Legiters show class
Operatic arias, dramatic readings, songs from shows you know and ones you've never heard of -- this was the classy compendium saluting Terrence McNally for the Acting Company.
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Stephen Schaefer
Downpour doesn’t dampen ‘Madman’
A downpour didn't dampen BAM's annual theater gala Thursday night with Geoffrey Rush's star turn in "The Diary of a Madman" as its centerpiece.
‘Limitless’ bow reaches full potential
For the Manhattan premiere of "Limitless," Robert De Niro barreled through the red carpet line without stopping. On his way into the Regal Union Square theater, he did answer the reporter's question…
‘Boys’ bows in Gotham
Mart Crowley and his landmark play "The Boys in the Band" are celebrated in the doc "Making the Boys," which was given its New York premiere Monday night at the Tribeca Screening Room.
Motor City runs on empty
The producers of Magnet/Magnolia Pictures' "Vanishing on 7th Street" found just the right city for their sci-fi pic.
‘Sunset’ preem shines
It was no surprise that Cormac McCarthy skipped the red carpet at the Time Warner Center on Monday for the Cinema Society-sponsored preem of his HBO Films' two-hander "The Sunset Limited" with Samuel…
‘Barney’s Version’ premieres in New York
Mordecai Richler's semi-autobiographical character Barney Panofsky tells his life story in the novel "Barney's Version."
‘Season’ greetings
After Tuesday's preem at Landmark on the Park, Nicolas Cage revealed that his questioning crusader in "Season of the Witch" is part of his ongoing celebration of the Vincent Price/Christopher Lee…
Political laff man
With co-stars Barry Pepper and Jon Lovitz exiting the Cinema Society screening early to head home on flights, Kevin Spacey was left to man ATO's "Casino Jack" after-party at the Setai Fifth Avenue…
Getting a head start on new pix
Katie Couric took time out for a worthy cause Thursday when she hosted a lunch for provocative educational documentary "The Lottery" at Rockefeller Center's Brasserie Ruhlmann.
‘Conformist’ opens Bertolucci retrospective
Jonathan Demme called Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist," which opened the Museum of Modern Art's retrospective Dec. 15, "the most original film ever made."
