The Improv turns 60 this year and, despite the spontaneity that the name might suggest, there's a methodical plan to grow the comedy organization. In 1963, founder Budd Friedman opened the first location in New York City's Hell's Kitchen, envisioning the defunct Vietnamese restaurant with a brick wall as a gathering place for Broadway talent. […]
SOURCE: Variety at 01:05PM on July 21, 2023