Amy Poehler News

Pasadena Playhouse presents the West Coast premiere of Ann – written by and starring Holland Taylor and directed by Benjamin Endsley Klein from March 22 through April 24; the press opening is Saturday, March 26. 

Santino Fontana, the extraordinary lead from the cross-dressing musical Tootsie, on Sunday, April 10; and Stephanie J. Block, the sensational star of the mega-hit musical, The Cher Show, on Sunday, June 5.

Set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop together, season two of Russian Doll will continue to explore existential thematics through an often humorous and sci-fi lens. The Emmy-winning show returns with Lyonne serving as showrunner and executive producer. Check out the new photos now!

Almost exactly two years since Dear Evan Hansen first stepped onto the Straz Center stage and into our hearts, the show that has left a mark on everyone that has seen it, or heard the soundtrack is back under the lights of Carol Morsani Hall. It’s hard to imagine two years, and yet here we are. It felt like just yesterday with bated breath we were sitting in our seats awaiting the dim of the lights and the story to unfold before our eyes.

Laugh at NJPAC! New Jersey Performing Arts Center, known for bringing world-class entertainment close to home, presents Saturday Night Live's  Chris Redd in his first stand-up comedy tour, Why Am I Like This? on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 7 p.m.

The Score to Screen panels feature conversations between Common and Patrick Warren and Amy Poehler and David Schwartz. Each discussion gives an inside look at the creative process of incorporating music in film while delving into the relationship between a composer and the film’s director or producer.

SF Sketchfest, co-founded and directed by David Owen, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney, the longest-running comedy festival in the U.S. The event mixes major comedy stars and up-and-coming comedians from around the world for sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, live podcasts, workshops, and panel discussions.

A new preview of the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors shows Ellie Goulding singing 'Big Yellow Taxi' by honoree Joni Mitchell! Also honored at the ceremony were Bette Midler, Lorne Michaels, Barry Gordy, and Justino Díaz!

The highlights video features Kelli O'Hara singing 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and Billy Porter's making a show-stopping entrance. The tribute to Midler will also feature performances by Beanie Feldstein and Kate Baldwin. Watch the new preview, which also features Chita Rivera, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler, Smokey Robinson, Norah Jones, and more!

Kelly Clarkson has shared a performance from her recent NBC Christmas special. Brett Eldredge, Ariana Grande, Jay Leno, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Odom Jr., Amy Poehler and the one-and-only Santa Claus join Clarkson and some special everyday heroes with life-changing surprises in the new Holiday special.

The comedy fest in Los Angeles will feature Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Jerry Seinfeld, John Mulaney, Larry David, Margaret Cho, Maya Rudolph, Nick Kroll, Sandra Bernhard, Seth Rogen, Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes and more. 

The 44th Kennedy Center Honorees, Justino Díaz, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler, and Joni Mitchell were celebrated in Washington, D.C., at the Honors Gala on December 5, 2021 in the Kennedy Center Opera House. 

Kelly Clarkson offers a sneak peek at her new Christmas special on NBC! Brett Eldredge, Ariana Grande, Jay Leno, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Odom Jr., Amy Poehler and the one-and-only Santa Claus will join Clarkson and some special everyday heroes with life-changing surprises. Watch the new performance now!

Leslie Odom Jr., Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler,and Brett Eldredge shared some of their favorite holiday memories backstage with Kelly Clarkson before her new Christmas special on NBC. “Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around” is a new holiday special celebrating the release of Clarkson's latest Christmas album.

Set to coincide with International Human Rights Day which falls on December 10 every year, the Festival brings together artists with social and political leaders and the general public to imagine and implement a better, more caring world.

A tribute to adolescent angst and nerd revenge fantasies, MEAN GIRLS is a satisfying, hilarious musical adaptation of Tina Fey's 2004 comedy. It's an entertaining (if guilty) pleasure propelled by superb video design, skilled comedians all over the stage, and its fun (if disposable) score. The hit musical has resumed its National Tour, re-premiering in Tempe's Gammage Auditorium and the energy in the theatre is palpable. The performers are clearly bursting to perform and the audience is eager to watch.

Brett Eldredge, Ariana Grande, Jay Leno, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Odom Jr., Amy Poehler and the one-and-only Santa Claus will join Clarkson and some special everyday heroes with life-changing surprises. The special will be filled with Clarkson’s new original songs as well as a curated list of iconic classics.

The cast features Eichner, who is the first openly gay man to co-write and star in his own major studio film, TS Madison, Natalie Morales, Guillermo Diaz, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, and Symone!

CBS and the Television Academy presented the 73rd EMMY® AWARDS, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, September 19 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and it is now available to stream on demand on Paramount+. Find out all of the winners!

The Emmy Awards will feature appearance by Annaleigh Ashford, Misty Copeland, Beanie Feldstein, Taraji P. Henson, Dolly Parton, Billy Porter, Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Hailee Steinfeld, Kerry Washington, Catherine Zeta Jones, and more!