Mike Birbiglia News

ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returns to Brooklyn, New York, for five original shows starting MONDAY, OCT. 15. The show will tape in front of a live studio audience from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House. This will be the fourth time that Kimmel and his show have broadcast from BAM.

Eminem joins the musical guest lineup of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' when the show returns to Brooklyn, MONDAY, OCT. 15. From atop the iconic Empire State Building, the rapper will ascend 103 floors – over 1,300 feet – to give a special remote performance that will transform the New York City skyline. 

From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of October 15, 2018!

Coming soon to The New York International Fringe Festival is Observance by Elyssa Nicole Trust, directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway). Observance aims to break down stereotypes about Orthodox Jews and bridge the gap between observant and secular Jews so we can accept one another regardless of how we live our daily (Jewish) lives.

Mike Birbiglia will celebrate the box office opening for his new Broadway play, THE NEW ONE, this Friday October 12 beginning at 12 PM by walking from the show's previous home at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) to its new home at The Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street).

ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returns to Brooklyn, New York, for five original shows starting MONDAY, OCT. 15. Guests for the week include Adam Sandler, John Krasinski, Cardi B, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mike Birbiglia and musical performances from St. Vincent, BeBe Rexha, Wu Tang Clan and more.

Mike Birbiglia's podcast The Old Ones is releasing a new episode today. Mike discusses "Oh Hello on Broadway" with special guest Nick Kroll and makes a Broadway announcement of his own. They also discuss getting so high that they hosted an a cappella festival.

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Following an acclaimed off-Broadway run that sold-out immediately, Mike Birbiglia's The New One will move to Broadway at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). Preview performances will begin on October 25, 2018 with the official opening set for November 11, for a limited engagement through January 20, 2019. Tickets are on sale now through www.telecharge.com 212-239-6200.

Coming soon to The New York International Fringe Festival is Observance by Elyssa Nicole Trust, directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway). Observance aims to break down stereotypes about Orthodox Jews and bridge the gap between observant and secular Jews so we can accept one another regardless of how we live our daily (Jewish) lives.

After it's world premier at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a subsequent national tour, storyteller and comedian Kevin James Doyle brings his acclaimed solo show The 30 Year Old Virgin to the United Solo Festival.

Mike Birbiglia: The New One, a new comedy written and performed by Mike Birbiglia, is currently playing at the Cherry Lane Theatre, (38 Commerce Street) for a limited engagement. Mike Birbiglia: The New One is produced by Lucille Lortel Award-winning producers Joseph Birbiglia and Mike Lavoie.

Penal Colony presents the American Premiere of Charlie Falkner's smash hit Australian play Sex Object! From one of the producers of Mike Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes comes a pitch black comedy about sex, technology, and privacy in the digital age. Directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway), the inaugural production from Penal Colony features David De Almo* (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Kelly McCready* (The New Morality at The Mint Theater), Rowan Vickers* (Lobby Hero on Broadway), and Madia Hill Scott (Barry, The Blacklist).

Penal Colony presents the American Premiere of Charlie Falkner's smash hit Australian play Sex Object! From one of the producers of Mike Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes comes a pitch black comedy about sex, technology, and privacy in the digital age. Directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway), the inaugural production from Penal Colony features David De Almo* (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Kelly McCready* (The New Morality at The Mint Theater), Rowan Vickers* (Lobby Hero on Broadway), and Madia Hill Scott (Barry, The Blacklist).

Mike Birbiglia: The New One, (www.TheNewOne.com) a new comedy written and performed by Mike Birbiglia, is currently playing at the Cherry Lane Theatre, (38 Commerce Street) for a limited engagement, with the official opening scheduled for August 2. Mike Birbiglia: The New One is produced by Lucille Lortel Award-winning producers Joseph Birbiglia and Mike Lavoie.

Duncan Northern has been named President of Tinc Productions as of July 11, 2018. Northern previously held the position of Partner and Production Supervisor and has been with the company since 2012.

Mike Birbiglia: The New One, (www.TheNewOne.com) a new comedy written and performed by Mike Birbiglia, has announced their student rush policy. Officially opening at the Cherry Lane Theatre, (38 Commerce Street) on August 2, producers will make up to 10 student rush tickets available for each performance, priced at $29 each. A valid student ID is required and rush tickets will go on sale 90 minutes before each performance. As Mike would like as many people as possible to have the opportunity to see his show, one ticket can be purchased per valid student ID, cash only.

Penal Colony presents the American Premiere of Charlie Falkner's smash hit Australian play Sex Object! From one of the producers of Mike Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes comes a pitch black comedy about sex, technology, and privacy in the digital age. Directed by Susanna Wolk (Waitress, Lobby Hero on Broadway), the inaugural production from Penal Colony features David De Almo* (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Kelly McCready* (The New Morality at The Mint Theater), Rowan Vickers* (Lobby Hero on Broadway), and Madia Hill Scott (Barry, The Blacklist).

We're Gonna Be Okay received its world premiere in the 2017 Humana Festival and was met with rave reviews for its unique way of telling a story many Americans are familiar with, The Cuban Missile Crisis. It later was produced at the American Theatre Company in Chicago and was listed as one of Time Out: Chicago's "24 Shows To See In January." The story follows two average American families during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

HeadCount, a non-partisan organization that works with entertainers to promote participation in democracy, is planning a remarkable summer mobilization to encourage voter registration and turnout across the United States.