Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt has seen its share of stop and starts. First David Arquette is signed on, then he isn't, then he is. The opening date was pushed back several times. The latest news is that Kelly Osbourne will be joining the oompa loompa circus as creative director.

She'll somehow fit the new gig into her schedule as a fashion correspondent for E! and contributor to Joan Rivers' Fashion Police. She'll work with just-outta-rehab Arquette, who's back as a co-host with creator Jeff Beacher. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-04-25T11:42:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/21/134042/414 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/beachersposter.jpeg" class="top"><p> David Arquette may have <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/31/david-arquette-beachers-madhouse-rehab-quit-fired-recovery-little-person-lap-dance/">dropped out</a> but <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/beacher's madhouse"><b>Beacher's Madhouse</b></a> at the <a href=""><b>Hollywood Roosevelt</b></a> is still opening, although with some caveats. <p>While we last heard the show would premiere <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/11/02616/8468/hotels/Beacher_s_Madhouse_Postpones_Its_Opening_To_March_16">March 16</a>, private previews are starting tomorrow and only VIPs are allowed. How do you know if you are a VIP? If you got this invite. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/inspired_invites_aHejNvkydKagRsCvj3Ta7N">Page Six</a> reports: <blockquote><p>[Jeff Beacher] sent antique-looking, oversize books containing mini-bar bottles of Red Bull and vodka, and an invite to the venue which starts previews Wednesday. Some VIPs got them personally hand-delivered by an Oompa Loompa. "Privileges will be withdrawn from any individual who removes one or more midgets from the library," warns the invite. </blockquote></p><p> juliana 2011-03-22T09:01:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/11/02616/8468

It’s not just hotels suffering from opening jitters at the moment; hotel shows are getting performance anxiety, too.

We were uber-excited for the Valentine’s Day opening of Beacher's Madhouse - basically a modern day circus, minus the animals and with extra comedy and vaudeville - at the Hollywood Roosevelt on Monday, but now we’re told that the opening has been postponed to March 16. ]]> juliab 2011-02-11T11:31:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/3/143446/8278 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hudsonhotelbedroom.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>We'd say eight normal people MAX could stand in this queen room at the Hudson. Ten if you are using models.</i><p>The long-standing joke/gripe about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hudson+Hotel/local/58"><b>Hudson Hotel</b></a> in New York is that the rooms are <b>coffin-sized</b>. But starting on Wednesday, the hotel will prove it can fit up to 20 people in a room as director Travis Chamberlain stages Tennessee William's 35-minute play, <i>Green Eyes</i> inside one of the guest suites. <p>The two-actor play about a newlywed couple honeymooning in New Orleans will run from Jan. 5-23, 2011. Here's a <a href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145341-Tennessee-Williams-Rarity-Green-Eyes-Will-Check-Into-NYCs-Hudson-Hotel">Playbill.com</a> description of the play: <blockquote><p>He&#146;s an impotent soldier, traumatized by his participation in the war; she&#146;s a ravenous woman determined to satisfy her most juliana 2011-01-03T14:34:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/3/121633/1189 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/davidarquette_beachersmadhouse_rehab.jpg" class="top"><p> Last night, party man <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/david arquette"><b>David Arquette</b></a> <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/02/david-arquette-rehab-alcohol-new-years-eve/">checked into rehab</a> for booze and other issues. But not before one last party. <p>So where did he choose to go on his last binge? Why the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hollywood+Roosevelt+Hotel/local/11"><b>Hollywood Roosevelt</b></a> for the sneak New Year's Eve preview of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Beacher%27s%20Madhouse">Beacher's Madhouse</a>, a show he is co-producing with Jeff Beacher. <p>The show, which is essentially a modern-day circus without the animal acts, officially opens on February 14. Tickets can be reserved <a href="http://www.beachersmadhouse.com/index.php?q=node/153">here</a> but are being sold as memberships and table service rather than single tickets. <p>Plus, they are still saying that most of the tickets are sold-out for the first three months. Wow, really? There's that much of juliana 2011-01-03T13:26:05-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/