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Joan Rivers Visits Ridgewood's Book Ends 1/31
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2009

Comedy legend Joan Rivers will meet and greet her fans on Saturday, January 31st, Book Ends at Ridgewood, New Jersey 11am - 1pm to sign copies of her two newly published titles. Rivers' books are MEN ARE STUPID...AND THEY LIKE BIG BOOBS...A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BEAUTY THROUGH PLASTIC SURGERY and MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS...A RED CARPET MURDER MYSTERY.

Photo Coverage: Joan Rivers at the Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble
by Eddie Varley - January 30, 2009

Comedy icon Joan Rivers met her fans on Thursday, January 29th at the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Square, as she signed copies of her two newly published titles. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to spend the evening with the entertainment legend! Rivers' books are MEN ARE STUPID...AND THEY LIKE BIG BOOBS...A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BEAUTY THROUGH PLASTIC SURGERY and MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS...A RED CARPET MURDER MYSTERY.

Joan Rivers Visits Ridgewood's Book Ends 1/31
by Eddie Varley - January 30, 2009

Comedy legend Joan Rivers will meet and greet her fans on Saturday, January 31st, Book Ends at Ridgewood, New Jersey 11am - 1pm to sign copies of her two newly published titles. Rivers' books are MEN ARE STUPID...AND THEY LIKE BIG BOOBS...A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BEAUTY THROUGH PLASTIC SURGERY and MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS...A RED CARPET MURDER MYSTERY.

Joan Rivers to Sign Books Thursday, January 29 at Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2009

Joan Rivers will have book signings of her two newly published titles. Rivers' books are MEN ARE STUPID...AND THEY LIKE BIG BOOBS...A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BEAUTY THROUGH PLASTIC SURGERY and MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS...A RED CARPET MURDER MYSTERY The dates are: Saturday, January 24th Bank Street Book Nook New Milford, Connecticut 4pm -6pm and Thursday, January 29th at Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Square New York, New York 7:30 pm - 9:30pm, and Saturday, January 31st, Book Ends at Ridgewood, New Jersey 11am - 1pm, Thursday, February 12th at Book Soup in Los Angeles, California 7pm -9pm, Friday, February 13th and Barnes & Noble, University Village, Seattle, Washington 12pm-2pm An informational social commentary, comedy, memoir, and practical, info-packed journey into beauty treatments including plastic surgery, Men are Stupid...is written for every woman who wants to improve herself, giving the average woman a step-by-step guide on how to look and feel gorgeous - delivered with Joan's quintessential sense of humor. In Rivers' new novel, Murder on the Red Carpet, it's Oscar night in Hollywood and the famous mother-daughter interview team is on the red carpet, mikes in hand. Everything is glitz and glitter as the stars arrive, but things turn quickly from fabulous to scandalous as a just-back-from-rehab starlet drops dead.

Joan Rivers Announces Book Signing Dates And Locations
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 21, 2009

Joan Rivers will have book signings of her two newly published titles. Rivers' books are MEN ARE STUPID...AND THEY LIKE BIG BOOBS...A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BEAUTY THROUGH PLASTIC SURGERY and MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS...A RED CARPET MURDER MYSTERY The dates are: Saturday, January 24th Bank Street Book Nook New Milford, Connecticut 4pm -6pm and Thursday, January 29th at Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Square New York, New York 7:30 pm - 9:30pm, and Saturday, January 31st, Book Ends at Ridgewood, New Jersey 11am - 1pm, Thursday, February 12th at Book Soup in Los Angeles, California 7pm -9pm, Friday, February 13th and Barnes & Noble, University Village, Seattle, Washington 12pm-2pm An informational social commentary, comedy, memoir, and practical, info-packed journey into beauty treatments including plastic surgery, Men are Stupid...is written for every woman who wants to improve herself, giving the average woman a step-by-step guide on how to look and feel gorgeous - delivered with Joan's quintessential sense of humor. In Rivers' new novel, Murder on the Red Carpet, it's Oscar night in Hollywood and the famous mother-daughter interview team is on the red carpet, mikes in hand. Everything is glitz and glitter as the stars arrive, but things turn quickly from fabulous to scandalous as a just-back-from-rehab starlet drops dead.

Joan Rivers Brings Her Standup To The Slipper Room 2/3-2/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 13, 2009

With the closing of The Cutting Room, legendary comedian JOAN RIVERS brings her her live stand-up act to The Lower East Side. Beginning February 3rd, Rivers presents an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, and award show fashions at The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard Street (on the corner of Orchard and Stanton Streets, one block below Houston -- accessible from the F&V trains at 2nd Avenue). Rivers performs live every Tuesday at 7:30pm from February 3 - 24. Tickets are $30 with a portion of the proceeds going to Joan Rivers' favorite charities: God's Love We Deliver and Guide Dogs for the Blind. For reservations call 212-352-3101 or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com. Doors open one hour before showtime, with food and a full bar available.


Joan Rivers Hosted 'How'd You Get So Rich?', Greenlit by TV Land
by Eddie Varley - November 13, 2008

TV Land has green lit the new non-scripted original series, 'How'd You Get So Rich?,' produced by Mark Burnett and featuring Joan Rivers.

Joan Rivers Brings Her Stand Up Back to New York at the Cutting Room For Charity
by BWW News Desk - November 4, 2008

JOAN RIVERS brings her stand up act back to New York on Election Day November 4 at The Cutting Room. She will perform there through December 17.

Joan Rivers Cancels UK Return of 'Progress' Due to Scheduling Conflicts; To Appear on Celeb Apprentice
by Faetra Petillo - October 1, 2008

It has been confirmed that Joan Rivers has cancelled the return season of her one-woman show Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress in Leicester Square Theatre. The show, which ran at the theater from August 29th through September 18th 2008 was scheduled to return on December 2nd where it would run through January 29th, 2009.

Joan Rivers Brings Her Stand Up Back to New York at the Cutting Room For Charity
by Faetra Petillo - September 26, 2008

JOAN RIVERS brings her stand up act back to New York on Election Day November 4 at The Cutting Room. She will perform there through December 17.

Joan Rivers Adds Extra Performances To Solo Show At Edinburgh Before UK Run
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2008

After selling all 5,378 tickets for her Edinburgh Fringe acting debut in the self-penned autobiographical play, 'Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress', US comedy icon Joan Rivers is to add an extra 4 performances on August 16, 17, 20 & 25.

Joan Rivers Adds Extra Performances To Solo Show At Edinburgh Before UK Run
by Faetra Petillo - August 12, 2008

After selling all 5,378 tickets for her Edinburgh Fringe acting debut in the self-penned autobiographical play, 'Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress', US comedy icon Joan Rivers is to add an extra 4 performances on August 16, 17, 20 & 25.

Photo Flash: Joan Rivers Visits 'The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac'
by Victoria Myers - July 24, 2008

Joan Rivers and Blaine Trump visited 'The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac' at HERE Arts Center.

Joan Rivers To Host Sirius' Broadway Best Week Of 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2008

SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced Joan Rivers will guest host on SIRIUS' Broadway's Best channel. Joan Rivers will guest host, 'Can We Talk… About Broadway,' a daily special broadcast throughout the week of June 30th. The legendary comedienne, and lifetime Broadway theater fan, will introduce show tunes and play songs, offering listeners her unique and often outrageous commentary about several of her favorite Broadway shows, including Andrew Lloyd Weber's Starlight Express. Joan will also present rarely heard selections from the Ed Sullivan Show from the 1960s. 'Can We Talk… About Broadway,' guest hosted by Joan Rivers, will air daily for an hour starting Monday, June 30th through Friday, July 4th at 12 noon ET, with an encore broadcast of the day's show airing again at 6 pm ET. The five-hour series will also be rebroadcast in its entirety on Sunday, July 6th starting at 9 am and 9 pm ET. Broadway's Best puts SIRIUS listeners front row center for the greatest show tune hits sung by the stars of the musical stage, bringing Broadway to every street in America. The channel features songs and interviews from the biggest stars of musical theater, including Julie Andrews, Ethel Merman, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Carol Channing and many others. For more information and complete programming lineup, please visit www.sirius.com/BroadwaysBest. # # # About SIRIUS SIRIUS, 'The Best Radio on Radio,' delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL and NASCAR, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is an Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 80 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music. SIRIUS Backseat TV ä is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring three channels of children's programming, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, for the subscription fee of $6.99 plus applicable audio subscription fee. SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available at shop.sirius.com and in more than 20,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and RadioShack. As of December 31, 2007, SIRIUS radios were available as a factory and dealer-installed option in 116 vehicle models and as a dealer only-installed option in 37 vehicle models. SIRIUS has agreements with Aston Martin, Audi, Automobili Lamborghini, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, MINI, Mitsubishi, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, and Volkswagen to offer SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment in their vehicles. SIRIUS has relationships with Toyota and Scion to offer SIRIUS radios as dealer-installed equipment, and a relationship with Subaru to offer SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment. SIRIUS radios are also offered to renters of Hertz vehicles at airport locations nationwide. Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. ('XM'), including related uncertainties and risks and the impact on our business if the merger is not completed; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment providers.

Joan Rivers To Host Sirius' Broadway Best Week Of 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2008

SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced Joan Rivers will guest host on SIRIUS' Broadway's Best channel.

Joan Rivers Returns To 'The Cutting Room' 4/9-6/4
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2008

After a four month hiatus, legendary comedian JOAN RIVERS returns to The Cutting Room in Chelsea with her live stand-up act.

Joan Rivers To Appear on Sirius Radio
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2008

Tune in to the 'Kentertainment Report' on 'The Frank DeCaro Show' on Sirius Satellite Radio, Thursday March 13th at 12:15pm for an exclusive interview with Joan Rivers. Join 'That's Kentertainment!' host Ken Kleiber and 'The Frank DeCaro's Show's very own Frank DeCaro dish it with Joan about all the latest, including her terrific new play, 'A Work in Progress By A Life in Progress' (currently geting its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in LA). Turn your Sirius dial to Channel 109 or listen online at www.siriusoutq.com.

TV: Joan Rivers Opens 'A Work in Progress' in LA
by James Sims - February 24, 2008

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently caught up with Joan Rivers before an evening performance, talking to the comedienne about her long-lasting career, including re-inventing television's coverage of red carpet events, her future on the internet with America Online and a possible transfer of A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress to New York.

'Some Girl(s)' and 'Joan Rivers' Extend 1-Week at Geffen
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2008

With brisk ticket sales for both Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress on the Geffen's mainstage, and Some Girl(s) in The Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, the theater is announcing a one-week extension of both shows.

Joan Rivers Delivers the Goods with 'A Work in Progress'
by James Sims - February 17, 2008

For anyone wishing to catch a glimpse of a bright star that by all means of logic should have faded decades ago, then Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress is a fantastic showcase of laughs and tears. And a note to any network executives reading this review, neither Ryan Seacrest nor Lisa Rinna can ever come close to the genius that is Joan Rivers on the red carpet...

'Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress' Cast Announced; Opens at Geffen Feb.13
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2007

The Geffen Playhouse hosts the world-premiere of Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress opening in February 2008. Full cast announced.

'Joan Rivers Theatre Project' Premieres at Geffen Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 9, 2007

This February, Joan Rivers brings the world-premiere of her four-character autobiographical play, The Joan Rivers Theater Project, to the Geffen Playhouse.

Joan Rivers: In Progress
by Eugene Lovendusky - August 29, 2007

Joan Rivers, the legendary American TV and celebrity personality, is workshopping her new original play The Joan Rivers Theatre Project at San Francisco's Magic Theatre. BroadwayWorld.com's News Desk Editor, Eugene Lovendusky (a native of San Francisco), had the fortunate opportunity to chat with Rivers yesterday morning, to share some thoughts and discuss her work-in-progress...

SF Chronicle Praises Joan Rivers Cabaret, Workshop
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2007

Steven Winn of 'The San Francisco Chronicle' heralds Joan Rivers for her San Francisco engagement, workshopping her original play work-in-progress and Plush Room cabaret performance.

Joan Rivers Workshops Project at Magic Theatre 8/21-9/2
by Eugene Lovendusky - August 16, 2007

Magic Theatre announces Joan Rivers in a two-week work-in-progress presentation of her new autobiographical play 'The Joan Rivers Theatre Project,' August 21-September 2.


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