On Stage
Tonys and Tapas
A Benefit for Civic Theatre Sunday, June 10, 2012 Doors Open at 3:30 pm Performance at 4:00 pm On the afternoon of Sunday, June 10, as New York prepares to celebrate the best of Broadway later that evening, Civic Theatre is proud to celebrate the official close of the current theatre season with a special benefit performance, our second annual "Tonys and Tapas." As a “Tonys and … [Continued...]
On Screen
Monsieur Lazhar – Now Playing!
"Like a dedicated teacher, this is a film that stays with you." - The New York Post Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, "Monsieur Lazhar" tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly … [Read More...]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
From the Director of Shakespeare in Love ... starring Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of … [Read More...]
The Deep Blue Sea
"Weisz gives a heartbreaking performance; her Hester spirals into doom, hungry for the physical pleasures she has found." - Philadelphia Inquirer Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life. In a deeply vulnerable performance, Rachel Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife … [Read More...]
