The March-April public programming schedule at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will feature controversial films, engaging performances, family-friendly fare, and compelling discussions.
For nearly two decades, Symphony Space has offered the innovative All Write! literacy program absolutely free of charge to adult students throughout the five boroughs. On Monday, February 8 at 7:30 P.M.
The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret continues its sixth hilarious season at Symphony Space with Which Way, America?, February 18-20.
The weeklong Composers Now celebration launches February 22 at the festival's hub, Symphony Space, to provide a citywide platform for unprecedented recognition of living composers through concerts and activities at a diverse array of performance spaces.
Great Evenings in the Great Hall, The Cooper Union?s dynamic performance series celebrating the college?s 150th anniversary, continues this fall with appearances by Salman Rushdie, Tony Kushner, Adam Gopnik, Olympia Dukakis, Amy Goodman, Siri Hustvedt, Isaiah Sheffer, Maria Tucci, and Karen Finley. From September through January 2010, in six provocative and entertaining presentations, The Cooper Union will showcase the stirring words of the radicals and reformers who spurred change and propelled advancements in civil rights, the labor movement, education and the arts for the past century-and-a-half. Period music and historic artifacts will complement the fiery oratory and inspiring dialogue that have filled The Great Hall since 1859.
Jane Curtin, the Emmy-winning star of stage, screen and television, will read the M.F.K. Fisher story I Was Really Very Hungry, and Isaiah Sheffer will read Robertson Davies' The Cat That Went to Trinity on Sunday July 19 at 4 PM at Pier I and West 70th Street at the Hudson River in Manhattan. The event is a special free presentation of the nationally acclaimed Symphony Space's Selected Shorts at the free annual Summer on the Hudson festival.
Jane Curtin, the Emmy-winning star of stage, screen and television, will read the M.F.K. Fisher story I Was Really Very Hungry, and Isaiah Sheffer will read Robertson Davies' The Cat That Went to Trinity on Sunday July 19 at 4 PM at Pier I and West 70th Street at the Hudson River in Manhattan. The event is a special free presentation of the nationally acclaimed Symphony Space's Selected Shorts at the free annual Summer on the Hudson festival.
As an annual gift to the city, Symphony Space has been presenting its signature music marathons since it opened in 1978. This year Symphony Space samples some of the greatest music from the Great White Way for Wall to Wall Broadway: A Century of Musicals, a twelve-hour celebration of the music of Broadway on May 16 from 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., FREE.
In Public Radio International?s popular series ?Selected Shorts,? spellbinding stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when performed by stars of the stage and screen. Nationally acclaimed actors Jill Eickenberry and Michael Tucker join host Isaiah Sheffer at the JCCSF for an evening that NPR calls ?story time for adults.? For this unique night of literature in performance in Kanbar Hall on Monday, May 4 at 8 pm, the stories all focus on food, chosen specifically for the epicenter of foodies, Northern California.
As an annual gift to the city, Symphony Space has been presenting its signature music marathons since it opened in 1978. This year Symphony Space samples some of the greatest music from the Great White Way for Wall to Wall Broadway: A Century of Musicals, a twelve-hour celebration of the music of Broadway on May 16 from 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., FREE.
Actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker, who were to appear with host Isaiah Sheffer in Public Radio International?s popular series 'Selected Shorts,' on May 4 at the JCCSF, have had to cancel the engagement due to conflicting obligations. The unique night of literature in performance in Kanbar Hall will now feature René Auberjonois and Christina Pickles, who join Sheffer in reading short fiction focused on that SF obsession, food!
In Public Radio International?s popular series ?Selected Shorts,? spellbinding stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when performed by stars of the stage and screen. Nationally acclaimed actors Jill Eickenberry and Michael Tucker join host Isaiah Sheffer at the JCCSF for an evening that NPR calls ?story time for adults.? For this unique night of literature in performance in Kanbar Hall on Monday, May 4 at 8 pm, the stories all focus on food, chosen specifically for the epicenter of foodies, Northern California.
James Naughton will take part in Thalia Follies: America Reborn? One month into the new administration in Washington, the Follies tries to figure out how things look and just what exactly has happened. Thu, Feb 19 at 7:30 pm Fri, Feb 20 at 7:30 pm Sat, Feb 21 at 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia Day of Show $30; Advance $25; Members $20
For a fifth hysterical season The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret return to Symphony Space. Tackling a range of issues ripe for parody, from the battle for the presidency to the race for city hall, The Thalia Follies, curated by Artistic Director Isaiah Sheffer, uses song, dance and no small amount of humor to track the nation's political landscape. Look no further than the Thalia Follies for incisive political comedy during the election season and beyond. (Please see reverse for a complete schedule of performances.)
Campbell Scott, Isaiah Sheffer and B. D. Wong will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Monday, May 19, 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.
Sonia Manzano, Bernadette Quigley and Isaiah Sheffer will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Tuesday, March 18 at 8PM, at Westport Country Playhouse
Golden Globe Award and five-time Emmy nominee Jill Eikenberry, two-time Tony Award-winner Frances Sternhagen and Broadway actress Myra Lucretia Taylor will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Tuesday, January 15 at 8PM, at Westport Country Playhouse.
Symphony Space has announced a free summer reading series of three new theatrical works by new and established playwrights, directed by renowned directors and read by acclaimed actors, as part of its Summer Stock series, on Monday evenings July 16, 23 and August 6 at 7pm in its Leonard Nimoy Thalia theatre
Oscar, Pulitzer, and Tony Award-winning screenwriter John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Doubt) will introduce three short stories as part of the series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story.
Mia Dillon, Daniel Gerroll, and David Rakoff will read short fiction in Selected Shorts at the Westport Country Playhouse on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:30 PM.
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