The show, retitled to Whoopi Goldberg, ran from October 1984 to March 1985. According to Broadway World, the show earned $1,973,901 over its 156 performances. Her show was also taped for an HBO ...

Way back before the TV series, the hit films and the Academy Award, Whoopi ... Goldberg is back at the Lyceum with a revised version of the 1984 show (which also became an acclaimed HBO special).

My Mother, My Brother and Me, Goldberg said parts for Black actors were scarce after her 1985 Oscar-nominated breakout role in The Color Purple. She said even though many of her now-acclaimed roles ...