Lucille Ball News

Full casting has been announced for the national tour of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history, which will come to the Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts from Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 18. The press opening night is Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The national tour of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history, will begin performances in Atlantic City at Harrah's Resort tonight, July 17. Additional engagements on the tour include Charlotte, Buffalo, Toronto, Philadelphia, Boston and more.

Abstract Sentiment Theatre Company, founded by Artistic Director Viktoria D. King, presents its first production of the 2013 Season. 'Legacy: Marilyn Monroe meets Shakespeare ' by Viktoria Dana King, will run tonight, July 11- July 13th, 2013 at the Alchemical Theatre Laboratory Studio B in New York City.

RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon makes her New York debut with the premiere of THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy show co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. THE VAUDEVILLIANS will be at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performances begin tonight, July 9.

By overwhelming and unprecedented popular demand, what began as a one-night-only engagement has ballooned into a full-fledged Off-Broadway run! RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon announces a second extension of her New York theater debut in THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. Performances will now run July 9 - August 22 at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performance times vary. Tickets are $22 (plus a $15 food/drink minimum.) A $40 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com.

The Champagne Riot is set for Saturday, July 20th, 2013 at The Cutting Room, 44 E32nd Street, NYC at 10:00PM. Tickets: $15/Advance (tickets available here), $20/Door.

As Sonia in Christopher Durang's acclaimed Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Kristine Nielsen can't help but smack the audience's collective funny bone.

Abstract Sentiment Theatre Company, founded by Artistic Director Viktoria D. King, presents its first production of the 2013 Season. 'Legacy: Marilyn Monroe meets Shakespeare ' by Viktoria Dana King, will run July 11- July 13th, 2013 at the Alchemical Theatre Laboratory Studio B in New York City.

According to The New York Times, Sardi's caricaturist Donald Bevan passed away on May 29, 2013, in Studio City, Calif. He was 93.

Full casting and additional dates have been announced for the national tour of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history, which will begin performances in Atlantic City at Harrah's Resort on Wednesday, July 17 prior to an official press opening on Friday, July 19. Additional engagements on the tour include Charlotte, Buffalo, Toronto, Philadelphia, Boston and more.

Legendary actor/comedian Don Rickles will be honored with the Friars Club's Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy at a star-studded awards gala which will be held on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Among those scheduled to participate in honoring Rickles through their songs or words will be Bob Costas, Tony Danza, Kathy Griffin, Diana Krall, John Mayer, Bob Newhart, Regis Philbin, Joan Rivers and Bob Saget.

Before stage and screen comedy legend Lily Tomlin takes the stage for 'An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin' at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 22, the two-time Tony Award winner spoke candidly with BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos about her influences, her work in the theater, and why she would probably never do a Broadway musical anytime soon.

NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF) and the UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS (UGF) are pleased to announce the New York premiere production of Michael Gilboe's, in collaboration with the students of The University of Great Falls, THE DEAD LEGEND, directed by MICHAEL GILBOE. THE DEAD LEGEND will play three performances only as part NYMF at the PTC Performance Space (555 West 42nd Street). Performances are Friday, July, 12th at 4:30 pm and 8:00 pm and Saturday, July, 13th at 12pm.

Sony Movie Channel (SMC) is filling the screen with outlaws, horse thieves and cowboys as the channel brands July with some of the best Western films ever made.

Tickets are $22 (plus a $15 food/drink minimum.) A $40 VIP ticket including priority seating and meet-and-greet is also available. To purchase tickets, call 212-352-3101 or visitwww.SpinCycleNYC.com.

Happy Birthday, Robert Preston! best remembered for his performance as 'Professor' Harold Hill in Meredith Willson's musical The Music Man (1962). He had already won a Tony Award for his performance in the original Broadway production, in 1957. In 1965 he was the male part of a duo-lead musical, I Do! I Do! with Mary Martin, for which he won his second Tony Award. He played the title role in the musical Ben Franklin in Paris and originated the role of Henry II in the original production of The Lion in Winter. In 1974 he starred alongside Bernadette Peters in Jerry Herman's Broadway musical Mack & Mabel as Mack Sennett, the famous silent film director. That same year (1974) the film version of Mame, another famed Jerry Herman musical, was released with Preston starring, alongside Lucille Ball, in the role of Beauregard Burnside.

Actress/comedienne Jo Anne Worley needs no introduction. One of the stars of the classic TV variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Worley will be at Welk Resorts in Escondido displaying her comic versatility as she presents her one-woman show Keep Laughin' June 26-30. In our recent chat, she did indeed have me laughing as she talked about her show, her take on what makes something funny, her favorite stars, and Actors and Others For Animals, which remains close to her heart. She's a tremendously joyous lady with terribly strong vibes about people and the biz and proves an overall endearing human being.

Randy James' new dance company, 10 Hairy Legs, will have its New York City Debut at New York Live Arts, tonight, May 30 and May 31, June 1 at 7:30 pm and June 2 at 2:00 pm.

Don Rickles is best known for his appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, but he has graced audiences everywhere with hi impeccable insult comedy. "Priceless" is how the legendary Don Rickles is most described. He has earned a slew of nicknames including "Mr Warmth" and: "The Merchant of Venom," due to his no-holes barn approach to stand-up. Now you have a chance to experience his explicit humor and magnetic stage presence LIVE at Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday June 20th at 8PM.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) continues its 2012-2013 Season with An Evening with Lucie Arnaz tonight, May 18, 2013 at 8pm. Tickets are $36 and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), or online at www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org.