 13 at 10:00 a.m. and to the general public on Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m.

Throughline Artists (J.J. Kandel, Executive Producer; John McCormack, Producing Artistic Director) presents SUMMER SHORTS 2013, their seventh annual festival of new American short plays from established and emerging writers, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street between Park and Madison Avenues). BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out full photo coverage from the reception below!