Carl Reiner News

Before there was TV's hit Dancing With The Stars, there was Mitzi Gaynor --- the original television star dancer! Mitzi Gaynor dazzled audiences with her annual award winning network television variety spectaculars, from 1968 to 1978, averaging over 30 million viewers each, showcasing the singing, dancing and comedic talents that made her a star in the theatre, film, television, nightclub and concert worlds. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of her first televised special (Mitzi, NBC, 1968) and the 50th anniversary of her break-through Golden Globe nominated performance in the blockbuster film Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, City Lights Home Entertainment in association with Green Isle, Inc. is releasing 'Mitzi Gaynor - Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years,' a new documentary encompassing the ultimate collection of song and dance performances from Gaynor's classic network television specials unseen for three decades.

Contrary to reports by the New York Post last week, Mel Brooks has recently stated that he will NOT be shutting down his film company Brooksfilms. Brooks told the Hollywood Reporter that 'I'm not quitting. Brooksfilms is still here and will be going on for awhile. I'm not at all slowing down and nobody has told me to stop'.

According to the 'Page Six' section of the NY Post, Mel Brooks is closing the curtain on his film company, Brooksfilms which he started in 1980. After his popular comedies started making their way onto the big screen, Brooks started the company so his future films would not be branded with the title 'A Mel Brooks Film' and be automatically categorized into farces. The first film the company launched was 'The Elephant Man' and later produced more hits such as 'Space Balls.'

Award-winning showbiz entertainers, Corky Hale and Charlotte Rae, will perform in a show emceed by Carl Reiner, with Jeff Lass serving as Music Director. The show, 'A Festive Evening For Westside Center for Independent Living,' is a benefit for WCIL.

The celebrated musician, conductor, singer and arranger Jerry Graff, born in New York City on November 17, 1920, died of cancer on February 14 in Encino, CA at the age of 87.

The 60th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards were held Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Century City, California.

Enter Laughing: The Musical will be presented in its Mufti staged concert version ('in street clothes, without the usual trappings') and will play for four performances only: Thursday December 13 at 8PM, Friday December 14 at 3PM & 8PM and Saturday, December 15 at 3PM at the Theatre at Saint Peters

Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker star in The York Theatre Company production of 'Enter Laughing,' playing September 28, 29 and 30.

The York Theatre Company has announced its Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series -- the York's acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will open on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11th 2007. The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley (The Monster), Fred Applegate (Kemp) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).

Frank Desiderio, President of the Humanitas Prize announced today that Larry Gelbart has been named as the fifth recipient of the Kieser Award

Joey Lawrence, who portrays Clay Dobson on the hit CBS series 'CSI: NY,' is making his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the smash musical Chicago, which plays the Ambassador Theatre.

Peter Boyle, the versatile character actor who was known for his turn in Young Frankenstein and for his more recent work on the sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' died on December 12th, 2006 at New York Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 71

'The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor' will celebrate Neil Simon, one of America's foremost playwrights, humorists and screenwriters

Jason Alexander, Richard Dreyfus, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper, Robert Redford, Paul Reiser, Mercedes Ruehl and Jonathan Silverman will be on hand to salute Neil Simon at the Kennedy Center's Ninth Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon--whose The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park were recently revived on Broadway--has been announced as this year's recipient of the Kennedy Center's ninth annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Valerie Harper is bringing the tour of Golda's Balcony to Chicago from May 30th through June 11th

A North American national tour of Golda's Balcony starring Valerie Harper will first play Chicago from February 14th through 26th