A Conversation with Steve Martin at The Palace Theatre

ALBANY, NY (03/08/2011)(readMedia)-- Legendary entertainer (actor, comedian, author, playwright, producer, & musician) Steve Martin will make an exclusive appearance at the Palace Theatre on March 30th for "A Conversation with Steve Martin". Tickets are on-sale now at ticketmaster.com, 1.800.745.3000, or at the Palace Theatre Box Office. Tickets are $45.75, $59.75, & $95.75.

In this exclusive event, Martin will talk at length, impromptu, before a live audience. The evening's conversation will be led by a Joe Donahue, respected morning show host of the award-winning Roundtable program on WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany. Touching upon all aspects of Steve's career, Joe will lead the conversation with the warmth and intelligence that have made him a local favorite. "It is a great honor to have an on-stage conversation with one of the greatest comedic, artistic, and brilliant minds of our time. I look forward to exploring the many facets to the genius that is Steve Martin" says Joe Donahue.

The show includes a Q&A segment where audience members will have an opportunity to engage with one of the greatest entertainers of our time in an enjoyable and intimate audience-interactive format. Come with your questions and share in the fun with one of the country's most beloved and respected performers.

The star of "Shop Girl," "Cheaper by the Dozen," "Parenthood," "The Jerk," "Roxanne," and countless other hits, had an extremely busy and fruitful 2010. Martin toured the country behind his 2010 Grammy award-winning bluegrass album The Crow/New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. His new album titled Rare Bird Alert will be released on March 15th. His second children's book was released on September 8th. In Late for School, Martin and illustrator C.F. Payne team up to tell the story of the adventure, danger, and laughs of the journey going to school. Enclosed is a CD of Martin on banjo and vocals, singing the book's story with a bluegrass twist.

For his adult audience, Martin's latest novel An Object of Beauty was released in November. Martin tells the story of a young, captivating, and ambitious young woman who takes the NYC art world by storm. Later this year, we can look forward to the movie "The Big Year" co-starring Owen Wilson and Jack Black. Martin plays a member of a group of avid bird watchers competing to spot the rarest birds in North America in an annual esteemed event.

A Conversation with Steve Martin is the audience's ultimate chance to hear the stories and ask questions of one of the most diversified performers in the entertainment industry today.