Elaine May News

JASON KRAVITS improvises an entire cabaret from scratch (twice!) in his triumphant return to Birdland Theater with OFF the TOP! April 28th and 29th.

JASON KRAVITS improvises an entire cabaret from scratch (twice!) in his triumphant return to Birdland Theater with OFF the TOP! April 28th and 29th.

The award-winning, autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET, starring Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning writer and actress Renee Taylor ("The Nanny"), kicks off a national tour this weekend with three performances at The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County (215 South Country Road, Bellport, NY 11713) on Friday, March 15 at 8pm and Saturday, March 16 at 3pm & 8pm.  The tour continues with a limited run at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' Lovelace Studio Theater (9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210) from Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 14.

The 31st Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta will present award-winning actress Marlo Thomas with The Colleagues Champion of Children Award, which honors those who have made a lasting impact on the lives of children.

A Man. A Band. Completely Unplanned. After a year of sold out shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Washington DC, Adelaide, and Melbourne, television and Broadway veteran Jason Kravits returns to Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City with his critically acclaimed, completely improvised evening of musical comedy, Off the Top! for one show only today, February 21, at 8pm.

A Man. A Band. Completely Unplanned. After a year of sold out shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Washington DC, Adelaide, and Melbourne, television and Broadway veteran Jason Kravits returns to Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City with his critically acclaimed, completely improvised evening of musical comedy, Off the Top! for one show only on Thursday, February 21, at 8pm.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts presents the Los Angeles premiere of Renee Taylor's MY LIFE ON A DIET, the award-winning, autobiographical comedy written by Taylor and Joseph Bologna, which opens its 12 performance, limited engagement on Friday, April 5 and continues through Sunday, April 14, 2019, in The Wallis's Bram Goldsmith Theater.

The award-winning, autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET, starring Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning writer and actress Renee Taylor, will kick off a national tour this spring with three performances at The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County (215 South Country Road, Bellport, NY 11713) on Friday, March 15 at 8pm and Saturday, March 16 at 3pm & 8pm. The tour continues with a limited run at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' Lovelace Studio Theater (9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210) from Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 14. Dates in other cities across the U.S. and in Canada will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Waverly Gallery, which opened on Broadway on October 25, at the John Golden Theatre, will conclude its limited engagement today, January 27, 2019, after 108 performances and 32 previews.

Veteran comedy screenwriting partners Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel, known for such acclaimed box-office hits as Splash and Parenthood, have been named the recipients of the Writers Guild of America West's 2019 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, presented to Guild members who have “advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter.”

A Man. A Band. Completely Unplanned. After a year of sold out shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Washington DC, Adelaide, and Melbourne, television and Broadway veteran Jason Kravits returns to Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City with his critically acclaimed, completely improvised evening of musical comedy, Off the Top! for one show only on Thursday, February 21, at 8pm.

Today, we're giving you a look back on the marquees of 2018, with this retrospective album from our archives.

Lucas Hedges was a guest on today's episode of 'Live with Kelly and Ryan.' During his interview, he talks about what it's like doing Broadway for the first time in 'The Waverly Gallery.'

Bid to win 2 tickets to The Actors Fund performance of The Lifespan of a Fact on January 2, 2019 at 2pm! Plus, you will receive 2 tickets to The Waverly Gallery on January 3, 2019 at 7pm!

On Saturday, Dec. 1, Chicago's legendary comedy theatre The Second City will appear at Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison at 8 p.m. Madison native Terrence Carey will return to his hometown for the one-night-only performance.

Last night, Renee Taylor won the annual The United Solo Special Award, which recognizes artists who have made significant recent contributions to solo theatre during the year, for her critically acclaimed autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET. Along with Ms. Taylor, this year's nominees included Derek DelGaudio (In & Of Itself), Alison S. M. Kobayashi (Say Something Bunny!), John Lithgow (Stories By Heart), Chita Rivera (An Evening with Chita Rivera) and Bruce Springsteen (Springsteen on Broadway).

Lucas Hedges was a guest on last night's episode of 'Late Night with Seth Meyers.' During the interview, Hedges talks about his Broadway debut in The Waverly Gallery, what Joel Edgerton was like on the set of Boy Erased and working with his own father on a film.

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Elaine May might just be the legend you've never heard of. Currently starring in Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery, May has a prolific career backing up her claim to the Broadway stage.

The Waverly Gallery just opened on Broadway last night, October 25, 2018. Check out photos of the cast in action below!