Joan Rivers News

Beautiful music was made on Monday, December 6, when hostess/producer Jamie deRoy brought her multi-MAC Award-winning Variety Show, Jamie deRoy & friends, back to Birdland.

Metropolitan Zoom and producer Bernie Furshpan presents Supersized Women of Comedy  in a live virtual venue experience with an exclusive VIP meet and greet after the show.  Supersized Women of Comedy explores perceived beauty standards of society through stand up, improv, unique characters and musical comedy.

Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers  retired member Terry M. Lilly. Terry was a Press Agent on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and across the country, who came into membership in September of 1977. He passed away peacefully at home on November 24, 2021 after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.

The Second City returns to the McAninch Arts Center just in time for the holidays with “It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.

If it just isn't Christmas until you've heard Lady Bunny butcher your favorite Christmas carol, you are sure to be joyful and triumphant as the legendary drag icon presents the World Premiere of LADY BUNNY: OH, COME ALL YE HATEFUL! beginning December 8 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Show business tour de force and eight-time Tony Award-winning producer Jamie deRoy will bring her acclaimed Jamie deRoy & friends cabaret show to New York’s famed Birdland, Monday, December 6th, at 7:00 p.m.  

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) announces the launch of Jokes on Main, its new comedy series featuring the Tri-State's funniest comedians, on Friday, November 26 at 8:00pm.

The series had been announced without securing the rights to Rivers' life, which are held by her daughter, Melissa Rivers. Since the rights were rejected by Rivers' estate, the series would have moved forward as an unauthorized project, preventing the use of Rivers' jokes or catch phrases.

While the weather outside could be frightful, the laughter inside is most delightful as comedy's best and brightest roast the chestnuts out of all the things we lovingly loathe about the holiday season in The Second City's It's A Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life.

Award-winning singer and actor Steven Brinberg brings his internationally acclaimed SIMPLY BARBRA show to four cities in the next couple of months.  Each of the shows will have a special guest who will perform and also have the honor of a duet with 'Barbra'.

The Tank, under the leadership of Artistic Director Meghan Finn, Director of Artistic Development Johnny G. Lloyd, and Managing Producer Danielle Monica Long King, is proud to present Puffy Hair by writer and performer Zoë Geltman. Directed by Julia Sirna-Frest, Puffy Hair uses the confessional structure of stand-up to send-up the oppressive power structures of the male gaze.

Hahn starred as Wanda's nosy neighbor in the Disney+ limited series, later revealing herself as villain Agatha Harkness. Hahn performed the viral song, 'Agatha All Along' in the series, which was written by 'Frozen' composers Kristin Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez.

On Monday, September 27, Grammy-nominated Clint Holmes returned to the Birdland stage with a slew of brilliant musicians, inspiring material and his signature…and very swinging vocals. 

BIRDLAND THEATER will present Christina Bianco in her new show “A Lot to Unpack” on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at 8:30 PM. Her bags are packed for London but before she leaves her hometown this globetrotting, genre-crossing, multi-voiced, multi-wig-wearing funny girl has some serious unpacking to do.

The story of an A-list star twice over at the Music Theatre of Connecticut's MainStage.

Jeff Kiltie, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, today announced the nonprofit organization's new team of judges for the 2021-2022 theater season.

Legends in Concert has announced a special complimentary ticket offer for health care workers through November 21. The longest-running and most-awarded show in Las Vegas, Legends in Concert, pays tribute to those in the health care field as they sit back and watch some of the biggest icons and luminaries in British music history (including Elton John, Freddie Mercury, and George Michael) performing on one stage.

Fresh off er Emmy-nominated performance in Wandavision, Kathryn Hahn has landed her next role as Joan Rivers in SHOWTIME's upcoming series, The Comeback Girl.

BIRDLAND will present Amanda Green & Friends “Vaxxed AF!” on Monday, October 4 at 7:00 PM. Tony Award-nominated lyricist/composer and award-winning performer Amanda Green will be joined by some amazing Broadway friends, including Darius de Haas, Ann Harada, Lesli Margherita, Curtis Moore, Natalie Douglas, and Dan Finnerty of The Dan Band.

Barbra Streisand and Joan Rivers kvetch (a lot) and kvell (a little) before and after they become two of the biggest stars in the USA