TRU's 13th Annual TRU VOICES NEW PLAYS READING SERIES Begins 6/9
by Tyler Peterson - June 07, 2014 Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the 2014 Play Reading Series on Monday, June 9, Monday, June 16, and Monday, June 23 at 7pm at the Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC. Tickets are free and may be reserved by emailing TRUStaff1@gmail.com or phoni...
FOX's New Comedy Venture PARTY OVER HERE Announces First Projects
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2014 FOX and The Lonely Island announced today the first several projects for their newly-coined comedy development venture, “Party Over Here.”...
The Digital Stand-Up Album, NEAL BRENNAN: WOMEN AND BLACK DUDES, to Be Released 1/21
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014 Chappelle's Show co-creator Neal Brennan is back on Comedy Central with the world premiere of his new stand-up special, Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes on Saturday, January 18th at midnight ET/PT. An extended and uncensored version of the special, featuring material not seen on air, will be avai...
Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble Presents CRAZY LADY CHAILLOT, 4/4-28
by Courtnie Mele - March 30, 2014 Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of New York's longest-running experimental theatres, will stage a production of The Crazy Lady of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux in April 2014....
HA! THE MUSICAL to Go Behind the Scenes of the Comedy World at Stage 72, 8/2-7
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2014 A musical about comedy featuring a cast of today's funniest comedians singing & dancing like never before, HA! The Musical, a hilarious behind the scenes look at the world of standup comedy and life as a comic, will premiere in NYC next month at Stage 72 (158 West 72nd Street) with performances from...
Eddie Pepitone Performs at Comix At Foxwoods, Now thru 11/9
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2013 Eddie Pepitone will make his inaugural visit to Comix At Foxwoods when he takes the stage for four performances beginning tonight, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Pepitone will conduct the full weekend lineup, keeping the audience laughing for the following two nights at 8 p.m., before leaving them wanting more wi...
STAGE TUBE: Neal Brennan Releases 'Humanimated Short'
by Tyler Peterson - January 10, 2014 Comedy Central has posted a “humanimated” clip from Neal Brennan's new stand-up special, Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes. The short captures an animated retelling of Brennan describing how the president and the first lady commiserated with him over the cancellation of Chappelle's Show, the progr...
Kyle Grooms Set for Series of Shows at Comix At Foxwoods, Begin. 12/5
by Tyler Peterson - November 04, 2013 With accomplishments as an actor, writer and comic, Kyle Grooms will bring his versatility to the Comix At Foxwoods stage for four shows beginning Thursday, Dec. 5. Grooms will take the microphone at 8 p.m. nightly before performing a doubleheader to close things out with a 10:30 p.m. 'nasty'-themed...
VH1 Airs Series Premiere of THIS IS HOT 97 Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 31, 2014 Known as the place 'Where Hip Hop Lives,' New York's globally recognized, #1 radio station HOT 97 WQHT is teaming up with VH1 to take viewers on a behind-the-scenes look into the Big Apple's go-to destination for Hip Hop and R&B with the debut of 'This Is HOT 97.'...
HA! The Musical Set for New York Comedy Festival Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - October 07, 2014 After a sold-out summer run this past August, 'HA!' The Musical, a hilarious behind the scenes look at the world of standup comedy, will return to STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street) as an official selection of the upcoming New York Comedy Festival in November....
Signature Theatre Extends Betty Buckley-Led THE OLD FRIENDS Through 10/20
by Tyler Peterson - September 26, 2013 Signature Theatre has announced a third and final one week extension for the World Premiere of Horton Foote's THEOLD FRIENDS, directed by Michael Wilson. The production will now play its final performance on Sunday, October 20. THE OLD FRIENDS opened to critical acclaim on September 12 in The Irene ...
VIDEO: Mario Cantone Re-Tells Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on THE VIEW
by Caryn Robbins - December 29, 2014 On last week's THE VIEW, comedian and Broadway veteran Mario Cantone re-told the story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Check it out below!...
Labyrinth Theater Company Announces 2014-2015 Season
by Courtnie Mele - July 24, 2014 Labyrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director Mimi O'Donnell, Managing Director Danny Feldman), the award-winning, downtown ensemble, today announced its 2014-2015 season, including A Sucker Emcee, written and performed by Craig muMs Grant, The Insurgents, a new play by Lucy Thurber, and Nice Girl, w...
Caissie Levy, Melissa Leo & More Set for Planet Connections Gala, 6/22
by Tyler Peterson - May 15, 2014 Casting has been announced for the 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Gala 'One Acts for a Cause' set to take place on Sunday, June 22 at 7:30pm at the East 13th Street Theater (136 East 13th Street).The evening, which will benefit the non-profit NYC food services agency City Harvest, will fe...
Jeff Ross, Chris Distefano & More Set for Carolines On Broadway Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - May 22, 2014 Carolines on Broadway announces its all-star line-up of talent for the month of June 2014, highlighted by headliners Jeff Ross, "The Roastmaster General," from Comedy Central's "The Burn with Jeff Ross" and from the Comedy Central Roasts, June 1; Chris Distefano, host of MTV2's "Off the Bat" and fro...
STEREOTYPO Extends at The Marsh
by Tyler Peterson - March 17, 2015 The Marsh announces Don Reed's new solo show STEREOTYPO: Rants and Rumblings at the DMV, will extend with performances through April 25 (press opening: April 3)....
LOVENESS, a New Play by Craig 'muMs' Grant, Comes to FringeNYC, 8/10-23
by Courtnie Mele - July 24, 2014 Craig 'muMs' Grant (actor, writer, poet and LAByrinth Theater Co. member) and V. Steinberg Productions, in association with The Present Company as part of the 18th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, present the World premiere of 'muMs' second play LOVENESS: I WILL ONLY LOVE YOU ONCE, dir...
Comedy Central Announces SHART WEEK 2014, Beg. 8/3
by Caryn Robbins - July 15, 2014 No need for embarrassment. It happens to everybody, which is why Comedy Central is unleashing "Shart Week 2014"...
Eddie Pepitone to Perform at Comix At Foxwoods, 11/7-9
by Tyler Peterson - October 01, 2013 Eddie Pepitone will make his inaugural visit to Comix At Foxwoods when he takes the stage for four performances beginning Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Pepitone will conduct the full weekend lineup, keeping the audience laughing for the following two nights at 8 p.m., before leaving them wanting more w...
VH1 to Air Series Premiere of THIS IS HOT 97, 3/31; Get Sneak Peek!
by Caryn Robbins - March 06, 2014 Known as the place 'Where Hip Hop Lives,' New York's globally recognized, #1 radio station HOT 97 WQHT is teaming up with VH1 to take viewers on a behind-the-scenes look into the Big Apple's go-to destination for Hip Hop and R&B with the debut of 'This Is HOT 97.'...
Comedy Central to Premiere TOSH.O Season 6, 2/18
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2014 The cold, dark month of January is winding down, which can only mean one thing: it's time for another pretty cold, dark month....
Ralph Macchio & Mario Cantone Star in Reading of Charles Messina's New Comedy A ROOM OF MY OWN Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - March 17, 2014 Ralph Macchio and Mario Cantone headline the cast of a special industry reading of A Room of My Own, the anticipated new comedy written and directed by Charles Messina. Mr. Macchio and Mr. Cantone are joined by a cast that includes Colin Critchley, Gina Ferranti, Kendra Jain, and Johnny Tammaro. The...
Cast, Creatives Announced for Center Stage's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Running 11/18-12/21
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2014 ?Center Stage announces the cast and crew for It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, with performances Nov. 18 to Dec. 21....
D.L. Hughley, Loni Love, & More To Appear at Up Comedy Club at Second City
by Joseph OHern - October 01, 2013 UP Comedy Club is known for bringing the best stand-up comedy talent in the country to Chicago. The remainder of this fall's line-up features many of the best known names in comedy today, including Ian Bagg, Maz Jobrani, D.L. Hughley, Christopher Titus, Todd Barry, Kyle Kinane and Loni Love. Each sh...
MTV2's GUY COURT to Make Series Debut, 11/6
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2013 MTV2 today announced that “Guy Court,” a new half-hour, 10 episode series from the creator and producers of MTV's “Girl Code” and MTV2's “Guy Code,” will premiere on MTV2 on Wednesday, November 6 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.... |