Maria Cooper Janis News

The Lambs present a Virtual Conversation with Maria Cooper, taking place on November 17th at 7:00 PM. Maria Cooper Janis will talk about her father, Gary Cooper.

Some of Broadway's leading women producers lunched at the Friars Club today followed by a panel discussion moderated by Friar and Broadway producer Jamie deRoy.  Ms. deRoy who happens to be the 8th woman inducted into the Friars (back in the day), guided the discussion of the distinguished Tony Award Winning group which included Susan Gallin (Other People's Money, Angels in America), Robyn Goodman (Avenue Q, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella), Mara Isaacs (Hadestown, McCarter Theater), Nelle Nugent (Latin History for Morons, For Colored Girls), and Daryl Roth (Kinky Boots, Indecent).

Art Directors Guild (ADG) and American Cinematheque kick off the 2018 ADG Film Society Screening Series with a A Tribute To CEDRIC GIBBONS, MGM'S Oscar®-winning Supervising Art Director, featuring a special screening of GRAND HOTEL (1932). A conversation will follow exploring the legacy of Gibbons' work and spotlighting in the Golden Age of Hollywood socialites. A short tribute film will be shown depicting the range of Gibbons extraordinary work and his enduring contributions to design and Art Deco in cinema. The ADG Film Society Series is sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter. 

GRAND HOTEL (1932) will launch the Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society's 2018 screening series with a spotlight on CEDRIC GIBBONS, MGM'S Legendary Oscar®-winning Supervising Art Director with a record 11 Academy Awards® and 38 nominations, at the Aero Theatre on Sunday, April 22. Gibbons legendary film honors include Singin' In The Rain (1952), An American In Paris(1951), Pride And Prejudice (1940), The Wizard of Oz (1939) and The Great Ziegfeld (1936). He designed the iconic gold Oscar statuette and influenced the architecture of the majestic movie palaces. The annual 2018 Screening Series “Production Design: Designers On Design,”highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative collaborations, is in association with American Cinematheque and sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter. 

The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society and the American Cinematheque are co-hosting the annual 2018 Screening Series “Production Design: Designers On Design” highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative collaborations. The monthly series will run from April through August, and the screenings will alternate between the American Cinematheque's Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood) and the Max Palevsky Theatre at the Aero (1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica) with all screenings starting at 5:30 pm. Moderating the screenings are Production Designers THOMAS A. WALSH ADG, JOHN MUTO ADG,and MICHAEL ALLEN GLOVER ADG. The screening series is sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter. For tickets, go to:www.americancinematheque.com.

The 90th Macy's Day parade balloons will not pass by the Friars Club on 55th street but the celebrity guests at the club got to see some great photos of them yesterday at the club.  Sheldon and Margery Harnick hosted a Book Launch Party for Matt Harnick who has a wonderful new book © Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: A New York City Holiday Tradition, Rizzoli N.Y. 2016, which is filled with exclusive photography by Matt, along with archival images of the spectacular floating balloons.  The book offers a never-before-seen look at the planning and preparation of the parade.  Italy features text by Stephen M. Silverman, Foreword by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Afterword by Terry J. Lindgren, Chairman & CEO of Macy's Inc. in conjunction with this milestone anniversary.  The guests in the Milton Berle Room of the Friars Club were also treated to a performance by Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin and a conversation with Sheldon Harnick, Matt Harnick and Amy Kule, Executive Producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  It was a great afternoon and it was nice and warm watching the parade go by inside the club.

On Tuesday September 20, Tony Cointreau celebrated the publication of his new book, 'A Gift of Love - Lessons Learned from My Work and Friendship with Mother Teresa' with a party at Michaels in Midtown Manhattan.

Last night, October 8, the Broadway at Birdland concert series featured Robert Cuccioli, who celebrated the release of his debut solo album, “The Look Of Love.' BroadwayWorld was there for the concert, titled 'A Standard Love,' and we bring you full photo coverage below!

BYRON JANIS, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ACCLAIMED CONCERT PIANISTS, WHO HAS PLAYED IN THE COLD WAR KREMLIN AND THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE, WILL JOIN CO-AUTHOR AND WIFE MARIA COOPER JANIS, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GARY COOPER, FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF "THE BYRON JANIS STORY" AND BOOK SIGNING OF HIS RICHLY TEXTURED MEMOIR, CHOPIN AND BEYOND.

BYRON JANIS, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ACCLAIMED CONCERT PIANISTS, WHO HAS PLAYED IN THE COLD WAR KREMLIN AND THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE, WILL JOIN CO-AUTHOR AND WIFE MARIA COOPER JANIS, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GARY COOPER, FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING OF "THE BYRON JANIS STORY" AND BOOK SIGNING OF HIS RICHLY TEXTURED MEMOIR, CHOPIN AND BEYOND.

Internationally renowned pianist Byron Janis celebrated his 80th birthday in grand style with a concert on Monday, March 10 at 6PM where he played his own music for the first time in front of an audience.

Developed and first presented at The Actors Studio in 2003, Edge, written and directed by Paul Alexander, opened off-Broadway on September 9 at the ArcLight Theatre.

Stage, screen and TV legend Celeste Holm celebrated her 90th birthday at Tony's DiNapoli on April 29th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Rita Moreno opens the Cafe Carlyle's 2007 Winter/Spring Season with her show 'Little Tributes,' which began on January 16th

Playwright and director Paul Alexander has announced the creation of a new, not-for-profit theatre company that will spotlight what has historically been the focus of the theatre: the artist