Joan Rivers News

Back by popular demand, internationally acclaimed pop/jazz/blues entertainer Suede will perform at Cotuit Center for the Arts on Monday, August 1 at 7:30pm.

Julie Gold has joined the all-star line up for the July 11th Jamie deRoy & friends benefit for The Entertainment Community Fund. Julie is graciously stepping in for Harolyn Blackwell, who due to COVID-19 is not able to perform.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present “Simply Barbra” written and performed by Steven Brinberg, to celebrate Barbra Streisand’s landmark 80th Birthday on Monday, July 18 at 7:00 PM.

In its seventh year of touring nationally, My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy will make its Washington, DC premiere at the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater Edlavitch DCJCC (Theater J) from July 21 to August 21, 2022. 

Spin Cycle, Frigid & JCS Theater Company present the World Premiere of HIT THE WALL, a new play by Jake Shore, directed by Timothy Haskell.

The Little Vegas Chapel, located within downtown Las Vegas’ Neon Gateway near the Arts District, celebrated the expansion and grand opening of its new ceremony venue, the Imperial Chapel. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman officiated her first celebrity LGBTQ honoring Frank Marino and his partner Shannon “Alex” Schechter in The Little Vegas Chapel.

Actor/ comedian Rhonda “Passion' Hansome (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”) will host the 'Laughs Likely!' live comedy showcase on Friday, June 17 at Gotham Comedy Club's Vintage Lounge as part of the 2022 Black Women in Comedy LaffFest in New York City.

Show business tour de force and eight-time Tony Award-winning producer Jamie deRoy will bring her acclaimed Jamie deRoy & friends cabaret show back to New York’s famed Birdland, Monday, July 11th, at 7:00 p.m.  

One of television's most beloved mother-daughter duos, Melissa and Joan Rivers delighted audiences on shows like “Celebrity Apprentice,' 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?' and 'Fashion Police.'Lies My Mother Told Me” will feature Melissa and her guest as they read laugh-out-loud excerpts of stories from the pages of the book.

80, GIRLS, 80--- Steven Brinberg (Simply Barbra) headlines an 80th birthday concert celebrating legend Barbra Streisand's 80th birthday year that began on her birthday at NYC's Feinstein's/54 Below on her birthday.

JACKIE BEAT, the self-professed child of 'Weird' Al Yankovic and Bette Midler, will return to Times Square with JACKIE BEAT: SEE ME WHILE I'M STILL ALIVE! at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street).

Downtown theatre staple, Theatre 80 St. Marks, is facing an uncertain future as its owners face eviction this summer. 

A cast of over 40 colorful drag artists will adorn a prominent Wall of Fame as part of History Fort Lauderdale's  “I Am What I Am: A Tribute to South Florida's Drag Pioneers,” in honor of PRIDE Month (June 2022).

Second City and SNL alum Jerry Minor returns to Chicago to direct his first resident stage production with an ensemble that includes e.t.c. stage vets Alex Bellisle, Mark Campbell, Terrence Carey, and Laurel Krabacher, Mainstage alum Jordan Savusa, and former Second City Touring Company member Claudia Martinez.

This evening will feature a cast of 10 current students: Jay Mauro, Tiera Summers, Jeremy Brown, Amber Cresser, Amanda Flores, Michele Sivori, Joshua Credle, Lea Gaymon, Sierra Shepherd, and Paul Schiller. 

Legendary Chicago comedy institution The Second City has announced the creation of The Victor Wong Fellowship, a program to train and mentor up-and-coming comedians. Named after The Second City's first Asian American performer and funded by Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities, and his wife, Cherry Chen, the fellowship will focus on developing the next generation of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) talent. 

Get your vaccinations and prepare the cocktails because everyone's favourite “clown in a gown”, Bianca Del Rio, is returning to Australia with her new comedy tour Unsanitized! She's vaxxed, she's waxed and she has more attitude than ever.

Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret, Chicago’s premiere location for enjoying music in an intimate setting, will celebrate Chicago Cabaret Week, May 6 - 15, and announces its roster of May performances in its Cabaret and Piano Bar.

 Steven Brinberg (Simply Barbra) headlines an 80th birthday concert celebrating legend Barbra Streisand's 80th birthday at Feinstein's/54 Below, 254 West 54th Street, NYC 10019. Christopher Denny is the Musical Director. 

Just in time for Easter, legendary drag icon LADY BUNNY hops into Times Square with the New York Premiere of her internationally acclaimed touring show UNMASKED & UNFILTERED at The Laurie Beechman Theatre -- now extended through April 23. Bunny was trapped in her apartment during lockdown, allowing her filthy and demented thoughts to marinate.