Amber Ruffin News

SF Sketchfest kicks off its 21st comedy festival with legend Eric Idle at the Castro Theatre on Thursday, January 18 followed by over 200 shows taking place through February 4 in venues across San Francisco.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 12, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

In a new video from BroadwaySF, Amber Ruffin discussed the personal impact of The Wiz and wanting to pay it back to the next generation. Check out the clip here!

Amber Ruffin, Kevin Sciretta, & David Schmoll's Bigfoot, The Musical to Perform at 54 Below, feat. Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan, & more! Don't miss this one-night-only performance of the hilarious and heartwarming musical about Bigfoot.

BroadwayWorld Guest Contributor, David Appleford, gives high marks to the pre-Broadway tour of THE WIZ at ASU Gammage through January 7th.

In a clip from a  BroadwaySF Members-only In Conversation event at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on October 30, 2023 with Brian Moreland (lead producer), Amber Ruffin, (additional material), and Wayne Brady - The Wiz himself spoke about the cultural significance of the production.

Get the inside scoop on the upcoming Broadway revival of The Wiz as lead producer Brian Moreland shares insights on the historic achievements of the show. Find out all the details about show dates, cast, and creative team at Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco.

Members of the cast and creative team of the Broadway-bound touring production of The Wiz chatted with ABC7 in San Francisco about the show, ahead of its run in the city in January. Watch the interview here!

The Bushnell has announced that award-winning writer, humorist and performer Seth Meyers will appear at The Bushnell on Feb 24, 2024.

There are only two more weeks left to see SOME LIKE IT HOT at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!

What did our critic think of THE WIZ at Des Moines Performing Arts?

It’s been almost 40 years since the last time “The Wiz” was on Broadway, and the show is currently starting to “Ease on Down the Road” and going on a pre-Broadway national tour. While it’s not scheduled to open on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre until March 29, 2024, you can see it through December 17 at Des Moines Performing Arts.  If the reaction from the audience is any indication of how it will be received on Broadway, then the show, like Dorothy, is on a journey that will lead them… “Home.”

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Check out photos of the new Broadway marquee for The Wiz, which opens on Broadway in Spring 204

Get a first look at photos of The Wiz revival coming to Broadway!

There are only four more weeks left to see SOME LIKE IT HOT at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.

With original musical numbers in each episode, the series included guest voice actors like Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, Andrew Rannells, Billy Porter, Christopher Jackson, Jack McBrayer, Amber Ruffin, Yvette Nicole Brown, Craig Robinson, Tim Meadows, David Alan Grier, and more.

It’s a “brand new day” for THE WIZ with new material from Amber Ruffin in this Broadway-bound engagement, but the production is well-trod territory.

Patti LuPone recently sat down with Hillary Clinton for a live episode of the iHeartPodcast 'You and Me Both'. The episode was recorded on November 9, at Symphony Space in NYC. 

Viewers will enjoy an all-access look at the Macy’s Parade Studio to discover exactly what it takes to create the famous floats and balloons prior to their journey through the streets of New York. For the second year in a row, the special will be hosted by Emmy, Tony and WGA Award nominee Amber Ruffin (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”).