Eve Plumb News

Abigail Grotke... a real-life person named Abigail Grotke... has been collecting vintage books on relationship advice for 25 years, amassing over a thousand volumes published from 1822 to 1978, with titles such as The Unfair Sex, She Cooks to Conquer, How to Get a Teen-Age Boy and What To Do With Him When You Get Him and A Virtuous Woman: Sex Life in Relation to the Christian Life.   In her archival website, Miss Abigail's Time Warp Advice, questions like, 'Is a man abnormal if he likes art and dislikes sports,' are answered by quoting the wisdom of experts like Fred Brown and Rudolf T. Kempton, authors of 1950's Sex Questions and Answers: A Guide to Happy Marriage ('Every normal man has a bit of woman in him and every woman contains some of the male in her personality.').

Perhaps not content with merely being the best comic actress on the New York stage, Jan Maxwell follows her hilarious turns in last season's revivals of The Royal Family and Lend Me A Tenor by refreshing her dramatic chops a with a riveting, edge of your seat performance in John Doyle's senses-tingling production of Arthur Kopit's 1978 drama, Wings.

In this new weekly panel/matchmaking comedy show, host J. Keith van Straaten ('Beat The Geeks,' 'What's My Line? - Live On Stage') welcomes celebrity guests and real single Angelenos looking for love. Two strangers will be fixed up on a date, live on stage! Fresh from its hit run in New York City, where Celebrity guests included Dick Cavett, Jeff Garlin, Eve Plumb, and Aasif Mandvi, guests for this run will be announced shortly. Updated info available at www.thefixupshow.com.

Calling all mingling singles, dating disasters, mating mavens and nuptial know-it-alls-Miss Abigail is in town! After a successful run at The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Ken Davenport will present the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com). The open-ended engagement began previews on October 7, with its opening night last night, Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the Downstairs Cabaret Theater at Sofia's (221 West 46th Street, next to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre).

Calling all mingling singles, dating disasters, mating mavens and nuptial know-it-alls-Miss Abigail is in town! After a successful run at The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Ken Davenport will present the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com). The open-ended engagement began previews on October 7, with its opening night last night, Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the Downstairs Cabaret Theater at Sofia's (221 West 46th Street, next to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre).

Calling all mingling singles, dating disasters, mating mavens and nuptial know-it-alls-Miss Abigail is coming to town! After a successful run at The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Ken Davenport will present the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com). The open-ended engagement began previews on October 7, with opening night set for tonight, Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the Downstairs Cabaret Theater at Sofia's (221 West 46th Street, next to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre).

With divorce rates soaring and golf clubs flying (cough, cough, Tiger Woods), now is the perfect time for Miss Abigail to bring her expert relationship advice to New York City in Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage!

Theater producer Ken Davenport announced today that Manuel Herrera has been cast to co-star alongside actress Eve Plumb in the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage! (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com).

With divorce rates soaring and golf clubs flying (cough, cough, Tiger Woods), now is the perfect time for Miss Abigail to bring her expert relationship advice to New York City in Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage!

What is better than adding your own flair to the set of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage? Getting a discount off your admission ticket for doing so! Theater producer Ken Davenport has announced today that from Monday, September 27, through Friday, October 1, those who drop off a hard-cover book at the Davenport Theatrical Enterprises offices (250 West 49th Street, Suite 301) will find their heirloom decorating the stage of his newest production starring The Brady Bunch's Eve Plumb as Miss Abigail.

What is better than adding your own flair to the set of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage? Getting a discount off your admission ticket for doing so! Theater producer Ken Davenport has announced today that from Monday, September 27, through Friday, October 1, those who drop off a hard-cover book at the Davenport Theatrical Enterprises offices (250 West 49th Street, Suite 301) will find their heirloom decorating the stage of his newest production starring The Brady Bunch's Eve Plumb as Miss Abigail.

Theater producer Ken Davenport announced today that Manuel Herrera has been cast to co-star alongside actress Eve Plumb in the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage! (www.MissAbigailsGuide.com).

Calling all mingling singles, dating disasters, mating mavens and nuptial know-it-alls-Miss Abigail is coming to town!

A DAY AT DILLER'S ... Broadway, Screen and Comedic Icon Phyllis Diller Opens Up Her Estate. 'You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type,' says Phyllis Diller, who at 93 is still entertaining audiences everywhere... even in her own home.

Hot on the heels of their Hollywood debut of CAST PARTY, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch packed THE MAGIC CASTLE on Wednesday, May 26 with a record number of talented guests.

Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and what's coming up in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) This week's column features Connie Francis at the Bergen PAC, the New York Pops 27th Birthday Gala, the 24th annual MAC Awards, Allan Harris at The Metropolitan Room, and More!

It was an abundance of family, friends, fashion and philanthropy as celebrated TV and movie Moms Florence Henderson (Brady Bunch), Ilene Graff (Mr. Belvedere) and Kim Rhodes (Suite Life of Zach & Cody), Nancy Dussault (Too Close for Comfort) and Dee Wallace (ET: Extra-Terrestrial) as well as other industry elite gathered for a pre-Mothers Day celebration at the Hollywood Museum for a special evening featuring the world famous Hollywood Graffiti Gown by Randy McLaughlin and Jerry Skeels of JERAN Design.

Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch's Cast Party has officially proven to be a bi-coastally success with its West Coast premiere on Thursday, April 1st at the world famous Magic Castle's highly popular Cabaret at the Castle. The Extreme Open Mic that has become a Broadway mainstay was as equally well packed with Hollywood elite, some of which took their turn at the mic. The witty and charming Caruso took charge of the stage, while the musical genius of Billy Stritch brought brilliant music to the ears of patrons and performers alike.

On Monday, March 15th, The Actors Fund presented the next in their series of Musical Mondays in the lobby of the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

In New York City on February 22, 2010, the day Tony winner Lea Salonga turned 39, she had to sing at the 2nd staged reading of new American musical, ALLEGIANCE, in addition to having to belt out a song in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit, BROADWAY BACKWARDS 5, happening on the same evening at two different live music venues.