Joan Rivers News

The Wilbur Theatre announces a new slate of standup comedy performances into 2010 as well as concerts and more.

Goodman Theatre launches its new 2009/2010 Season with tap dancing, acrobatics, tumbling, guitar- and ukulele-playing in an original take on the rarely-produced Marx Brothers classic musical Animal Crackers, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby

The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of Euripides' THE BACCHAE, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis with original music by Philip Glass and translated by Nicholas Rudall, will run through August 30 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The official press opening took place last night, Monday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Performances of Shakespeare in the Park will be Tuesday through Sunday at 8pm.

The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, presents SINsation, a program of burlesque, jazz, Broadway and humor, on September 11th and 12th, at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $25-$30 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

Legendary comedian Joan Rivers returns to Times Square for 6 more performances, Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30 and October 7, 21, 28.

California International Theatre Festival 2009 season is presented by the City of Calabasas with Linda Purl as Festival Director, M. Edgar Rosenblum as Executive Director and Joe Peracchio as Festival Producer.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premiered 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers aired.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premieres 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers will air. And on August 4th, the legendary comedian returns to Times Square for 6 performances. Rivers will present 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).

Comedic icon and COMEDY CENTRAL Roastee Joan Rivers is in for one fiery evening. COMEDY CENTRAL announced today that double Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated comedienne Kathy Griffin has been tapped as Roast Master for this year's 'COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Joan Rivers.' The event tapes in Los Angeles at CBS Studios - Radford on Sunday, July 26. The 'COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Joan Rivers' airs on Sunday, August 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

On Friday, August 7th at 8pm, Joan Rivers is coming to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts at Sarofim Hall.

On Friday, August 7th at 8pm, Joan Rivers is coming to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts at Sarofim Hall.

Delighting audiences of all generations and musical tastes, the Las Vegas Tenors bring their diverse repertoire of Broadway, R&B, opera and pop numbers to the Suncoast Showroom, August 7, 8 and 9.

On Friday, August 7th at 8pm, Joan Rivers is coming to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts at Sarofim Hall.

On the eve of their 30th anniversary season, the New York City Gay Men's Chorus (NYCGMC) announced that it is in jeopardy of having its voice silenced permanently due to severe financial problems.

On Friday, August 7th at 8pm, Joan Rivers is coming to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts at Sarofim Hall.

The Second City - the timeless producer of improvisational based comedy - celebrates its milestone 50th Anniversary this fall with a series of events and happenings that will bring together alumni, recreate renowned sketches and characters, and bring the history of the theatre to life. During the weekend of December 11-13, the theatre's home on Wells Street in Chicago will serve as an historic backdrop for celebratory alumni reunion performances, panels and screenings.

The Second City - the timeless producer of improvisational based comedy - celebrates its milestone 50th Anniversary this fall with a series of events and happenings that will bring together alumni, recreate renowned sketches and characters, and bring the history of the theatre to life.

August is Joan Rivers month! On August 5th, TV Land premieres 'How'd You Get So Rich?' hosted by the legendary comedian. On August 9th, the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers will air. And on August 4th, the legendary comedian returns to Times Square for 6 performances. Rivers will present 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).