Joan Rivers will
star in her four-character autobiographical play, The
Joan Rivers Theater Project, at the Geffen
Playhouse in Los Angeles this February. The comedic
play, taking place just before a big awards preshow,
uses a dressing room, a cheese plate, and a
producer as vehicles for an introspective look at
aging, going through life's ups and downs, and being a woman
in Hollywood, according to a press release.
"I'm so thrilled
to be doing the project at the Geffen. One, because
it's a very prestigious and theatrically dedicated
organization, and two, because they're paying me,"
said Rivers, who launched her comedy career in the
'60s as one of the first female talk show hosts and has
since risen to the rank of red-carpet royalty.
This will mark
Rivers's third theatrical production, including her
one-woman show, Broke and Alone, and her
Tony-nominated performance in Sally Marr and Her
Escorts. (The Advocate)