Bill Cosby to Be Honored by Glover, Rashad, Rock, Seinfeld, Moreno, Lopez & More at Kennedy Center Oct. 26
by Robert Diamond
- Aug 20, 2009
Iconic funny man Bill Cosby, who has been making audiences laugh for decades with his keen insight into everyday existence, will be honored by a variety of former co-stars and luminaries, including Len Chandler, James De Priest, Danny Glover, Dick Gregory Jimmy Heath, George Lopez, Wynton Marsalis, Rita Moreno, Willie Nelson, Phylicia Rashad, Carl Reiner, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Sinbad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in a salute at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8pm as Cosby receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Ron Crawford Stars In TRAVELS WITH MARK TWAIN On The Lilac Steamship 7/25-8/16
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 16, 2009
Playing in repertory with the world premiere of Adam Klasfeld's The Report of My Death, Ron Crawford presents all-ages performances of his own one-man show Travels with Mark Twain on the deck of the Lilac Steamship, located Pier 40 near Houston on the Hudson, from July 25 to August 16 for Saturday and Sunday family matinees at 2pm.
Goodman Theatre Announces Full Creative Team For ANIMAL CRACKERS
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jul 28, 2009
Goodman Theatre is proud to announce the complete creative team for the 2009/2010 season opening musical Animal Crackers, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Director Henry Wishcamper taps Tony Award-nominee John Carrafa (Sex and the City; Broadway's Urinetown, Into the Woods) to choreograph the cast of nine, including the four roles originated by the Marx Brothers, joined by Chicago favorites, Clowning Director Paul Kalina (500 Clown's Elephant Deal and Macbeth) and Music Director Doug Peck (Court Theatre's Carousel; Caroline, or Change).
Ron Crawford Stars In TRAVELS WITH MARK TWAIN On The Lilac Steamship 7/25-8/16
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 25, 2009
Playing in repertory with the world premiere of Adam Klasfeld's The Report of My Death, Ron Crawford presents all-ages performances of his own one-man show Travels with Mark Twain on the deck of the Lilac Steamship, located Pier 40 near Houston on the Hudson, from July 25 to August 16 for Saturday and Sunday family matinees at 2pm.
COFF & Goodman Theatre Attempt To Break Groucho Marx World Record 7/21
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 21, 2009
The City of Chicago's Outdoor Film Festival (COFF), in partnership with the Goodman Theatre, invites you to break a Guinness World RecordTM. Be part of the largest group of people ever to wear Groucho Marx's iconic look-black glasses, bushy eyebrows, greasepaint mustache, and signature schnoz- at the same time at Tuesday's (7-21-09) presentation of the American classic movie Duck Soup in Grant Park.
COFF & Goodman Theatre Attempt To Break Groucho Marx World Record 7/21
by Ali Leskowitz
- Jul 15, 2009
The City of Chicago's Outdoor Film Festival (COFF), in partnership with the Goodman Theatre, invites you to break a Guinness World RecordTM. Be part of the largest group of people ever to wear Groucho Marx's iconic look-black glasses, bushy eyebrows, greasepaint mustache, and signature schnoz- at the same time at Tuesday's (7-21-09) presentation of the American classic movie Duck Soup in Grant Park.
Ron Crawford Stars In TRAVELS WITH MARK TWAIN On The Lilac Steamship 7/25-8/16
by Ali Leskowitz
- Jul 7, 2009
Playing in repertory with the world premiere of Adam Klasfeld's The Report of My Death, Ron Crawford presents all-ages performances of his own one-man show Travels with Mark Twain on the deck of the Lilac Steamship, located Pier 40 near Houston on the Hudson, from July 25 to August 16 for Saturday and Sunday family matinees at 2pm.
Joey Slotnick Completes Cast Of ANIMAL CRACKERS, Begins 9/18 At Goodman Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jun 18, 2009
'Hooray for Joey Slotnick!' Director Henry Wishcamper has tapped Chicago native Joey Slotnick for the lead role of the African explorer 'Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding'-the heightened vaudevillian persona created by Groucho Marx for the 1929 stage and screen original-in Goodman Theatre's season opening musical Animal Crackers, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
Shock the Bechstein
by Daniel Collins
- May 12, 2009
What if Salieri didn't know he was a mediocrity? What if he thought he actually WAS Mozart?making forgettable music that to his ears (and no one else's) seemed the most beautiful of melodies? In Stephen Temperley's comic production, 'Souvenir,' this tone-deaf Salieri is Florence Foster Jenkins, a character based on the real life society songstress of the 1920?s-40s
Auditions Held For Showboat Majestic's MIXED NUTS 3/31, 4/1
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 31, 2009
The Showboat Majestic Will hold Auditions for the comedy MIXED NUTS By Nancy Manera and Simon J. Donoghue.
The Showboat Majestic will hold auditions for the comedy, MIXED NUTS at the following dates and times: Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Auditions Held For Showboat Majestic's MIXED NUTS 3/31, 4/1
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 26, 2009
The Showboat Majestic Will hold Auditions for the comedy MIXED NUTS By Nancy Manera and Simon J. Donoghue.
The Showboat Majestic will hold auditions for the comedy, MIXED NUTS at the following dates and times: Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
7:00 - 9:00 pm.
BILL COSBY Returns To Omaha's Orpheum Theatre For Two Shows
by Reynard Loki
- Feb 16, 2009
Omaha Performing Arts will host comedian and television star Bill Cosby to Slosburg Hall at the Orpheum Theater for two performances on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Bill Cosby is, by any standards, one of the most influential stars in America today. Whether it be through concert appearances or recordings, television or films, commercials or education, Bill Cosby has the ability to touch people's lives. His humor often centers on the basic cornerstones of our existence, seeking to provide an insight into our roles as parents, children, family members, and men and women. Without resorting to gimmickry or lowbrow humor, Bill Cosby's comedy has a point of reference and respect for the trappings and traditions of the great American humorists such as Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, W.C. Fields and Groucho Marx.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Announces 08-09 Season
by Robert Diamond
- Feb 12, 2009
The Friend Center at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) continues the 2008-09 season in the New Year with an expansive array of performing arts events, including participation in Evolve, the citywide celebration of Charles Darwin?s The Origin of Species publication. Also new are two films in the series Let the Games Begin, focusing on the world of sport in a tribute to the upcoming JCC Macabbi Games this summer.
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