Emmy® Award-winner and celebrated comedian and actor Martin Short will be on stage at the State Theatre in New Brunswick on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 8 p.m. Short will perform his hilarious variety show. This family friendly performance features a lot of audience participation, skits include interviewing a guest as Jimimy Glick, performing characters such as Ed Grimley, singing songs, and playing funny clips. Tickets range from $35-75.
Known best for his comedic work, Short first began his career while working on Canada’s SCTV Comedy Network, which brought him to the attention of the producers of Saturday Night Live. He then became a fan-favorite for his portrayal of characters such as Ed Grimley, lawyer Nathan Thurm, and “legendary songwriter” Irving Cohen.
His popularity and exposure on SNL led Short to cross over quickly into feature films including Three Amigos, Inner Space, Three Fugitives, Clifford, Pure Luck, Father of the Bride, and Father of the Bride Part II. Short was recently featured in the animated films Madagascar 3 and Frankenweenie.
An accomplished stage actor, Short soon won a Tony® and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his role in the revival of Little Me. He was also nominated for a Tony and took home an Outer Critics Circle Award for the musical version of Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl.
Short returned to television in an Emmy®-nominated role for the mini-series Merlin and host of The Martin Short Show, which garnered him seven Emmy® nominations. Short also wrote, produced and starred in three comedy specials, winning two Cable ACE awards and an Emmy®. In 2001, he launched the critically acclaimed Primetime Glick, garnering another five Emmy® nominations. Short was nominated for his 19th Emmy® Award in 2010 for his work as the lawyer Leonard Winstone on the critically acclaimed FX series Damages. Currently, Short can be seen on the CBS hit comedy series How I Met Your Mother in the recurring role of Garrison Cootes. His voice can be heard as the Cat in the critically acclaimed PBS series Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That.
For tickets or more information, call the State Theatre ticket office at 732-246-SHOW (7469), or visit us online at www.StateTheatreNJ.org. The State Theatre ticket office, located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m; Wednesday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; and at least three hours prior to curtain on performance dates unless otherwise specified. For information on group outings and discounts, call 732-247-7200, ext. 517. Some additional ticket and transaction fees may apply.
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