NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: LIFE OF PI

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NTL 2023 Life of Pi - Hiran Abeysekera (Pi) and Richard Parker the Tiger. Photo: Johan Persson

Tag: Performing Arts

THE MET: LIVE IN HD—I PURITANI

Estimated Run Time: 3 hours and 45 minutes with one intermission

For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura, and virtuoso vocal fireworks, I Puritani has few equals. On January 10, the first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years—a striking staging by Charles Edwards, who makes his company directorial debut after many successes as a set designer—arrives in cinemas worldwide. The Met has assembled a world-beating quartet of stars, conducted by Marco Armiliato, for the demanding principal roles. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee are Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War, with baritone Artur Ruciński as Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Elvira’s sympathetic uncle, Giorgio.

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This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

THE MET: LIVE HD—ANDREA CHÉNIER

Estimated Run Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes with two intermissions

Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora in the 2022–23 Live in HD season, Beczała reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Met Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s gripping staging, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on December 13.

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This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD—ARABELLA

Estimated Run Time: 4 hours and 10 minutes with two intermissions

On November 22, Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.

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This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD—LA BOHÈME

Estimated Run Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes with two intermissions

With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th-century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life. Soprano Juliana Grigoryan is the feeble seamstress Mimì, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the ardent poet Rodolfo. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the November 8 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

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This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe. 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD—LA SONNAMBULA

Estimated Run Time: 3 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission

Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 18.

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This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe. A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra de Nice Côte d’Azur, Semperoper Dresden, and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

RONALD K. BROWN / EVIDENCE: BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

RENTAL EVENT

“… A vocabulary, drawn from many parts of the African diaspora, that Mr. Brown has developed into a personal language that’s flexible, richly expressive and irresistibly kinetic…” — The New York Times

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE makes its Guild Hall debut on the occasion of its 40th anniversary and as part of its annual summer fundraiser ON OUR TOES IN THE HAMPTONS.  For this premiere performance, featuring classic repertory and audience favorites, Brown’s timeless masterwork GRACE will be presented, along with the Company Premiere of THE CALL, a 2018 tribute to Alvin Ailey and Carmen de Lavallade

All proceeds benefit the education and outreach initiatives of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE.

SPONSOR-LEVEL Tickets, including our Saturday and Sunday events, are sold separately and available through EVIDENCE’s website— CLICK HERE. 

*$450 of your benefit-level ticket purchase is tax-deductible.

JULIO TORRES: COLOR THEORIES

“Absurd, fantastical, wistful. A premier comic fabulist.” – New York Times

“An absolute master of absurdist comedy.” – NBC

JULIO TORRES: COLOR THEORIES
Presented by Guild Hall x Murmrr

• 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲
• 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿
• 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁
• 𝗦𝗡𝗟 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿

Spend an evening with comedian/actor/director/writer/style-savant Julio Torres as he brings his singular vision to Guild Hall.

From SNL staff writer, to co-writer & showrunner of HBO’s cult favorite Los Espookys (with Fred Armisen and Ana Fabrega), to writer-director of the A24 surrealist comedy Problemista (with Tilda Swinton and Isabella Rossellini), to creator and star of HBO’s Fantasmas, Torres is one of the hottest commodities in the comedy world.

Join Julio as he blends stand-up, design, and dream logic into a whimsical exploration of color, emotion, and identity—equal parts comedy and art piece.

 

HAIRY SITUATION: A COMEDY SHOW BY ALOK

Presented by Guild Hall x Murmrr

Flippant and Fabulous. Wicked sharp and delightfully silly. This is Hairy Situation.

Being trans and Indian? A textbook hairy situation. But since textbooks are getting banned left and right, we can’t say that anymore.

In their brand-new standup show, ALOK finds themselves tangled in all kinds of hairy situations—being mistaken for a mega-famous Brazilian DJ, botching TikTok makeup tutorials, and, perhaps most terrifying of all, signing up for an appointment at the European Wax Center (aka Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department).

Expect incisive wit, unexpected twists, and the kind of unfiltered comedy that makes you laugh, think, and maybe even cry (but in a fun way).

Come early for an opening DJ set by multi-disciplinary artist, kikaii.

G.E. SMITH’S PORTRAITS: LOUIS CATO & PAUL SHAFFER

Produced by Taylor Barton

Join us for a night of extraordinary music and storytelling featuring the legendary G.E. Smith, the multi-talented Louis Cato, and special guest Paul Shaffer as part of the 2025 G.E. SMITH’S PORTRAITS series.

This special evening brings together G.E. Smith, the masterful guitarist and bandleader known for his work with Bob Dylan, Hall & Oates, and Saturday Night Live; Louis Cato, the Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist and bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; and Paul Shaffer, the iconic musical director and longtime sidekick from Late Night with David Letterman. Together, Smith, Cato, and Shaffer will blend blues, rock, soul, and sharp wit in an electrifying performance filled with masterful musicianship, spontaneous collaborations, and behind-the-scenes stories from decades on the road and in the studio. 

The evening will also feature Shawn Pelton on drums and Andy Hess on bass.

PORTRAITS is a uniquely intimate concert series created by Taylor Barton & G.E. Smith, showcasing in-depth musical conversations with some of the most dynamic artists of our time. Through song and storytelling, these performances offer a rare glimpse into the artistry, influences, and experiences that shape a musician’s craft.

CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY – SOLD OUT

THE 7 PM SHOW IS SOLD OUT—Click HERE for tickets to the 9 PM performance!

FEATURED CRITIC’S PICK FOR 10 WEEKS!

“Hilarious!”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES

“THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN TOWN, HANDS DOWN!”
—THE NEW YORK POST

Hailed as “the funniest show in town, hands down!” by The New York Post and named a Critics’ Pick by The New York Times, the Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography has taken audiences by storm across the globe—from Broadway to London’s West End, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the Sydney Opera House.

Created by Emmy nominee Eugene Pack and developed with Dayle Reyfel, this uproarious Drama Desk Award-winning comedy show features stars acting out unintentionally hilarious passages from other star’s memoirs – from the poetry of Matthew McConaughey to the confessions of Miley Cyrus to the most famous Hollywood love triangle in history told from all sides.

The Guild Hall Celebrity cast includes  Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Big Hero 6), Craig Bierko (UnREAL, Scary Movie 4, The Music Man), Christie Brinkley (Uptown Girl), Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building), Richard Kind, Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, RuPaul’s Drag Race), Sherri Shepherd, and show creators Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel.*

Can’t make it to the 7 PM show? Come to the 9 PM show! Click here for tickets. 

*Cast list subject to change.