Amy Sedaris News

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present David Sedaris, master of satire and one of America?s greatest humor writers, at the Benedum Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 7:30 pm. Cohen & Grigsby is the season sponsor of the Trust Presents series. With his sardonic wit and sharp social critiques, this brilliant author and speaker addresses the current human condition in a hilarious, entertaining way. ?David Sedaris just may be the funniest man alive?.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present David Sedaris, master of satire and one of America?s greatest humor writers, at the Benedum Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 7:30 pm. Cohen & Grigsby is the season sponsor of the Trust Presents series. With his sardonic wit and sharp social critiques, this brilliant author and speaker addresses the current human condition in a hilarious, entertaining way. ?David Sedaris just may be the funniest man alive?.

OpenStage Theatre presents The Book of Liz at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from Feb. 21 to March 21, with a Thursday performance at 7:30 p.m. March 19 and two Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on March 8 and March 15. Performances are in the Lincoln Center Mini Theater, 417 W. Magnolia St. in Fort Collins. A free performance for students and educators, funded by The Thornton Family Fund, will be presented on Tuesday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m. To make reservations for the student/educator performance, contact OpenStage Theatre at (970) 484-5237.

OpenStage Theatre presents The Book of Liz at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from Feb. 21 to March 21, with a Thursday performance at 7:30 p.m. March 19 and two Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on March 8 and March 15. Performances are in the Lincoln Center Mini Theater, 417 W. Magnolia St. in Fort Collins. A free performance for students and educators, funded by The Thornton Family Fund, will be presented on Tuesday, February 19, at 7:30 p.m. To make reservations for the student/educator performance, contact OpenStage Theatre at (970) 484-5237.

Downstage @ New Rep is reviving its holiday celebration of anti-cheer with David Sedaris' hilarious autobiographical solo show, The Santaland Diaries. The one-man comedy that satirizes everything we love to hate about the holidays opens for the press on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. and plays through January 4, 2009 in the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts.

Bidding begins at noon EST on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive annual auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, and television. Broadway fans can bid on tickets to the opening night of Hair and the post-show party, a backstage visit with Hairspray star Harvey Fierstein, signed Playbills, a 'For Rent' sign autographed by the cast of Rent, or even a signed can of hairspray by the cast of Hairspray; concert-goers can snag VIP seats and backstage meet-and-greets with Tony Bennett, Jewel, Bernadette Peters, Aimee Mann, Duncan Sheik, Harry Connick Jr, Estelle, Joan Rivers or Michael Feinstein; sports fans can bid on meet-and-greets with Olympic champion Michael Phelps or skateboarder Tony Hawk.

Bidding begins at noon EST on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive annual auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, and television. Broadway fans can bid on tickets to the opening night of Hair and the post-show party, a backstage visit with Hairspray star Harvey Fierstein, signed Playbills, a 'For Rent' sign autographed by the cast of Rent, or even a signed can of hairspray by the cast of Hairspray; concert-goers can snag VIP seats and backstage meet-and-greets with Tony Bennett, Jewel, Bernadette Peters, Aimee Mann, Duncan Sheik, Harry Connick Jr, Estelle, Joan Rivers or Michael Feinstein; sports fans can bid on meet-and-greets with Olympic champion Michael Phelps or skateboarder Tony Hawk.

Downstage @ New Rep is reviving its holiday celebration of anti-cheer with David Sedaris' hilarious autobiographical solo show, The Santaland Diaries. The one-man comedy that satirizes everything we love to hate about the holidays opens for the press on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. and plays through January 4, 2009 in the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts.

Forget visions of sugarplums and carols sung fireside, Playhouse on the Green has an alternative way to keep things jolly this holiday season - irreverent comedy!

On 25th 2008, BroadwayWorld.com got a sneak into the premiere of the new indie film Full Grown Men held at The Stand and Cinema Village on E12th Street.

An array of Broadway stars and shows are taking part in the auction Bid 2 Beat AIDS

Keira Naughton will headline Barrington Stage Company's upcoming production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Wonder of the World

LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz and Executive Director Steve Asher) is proud to present CELEBRITY ATTIC-an online yard sale of signed odds and ends donated by celebrities from film, music, television and theatre.

The runaway success of Disney Channel's 'High School Musical,' the sound track from which has hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard pop-music charts twice this year, has renewed interest in the teen musical genre -- and among the musical productions benefiting is 'In Your Dreams,' a musical written and produced by Miramax-linked screenwriter Zeke Farrow and scored by Marc Shaiman-protégé Lucian Piane.

Love, a one-night only benefit performance that will feature readings of short plays about love by some of today's hottest young women playwrights, will be presented on February 13th

The Producers film had its New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Sunday, December 4, 2005 and BroadwayWorld was there!

The New Group production of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party opened Off-Broadway on December 1, 2005 and BroadwayWorld was there! The show stars Max Baker, Lisa Emery, Darren Goldstein, Elizabeth Jasicki and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Drama Dept. (Douglas Carter Beane, Artistic Director and Michael S. Rosenberg, Executive Director) and The Zipper are pleased to announce the first of three co-productions: a revival of Patrick Hamilton's 1929 thriller, ROPE.

Holy Cross Sucks!, billed as a Comedy About the Tragedy of High School, will run from August 31st to October 1st at Ars Nova, with opening night set for Sept. 9

Rob Nash will star in the satiric 1-person, 6-character comedy Holy Cross Sucks! at Ars Nova from August 31st to October 1st