Molly Picon News

THE 14th ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE (LES) FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS will bring together under one roof in just three days over 100 performing arts organizations, local and international celebrities, independent artists, poets, puppeteers, film makers and many others -- all of whom reside, work or have their roots in the culturally diverse, willfully anarchistic Lower East Side -- for New York City's most diverse FREE 3-day festival, from Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24, at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue, between E. 9th and 10th Sts.) in Manhattan.

A new musical comedy revue, 'DON'T LEAVE IT ALL TO YOUR CHILDREN!', written and directed by SAUL ILSON and starring BARBARA MINKUS ('Picon Pie'), MARCIA RODD ('The Last of the Red Hot Lovers'), STEVE ROSSI (of Allen & Rossi) and RONNIE SCHELL (Gomer Pyle), will make its New York debut on Wednesday, May 6th at off-Broadway's Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street, NYC. Musical numbers will be staged by Rudy Tronto.

For the first time ever, the legendary recordings of the exuberant, tune-filled musicals of Broadway composer-lyricist Jerry Herman are available in a new digital-only collection from Masterworks Broadway.

Larry Haines a Tony Award-nominated stage and television actor died July 17 in Delray Beach, FL. He was 89.

The Marx Brothers, Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Bert Williams, Florence Mills, Eva Tanguay and more are headed your way when Voices of the Town - A Vaudeville Salute! invades the South Street Seaport. The show, which is geared for all ages, will be at Melville Gallery (213 Water Street just above Fulton) on October 26 at 7PM.

'Voices of the Town -- A Vaudeville Salute!' will invade the South Street Seaport.

The Peccadillo Theater Company's revival of Sylvia Regan's 1940 sentimental drama, Morning Star is warm, humorous and perfectly lovely.

From June 26, 2007 through September 22, 2007, the New York Library of Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza) will present an exhibition honoring Yiddish theatre legend - and Milk and Honey star - Molly Picon

The Marx Brothers, Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Bert Williams, Florence Mills, and Eva Tanguay are among the legends featured as part of 'Voices of the Town -- A Vaudeville Salute!,' which will soon invade the South Street Seaport.

Family fun for all invades the South Street Seaport on Sunday, March 18 and Saturday, March 24 in 'Voices of the Town-A Vaudeville Salute!'.

The acclaimed new play with music, PICON PIE, Rose Leiman Goldemberg's delectable and joyous celebration of the life and loves of the legendary Yiddish star Molly Picon, now starring Tony Award nominated June Gable, with Stuart Zagnit, will play its last performance at the Lambs Theater (130 West 44th Street), on Thursday, June 2nd. Tour dates around the country are now being firmed up.

The Upper East Side becomes the Lower East Side as this bilingual revue returns to celebrate the glory days of the Yiddish Theatre scene