Joe Torre News

When you enter the Friars Club on 55th street the world immediately becomes a better place. The first space you encounter is the Billy Crystal Room where you hear the laughter and the animated conversations as Friars share stories with one another. Last night in only the 8th time in the Club's 114-year history The Icon Award was presented by Robert De Niro to Billy Crystal at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to a capacity filled New York/Hollywood audience. The Icon Award honors individuals whose extraordinary accomplishment raise the standard of entertainment and positively redefines our culture. Billy is following in the footsteps of entertainment icons Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro.

The New York Yankees will play their first home game of the 2017 season on Monday, April 10, vs. the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:05 p.m. Mamie Parris - currently playing the role of "Grizabella" on the Broadway show Cats - will perform the national anthem

Bernie Williams and Jim Leyritz will play ball together for the first time in 20 years!  See these Yankees legends on the field at a charity softball game benefitting Hillside Food Outreach and The Ridgefield Playhouse Arts for Everyone Program on Saturday, September 10 at 1 pm. New York Yankee Jim Leyritz's three-run, game-tying home run in Game 4 turned the 1996 Series around and set the tone for the Yankees to win four world championships in the first five years of Joe Torre's managerial reign! 

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.

AT&T* will deliver the second season of Joe Buck's popular show UNDENIABLE WITH JOE BUCK Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This season will only be available on the AUDIENCE Network for DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse customers.

AT&T* will deliver the second season of Joe Buck's popular show UNDENIABLE WITH JOE BUCK Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This season will only be available on the AUDIENCE Network for DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse customers.

A group of iconic sports legends and special honorees will be celebrated by The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, at its 31st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner on Monday, September 12 at The Waldorf Astoria.

The Gala will also feature a special performance by Broadway star Norm Lewis, which will be live streamed on thirteen.org at approximately 8:48 p.m. ET.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Mitis with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre today, November 13th, 2015.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Mitis with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 13th, 2015.

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP joined New York Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost, Executive Vice President of Communications and Senior Advisor to the CEO for the San Francisco Giants Staci Slaughter, former New York Met and Yankee Lee Mazzilli, Assembly Member Herman D. Farrell, Jr. and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez to cut the ribbon on the newly restored historic John T. Brush Stairway on the 102nd anniversary of its dedication. The stairway connects Edgecombe Avenue at 158th Street in Washington Heights to the Harlem River Driveway where the old Polo Grounds used to sit.

After a historic 20-year career with the New York Yankees, former team captain, entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author Derek Jeter will be honored with the Legend Award at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2015

The New York Philharmonic's Spring Gala will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, featuring a concert of music from iconic moments throughout the history of the free concert series, tonight, May 19, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.

John Gore and Broadway Across America saluted FINDING NEVERLAND director Diane Paulus yesterday (Thursday, April 23) with a lunch at the Lambs Club to celebrate her contributions to Broadway and the road, hot off the heels of this week's announcement of the Finding Neverland tour, beginning in October 2016. 

The New York Philharmonic's Spring Gala will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, featuring a concert of music from iconic moments throughout the history of the free concert series, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.

Top horses in the Classic division will take center stage this weekend in two outstanding “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series” programs, featuring the $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday

Perennial division leader Game On Dude headlines a bid for a Breeders' Cup Classic berth for the $500,000 Gold Cup in the “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In” during NBCSN's live telecast this Saturday, June 28, at 7 p.m. ET from Santa Anita.

Last night, Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino welcomed actor Gabriel Macht as he was spotted enjoying an evening out at one of Las Vegas' most distinctive dining destinations, Saturday, June 7. Best known for his role as Harvey Specter on the USA Network series "Suits," the handsome actor was joined by a number of close family members including his stunning wife, Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett as they sampled a few of the restaurant's most signature dishes making for an intimate family affair.