If you have tickets for one of Rosie O'Donnell's five sold-out shows at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre in Sarasota this weekend, you'll have to make other plans.
But you might want to keep the weekend of March 21-23 open.
It was big news when McCurdy's Comedy Theatre announced the Rosie O'Donnell, Sarasota's newest celebrity resident, would be performing five shows there this weekend. All five shows sold out quickly.
On Friday, McCurdy's announced that the shows have been postponed. Rosie has an abscessed tooth. (She has posted close-up photos of her swollen face online.) There were supposed to be two shows on Friday, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday.
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Owner Les McCurdy said the shows have been rescheduled for March 21-23.
"She feels horrible about it," McCurdy said. "But y'know, things like this happen."
People from McCurdy's will call every person who bought tickets and offer tickets for the corresponding show in March. People who don't want to exchange can get a refund.
McCurdy said any tickets that will become available will go on sale next week, as early as Tuesday. People who want tickets can call the McCurdy's box office at 941-925-3869 anytime after that. The latest information on ticket availability will be on the McCurdy's website, www.mccurdyscomedy.com, and the McCurdy's Comedy Theatre Facebook page. McCurdy will also tweet updates at www.twitter.com/lesmccurdy.
For this weekend, comedian Frankie Paul will fill in. He was performing mid-week shows at McCurdy's and agreed to stay through the weekend.
"We had a sold-out show last night," McCurdy said. "Luckily, he had the weekend free. So it'll be him and me and another act or two."
Rosie O’Donnell’s a talk-show host who’s won 10 Emmy Awards (counting Daytime Emmys), an actor who was the third baseman in “A League of their Own,” an author, a philanthropist and an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights and other progressive causes.
All that makes it easy to forget that she got her start way back when as a stand-up comedian.
She’s doing stand-up again, and she’ll be doing it in
Sarasota next month.
O’Donnell will be at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre for five shows, Jan. 17-19.
It was O’Donnell’s stand-up comedy that first brought her to the nation’s attention when she appeared on Ed McMahon’s talent show “Star Search” in 1984. But she soon moved on to acting, and her popular talk show, “The Rose O’Donnell Show” premiered in 1996.
She joined the cast of “The View” in 2006 and heated up that show’s political discussions.
Earlier this year, O’Donnell announced that she was returning to stand-up with a tour of Australia.
It’s reasonable to expect that this won’t be O’Donnell’s last show in the area. Back in October, she bought a $5-million house on Casey Key.
She’ll be doing two shows at McCurdy's, at 7 and 9:15 p.m. on Jan.17 and 18, and a 7 p.m. show on Jan. 19. Tickets are $29 and $45.
McCurdy’s is at 3333 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Call 941-925-3869 or go to www.mccurdyscomedy.com.
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