Joan Rivers News

Actor/playwright/storyteller Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM  “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”) will be among the performers featured at the Good Riddance Storytelling show on Saturday, September 18 at The Tank in  Manhattan.   

Actor / playwright / storyteller Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM  “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”)  will be among the performers featured at the Good Riddance Storytelling show on Saturday, September 18 @  The Tank   in  Manhattan.   

Steven Brinberg celebrates the 51st anniversary (delayed a year by the pandemic) of Barbra Streisand's beloved 1970 film, featuring many songs from and stories about the making of Vincente Minnelli's last movie musical.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present singer and songwriter Nellie McKay for two very special shows on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11 at 8:30 PM. In her first full-length, in-person New York concerts in over two years, McKay will feature songs from her recent recordings Bagatelles and Sister Orchid, in addition to new and classic material.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present “The Lineup” with Susie Mosher – the wild, anything-goes variety show featuring entertainers from the Broadway, cabaret and comedy scenes – every Tuesday evening at 8:30 PM.

Legends in Concert is pleased to announce the Las Vegas premiere of Direct from London.  The longest-running and most-awarded show in Las Vegas, Legends in Concert, will pay tribute to some of the biggest icons and luminaries in British music history (including Elton John, Freddie Mercury, and George Michael) performing on one stage along with celebrity guest host Frank Marino, the Strip's longest running headliner, starring as comedic legend Joan Rivers, with four performances weekly starting September 9, 2021.

Layton Williams and Bianca Del Rio will reprise their roles from the UK productions of EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE when the production comes to the Ahmanson beginning January 16th, 2022. Tickets are now on sale, and learn more about the show.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present Eric Comstock in his new fall residency for four Saturdays in September: September 4, 11, 18 and 25, at 5:00 PM.  There is a $30 music charge. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street in New York.

A field trip for the BWW Cabaret team yielded great enjoyment and four different takes on The Drinkwater Brothers.

Ripple Effect Artists - a premier NY arts & philanthropy organization - is hosting a FUNDRAISER raising awareness for MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS featuring GILBERT GOTTFRIED ON Saturday, July 17 @ 7:30 P.M.

Ms. Champlin, who co-hosted the Late Night Cabaret in 2019, returns to TBTS with her new show On the Funny Side of the Street. Mr. Rodriguez, who will be making his debut at the historic barn theatre, will perform his latest concert, All is Fair in Love, which features an evening of love songs.

Bringing together two legendary talents in a brand new, ‘what if’ comedy, The Funny Girls explores the fantastical clash of ego and dreams between two young starlets: Barbra Streisand and Joan Rivers.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”) will be among the performers featured at the “Funny Women Of A Certain Age” (FWOACA) live comedy showcase of “female comics who tell it like it is” on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Stand Up NY Comedy Club in Manhattan.

Steven Brinberg has been doing his live vocal and comic impression of Barbra Streisand for two decades around the world The first SIMPLY BARBRA show began in his native New York City where it ran for three years and has since played across the US, in London's West End, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sydney, Melbourne, Barcelona, Bangkok, Puerto Vallarta, Toronto, and more.

Moonstone Connections episode 8 is now available. The episode features Executive Artistic Director of the Music Theatre of Connecticut, Kevin Connors.

After more than a year of being shuttered, Theatre By The Sea has announced the return of live entertainment. 

Award-winning singer and actor Steven Brinberg (Simply Barbra) brings his new show On A Clear Day You Can See SIMPLY BARBRA Forever…  to The Green Room 42, 570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street (in Yotel Hotel) NYC on Thursday, June 10th at 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM). 

Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, will be featured at four of the upcoming  Black Women In Comedy Laff Fest live comedy showcases set for June 16- 20, 2021 in New York City.  

The fun kicks off with    'Mic Divas' on Wednesday,  June 16 @ 8:00pm (EST)  at Bedford Manor in Brooklyn  where Hansome will be joined by fellow Laff Fest headliners:  Shatara Curry, Calise Hawkins, MeMe Simpson, Areshia McFarlin, Franqi French,  Leighann Lord and Meshelle “The Indie Mom of Comedy” with host Dara Jemmott. 

Streaming on Jim Caruso's Cast Party on Monday, May 17, guests will include Marilyn Maye, Jaygee Macapugay, Terron Brooks, and Joe Posa as Joan Rivers!