All Star Cast Returns For Wendy Wasserstein's ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? This May
After a Sold Out run as part of The Wendy Chronicles, the three staged readings in one day of Wendy Wasserstein's plays at the Braid, the original company reunites for a full production in Los Angeles this spring. The cast for Isn't it Romantic includes Lucy DeVito ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'), Amanda Bearse ('Married... with Children'), Andrea Bowen ('Desperate Housewives'), Danny Lee Gomez (At the Table), Ken Lerner ('The Goldbergs'), Jon Sprik ('Younger'), Mindy Sterling ('Austin Powers'), Raviv Ullman (Bad Jews).
Teri Hatcher Hosts 55th Birthday Bash Benefiting The People Concern
Teri Hatcher hosted her 55th birthday bash at Guerilla Tacos on Tuesday, December 10, as a fundraiser to benefit The People Concern, and raised over $22,000 for the nonprofit. As a resident of Los Angeles, supporting local nonprofits and businesses are very important to Teri. All proceeds from this fundraising event went to benefit The People Concern, one of Los Angeles County's largest nonprofit social services agencies leading the movement to end homelessness with innovative, effective solutions to one of the most challenging issues of our time. “What better thing can I do with my birthday than to give back?,” said Teri.
Jewish Women's Theatre And Pop-Up Playhouse To Present THE WENDY CHRONICLES
Three plays by Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein will be presented in two triple-header days of theatre readings when JWT, director Stan Zimmerman and an all-star cast salute the groundbreaking artist who made a career out of exploring the lives of intelligent, talented women.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (LATINX) Returns to LA in January
After a sold out run last fall, the recent revival of The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman ('97 Broadway version) will return for a limited engagement previewing January 11, 2019.
BWW Review: KNIFE TO THE HEART Hits A Bullseye!
The smart and witty script by Stan Zimmerman & Christian McLaughlin keeping the one-liners and puns steadily coming make for a fast-paced one-act. Easy to tell the writers really know their way around gay and Jewish life. Zimmerman most assuredly directs his talented cast of four in a quick stride, with real-time, heart-felt dramatic situations emerging out of the more comic set-ups.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Ross, Aziz Ansari & More in Variety's Power of Comedy Event
This past Saturday night, some of Hollywood's most talented comedians gathered at Variety's Power of Comedy Event Presented by Xbox One and benefitting The Noreen Fraser Foundation and their Men for Women Program, which uses humor to engage men to join the fight against women's cancers. The 4th annual celebration was held at The Avalon Hollywood and honored Jimmy Kimmel with Variety's Power of Comedy Award, in recognition for his remarkable contributions to comedy as the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning Jimmy Kimmel Live! Additional sponsors of the event included Amazon Studios, GUINNESS, Johnnie Walker, Skype and Unite4:Good.