Martin Short News

Producer Ken Davenport tells Variety today that he's secured the rights and is aiming to bring Godspell back to Broadway during the 2010-2011 season. The last attempt to bring back to the show, in fall of 2008 with different producers failed to secure needed funding and fell through.

As part of The Second City's 50th Anniversary celebration in December, The Second City is proud to announce that tickets will go on sale Monday, September 14th, at 10:00am for the SCTV Reunion Show for one night only on Friday, December 11th.

Onemoe Music, LLC & Karen Poindexter present Trent Armand Kendall returns to The Laurie Beechman Theatre for four Mondays in November & December in PICTURE INCOMPLETE a new musical.

Rhea Perlman joined Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, and Rita Wilson at the 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater. In addition to Perlman, Reynolds, Short, and Wilson, the cast included Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack,Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, and Alan Zweibel.

Go Comedy! Improv Theater is now taking registrations for its biggest term of classes ever at Go U! The Improv Academy.

New York: Urban Stages will present an evening of songs by award-winning composer and lyricist Adam Gwon on Tuesday, December 15th at 9:00pm. Gwon will perform selections from his musical Ordinary Days, currently finishing its sold-out run at Roundabout Theatre Company's Roundabout Underground, as well as previews of upcoming projects.

No one in the news is safe. The Drama Desk nominated NEWSical the Musical is back lampooning current events, headlines, newsmakers, celebrities, and politicians. With songs and material being updated on a regular basis, composer-lyricist Rick Crom's topical musical comedy is an ever-evolving mockery of all the news that is fit to spoof.

No one in the news is safe. The Drama Desk nominated NEWSical the Musical is back lampooning current events, headlines, newsmakers, celebrities, and politicians. With songs and material being updated on a regular basis, composer-lyricist Rick Crom's topical musical comedy is an ever-evolving mockery of all the news that is fit to spoof.

No one in the news is safe! The Drama Desk nominated NEWSical the Musical is back lampooning current events, headlines, newsmakers, celebrities, and politicians.

Rhea Perlman joined Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, and Rita Wilson at the 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater. In addition to Perlman, Reynolds, Short, and Wilson, the cast included Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, and Alan Zweibel.

Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, honored playwright Terrence McNally and director Joe Mantello on Monday, December 7 at Asia Society and Museum during it's 2009 Gimme A Break! benefit. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the ceremony.

Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 6) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.

Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 6) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.

Rhea Perlman will join Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, and Rita Wilson at the 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater. In addition to Perlman, Reynolds, Short, and Wilson, the cast includes Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel.

Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, and Rita Wilson join the cast of the 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater. In addition to Reynolds, Short, and Wilson, the cast includes Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel.

Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, has announced that its 2009 Gimme A Break! benefit will honor playwright Terrence McNally and director Joe Mantello on Monday, December 7 at 6:30pm, at Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street.

Rhea Perlman will join Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, and Rita Wilson at the 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater. In addition to Perlman, Reynolds, Short, and Wilson, the cast includes Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel.

Return to Melonville with the new public television special SCTV Golden Classics featuring some of the most hilarious skits from the legendary sketch comedy television series, starring John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and Dave Thomas.

On Thursday, December 17 at 9pm, SCTV Golden Classics will feature legendary sketch comedy skits by The Second City alumi John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and Dave Thomas. The exclusive broadcast on WLIW21 honors the 50th anniversary of The Second City, which opened its first theatre December 16, 1959 in Chicago, and spawned the Emmy Award-winning SCTV in 1976, launching the careers of comedy luminaries ranging from Alan Arkin and Joan Rivers to John Belushi, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert. Distributed by WLIW21 in association with WNET.ORG, SCTV Golden Classics will air nationwide on public television stations beginning March 2010 (check local listings).

A slew of Broadway talent joined in the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors on December 6th to honor acclaimed Broadway producer, Mel Brooks. The group included Gary Beach, Matthew Broderick, Richard Kind, Jane Krakowski, Matthew Morrison, Frank Langella and Martin Short. Brooks was honored as a winner of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors for his contributions to both stage and screen.