Robin Williams News

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth is set release her upcoming memoir, 'A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages'.

Stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner for 'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown,' and Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in 'Wicked,' performed her Benefit Concert at Westport Country Playhouse (Mark Lamos, artistic director, Michael Ross, managing director) on March 28th instead of the original date of February 7th, 8 p.m

Stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner for 'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown,' and Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in 'Wicked,' will now perform her Benefit Concert at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) on March 28th instead of the original date of February 7th, 8 p.m.

The New York Times is reporting that actor and comedian Robin Williams is recovering from heart surgery he underwent Friday, after a health scare that forced the postponement of his 'Weapons of Self-Destruction' tour.

After three sold out standing room only engagements at Upright Cabaret in Los Angeles, Chris Isaacson and Shane Scheel proudly present Broadway star and Los Angeles native Eden Espinosa (Broadway: Wicked, Brooklyn, Rent) in her hit solo debut entitled Eden Espinosa - Me.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 'Brave New World' Season with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The musical begins previews Thursday, March 19, open on Saturday, March 21 at 7pm and run through Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the Tony Award? winning musical that captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal. The play tells the story of Tevye, a Jewish milkman coping with day-to-day 'shtetl' life, Jewish traditions and the women in his life in pre-Revolutionary Russia.

APRIL AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM Join them every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our nightly piano lounge. No cover, no minimum! 4/1 7PM Barbara Brussell 'Brilliance from on High...BORN IN THE BRONX' Accompanied by musical director Tex Arnold, this marks their first time venturing a new show together.

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth is set release her upcoming memoir, 'A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages'.

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its ?Brave New World? Season with Fiddler on the Roof. The musical begins previews Thursday, March 19, open on Saturday, March 21 at 7pm and run through Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura.

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth is set release her upcoming memoir, 'A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages,' there is now a great little excerpt from the tome that is available now on Amazon.com, to read the sneak peek click here!

Bill Maher is coming to the Fox Theater 4/16. $68, $48, $28 Tickets are on sale Saturday March 14th at 10am For the last fifteen years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on Politically Incorrect (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993 - 2002), and for the last six years on HBO's Real Time, Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-one Emmy nominations.

Olympia Entertainment Announces Upcoming Events for Fox Theatre, Joe Louis Arena, Cobo Arena, City Theatre, Comerica Park, Masonic Temple, Sound Board, Hockeytown Cafe. On Sale Friday! Friday, April 24 @ 11 p.m., Flight Of The Conchords with special guest Eugene Mirman (FOX): Tickets ($38.50) go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 13 and may be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to present A BRONX TALE, written by and starring Academy Award?-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri. This funny and touching memoir about a young man's experiences growing up in the Bronx during the 1960s will play at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre for a limited engagement March 10 - 22, 2009. A BRONX TALE is produced by GO Productions. Set design is by James Noone, lighting design is by Paul Gallo, and original music and sound design is by John Gromada. Mr. Palminteri's wardrobe is supplied by Italian menswear designer ISAIA.

Broadway In Chicago is delighted to present A BRONX TALE, written by and starring Academy Award?-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri. This funny and touching memoir will play at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre for a limited engagement March 10 - 22, 2009.

Robin Williams' publicist says the comedian needs heart surgery and must cancel the remainder of his one-man show, 'Weapons of Self-Destruction.'

Broadway bound comedy star Robin Williams has postponed four performances of his one-man show in Florida. According to a statement on the actor's website, 'Williams was experiencing shortness of breath and is currently being evaluated by doctors who are recommending a week of rest.' The statement says the comedian will reschedule the performances at a later date. Williams, 57, has been touring Weapons of Self Destruction since September 2008 and will be bringing it to Broadway with a stop the Neil Simon Theater - on April 23rd through the 29th and May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2009.

After 12 years of SRO performances in theatrical venues on five continents, actor/writer/composer David Sanborn will bring his acclaimed stage musical King David (www.kingdavidmusical.com) to New York theater audiences on April 9 for a limited engagement through June 27 at the Promise Theater, 316 East 91st Street, in Manhattan.

Broadway bound comedy star Robin Williams has postponed four performances of his one-man show in Florida. According to a statement on the actor's website, 'Williams was experiencing shortness of breath and is currently being evaluated by doctors who are recommending a week of rest.' The statement says the comedian will reschedule the performances at a later date. Williams, 57, has been touring Weapons of Self Destruction since September 2008 and will be bringing it to Broadway with a stop the Neil Simon Theater - on April 23rd through the 29th and May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2009.

Acclaimed television, stage and movie actor Neil Patrick Harris ('How I Met Your Mother,' Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and Assassins) has been named the host of the 7th Annual 'TV Land Awards,' it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land. 'The TV Land Awards' will be taped on Sunday, April 19th at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City and air in TV Land PRIME on Sunday, April 26th at 9pm ET/PT.

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth is set to appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble to celebrate the release of her upcoming memoir, 'A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages,' at 7:30 PM April 15th, 2009.