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Hailed by critics and a social phenomenon unto itself, Chappelle's Show offers Dave Chappelle's street-smart, thought-provoking and hilarious brand of comedy. A little bit of stand-up and a whole lot of hellacious sketch, Chappelle's Show brings the funk and the noise - so check it out!

Beth Leavel, Bonnie Milligan, Adam Kantor, and More Join BEST IN SHOWS Honoring Orfeh Photo Beth Leavel, Bonnie Milligan, Adam Kantor, and More Join BEST IN SHOWS Honoring Orfeh and Andy Karl
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2019

Brenda Braxton, Javier Colon, Adam Kantor, Cassandra Kubinski, Beth Leavel, Bonnie Milligan, Christine Pedi and Paige Price will join Andy Karl and Orfeh in Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening benefiting the Humane Society of New York, on Monday, October 14 , 2019 at 7 pm at Feinstein's/ 5...


Common, Bradley Cooper, Morgan Freeman & More Will Honor Dave Chappelle With Mark Twa Photo Common, Bradley Cooper, Morgan Freeman & More Will Honor Dave Chappelle With Mark Twain Prize
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 24, 2019

A lineup of leading performers, including yasiin bey, Neal Brennan, Common, Bradley Cooper, Morgan Freeman, Tiffany Haddish, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Lorne Michaels, Trevor Noah, Q-Tip, Sarah Silverman, Jon Stewart, Frédéric Yonnet, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Ken...


Lauren Corrao Joins Freeform as Executive Vice President, Original Programming and De Photo Lauren Corrao Joins Freeform as Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development
by Tori Hartshorn - April 18, 2019

Lauren Corrao has been named executive vice president, Original Programming and Development, Freeform, it was announced today by network president Tom Ascheim, to whom she will report. A visionary and highly respected television executive, Corrao has extensive experience in all aspects of television...


Photo Coverage: PRETTY WOMAN Star Orfeh Joins Sardi's Wall of Fame Photo Photo Coverage: PRETTY WOMAN Star Orfeh Joins Sardi's Wall of Fame
by Walter McBride - July 18, 2019

This afternoon, Broadway favorite Orfeh joined the famed walls of Sardi's with her very own portrait!...


DC Jazz Festival Announces Nick Cannon to Host Finale Celebrating Great Masters of Ja Photo DC Jazz Festival Announces Nick Cannon to Host Finale Celebrating Great Masters of Jazz
by Tori Hartshorn - May 03, 2019

DC Jazz Festival (DCJF), with the only city-wide jazz festival in the mid-Atlantic region, today announced that Nick Cannon will host Great Masters of Jazz, on June 16 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Co-presented by the DC Jazz Festival and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, wit...


United Solo Festival Hosts Premiere of One-woman Rock Opera Psychedelic Cartoon Slide Photo United Solo Festival Hosts Premiere of One-woman Rock Opera Psychedelic Cartoon Slideshow, With Puppets
by Julie Musbach - August 07, 2018

Song of Seamus and the Psychedelic Squirrel takes you to Fort Tryon Park, under the shadow of the George Washington Bridge, where the animal gangs of gritty 1970's New York are fighting over our garbage. Battling the forces of pigeons (and other monsters), and the hazards of sex, drugs and rock & ro...


More Shows Added For Edinburgh Fringe 2018 Photo More Shows Added For Edinburgh Fringe 2018
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2018

Gilded Balloon announced that another 70 shows go On Sale today....


Nikki Renee Daniels Talks About Her Upcoming Radio Free Birdland Concert and More on Photo Nikki Renee Daniels Talks About Her Upcoming Radio Free Birdland Concert and More on Backstage LIVE With Richard Ridge
by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2020

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge is keeping up with all of your favorite stars' latest projects on Backstage Live, bringing you in-depth interviews twice weekly. On November 13, he chatted with the wonderful Nikki Renée Daniels, who will perform a very special concert next week, November 19 (7pm), as a...


Don Reed Travels Back to '60s with CAN YOU DIG IT? at The Marsh Photo Don Reed Travels Back to '60s with CAN YOU DIG IT? at The Marsh
by Julie Musbach - March 22, 2018

Hot on the heels of the hilarious and critically acclaimed East 14th and The Kipling Hotel, Don Reed is back with an installment of his wonderfully wild autobiographical trilogy, Can You Dig It?: The '60s at The Marsh San Francisco. A nostalgic ride through the amusing and oftentimes turbulent 1960s...


Freeform Names Lauren Corrao Executive Vice President, Original Programming And Devel Photo Freeform Names Lauren Corrao Executive Vice President, Original Programming And Development
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 18, 2019

Lauren Corrao has been named executive vice president, Original Programming and Development, Freeform, it was announced today by network president Tom Ascheim, to whom she will report. A visionary and highly respected television executive, Corrao has extensive experience in all aspects of television...


Sierra Boggess and More to Perform at JAMIE DEROY & FRIENDS Cabaret Show at Birdland Photo Sierra Boggess and More to Perform at JAMIE DEROY & FRIENDS Cabaret Show at Birdland to Benefit The Actors Fund
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2020

Seven-time Tony® Award-winning producer Jamie deRoy will bring her acclaimed Jamie deRoy & friends cabaret show to New York's famed Birdland, Sunday, February 16, at 5:30 p.m....


Showtime Presents MO'NIQUE & FRIENDS: LIVE FROM ATLANTA Photo Showtime Presents MO'NIQUE & FRIENDS: LIVE FROM ATLANTA
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 17, 2020

Bold and unapologetic, comedienne Mo'Nique is back hosting her first stand-up special in almost 10 years, MO'NIQUE & FRIENDS: LIVE FROM ATLANTA, premiering Friday, February 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Filmed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, the hour-long special features a variety of talente...


Sinbad, Tony Woods and More Are Coming to Carolines on Broadway in January Photo Sinbad, Tony Woods and More Are Coming to Carolines on Broadway in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 30, 2019

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of January, highlighted by headliners Sinbad, from his stand-up special 'Make Me Wanna Holla,' January 2 - 4; Tony Woods, from Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, with his special gu...


VIDEO: Join Nikki Renee Daniels at Her Upcoming Birdland Jazz Concert! Photo VIDEO: Join Nikki Renee Daniels at Her Upcoming Birdland Jazz Concert!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - November 17, 2020

Watch this special message from Nikki Renee Daniels, inviting you to join her for her Birdland concert premiering November 19 at 7pm ET! Get your tickets today!...


Don Reed's Acclaimed EAST 14th Returns To The Marsh Berkeley This Month Photo Don Reed's Acclaimed EAST 14th Returns To The Marsh Berkeley This Month
by A.A. Cristi - December 04, 2019

Just in time for the holiday season, The Marsh Berkeley announces a limited run of comedian Don Reed's East 14th, a bold and innovative peek into an extraordinary childhood intertwined with Christmas stories. Winner of the 2016 Theatre Bay Area (TBA) Award for a?oeOutstanding Presentation of a Solo ...


Andy Karl & Orfeh to be Honored at Benefit for Humane Society of NY Photo Andy Karl & Orfeh to be Honored at Benefit for Humane Society of NY
by Julie Musbach - July 16, 2019

Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening benefiting the Humane Society of New York, will honor Broadway stars Andy Karl and Orfeh on Monday, October 14 , 2019 at 7 pm at Feinstein's/ 54 Below. Karl and Orfeh be awarded the Humane Society of New York's Sandy Fund Award in recognition of their de...


New American Festival Adds Padma Lakshmi, Hasan Minhaj, Dr. Ruth And More To Lineup Photo New American Festival Adds Padma Lakshmi, Hasan Minhaj, Dr. Ruth And More To Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - August 15, 2019

Today, ticket sales go live for New American Economy (NAE)'s inaugural New American Festival, a groundbreaking event celebrating immigrant contributions to American art, food, film, comedy, fashion, and more (September 14-15). The festival will feature a keynote address from New York Times best-sell...


Comedy Central Finishes January As #1 Entertainment Network in Cable Across Total Day Photo Comedy Central Finishes January As #1 Entertainment Network in Cable Across Total Day Among Millennial Men
by Tori Hartshorn - January 30, 2018

Comedy Central Finishes January As #1 Entertainment Network in Cable Across Total Day Among Millennial Men...


Photo Flash: First Look At Harriet Harris and the Company of Joe DiPietro's CONSCIENC Photo Photo Flash: First Look At Harriet Harris and the Company of Joe DiPietro's CONSCIENCE at George Street Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2020

Rehearsals are underway for two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's newest play CONSCIENCE at George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. CONSCIENCE will star Broadway favorite and Tony winner Harriet Harris as Margaret Chase Smith, the influential senator who said no...


Mario Cantone Returns To Café Carlyle Photo Mario Cantone Returns To Café Carlyle
by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2020

Celebrated New York stage actor and stand-up comedian Mario Cantone returns to Café Carlyle, April 7-11. He gained critical acclaim with his Tony-nominated one-man show Laugh Whore, from its appearance at the Cort Theatre on Broadway to the Showtime special. The previous theatre season saw Cantone s...


CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, & More Coming to HBO Max Nov. 1 Photo CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, & More Coming to HBO Max Nov. 1
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 30, 2020

HBO Max has licensed non-exclusive streaming rights to five award-winning series from Comedy Central’s vast library, further expanding the platform’s curated portfolio. ...


THE MARSH REED SHOW Extends For The Holidays! Photo THE MARSH REED SHOW Extends For The Holidays!
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2019

The Marsh Berkeley announces the extension of That Don Reed Show created by acclaimed comedian/playwright, Theatre Bay Area (TBA) 2018, 2017 nominee, and 2016 TBA winner Don Reed. Following a successful World Premiere run at The Marsh Berkeley, That Don Reed Show transferred to The Marsh San Francis...


Clark Center Celebrates 60th Anniversary With 4 Days Of Programming Photo Clark Center Celebrates 60th Anniversary With 4 Days Of Programming
by Julie Musbach - July 30, 2019

Clark Center NYC continues its series of events celebrating the 60th anniversary of the initial founding of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts....


Comedy Central Presents All-Day CHAPPELLE'S SHOW Marathon, 1/1 Photo Comedy Central Presents All-Day CHAPPELLE'S SHOW Marathon, 1/1
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2018

2017 got a little real, didn't it? Mad real. Like when keeping it real goes wrong. So kick off 2018 with some laughs! Order up some WacArnold's, maybe a nice Samuel Jackson beer, and relive the CHAPPELLE'S SHOW phenomenon chronologically, start to finish, with an all-day, full-series marathon New Y...


Long Wharf Theatre Presents Boo Killebrew's MILLER, MISSISSIPPI Photo Long Wharf Theatre Presents Boo Killebrew's MILLER, MISSISSIPPI
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2019

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Jacob G. Padron and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Miller, Mississippi, by Boo Killebrew, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, from January 9 through February 2, 2019....






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