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Director Cynthia Nixon Producers Harriet Newman Leve, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner are thrilled to announce a 2020 Broadway bound production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove. Last Summer at Bluefish Cove is written by Jane Chambers and will be directed by Cynthia Nixon. Casting, creative team, theatre and dates will be announced at a later date. It’s 1980 at Bluefish Cove: a lesbian beachside haven. Lil Zalinski and her close knit group of friends take refuge here each summer to live and love freely. When a straight woman named Eva wanders unknowingly into their midst, she sends The Cove into a tailspin and knocks Lil off her feet. This will be the 40th anniversary production of the landmark lesbian play that broke extraordinary new ground when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1980. The Broadway bound 40th anniversary production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove will be Broadway’s first with an all-woman creative team and cast. A...

Dolly Parton Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton will present the SAG Life Achievement Award to actor, comedian, writer, producer and all-round entertainment maverick Lily Tomlin during the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today. Tomlin's accepting SAG-AFTRA’s highest accolade from her two long-time friends, a trio beloved as the co-conspirators in the 1980 feminist revenge comedy hit 9 to 5, will be a highlight of the annual SAG Awards® ceremony, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 at 8 p.m. (ET), 5 p.m. (PT). Lily Tomlin A Friendship Forged in Film 9 to 5 is now number 74 on American Film Institute's list of "100 Funniest American Movies of All Time." When the film was shot, Fonda and Tomlin were friends who had already received numerous honors for their acting achievements. It was Parton’s first feature film role, but she was a veteran of live and televisi...

**** 'GRANDMA' IS THE BEST BET FOR SUMMER! **** GRANDMA - In theaters August 21, 2015! Starring: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott Written & Directed by: Paul Weitz Synopsis Lily Tomlin is Elle Reid. Elle has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

**** Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS **** Lily Tomlin Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Lily Tomlin will make a special guest appearance next month in the 10th anniversary edition of Broadway Backwards. Also joining the lineup is Honeymoon in Vegas star Rob McClure, who will share hosting duties with Julie Halston from the current hit revival of You Can’t Take It With You. This year’s Broadway Backwards (#bwaybackwards), which will feature some of the most memorable numbers from previous years, will be held at 8 pm Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). The evening is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefits BC/EFA and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York. Also just added to the cast of the one-night-only benefit is Elizabeth Stanley, who is starring in the acclaimed Broadway revival of On the Town. She will join previously announced performers Jim Brochu, ...

**** A FAREWELL TO JOAN RIVERS **** Larry King's Tribute To Joan Rivers Hollywood has been mourning the death of comedic legend Joan Rivers. There's no one like her. In a special episode of the Emmy nominated series “Larry King Now”, Larry welcomes Jane Lynch, Lily Tomlin, Regis Philbin, Ryan Seacrest, Margaret Cho and Don Rickles to pay tribute to their friend: the beloved, iconic, indefatigable Joan Rivers. The episode just premiered on Ora.tv and Hulu.com . We’ve all heard about Joan’s personal wishes for her star-studded funeral where she said “ I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents…[and] I want to be buried in a Valentino gown.” Margaret Cho opened up to Larry King about Joan Rivers’ funeral, including Howard Stern’s hilarious eulogy and Hugh Jackman’s emotional performance. Cho explained “Joan Rivers Would Have Loved Her Funeral.” The special episode also features Regis Philbin sharing one of his favorite memories of Joan, about h...

**** 2012 ALL FOR ONE THEATER FESTIVAL CELEBRATES SOLO PERFORMANCES SEPTEMBER 14 TO 30 AT CHERRY LANE THEATRE, NYC **** Lily Tomlin John Leguizamo THE 2012 ALL FOR ONE THEATER FESTIVAL , September 14th to 30th at The Cherry Lane Theatre/Mainstage, 38 Commerce Street, NYC, will feature 10 solo plays and musicals written and performed by 10 extraordinary artists. With solo icons Whoopi Goldberg, John Leguizamo and Lily Tomlin on its Advisory Board, the AFO Theater Festival’s mission is to present the next generation of vital solo voices. The Festival offers two performances of each of the 10 plays plus 8 solo workshops with Advisory Board members Nilaja Sun, Gretchen Cryer, Matt Hoverman, Deb Margolin and Lynne Taylor-Corbett among others; a special master class with Leslie Jordan, AFO Advisor and 2012 AFO performer; and panels covering topics such as entering festivals, marketing, producing, and contracting for solo shows. The AFO Theater Festival will also...

**** TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP OFF BROADWAY **** Lily Tomlin Whoopi Goldberg THE 2012 ALL FOR ONE THEATER FESTIVAL , which begins September 14th at the 179 seat Cherry Lane Theatre/Mainstage, 38 Commerce Street, NYC, will feature 10 extraordinary solo performers presenting their own works. This 2nd AFO Theater Festival, which continues through September 30th, will offer two performances of each play plus panels, workshops, works in development, talk-back audience sessions after every performance and a special solo performance Mentoring Program with Nilaja Sun for high school students. This second AFO season features solo plays directed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, BD Wong and Colman Domingo; the World Premiere of “WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW” by Alice Eve Cohen, based on her New York Times bestseller, and the NY Premiere of Emmy-winner and theatre favorite Leslie Jordan’s new solo piece “FRUIT FLY.” Michael Wolk, Executive Producer said: “The All For One Theater ...

Lily Tomlin  The Legend Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin performed at The Smith Center For Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday. The superstar always brings in her legions of fans. Photos By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

Dori Berinstein Ilene Graff Dee Wallace Kate Linder Ruta Lee Connie Stevens Bruce Vilanch George Chakiris Lily Tomlin Jo Anne Worley Michael Learned Carole Cook Deanna Lund Karen Sharpe Kramer Tippi Hedren Tippi Hedren along with Deanna Lund, Carole Cook, Dori Berinstein, Ilene Graff, Bruce Vilanch, Connie Stevens, Lily Tomlin, Karen Sharpe Kramer and others, attended The Premiere Screening of 'Carol Channing: Larger then Life' held at the Paley Center For Media in Beverly Hills, California. Photos By: RD / Orchon / Retna Digital

Hollywood actress Lily Tomlin regrets not ‘coming out’ 30 years ago, because she missed the chance to become the first openly-lesbian star.Tomlin was offered the chance to come out of the closet in a Time magazine article in 1975, but she refused, and kept her sexuality a secret until after comedienne Ellen DeGeneres exposed her lesbian status in 1997.The 68-year-old actress says, "In some ways I regret that I didn’t do it." But she explains the real reason behind her decision not to give Time magazine the gay scoop in the mid-1970s: "(I was) insulted that they thought I would do it just to get the cover."

Lily Tomlin and Sirius star Frank DeCaro Lily Tomlin and her partner Jane Wagner are executive producers of the new off Broadway hit BEEBO BRINKER CHRONICLES based on the wildly popular award winning pulp novels of the 1950s and 1960s by Ann Bannon. After a triumphant opening night at 37 ARTS (450 West 37th Street) Tomlin, Wagner and a couple hundred of their closest friends including celebs CYNTHIA NIXON, SUZANNE VEGA, RANDY JONES, ANN BANNON, JAMIE DE ROY, PEPPERMINT, BETTY, KATE CLINTON, LISA KRON, FRANK DE CARO made their way to HK LOUNGE where everyone partied into the wee hours. BEEBO BRINKER CHRONICLES has just begun it's limited 10 week run and is expected to be one of the hottest tickets in town. Photo By: Mark Rupp