PBS announced today the start of production on MAKE 'EM LAUGH: THE FUNNY BUSINESS OF AMERICA, a new historical documentary series chronicling more than a century of American comedy, produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and Ghost Light Films.
The Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian will appear in
25 Questions For a Jewish Mother at the Ars Nova from January 18-February 12. We checked in to get the scoop.
Entertainment Events Inc., and Waxman Williams Entertainment with Robert Dragotta, will present the US premiere of We're Still Hot, the award-winning musical from Canada, that tells the story of four 50+ women putting together a show for their 35th high school reunion. We're Still Hot, with a book by JJ McColl and score by Ms. McColl and Rueben Gurr, has taken Canada by storm, performing for sold out engagements in Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Sue Wolf will direct.
Jackie Hoffman, infamous for her one-liners in HAIRSPRAY, took a few moments to talk about her career and her one-woman show at Joe's Pub, 'The Kvetching Continues'