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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

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NTL 2025 A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois (Gillian Anderson). Photo: Johan Persson

Tag: Performing Arts

Play in the Backyard: The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn starring Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin

This winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, which originally starred Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn and was later revived with Julie Harris and Charles Durning, uses a card game as a metaphor for life. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a seedy nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self-righteous lady. They discover they both dislike the home and enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and to reveal intimate details of their lives. Fonsia wins every time, and their secrets become weapons used against one another.

“Perfect […] A vibrant study on loneliness, disillusion, old age and death yet fiercely funny.” –The Boston Globe

“A thoroughly entertaining lesson in the fine art of theatrical finesse. The closest thing the theatre offers to a duel at 10 paces.” –The New York Times

“Extremely intelligent […] fine bittersweet comedy […] Funny, sad, profane, eloquent, touching, beautiful.” –WABC-TV

*Your purchase of one ticket is for one Lawn Circle, which can sit a party of up to two people. All lawn circles are 6 ft. in diameter and are distanced 6 ft. away from other parties. Please bring your own blankets and/or beach chairs. For more information, visit the Theater FAQ page.

The Gin Game is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists

Laurie Anderson & Christian McBride with special guest Rubin Kodheli

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Two legendary artists come together in a showcase for their respective versatility and the pliability of jazz and the avant-garde.

Laurie Anderson, violin and synthesizers

Christian McBride, bass

Rubin Kodheli, cello

Individually, Laurie Anderson and Christian McBride are titans in their respective fields: Anderson as an award-winning visual artist and innovative musician working in pop’s avant-garde and McBride as a Grammy®-winning jazz polymath equally adept at leading anything from small ensembles to big bands. Together, complemented by cellist Rubin Kodheli, Anderson’s violin and synthesizers and McBride’s bass form a unique and unexpected combination, leading The New York Times to call their 2017 concert at Town Hall one of the best live jazz performances of the year.  This string-based trio blends the sound of several different worlds into a harmonious whole.

*Your purchase of one ticket is for one Lawn Circle, which can sit a party of up to two people. All lawn circles are 6 ft. in diameter and are distanced 6 ft. away from other parties. Please bring your own blankets and/or beach chairs. For more information, visit the Theater FAQ page.

RING THE ALARM…A Conversation with Derrick Adams & Renee Cox

The idea for this program came about from discussions on a forthcoming Guild Hall exhibition of Black Artists that Renee Cox will be curating for the summer of 2023. Derrick Adams and Renee Cox, noted artists, colleagues and friends, both have a long history of exhibiting work and curating exhibitions that focus on empowerment, the black experience, and issues of contemporary life.
 
“The need for open dialogue on art, race and politics felt timely and something that we believe is needed by our community,” notes Christina Strassfield, Museum Director/Chief Curator. We hope to continue this series of conversations next year, leading up to the 2023 Summer exhibition.

Matthew Broderick, John Leguizamo, Blair Underwood & an all-star cast in THE PACK, Comedies by Eugene Pack

Three premiere comedy shorts written and directed by Eugene Pack starring:
Matthew Broderick, John Leguizamo, Blair Underwood, Sherri Shepherd, Dayle Reyfel, Rachel Dratch, Cecily Strong, Santino Fontana, Maulik Pancholy, and Andrea Martin. The 3 comedies are adapted for virtual viewing in the form of intimate zoom films.

“A prodigiously gifted storyteller” –LA Times
“The Pack -Best culture at home!” –The Guardian
“The next Neil Simon FOR THESE TIMES” –Alec Baldwin

Virtual Stirring the Pot: The LVIS Cookbook, hosted and interviewed by Florence Fabricant

Join Florence Fabricant on Zoom as she chats with Anne Thomas, Bess Rattray, and Mary Talley from East Hampton’s Ladies’ Village Improvement Society (LVIS) about their brand new cookbook, The Ladies’ Village Improvement Society Cookbook: Eating and Entertaining in East Hampton. The latest LVIS cookbook is a spectacular edition, containing recipes from members of LVIS and the community, including noted chefs, accompanied by beautiful photos taken by Doug Young. Martha Stewart wrote the foreword and member Bess Rattray contributed a witty, charming history capturing the spirit of the ladies. The book contains over 250 pages arranged into 20 menus, including Pasta on the Porch, a Labor Day Barbecue and a Holiday Buffet. LVIS members were asked to submit recipes and Florence selected and tested each one, occasionally making slight changes as needed. An audience Q&A will follow.

To order the LVIS Cookbook click here: https://lvis.org/lvis-cookbook

By ordering directly from LVIS, you not only get this beautiful book, but a substantial part of the proceeds will support the LVIS and their continued commitment to East Hampton.

Invented Sounds: Viv Corringham & Gian Carlo Feleppa

 

Guild Hall presents the debut collaborative performance from vocalist, composer, and soundscape artist, Viv Corringham, and multi-instrumentalist and electronic musician, Gian Carlo Feleppa. The artists perform solo and collaborative works ranging across their shared interest in improvised, found, and responsive sound. Corringham’s set-up centers on her voice, collected field recordings from her ongoing “sound-walk” project, and personal writings; exploring both the artist’s and listener’s sense of place and link to personal history and memory.

“Fragments of her voice flicker like the light bouncing over water…later drifting into ambiguous urban sound, a backdrop for her intermittent vocal solo. It’s a gorgeous, calming piece, new age in the best sense.”  –The Wire, August 202 Issue

A contortionist of sound, Feleppa defies description. Playing sitar, keys, drums, vocals, and looping it all through a series of pedals, he creates original and spontaneous music; from traditional Indian ragas to original acoustic ballads to electronic looping mania.

*Your purchase of one ticket is for one Lawn Circle, which can sit a party of up to two people. All lawn circles are 6ft. in diameter and are distanced 6ft. away from other parties. Please bring your own blankets and/or beach chairs. For more information, visit the Theater FAQ page.

 

PORTRAITS: LIVE! With GE Smith & LeRoy Bell (7pm or 9pm)

Join us in the garden for exclusive LIVE performances, hosted by John Loeffler ( BMG Creative) to celebrate the release of GE Smith and LeRoy Bell’s new album Stony Hill. Among the hits to be played is the stirring new song, “America”. The track is a mellow blues tune that moves with a heavy groove and allows Smith to peel off plenty of intricate guitar licks. They will showcase a stripped-down acoustic set of their R&B, song collection and with Bell’s smart lyrics /Mass confusion, our constitution — they’re tryna burn it down,” or the Motown nod, “Let the Sunshine” They will leave you, without a doubt humming, their hooky tunes and wanting more!

Pre-order Stony Hill here: https://gesmithandleroybell.lnk.to/StonyHill

*Your purchase of one ticket is for one Lawn Circle, which can sit a party of up to two people. All lawn circles are 6 ft. in diameter and are distanced 6 ft. away from other parties. Please bring your own blankets and/or beach chairs. For more information, visit the Theater FAQ page.

PORTRAITS: Streaming with GE Smith, LeRoy Bell, & Joseph Arthur

GE Smith presents PORTRAITS (streaming for the first time worldwide) featuring Joseph Arthur and LeRoy Bell; two very distinctly different singers. GE and LeRoy will serenade through some of their new songs to celebrate the release of their upcoming collaborative album, Stony Hill, out August 28th via BMG. Among the hits to be played is the stirring new song, “America”, revered by Rolling Stone as a gamechanger on the state of affairs. GE says, “you will witness an amazing singer, the one I’ve been looking for thirty years, and how we came to make this amazing project.” Joseph Arthur, who is known best for being discovered by Peter Gabriel, will open the show. Gabriel covered “In the Sun” for the album, Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute, which was a big vote of confidence for this wise, soulful, singer-songwriter and painter. Watch Arthur paint GE as they move through an evocative, textured, acoustic landscape. This blockbuster virtually streamed concert is a must-see.

Pre-order Stony Hill here: https://gesmithandleroybell.lnk.to/StonyHill

Play in the Backyard: Heisenberg by Simon Stephens

Directed by Austin Pendleton and starring Irene Glezos and Albert Insinnia

Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck. This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game. Tony Award winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) presents a refreshing look into just how unpredictable life can be, especially when examined closely! Directed by Tony Award-nominated and Drama Desk Award winner Austin Pendleton, this staged reading stars Broadway and TV veteran actors Irene Glezos and Albert Insinnia. “Quirky, lovely, funny, and powerful” – Associated Press.

Heisenberg is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

HEISENBERG was originally commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club, (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and received its world premiere there on May 19, 2015.

*Your purchase of one ticket is for one Lawn Circle, which can sit a party of up to two people. All lawn circles are 6 ft. in diameter and are distanced 6 ft. away from other parties. Please bring your own blankets and/or beach chairs. For more information, visit the Theater FAQ page.