Kathie Lee Gifford News

DESPERATE MEASURES, a musical comedy gone wild with music by David Friedman (Listen To My Heart), book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina), and directed by Bill Castellino (Cagney, Marry Harry), will play New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), it was announced today by producers Pat Flicker Addiss and Mary Cosette. Following critical and audience acclaim at The New York Musical Festival and The York Theater Company, performances for the open-ended engagement begin May 30th and opening night is set for June 13th.

NBC News' TODAY won the ultimate ratings crown across the board during the entire week of the royal wedding, topping ABC's “Good Morning America” in all key measurements: total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. TODAY has been the number-one morning show in A25-54 for 125 straight weeks and in A18-49 for 145 consecutive weeks, while delivering its biggest advantage over GMA among A25-54 in 12 weeks. Additionally, TODAY delivered its best total viewers margin vs. GMA in 12 weeks, and its highest total viewer average in 10 weeks, and is the only morning broadcast to increase year-over-year and week-over-week.

TODAY is once again the ultimate morning music destination this summer with the industry's hottest names taking over the plaza. Grammy Award winning artist Meghan Trainor kicks off the "Citi Concert Series on TODAY" on Tuesday, May 15 on TODAY.

Kathie Lee Gifford wrote the screenplay and is confirmed to co-star in the upcoming feature film, Love Me To Death, opposite multi-talented Craig Ferguson. Brett James, Grammy winning songwriter/producer composed the score in collaboration with Gifford who wrote the lyrics.

Kathie Lee Gifford and Sheinelle Jones welcome Joel McHale, who continues his feud with Donnadorable. He also swigs Lambrusco AND scotch and talks about his Netflix show, on which he'll welcome Joe Manganiello: “He's ugly and very short.”

All four hours of NBC News' TODAY are heading to Windsor to bring the excitement of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to viewers back home. Ahead of the nuptials, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Megyn Kelly and Kathie Lee Gifford will broadcast their respective hours live from an exclusive location overlooking Windsor Castle on Friday, May 18 (7-11 a.m. ET). Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones will also join TODAY from the United Kingdom.

Tony Award-winning producer Margot Astrachan (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) will be joined by composer David Friedman and Grammy-nominated album producer Rob Sher on the Guild Hall stage on Wednesday, April 16 at 7pm for an insightful discussion answering the question, 'How do all those original cast recordings of our favorite musicals get made?'

DESPERATE MEASURES, a musical comedy gone wild with music by David Friedman (Listen To My Heart), book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina), and directed by Bill Castellino (Cagney, Marry Harry), will play New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), it was announced today by producers Pat Flicker Addiss and Mary Cosette. Following critical and audience acclaim at The New York Musical Festival and The York Theater Company, performances for the open-ended engagement begin May 30th and opening night is set for June 13th.

A stellar cast of Broadway's finest performers will be on hand Wednesday, April 11, when The New York Friars Club honors show business tour de force Jamie deRoy at a celebration marking her 30th anniversary as one of the Club's first eight female members. The event, Jamie deRoy, 30 Years a Friar, will be at The Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, starting at 6 PM for cocktails, 7 PM for dinner and 8:30 PM for the show.

Museum of the Bible will present a book signing with Emmy winning talk show host and NBC correspondent, Kathie Lee Gifford for the release of her new book, The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi, at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The never-before-seen documentary BILLY GRAHAM: AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY will air this Sunday, March 4 (7:00-8:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents legendary Broadway and screen actress Carole Cook in "Back Where She Belongs: The Life and Times of Carol Cooke" - her New York cabaret debut - at the age of 94! - for two performances only - Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20, 2018 @ 7pm.

NBC News begins coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea today, February 8, one day before the Opening Ceremony.

NBC News begins coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from Pyeongchang, South Korea on Thursday, February 8, one day before the Opening Ceremony.

The ultimate morning with the girls! As special guest of the TODAY show you and up to 3 guests will be treated to a meet-and-greet with Hoda and Kathie Lee and enjoy a behind the scenes viewing of the 4th Hour. And to help you keep the laughter going, you'll have your photo taken with the hilarious twosome.

As BWW reported earlier today, Hoda Kotb has been named co-anchor of NBC News' TODAY joining Savannah Guthrie. The announcement was made by Andy Lack, Chairman, NBC News Group. The new anchor team debuted this morning.

Hoda Kotb has been named the co-anchor of TODAY, making her official debut Tuesday just after an announcement by NBC News Chairman Andy Lack. The 53-year-old joins Savannah Guthrie at the anchor desk during the first two hours of the morning news program.

It's a cabaret! The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director) will present a ONE NIGHT ONLY, special event Desperate After Dark, a cabaret of song celebrating the music of David Friedman, following the performance of Desperate Measures, the new hit musical with book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg and music by Mr. Friedman, late night on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 beginning at 10:00PM onstage at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

Consummate comedienne Rita Rudner brings her trademark wit for an evening of laughs to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. today, December 7 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump accompanied by members of the first family will help ring in the holiday season by lighting the tree at the 95th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting.