Susan Sarandon News

The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and the Garden of Dreams Foundation are proud to announce the return of Garden of Laughs - the successful bi-annual all-star comedy benefit that has raised nearly $5 million for the charity since its inception. This year's show, hosted by Steve Schirripa, will include performances by Jerry Seinfeld along with Bill Burr, Michael Che, Tiffany Haddish, John Mulaney, Brian Regan and Jon Stewart, and will take place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 8:00 p.m., with all net proceeds going directly to Garden of Dreams.

SHN and Producers Tommy Mottola, the Dodgers, Tribeca Productions and Evamere Entertainment are pleased to announce a San Francisco engagement at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre from November 27 to December 23, 2018 as part of the 2018-2019 SHN Season for the North American tour of A BRONX TALE, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo.

The film 'American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality', directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, garnered out of six nominations the Best Cinematography and Best Innovative Film prizes during the award ceremony and closing night of the 13th Pomegranate Film Festival of Toronto. The jury recognized the 'extraordinary cohesive work' as also 'the rare qualities of a documentary film that pushes formally the boundaries of the genre into uncharted territory'.

Renée Willett is a New York actress and comedienne. She performs stand up and has an impressive acting resume. She took the time to speak with us about her latest project, Run With the Hunted, how she prepares for a role, and her interest in producing.

Comedian Dom Joly, actress Beverley Callard, TV presenter Alison Hammond, comedian Steve Punt and actor Philip Franks will star as The Narrator in the 2018/9 UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show. The five stars will take to the stage to perform the iconic role at various moments during the new national tour of the show, which opens at Theatre Royal Brighton this December and then travels across the country until November 2019. More celebrity narrators will be announced over the coming months.

Arthur Balder's American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality, which premieres on Hollywood Boulevard next Sunday November 4th at the Egyptian Theater, Rigler Theater, at 2:30 PM as part of the ARPA International Film Festival documentary lineup, has been nominated for Best Documentary Film. The results of the competitive categories of ARPA International Film Fest will be announced at the Awards Ceremony after the red carpet event on Sunday at 7:30 PM. Among the attendees will be great personalities of the arts and culture like Sylvia Minassian (festival founder), Haig Boyadjian (producer and festival's director), Maral Kazazian, Sonia Keshishian, and celebrities such as Ed Asner, Eduard James Olmos, Sveva Alviti and Natali Qasabian, among others.

The 2018 Parajanov-Vartanov Award went to Academy-award winner Susan Sarandon and American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, premiered at DOC LA, Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, presented by the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute.

Arthur Balder's 'American Mirror', featuring Susan Sarandon, lands top prizes at DOC LA, wins Parajanov-Vartanov Award

The 21st Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF), being held at Hollywood's historic Egyptian Theatre from November 2 to 4, has announced the lineup of 46 films from 17 countries being screened this year. Arpa IFF will once again highlight a diverse range of films that explore themes such as genocide, war, feminism, family dynamics, environmentalism, music, art, adoption, intersectional identities, and LGBTQ issues.

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On Friday, November 2nd, POPS the Club will host a "Casino Masquerade" in partnership with the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The event will take place in LAAC's historic Centennial Ballroom and Olympic Lounge. A festive night of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live music, and casino games benefitting POPS the Club, an LA-­based nonprofit that transforms the lives of teens who have loved ones in prison.

On Friday, November 2nd,  POPS  the Club  will host a   "Casino Masquerade"  in partnership with the  Los Angeles Athletic Club.  The event will take place in   LAAC's historic Centennial Ballroom  and Olympic Lounge. A festive night  of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live music,  and casino games benefitting POPS the Club,  an LA-­based nonprofit that transforms the lives  of teens who have loved ones in prison. As Parole  Commissioner Robert Barton says, "There should be a POPS  club in every high school, transforming stigma and shame to  hope and healing." Gala organizers call upon all of us to "Pick  up our masks, so POPS students can drop theirs." The evening will  celebrate POPS 2019 high school graduates and honor author and activist,   Christina McDowell, the highly-­praised writer of the memoir After Perfect.     

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show has become a staple at The Bucks County Playhouse.  Year after year, director Hunter Foster restages this cult classic that brings audiences in by the car load.  A night mixed with theatre lovers as well as committed fans of both the movie, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', and the classic musical.

If you grew up in Columbus in the 80s, the movie THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at the Graceland Theatre was a teenage rite of passage, much like White Castle runs, midnight rounds of Putt-Putt and Little Kings Cream Ale.

Inimitable US comedian Brad Williams - a card-carrying headliner who sells out shows all across North America, and an emerging actor with over twenty credits to his name - will dish out his raunchy, no-holds-barred comedy when he makes his Australian debut this December.

Tony Award-winning actress, singer and performer Idina Menzel's music video for her studio version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is out now. Watch/share the video HERE. The song comes from her upcoming album idina: live which is slated for release October 12. Along with "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Menzel recently released her live versions of Rent's "Seasons of Love," and "Don't Rain on My Parade" which premiered at Playbill and TheaterMania respectively. 

Tribeca and CHANEL continue to provide extraordinary opportunities to propel women filmmakers forward with the fourth annual THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program. The mentorship program was created to provide a balance of industry support, artistic development, and funding for new and emerging U.S.-based female writers and directors of short-form narrative films.

Pull out those fishnets, tighten that corset and get ready to do the Time Warp as the Castle Craig Players host two interactive screenings of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, October 19 & 20, at at their intimate cabaret venue in Meriden.

Tupelo Community Theatre will present an interactive, audience participation showing of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show on October 31st at 8 p.m. at TCT Off Broadway at 213 East Franklin Street.

Since it first opened in London in June 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show has become the world's favourite Rock 'N' Roll musical, having been performed worldwide for 45 years in more than 30 countries and translated into over 20 languages. This critically-acclaimed stunning new production is now back by public demand and returns for a 12 month UK tour starting at Theatre Royal Brighton on 13 December 2018.