George Packer

Lynn Nottage, Jeanine Tesori & More to Join 20th Anniversary PEN World Voices Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2024

PEN America will convene an array of vital voices in literature from around the globe in the 20th anniversary PEN World Voices Festival. Learn more about the festival and see how to purchase tickets.

Alysha Umphress, Mary Bridget Davies, & More to Perform at Joe's Pub in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2022

Joe's Pub has announced upcoming programming, featuring Alysha Umphress’ Solo Show, Mary Bridget Davies Embodying Virginia Woolf, Broadway en Spanglish, Sounds of the Swana Region from The Habibi Festival, AzN PoP!, and more.

Review: HAMILTON Brings the Revolution to The Bushnell
by Ariana Straznicky-Packer - Jul 1, 2022

June 22nd through July 10th, The Bushnell is The Room Where It Happens. On Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of seeing the Hamilton National Tour alongside a fully packed house of diehard fans, who bopped along in their seats with delight and delivered a well-deserved standing ovation. I know it’s cliché to say Hamilton is excellent, but it’s excellent.

Cast Announced for Mint Theater's American Premiere Of CHAINS By Elizabeth Baker At Theatre Row
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2022

On March 11th 2020 Mint Theater Company completed casting for their next production, the long delayed American premiere of Chains by Elizabeth Baker, scheduled to open that May.  

George Packer, Karen Armstrong, Didier Eribon and Raphaël Glucksmann Will Be on the Writers & Thinkers' Stage
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2022

Bozar brings a number of exceptional voices from the 21st century to its Writers & Thinkers stage. A richly filled series of talks and debates that take you into in-depth discussions on the cutting edge of art and society. The most important writers and thinkers of tomorrow elaborate on the big themes of today. From democracy to diversity to beauty and consolation.

Author Bob Woodward Comes To The Fox Theatre, 10/28
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2018

On October 28 Bob Woodward will provide an inside look of the Trump presidency during a moderated discussion with Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor, Kevin Riley. His appearance is not to be missed.

Author Bob Woodward Comes to the State Theatre This December
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2018

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, international best-selling author and associate editor of The Washington Post BOB WOODWARD will provide an inside look into the Trump presidency at the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Monday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be moderated by Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller.

Documentary THE DIPLOMAT to Debut Exclusively on HBO, 11/2
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 15, 2015

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke died unexpectedly from heart COMPLICATIONS on Dec. 13, 2010. Shortly afterward, his eldest son, David Holbrooke, attempted the seemingly impossible: capturing the legacy of his influential father 'to understand him better in death,' while traveling across the globe to reveal a behind-the-scenes view of U.S. foreign policy.

Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Five For Fighting, THE MEETING and More Coming Up at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2015

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances from September 16-27, 2015. Visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows or scroll down for details!

Christine Baranski at Joe's Pub & More Among Public Theater's Fall Public Forum Offerings
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 28, 2015

The Public Theater announced the 2015 Fall Public Forum season, featuring an exciting line-up of one-night-only performances and conversations that connect dramatic literature to the way we live now. Now in its sixth year, the popular Public Forum series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

Joey Diaz THIS IS NOT HAPPENING Among Comedy Central's Best Bets for Week of 12/8
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 5, 2013

Comedy Central announces Best Bets for week of December 8

New York Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Featured on Tonight's METROFOCUS
by TV News Desk - Oct 16, 2013

A new edition of the award-winning MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area tonight, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, October 17 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

New York Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Featured on Next METROFOCUS, 10/16
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 14, 2013

A new edition of the award-winning MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, October 17 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

Deep Dish Theatre & Chapel Hill Public Library Hosts DOWN THE UP ESCALATOR Book Discussion Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2013

Deep Dish Theater Company and the Chapel Hill Public Library invite you to join a lively, informal discussion of Down the Up Escalator; How the 99% Live in the Great Recession by Barbara Garson today, Monday, September 9, at 7 pm in the Library's Meeting Room D. The conversation, presented in conjunction with the theater's acclaimed production of Good People, will be led by Evelyn Daniel and is free and open to the public.