Fran Drescher News

Dorothy Lyman is most known for her work as Opal Sue Gardner on All My Children, and as Naomi Harper on the sitcom Mama’s Family. On April 27 at 3pm as part of the Palace Theater’s 2ND ACT series she’ll share her unique and entertaining story about life during and after television fame.  

Spaghetti from Graceland is by WA’s very own and most popular playwright, Noel O’Neill. With 30 plays now in his portfolio, this is a madcap sequel to the 2021 comedy, Confetti from Graceland. 

Dorothy Lyman is most known for her work as Opal Sue Gardner on All My Children, and as Naomi Harper on the sitcom Mama's Family. On January 12 at 3pm as part of the Palace Theater's 2ND ACT series she'll share her unique and entertaining story about her  life after television fame.  The 2ND ACT series is supported by the Village at East Farms.

Helen Mirren has been named the 57th recipient of SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award. Mirren appeared as Queen Elizabeth II on Broadway in The Audience, a play by Peter Morgan, directed by Stephen Daldry,winning the 2015 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Fran Drescher and Joely Fisher have been chosen by SAG-AFTRA’s national membership to fill the respective roles of president and secretary-treasurer, two of the union’s highest-ranking offices. Their two-year terms began immediately upon the certification of the ballot count today. 

Broadway Sings for Pride cast members Billboard artist Kimberely Locke, and Broadway's Jennifer DiNoia and Christine Nolan will perform at Pride at the Farm in Queens, NY this Saturday, July, 31, 2021.

Nicolas King will celebrate his recent album Act One: Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings from Club44 Records with a string of concert dates throughout the summer including New York’s The Green Room 42 on August 5 at 7:00 PM.

Nicolas King has been hard at work, and the work is paying off for him and his fans.

Looking to lounge and have a picnic in Central Park or Bryant Park? Hoping to check out a museum, like the MoMA, The Met, or the Guggenheim? Or just wanting to get the full experience with a tour on the Circle Line or The RIDE bus tour? You will find all of that and more on our list.

Oscar, Emmy  and  Golden Globe nominated actress JoBeth Williams and Award winning Broadway, film and television actor Harris Yulin are set to star in the next monthly digital presentation of the new play  We Have To Hurry, streaming live via Broadway on Demand for two performances only, Saturday, July 10th at 8pm and Sunday, July 11th at 3pm.

The musical will feature a book co-written by Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Drescher and Jacobson, with lyrics by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom and music by Bloom and three-time Emmy winner and the late Tony Award nominee Adam Schlesinger.

Stars have been announced for the Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces Concert for The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. The concert event, which will serve as The Stonewall Inn’s official PRIDE kick-off, will benefit The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative’s Safe Spaces Community Partners, which are LGBTQA+ Centers in select areas across the country.

Tom D'Angora and Michael D'Angora present The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces Concert for The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI), the official non-profit of The Stonewall Inn.

We Have to Hurry , by a new work by acclaimed playwright, actor, and director Dorothy Lyman starring Kathleen Chalfant and Elliott Gould will host a Virtual Stage Door.

The East End Chapter/Jeanne Kaye League of New York City announced today that Tony Award-winning actress and performer Kelli O'Hara along with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell will perform at City of Hope's Spirit of Life Award event on May 10.

CLUB44 RECORDS will celebrate the new Nicolas King album Act One: Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings on Wednesday, April 28 at 8:00 PM Eastern with an all-star online release party event. Nicolas will perform several songs with Mike Renzi at the piano.

The Nanny is now available to stream on HBO Max. It is also currently being developed into a Broadway musical! We spoke with Fran Drescher about The Nanny's enduring legacy, the development of the Broadway musical, if she'll ever return to a sitcom, how she's changed during this past year, and much more!

Today's top stories: LA Stage Alliance ceases all operations, Jeremy Jordan's show 'Carry On' to be streamed as part of BroadwayWorld Events, and more!

Fran Drescher opened up about the upcoming Broadway adaptation of The Nanny that is in the works and answers the questions we've all been asking as to whether or not she'll star!

In this interview, I get to discover more about the uber talented Ann Hampton Callaway.