Billy Crystal News

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premiered 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers aired.

Billy Crystal will bring 700 SUNDAYS, his Tony® Award-winning Broadway blockbuster, to Miami as part of a six city American tour of limited engagements. 700 SUNDAYS, a play performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff. 700 Sundays comes to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County for 6 performances only beginning Tuesday, December 8 through Sunday, December 13, 2009 presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Broadway Across America - Miami. General tickets range from $45.00 - $85.00 and Premium tickets are $200.00 not including applicable service charges. Broadway Across America Season Ticket Holders and Arsht Center Members will receive the first opportunity to purchase tickets in the near future.

It was brought to BroadwayWorld.com's attention on Wednesday via a shocking amount of emails to our 'Twitter Watch' inbox, that one of the more than 200 Broadway-related Tweeters that we were picking up the feed of, was a casting director, Daryl Eisenberg, who was 'tweeting' during auditions with her take on some of the performers (mentioning none by name) with live comments, both good and bad, after they'd auditioned.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premieres 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers will air. And on August 4th, the legendary comedian returns to Times Square for 6 performances. Rivers will present an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, and award show fashions at The Laurie Beechman Theatre inside the West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street at Ninth Avenue).

JOY FRANZ and CHERYL STERN will join the cast of Saul Ilson's musical comedy revue 'DON'T LEAVE IT ALL TO YOUR CHILDREN! at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street, NYC on Wednesday, August 12th.

La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory students, grades 10-12, have just completed the six-week summer program that allows them to hone their skills and develop into the theatre artists of tomorrow. Designed for performers who want to pursue a professional career in theatre, the program offers them the opportunity to work with seasoned theatre professionals, ultimately helping to prepare them for a college theatre program. The 2009 program ran June 29th - August 7th.

Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, Broadway's longest running comedy, continues its 'Hitchcock Meets Hilarious' Talkback Tuesday series tonight with Alan Zweibel (Original writer, 'Saturday Night Live,' writer, Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays, author, Clothing Optional) joining cast members of the Tony Award-winning comedy for a post-show discussion.

La Jolla Playhouse is pleased to present The 39 Steps, directed by Maria Aitken and adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow, based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, based on the book by John Buchan. The production will run August 11 - September 13 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre (media night: Sunday August 16 at 7:00 pm). The 39 Steps will make its West Coast premiere at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre before starting on a national tour.

JOY FRANZ and CHERYL STERN will join the cast of Saul Ilson's musical comedy revue 'DON'T LEAVE IT ALL TO YOUR CHILDREN! at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street, NYC on Wednesday, August 12th.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, presents My Mother?s Italian, My Father?s Jewish and I?m in Therapy, written and performed by Steve Solomon, from Aug. 5-9 and 19-30 on the Mainstage.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premieres 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers will air. And on August 4th, the legendary comedian returns to Times Square for 6 performances. Rivers will present an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, and award show fashions at The Laurie Beechman Theatre inside the West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street at Ninth Avenue).

Comedy Works is pleased to announce that JEFFREY ROSS will perform at the Comedy Works Landmark Village: Friday July 31 7:30 & 9:30 PM, $30.00 and Saturday August 1 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM $30.00

Trade in any textbook for a complimentary ticket to Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl, the show that proves the truth is funnier than fiction! Textbooks may be traded in for tickets at the box office 30 minutes prior to a performance. Offer subject to ticket availability. All collected textbooks will be donated to Bridge to Asia, a not-for-profit organization that supports the modernization of higher education in developing countries in Asia, principally China.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premieres 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers will air. And on August 4th, the legendary comedian returns to Times Square for 6 performances. Rivers will present an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, and award show fashions at The Laurie Beechman Theatre inside the West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street at Ninth Avenue).

Two-Time Emmy Winner, Robert Wuhl, brings his HBO special, Assume The Position. to the stage at Ars Nova for a limited workshop performance beginning July 29 - August 7, 2009

La Jolla Playhouse is pleased to present The 39 Steps, directed by Maria Aitken and adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow, based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, based on the book by John Buchan. The production will run August 11 - September 13 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre (media night: Sunday August 16 at 7:00 pm). The 39 Steps will make its West Coast premiere at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre before starting on a national tour.

Hollywood royalty Steven Spielberg and Billy Crystal visited backstage with stars Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Tony Award winner Karen Olivo, Cody Green, George Akram, Curtis Holbrook, and the entire cast of Broadway's WEST SIDE STORY after catching the show last night, Tuesday July 14th.

Comedy Works is pleased to announce that JEFFREY ROSS will perform at the Comedy Works Landmark Village: Friday July 31 7:30 & 9:30 PM, $30.00 and Saturday August 1 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM $30.00

'Monty Python's Spamalot,' the popular musical lovingly ripped-off from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' opened Center Theatre Group's 2009-2010 at the Ahmanson Theatre of the Los Angeles Music Center on July 7th. 'Monty Python's Spamalot' plays through September 6, 2009.

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the addition of the world-premiere musical Bonnie & Clyde, to its 2009-10 season, replacing The Big Time. This production features music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance), book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and direction by Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). Bonnie & Clyde will run November 10 - December 20, 2009 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre.