Kathy Griffin News

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) is pleased to continue the 2016 - 2017 Granada Theatre Concert Series this spring with a spectacular lineup of performances featuring renown popular singers, songwriters, and live entertainers. From the nostalgic songs of David Cassidy, to an evening of laughter and comedy with Kathy Griffin plus many more, The Granada Theatre is proud to host a performance series that reaches a variety of performing arts enthusiasts in the Santa Barbara community.

Comedienne Kathy Griffin has been successfully elevated from her now famous "life on the D-list," to scoring laughs with her "Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-ins: My A-Z Index"…the name of her current 50-city tour (and coincidentally the name of her #1New York Times bestselling second book). Kathy's tour makes a Playhouse Square stop Sat., March 25 for one 8 pm State Theatre show. (Tickets are $65, $50, $40, $30 & $10 at playhousesquare.org and 216-241-6000.)

Turner's TBS is partnering with the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) to amplify the week-long comedy event that will run Tuesday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, with over 200 comedians performing in more than 60 shows in the most prestigious venues across New York City.

Record-breaking, six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will return to New Orleans for Broadway @ NOCCA on March 31, 2017 as a benefit for the The NOCCA Institute.

Ten years in the making, Randall Kenneth Jones' SHOW ME is a compilation of interviews and whimsical anecdotes that showcase unexpected lessons from Jones' creativity-infused life juxtaposed against the humor, pathos and wisdom gleaned from his conversations with celebrities, business leaders, journalists, entertainers, sports legends and more.

VH1, in partnership with Sequential Brands Group, MERRY JANE and 495 Productions, will be premiering the second half of season one of MARTHA & SNOOP'S POTLUCK DINNER PARTY on Mondays beginning February 13, 2017

Your New Year will soon be full of laughs thanks to The Groundlings Theatre's line-up of shows on Fridays, Todays and Sundays with the return of “Groundlings Hook-up App” and new show “What Happens in Sunday Stays in Sunday.”  The always hilarious Groundlings, Los Angeles' premiere comedy troupe of 43 years, will present the latest and greatest sketches and improv from top level of talent. 

New show on sale at bergenPAC: Kathy Griffin: Celebrity Run-In Tour-Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 8PM.

Jennifer Holliday has been headline news the past week, as the Broadway star decided to (then not to) perform at the Inauguration. Below, watch as Randy Rainbow gets to the bottom of it... Dreamgirls style.

The Granada Theatre Concert Series is pleased to present An Evening with David Cassidy on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 7:00pm. Fans can look forward to a nostalgic rock and roll performance, featuring hit singles and fan favorites from over 40 years of performing live. David Cassidy live at The Granada Theatre… is truly something to get happy about!

For the second time, the Broadway at Birdland concert series welcomed internet sensation Randy Rainbow on the historic stage, this time with his Pre-Inaugural Situation. The show was awash in political parodies, news updates, outrageous humor, non-partisan insults and special guests, including Ryan Raftery, Molly Pope and Brian Nash, Gerard Salvador, and Hannah Rose DeFlumeri. Scroll down for photos!

Your New Year will soon be full of laughs thanks to The Groundlings Theatre's line-up of shows on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with the return of “Groundlings Hook-up App” and new show “What Happens in Sunday Stays in Sunday.”  The always hilarious Groundlings, Los Angeles' premiere comedy troupe of 43 years, will present the latest and greatest sketches and improv from top level of talent. 

Bravo Media has appointed Rachel Smith to Senior Vice President, Development, it was announced today by Frances Berwick, President, Lifestyle Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, to whom she will report.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series presented internet sensation Randy Rainbow hosting a Pre-Inaugural Situation at the historic music room last night and BroadwayWorld was there.

2016 is nearly behind us, and as our dear friend Glinda would say: THANK. GOODNESS. With less than 12 hours on the clock for the this disaster of a year, Randy Rainbow is asking us all to look forward, for the 2017 Broadway season will soon be here! Come March, we'll be drowning in the onslaught of opening after opening and biting our nails while pressing refresh on a Google search for New York Times reviews, but right now, everything seems possible and full of hope. Well, maybe not for the guy Randy met who left Hamilton before the opening number was finished. Yeah, he exists. For that story and more from the Broadway experts milling about Times Square, check out the video below!

It's time to break out the champagne and let the confetti fly. As 2016 comes to a close, BWW brings you a guide to New Year's Eve coverage airing on TV tonight.

Christmas may be behind us for this year, but based on Randy Rainbow's recent interactions with supposed musical and Christmas fans, you may need to spend all 364 days left until next Christmas to brush up on your Christmas movie musicals. Check out the video of Randy's recent trip to the theatre district to quiz everyday Americans on their holiday musical knowledge, and let us know if you do better than this bunch!

The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky's timeless music, is a holiday mash-up sure to please the entire family. Produced by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and co-commissioned by United Palace of Cultural Arts, The Hip Hop Nutcracker makes two NY Metro-area stops during its second North American tour of 23 cities from Los Angeles to New York.

The Hollywood Reporter hosted its 25th Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast today, honoring Tina Fey with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award and Ryan Murphy with the inaugural Equity in Entertainment Award.

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! is coming, and it can't be stopped! Before the broadcast airs, test your knowledge as Randy Rainbow arrives in the theatre district to check in with ordinary fans like you!