Elizabeth Gilbert News

Miracle House, a New York City charity that provides temporary housing, meals and advocacy to caregivers and patients coming to the city for critical medical treatment, hosted its 11th Annual Cocktails by the Bay event, hosted by Tony-winning actress and ardent Miracle House supporter, Joan Allen in Sag Harbor, New York.

On Monday, April 4, 2011, National Dance Institute (NDI) a non-profit arts education organization that has transformed the lives of more than two million public school children since its founding by world-renowned dancer Jacques d'Amboise in 1976, will hold its annual gala.

On Monday, April 4, 2011, National Dance Institute (NDI) a non-profit arts education organization that has transformed the lives of more than two million public school children since its founding by world-renowned dancer Jacques d'Amboise in 1976, will hold its annual gala.

Amid a flurry of parodies of the recent movie release of Elizabeth Gilbert's 'Eat, Pray, Love' one notable piece stands out. It is the work of comedian Alicia Dattner, and it a much more comical take on traveling to find oneself, but also a poignant one. After a knockout world premiere at the San Francisco Fringe last year, 'Eat, Pray Laugh!' blows into New York's United Solo Festival on November 13, 2010. Dattner, winner of the SF Fringe's 'Best Female Solo Act' & 'Best of the Fringe', brings her award-winning solo show 'Eat, Pray, Laugh!' to NY fresh off an 18-week, thrice-extended run of the show in SF and a world tour with stops in London, Mumbai, and Hollywood, which featured live pre-show kirtan chanting and authentic India chai and prasad (sweets).

LOMBARDI, a new American play from Academy Award-winning playwright Eric Simonson, is based on the best-selling Vince Lombardi biography 'When Pride Still Mattered', by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss. LOMBARDI, starring Dan Lauria as the legendary Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi and Judith Light as his wife Marie, opened Thursday October 21 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, (50th, west of Broadway).

A writer who set the bar for a new narrative tradition, a broadcaster who has reported from the frontlines of conflict and a columnist whose work has garnered three Pulitzer Prizes will visit Bloomington this fall as guests of the IU School of Journalism's fall Speaker Series.

Celebrated author Jennifer Egan managed to write her latest acclaimed novel, A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD while caring for little ones at home.

Amid a flurry of parodies of the recent movie release of Elizabeth Gilbert's 'Eat, Pray, Love' one notable piece stands out. It is the work of comedian Alicia Dattner, and it a much more comical take on traveling to find oneself, but also a poignant one. After a knockout world premiere at the San Francisco Fringe last year, 'Eat, Pray Laugh!' blows into New York's United Solo Festival on November 13, 2010. Dattner, winner of the SF Fringe's 'Best Female Solo Act' & 'Best of the Fringe', brings her award-winning solo show 'Eat, Pray, Laugh!' to NY fresh off an 18-week, thrice-extended run of the show in SF and a world tour with stops in London, Mumbai, and Hollywood, which featured live pre-show kirtan chanting and authentic India chai and prasad (sweets).

Weekend movie box office update: August 27 - August 29, 2010.

Weekend movie box office estimates: August 27 - August 29, 2010.

Celebrated author Jennifer Egan managed to write her latest acclaimed novel, A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD while caring for little ones at home.

A writer who set the bar for a new narrative tradition, a broadcaster who has reported from the frontlines of conflict and a columnist whose work has garnered three Pulitzer Prizes will visit Bloomington this fall as guests of the IU School of Journalism's fall Speaker Series.

Weekend movie box office estimates: August 20 - August 22, 2010.

Weekend movie box office estimates: August 13 - August 15, 2010.

Gastro-politico-rock 'n' roll sass! Writer/actress Donna Jo Thorndale brings an all new, expanded version of ALL CAKE, NO FILE: The Johnny Cash Prison Tribute Comedy Cooking Show/Concert, starring celebrity chef Jewell Rae Jeffers, to The Actors' Gang every Friday and Saturday, June 11 through July 31, at 9 pm.

Gastro-politico-rock 'n' roll sass! Writer/actress Donna Jo Thorndale brings an all new, expanded version of ALL CAKE, NO FILE: The Johnny Cash Prison Tribute Comedy Cooking Show/Concert, starring celebrity chef Jewell Rae Jeffers, to The Actors' Gang every Friday and Saturday, June 11 through July 31, at 9 pm.

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to introduce its newest blogger - VP Boyle! VP BOYLE is one of the most sought after Broadway audition and life coaches for professionals in New York City and works with actors at every level across the country to spread his irreverent approach to theatrical wellness. He wears many hats in the Broadway community (director, casting director, actor, writer, producer) and is most known in the theatrical casting world for creating The Musical Theatre Forum, a professional casting workshop with every major Broadway casting agency in NYC.

Gastro-politico-rock 'n' roll sass! Writer/actress Donna Jo Thorndale brings an all new, expanded version of ALL CAKE, NO FILE: The Johnny Cash Prison Tribute Comedy Cooking Show/Concert, starring celebrity chef Jewell Rae Jeffers, to The Actors' Gang every Friday and Saturday, June 11 through July 31, at 9 pm.

The trailer for the upcoming Columbia Pictures 'Eat, Pray, Love' has been released. The film is an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir and stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, James Franco, Viola Davis, Tuva Novotny, Mary Testa and Arlene Tur.

Barnes & Noble has released its January events schedule for locations throughout New York City. Of particular interest for theatergoers are appearances by Broadway favorite Tovah Feldshuh, and an open discussion with Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich. Additional event highlights include appearances by Elizabeth Gilbert, Mika Brzezinski with Joe Scarborough, Suze Orman, Benoit Denizet-Lewis in conversation with Susan Cheever, Peter Biskind, Joshua Ferris, Richelle Mead, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Elizabeth Kostova, Ozzy Osbourne, and T. C. Boyle.