Hannibal News

COMEDY CENTRAL Roast favorite Anthony Jeselnik returns to the network with his hilariously caustic style intact in the world premiere of his original one-hour stand-up special, ANTHONY JESELNIK: CALIGULA premiering on Sunday, January 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check out clips of Jeselnik performing below!

TapMan Productions, LLC begins its inaugural season with TAPMAN: ORIGIN, performing Fridays at 7:30pm, January 4-25, 2013, at Gorilla Tango's Skokie Theatre (7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie, 60077). Tickets are $15; to purchase tickets visit www.gorillatango.com or call 773-598-4549.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

The Los Angeles Company of the Off-Broadway smash hit Silence! The Musical at the Hayworth Theatre ends its run today, December 9, 2012.

Veteran comic Gary Gulman returns to COMEDY CENTRAL in the network television premiere of GARY GULMAN: IN THIS ECONOMY, debuting tonight, December 8 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

The career of American bluesman, roots radical, and pioneer of world music Taj Mahal is set to be celebrated next year with the release of THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUMS COLLECTION.

SILENCE! The Musical will end its 18-month run Sunday evening, December 30th at the Elektra Theatre. The production will have played a total of 447 performances and eight previews. Originally announced as a strictly limited engagement through August 13, 2011, SILENCE! was extended numerous times by popular demand and transferred theatres twice, ultimately landing at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, which was constructed especially for the show. SILENCE! spawned an L.A. production, which is currently running through this Sunday, December 9th at the Hayworth Theatre starring Davis Gaines and Christine Lakin.

SILENCE! The Musical will end its 18-month run Sunday evening, December 30th at the Elektra Theatre. The production will have played a total of 447 performances and eight previews. Originally announced as a strictly limited engagement through August 13, 2011, SILENCE! was extended numerous times by popular demand and transferred theatres twice, ultimately landing at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, which was constructed especially for the show. SILENCE! opened at Theatre 80 on July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews and spawned a highly successful L.A. production, which is currently running through December 9th at the Hayworth Theatre starring Davis Gaines and Christine Lakin.

Sam Rogers will be the new Dream Hannibal in Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical beginning tomorrow, November 21st at the new Elektra Theatre in Times Square.

As first reported on TVLine.com, Broadway vet Raul Esparza will join the cast of NBC's upcoming drama HANNIBAL, based on characters from Thomas Harris' novel 'Red Dragon.' The actor will portray Lechter's jailer 'Dr. Chilton,'

David Ayers is set to return as serial killer Buffalo Bill in Off-Broadway's SILENCE! The Musical tomorrow, November 20th at the new Elektra Theatre in Times Square.

Off-Broadway's sellout sensation Silence! The Musical will celebrate its 400th performance today, November 18th at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, 669 Eighth Avenue (at 42nd St.).

Boston Baroque, North America's first permanent Baroque orchestra, enters a dynamic new recording era with its debut release for European audiophile label Linn Records: Franz Joseph Haydn's oratorio, The Creation (Die Schopfung).

EW reports that Eddie Izzard will have a guest starring role on NBC's upcoming drama series HANNIBAL. The series is set to debut in 2013. According to the report, the actor will portray 'a cellmate of Hannibal Lecter.' Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy and Laurence Fishburne also star on the drama.

Veteran comic Gary Gulman returns to COMEDY CENTRAL in the network television premiere of GARY GULMAN: IN THIS ECONOMY, debuting on Saturday, December 8 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Off-Broadway's sellout sensation SILENCE! The Musical will celebrate its 400th performance at the 3 PM matinee this Sunday, November 18th at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, 669 Eighth Avenue (at 42nd St.) Winner of the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical, SILENCE! The Musical is the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli. After opening at Theatre 80 on July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews, the show immediately became a sold-out phenomenon and was selected by Time Magazine as one of the year's Top 5 Musicals.

Comedian T.J. Miller continues his reign of comedy and music mashups with the release of Mash Up AudioFile, being released digitally today, November 13th via Comedy Central Records.

COMEDY CENTRAL Records releases Twitter sensation Rob Delaney's LIVE AT THE BOWERY BALLROOM digital album today, November 13. With over 600,000 hardcore Twitter followers, Delaney's hysterical stories, insights and jokes have made him an internet phenomenon.

The final block of tickets is now on sale for the Los Angeles Company of the Off-Broadway smash hit Silence! The Musical at the Hayworth Theatre. SILENCE! is now playing through December 9, 2012.

The Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick, celebrates all things nerdy in his first one-hour COMEDY CENTRAL stand-up special. The world premiere of CHRIS HARDWICK: MANDROID will air tonight, November 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.