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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Return to Host Sunday's Golden Globes by Ellis Nassour

The Hollywood Press Association's "Party of the year" honors film and TV.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:21AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Harold Pinter's Stage Adaptation of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past Makes U.S. Debut January 16 by Ellis Nassour

One-night-only reading of the playwright's unmade adaptation of Proust's seven volume masterpiece.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:32PM
Monday, January 6, 2014

Killer Line-Up of Star Power Salutes 2014 Nightlife Awards by Ellis Nassour

The line-up of artists saluting Nightlife Awards and Scott Siegel is becoming "a cast of thousands," just like at any other Siegel event! A don't-miss show for a good cause.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:49PM
Thursday, January 2, 2014

Downton Abbey Returns January 5 for Season Four by Ellis Nassour

PBS' most-watched and award-winning drama returns Sunday for a two-hour frame on Masterpiece. As the hallowed doors swing open, secrets, romances, and a threat no one expected are revealed.…

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 01:47PM
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013

Jackie Hoffman Celebrates in Hebe for the Holidays at Joe's Pub by Ellis Nassour

Who best can be relied upon to suck the joy out of the most joyous season? One guess. Ans she's ready to do it in her infamously hilarious way Dec. 20-24.

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 03:27PM
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Karen Wyman, Teen Sensation Recording Star, Older and Wiser, Is Ready Again for the Spotlight by Ellis Nassour

In the 60s into the 80s, Wyman was the “It Girl,” discovered by Dean Martin at 16 and, thanks to TV, and became a household word. Then she walked away. "I hardly had a life.” Now, she …

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 04:08PM
Monday, December 16, 2013

Margo Martindale Takes Her Turn in the August: Osage County Movie by Ellis Nassour

After seeing Tracy Letts' play (she went three times), the Tony-nominee and Emmy-winner phoned her agent and said she wanted the part of Mattie Fae. She got it!

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:27PM

Film Society of Lincoln Center Salutes Master Director George Cukor With Retrospective by Ellis Nassour

The Oscar-winning director, a central figure in Hollywood’s Golden Age, is being celebrated with a comprehensive retrospective, The Discreet Charm of George Cukor, through January 7.

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 12:46PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Barbara Stanwyck Honored With Film Retrospective & New Biography by Ellis Nassour

Victoria Wilson bio and Film Forum retrospective celebrates the stage, screen, TV legend from early Broadway revues/dramas to acclaimed film. 1,056 pages and only up to 1940.

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 10:21AM
Monday, December 2, 2013

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' Festive Gypsy of the Year Fundraisers Take Place December 9 & 10 by Ellis Nassour

Who works harder on Broadway and on tour than anyone else in musicals? The gypsies, of course! These indefatigable, often unsung artists and their tireless fundraising is honored...

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 01:11PM
Friday, November 15, 2013

Julie Taymor in Sunday Conversation with Harry Lennix at 92Y by Ellis Nassour

Julie and Harry get up close and person with Julie Taymor: From Stage to Screen and Back Again, a very personal discussion on her career from opera to the latest venture.

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 01:54PM
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Beth Henley Returns to New York and Her Southern Roots With Gothic Black Comedy The Jacksonian by Ellis Nassour

There's not a lot of Southern comfort to ease the characters of the new play noir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright premieres at The New Group on Theatre Row.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:28AM
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Madison Square Garden Transformed in $1-billion Makeover by Ellis Nassour

A “new,” advanced, state-of-the-art MSqG has reopened after a three-year “top-to-bottom” transformation, which significantly enhances every aspect of the historic arena.

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 06:26PM
Monday, October 21, 2013

Choice Picks from 51st New York Film Festival Hit Cineplexes by Ellis Nassour

The expansive 51st New York Film Festival concluded, choice films are opening or will open before year’s end.

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 10:31AM
Thursday, October 17, 2013

PBS Provides Theater Fans a Must-Watch Arts Festival by Ellis Nassour

Incredible Festival line-up has something from everyone: Great Performances overview, a look at the influence of Hanberry's Raisin in the Sun, HJackman in Oklahoma!, Mody-Dick, and Babs in h…

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 09:39AM
Friday, October 4, 2013

Ann-Margret: Still Stunning, Sweet, and Being Honored by Career Transitions for Dancers with the Rolex Dance Award on October 8 by Ellis Nassour

The 5'4" screen, TV, recording artist, author, and Vegas legend Ann-Margre created a towering presence in show business. Stunning. Charming, with a devilish sense of humor, and still possess…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:11AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Exciting, Star-Studded Arts Season for Queens' College Kupferberg Center: Audra, Cyndi, Barbara, Valerie, Ballet, and More by Ellis Nassour

Audra McDonald opens a star-studded season at Queens College, which will also feature Cyndi Lauper, Barbara Cook, and Valerie Simpson. Auda's Oct. 5 @ 8pm.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:27AM
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Broadway Show Casts to Appear in Free Concert September 27 by Ellis Nassour

Krysta Rodriguez, Justin Guarini host musical casts for Broadway on the Hudson one -hour presented by United Airlines in new locatiion: Brookfield Place Waterfront Plaza, 220 Vesey Street.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:01PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Career Transitions for Dancers Celebrates Broadway and Ann-Margret on October 8 by Ellis Nassour

Rolex presents CTFD's Broadway & Beyond: Celebrating Theatre & Dance will “bring to life the magic of theater through the universal scope of dance in pop culture.” Ann-Margret receives h…

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 10:07AM
Friday, September 20, 2013

The Wizard of Oz at 75: Bigger Than Ever in IMAX 3-D and Finally on Blu-ray by Ellis Nassour

Join Dorothy Gale and friends [and foes!] again on her journey along the Yellow Brick Road to Oz as you've never experienced the 1939 M-G-M perennial favorite, adapted from the L.Frank Baum …

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 02:01PM

Classical Crossover Pioneer Sarah Brightman at Radio City Music Hall and On New CD by Ellis Nassour

Before departing for the International Space Station in October 2015, Brightman is back after a long absence in concert Saturday at Radio City, debuting here songs from Dreamchaser, her late…

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 09:33AM
Friday, September 13, 2013

De Niro and Pfeiffer Surprise and Stun in Comedy Gangster Thriller The Family by Ellis Nassour

In Luc Besson's comedy gangster thriller, a Mafia boss (Robert De Niro), his wife (Michelle Pfeiffer), and his family are relocated to a sleepy French town under the Federal Witness Security…

SOURCE: City Guide NY at 10:52AM
Monday, September 9, 2013

Interviews: The Glass Menagerie's Cherry Jones: Absolutely Hogtied Over Tennessee Williams and Amanda Wingfield by Ellis Nassour

The 17-week limited engagement of John Tiffany's critically acclaimed revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie officially opens at the Booth Theatre on September 26. The production…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AM
Friday, August 30, 2013

Christine Andreas Is Bemused Again at 54 Below, September 4 and 5 by Ellis Nassour

For Bemused, she’s put together classic tunes “that create the kind of spark and explosive chemistry that only occurs when a singer and the right song collide.” Tunes that, sung with g…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:42AM
Thursday, August 29, 2013

PBS's Great Performances at the Met Telecasts Handel's Giuilio Cesare on September 1 by Ellis Nassour

David McVicar's innovative twist sets countertenor David Daniels and coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay, as Caesar and Cleo in the late 19th-century with "the Brits" as imperialists feeling s…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:09AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Spike Jonze's Her to Close 51st New York Film Festival by Ellis Nassour

More films than ever, 35, will greet fans of the NYFF, September 27 through October 13. Jonze's magical, melancholy comedy of the near future, stars Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar winner Amy Adams,…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:27PM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Chatting with The Butler's Lee Daniels, Forest Whittaker, and Oprah Winfrey. Part Two by Ellis Nassour

The director and stars talk about their motivations for making/starring in the box office smash and Oscar-buzzed film. Daniels and Winfrey.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:55AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards