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Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

​Tickets are on sale now for Mark Twain Tonight! starring Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas, who was last seen on the Bass Hall stage in 2023 as Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.

'Mark Twain Tonight!' is a captivating one-man play developed by the talented Hal Holbrook. This show allows the audience to witness Mark Twain himself performing a dramatic reading of excerpts from his work, with a special emphasis on the humorous aspects.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Hal Holbrook has died at 95 years old.

Actor Will Holbrook says he knew what he wanted to do with his life from a very early age. As a boy of 5, he used to put on shows for his parents, and developed a love for performing that continues to drive him today at age 19.

Actor Will Holbrook says he knew what he wanted to do with his life from a very early age. As a boy of 5, he used to put on shows for his parents, and developed a love for performing that continues to drive him today at age 19.

Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: HAMILTON opens at the Public, Sienna Miller joins CABARET, Michael C. Hall returns to HEDWIG, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB musical begins in Chicago and more!

Hal Holbrook presented his iconic one-man show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! , appeared at Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center for one show on Saturday, January 17th. Mr. Holbrook delighted the audience with Twain's words skewering Congress, misuse of religion, guns, and people's refusal to think before speaking. Mr. Holbrook has been performing as Twain for 60 years.

Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation presents its second season at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center -- Three Dog Night on Saturday, January 10 at 8 pm; The Four Tops on Saturday, February 21 at 8 pm; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday, March 27 at 8 pm; The Muppet Movie Sing-a-Long on Saturday, May 16 at 2 pm and Dick Fox Doo Wop Extravaganza on Saturday, June 6 at 7 pm. This four concert season, and the additional attraction The Muppet Movie Sing-A-Long, is presented by the Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation and is a means of raising funds to support arts in the schools and maintain this new, state-of-the-art facility.

Legendary actor Hal Holbrook began performing as Mark Twain in 1954, making 2014 the 60th consecutive year for his remarkable one-man show. Holbrook brings the treasured scribe to life in Mark Twain Tonight! at the State Theatre tonight, October 16th.

Legendary actor Hal Holbrook began performing as Mark Twain in 1954, making 2014 the 60th consecutive year for his remarkable one-man show. Holbrook brings the treasured scribe to life in Mark Twain Tonight! at the State Theatre on Thursday, October 16th.

Oscar®-nominee Hal Holbrook returns to the Capitol Center for the Arts tonight, April 11 at 8:00 PM in Mark Twain Tonight! - his acclaimed Tony Award-winning one-man show which celebrates the humor, satirical wit, and timeless observations of Mark Twain. Tickets start at $45 and are on sale now at the Capitol Center box office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH

For 60 years now, Mr. Holbrook has been bringing one of America's most beloved entertainers to life on stage. The name of the two talents have now become so thoroughly intertwined that it's impossible to imagine a Mark Twain any different from Holbrook's legendary portrayal.

HAl Holbrook's legendary - and possibly longest running - one-man show, HAl Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!, brings the beloved author to life with irreverent humor and astonishing authenticity. Millions have enjoyed the show since its original Tony- and Emmy-winning performances on Broadway and on television, and Holbrook continues to perfect it, drawing upon his vast experience on the stage and screen. HAl Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! plays a limited engagement at the National Theatre tonight and tomorrow, April 4 and 5 at 8 p.m.

Hal Holbrook's legendary - and possibly longest running - one-man show, Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!, brings the beloved author to life with irreverent humor and astonishing authenticity. Millions have enjoyed the show since its original Tony- and Emmy-winning performances on Broadway and on television, and Holbrook continues to perfect it, drawing upon his vast experience on the stage and screen. Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! plays a limited engagement at the National Theatre April 4 and 5 at 8 p.m.

Oscar®-nominee Hal Holbrook returns to the Capitol Center for the Arts on Friday, April 11 at 8:00 PM in Mark Twain Tonight! - his acclaimed Tony® Award-winning one-man show which celebrates the humor, satirical wit, and timeless observations of Mark Twain. Tickets start at $45 and are on sale now at the Capitol Center box office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH, via phone at 603-225-1111, and online at www.ccanh.com.

Hal Holbrook's legendary - and possibly longest running - one-man show, Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!, brings the beloved author to life with irreverent humor and astonishing authenticity. Millions have enjoyed the show since its original Tony- and Emmy-winning performances on Broadway and on television, and Holbrook continues to perfect it, drawing upon his vast experience on the stage and screen. Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! plays a limited engagement at the National Theatre April 4 and 5 at 8 p.m.

An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin brings the award-winning comedienne and one of the world's most beloved entertainers back to Segerstrom Center for the Arts tonight, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. Tomlin, who is currently one of the stars of ABC's new hit comedy Malibu Country with Reba McEntire, will share her celebrated talent for combining insightful and funny stand-up along with excerpts that feature some of her beloved classic characters. Immediately following her performance, she will open a brief Question & Answer period with the audience.

Legendary actor Hal Holbrook performs Mark Twain Tonight - his signature one man show that is a living breathing American masterpiece and a jewel in the history of American Theatre, on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 8 pm. Tickets are $39-69.

Hal Holbrook, an Emmy and Tony Award winning actor, comes to the Mesa Arts Center on Saturday, February 9 at 8:00 p.m. to perform Mark Twain Tonight in the Ikeda Theater. Hal Holbrook's performance as Mark Twain garnered him a Tony Award and was responsible for his first ten Emmy Award nominations. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

Lily Tomlin, one of America's foremost comediennes, takes the stage at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside tonight, May 3.

Hal Holbrook has channeled Mark Twain in his near-legendary one-man-show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT, at every major theatrical venue across the globe and, by his own estimation, in over 2000 performances. He is, by all accounts, the nation's foremost authority on Mark Twain, America's most beloved humorist and author, and on March 1 he brings his highly acclaimed production to The McCallum Theatre.

Hal Holbrook has channeled Mark Twain in his near-legendary one-man-show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT, at every major theatrical venue across the globe and, by his own estimation, in over 2000 performances. He is, by all accounts, the nation's foremost authority on Mark Twain, America's most beloved humorist and author, and on March 1 he brings his highly acclaimed production to The McCallum Theatre.