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SIMON AMSTELL Numb - LA, San Francisco & Seattle
“A highly literate and charming stand-up set.” - The New York Times
“The real deal. Where philosophy collides with anxiety: where Heidegger meets Woody Allen." - The Guardian
"One of the most elegant, articulate, sensitive and endearing proponents of 'Soul Comedy’ that there is.” – The Scotsman
“Simon Amstell is fast and funny in mind and mouth and is very dangerous in a fist fight if his fists are holding very big knives.” – Eddie Izzard
Award-winning British comedian, Simon Amstell, will perform his critically-acclaimed show, Numb, in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle in May. Tickets are on sale now. A full list of tour dates and ticket links is below.
A beautifully articulate storyteller, Simon premiered Numb as an intimate BBC TV special on December 31, 2012. Simon’s five-week run of Numb last summer in New York City played to rave reviews and sold-out houses leading The New York Times to compare him to, “a young Woody Allen.” The NYC run followed a three month tour through theaters in the UK and Australia.
Simon premiered his first hour-long TV special, Do Nothing, on BBC America in October 2012. Recorded at Vicar Street, Dublin, Do Nothing captures Simon at his intimate, painfully honest best. “Pin point timing... highly literate and charming... an endearing mixture of offhand candour and sharp wit,” raved critics.
Simon's award-winning comedy series, Grandma's House, ran for two seasons on BBC2 garnering ecstatic reviews. In the series, Simon plays a version of himself - the host of a massively popular entertainment show who has given it all up to pursue a more serious acting career, only to find himself living at home in the suburbs with his dysfunctional family.
SIMON AMSTELL TOUR DATES:
May 2nd & May 3rd
Largo - Los Angeles @ 8.30pm
May 4th, 2013
Brava Theatre - San Francisco @ 8.00pm & 10.00pm
May 5th, 2013
Showbox - Seattle @ 8.00pm
John Leguizamo - GHETTO KLOWN in San Francisco
John Leguizamo's one man show and Broadway smash Ghetto Klown, will be live at the SHN Orpheum Theatre for two performances only April 26 and 27.
"Ghetto Klown" is the next chapter in John Leguizamo's popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix...a Love Story.
Leguizamo is one of the nation's most accomplished stage performers and has also appeared in more than 50 films including, Carlito's Way, Baz Lurhmann's Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge and as a drag queen called Chi Chi in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.
In his trademark style, Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown explodes with energy, heating up the stage and taking audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
The New York Times says that Leguizamo on stage is "irresistible. He has the energy of a 12-year old who has just downed a Red Bull and a jumbo package of Twinkies." Variety says he is hyper-talented with "Dead-on and deliciously cruel impersonations." The Los Angeles Times says he is "a nuclear performer, ricocheting around the stage as though he had been shot out of a pistol."
PUBLIC ONSALE MARCH 22nd at 10.00AM (PST)
What About Dick? available for Digital Download on Nov 13!
ERIC IDLE’S ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME COMEDY EVENT – WHAT ABOUT DICK? – AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON NOVEMBER 13!
Starring RUSSELL BRAND, BILLY CONNOLLY, TIM CURRY, ERIC IDLE, EDDIE IZZARD, JANE LEEVES, JIM PIDDOCK, TRACEY ULLMAN and SOPHIE WINKLEMAN
What About Dick?, the new comedic masterpiece from the genius that is Eric Idle, will be available exclusively for digital download on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Governments, monarchies and dictatorships around the world are seeking to officially proclaim this “Dick Day,” though many citizens argue that could be any day. This once-in-a-lifetime comedy event was filmed live (is there any other way?) over four sold-out nights at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles, featuring an all-star cast of incredibly funny people. Eric Idle’s Dick? will be yours for only $6.00 exclusively at www.whataboutdick.com.
Idle calls What About Dick? “a nice hybrid... It’s got elements of a musical – we have songs – and it’s got elements of a play, but it’s not a play that you have to take completely seriously because it’s a sort of send-up. It has bits of stand-up and improv and these hilarious actors playing multiple roles and doing impersonations. I was laughing so hard there were tears running down my cheek.”
Described by Idle as “Oscar Wilde on acid, or like Downton Abbey, only even funnier,” Dick? begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898, tells the story of the decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano, as well as the story of young Dick, his two cousins and their dipsomaniac Aunt Maggie, who all live together in Kensington in a large, rambling, Edwardian novel. There’s Reverend Whoopsie, a private Dick, the incomprehensible Scottish Inspector McGuffin and the case of the Houndsditch Mutilator. What else do you need to know for six bucks?
Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/whataboutdick, follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/whataboutdick or add on Google+ at http://gplus.to/WhatAboutDick.
EDDIE IZZARD Work in Progress - NEW SHOWS ADDED!
NEW DATES ADDED!
EDDIE IZZARD - Work in Progress
Ticket on Sale Now!
February 4 – March 2 @ 8.00pm & 10.30pm - NEW YORK – Culture Project- https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/919905
“World-renowned comedian Eddie Izzard works out the kinks from his new International show ‘Force Majeure’ on the stage of these intimate venues. Since the man is a bit of a legend, it’s exciting to see his creative process and socre a close-up sneak peek of his latest material” - Flavorpill
Eddie Izzard - Tour En Francais
Eddie Izzard - Tout En Francais
Eddie Izzard performs his show 'Stripped' ENTIRELY IN FRENCH.
February 24th @ 8.00pm
Culture Project 45 Bleecker Street, NY
Tickets - [External Link]
"Renversant de drôlerie. A proprement parlé, génial." Antoine DE CAUNES
Eddie IZZARD est le maître du Stand-up qui excelle au Royaume-Uni et aux Etats-Unis. Partout où il passe, il joue à guichet fermé et la presse est unanime. Eddie IZZARD nous raconte « l'histoire de l'humanité avec un grand H - de l'homme des cavernes à l'homme moderne, avec quelques omissions »... Nous dit-il ... ! Avec son univers élégant, sexy et absurde il passe de l'origine du langage à Wikipédia, du banjo aux hélicoptères, de Mr Dupont ou Durand à l'existence possible de Dieu, de la création du monde à... la banane. Fortement influencé par les MONTY PYTHON, qui l'ont adoubé publiquement, Eddie IZZARD est maitre dans l'art de passer d'un sujet à un autre par des transitions imprévisibles et géniales. Avec plus de 70 représentations à Paris en 2011, son passage en France, brillant et rare, a été un franc succès. Cette année, il revient pour une date exceptionnelle à l'Olympia le 13 Mars, Ne ratez pas la performance !
Récompensé avec 2 Emmy Awards
Elu 3e humoriste planétaire au Royaume Uni
" Gonflé, il déglingue le réel jusqu'à l'absurde avec une certaine virtuosité et manie la dérision avec panache !" Le Figaro Magazine
" Un humoriste de génie " - The Daily Telegraph
" Il s'impose comme l’humoriste de référence en Grande Bretagne " - The Times
" Un heure de folie, les spectateurs en tombent de leurs chaises " - The Sunday Times
Eddie Izzard - Work in Progress
Eddie Izzard returns to San Francisco and New York for a limited time in 2013! The show is a work in progress in anticipation of his upcoming World Tour 'Force Majeure' starting in Spring 2013.
Ticket on Sale Now!
January, 11-12 & 17-19 @ 7.30pm & 10.00pm - SAN FRANCISCO – Brava Theatre Center - https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=2e202bb289a13bd2a5801c0c9631d3f4
January 24 – 26 @ 7.30pm & 10.00pm - SAN FRANCISCO – Z Space - https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/919927
***Please note Eddie Izzard will perform his show STRIPPED entirely in French on January 24th at 10.00pm***
February 4 – March 2 @ 8.00pm & 10.30pm - NEW YORK – Culture Project- https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/919905
“World-renowned comedian Eddie Izzard works out the kinks from his new International show ‘Force Majeure’ on the stage of these intimate venues. Since the man is a bit of a legend, it’s exciting to see his creative process and socre a close-up sneak peek of his latest material” - Flavorpill
Dylan Moran - NY, LA & SF 2012
Moran’s perspective is unashamedly unique. He observes life through the tinted hue of a glass of fine full-bodied red wine and then paints what he sees onto a deliciously cruel and rich life canvas. Blisteringly funny, and painfully accurate, this is like looking at a Canaletto painting whilst someone simultaneously punches you in the stomach and tickles you breath-less. Called “the Oscar Wilde of Comedy,” by the London Evening News, Moran is universally considered one of the foremost comics of his generation.
December 4, 5, 7 & 8
New York - Theatre 80
Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/918598
December 11 & 12
Los Angeles - Largo
Tickets: http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=197063&cart&
December 14 & 15
San Francisco - Marines Memorial
Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Dylan-Moran-tickets/artist/952480
‘Glorious – with his keen intelligence and perfectly worded witticisms he’ll have you clutching your sides, begging for more’ - LA Weekly
‘He’s biting, sarcastic and side-splittingly hilarious!’ - SF Bay Guardian
‘An Original! He transforms the mundane into madcap!’ - NY Times
Moran is best known in the United States for his roles in several well known films, including Notting Hill, the cult classic Shaun of the Dead, Michael Winterbottom’s Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story and David Schwimmer’s Run, Fatboy, Run.
Billy Connolly Live in San Francisco & NY
Tickets are selling fast....so don't miss your chance to see Britian's greatest living comedian performing live at the Marines Memorial Theatre in San Francisco from Nov 27 - Dec 1 and at the legendary BEACON THEATRE in NY on DECEMBER 6th & 7th at 8.00pm
His tours in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have sold out within hours, and he last played the US six years ago, enjoying a hit New York engagement in 2006. Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, voted best comedian of all time by the UK’s Channel 4, and included as one of the Huffington Post’s favorite UK comedians, he’ll next be seen in The Hobbit, and in Quartet directed by Dustin Hoffman.
“Bladder-challenging tour de force” Evening Standard (London)
“PRICELESS! Nonstop laughter verging on tears” Hollywood Reporter
"A SUPERSTAR!" N.Y. Times
"DON'T MISS HIM! Where do hot young comics get their inspiration, they look to legends like Billy Connolly" TimeOut NY
Simon Amstell Numb - SF, LA & NY
Following his successful 5 week run in New York this summer, award-winning British comedian, Simon Amstell, brings his critically acclaimed new show, Numb, to San Francisco and Los Angeles for two shows only and will also return to NYC for 5 nights only! With his first TV special, Do Nothing, premiering on BBC America on October 6, his hit BBC TV series Grandma’s House, and his critically-acclaimed, international Numb theater tour, no one is more successful at being awkward than Simon Amstell. Skewering his insecurities with a sharp wit and hopeful optimism, Amstell confronts the anxieties of modern life that have left him Numb.
TOUR DATES:
Nov 9 & 10
Z Space - San Francisco
Tickets - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/276008
Nov 12 & 13
Largo - Los Angeles
Tickets - http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=188961&cart
Nov 15 - 17, 20 & 21
Theatre 80 - New York
Tickets - https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/918106
“The British comic Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until is seems utterly ridiculous.” – The New York Times
“Fast and Funny in Mind and Mouth” – Eddie Izzard
“Will Amstell just take the “most popular comedy export” crown from Russell Brand already?” – PopMatters.com
“Intelligent, Self-Aware and Bitingly Funny” – The Observer, UK
Billy Connolly The Man Live in San Francisco!
Billy Connolly brings his uncensored, uncut and unpredictable new show BILLY CONNOLLY: THE MAN LIVE to San Francisco’s Marines’ Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St., 2nd floor) for five performances only!
November 27 – December 1, 2012
Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, voted best comedian of all time by the UK’s Channel 4, and included as one of the Huffington Post’s favorite UK comedians, Billy Connolly’s tours in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have sold out within hours. He last performed in San Francisco over four years ago. Connolly will next be seen in Quartet, directed by Dustin Hoffman and co-starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Tom Courtenay, as well as the two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit directed by Peter Jackson.
"A Critic's Pick!" - Time Out NY
"It's easy to see why he's 'Britain's Greatest Living Comedian.' He takes over the stage and the audience, keeping his audience in absolute stitches. All you have to do is settle in and laugh and laugh!" - KGO Radio, San Francisco
Simon Amstel Numb - New York
Since April, Simon has been touring Numb through theaters in Australia and the UK to rave reviews and sold-out houses. This July Amstell will be bringing his Numb show to New York, opening July 10 for a five week run at Theatre 80 in New York City.
The show will run Tuesday through Thursday nights at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00; Tickets are available at the Theatre 80 Box Office and online at www.Theatre80.net.
“The real deal. Where philosophy collides with anxiety: where Heidegger meets Woody Allen." - The Guardian
"One of the most elegant, articulate, sensitive and endearing proponents of 'Soul Comedy’ that there is.” – The Scotsman
“Simon Amstell is fast and funny in mind and mouth and is very dangerous in a fist fight if his fists are holding very big knives.” – Eddie Izzard
With a hit BBC TV series, Grandma's House and his second critically-acclaimed international theater tour, no one is more successful at being awkward than award-winning comedian Simon Amstell. Skewering his insecurities with a sharp wit and hopeful optimism, Amstell confronts the anxieties of modern life that have left him Numb.
Henson Alternative's STUFFED AND UNSTRUND in CHICAGO
HENSON Alternative's STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG featuring
The Miskreant Puppets comes to Chicago!
Bank of America Theatre June 12 -17
Produced by WestBeth Entertainment and Henson Alternative, STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG is created by award-winning director, producer, and writer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational guru Patrick Bristow and features the Miskreant puppets and The Jim Henson Company's renowned puppeteers.
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG is a wild romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide. Unpredictable and
irreverent, it's never the same show twice. Expert puppeteers create twisted scenes and songs on the fly, as suggestions from the audience prompt the improvised storylines unfolding on stage. This production delivers "two shows in one" as the hilarious puppet action is projected live on large screens flanking the stage, while the puppeteers race around below - displaying their skills in full view of the audience. With live musical accompaniment and Bristow as host, STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG boasts a cast of six world-class puppeteers in an uninhibited live puppet performance, as never seen before.
"**** Consistently funny" - Time Out NY
"These brilliant American puppeteers are seducing all they meet...the apparently effortless technical excellence is matched only by some of the quickest and wickedest humor in town"
- The Telegraph (UK)
"Does anyone really want to see x-rated puppets? YES WE DO!"
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
WHAT ABOUT DICK?
4 Performances Only! April 26th - 29th
Eric Idle's New Comedy About an Old Problem
WHAT ABOUT DICK?
Starring:
Russell Brand, Billy Connolly, Tim Curry, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Jane Leeves, Jim Piddock, Tracey Ullman and Sophie Winkleman
Live on Stage together in the outrageously funny new comedy!
'it's not so much a play as foreplay…..'
With eight new songs from Eric Idle and John Du Prez, the Grammy-award winning duo who brought you SPAMALOT
April 26 - 29th
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
842 South Broadway
Los Angeles, CA
Go to Ticketmaster.com or call 800.745.3000
The performance of What About Dick? is being videotaped for future telecasts and other exploitation at the producer's discretion and may include pictures of the audience or individuals in the audience. Attendance at this performance shall be deemed your consent to appear in such telecasts without compensation.
JOHN LEGUIZAMO ~ GHETTO KLOWN 2012 U.S. TOUR
John Leguizamo Live ! His first tour since his record shattering SEXAHOLIX... a love story. You know his Movies -- 'To Wong Foo... ', 'Ice Age', 'Moulin Rouge', 'Summer of Sam', and 'Carlito's Way'. Now you can see John Leguizamo Live on Stage in his award-winning comedy GHETTO KLOWN. Everybody in New York and L. A. said YOU GOTTA SEE THIS SHOW!! He's BRILLIANT!! You'll laugh so hard your sides are gonna hurt.
2012 DATES ON SALE NOW!!!
For tickets and info, visit:
http://ghettoklownonbroadway.com/buy-tix/
February 9, 10 & 11
Austin, TX
The Paramount Theatre
February 14
Corpus Christi, TX
American Bank Center Selena Auditorium
February 16, 17 & 18
Dallas, TX
The Majestic Theatre
February 21
McAllen, TX
The McAllen Convention Center
February 23, 24 & 25
Wortham Center
Houston, TX
March 6
ORLANDO, FL
Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
March 8
TAMPA, FL
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
March 9, 10, 11
MIAMI, FL
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre
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www.GhettoKlown.com
www.twitter.com/ghettoklown
Ghetto Klown explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colorful characters that have populated his life – all in Leguizamo’s trademark style.
"Its Painfully Funny!" - Huffington Post
"It's Hilarious and Irresistible" - The New York Times
"This dancing dynamo and ace mimic is a NUCLEAR PERFORMER, ricocheting around the stage as though he'd been shot out of a pistol!" - L.A. Times
"The show is SLICKER THAN SLICK - Lequizamo has the audience eating from his hand from the moment he dances on stage." - What's on Stage, London
Marc Salem - Mind Over Manhattan
World-renowned mentalist Marc Salem will take you on a captivating and surprising journey through the possibilities of the human mind when he returns to New York with a new show “Marc Salem - Mind Over Manhattan.” Produced by Metropolitan Talent and WestBeth Entertainment, “Mind over Manhattan” will delight audiences of all ages with a series of mesmerizing and mystifying mind games.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
For tickets and info, visit: www.marcsalem.com or www.ticketmaster.com
The Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
Saturday, February 18
Saturday, February 25
Saturday, March 3
Saturday, March 10
Using psychological techniques, a sharp eye for human nature, a quick wit and more than 20 years of studying the human mind, Salem creates an astounding, mystifying and often hilarious show having prompted New York critics to hail his sold-out engagement at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre with praises that included: “Just Unbelievable!,” "Fabulous!,” “Miraculous!,” and "Brilliantly entertaining!" Salem uses no secret assistants, stooges, or hidden electronics in the presentation of this extraordinary evening.
“New Yorkers inspire my mind to even greater thoughts, and their humor and intelligence is top notch,” remarked Mr. Salem about his upcoming new show. “Having performed around the globe, only in New York is the bar so high, that I need to push my mind and wit to the ultimate. Manhattan is more than just a state of mind; it is an explosion of energy and thought!”
JOHN LEGUIZAMO LIVE IN LONDON
JOHN LEGUIZAMO
“GHETTO KLOWN”
Directed by Fisher Stevens
OCTOBER 25th to NOVEMBER 12
CHARING CROSS THEATRE
The Arches, Villiers Street
London WC2N 6NL
ON SALE NOW!!!
visit: http://www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/
www.GhettoKlown.com
www.twitter.com/ghettoklown
Stage and screen star John Leguizamo will make his West End debut in his acclaimed Broadway show, Ghetto Klown, which runs at Charing Cross Theatre for 17 performances only.
Ghetto Klown explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colorful characters that have populated his life – all in Leguizamo’s trademark style.
It’s an adventure that takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
Ghetto Klown earned Leguizamo a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, an Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.
DIRECT FROM BROADWAY - GHETTO KLOWN at The Montalban Theatre, LA
JOHN LEGUIZAMO
“GHETTO KLOWN”
Directed by Fisher Stevens
SEPTEMBER 30th - OCTOBER 16th
THE MONTALBAN THEATRE
1615 N Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
ON SALE NOW!!!
visit: Tix.com or call 800-595-4TIX
www.GhettoKlown.com
www.twitter.com/ghettoklown
www.facebook.com/ghettoklown
GHETTO KLOWN is the next chapter in John Leguizamo’s hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix…a Love Story. In Leguizamo’s trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colorful characters who have populated his life. Leguizamo takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Leguizamo explains, “GHETTO KLOWN is all the things I say to my therapist and my manager, but would NEVER want the general public to know. It’s cheaper than a lawsuit and I get to take a bow at the end. It’s like Wikileaks but with no international manhunt. Yet.”
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG on Tour
**** "Consistently funny" - Time Out NY
Henson Alternative’s STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG featuring The Miskreant Puppets is a live, outrageous, comedy, variety show for adults only. What happens when Henson puppeteers are unleashed? You get a new breed of intelligent nonsense with six talented, hilarious, expert puppeteers improvising songs and sketches based on your suggestions! With a motley group of characters brought to life by the world renowned puppeteers of The Jim Henson Company, this is not your average night of improv and it is definitely not for children. But all others are welcome to enjoy the uninhibited anarchy of live puppet performance as never seen before. The Miskreant Puppets have enjoyed 21st century success having been named by Entertainment Weekly as a Top Ten Best Stage Show of 2010, performing alongside Cee-Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2011 Grammy Awards and will be appearing in their very own upcoming feature length film.
TOUR DATES
September 23
Milwaukee, WI at Pabst Theater
September 24
Glen Ellyn, IL at McAninch Hall, College of DuPage
September 27
Muncie, IN at Emens Auditorium, Ball State University
September 29
Bloomington, IL at Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
September 30
Indianapolis, IN at Clowes Memorial Hall
October 5
Sarasota, FL at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
October 7
Gainesville, FL at University of Florida Gainesville, Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
October 8
Melbourne, FL at King Center for the Performing Arts
October 10
Miami, FL at Adrienne Arsht Center, Ziff Ballet Opera House
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'A first rate evening of comedy' - theatremania.com
"These brilliant American puppeteers are seducing all they meet... the apparently effortless technical excellence is matched only by some of the quickest and wickedest humor in town"
- The Telegraph (UK)
"Does anyone really want to see x-rated puppets? YES WE DO!"
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG in San Francisco
Henson Alternative
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG
The Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
'**** Consistently funny' - Time Out NYAug 18th - 27th
Henson Alternative’s STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG featuring The Miskreant Puppets is a live, outrageous, comedy, variety show for adults only. What happens when Henson puppeteers are unleashed? You get a new breed of intelligent nonsense with six talented, hilarious, expert puppeteers improvising songs and sketches based on your suggestions! With a motley group of characters brought to life by the world renowned puppeteers of The Jim Henson Company, this is not your average night of improv and it is definitely not for children. But all others are welcome to enjoy the uninhibited anarchy of live puppet performance as never seen before. The Miskreant Puppets have enjoyed 21st century success having been named by Entertainment Weekly as a Top Ten Best Stage Show of 2010, performing alongside Cee-Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2011 Grammy Awards and will be appearing in their very own upcoming feature length film.
'A first rate evening of comedy' - theatremania.com
"These brilliant American puppeteers are seducing all they meet... the apparently effortless technical excellence is matched only by some of the quickest and wickedest humor in town"
- The Telegraph (UK)
"Does anyone really want to see x-rated puppets? YES WE DO!"
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
JOHN LEGUIZAMO RETURNS TO BROADWAY IN
JOHN LEGUIZAMO
RETURNS TO BROADWAY IN
“GHETTO KLOWN”
Directed by Fisher Stevens
Previews February 21; Opens March 22 at Lyceum Theatre
Mon, Tue and Thu at 7 PM
Fri and Sat at 8 PM
Sun at 3 PM
(Six shows per week. Dark on Wednesday)
Tickets will be on sale on December 29 and are available through www.telecharge.com and priced as follows: $29.50, 59.50, 89.50, 116.50.
www.GhettoKlown.com
www.twitter.com/ghettoklown
www.facebook.com/ghettoklown
GHETTO KLOWN is the next chapter in John Leguizamo’s hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix…a Love Story. In Leguizamo’s trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colorful characters who have populated his life. Leguizamo takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Leguizamo explains, “GHETTO KLOWN is all the things I say to my therapist and my manager, but would NEVER want the general public to know. It’s cheaper than a lawsuit and I get to take a bow at the end. It’s like Wikileaks but with no international manhunt. Yet.”
EDDIE IZZARD at the HOLLYWOOD BOWL!
This Summer, EDDIE IZZARD makes Hollywood Bowl History with Stripped to the Bowl, the first-ever solo standup comedy show at the iconic venue.
WEDNESDAY JULY 20 @ 8.00pm
HOLLYWOOD BOWL
2301 N Highland Ave, Hollywood , CA 90068
Box Office: 323 850 2000
“BEDAZZLYING, UNDENIABLY WONDERFUL & REMARKABLE! He’s charming and goofy, eliciting howls of laughter (from the audience while just standing there.” - LA Times
Eddie Izzard Stripped on the Shore
EDDIE IZZARD’S “STRIPPED ON THE SHORE”
SATURDAY, JULY 16
SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE
(reserved seating only)
Exclusive Northern California Appearance
Hailed as one of the foremost stand-ups of his generation, Emmy-winning comic genius Eddie Izzard, will bring, ‘STRIPPED ON THE SHORE’, to Shoreline Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 16th for an exclusive Northern California Appearance this summer. As one of only 2 outdoor performances in the US, you don’t want to miss your chance to see what The New York Times calls, "The most brilliant stand-up comedian of his generation.”, at one of California’s most legendary venues.
BILLY CONNOLLY live in LA - ONE NIGHT ONLY!
BILLY CONNOLLY LIVE IN LA! ONE NIGHT ONLY - JUNE 4TH, 2011
Some call him a genius. Some say he is the finest comedian working today. Some refer to his concerts as otherworldly. Some define his honesty as terrifyingly insightful. Then there are those who simply find him funny...They number in the millions.
For one night only Billy Connolly will perform LIVE at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre. Considering his ability to crush box office records across the globe, it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to experience his performance that inevitably evokes gut-wrenching laughter. His incorrigible style and wit has perched him high atop the comedic hierarchy.
JUNE 4TH @ 8.00pm
RICARDO MONTALBAN THEATRE
1615 N.Vine Street
Hollywood
Tix.com Box Office: 800-595-4TIX (4849)
‘In case you’re wondering where hot young comics get their inspiration, they look to legends like Connolly. Don’t miss him!’ - Time Out
‘4 STARS – He’s Brilliant!’ - Chicago Tribune
‘PRICELESS! Non-stop laughter, verging on tears.’ - LA Weekly
SHAUN MAJUMDER TOURS CANADA!
One of Canada’s favorite comedians, SHAUN MAJUMDER is fresh off shooting ABC’s show Detroit 187 and hurrying home to jump on stage! Majumder has risen as one of this nation’s brightest stars, with beloved characters like Raj Binder, the uber-sweaty, much cherished in-your-face interviewer on CBC’s This Hour has 22 Minutes. A favorite at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festivals, TV Series and tours, this Gemini Award winning comedian delivers his slice of life commentary in a clever, drenched in wit satirical style.
Don’t miss your chance to see Shaun Majumder perform live during his first headlining tour of Canada! Majumder will hit the stage running on April 28th in St Johns Newfoundland and end on May 31st in Edmonton.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!
THIS TOUR HAS 22 CITIES...The Road to Majumder Manor
April 28 – St John’s, NL – Holy Heart Theatre
April 30 – Glace Bay, NS – Savoy Theatre
May 2 – Charlottetown, PE – Confederation Centre Of The Arts
May 3 – Fredericton, NB – Fredericton Playhouse
May 4 – Moncton, NB – Capitol Theatre
May 6 – Toronto, ON – Winter Garden Theatre
May 7 – Toronto, ON – Winter Garden Theatre
May 8 – Ottawa, ON – Centrepointe Theatre
May 9 – Ottawa, ON – Centrepointe Theatre
May 11 – Halifax, NS – Dalhousie Arts Centre’s Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
May 13 – Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
May 15 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
May 16 – Brandon, MB – Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
May 18 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre
May 19 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre
May 25 – Victoria, BC – The Royal Theatre
May 26 – Nanaimo, BC – The Port Theatre
May 27 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts
May 29 – Calgary, AB – EPCOR Centre’s Jack Singer Hall
May 31 – Edmonton, AB – The Francis Winspear Centre – Enmax Hall
CHECK OUT SHAUN'S CLIP [External Link]
Christopher Titus' NEVERLUTION - Atlanta
On the heels of his live shows and Comedy Central Specials Norman Rockwell is Bleeding and Love is Evol, the Emmy nominated creator & star of the hit FOX comedy ‘Titus” is LIVE! Edgier and more fearless than ever, boundary-pushing comedian Christopher Titus will bring his brand new one-man show, NEVERLUTION to 14th Street Playhouse. In Neverlution, Titus takes on society's complacence and offers solutions that only he could come up with. Interweaving his personal experiences, Titus calls for a revolution against technology, politics, racism, child worship and the prescription drug companies, a revolution he argues we will never have because we are fat, lazy and scared. Presented by WestBeth Entertainment, David Hart Productions and The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival.
14th Street Playhouse - Main Stage
173 14th Street, NE
Tuesday, March 29th through Saturday, April 2 at 8:00pm each evening
Box Office: 404.733.5000
Ticket Prices: $38.50
"Neverlution is actually an evolution in stand-up comedy. Christopher Titus makes us laugh and almost...almost inspires us out of our collective apathy. Nah...it's more entertaining for us to keep making the same mistakes and just sit back and let this intelligent, observant, and fearless comic expose the raw truths that make for a lot of laughs. It's true you can't write comedy that's funnier than real life...but you do need a comic who is studious, brave, and talented enough to identify the humor and unapologetically deliver it in a riotous show. Christopher Titus is that guy." - FOX
‘A state of the art comedian’ - Bill Maher
Christopher Titus' NEVERLUTION - Austin & San Francisco
Edgier and more fearless than ever, boundary-pushing comedian Christopher Titus will bring his brand new one-man show, NEVERLUTION, to San Francisco this FEBRUARY
MARINES' MEMORIAL THEATRE - SAN FRANCISCO - Feb 15 - 19, 2011 @ 8.00pm
Tickets ON SALE NOW!!!
Purchase online - www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com
Box office: 1.415.771.6900
Titus’ first show, Norman Rockwell is Bleeding, debuted in Los Angeles. This performance launched the 3 season run of the dark comedy ‘Titus’ on Fox TV. The TV show earned Titus an Emmy nomination as well as a Writer’s Guild nomination. Newsday called him “TV’s most original voice since Seinfeld.” His second show, The Fifth Annual End of the World Tour, was released in 2007 to rave reviews. Titus’ third show, Love Is Evol, a groundbreaking comedy special premiered on comedy central on Valentine’s Day in 2009.
In Neverlution, Titus takes on society's complacence and offers solutions that only he could come up with. Interweaving his personal experiences, Titus calls for a revolution against technology, politics, racism, child worship and the prescription drug companies, a revolution he argues we will never have because we are fat, lazy and scared.
"Neverlution is actually an evolution in stand-up comedy. Christopher Titus makes us laugh and almost...almost inspires us out of our collective apathy. Nah...it's more entertaining for us to keep making the same mistakes and just sit back and let this intelligent, observant, and fearless comic expose the raw truths that make for a lot of laughs. It's true you can't write comedy that's funnier than real life...but you do need a comic who is studious, brave, and talented enough to identify the humor and unapologetically deliver it in a riotous show. Christopher Titus is that guy." - FOX
‘A state of the art comedian’ - Bill Maher
Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and David Hart Productions.
John Leguizamo Warms Up!
John Leguizamo returns to Chicago for a limited two-week engagement with JOHN LEGUIZAMO WARMS UP. Conceived and performed by the Emmy and Obie Award winner and directed by Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens, JOHN LEGUIZAMO WARMS UP is an 'unplugged' version of his new solo play GHETTO KLOWN, which will open on March 22 at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre. The show is the next chapter in Leguizamo's hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix?a Love Story. In Leguizamo's trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure of where he's been and the colorful characters who have populated his life. Leguizamo takes audiences from adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures.
BILLY CONNOLLY BACK IN CANADA 2010
Unless you were fly fishing in Hudson Bay or stopping by the Arctic Circle for a family trip snapshot, then you haven’t seen Billy Connolly on Canadian soil since his smash hit Too Old To Die Young tour in 2006. The new tour called The Man Live will be rolling across Canada this November, kicking off the tour with three nights at Toronto’s hallowed Massey Hall. Tickets (except Toronto) are on sale now, tickets to Toronto's Massey Hall's shows will be available on August 16th.
Billy Connolly is a legendary comedian from Glasgow whose finger is placed firmly on the pulse, at all times. While it is the nature of comedy to insult and offend, there are few who can master the art of the “f-bomb” with such grace and charm. Considering his ability to crush box office records across the globe, it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to experience his performance that inevitably evokes gut-wrenching laughter. His incorrigible style and wit has perched him high atop the comedic hierarchy.
TOUR DATES:
November 2 - Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place Theatre
November 4, 5 & 6 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
(On Sale August 16th)
November 8 – Ottawa, ON – Southam Hall
(On Sale August 6th)
November 9 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Maisonneuve
(On Sale August 6th)
November 12 & 13 – Halifax, NS – Dalhousie Arts Centre, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
(On Sale August 6th)
November 16 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
(On Sale August 6th)
November 18 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place
(On Sale August 6th)
November 19 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer
(On Sale August 6th)
November 21 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
(On Sale August 6th)
November 23 – Victoria, BC – Royal Theatre
(On Sale August 6th)
November 25 & 26 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
(On Sale August 6th)
JOHN LEGUIZAMO - GHETTO KLOWN
John Leguizamo takes his newest show GHETTO KLOWN to Toronto this November!
UPCOMING DATES!
TORONTO, ON NOV 9 - 20
The Berkeley Street Theatre, Downstairs
ON SALE NOW!
Get up close and personal with John Leguizamo as he bares all in this one man comedic tour de force GHETTO KLOWN. In his trademark style, John heats up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colourful characters who have shaped facets of his life. When asked why he chose Toronto for this exclusive run of dates, Leguizamo replied, “Get ready, I'm coming to shake you up Toronto! I love the international hip, fun, and funny vibe. Toronto has a sophisticated audience which gets comedy and appreciates when artists take risks.”
John Leguizamo's work defies categorization and spans the genres of film, theatre, television, literature and beyond. As writer and performer, his award winning solo shows, Freak and Mambo Mouth took Broadway by storm. His films include Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Righteous Kill, Carlito’s Way, and the voice of Syd in Ice Age 1, 2 & 3, among many others. Seize this opportunity to witness one of the industry’s most multi-dimensional performers take the stage in Toronto!
Got to know John and find out more on the show at http://www.facebook.com/GhettoKlown and http://twitter.com/ghettoklown!
BILLY CONNOLLY LIVE in CHICAGO
NEW DATES ADDED OCT 14TH, 15TH & 16TH.
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!!
CHICAGO – Uncensored, uncut and unpredictable, internationally-renowned comedian/actor Billy Connolly will expose Chicago audiences to his hilarious, oxygen-depriving new show Billy Connolly Live! Presented by WestBeth Entertainment, Connolly will perform five shows only at the Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS go to www.ticketmaster.com or call the Theatre Box Office on 312.988.9000
Making a rare appearance in Chicago, for the first time in over a decade, Connolly is considered “Britain’s greatest living comedian.” Critics have hailed him as “a genius,” “a comic legend,” “brilliantly funny” and “a superstar.” His comedy has been referred to as “priceless, non-stop laughter verging on tears” and “a must see night of comedy – he’s fantastic, charming, rude and above all – hilarious.”
With a global fan base, Connolly has broken box office records in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, New York and Canada. His audiences are as diverse as his material and Chicagoans will get a unique chance to see him up close and personal at the intimate Royal George Theatre.
DYLAN MORAN in San Francisco for 1 night onlly
Uncensored, uncut and as unpredictable as ever, Irish comedian Dylan Moran brings his hilarious, oxygen-depriving show DYLAN MORAN LIVE! to San Francisco’s Marines’ Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St., 2nd floor) for one night only on Saturday, September 11 at 8 p.m.
To Purchase Tickets:
All tickets are $36 and on-sale at the Marines’ Memorial Theatre box office.
By phone at 415-771-6900
Or on the web at www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com.
Called “the Oscar Wilde of Comedy,” by the London Evening News, Moran is universally considered one of the foremost comics of his generation. With his unpredictable, bizarre and often cruel (but painfully funny) comedy, Moran sees through the joys and disappointments of human existence with the sensibility and intense perception of a man teetering on the edge.
Here’s what critics are saying about Moran:
“Dylan Moran makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air!” - The Observer
“A masterclass in standup…We should be grateful to be allowed to watch him at work!” - Tom Chivers, Telegraph.co.uk
“Moran hasn’t got any happier and long may it last!” - Sharon Lougher, Metro
Dylan Moran Live in Los Angeles for 1 night only!
The unpredictable,bizarre, elegiac, often cruel but above
all painfully funny star of BLACK BOOKS, SHAUN OF THE DEAD and RUN FAT BOY RUN will be performing in Los Angeles for ONE night only!
Called "The Oscar Wilde of Comedy", MORAN is universally considered one of the foremost comics of his generation. Moran sees through the joys and disappointments of human existence with the sensibility and intense perception of a man teetering on the edge.
September 8th at 8.00pm
LARGO AT THE CORONET
366N La Cienega Blvd
Ticket price - $20
Tickets are available by calling the theatre's box office:
310.855.0350
"Dylan Moran makes you laugh so hard you have to put your head between your knees and gasp for air!" The Observer
"A masterclass in standup....WE should be grateful to be allowed to watch him at work!" - Tom Chivers, Telegraph.co.uk
CHRISTOPHER TITUS - NEVERLUTION
After taking on family, Armageddon and most recently divorce, Christopher Titus is taking on society's complacence and offers solutions that only he could come up with. Interweaving his personal experiences, Titus calls for a revolution against technology, politics, racism, child worship and the prescription drug companies, a revolution he argues we will never have because we are fat, lazy and scared. In Neverlution, Christopher Titus promises to fix the world's problems, one hilarious rant at a time.
JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL - MONTREAL JULY 2010
CHRISTOPHER TITUS - NEVERLUTION
CENTAUR THEATRE 1
Tues July 13 @ 7.00pm
Wed July 14 @ 7.00pm
Thur July 15 @ 7.00pm
Fri July 16 @ 7.00pm
Sat July 17 @ 7.00pm
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG
Westbeth Entertainment and Henson Alternative proudly announce the New York debut of STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG, a live uncensored show that lets loose the perilous and provocative elements of comedic improvisation on stage with a bunch of puppets. Created by award-winning director, producer, writer and performer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational guru Patrick Bristow, this one-of-a-kind comedy performance is set for a special 10-week limited engagement kicking off Wednesday, March 17 at the Union Square Theatre.
Official Opening takes place Thursday, April 1 at 9:00 PM.
The Union Square Theatre
Previews begin March 17 2010
Official Opening April 1 2010
WED - FRI @ 9pm
SAT@ 8pm & 11pm
To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com.
For More Info, check out www.stuffedandunstrung.com
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG is a madcap multimedia romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and comedic intelligent nonsense collide. Unpredictable, irreverent and rebellious, it’s never the same show twice as a team of expert puppeteers sets off on a trail of twisted sketches and songs at breakneck pace while interaction with the audience prompts the spontaneous storylines developing on stage.
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG has evolved from Henson’s previous production “Puppet Up! – Uncensored,” which made its debut at the 2006 HBO Comedy Festival (Aspen, CO), and later toured the 2006 Edinburgh Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland), The 2007 Comedy Festival (Las Vegas, NV) and Australia’s Sydney Big Laugh Comedy Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (both 2007). Most recently, Puppet Up continued to be workshopped at monthly performances at Avalon Hollywood. The New York engagement of STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG marks the debut of a completely revamped production featuring all new technical wizardry and original music and staging.
JOHN LEGUIZAMO - DIARY OF A MADMAN
May 18 - 29, 2010
A Page To Stage Workshop Production
Shank Theatre
created and performed by John Leguizamo
directed by Fisher Stevens
Onsale Today
May 18th-19th, 23rd-29th @ 8pm
Shank Theater @ La Jolla Playhouse - La Jolla, CA
Box Office: (858) 550-1010
John's back for a limited time! Leguizamo thrills audiences as he gets up close and personal in his new, uncensored, uninhibited tour-de-force one-man show, John Leguizamo Diary of a Madman.
In Leguizamo's trademark live performance style, this piece explodes with energy taking audiences on a non-stop fever-pitch adventure, heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who've shaped different facets of his life. From his adolescent memories in Queens, New York, to the early days of his acting career and beyond – with stories of the outrageous 80's avant-garde theater scene and anecdotes from major movie sets and roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest film stars – John Leguizamo Diary of a Madman is in turns uproarious and heartfelt, laying it bare for those along for the ride.
BILLY CONNOLLY returns to BOSTON
Billy Connolly returns to Boston with his hilarious, oxygen-depriving new show for two performances only on May 6 & 7, 2010 at the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre
Public on-sale April 2nd, 2010
Tickets are available by calling 1.866.348.9738, online at citicenter.org or in person at the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office, Tuesday - Saturday 12pm - 6pm.
"GENUIS AT WORK! A must see evening of comedy....He's fantastic, charming, rude and above all hilarious!" Boston Now
Billy has just completed a four-week run at London's Hammersmith Apollo proving yet again his universal appeal. Considered 'Britain's greatest living comedian, critics have hailed him as 'a genuis', 'a comic legen', 'brilliantly funny' and 'a superstar', they've called his comedy 'priceless, non-stop laughter verging on tears'
Lewis Black - IN GOD WE RUST - NY City Center
IN GOD WE RUST
Formally - The Parties Over
Award winning Comedian Lewis Black is back in New York!
with special guest John Bowman
NY City Center - APRIL 22,23,24
CITYTIX: 212.581.1212
NYCITYCENTER.ORG
WEST 55TH STREET (BTWN 6th & 7th)
"Has there ever been a day when the comedian Lewis Black didn't get up on the wrong side of bed? Acting like a grumpy grizzly prematurely roused from slumber, he vents his frustration at the absurdities of the world in roars of profanity, waving his arms as though conjuring divine intervention.
But, as loudly a this riled-up grizzly may roar, his blustering misanthropy camouflages an underlying streak of sweetness; at heart, he is a benign Papa Bear waiting for the world to come to its senses. Unitl then, his bad mood seems likely to get worse."
- The New York Times
"At 61, the spleen-venting comedian is only getting bitter - that is to say, better -- with age. Witness a comedy of expert modulations, subtle time-signature changes and just-right rhythms. To tune in only to the distemper, one missed the very music."
- The Washington Post
John Leguizamo - Diary of a Madman
John Leguizamo Diary of a Madman
La Jolla Playhouse - March, 2009
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, California 92037
To Purchase:
Box Office: 858.550.1010
or visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org
Thu. March 4th - 8:00pm
Fri. March 5th - 8:00pm
Sat. March 6th - 8:00pm
Sun. March 7th - 2:00pm
Tue. March 9th - 8:00pm
Wed. March 10th - 8:00pm
Thu. March 11th - 8:00pm
Fri. March 12th - 8:00pm
Sat. March 13th - 8:00pm
Sun. March 14th - 2:00pm
John Leguizamo thrills audiences as he gets up close and personal in his new, uncensored, uninhibited tour-de-force one-man show, John Leguizamo Diary of a Madman.
In Leguizamo's trademark live performance style, this piece explodes with energy taking audiences on a non-stop fever-pitch adventure, heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who've shaped different facets of his life. From his adolescent memories in Queens, New York, to the early days of his acting career and beyond – with stories of the outrageous 80's avant-garde theater scene and anecdotes from major movie sets and roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest film stars – John Leguizamo Diary of a Madman is in turns uproarious and heartfelt, laying it bare for those along for the ride.
BILLY CONNOLLY LIVE - Seattle, WA
Billy Connolly Live for TWO night only at The Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center - 155 Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington
Fri March 12 - 8.00pm
Sat March 13 - 8.00pm
Direct from a 4-week Sold Out run at London's Hammersmith Apollo Theatre Billy Connolly is back conquering America alone on stage with a microphone, and bringing his oxygen-depriving take on all things taboo here to the Seattle Repertory.
Critics have hailed him as ‘a genius’, 'a comic legend', 'brilliantly funny' and 'a superstar.' They've called his comedy 'priceless, non-stop laughter verging on tears' and 'a must see night of comedy - he's fantastic, charming, rude and above all - hilarious.'
A Superstar across the globe, he's broken box office records from the UK to New Zealand, Austalia, Ireland, New York and Canada. The demand for tickets was so high during his recent tour of Scotland that ordering websites crashed the day tickets went on sale.
Best known in the United States for his starring role in the popular 1980’s sitcom Head of the Class, Connolly most recently appeared in the X-Files sequel feature film X-Files: I want to Believe and the cult classic Boondock Saints II – All Saint’s day, and will next be seen in the upcoming film Gulliver's Travels with Jack Black and Jason Segel.
3- 1/2 STARS! (out of 4) Irresistible! Connolly's good -natured outrage is as laugh inducing as it is clever. I pretty much lost it, he could get away with reciting the dictionary - the man's a riot!" L.A. Daily News
"Unmitigated Brilliance! This is a bladder-challenging Tour de Force and funnier than anything you'll see on stage this year."
The London Evening standard
EDDIE IZZARD_STRIPPED TOO! 2010 - The Big Intimacy Tour!
STRIPPED TOO! - THE BIG INTIMACY TOUR!
Seven Cities, this January!
CHICAGO, ST.LOUIS, BOSTON, NYC, DALLAS, SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, LA
ON SALE NOW!
"Eddie Izzard is undoubtedly seductive, He is miraculous, Deliriously, Dizzyingly, Exhaustingly, Catch your breath funny!"
John Leguizamo LIVE - Jacksonville, FL
John Leguizamo gets up close and personal as he brings his newest one-man tour de force John Leguizamo LIVE! to Jacksonville FL.
ONSALE NOW!
http://tinyurl.com/JohnVideo
November, 20th & 21st @ 8pm
Times Union Center for the Performing Arts
Terry Theatre - Jacksonville, FL
Box Office – 904.353.3309
www.ticketmaster.com
About the evolution of his newest solo show, Leguizamo says, "Yo, wat up my peoples? Wat’s crackin? Me that’s what. I'm coming to town with the latest installment of leguizamomania! This one is for the ages don't miss it -- the first time civilian eyes will be viewing my new and latest and greatest show. Help me help you get some anti-recession and anti-depression hilarity.”
In Leguizamo’s trademark live performance style, this piece explodes with energy taking audiences on a non-stop fever pitch adventure, as he heats up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colorful characters who’ve shaped different facets of his life. From his adolescent memories in Queens, New York, to the early days of his acting career and far beyond -- with stories of the outrageous 80’s avant-garde downtown theater scene and anecdotes from major movie sets and roles opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest film stars, John Leguizamo LIVE! is in turns uproarious and heartfelt, laying it bare for anyone willing to come along for the ride.
Stripped Too! The Big Intimacy Tour - NEW DATE ADDED!!!!
THE BIG INTIMACY TOUR
STRIPPED TOO
NEW DATE ADDED - ST LOUIS - THE FOX THEATRE - JAN. 9th
7 Cities, This January!
CHICAGO, ST.LOUIS, BOSTON, NEW YORK CITY, DALLAS, SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND, LA
"Eddie Izzard is undoubtedly seductive, He is miraculous, Deliriously, Dizzyingly,
Exhaustingly, Catch your breath funny!"
JUST ADDED: St. Louis - Fox Theatre - Jan. 9th
PreSale NOW!
Password: BEES
Click the following link to purchase tickets -
[External Link]
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Other cities on-sale through Ticketmaster
Chicago - United Center - Jan. 8th
Boston - TD Garden - Jan. 12th
NYC - Madison Square Garden - Jan. 16th
Dallas - American Airlines Center - Jan. 21st
San Francisco - Oracle Arena - Jan. 23rd
LA - Nokia - Jan. 29th & 30th
Eric Idle's - An Evening Without Monty Python!
The Creators of “Spamalot,”
WestBeth Entertainment
by kind permission of Monty Python
present
For a Few Nights only
“An Evening Without Monty Python”
A Jubilation
Starring
Jeff B Davis, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk,
Rick Holmes and Jim Piddock
A paeanastic laudatory exaltation of the works of
John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam,
Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin
Celebrating
Forty Years of Monty Python’s Flying Circus
And the publication of Monty Python Live!
(a new book by the Pythons about their life on the road with the sketches they performed)
Musical direction by John Du Prez
Directed by Eric Idle and B.T. McNichol
Produced by WestBeth Entertainment
At
Ricardo Montalbán Theatre
September 23 to October 4
PRESALE Password - PYTHON
www.tix.com
Town Hall New York
October 6 through 10
PRESALE Password - PYTHON
www.Ticketmaster.com
Click here to watch a promo clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVA_qFKEys4
Like An Evening with Cole Porter, only funnier.
JOHN LEGUIZAMO LIVE!
John Leguizamo gets up close and personal with audiences in intimate venues across the country as he brings his newest one-man tour de force John Leguizamo LIVE! on the road.
Onsale Today:
July, 10th & 11th @ 8pm
Long Wharf Theatre - New Haven, CT
Box Office – 203.787.4282
July 14th to 18th @ 8pm
Just For Laughs Comedy Festival - Berkeley Theatre - Toronto
Ticketmaster Toronto – 416.872.1111
July 23rd & 24th @ 8pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM
Box Office - 505.988.1234
July 31st & Aug. 1st @ 8pm
Indiana Repertory Theatre - Indianapolis, IN
Box Office – 317.635.5252
About the evolution of his newest solo show, Leguizamo says, "Yo, wat up my peoples? Wat’s crackin? Me that’s what. I'm coming to town with the latest installment of leguizamomania! This one is for the ages don't miss it -- the first time civilian eyes will be viewing my new and latest and greatest show. Help me help you get some anti-recession and anti-depression hilarity.”
In Leguizamo’s trademark live performance style, this piece explodes with energy taking audiences on a non-stop fever pitch adventure, as he heats up the stage with vivid accounts of where he’s been and the colorful characters who’ve shaped different facets of his life. From his adolescent memories in Queens, New York, to the early days of his acting career and far beyond -- with stories of the outrageous 80’s avant-garde downtown theater scene and anecdotes from major movie sets and roles opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest film stars, John Leguizamo LIVE! is in turns uproarious and heartfelt, laying it bare for anyone willing to come along for the ride.
The Fellas Live! - Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran, & Ardal O'Hanlon!!
“A triple bill of comedy royalty!”
– Jade Wright, The Liverpool Echo
IRISH COMEDY SENSATIONS
ARDAL O’HANLON, DYLAN MORAN & TOMMY TIERNAN
LIVE ON STAGE IN
“THE FELLAS LIVE!”
EXCLUSIVE 5 CITY NORTHEAST TOUR:
• BOSTON – THE WILBUR THEATRHE - JUNE 5 & 6
• BALTIMORE – CENTERSTAGE - JUNE 9
• PHILADELPHIA – THE TROCADERO - JUNE 10
• NEW YORK CITY – TOWN HALL - JUNE 11
. CHICAGO – THE VIC – JUNE 12 & 13
Ardal O’Hanlon, Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan, are set to perform their critically acclaimed stage event the The Fellas Live! in a limited U.S. tour – 7 performances ONLY – June 5 – 13. Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs, this special limited engagement lands in five cultural hotbeds of comedy: Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City.
After selling out 10,000 seats at the Liverpool Echo Arena, Ardal O’Hanlon, Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan, reunite onstage as the The Fellas Live!, as the trio takes to the states hitting celebrated performance venues in select cities this Summer. These unstoppable comedy legends share the bill as each “fella” makes a triumphant return to the U.S. stage.
Cinematic Titanic - New Cities! MST3K LIVE ON STAGE!
CINEMATIC TITANIC IS HEADING OUT TO FIVE NEW CITIES!
ATLANTA - May, 15th & 16th Onsale NOW!
PHOENIX - May, 22nd & 23rd Onsale NOW!
PORTLAND - May, 29th & 30th Onsale NOW!
DALLAS - June, 5th & 6th
PHILADELPHIA - June, 12th & 13th[/b]
‘1 of the Years 5 BEST COMEDY SHOWS’ Chicago Examiner
‘Comedy Gold!” Seattle Stranger
From the people who brought you Mystery Science Theater 3000 comes a whole new movie-riffing experience: CINEMATIC TITANIC.
Starring the creator & original cast of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000,
Cinematic Titanic continues the MST3K tradition of riffing on ‘the unfathomable’, ‘the horribly great’, and the just plain ‘cheesy’ movies from the past, with a different each night!
“a perfect show, five silhouettes interjecting wise-ass one-liners over the world’s most unimaginable cheesy films”
Flavorpill
“Consistently and unfailingly funny!”
Washington Post
“The original MST3K gang doing what they do best – verbally ripping apart films that never should have been made in the first place!”
Time Out Chicago
Top 10! Rolling Stone
“Howlingly Hysterical! … like a dream come true!”
Eric Compos, onflicks.com
“We had to wipe the tears from our eyes. It's that funny”
Seattle Post Intelligencer
“Those lucky enough to snag tickets to the oh-so-appropriately-named Cinematic Titanic will get the chance to see the MST3K gang doing what they do best – verbally ripping apart films that never should have been made in the first place.” Time Out Chicago
“I was laughing hysterically at the sharper than ever riffing coming from the CT crew, to see and hear these guys ripping apart a movie live along with over one thousand other fans, all howling hysterically throughout the event, is like a dream come true.”
Eric Campos, onflicks.com
JOHN LEGUIZAMO - Work In Progress!
ALL TICKETS - $20
Actors' Playhouse,
100 7th Ave @ Grove St near West 4th
BOX OFFICE - 212.255.6452
SMARTTIX - 212.868.4444
UPCOMING SHOWS:
MON - APR. 13th @ 9pm
MON - MAY 4th @ 9pm
TUE - MAY 5th @ 9pm
WED - MAY 6th @ 9pm
FRI - MAY 8th @ 9pm
SAT - MAY 9th @ 8pm*
WED - MAY 13th @ 9pm
THU - MAY 14th @ 9pm
FRI - MAY 15th @ 9pm
SAT - MAY 16th @ 8pm*
MON - MAY 18th @ 9pm
TUE - MAY 19th @ 9pm
WED - MAY 20th @ 9pm
THU - MAY 21st @ 9pm
"Yo, wat up? Wat’s crackin? Me that’s what. I’m retooling, reworking, redoing a brand new show. Help, me help you get some anti recession. And anti depression hilarity.
Come on down and be a part of history in the making.
Watch me trip up and mess up and you can twitter it to your friends, " I saw john f*&#k up. Ha! ha!" I'm not mad atcha. No haters allowed. Nor hating allowed.
Help me come up with a title for my new show.
Come on down and represent.
Watch me put down. Cause you know I can."
-- John L.
LEWIS BLACK The DUAL CITIZENSHIP TOUR
WestBeth Entertainment and David Hart Productions is proud to announce the upcoming tour of hard hitting comedian Lewis Black.
Get your tickets NOW before Public On-sale February 12! Follow the GET INFO link below and use order code DUAL
Live on Stage - Lewis Black the Award Winning Comic on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART and the star of HBO's RED, WHITE & SCREWED and BACK IN BLACK in THE DUAL CITIZENSHIP TOUR .
"Best know for his weekly rant on The Daily Show with Jon Steward. Black takes on stupidity in society and tackles political issues with pointed barbs - and pointed fingers." Canada.com
The New York Times said "His take-no-prisoners humor keeps his audiences in stitches with an irreverent brand of humor that stings the psyche as it tickles the funny-bone."
"An entire evening with this guy mgiht prove to be exhausting, but in the sense of leaving you sore from laughing" S.D. Weekly
The Dual Citizenship Tour Dates:
April 21st – Ottawa, ON – Centrepointe Theatre
April 24th – Toronto, ON – The Winter Garden Theatre
April 25th – Toronto, ON – The Winter Garden Theatre
April 26th – Toronto, ON – The Winter Garden Theatre
April 29th – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
April 30th – Regina, SK – The Theatre At Conexus Arts Centre
May 5th – Victoria, BC – Royal Theatre
May 8th – Vancouver, BC – Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts
May 9th – Vancouver, BC – Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts
May 12th – Calgary, AB – EPCOR’s CENTRE Jack Singer Concert Hall
May 13th – Edmonton, AB – Enmax Hall at Winspear Centre
STREB Project (2008 - 2009)
Watch Video Here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kImJ4k9Zzk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1-17oXq5c
Producer: WestBeth Entertainment and Two W
Arnold Engelman – Executive Producer
Music by David Johansson
Directed by Alice Jankell
Conceived and Choreographed by Elizabeth Streb
Casting by Dave Clemmons Casting
[Untitled Streb Project] is a new theatrical movement extravaganza created by John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, choreographer Elizabeth Streb. Streb's form of daredevil action harnesses the invisible forces of gravity, friction, velocity, and momentum to tell the story of a renegade group of young movers and thinkers. When you risk believing everything is possible, you can do anything – you can change your life, and you can even fly.
HISTORY OF STREB:
Founded in 1979, STREB tours extensively throughout the United States and internationally presenting performances and residencies and conducts year-round activity at its home studio/laboratory, the STREB ACTION INVENTION LAB, located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
STREB opened the ACTION LAB in January 2003. Housed in a former warehouse, the ACTION LAB is the company’s creative and educational center where new productions are mounted, classes for children and adults are taught in the POP ACTION School and all company activities – rehearsals, demonstrations, workshops – are open to the public.
The company is committed to presenting its work in traditional and non-traditional venues and has been seen in public spaces throughout New York and across the country in such venues as Vanderbilt Hall in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, the Winter Garden of the World Financial Center in New York, in front of the Cyclone at Coney Island, on the mall outside the Smithsonian Institution, during a Minneapolis Twins and New York Yankees game at the Minnesota Metrodome, in the Anchorage under the Brooklyn Bridge, during intermission of the International Squash Tournament finals and at the State of Illinois Center in Chicago.
The company has received numerous awards including annual support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the NY City Department of Cultural Affairs. Throughout its history, STREB has been widely recognized by the philanthropic community and has received major support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Booth Ferris Foundation, the Open Society Institute, the Carnegie Corporation, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Irvine Foundation, the New York Community Trust/Wallace Funds, Target, Chase and Philip Morris, to name a few. Over the years, several company dancers have been honored with Bessie New York Dance and Performance Awards.
STREB has been seen on the David Letterman Show, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN Showbiz Today, Nickolodeon, NBC’s Weekend Today, MTV, ABC Nightly News with Peter Jennings and on Larry King Live.
http://www.strebusa.org
Inside the Political Studio (2008)
Eddie Izzard and Congressman Dennis Kucinich share an unscripted, uncencored discussion and Q&A about entertainment, politics and the world at large.....
STRIPPED - Eddie Izzard's AMERICAN TOUR (2008)
"EDDIE IZZARD IS UNDOUBTEDLY SEDUCTIVE, He is Miraculous, Deliriously, Dizzyingly, Exhaustingly, CATCH YOUR BREATH FUNNY" - The New York Times
WestBeth Entertainment Presents:
STRIPPED
EDDIE is STRIPPED!
Eddie is in the middle of the largest comedy tour of his career. His new one man show, fittingly titled STRIPPED, is traversing North America from April to August, Boston to LA, with performances in 34 cities.
Ticket can be purchased through ticketmaster.com!!!
LEWIS BLACK - LET THEM EAT CAKE (2008)
Award winning Comedian Lewis Black is back in New York with his unique take on politics in America, expressing what the rest of us can't say in polite company.
Lewis Black has sold out every engagement he’s done in New York , so EATCAKE & get your PRE-SALE tickets now!
Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and David Hart Productions
To Purchase Pre-Sale Tickets visit:
Ticketmaster.com
Use Password: EATCAKE
BILLY CONNOLLLY LIVE! (2008)
COMEDIAN BILLY CONNOLLY COMES
TO SAN FRANCISCO
FOR 10 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
APRIL 1 – 12, 2008
AT THE POST STREET THEATRE
Uncensored, uncut and as unpredictable as ever, comedian Billy Connolly brings his hilarious, oxygen-depriving show BILLY CONNOLLY LIVE! to San Francisco’s Post Street Theatre 450 Post St., 2nd floor for 10 performances only April 1 – 12, 2008. BILLY CONNOLLY LIVE! is presented by WestBeth Entertainment.
Purchase tickets for BILLY CONNOLLY LIVE!:
Post Street Theatre Box Office
Box Office: 415-771-6900
www.ticketmaster.com.
RUTLEMANIA, The semi-spectacular TRIBUTE CONCERT (2008)
Thirty years ago The Rutles invaded America
Now to celebrate the fact that they went back
Eric Idle & Lorne Michaels modestly present
Rutlemania
The semi-spectacular TRIBUTE CONCERT
The Fab Four as The Pre-Fab Four
Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry,
The semi-legendary Rutles
whose legend will last a lunchtime
The concert has been devised and directed by Eric Idle. The music and lyrics by are Neil Innes. RUTLEMANIA is produced by WestBeth Entertainment. These performances are part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of The Rutles.
Eric Idle said, “Finally -- nostalgia for things that never existed – with Mersey Boys, real girls, singing and dancing, and exotic tea drinking! I am sure this is soon to be a major lawsuit - and I suggest you hurry and buy a ticket so you can see it before it stops.”
The Rutles were first immortalized on screen by semi-legendary Monty Python alum Eric Idle, and Saturday Night Live Lorne Michaels in the 1978 Classic mockumentary “All You Need is Cash” (available on DVD from Broadway Video) and re-immortalized in the sequel, “Can’t Buy Me Lunch.” These ground-breaking films began an entire genre of mockumentary film making.
Los Angeles Dates
Ricardo Montalban Theatre
March 16th @ 5pm, 19th @ 8pm, 20th @ 8pm, and 21st @ 8 pm
www.ticketweb.com or click on the BUY TICKETS link!
New York Dates
At Blender Theater At Gramercy
March 26th, March 27th, March 28th, and March 29th @ 8pm
For tickets please visit:
www.ticketmaster.com
or call 212.307.7171
EDDIE IZZARD LIVE! (2008)
Eddie Izzard Live! at the Union Square Theatre in New York City now through March 8th ONLY!
Performances are selling out, so act fast!
Enjoy!!!
MARGARET CHO: The Sensuous Woman (2007)
Margaret Cho brought her new variety show The Sensuous Woman to the Zipper Theater. The Sensuous Woman featureed an impressive line-up of the country's most renowned burlesque performers along with hilarious stand-up and sketch comedy from emerging and established artists. Featured performers included emerging transgendered comic Ian Harvie, the ingenious burlesque performer Selene Luna, comic actor Liam Sullivan, New York downtown favorite Miss Dirty Martini, Los Angeles belly dance and burlesque sensation Princess Farhana, and sketch comedians Diana Yanez and Kurt Hall of the Gay Mafia Comedy Troupe of West Hollywood, all presided over by the incomparable Margaret Cho.
It was a sexy and seductive evening of entertainment with a finale that had everyone talking!
WRITE AID (2008)
Write Aid was presented by WestBeth Entertainment, members of the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America. It featured Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, and Tenacious D with Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All proceeds of the benefit went to the Motion Picture and
Television Fund, which provided "crisis assistance" for entertainment industry workers during the Writers Guild Strike.
Friday, December 14 at 8 p. m.
Royce Hall at UCLA
ERIC IDLE's - What About Dick? (2007)
What About Dick? played to SOLD OUT crowds at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in LA, Nov 10th and 11th, 2007.! *** Only once in a lifetime you see a cast like this -- Billy Connolly, Tim Curry, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Jane Leeves, Emily Mortimer, Jim Piddock, and Tracy Ullman -- well twice actually in this case since there were only two performances. But if you've missed both occasions then you can tell your grandchildren you weren't there either of the days they did that thing you missed. The music was by Idle's Spamalot partner John Du Prez and the sound effects artist was Tony Palermo. *** In this new play from Grammy, Tony and Drama Desk Award winning author Eric Idle, a lowbrow comedy about highbrow people, eight actors are gathered together to perform a classic radio drama What About Dick? premiered at the original Lux Radio Theater in 1948 (now the Ricardo Montalbán.)
EDDIE IZZARD: Work in Progress!
On Sale/Work in progress
"The most popular, and exportable, British comedian since the heyday of Monty Python."
- New York Times
Eddie Izzard gigs in LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES PERFORMANCES
Sunday, Dec. 2nd at 9pm
Sunday, Dec. 9th at 9pm
The Coronet Theatre
366 North La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
On Sale Wednesday, Nov. 28
For tickets call 310-657-7377
ESCAPE FROM BELLEVUE (2007)
Off-Broadway
“CHECK YOUR STRAITJACKET AT THE DOOR AND GET READY TO ROCK!”
-The New York Times
Born on the smoke filled stages of countless bars comes a wild ride of rock and roll, booze and vicious freaks. ESCAPE FROM BELLEVUE is the hilarious true story of one of New York's most infamous rockers as told by the escapee himself, Chris Campion. Featuring the indie rock and power pop finesse of the Knockout Drops, ESCAPE FROM BELLEVUE, played a three month run at the Village Theatre in NYC in the summer of 2007!
BILLY CONNOLLY: Live! (2006-2007), Too Old To Die Young (2005-2006), Wreck on Tour (2000)
Off-Broadway, North American Tour
"Compelling?unmitigated brilliance! A bladder-challenging tour de force...funnier than anything you will see onstage this year!"
-Evening Standard (London)
Universally considered "Britain's greatest living comedian", Billy Connolly has been described as "a genius", his concerts "otherworldly", and his honesty "terrifyingly insightful". Revered across the globe, he has broken box office records from the UK to New Zealand. After a critically-acclaimed, sold-out run in New York in 2006, Billy continues his North American domination bringing his hilarious take on all things taboo to Los Angeles, Boston and now to Montreal.
COLIN HAY: Man @ Work (2004)
Off-Broadway
The front man for the 1980?s band Men At Work brought his acclaimed one-man show of story-telling and music to the Village Theatre in May 2004. The show, titled MAN @ WORK, was a hilarious and poignant telling of his rise to fame and subsequent decline.
DYLAN MORAN: Monster (2004-2005)
Off-Broadway/Los Angeles
"As perfect an evening as I can recall!"
- London Times
After taking New York by storm in 2004, the ?Oscar Wilde of stand-up?, made his West Coast debut in 2005 with his audacious, critically-acclaimed show, MONSTER, unleashing his hilariously wicked tongue on drunks, politics and everything in between. The star and driving force behind British TV?s hit show, BLACK BOOKS, Dylan can also be seen in his own one-hour comedy special airing on BBC America and in the hit film SHAUN OF THE DEAD.
THE LIFE (1991)
Broadway/Off-Broadway
In 1991, Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman came to Westbeth Theatre Center to develop a new project. THE LIFE went into performance less than a year later. With music composed by the Tony, Emmy and Grammy award-winning composer Cy Coleman, THE LIFE moved to Broadway in 1997.
LOSER'S LOUNGE (2000-2002)
Off-Broadway
"If there has to be a tribute going on anywhere in the world, we don't want it in anybody's hands but Joe McGinty's. McGinty and his Loser's Lounge have made the musical tribute into an art form ?"
- Time Out New York
A truly unique night of musical entertainment, THE LOSER'S LOUNGE made its home at the WestBeth Theatre Center from October 2000 until the theatre's closing in April 2002. In that time, they paid tribute to the Kinks, David Bowie, Neil Diamond, Roxy Music, and Harry Nilsson, garnering rave reviews and a following loyal and enthusiastic fans.
ELLIOT SMITH
Town Hall, NYC
The Oscar nominated composer of "Good Will Hunting" had been performing at the WestBeth for years in the CMJ Music Festival when he did his solo show there in 1999. Later that year, WestBeth Theatre Center also produced Elliott to sold out crowds at Town Hall. Before his death in 2003, Elliott went on to become the recording industry's hottest Indie-rocker, with songs featured in such blockbuster movies as "Keeping the Faith," "American Beauty" and "The Royal Tenenbaums."
RAY DAVIES: 20th Century Man (1997)
Off-Broadway
?These songs, written in his late-60?s style, showed that Mr. Davies? powers as a lyricist have hardly waned and that his voice was still capable of hitting the sweet high notes that can turn detailed observations into perfect pop.?
? NY Times
20TH CENTURY MAN: AN EVENING WITH RAY DAVIES was a musical event that was intimate, honest and captivating. At times nostalgic, at other times insightful, Mr. Davies offered new ways of listening to his songs?letting the audience share the story behind the music.
LEWIS BLACK: Red, White and Screwed (2007), Nothing's Sacred (2004-2005)
Carnegie Hall/Lincoln Center/NY City Center
Irreverent, cantankerous and explosively funny, Lewis Black has performed his dead-on social and political comedy throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. WestBeth produced his sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and NY City Center in 2004, 2005 and 2007.
DEMETRI MARTIN: These Are Jokes (2005-2006)
Off-Broadway/Chicago
Deadpan, alt-comedy sensation, Demetri Martin, took to the stage in late 2005- early 2006 with his show THESE ARE JOKES, playing to sold-out houses in New York and Chicago.
SANDRA BERNHARD: I'm Still Here...Dammit (1997)
Off-Broadway
After earning a reputation as the bad girl of comedy, Sandra Bernhard was ready to take the theatre world by storm in 1997. Armed with only her wit and attitude, I'M STILL HERE DAMMIT, played a sold-out run at Westbeth Theatre Center before moving to Broadway.
BILL BAILEY: Part Troll (2006), Bewilderness (2002)
Off-Broadway/Los Angeles
?A treat for the funny-bone, brain and ear!?
? NY Times
On the heels of his sold-out, ten-week West End run and his massive sold-out fifty-two date tour of the UK, acclaimed British comedian Bill Bailey brought his hugely popular show, PART TROLL, to UCLA in 2006. A unique blend of off-the-wall comedy and music, PART TROLL was British comedy at its best ? a brilliant collage of musical parodies, anecdotes and off-the-wall surrealism. WestBeth previously produced Bill's show BEWILDERNESS Off-Broadway in 2002 to critical acclaim.
GRAHAM NORTON: Know All (2005), Red-Handed (2003)
Off-Broadway/National Tour
Ecstatic about the WestBeth-produced, sold-out national tour of GRAHAM NORTON: RED-HANDED in 2003, Graham returned to New York in 2005 with his show, KNOW ALL. The British television star poked fun at current events and celebrity gossip (and occasionally calling into an adult sex line) while playing to sold-out houses.
THE FAMILY GUY LIVE (2005)
Off-Broadway/Los Angeles
In April 2005, 20th Century Fox and Just For Laughs asked WestBeth to executive produce a live presentation of the hit cartoon, THE FAMILY GUY. A staged-reading/Q&A featuring the actors and writers behind the drawings, the event premiered at The Wiltern in Los Angeles and played in New York at Town Hall.
TOMMY TIERNAN: Loose (2006), Cracked (2004)
Off-Broadway/National Tour
"A terrific storyteller watching a comic like this makes one wish American standups had Tiernan's talent!" Variety
Following the critically-acclaimed, WestBeth-produced, Los Angeles and New York runs, Irish phenomenon Tommy Tiernan made his Chicago debut in 2006 with his stand-up show, LOOSE. Hilarious, wild, fearless, and smart, Tommy's ferocious style of comedy has brought him international acclaim. His previous show, CRACKED, played New York in 2004 to sold-out houses.
DAVE GORMAN: Dave Gorman's Googlewhack! Adventure (2004-2005), Are You Dave Gorman (2001)
Off-Broadway/National Tour
"Hilarious...in a word, 'Googlewhack!' wins!"
- NY POST
Winner of the HBO US Comedy Festival Jury Award, DAVE GORMAN'S GOOGLEWHACK! ADVENTURE took audiences on a riotous journey to the wildest places on the world wide web in 2004-2005. His 2001 docu-comedy, ARE YOU DAVE GORMAN? told the story of his search for 52 people also named Dave Gorman.
THE MIKE MYERS PROJECT: Guru Pitka (2005)
Workshop Production
In 2005, Mike Myers came to WestBeth with an idea for a new character he wanted to develop. WestBeth produced the live workshop GURU PITKA later that year. The production gave the man behind Austin Powers the opportunity to play his latest creation, an Indian spiritual leader, in front of a live, captivated audience.
KIKI & HERB: Coup de Theatre (2003)
Off-Broadway
?Slashingly funny!?
-The New Yorker
This riotous and poignant musical, which completed an extended engagement at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2003, featured the fictitious duo, Kiki and Herb, reminiscing over their fifty year career as a politically charged lounge act.
THE HOLLOW MEN (2004-2005)
Off-Broadway
?The future of sketch comedy!?
- Time Out
The natural successors to Monty Python and Kids In The Hall, this hilarious foursome takes sketch comedy to places it?s never dared to go. WestBeth produced their show Off-Broadway in 2004 & 2005.
WIGFIELD (2003)
Off-Broadway/National Tour
WIGFIELD was an hysterically funny, totally twisted piece of theater based on the book of the same title. In a gut-busting night of humor, Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert brought the citizens of WIGFEIELD off the page and onto the stage. Part reading, part ensemble play, the WIGFIELD tour sold out in nine major US markets during the spring/summer of 2003.
EDDIE IZZARD: Sexie (2003), Circle (2000), Dress to Kill (1998)
Off-Broadway/North American Tour
"The most popular, and exportable, British comedian since the heyday of Monty Python."
- New York Times
Following up on the 1998 Emmy Award-winning success of DRESS TO KILL and the nine city sold out CIRCLE tour in 2000, WestBeth produced SEXIE in the fall of 2003, selling out sixteen cities across North America. Eddie's hilarious, insightful and boundary-breaking comedy has made him one of the most sought after performers in the world today.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (1997)
Workshop Production
There had never been a show like HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH when John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask developed it at the Westbeth Theatre Center in early 1997. From there it moved on to an Obie award-winning, Drama Desk and Grammy award nominated Off-Broadway run, and then to win the Audience and the Best Director awards for the film version at Cannes.
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (2000)
Off-Broadway
Individually, they are Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. Together, they are the hottest comedy troupe to come out of the UK since the Pythons. The League of Gentlemen first brought their unique brand of sketch comedy to this side of the pond in May of 2000.
MARGARET CHO: I'm the One that I Want (1999)
Off-Broadway
?A witty, eminently likable one-woman show.?
- NY Times
Developed and presented at the Westbeth Theatre Center, Margaret Cho?s solo show, I'M THE ONE THAT I WANT, played to sold out audiences in 1999.