Bill Maher
William "Bill" Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.
Maher is known for his sarcastic attitude, political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide swath of topics including religion, politics, bureaucracies of many kinds, political correctness, the mass media, greed among people and persons in positions of high political and social power, and the lack of intellectual curiosity in the electorate.
Maher supports the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage. His critical views of religion were the basis for the 2008 documentary film Religulous. He serves on the board of PETA and is an advisory board member of Project Reason. Maher's anti-vaccination and other ideas have drawn criticism. In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. Bill Maher received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010.
Bill Maher is currently involved with
Kiss Me, Kate - Lilli Vanessi
19:30, Wed 20th January 2021 - Sun 24th January 2021 at Globe Theatre, London
Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi. A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca, and her gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul with some gangsters. The original production starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang and won the Tony-Award.
Kiss Me, Kate was Porter's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! and other integrated musicals; it was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly connected to the script, and it proved to be his biggest hit and the only one of his shows to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway. In 1949, it won the first Tony Award presented for Best Musical.
Bill Maher is preparing for
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In the Heights - Lighting Designer
19:45, Tue 23rd March 2021 - Fri 26th March 2021 at Almeida Theatre
20:45, Tue 30th March 2021 - Fri 2nd April 2021 at Almeida Theatre
19:00, Tue 6th April 2021 - Fri 9th April 2021 at Almeida Theatre
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in…
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Publicist
19:45, Wed 24th March 2021 - Sat 27th March 2021 at Savoy Theatre
21:00, Wed 31st March 2021 - Sat 3rd April 2021 at Savoy Theatre
20:30, Wed 7th April 2021 - Sat 10th April 2021 at Savoy Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a long one-act musical comedy conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay…
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The Tempest - Composer
20:45, Wed 14th April 2021 - Mon 19th April 2021 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where…
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La Cage aux Folles - Georges
23:45, Wed 14th April 2021 - Mon 19th April 2021 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
La Cage aux Folles is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. Based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, it focuses on a gay couple: Georges,…
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Richard II - Lighting Designer, Set Designer
20:15, Thu 13th May 2021 - Tue 18th May 2021 at Random Venue 32
King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a…
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Peter and Wendy - Production Electrician
21:00, Mon 31st May 2021 - Thu 3rd June 2021 at Almeida Theatre
20:15, Mon 7th June 2021 - Thu 10th June 2021 at Almeida Theatre
20:30, Mon 14th June 2021 - Thu 17th June 2021 at Almeida Theatre
Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel, respectively. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan,…
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Urinetown - Reeds
21:30, Thu 2nd September 2021 - Sun 5th September 2021 at Haymarket Theatre
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibilit…
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Gypsy: A Musical Fable - Bassoon
20:15, Tue 7th September 2021 - Sun 12th September 2021 at Random Venue 9
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and…
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Mother Courage and Her Children - Yvette Pottier
20:45, Mon 13th September 2021 - Thu 16th September 2021 at Random Venue 21
Mother Courage and Her Children is a play written in 1939 by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht with significant contributions from Margarete Steffin. After four very important theatrical prod…
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The Pajama Game - Charley
15:45, Thu 23rd September 2021 - Mon 27th September 2021 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker…
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Antony and Cleopatra - Publicity Designer
19:30, Wed 19th January 2022 - Sat 22nd January 2022 at Random Venue 49
18:00, Wed 26th January 2022 - Sat 29th January 2022 at Random Venue 49
19:30, Wed 2nd February 2022 - Sat 5th February 2022 at Random Venue 49
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relat…
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Deputy Stage Manager
11:15, Wed 2nd March 2022 - Sun 6th March 2022 at Random Venue 16
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1962 play by Edward Albee. It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. After a university faculty party, they receive an…
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All My Sons - Publicist
19:45, Wed 23rd March 2022 - Sun 27th March 2022 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
20:45, Wed 30th March 2022 - Sun 3rd April 2022 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
21:15, Wed 6th April 2022 - Sun 10th April 2022 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.
The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947,… -
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Lighting Designer
21:00, Tue 29th March 2022 at Globe Theatre, London
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story…
Bill Maher has been involved with
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West Side Story - Action
19:15, Wed 6th January 2021 - Mon 11th January 2021 at London Palladium
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Bye Bye Birdie - Violin
19:30, Thu 19th November 2020 - Mon 23rd November 2020 at Globe Theatre, London
19:45, Thu 26th November 2020 - Mon 30th November 2020 at Globe Theatre, London
20:00, Thu 3rd December 2020 - Mon 7th December 2020 at Globe Theatre, London
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Beauty and the Beast - Cello
10:30, Thu 3rd December 2020 - Sun 6th December 2020 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Mary Poppins - Oboe
19:30, Sun 25th October 2020 - Thu 29th October 2020 at Adelphi Theatre
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Miss Saigon - Set Designer
11:30, Thu 17th September 2020 at Barbican Centre
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Maggie Pollitt
21:00, Sat 8th August 2020 - Wed 12th August 2020 at Random Venue 48
21:00, Sat 15th August 2020 - Wed 19th August 2020 at Random Venue 48
20:30, Sat 22nd August 2020 - Wed 26th August 2020 at Random Venue 48
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The Fantasticks - Matt Hucklebee
20:45, Sat 27th June 2020 - Wed 1st July 2020 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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A Streetcar Named Desire - Blanche DuBois
13:15, Tue 23rd June 2020 - Fri 26th June 2020 at Random Venue 80
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Pippin - Trumpet
20:45, Tue 16th June 2020 - Fri 19th June 2020 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Othello - Iago
20:45, Wed 10th June 2020 - Sat 13th June 2020 at Random Venue 83
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Carousel - Julie Jordan, Director
20:45, Sat 4th April 2020 at Random Venue 24
23:45, Mon 6th April 2020 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
20:30, Tue 7th April 2020 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
20:15, Thu 9th April 2020 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
20:15, Sun 12th April 2020 at Adelphi Theatre
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The Phantom of the Opera - Carlotta
19:30, Wed 25th March 2020 - Sun 29th March 2020 at Random Venue 69
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Oedipus the King - Creon
10:15, Tue 18th February 2020 - Sun 23rd February 2020 at Royal Opera House, London
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Death of a Salesman - Harold 'Happy' Loman
20:00, Tue 11th February 2020 - Sat 15th February 2020 at Royal Court Theatre
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The Miser - Élise
19:30, Wed 12th February 2020 - Sat 15th February 2020 at Barbican Centre
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Guys and Dolls - Lighting Designer
19:30, Mon 6th January 2020 - Sat 11th January 2020 at Crucible Theatre
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Our Town - Choreographer
21:00, Sun 6th October 2019 - Thu 10th October 2019 at Noël Coward Theatre
21:00, Sun 13th October 2019 - Thu 17th October 2019 at Noël Coward Theatre
11:00, Sun 20th October 2019 - Thu 24th October 2019 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Company - Joanne
20:45, Tue 10th September 2019 - Sun 15th September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Tue 17th September 2019 - Sun 22nd September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Tue 24th September 2019 - Sun 29th September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
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Doctor Faustus - Wagner
20:30, Wed 24th July 2019 - Mon 29th July 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
16:15, Wed 31st July 2019 - Mon 5th August 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
17:15, Wed 7th August 2019 - Mon 12th August 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Julius Caesar - Julius Caesar
20:30, Mon 24th June 2019 - Thu 27th June 2019 at Barbican Centre
21:45, Mon 1st July 2019 - Thu 4th July 2019 at Barbican Centre
21:00, Mon 8th July 2019 - Thu 11th July 2019 at Barbican Centre
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Hair - Production Manager
20:15, Tue 2nd July 2019 - Fri 5th July 2019 at Almeida Theatre
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The Lion King - Trombone
21:15, Sat 20th April 2019 at Adelphi Theatre
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - William Barfée
20:30, Thu 25th October 2018 - Mon 29th October 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
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Three Sisters - Composer
20:00, Mon 17th September 2018 - Thu 20th September 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
20:15, Mon 24th September 2018 - Thu 27th September 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
20:15, Mon 1st October 2018 - Thu 4th October 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
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Guys and Dolls - Trumpet, Arvide Abernathy
20:30, Sat 25th August 2018 - Thu 30th August 2018 at Globe Theatre, London
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Romeo and Juliet - Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet
20:15, Tue 19th June 2018 - Fri 22nd June 2018 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Hello, Dolly! - Oboe
20:45, Sun 13th May 2018 - Thu 17th May 2018 at Random Venue 98
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The Misanthrope - Technical Director
21:00, Mon 26th March 2018 - Fri 30th March 2018 at Random Venue 85
20:15, Mon 2nd April 2018 - Fri 6th April 2018 at Random Venue 85
20:30, Mon 9th April 2018 - Fri 13th April 2018 at Random Venue 85
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Three Sisters - Production Manager
20:00, Sat 20th January 2018 - Fri 26th January 2018 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Gypsy: A Musical Fable - Trombone
20:30, Wed 15th November 2017 - Sun 19th November 2017 at The Old Vic
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Jesus Christ Superstar - Annas
20:00, Thu 23rd March 2017 - Sun 26th March 2017 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Legally Blonde: The Musical - Sound Designer
19:30, Sat 3rd December 2016 - Fri 9th December 2016 at Random Venue 87
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Hair - Publicist
20:30, Sat 5th November 2016 - Fri 11th November 2016 at The Old Vic
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The Taming of the Shrew - Publicity Designer
20:45, Sun 9th October 2016 - Fri 14th October 2016 at Barbican Centre
20:30, Sun 16th October 2016 - Fri 21st October 2016 at Barbican Centre
20:15, Sun 23rd October 2016 - Fri 28th October 2016 at Barbican Centre
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Violin
20:45, Tue 14th June 2016 - Fri 17th June 2016 at Random Venue 49
21:00, Tue 21st June 2016 - Fri 24th June 2016 at Random Venue 49
20:45, Tue 28th June 2016 - Fri 1st July 2016 at Random Venue 49
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The Fantasticks - Musical Director
21:00, Tue 17th May 2016 at Random Venue 54
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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme - Set Designer
19:30, Wed 11th November 2015 - Sun 15th November 2015 at Globe Theatre, London
11:30, Wed 18th November 2015 - Sun 22nd November 2015 at Globe Theatre, London
19:15, Wed 25th November 2015 - Sun 29th November 2015 at Globe Theatre, London