For over five plus decades Linda Lavin has enraptured audiences on stage, screen and television. She won the triple crown- Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her heart -breaking performance in Neil Simon's 'Broadway Bound'. She is known to million of fans as 'Alice' on her 9 -year ground breaking TV Series for which she won two Golden Globes. Celebrated playwrights Nicky Silver, Donald Margulies, Richard Greenberg and Charles Busch have written memorable and award winning roles for her. This renaissance woman does everything.
Distance: The Series is now available to stream in full on Youtube and at www.distancetheseries.com. The series premiered to great critical acclaim for audiences in New York and San Francisco, and will return to Austin tonight, where it had previously been screened at SXSW in 2016.
TODAY's Sheinelle Jones heads to lower Manhattan to catch up with actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival. Highlights of this year's festival include a documentary about late comedian Gilda Radner, a virtual reality film, and De Niro's interview with Bradley Cooper.
The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken was held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, presented by The New York Pops. Check out photos from the after party below!
The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced the winners of the two Audience Awards - the audience choice for best narrative and documentary feature films - sponsored by AT&T. To Dust, written and directed by Shawn Snyder, was honored with the Narrative award and United Skates, directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown, was given the Documentary award. Each award comes with a cash prize of $10,000.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is devoted to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema. The only branch of the world-renowned arts complex Lincoln Center to shine a light on the everlasting yet evolving importance of the moving image, this nonprofit organization was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international film. Via year-round programming and discussions; its annual New York Film Festival; and its publications, including Film Comment, the U.S.'s premier magazine about films and film culture, the Film Society endeavors to make the discussion and appreciation of cinema accessible to a broader audience, as well as to ensure that it will remain an essential art form for years to come.
The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced the winners of its competition categories at the awards ceremony this evening, sponsored by Chloe Wine Collection, at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Top honors went to Diane for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, Smuggling Hendrix for Best International Narrative Feature, and Island of the Hungry Ghosts for Best Documentary Feature. The Festival awarded $145,000 in cash prizes. Tribeca runs through April 29, 2018.
Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham (Holiday Inn, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder) and Drama Desk Award winner Jim Brochu (Character Man, Zero Hour) will join forces as an odd couple of writers in 1931 Hollywood in the new play PAGE COUNT by Kerr Lockhart. An industry reading is scheduled for Monday, May 14 at 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM at 353 Studios (353 West 48th Street, Studio 3).
Moormaid takes on a contemporary issue - the return to Europe of young men who fought in Syria - but fails to build characters in whom we can believe despite some fine acting.
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is uniting with Tribeca Film Festival to celebrate cultural creators from storytellers to innovators and those on the frontier of film as part of a multiyear sponsorship. From featuring Bulleit at all official Festival venues, parties, and film afterparties, to co-sponsoring the Ninth Annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards (TDIA) and launching the "Frontier Works: Do Tanks," the deal represents a post-modern approach to consumer engagement.
Taylor Ré Lynn, American actress and producer of the Golden Globe nominated film The Fencer, attended the Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere of the new Gilda Radner documentary Love Gilda. Lynn is an associate producer of the ground-breaking documentary that premiered on April 18, 2018 at the Beacon Theatre.
Lena Hall has shared on Twitter that she appeared in a reading of a musical version of the Martin Scorsese film THE KING OF COMEDY at Ars Nova this past weekend.
Children of Bellevue's 22nd Annual "Toast to the Children" hosted by Top Chef's Tom Colicchio, takes place on Tuesday, April 24 at riverpark (450 E. 29th Street at First Avenue). Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman will be honored as a Children Champion for her past volunteer work with the organization. Ms. Thurman recently completed her Broadway debut in Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman, which played a
limited engagement at the Hudson Theater.
Over the past decade, millions of people have explored genetic testing thanks to the rise of consumer genomics. In fact, according to estimates from the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, people who had their DNA analyzed with direct-to-consumer tests more than doubled in 2017. With millions of DNA stories coming out of genetic testing, 23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, and Tribeca Studios announced a collaboration to empower filmmakers to capture some of these personal and powerful DNA stories through film.
On Friday, April 27 (1pm) join us at the Robin Williams Center (247 West 54th Street) for a Career Conversations Q&A with Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hobbit Trilogy) currently starring in Angels in America, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge of 'Backstage with Richard Ridge!'
After its acclaimed Broadway, touring and international productions, The Muny will be the first theatre in the world to create its own production of Jersey Boys. The Muny announced today the iconic leading quartet will star Emmy-nominated Mark Ballas as Frankie Valli, Bobby Conte Thornton as Bob Gaudio, Nicolas Dromard as Tommy DeVito and Keith Hines as Nick Massi. The fourth production in the theatre's centennial season, Jersey Boysruns July 9 - 16. Jersey Boys is directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes with music direction by Rick Bertone. Jersey Boys is proudly sponsored by BMO Harris Bank.
Actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival, visit TODAY to talk about this year's festival, which spotlights female filmmakers. De Niro also says that he hopes to reprise his “Saturday Night Live” Robert Mueller impersonation in future sketches in which he'll arrest President Trump and “escort him to jail.”
Robert De Niro appeared last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he chats about The Irishman, his Martin Scorsese film with Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci, and the much-anticipated movies and video games debuting during his Tribeca Film Festival. Watch the clip below!
