Lorne Michaels News

Beloved 'Saturday Night Live' personality - and the longest serving 'anchor' on the show's wildly popular 'Weekend Update' - Seth Meyers takes over as host of NBC's 'Late Night,' home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent.

The legendary Horseshoe Hammond, an extraordinary 400,000-square-foot property right along Lake Michigan at 777 Casino Center Drive in Hammond, Indiana, welcomes the summertime season with some of the biggest names in music and comedy at the Venue, one of the most popular concert arenas in the region.

Proctors in Schenectady will welcome the First National Tour of Mean Girls—the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film—will be coming to Proctors from Tuesday, June 28 to Sunday, July 3.

Stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, Martin Short and Aaron Tveit are set to returner the new season, with Tituss Burgess and Patrick Page joining the cast for season two.

Michael Che teams up with an ensemble of fan-favorite returning guests and comedy icons including Wayne Brady, Reggie Conquest, Ziwe Fumudoh, Heidi Gardner, Charlamagne tha God, David Alan Grier, Sam Jay, Colin Jost, Lori Laing, Tim Meadows, Questlove, Sam Richardson, Amy Schumer, Kenan Thompson, among others.

At the NBCUniversal Upfront today, Peacock announced that Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, The Sopranos) will star in the new Pete Davidson comedy series BUPKIS as Davidson's mom, which is written, starring and executive produced by Davidson. Falco and Davidson appeared on stage together to share the news.  

Lyonne is the Emmy Award-nominated co-creator, director and star of Netflix’s highly acclaimed “Russian Doll,” currently streaming its second season. She will star in and executive produce Peacock’s forthcoming “Poker Face.” Japanese Breakfast will perform as musical guest for the first time.

As Alice Cooper sings, “School’s out for summer!” Here in the South, the temperature rises, and everyone flocks to indoor activities like movies, shopping, and the closest air conditioning. Instead of these boring activities, why not find your way to one of Atlanta’s theatres?

Selena Gomez stars in season two of Hulu’s hit series “Only Murders in the Building,” premiering June 28. Post Malone will perform as musical guest for the first time. The Grammy-nominated artist’s new album, “Twelve Carat Toothache,” is set to be released June 3. “SNL” will conclude its 47th season on May 21 with guests to be announced.

Peacock announced the straight-to-series order of the new Pete Davidson series BUPKIS, written, starring and produced by Davidson. BUPKIS is a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life. The series will combine storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known. 

Martin McDonagh's Olivier Award-winning and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning comedy Hangmen opened just last night at Broadway's Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals!

Broadway In Detroit announced today that single tickets for the First National Tour of Mean Girls — the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film — will go on sale Friday, April 22. 

Jake Gyllenhaal will host “SNL” for the second time.The Academy Award-nominated actor next stars in “Ambulance,” coming to theaters April 8. Camila Cabello will make her second appearance as “SNL” musical guest. The Grammy-nominated artist’s highly anticipated new album, “Familia,” is out now.

Broadway in Indianapolis has announced that the First National Tour of Mean Girls— the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film—OPENS TONIGHT at Old National Centre. 

Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias has announced a second show at Dodger Stadium after selling out his first show last week on behalf of Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival.  The new “Fluffy On The Field,” show will take place on Friday, May 6th and will only have seating on the field for an intimate experience. 

Jerrod Carmichael, Gunna, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Camila Cabello have been tapped as hosts and musical guests of upcoming episodes of Saturday Night Live. Lizzo will pull double duty when she takes the stage for her “SNL” hosting debut and second musical guest appearance.

Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, announced today that MEAN GIRLS, the musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film, will make its long-awaited Bass Hall debut in a limited engagement July 26-31.

The Roxy Theatre Group, Broadway Factor and Grove House Productions will present 'Not Ready For Prime Time,' a behind-the-scenes look at the original 'Saturday Night Live' (SNL) cast and their wild and crazy journey that transformed American pop culture.

Company members from the First National Tour of Mean Girls learned some Newsies moves this weekend with choreography by Sarah Crane to the Disney hit, 'Carrying the Banner'. When the cast isn't performing in theaters around the country, they try to learn new choreography. The video is filmed and edited by Lamont Brown. 

Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) and Broadway Across America (BAA) announced today that single tickets for the First National Tour of Mean Girls— the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film—will go on sale Friday, March 4. Dallas’ premiere engagement of Mean Girls will run May 3-15, 2022 at the Music Hall at Fair Park as part of the Germania Insurance Broadway Series presented by DSM.