Jordan Roth Continues 'Broadway Talks' Series With Laura Linney, 3/28

By: Mar. 10, 2010
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On Sunday, March 28, Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues his multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, "Broadway Talks," with Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress Laura Linney. Among other topics, Roth and Linney will discuss her current role in Time Stands Still, at the 92nd Street Y (1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street).  The event will take place at 7:30pm.

A presentation of the 92nd Street Y, Jordan Roth's "Broadway Talks" series features illuminating one-on-one discussions between Mr. Roth and current Broadway stars. Upcoming guests include Sean Hayes (Promises, Promises) and Nathan Lane (The Addams Family).  See below for the complete current schedule.

Laura Linney can currently be seen on Broadway in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Donald Margulies' play Time Stands Still now playing at the Samuel J. Friedman theatre. She received an Academy Award nomination in the lead actress category for her role in the box office hit, The Savages, opposite Phillip Seymour Hoffman and also starred in the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries "John Adams," for which she won an Emmy Award, a SAG Award and a Golden Globe. Other Films: City of Your Final Destination, opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins; Sympathy for Delicious, with Orlando Bloom and Mark Ruffalo; The Other Man with Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas; Kenneth Lonergan's You Can Count On Me (Oscar, Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award-winner); The Squid and the Whale (Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations); Kinsey, opposite Liam Neeson and directed by Bill Condon, (Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations); Love Actually, written and directed by Richard Curtis; Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood (Best Supporting Actress in a Drama nomination by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts); Congo; Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood; Primal Fear opposite Richard Gere and directed by Gregory Hoblit; The Truman Show opposite Jim Carrey; The House of Mirth; Lorenzo's Oil; Dave; Searching for Bobby Fischer; A Simple Twist of Fate; The Mothman Prophecies; The Life of David Gale; PS; The Exorcism of Emily Rose; Breach; Man of the Year; Driving Lessons; Jindabyne; The Hottest State and The Nanny Diaries. Televison: "Frasier" (Emmy Award-winner); "Wild Iris" (Emmy Award-winner); "Tales of the City"; "More Tales of the City"; "Blind Spot" and "Love Letters". Broadway: Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuse; Richard Eyre's The Crucible, opposite Liam Neeson (Tony Award-nomination); Donald Margulies' Sight Unseen (Tony Award-nomation); Six Degrees of Separation; The Seagull; Hedda Gable (Calloway Award-winner); Holiday; Honour; Sight Unseen (Theatre World Award-winner, Drama Desk nomination).
The current "Broadway Talks" schedule is as follows:

Laura Linney Sunday, March 28, 7:30 pm, Lexington Ave. @ 92nd Street
Sean Hayes Monday, May 24, 8:00 pm at 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
Nathan Lane Sunday, June 27, 7:30 pm, Lexington Ave. @ 92nd Street

Tickets are $27 and are available at www.92Y.org/lectures or by calling 212.415.5500.

About the 92nd Street Y: Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, the 92nd Street Y's mission is to enrich lives, create community and elevate humanity. The organization serves about 300,000 people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds annually through its local programs, and reaches many more through its satellite, television, radio and Internet broadcasts. The 92nd Street Y awards nearly $1 million in scholarships annually and reaches out to thousands of public school children through subsidized arts and science education programs. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org.

Jordan Roth is the President of Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns and operates five Broadway theaters. Current and upcoming productions include American Idiot, Fela!, Hair, Jersey Boys, and A Little Night Music.



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