Joan Rivers News

Accoridng to TVGuide.com, theater vets Kelly Osbourne, Joan Rivers, and Vanessa Williams will guest host on the ABC talk show 'The View.'

Accoridng to TVGuide.com, theater vets Kelly Osbourne, Joan Rivers, and Vanessa Williams will guest host on the ABC talk show 'The View.'

Valerie Harper, currently starring as Tallulah Bankhead on Broadway in LOOPED, will be a guest on NY1's 'On Stage' this weekend. The show airs on NY1 on Saturday April 10 and Sunday April 11 at 9:30 AM and 7:30 PM, and again on Monday April 12 at 9:30 PM and 1:30 AM (early Tuesday morning). LOOPED closes this Sunday, April 11.

TV Land kicks off the summer in a sizzling way with exciting new PRIME originals including the long-anticipated sitcom 'Hot in Cleveland,' an unforgettable tribute to director/producer Mike Nichols, the addition of the hilarious sitcom 'The Nanny' and unforgettable movies. It all kicks off on May 5th with the second season premiere of 'How'd You Get So Rich?' starring the hilarious Joan Rivers. Then, on June 16th, from the writer of 'Frasier' - Suzanne Martin - and produced by Sean Hayes ('Will & Grace'), TV Land debuts the first scripted sitcom for the network, 'Hot in Cleveland' starring Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Betty White. Shortly after, on June 27th, TV Land will air an exclusive celebrity-filled soiree honoring the career of legendary filmmaker Mike Nichols - who has worked with the likes of Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks - with the 'TV Land Presents The AFI Life Achievement Award: Mike Nichols.

Four time Emmy winner Valerie Harper will be seated at Cat Greenleaf's front door in the popular WNBC TV feature 'Talk Stoop' tomorrow Wed Mar 24 at 5:50 AM on Channel 4.

Performance artist and juggling diva SARA FELDER stars in a new solo comedy A Queer Divine, performed at five different locations throughout Philadelphia beginning April 15 through April 26. A whimsical and moving reflection on art, grief and revelation, A Queer Divine also examines the symbiotic role of audience and artist and the communal art of performance.

The New York Philharmonic will present SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert on March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. This celebration of the 80th birthday of the great Broadway and film composer/lyricist will include his most enduring orchestral music and songs - performed, in some cases, by the stars of the original Broadway cast productions - in addition to rarely-heard material. Joining the celebration will be (in alphabetical order) Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others to be announced, including surprise guests. Paul Gemignani, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, will conduct the New York Philharmonic; Lonny Price is the director; and Mr. Price and Matt Cowart are the producers.

Singing sensation Clint Holmes brings his powerful voice and magnetic stage presence back to the Suncoast Showroom, March 13 and 14.

Singing sensation Clint Holmes brings his powerful voice and magnetic stage presence back to the Suncoast Showroom, March 13 and 14.

NEXT FALL, opened last night on March 11, 2010 at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway.Of course, BroadwayWorld.com was there!

Asolo Rep announces additional casting for award-winning Managing Maxine, Janece Shaffer's new play that takes a straight forward look at sex, love and life after 70. The cast features Howard Elfman as Louis, the role he originated last season in the world premiere of Managing Maxine at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

Legendary comedian JOAN RIVERS continues to make The Laurie Beechman Theatre in Times Square her performance home in New York City. Rivers presents an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, and award show fashions at The Laurie Beechman Theatre inside the West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street at Ninth Avenue).

The Language Archive, Julia Cho's new romantic comedy about love and miscommunication, has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory March 26 through April 25.

Last night, Tuesday March, 2, The Village Voice celebrated the 25 year commitment of columnist Michael Musto. The event was co-hosted by Joan Rivers and Michael Urie, and featured performances by Murray Hill, Dirty Martini, Bridgett Everett, Tommy Femia, Vodka Stinger, and Talulah DeBayous. DJ Dan Fortune supplied music for the evening.

Jason Robert Brown's award winning musical, The Last Five Years, takes a fresh, contemporary look at romantic involvement. From the thrill of first contact, to the joy and angst of marriage, the audience becomes an intimate witness to how changing fortune shapes a relationship. Known as 'the musical for a new generation,' The Last Five Years stars married couple and FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Kris Danford and Sam Osheroff and is directed by Michael Donald Edwards.

Have you ever wondered what it was like to swim in a giant martini? The SpyAnts Theatre Company presents the long-awaited Los Angeles premiere of Charles L. Mee's delightful, kaleidoscopic play, 'bobrauschenbergamerica'.  Director Bart DeLorenzo teams up with choreographer Ken Roht to dish up Mee's rollicking collage-montage tribute to Robert Rauschenberg that captures the happy, improvisational quality of the artist's singular vision. 'bobrauschenbergamerica' plays through Feb. 28.

TV Land announced today that it has picked up the popular reality series 'How'd You Get So Rich?' starring the notoriously uncensored Joan Rivers for a second season, premiering on Wednesday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Asolo Rep announces additional casting for award-winning Managing Maxine, Janece Shaffer's new play that takes a straight forward look at sex, love and life after 70. The cast features Howard Elfman as Louis, the role he originated last season in the world premiere of Managing Maxine at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

It is with great pleasure that The West Bank Café announces upcoming performances to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre. The West Bank Café is located at 407 West 42nd. St., at Ninth Avenue. For reservations, please call 212.695.6909.