Elias Weiss Friedman and Ali Wentworth
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Elias Weiss Friedman—better known to his 11 million+ followers as The Dogist—for a special live event celebrating the transformative power of dogs and the stories from his new heartwarming book which hit #2 on the NYTimes Bestsellers List, This Dog Will Change Your Life.
This intimate evening will feature The Dogist on stage sharing stories and insights from his own life. Friedman weaves together tales of the many dogs he has been lucky enough to know, both in his personal life and while doing his Dogist work. As part of the “Live” experience, audiences will witness Elias photographing dogs live on stage, getting an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at his signature portrait process in real time.
The evening will also showcase members of The Dogist community sharing their own personal stories about how dogs have changed their lives forever. We’ll meet adoptable dogs from ARF (Animal Rescue Fund of The Hamptons) and learn about their unique journeys, offering attendees the chance to connect with dogs looking for their forever homes.
Special guest Ali Wentworth will moderate the evening, joining The Dogist in conversation and sharing her own experiences about how dogs have shaped and enriched her life, bringing her signature warmth and humor to this celebration of the human-canine bond.
Be Part of the Story: We invite you to participate in this special evening by sharing your most compelling “this dog changed my life” story for a chance to join The Dogist onstage during the show. Send your story to The Dogist at info@thedogist.com for a chance to be featured.
All tickets include a copy of the instant New York Times bestselling book This Dog Will Change Your Life. The evening will conclude with a book signing, giving you the opportunity to meet The Dogist and have your copy personally signed.
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Elias Weiss Friedman
THE DOGIST, ELIAS WEISS FRIEDMAN
New York Times best-selling author, photographer, creative director, and producer Elias Weiss Friedman, is the creator of the wildly successful online platform The Dogist, which boasts more than 11M followers across social platforms. Over the last decade and over 50,000 dogs later, Elias has redefined dog portraiture through his singular style of humanizing his subjects and illuminating their true essence. Elias’s photo documentary style and “seriously funny” sense of humor have made The Dogist a phenomenon and cultivated a devoted following. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, CBS Sunday Morning, Watch What Happens Live!, PEOPLE, The Wall Street Journal, and TIME.
He is not only a photographer of dogs but also an advocate for them, as seen through his work with philanthropic organizations such as Puppies Behind Bars, The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society, the ASPCA, The Guide Dog Foundation, Canine Companions for Independence, and many more through The Dogist Fund. The Dogist Fund provides funding for three organizations in rescue, working dogs, and health & wellness.
Elias is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs and Puppies. His upcoming and first narrative book, THIS DOG WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE, is set to release on June 3rd via publisher Ballantine, Random House. The Dogist’s US tour in partnership with Live Nation, will begin on June 3rd.
Photo: Matthew Williams
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Ali Wentworth
A multi-talented performer, Ali Wentworth brings a wealth of experience to all her endeavors, including writing books, movie scripts, articles and columns in multiple magazine, and acting and in notable movies and television shows.
Ali is a five time “New York Times” bestseller. Her books include- THE WASP COOKBOOK, ALI IN WONDERLAND, HAPPILY ALI AFTER, GO ASK ALI and ALI’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. She is currently working on another book HOW TO GROW A TEENAGER.
Ali made a name for herself as a regular on three seasons of IN LIVING COLOR. She has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno over a hundred times, as well as on Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel. Other television credits include her memorable role as Jerry Seinfeld’s girlfriend, Schmoopie, in the series’ classic THE SOUP NAZI episode. She was the creator, star and executive-producer of the critically acclaimed Starz series HEAD CASE. She created, wrote and starred in NIGHTCAP, a half hour comedy on the Pop network.
She was live with Oprah on the OPRAH WINFREY SHOW for 3 seasons.
Ali is currently working on her 5th book.
In film, Ali played Meryl Streep’s best friend in the Nancy Meyer film, IT’S COMPLICATED. She also co-starred in such films as JERRY MAGUIRE, OFFICE SPACE and JERRY MAGUIRE.
Ali is a notable public speaker. She does engagements all over the country regaling audiences with humorous tales about parenting, marriage and life.
She resides in New York City with her husband George Stephanopoulos, and their two daughters Elliott and Harper.
The Huffington Post says she is "the girlfriend you want to have a glass of wine with, the one who makes you laugh because she sees the funny and the absurd in everything."
Cosmopolitan praised her wit as "razor-sharp." Chelsea Handler called Ali in Wonderland "truly hilarious," and Kathy Griffin christened it "Chicken Soup for the Vagina." Alec Baldwin has described Ali as "funny and warm and crazy all at once. Like Barbara Eden. But on something. Like crystal meth." And Jerry Seinfeld has raved, "Everything that comes out of Ali Wentworth’s mouth is funny!"
Photo: Ted Sabarese
Sponsors
Promotional Partner: ARF
Performing Arts programs are supported in part by funding from Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Christine and Bill Campbell, John and Joan D’Addario, Gabrielle and Gianpaolo de Felice, Debbie and Henry Druker, Lena Kaplan, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve Pesner, in memory of his wife, Michèle Pesner, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, Leila Straus, Susi and Peter Wunsch, and Andrew Yuder and Kyle Glaeser.
