Jackie Gleason News

Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah today announced the guest line-up for their week of shows covering the Midterm Elections from Florida. Taping at The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater Monday through Thursday and airing nightly at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, 10:00 p.m. CT, on Comedy Central, guests will include:

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 92-year-old Palace Theatre has received a full facelift of its 2,691-seat auditorium. The first major renovation for the Palace since 1984, the six-month, main-hall makeover included the repair of damaged plaster, new paint in a new color scheme, all-new seats on the main floor, full refurbishment of balcony seats, and installation of a new LED house lighting system in the dome and main chandelier. The first public performance in the fully renovated auditorium will be Grammy-nominated comedian Jim Gaffigan on Friday, November 2.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is coming to Miami. The hugely successful, critically-acclaimed Presidential Twitter Library will open in Miami just ahead of The Daily Show's week of shows at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. The Presidential Twitter Library will be open from Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28 at the Emanuel Luxury Venue at 1723 Washington Avenue, directly across from the Fillmore. On opening day only, Friday, October 26, the event hours are 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. ET. For the rest of the weekend (10/27-10/28) hours are 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. ET. Admission is free and open to the public. It will be so tremendous that those who miss it will be SAD!

The Wick Theatre  in Boca Raton is proud to open their 2018-2019 season with the hilarious farce, The Pirates of Penzance. The Gilbert and Sullivan treasure returned to Broadway in 1981 under the direction of Joseph Papp and went on to win the Tony Award for "Best Revival."

The fourth Annual Carney Awards will honor Joe Morton, Jessica Walter, Joe Pantoliano, M. Emmet Walsh, James Cromwell, and Bruce Greenwood. The show, which will be hosted by Patton Oswalt, will take place on Sunday, October 28th at the the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

Newly anointed EGOT winner and critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has announced his first Christmas album, A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS. The album is executive produced by Raphael Saadiq and will be released on October 26 via Columbia Records. To accompany the album, John will embark on a 25-date A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour, which includes a return engagement at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Saturday, December 29 at 7:30 p.m. The tour kicks off on November 15 in Clearwater, FL and wraps up on December 30 in San Diego.

In September last year, Josh Tillman stopped by Third Man Records' Nashville headquarters on an otherwise ordinary Tuesday afternoon and surprised them all with a lunchtime solo, acoustic set before his sold-out Ryman Auditorium performance. They, of course, had their 1955 Scully Lathe at the ready to capture the occasion. The recording of this Blue Room performance will be available for purchase on September 28, 2018, and pre-orders are available now. For a preview of what's to come, listen to 'So I'm Growing Old On Magic Mountain (Live At Third Man)' HERE.

Late night franchise The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will broadcast a Live Midterm Election Night episode titled, “Democalypse 2018: Let's Try This Again, America” on Tuesday, November 6 from 11:00-11:30 p.m. EASTERN on Comedy Central.

Joe's Pub at The Public presents the North American premiere of Murray Hill: About To Break, a new comedy and theatrical event, running September 20-22 and 27-29. About To Break is written and performed by Hill and directed and developed with Tony Award-winning lyricist, writer, and director Scott Wittman. Renowned as a comic host around the world, this new show is a departure, putting Hill center stage in the first major dedicated solo show of his long, storied career. Musical direction is by Paul Leschen with original music by Hill with Wittman, Marc Shaiman, Kyle Forrester, Eric Kornfeld, Jesse Elder, and Leschen.

Joe's Pub at The Public presents the North American premiere of Murray Hill: About To Break, a new comedy and theatrical event, running September 20-22 and 27-29. About To Break is written and performed by Hill and directed and developed with Tony Award-winning lyricist, writer, and director Scott Wittman. Renowned as a comic host around the world, this new show is a departure, putting Hill center stage in the first major dedicated solo show of his long, storied career. Musical direction is by Paul Leschen with original music by Hill with Wittman, Marc Shaiman, Kyle Forrester, Eric Kornfeld, Jesse Elder, and Leschen.

In September last year, Josh Tillman stopped by Third Man Records' Nashville headquarters on an otherwise ordinary Tuesday afternoon and surprised them all with a lunchtime solo, acoustic set before his sold-out Ryman Auditorium performance. They, of course, had their 1955 Scully Lathe at the ready to capture the occasion. The recording of this Blue Room performance will be available for purchase on September 28, 2018, and pre-orders are available now. For a preview of what's to come, listen to 'So I'm Growing Old On Magic Mountain (Live At Third Man)' HERE.

Following their critically-acclaimed European tour, STING and SHAGGY will kick off The 44/876 Tour in North America on September 14 in Jacksonville, Florida before making stops in major cities across the continent (full tour itinerary below), as announced by the Cherrytree Music Company and Live Nation. For a sneak peek of The 44/876 Tour, check out: https://bit.ly/2wKCvC6.

Encompass New Opera Theatre will present the world premiere of Anna Christie with music by Edward Thomas set to a libretto by Joseph Masteroff, beginning on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 8pm, running through Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (at 55 Lexington Avenue, entrance on 25th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues). 

 As the Midterm races heat up, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will head to Florida, a state that highlights many of 2018's most important election issues. The late-night series will film a week of shows “undesked” from The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater and air nightly from Monday, October 29 through Thursday, November 1 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Six of Broadway's most sought-after stars will join Mark Cortale's "Broadway @ The Art House" and "Broadway @ Town Hall" concert series in Provincetown in August.

KIDZ BOP, the #1 music brand for kids, and Live Nation are getting into the driver's seat with Dollar Car Rental, as the leading family brand in the car rental industry signs on as the presenting sponsor for the successful 'KIDZ BOP Live 2018' tour. The rental car company aimed at 'Driving Family Memories' will support the KIDZ BOP tour, which will stop in 35 cities across the country. The sponsorship will include the development of an original co-branded music video, produced by Live Nation, featuring the KIDZ BOP Kids, special KIDZ BOP promotions when renting at dollar.com, and a national sweepstakes offering a trip to the Ultimate KIDZ BOP VIP experience. For more information about the 'KIDZ BOP Live 2018' and ticket information, visit kidzbop.com/tour and LiveNation.com.

Joe's Pub at The Public presents the North American premiere of Murray Hill: About To Break, a new comedy and theatrical event, running September 20-22 and 27-29. About To Break is written and performed by Hill and directed and developed with Tony Award-winning lyricist, writer, and director Scott Wittman. Renowned as a comic host around the world, this new show is a departure, putting Hill center stage in the first major dedicated solo show of his long, storied career. Musical direction is by Paul Leschen with original music by Hill with Wittman, Marc Shaiman, Kyle Forrester, Eric Kornfeld, Jesse Elder, and Leschen.

Grammy® Award-winning band Ghost's joined legendary metal band Candlemass to honor Metallica by performing 'Enter Sandman' as members Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo were presented with the Polar Music Prize by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. Watch the unforgettable performance HERE.

Beginning today, SmileDirectClub, the company best known for pioneering the doctor-directed at-home invisible aligner announced a new marketing alliance with Live Nation the world's largest live entertainment company. 

On May 31st, Rich Little, arguably the most famous impressionist in the world, was honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce during their Hollywood Hero ceremony with the Johnny Grant Award, along with Diahann Carroll (receiving the Mary Pickford Award).