The Triad Update

From the INSIDER.com - Schirripa And Richards On Mulberry Street

2009-06-24T00:46:00.000-07:00

We had the pleasure of catching up yesterday with our pal Steve Schirripa and his good friend Sal Richards at Il Cortile in Little Italy yesterday. Steve, who rose to international notoriety for his role as Bobby ‘Bacala’ Baccalieri on HBO’s The Sopranos, was with entertainer Sal Richards shooting a commercial for an upcoming appearance at the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren, Michigan. Steve was en route after his shoot to The Triad to participate in their Drama Desk Winning show, Celebrity Autobiography. Richards, who’ll be appearing at The Triad Theatre in July and August, has his own documentary coming out later this summer entitled ‘Mr. Laughs: A Look behind The Curtain.’ The movie is narrated by Vincent D’Onofrio, from ‘Law And Order: Criminal Intent’, and features his rather dramatic life story … which is very definitely to be continued. The movie which we here at Times Square Gossip got an advance look at, features testimonials from the likes of Sid Ceasar; Don Rickles; Jackie Mason; Jerry Stiller; Soupy Sales; The View’s Joy Behar; Norm Crosby; Lanie Kazan; and Julius LaRosa, among others. It is a lovingly rendered work … sure to be a favorite. The film was directed by Gregory Principato. Richards’ show, ‘The Way It Was’ will be at The Traid theatre on West 72nd street on July 22 and 29, and August 6 and 13.

Celebrity Autobiography at Triad Wins Drama Desk for Best Unique Theatrical Experience

2009-05-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

The next Scheduled Performance is Monday, June 22 at 7:30pm

Scheduled to appear are:

Rachel Dratch, Jackie Hoffman, Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock) Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa (Sopranos), Sherri Shepherd (The View), Alan Zweibel, and more!

Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) from the Sopranos attends fellow Soprano Tony Darrow's show last night

2009-04-30T19:41:00.000-07:00

Another great show last night by Tony Darrow (Sopranos, Goodfellas and many Woody Allen Films).

Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) fellow Sopranos was in attendance. Three more shows remain on Thursday

nights at 9pm. Remaining tickets are available on Smarttix.com.

Drama Desk Nomination for Celebrity Autobiography at Triad

2009-04-30T19:38:00.000-07:00

Celebrity Autobiography was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. A new show for Mother's Day was scheduled for Sunday May 10th at 7pm. Bring your Mother for free. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com and put in code MD25 or call 212-868-4444.

Judith Light, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie & Bernadette Peters at Triad for Celebrity Autobiography (March 30th)

2009-04-12T02:19:00.000-07:00

From Time Square Gossip - Former NY Knick John Starks & Jaid Barrymore attend Tony Darrow's Sold Out One Man Show

2009-04-12T01:27:00.000-07:00

Actor TONY DARROW's one-man show at New York's Triad had its second performance last night (with GIANNI RUSSO -Carlo from The Godfather-; JAID BARRYMORE -Drew's mom-; KEITH GIRARD from The Improper, NBA-great JOHN STARKS in the sold-out audience; and, guest host GOUMBA JOHNNY SIALIANO from WKTU), and he killed once again! The actor, perhaps best-known as 'Sonny Bunz' from GOOD FELLAS, first made his mark as a stand-up comedian, with stints in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, opening up for names like Buddy Hackett. Then one day, out of the blue, his agent called to say he had set up a meeting with MARTY SCORSESE. He met Marty and decided to do some shtick from his act. The director loved it, and commented, “That’s exactly what I want.” He got the gig and worked alongside the stellar cast of that movie, including ROBERT DeNIRO; JOE PESCI; RAY LIOTTA; and, PAUL SORVINO. Pesci’s character at one point starts whacking Darrow’s character with a wine bottle. Needless to say … the die was cast. 5 movies with WOODY ALLEN followed, as well as the movie SEARCHING FOR BOBBY D and ANALYZE THIS. He also essayed the role of ‘Larry Boy Barese’ in HBO’s The Sopranos. Allen’s office called this week and said the Wood-man himself might be down at future show. Darrow likes to say, that both ALLEN and SCORSESE discovered him … not bad! He also appeared in MICKEY BLUE EYES with HUGH GRANT and JAMES CAAN, and several LAW & ORDER episodes. His show is an observational one, with ribald comments about some of the personalities he’s come up against and much interaction with the audience, and the audience last night was ready to interact! especially the group sitting right in front of us! We sat half-way back with the show's PR-mouthpiece, The Pasha, David Salidor. Funny stuff for sure ... conjuring up the best vaudeville moments ever. The guy knows his stuff. A video montage of his career opens the laugh-filled show and reminds the audience of his many memorable moments onscreen ... small and large. His show runs through May 21st (GoodFella Thursdays) and should not be missed. The show is produced by Paul Borghese, who most recently produced the stellar LAMPOST REUNION, with FRANK (RAO’s) PELLIGRINO. Not every actor can carry a one-man show with this much style and grace … at the top of our list … TONY DARROW!

Notable Personalities Attending Shows at Triad this Month

2009-04-08T21:38:00.000-07:00

Rene Zelwegger, Frank Langella, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Vanessa Williams & Ben Vereen attended shows at Triad this March.

The VIEW - Celebrity Autobiography Featured on Tuesday's April 7th Show

2009-04-08T21:21:00.000-07:00

The View rebroadcast the show which featured Joy Behar, Sherri Sheppherd and Kristen Johnston reading excerpts from the Hit Show at Triad, "Celebrity Autobiography".

New York Post Article - Kristin Chenoweth & Celebrity Autobiography (March 29th 2009)

2009-04-08T21:19:00.000-07:00

A LITTLE BIT WICKED
By MICHAEL RIEDEL
When I first picked up Kristin Chenoweth's memoir, I thought: "Well, this is perfect fodder for 'Celebrity Autobiography.' " That's the popular Off-Broadway revue at the Triad in which actors read, perfectly straight, excerpts from celebrity memoirs. The unbridled narcissism, the bromides about "life lessons" and the awful writing found in such books give "Celebrity Autobiography" its razor-sharp teeth, and it chomps down on its famous victims the way Jaws does midnight swimmers. Chenoweth, I feared, would soon find herself applying a tourniquet alongside Vanna White ("Vanna Speaks"), Kenny Loggins ("The Unimaginable Life: Lessons Learned on the Path to Love") and David Cassidy ("Could It Be Forever?"). As it turns out, "A Little Bit Wicked" will likely be spared the shame, because Chenoweth's in on the joke. Just when you think she's pouring too much syrup on her waffle, she cuts it with some vinegar, usually in the form of a self-deprecating crack. Her flop sitcom "Kristin"? "Huge hit. Yak-dropping huge. Terribly misunderstood," she writes. Meeting NBC chief Jeff Zucker, who axed her show after a few episodes, she tells him: "Hey! Thanks for canceling my show, you party-pooper." Shortly before posing nude for FHM magazine, a gay friend notices she's put on weight. "I guess I'm retaining a little water," she allows. "Like Hoover Dam retains a little water?" he replies. Chenoweth skips through her life in bright and breezy fashion, and on the whole she's had a pretty good time. Adopted by a kind and loving couple, she grew up comfortably in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Foreshadowing her show queen appeal, she reports that her high school boyfriend had "model good looks," liked to shop and helped design her prom dress (one suspects he went on to other crushes -- Ethel Merman, Patti LuPone, Hugh Jackman). She was on the beauty pageant circuit for awhile, but never nabbed a crown. Asked by a judge for her opinion of "60 Minutes," she replied: "I think . . . that's about the right amount of time." Blessed with an operatic voice, she gave up a classical music to pursue a career on Broadway. She appeared in a revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," and while the show was a flop, Chenoweth, who played Charlie Brown's sharp-tongued little sister Sally, walked away with "A Star Is Born"-type reviews. Soon she was in Hollywood, appearing most notably as media consultant Annabeth Schott on "The West Wing." Chenoweth has had an on-again-off-again romance with "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin. He makes a cameo appearance in the book, writing a funny and charming chapter about his state of mind on the eve of their first date. "I'd moved from the Four Seasons into a rental in the Hollywood Hillsthat had once been owned by one of the Mamas and the Papas and then Sam Kinison," he writes. "Exactly the right place for someone who needs to concentrate every day on not using cocaine." Chenoweth doesn't go into details about their romantic problems, and my one complaint about her memoir is that it's light on juicy showbiz gossip. She hints at tension backstage at "Wicked," the blockbuster Broadway musical in which she played the good witch Galinda, but aside from reporting that the creators stormed out of the theater one night, she doesn't serve up any bitchy stories. But as she admits: "When I'm a grand old dame of the stage, I might get around to writing a proper 'tell-all' autobiography. Right now, I'm offering this completely biased 'tell-a-little' slice of life." "A Little Bit Wicked" is aimed at the hordes of teenage girls who flock to see "Wicked" around the world. But when she gets around to writing that "grand old dame" memoir, she might want to channel Elaine Stritch a bit more and Galinda a bit less. Michael Riedel is The Post's Broadway columnist. A Little Bit Wicked Life, Love and Faith in Stages by Kirstin Chenoweth Touchstone

New York Post Page 6 - Celebrity Autobiography - April 5, 2009

2009-04-08T21:15:00.000-07:00

April 5, 2009 --

THAT Scott Adsit, Michael Urie andRachel Dratch partied hard at Jennifer Klein's Wine & Roses on Columbus Avenue after the "Celebrity Autobiography" show the other night at the Triad, whereVanessa Williams read the autobiography of Ivana Trump and Craig Bierko read "The Jonas Brothers" in the voice ofFrankie Jonas, the 9-year-old bonus Jonas . . . THAT Vogue oracle Andre Leon Talley, shrouded in cashmere and velvet shoes with no socks, had a breakfast of fresh fruit and organic oatmeal with branding guru Peter Arnell at a meeting in Arnell's 7 World Trade Center offices . . . THAT Endeavor uber-agent Nick Stevens, who represents the likes of Ben Stiller, hung out withJames Gandolfini after seeing him in "God of Carnage."

Entertainment Weekly features a half page article on Celebrity Autobiography at Triad in this week's issue (04-10-2009)

2009-04-06T21:24:00.001-07:00

Celebrity Autobiography, one of NYC's most buzzed-about shows, plays only on Monday nights at the Triad Theater, where a rotating cast of stars like Kristen Johnston and Matthew Broderick do dramatic readings from the (often ridiculous) memoirs of A-listers. Here's a sampling of some of the featured books' best lines. (212-868-4444)
''I don't think you have to have a language in common with someone to have sexual rapport. But it helps if the language you don't understand is Italian.'' — Madonna in Sex
''Have you ever talked to your muscles? As you bring up the dumbbells, say 'Grow.' It's what I call 'body dialogue,' where I actually converse with certain parts of my body.'' — Sylvester Stallone in Sly Moves
''Take away the wigs and the eyelashes and the fabulous clothes, and you'll find me at White Castle, feasting on a half dozen of those greasy square burgers.'' — Star Jones in You Have to Stand for Something...
''Susan [Dey] lacked the slutty aspect of a female that I always found so attractive. She was never going to say, 'I want to take that big piece of meat of yours, baby.''' — David Cassidy in C'mon, Get Happy...

Frank Langella, Chita Rivera and Geoffrey Holder attended Maurice Hine's show

2009-04-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

What an amazing performance Maurice Hines gave last week at Triad. Some superb singing and incredible tap dancing. In the audience were Academy Award Nominee Frank Langella, Chita Rivera and Geoffrey Holder. Maurice will be back performing at Triad Monday June 22nd @ 9:30pm.

Vanessa Williams from Ugly Betty makes surprise guest appearance in Celebrity Autobiography

2009-04-06T21:12:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Williams made a hysterical debut guest appearance this past Monday night March 30, 2009 in Celebrity Autobiography. She read from Ivana Trump's autobiography and had the audience in hysterics. Also Craig Bierko and Rachel Dratch among others read from the Jonas Brothers bio.

A few tickets remain for the Monday night April 20th Celebrity Autobiography.

You never know who will show up to guest star in the show. Some past celebrities reading at Triad have included Matthew Broderick, Joy Behar, Paul Rudd, Justin Long and Alan Cumming.

People Magazine Online - Vanessa Williams at Triad

2009-03-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

From People.com - March 11th, 2009

• Vanessa Williams, cheering on her Ugly Betty costar Michael Urie, who earned big laughs while reading from Miley Cyrus's new autobiography, Miles to Go, during the weekly Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words show at New York's Triad Theater. With his tongue planted firmly in cheek, the actor also channeled his inner Tommy Lee, sharing tips for pleasuring lovers, straight from the rocker's tome Tommyland.

Today's New York Post gives Brother Can You Spare a Dime Great Review (3 Stars)

2009-03-10T23:20:00.000-07:00

New York Post gives Brother Can You Spare a Dime 3 stars and a great review in today's New York Post (Tuesday March 10th 2009). The timely show which features songs from the Depression Era play Friday nights at 7pm and Saturday and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are available at Theatermania.com

Tony Winner & Multi Grammy Nominee Melba Moore Performed at Triad Friday March 6th

2009-03-10T23:18:00.001-07:00

Melba Moore put on a Fantastic show this past Friday night. She will be performing one more show on Friday March 13th and there are a few tickets remaining on smarttix.com

Vanessa Williams and the Cast of Ugly Betty were at Triad Monday March 2nd to see Celebrity Autobiography

2009-03-10T23:14:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Williams and most of the cast of Ugly Betty were at Triad this past Monday to see their fellow cast member Michael Urie perform in the show Celebrity Autobiography. It was another great sold out performance.

Richard Belzer (Law & Order) appeared at Triad in Celebrity Autobiography Monday night

2009-03-10T23:11:00.000-07:00

Richard Belzer was hysterical in Celebrity Autobiography on Monday March 2nd 2009.

Belzer brought his dog up onstage and then let his dog run around the stage during the reading.

It turned out to be a very funny moment for audience and cast alike.

CNN does Feature on Celebrity Autobiography at Triad on Monday March 1, 2009

2009-03-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

CNN broadcast a great story on the show at Triad - Celebrity Autobiography and included many interviews with the cast members from Saturday Night Live including Will Forte. The show is Monday nights at 7:30pm and has some of the best cast and reviews on Broadway.

TRIAD is the lead story in NY Times Website on Sunday February 28th 2009

2009-03-10T23:01:00.001-07:00

On Sunday Feb. 28th around 12am the New York Times lead photo and story was amazingly enough about the Triad and a regular show here called the Singing Experience. The Times Photographer captured a beautiful photo of the Stage and Theater Proscenium. The story was also on Page 21 of the regular Sunday NY Times. The online portion of the story featured a video interview with Linda Burns who created the Singing Experience and a photo slideshow

with many photos of the Triad. The Times photographer created some stunning photos of the venue.

The Legendary Sid Bernstein who brought the Beatles to America

2008-12-15T12:40:00.000-08:00

Sid Bernstein who brought the Beatles to America presented Larry Russell's Beatlestock this past Sunday at Triad. Fantastic show and amazing recreations of the Beatles song catalog. It was a pleasure to see Sid having a great time at the show.

NYC TAXI CABS running story on CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

2008-11-20T23:43:00.000-08:00

If you take a NYC taxi this week you may see a story about Celebrity Autobiography as they are

running the news story that Channel 4 NBC ran a few weeks ago. Also Paul Rudd did a great job hosting Saturday Night Live last week. He was also great in Celebrity Autobiography when he performed in it at Triad a month ago.

TIME Magazine calls Celebrity Autobiography the funniest docu-theater stunt of the year.

2008-11-14T08:37:00.000-08:00

TIME MAGAZINE - THEATER - NOVEMBER 14th

Celebrity Autobiography Joan Lunden's wake-up routine. Neil Sedaka's food diary. The Burt Reynolds--Loni Anderson divorce--from both sides. These and other excerpts from star memoirs are read off-Broadway with deadpan glee by a rotating cast in the funniest docu-theater stunt of the year.

Matthew Broderick, Will Forte, Scott Adsit join the cast of Celebrity Autobiography this Monday at Triad

2008-11-06T21:50:00.000-08:00

Another great cast will interpret the words of the famous in the "Hilarious" Celebrity Autobiography this Monday at Triad

(7:30pm). All shows have sold out so we recommend getting tickets in advance at www.smarttix.com

AFTERBIRTH featuring Andrew McCarthy, Carolyn Aaron (Grey's Anatomy), Comedy Central comics Tom Shillue and Marta Ravin

2008-11-06T21:48:00.000-08:00

"Afterbirth...stories you won't read in Parents magazine" heads back to NYC from LA with more original funny stories about the trials and tribulations of being a parent. Featuring a cast of highly acclaimed actors/comics/writers including Andrew McCarthy of "LIpstick Jungle," Comedy Central comics Tom Shillue and Marta Ravin, bestselling novelist Deborah Copaken Kogan, actress Carolyn Aaron of "Grey's Anatomy," James Braly from the Off-Broadway hit, "Life in a Marital Institution," Dan Bucatinsky, executive producer of "Lipstick Jungle" and more. "Afterbirth...stories you won't read in Parents magazine" will be published as an anthology for St. Martin's Press in May, 2009. The show has been running to sold out audiences in Los Angeles for over 5 years. Shows are November 6 & 7 exclusively at The Triad. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30 $20 plus two drinks Cash Only Please