Whoopi Goldberg News

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that the 2009 Summer Gala will honor entertainment executive and longtime board member Susan Lyne and acclaimed director Mike Nichols for their outstanding commitment to the institution. The Gala will take place on Thursday, June 25 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on the opening night of TWELFTH NIGHT, the first production of the 2009 Shakespeare in the Park summer season.

On 23 June 2009, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, celebrated its 100th performance at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. Audiences, including Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia, Stephen Fry, David Hasselhoff, Kate Beckinsale and Whoopi Goldberg, have been ?shaking their groove thing' at the Palace Theatre since the hit show opened in March this year.

It was announced today that Billy Crystal will bring 700 SUNDAYS, his Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster, to six cities for limited engagements this fall, launching at Washington, D.C.'s National Theatre September 8 - 17. The tour will also play Philadelphia, Dallas, Palm Beach, Miami and Atlanta. 700 SUNDAYS, a play performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff.

46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation today announced that Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Will.i.am, T-Pain, Gloria Gaynor, Jesse Clegg and Whoopi Goldberg will join the lineup of artists performing at the Mandela Day concert celebration on July 18th, Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday. The concert originally announced for Madison Square Garden will now be held at historic Radio City Music Hall. The additional performers will join Aretha Franklin, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Dave Stewart, Josh Groban and Jesse McCartney, along with Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Chris Chameleon, Freshlyground, Emmanuel Jal, Loyiso, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, Thandiswa Mazwai, Suzanna Owiyo and many more.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present RON ABEL, one of New York's hottest theatrical composer/arrangers, in a return engagement to the Broadway at Birdland series. This very special concert will take place on Monday, July 29 at 7pm. Joining Ron will be some of his fabulously talented friends (Lucie Arnaz and Valarie Pettiford) for a fun 'raising the roof' evening of entertainment. Abel is hosting this gala for longtime close friend, Richard Aborn, who is running for the office of District Attorney for Manhattan. (Richard is a leading advocate for the gun control movement, police brutality, and many other important issues.)

GOD OF CARNAGE will mark its 100th performance on Broadway at the Jacobs Theatre tonight, Wednesday, June 17.

THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is getting a new wife. For personal reasons, Adriane Lenox will not be a part of the musical production. Tony Award nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph has stepped in to the role of 'Elyse'.

Legendary actress Carroll Baker will be awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor at a dinner held in her honor at The National Arts Club in New York City. Baker, whose most notable film, Baby Doll (1956), garnered her a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, will join the esteemed ranks of previous honorees including Arthur Penn, Cliff Robertson, Sylvia Sydney, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello, Lynn Redgrave, Olympia Dukakis and Norman Jewison.

The Actors Fund is pleased to announce that Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and Tony Award nominee Andrea McArdle have joined the line-up for the all new 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit concert on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

The Actors Fund is pleased to announce that three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific, The Pajama Game, The Light in the Piazza) has joined the line-up for the all new 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit concert on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

The Actors Fund is pleased to announce that 9 to 5 star Stephanie J. Block will complete the line-up for the all new 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit concert on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

The Actors Fund has anounced that Tony Award winners Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Bebe Neuwirth will headline the all-new 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit concert on Monday, June 15, 2009 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

The Actors Fund is pleased to announce that 9 to 5 star Stephanie J. Block will complete the line-up for the all new 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit concert on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

Legendary actress Carroll Baker will be awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor at a dinner held in her honor at The National Arts Club in New York City. Baker, whose most notable film, Baby Doll (1956), garnered her a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, will join the esteemed ranks of previous honorees including Arthur Penn, Cliff Robertson, Sylvia Sydney, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello, Lynn Redgrave, Olympia Dukakis and Norman Jewison.

The Actors Fund is pleased to announce that Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and Tony Award nominee Andrea McArdle have joined the line-up for the all new 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit concert on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

2009 Tony Award host Neil Patrick Harris will appear in two upcoming films; 'Beastly' and 'The Best and the Brightest' according to the Hollywood Reporter. Harris will film the two pictures during the summer hiatus from his CBS comedy 'How I Met Your Mother'.

Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor, Neil Patrick Harris, takes center stage when he hosts the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards® on Sunday, June 7th, live from Radio City Music Hall. The Tony Awards will air live on CBS from 8:00-11:00PM (ET/PT time delay). The Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.

The New York Daily News reveals that Neil Patrick Harris is thinking about getting into Hugh Jackman's pants. The News' Joe Dziemianowicz reports that Sunday's Tony Awards host Harris has asked Jackman, who has emceed Broadway's big night three times, for tips on spicing up the ratings-impaired telecast.