Mr. Campbell News

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is now open to the public 7 days a week. This new schedule went into effect today at both the Museum's main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street in Manhattan and at The Cloisters museum and gardens, its branch museum for medieval art and architecture in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan.

As of today, July 1, 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open to the public 7 days a week. This new schedule will go into effect at both the Museum's main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street in Manhattan and at The Cloisters museum and gardens, its branch museum for medieval art and architecture in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan.

A masterpiece by Picasso from the renowned Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection is now on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This display of Picasso's Woman in an Armchair (Eva) from 1913 provides a special opportunity to preview one of the masterworks from the collection at the Met. The work will be on view in the first-floor galleries of the Museum's Lila Acheson Wallace Wing for modern and contemporary art for at least the next three months.

As of July 1, 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open to the public 7 days a week, it was announced today by Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Museum. This new schedule will go into effect at both the Museum's main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street in Manhattan and at The Cloisters museum and gardens, its branch museum for medieval art and architecture in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan.

As of July 1, 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open to the public 7 days a week, it was announced today by Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Museum. This new schedule will go into effect at both the Museum's main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street in Manhattan and at The Cloisters museum and gardens, its branch museum for medieval art and architecture in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan.

A sparkling evening of entertainment will be had at Riverside Theatre when The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation presents a fundraiser for their organization tonight, March 12 at 8pm.

The Stratford Festival invites you to see Shakespeare in a whole new light, channeled through the remarkable perspectives of some of Canada's most provocative thinkers and performers, Torquil Campbell, Adam Gopnik and Rufus Wainwright.

A sparkling evening of entertainment will be had at Riverside Theatre when The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation presents a fundraiser for their organization on Tuesday, March 12 at 8pm.

Works of art by 76 of New York City public schools' most talented students in grades K through 12 will be displayed in the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for two months this summer through P.S. Art, a project of the New York City Department of Education and Studio in a School Association, Inc. P.S. Art is celebrating its tenth year.

Amphibian Stage Productions today announced casting for its first main stage production of the year, Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, written by Douglas Carter Beane. Krista Scott directs Bradley Campbell and Meg MacCary in this comedy running April 12-29 at The Hardy and Betty Sanders Theatre at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

Amphibian Stage Productions today announced casting for its first main stage production of the year, Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, written by Douglas Carter Beane. Krista Scott directs Bradley Campbell and Meg MacCary in this comedy running April 12-29 at The Hardy and Betty Sanders Theatre at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

The Minnesota Orchestral Association's Annual Meeting today noted the institutional milestones of the Orchestra's 2010-11 season, a year in which the Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall and cities around Minnesota, launched a new recording cycle, finalized renovation plans for an expanded Orchestra Hall and co-hosted the national conference of the League of American Orchestras.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has relaunched its website, www.metmuseum.org, it was announced today by Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Museum.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that, effective July 1, for reasons of economic necessity, the price of museum admission will rise to a recommended $25 for adults, $17 for seniors and $12 for students.

On Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m., actor and playwright Yisrael Campbell will perform his hilarious one-man show Circumcise Me, directed by Sam Gold, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. A Q&A session with Mr. Campbell will follow the performance. Lauded by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and others, Circumcise Me is the story of an Orthodox-convert who began life as Roman Catholic Christopher Campbell. His journey from misspent, alcoholic youth to his conversion to Judaism - not once but three times - is poignant, provocative, and powerfully witty.

On Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m., actor and playwright Yisrael Campbell will perform his hilarious one-man show Circumcise Me, directed by Sam Gold, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. A Q&A session with Mr. Campbell will follow the performance. Lauded by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and others, Circumcise Me is the story of an Orthodox-convert who began life as Roman Catholic Christopher Campbell. His journey from misspent, alcoholic youth to his conversion to Judaism - not once but three times - is poignant, provocative, and powerfully witty.

An ancient Roman group statue of great importance and beauty-a depiction of the Three Graces of Greek mythology-has been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced today by Thomas P. Campbell, the Museum's Director.

Attendance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art reached 5,240,000 visitors during the fiscal year that ends today, June 30, the Museum has announced. This is the first year since 2001 that attendance at the Metropolitan has exceeded five million. The number, which includes attendance at The Cloisters museum and gardens, ranks among the highest in its entire 130-year history.

Circumcise Me, (www.CircumciseMeThePlay.com) Yisrael Campbell's hilarious show at The Bleecker Street Theater (45 Bleecker Street), has announced yet another extension due to the overwhelming audience response.

Circumcise Me, (www.CircumciseMeThePlay.com) Yisrael Campbell's hilarious show at The Bleecker Street Theater (45 Bleecker Street), has announced a summer extension due to the overwhelming audience response. Tickets for the show are now on sale through July 4th.