David Letterman News

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: BROOKLYNITE and BRIGHT HALF LIFE open off-Broadway, Ralph Fiennes stars in MAN AND SUPERMAN at the National and more!

The Apple Hill String Quartet to Perform World-Renowned Composer Meredith Monk's only String Quartet, Stringsongs, as part of Meredith Monk's 50th Year Celebrations.

“The Voice” (4.0/11 in 18-49, 13.6 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) returned up +21% versus its fall finale in 18-49 (4.0 vs. 3.3 from 9-11 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1

During the appearance, Dave learned there's nothing like a Dame when Mirren felt he was upstaging her. Later, the actress talked about playing Queen Elizabeth in the Broadway production.

Damien Rice has added further European and U.S. dates to his extensive worldwide tour.

Helen Mirren, who will begin performances of Peter Morgan's THE AUDIENCE tonight, February 14th, will be a guest on LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

Mindy Kaling Tweeted today that Stephen Colbert will be making an appearance on FOX's THE MINDY PROJECT as 'Father Michael O'Donnell', along with a photo (left) of the pair on-set.

The most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band and State Theatre audience favorite returns performing Revolver in its entirety plus a mix of Beatles' favorites! With a commitment to the accurate reproduction of The Beatles' repertoire, The Fab Faux treat the seminal music with unwavering respect, and are known for their painstaking recreations of the songs (with emphasis on the later works never performed live by the Beatles). Far beyond a cover band, they play the music of The Beatles so impeccably that one must experience it to believe it. Imagine hearing complex material like 'Strawberry Fields Forever' or 'I Am the Walrus' performed in complete part-perfect renditions; or such harmony-driven songs as 'Because', 'Nowhere Man', and 'Paperback Writer', reproduced not only note- for-note, but with extra vocalists to achieve a double-tracked effect.

Laugh away your winter blahs with some side-splitting entertainment at the Ware Center's next night of comedy on Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 pm. The Ware Center's comedy series continues to gain popularity as comedians continue to deliver the laughs show after show. Rubi Nicholas, local comedian and coordinator of the 2014-2015 comedy shows, brings more laughter our way with comedians Carmen Lynch and Ray DeVito. The Ware Center is located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.

Hannibal Buress will be performing live at Boulder Theater on February 19 at 8:00 p.m. and at Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. this weekend, February 20 and 21, and at 7:00 p.m. on February 22.

Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons has achieved success as a stand-up, Emmy Award winning writer and host on both radio and TV. A regular with David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno, Greg has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show. He also hosts The Greg Fitzsimmons Show on Sirius XM's 'Howard 101” and puts out the hugely popular FitzDog Radio Podcast twice a week.

TV late night show host and stand-up comedian JAY LENO comes to the Morris Performing Arts Center for one night only on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. Leno comes to the Morris for an evening of his best stand-up from a career that has spanned decades and garnered him international recognition as an icon in the comedy world.

Tom Hanks stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN to plan out Dave's upcoming retirement.

The Off Broadway Palm Theatre presents the regional premier of First Date playing now through March 7, 2015. This new musical comedy recently played on Broadway and tells a hysterical and hopeful story about the chances we take to find love.

The Official Blues Brothers Revue, produced by Dan Aykroyd and Judith Belushi with Musical Director Paul Shaffer, brings back the live concert extravaganza that was the Blues Brothers. With the humor and set list from the original film and albums, this event will honor Chicago's history of blues, soul and gospel in the true spirit of the original Blues Brothers, starring Wayne Catania as Jake and Kieron Lafferty as Elwood.

Gilda's Laughfest has announced additional five final shows to round out its lineup for the 2015 festival season! Tickets for the Grand Rapids, MI comedy festival are on sale and available not at ?www.laughfestgr.org and at Ticketmaster. The festival runs March 5-15th in Grand Rapids, MI.

Elisabeth Moss,who will soon star in the Broadway revival of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Wendy Wasserstein play The Heidi Chronicles stopped by last night's DAVID LETTERMAN to talk about her final season of 'Mad Men' and much more.

The first play of ACT's 50th Anniversary Season will be packed with talent. Broadway alums and Seattle favorites Laura Griffith and Brandon O'Neill will play Maggie the Cat and Brick, one of the most iconic couples in the theatrical canon. John Aylward, a Seattle treasure who went on to make a name for himself in Hollywood with recurring roles on ER, The West Wing, and Mad Men, will play the family patriarch Big Daddy. Rounding out the cast of leading roles will be elite Seattle acting veteran Marianne Owen as Big Mama. Kurt Beattie, in his final year as Artistic Director will direct this powerhouse cast.

On last night's LATE SHOW, David Letterman presented the Top-10 Things Brian Williams Has Said That May Or May Not Be True.