Bryan Batt News

Broadway star Bryan Batt has spent the last several years as Salvatore Romano on the hit television show 'Mad Men,' which surrounds an ad agency, Sterling Cooper, in the 1960s. Batt's character was recently fired from the agency and he recently spoke with the Huffington Post about his character and the show in general.

Valerie Harper stars as Tallulah Bankhead in Matthew Lombardo's new comedy LOOPED, directed by Rob Ruggiero, is playing at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). LOOPED opened last night, Sunday, March 14 and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

The 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards were held last night, March 13, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The event was hosted by Tony Award winner Alan Cumming. Colman Domingo's 'A Boy and His Soul', produced by the Vineyard Theatre, won the Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway award, while 'She Likes Girls' by Chisa Hutchison took home the award in the Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off-Broadway category. The Broadway musical HAIR received a Special Recognition Award for their support of LGBT equality.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced today that Daytime Emmy® award-winning talk show host and comedian Joy Behar will receive the Excellence in Media Award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented in New York by IBM and Prudential on March 13, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis.

NEXT FALL, opened last night on March 11, 2010 at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway.Of course, BroadwayWorld.com was there!

This week, off-Broadway's The Play Company brought together some of NYC's top chefs and theater artists for its seventh annual gala Cabaret Gourmet 2010, a unique evening hosted by Bryan Batt, the beloved Broadway performer and star of the hit television series 'Mad Men.' The evening featured a performance by Tony-nominee Barbara Walsh and savory and sweet dishes prepared by chefs from several of the city's most celebrated restaurants.

TVGuide.com is reporting that 'Mad Men' actor Bryan Batt will guest star on the April 7 episode of 'Ugly Betty'. Batt will reportedly play 'Spencer Cannon', a soap opera actor, who is set up with Michael Urie's character 'Marc'.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today announced that Gavin Creel and cast members from the Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR will perform at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 13, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced today that Daytime Emmy® award-winning talk show host and comedian Joy Behar will receive the Excellence in Media Award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented in New York by IBM and Prudential on March 13, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis.

Stage and screen actor Bryan Batt's autobiography 'She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother: A Memoir' will be released on May 4, 2010 by Random House.

On March 8, 2010, the award-winning The Play Company will present its annual Cabaret Gourmet Gala. In an evening billed as a celebration of food and entertainment, New York City's finest chefs will sample dishes from their restaurants to performances by entertainment's most exciting talent. A silent auction, now open online, will conclude the evening. The event will take place at the American Airline's Theatre Penthouse in Times Square from 7:00pm - 9:30pm.

BroadwayWorld's 2010 Valentine's Day gift to you, the 5th Annual 'What's the Most Romantic Broadway Love Song Ever?' brings you over 500 stars, industry professionals, and personalities from across the globe, and this year Barbra Streisand, Susan Boyle, Bernadette Peters, Cameron Mackintosh, HAIR, GLEE and many, many more!

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) ( PLA, PLAA) announced it has partnered with Mad Men star and interior designer Bryan Batt to create 'The Hef,' a limited-edition loveseat designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Playboy Clubs

Theatre veteran Bryan Batt, who has portrayed closeted art director Sal Romano for Mad Men's first three seasons, will not be returning for the fourth season. After his character was fired primarily for his sexuality, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner told New York Magazine: 'We don't murder people on our show, but for there to be any stakes, there have to be consequences ... I know how people felt about Bryan. I obviously love working with him, and he has been an indelible character since the pilot. But I felt it was an expression of the times that he couldn't work there anymore. It's the ultimate case of sexual harassment.'

The Gingold Theatrical Group -- the first company to present every play written by George Bernard Shaw -- began their fifth year with Shaw's farcical romantic comedy from 1894, ARMS AND THE MAN. The play was performed yesterday, January 25 at 7pm at The Players Club. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the experience.

The Gingold Theatrical Group -- the first company to present every play written by George Bernard Shaw -- begins their fifth year with Shaw's farcical romantic comedy from 1894, ARMS AND THE MAN. The play will be performed on Monday, January 25 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.

The Gingold Theatrical Group -- the first company to present every play written by George Bernard Shaw -- begins their fifth year with Shaw's farcical romantic comedy from 1894, ARMS AND THE MAN. The play will be performed on Monday, January 25 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.

The Gingold Theatrical Group -- the first company to present every play written by George Bernard Shaw -- begins their fifth year with Shaw's farcical romantic comedy from 1894, ARMS AND THE MAN. The play will be performed on Monday, January 25 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.

The Gingold Theatrical Group -- the first company to present every play written by George Bernard Shaw -- begins their fifth year with Shaw's farcical romantic comedy from 1894, ARMS AND THE MAN. The play will be performed on Monday, January 25 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.

The Gingold Theatrical Group -- the first company to present every play written by George Bernard Shaw -- begins their fifth year with Shaw's farcical romantic comedy from 1894, ARMS AND THE MAN. The play will be performed on Monday, January 25 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.