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Middletown Arts Center Announces February Movies At The MAC
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2024

Join us at the Middletown Arts Center this February for a lineup of classic movies including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Grease, and Gimme Shelter. Don't miss out on these cinematic favorites!

Photos: First Look at Big Noise Theatre's GREY GARDENS, Now Playing Through Late January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024

Check out photos of Big Noise Theatre's Grey Gardens! Learn how to purchase tickets!

GREY GARDENS to Open at Big Noise Theatre Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 6, 2024

Big Noise Theatre is opening their 2024 season with GREY GARDENS: THE MUSICAL (book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie) next week in Des Plaines, IL., right outside of Chicago. Get all the production information here!

Karen Cooper, Longtime Director of Film Forum to Step Down After 50 Years
by Michael Major - Jan 9, 2023

Among those artists whose early films Cooper championed are: Chantal Akerman, Matthew Barney, Charles Burnett, David Cronenberg, Julie Dash, Terence Davies, Asghar Farhadi, Haile Gerima, Michael Haneke, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Mike Leigh, Lucrecia Martel, Mira Nair, László Nemes, Gaspar Noé, Christopher Nolan, François Ozon, and more.

MoMA Announces NEELON CRAWFORD: FILMMAKER Gallery Exhibition and Virtual Cinema Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2021

The Museum of Modern Art has announced Neelon Crawford: Filmmaker, an exhibition and Virtual Cinema film series introducing the multimedia artist Neelon Crawford (American, born 1946) to contemporary audiences. Crawford was a member of the New York, San Francisco, and Ohio independent filmmaking scenes from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.

THY FATHER'S CHAIR Documentary Becomes Available on VOD on 3/30
by Macon Prickett - Mar 22, 2018

After critically acclaimed theatrical runs in New York, Los Angeles and other key markets nationwide, Antonio Tibaldi and Alex Lora's THY FATHER'S CHAIR is set to become available on key VOD platforms (iTunes, Amazon, and Kanopy) on March 30, 2018. The film is being released by No Permits Produktions in the United States. 

New Documentary Examines History of The Met Opera, in Select Cinemas This Month
by Julie Musbach - Jan 3, 2018

A new film by multiple Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York.

New Metropolitan Opera Documentary to Chart Momentous Period of Change at NYFF
by Movies News Desk - Aug 28, 2017

As the Metropolitan Opera launches its 133rd season this fall, a new film by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke surveys a remarkable period of the company's rich history and a time of great change for New York.

BWW Review: Buckley and York Bring an Emotionally Engaging West Coast premiere GREY GARDENS to the Ahmanson
by Don Grigware - Jul 14, 2016

True-to-life eccentrics tend to make the most riveting dramatic/comedic characters. In 1975 Albert and David Maysles produced an award-winning documentary called Grey Gardens about Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Big Edie) and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie), aunt and cousin respectively of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. The film was eventually rated among the top 10 greatest documentaries of all time, and provided the basis for a the musical of the same name, produced off and on Broadway in 2006. The musical, with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie, shows the socialite family in its heyday in East Hampton, New York in Act One. Act Two is their demise into total poverty. The estate inhabited by the reclusive mother and daughter combo was condemned by the board of health, and the two women gained notoriety for their delusional, certifiable behavior. Now at the Ahmanson through August 14, Grey Gardens explores the fiercely fiery relationship between the two Edies, offering Betty Buckley (older Big Edie) and Rachel York (younger Big Edie/Little Edie) their most cherished roles to date.

Company of Fools to Open 21st Season with GREY GARDENS
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 8, 2016

?Company of Fools (COF) opens its 21st season with the haunting and often hilarious  musical, Grey Gardens, with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie. Performances run June 28-July 20 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. When it premiered on Broadway in 2006, Grey Gardens was hailed as Time magazine's number one show of the year and garnered 10 Tony Award nominations.

Center Theatre Group to Host Talkback with Betty Buckley, Rachel York and Michael Wilson Following Film Screening
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - Jun 6, 2016

Center Theatre Group will host a special event featuring a screening of "Grey Gardens," the 1975 classic documentary, followed by a conversation with Betty Buckley, Rachel York and Michael Wilson - the stars and director of the upcoming Ahmanson Theatre production of the Tony Award-nominated "Grey Gardens" The Musical.

GREY GARDENS, CONSTELLATIONS, GROUNDED & More Set for Company of Fools' 2016-17 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 4, 2016

Company of Fools announces its 21st season featuring five main stage productions, two play readings and a newly commissioned performance piece on contemplation that will be a part of one of The Center's BIG IDEA projects. The five main stage productions in the Company's 2016-2017 lineup include Grey Gardens, Art, Grounded, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine and Constellations.

Sheila Hancock, Jenna Russell and More Star in GREY GARDENS at Southwark, Jan. 2 - Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2016

Casting has been announced for GREY GARDENS at Southwark Playhouse.  The cast features Sheila Hancock, Jenna Russell, with Billy Boyle, Jeremy Legat, Ako Mitchell, Rachel Anne Rayham, Aaron Sidwell and Alana Hinge.  Also cast are Grace Jenkins, Rebecca Nardin and Eleanor Waldron.

Sheila Hancock, Jenna Russell and More Star in GREY GARDENS at Southwark, Jan. 2 - Full Cast Announced!
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 20, 2015

Casting has been announced for GREY GARDENS at Southwark Playhouse.  The cast features Sheila Hancock, Jenna Russell, with Billy Boyle, Jeremy Legat, Ako Mitchell, Rachel Anne Rayham, Aaron Sidwell and Alana Hinge.  Also cast are Grace Jenkins, Rebecca Nardin and Eleanor Waldron.

Photo Flash: Legends in the House! Julie Andrews Visits Betty Buckley and Rachel York at GREY GARDENS
by Sally Henry Fuller - Aug 29, 2015

Broadway superstar Julie Andrews recently stopped by Bay Street Theatre to catch a performance of GREY GARDENS, starring Betty Buckley and Rachel York. Below, check out a shot of the three brilliant actresses chilling backstage together!