Photo Coverage: Billy Crystal Presented Friars Icon Award by Robert De Niro
When you enter the Friars Club on 55th street the world immediately becomes a better place. The first space you encounter is the Billy Crystal Room where you hear the laughter and the animated conversations as Friars share stories with one another. Last night in only the 8th time in the Club's 114-year history The Icon Award was presented by Robert De Niro to Billy Crystal at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to a capacity filled New York/Hollywood audience. The Icon Award honors individuals whose extraordinary accomplishment raise the standard of entertainment and positively redefines our culture. Billy is following in the footsteps of entertainment icons Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro.
Associates for Cancer Studies Honor Patrick M. Byrne and Nancy O'Dell at 28th Annual Gala
Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies (ABCs), helmed by president Gloria Gebbia, hosted its annual, star-studded Talk of the Town black-tie gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Gala benefited breast and prostate cancer research at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John's Health Center. Patrick M. Byrne, founder and CEO of Overstock.com was honored with the Spirit of Hope Award and Entertainment Tonight's co-anchor Nancy O'Dell was recipient of the Spirit of Entertainment Award. Singer/songwriter Bret Michaels performed and actor Taye Diggs hosted.
Ray Romano to Host 11th Annual IMF Comedy Celebration
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the first and widely respected myeloma-specific foundation in the world, announced today the star-studded lineup for the IMF 11th Annual Comedy Celebration today, November 4 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
Robert Klein to Host 17th Annual New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza at Massey Hall
Laugh in the New Year at Massey Hall with the New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza! Curated by Yuk Yuk's founder Mark Breslin, the 17th annual New Year's event will be hosted by Tony Award-winning comedy legend Robert Klein (who returns for his first public appearance in Toronto since 2008), and features a host of seven hilarious comedians, to be announced soon!
BWW Review: Chita Rivera & Robert Klein at QPAC
The Sunday matinee performance of Chita Rivera and Robert Klein, on October 8, 2017 at Queensborough Community College's QPAC (Queensborough Performing Arts Center) was sold out. Before either of the two headliners of film and Broadway stepped onto the stage, QPAC's artistic director, Susan Agin, welcomed the audience. Ms. Agin's enthusiastic persona had the audience ready for this show and many of the shows coming up for this season. I found this endearing and personal because she promoted other headliners by playing snippets of these artists' hits and to encourage everyone not to miss these shows. Brilliant! A few of those upcoming artists are Darlene Love, Debbie Boone, Tony Orlando, and many more headliners from that era. The unique feature of this venue is that there are big stars booked, yet also a neighborhood feel of those that attend performances here.
Porchlight Music Theatre to Continue Series with NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1939
Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber have announced the first production in its 2017 2018 season of Chicago's hit musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway 1939, hosted by Rob Lindley, directed by Keely Vasquez with music direction by David Fiorello, is Monday, Oct. 23 at Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Skokie and Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway at 7:30 p.m.
THE SECOND CITY Comes to Boulder Theater 2/19
Tired of looking over your shoulder before telling a funny story that might upset grandpa? Or are you still rebounding from that joke he told at your wedding? Why stress!? Let The Second City take all the risk while you sit back and laugh at our latest sketch comedy and improv revue, LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE TALKING, coming to the Boulder Theater. We'll put our signature spin on the things you wish you could bring up in mixed company--just be careful who you share them with when you head back to the office!
Ray Romano to Host 11th Annual IMF Comedy Celebration
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the first and widely respected myeloma-specific foundation in the world, announced today the star-studded lineup for the IMF 11th Annual Comedy Celebration on Saturday, November 4 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
Entertainment Releases Debut Stand-Up Comedy CD by Jamal Doman 'Consequences & Repercussions'
Uproar Entertainment is excited to announce the release of 'Consequences & Repercussions' by Jamal Doman, recorded live at The Comedy Underground in Seattle, Wash. 'Consequences & Repercussions' immediately exhibits why Jamal Doman is called 'a comedian's comedian' by his peers. He refers to his unique style of comedy as 'sophisticated ghetto.' Jamal says, 'My comedy is much like my personality, I'm from the hood, but I have some sophistication to me.'
40 Years Ago Tomorrow, Penguin Rep Was Born
When Penguin Rep Theatre opens its month-long run of COBB, Lee Blessing's play about the legendary baseball player Ty Cobb, today, it will be exactly 40 years to the day since the enterprising company gave its first performance...
Photo Coverage: Friars Club Pays Tribute to Barry Dougherty
Longtime communications director of the Friars Club was given a heartfelt Bon Voyage in the Milton Berle Room yesterday and many show business notables were present and in video to honor the man who has written most of the published words and history of The Friars for the last 25 years. Barry Dougherty's words...