PopGoesTheNews.com Toronto will play host to a mini Second City reunion in November — and it's all in the name of one of the improv company's most beloved alumnus, Gilda Radner.
Second City veterans Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard are set to take the stage of the Sony Centre on Nov. 19 at the It's Always Something Variety Show. The event, celebrating its 10th anniversary, raises funds for Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, a cancer support facility.
Radner, who died in 1989 at the age of 42 after a battle with ovarian cancer, joined the Second City troupe in Toronto in the early '70s after co-starring with Short and Levy (as well as Victor Garber and Andrea Martin) in the Toronto production of Godspell.
Late Show with David Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer, who served as musical director for Godspell, is also scheduled to take part in the Nov. 19 gala, which will be hosted by Russell Peters. Other musical acts include Andy Kim, Lighthouse and Measha Brueggergosman.
Tickets for It's Always Something go on sale on Sept. 23. The show has netted nearly $3 million in its first nine years.
