Horatio Alger News

NorthWest Comedy is thrilled to announce that legendary comedian, award-winning actress and best-selling author, Carol Burnett will be coming to Buffalo, October 1st, with her show, Carol Burnett - An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks Questions. It's an evening of fun, nostalgia and true reflections where Carol Burnett shares memorable clips and moments from her illustrious career. Carol will take questions from the audience harkening back to The Carol Burnett Show when her audience had an unfiltered opportunity to engage her with questions and receive spontaneous answers. Carol performs on October 1st at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. Tickets start at $79.00 (taxes included + facility & service charges), on-sale Friday, June 21 at 10:00 AM EDT. Tickets: Shea's Buffalo Theatre / 716.847.0850 or Ticketmaster.com / 1.800.745.3000.

Spend an evening with comedy royalty when Carol Burnett: An Evening Of Laughter And Reflection Where The Audience Asks Questions comes to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are on sale now to members and go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 3 at 10 am.

Elite Entertainment Inc. announced that Legendary Comedian and Actress, Carol Burnett will perform at Providence Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Last night, Beetlejuice officially opened on Broadway! We brought you all of the coverage, including photos, videos, and of course, the reviews! Check it all out below!

Director Virginia Olivieri controls the arc and tone of Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN with fidelity, carefully building this American tragedy towards its emotion-laden finale. Featuring Walt Pedano as Willy Loman, the winner of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play runs through April 14th at Desert Stages Theatre in Scottsdale, AZ.

It has been reported that comedy legend Carol Burnett's memoir Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story will get a big screen adaptation. 

Horatio Alger's Boys will be presented by Off-Broadway's Saint Luke's 2nd Monday Play Reading Series, part of their 2018-2019 season. Written by David Lally, Horatio Alger's Boys imagines the real-life meeting between Alger and his friend, William James, brother of Henry and Alice, one Spring night in 1870. Alger has come to share the truth of his life, and James, his friend, later to become known as 'the father of psychiatry', will listen. The saga of Horatio Alger did not begin and end with his 'rags to riches' stories.

Greek-French vocal pop sensation George Perris releases 'How Many Does it Take', the first single from his highly-anticipated new international album 'Who I'm Meant To Be'.

Arts patrons will come together on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 for The Kennedy Center Gala Celebrating the Human Spirit, honoring philanthropists Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley W. Ryan of Chicago, and actor, producer, and humanitarian Forest Whitaker, the recipients of the 2019 Kennedy Center Award for the Human Spirit. The evening features an intimate dinner and awards presentation, a Gala Performance by Tony Award-winning icon Idina Menzel, and an after-party. Carol Melton and Jodie W. McLean are the co-chairs of the 2019 Kennedy Center Gala. Sponsorship and package options vary and concert-only tickets may be available; attire for the evening is cocktail; please see below for more information.

The Academy of Country Music® announced today that iconic entertainer and 16-time ACM Award® winner Reba McEntire will return as host and executive producer of the 54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®. The awards telecast, honoring country music's superstars and hottest emerging talent, will air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET / delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. This year's ceremony will mark Reba's sixteenth time serving as host.

On Sunday night's broadcast of the 76th Golden Globe Awards, five-time Golden Globe winner and the most decorated of all time in the television category, Carol Burnett received the new Golden Globe top honor for achievement in television, the Carol Burnett Award.

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that dues to popular demand, a second show for Carol Burnett - An Evening of Laughter and Reflection has been added and will go on sale Friday, December 21 at 10 a.m. Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public and her peers for her work on stage and screen and most notably The Carol Burnett Show. The audience at the one-night- only experience at the Winspear Opera House will enjoy an evening of laughter and reflection with Carol Burnett - a conversation where the audience asks the questions.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced today that legendary TV icon Carol Burnett will receive the first-ever Golden Globe television special achievement award, aptly named the Carol Burnett Award, honoring the highest level of achievement in the medium. A five-time Golden Globe winner and the most decorated of all time in the television category, Burnett will accept the honor at the awards ceremony that will air live coast to coast on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC from The Beverly Hilton.

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that tickets for the return engagement of Carol Burnett - An Evening of Laughter and Reflection will go on sale Friday, December 14 at 10 a.m. Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public and her peers for her work on stage and screen and most notably The Carol Burnett Show. The audience at the one-night-only experience at the Winspear Opera House will enjoy an evening of laughter and reflection with Carol Burnett - a conversation where the audience asks the questions.

Carol Burnett has a way with people. She befriends you immediately, puts you at ease and opens up her heart to a candid conversation. What you see is what you get and fans will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with this cherished living legend during her upcoming tour, An Evening of Laughter and Reflection, Where the Audience Asks the Questions. This show has Miss Burnett doing what she does best - connecting with her audience. Besides taking questions, she will be showing clips from her shows in a format that harkens back to the legendary openings of The Carol Burnett Show where her studio audience had an unfiltered opportunity to engage Carol with questions and receive spontaneous answers. 'I love the spontaneity of these evenings,' said Carol.

Ovens Auditorium will host award-winning actress and best-selling author Carol Burnett for 'An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks Questions' on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.

Jeremy Lawrence, best-known for creating and starring in several one-man shows which explore Tennessee Williams in the playwright's own words, revives his acclaimed play with music 'LAVENDER SONGS: A QUEER WEIMAR BERLIN CABARET' which features songs performed or written by queer and Jewish kabarettists of the era in English versions by Jeremy Lawrence.

Jeremy Lawrence, best-known for creating and starring in several one-man shows which explore Tennessee Williams in the playwright's own words, revives his acclaimed play with music 'LAVENDER SONGS: A QUEER WEIMAR BERLIN CABARET' which features songs performed or written by queer and Jewish kabarettists of the era in English versions by Jeremy Lawrence. Lawrence, as his alter ego Tante Fritzi, invites the audience into his edgy, gender-bender, sexy world. It is a chilling evocation of the subversive world of Berlin's cabarets and a celebration of the daring of its Jewish and queer artists who continued to mock and deride the ever-lengthening shadow of fascism for as long as they could. 'Lavender Songs,' directed by Jason Jacobs, stars Jeremy Lawrence as 'Tante Fritzi' with Ariela Bohrod at the piano. Performances are Mondays, October 22, 29 and November 5 at 7 PM at Pangea, 178 Second Avenue (between 11th and 12th Streets.) There is a $20 cover charge with a $20 food/drink minimum. Reservations can be made at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3596340

Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, will be at Benaroya Hall on Sunday October 21, 2018 with her one woman show, Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks the Questions. Ms. Burnett was recently nominated for an Emmy for 'The Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special' which aired on CBS in December of 2017. This is her first Emmy nomination in over a decade. The Primetime Emmy Award winners will be announced on September 17, 2018.

Benjamin's birthday gift to Elliot, a copy of Horatio Alger's juvenile novel Ragged Dick, is an astute choice. Alger's uplifting message that anyone can pull themselves up "by the bootstraps" feels archaic today, but the discovery of Alger's homosexuality, made long after his death, provides relevant insights to the characters of Skintight.