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Free to the Public Conversations on Broadway With Richard Ridge, Lauren Ambrose and Victor Garber

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Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Ambrose, Dame Diana Rigg

Lauren Ambrose, Dame Diana Rigg photo by Joan Marcus

SAG-AFTRA Foundation and BroadwayWorld have partnered for a filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen.

First up on Thursday, May 10 (1pm) at the Robin Williams Center (247 West 54th Street) for a Career Conversations Q&A with Tony nominee Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) currently starring in My Fair Lady, moderated by BroadwayWorld’s Richard Ridge of “Backstage with Richard Ridge!”Click here to RSVP. This event is free and open to non-members. Please direct any questions to nyrsvp@sagfoundation.org and write “Ambrose” in the subject line.

Lauren Ambrose can currently be seen starring as Eliza Doolittle in Lincoln Center Theater’s My Fair Lady now playing at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. For her role as Eliza, she has been nominated for a 2018 Tony Award in the category Best Actress in a Musical, 2018 Drama League Award in the category of Distinguished Performance, and a 2018 Outer Critics Circle Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Her past theater credit’s include Broadway’s Exit the King, Lincoln Center Theater’s Awake and Sing!, Juliet in The Public’s Romeo and Juliet, and Ophelia in The Public’s Hamlet. She is known for her role as Claire Fisher in Six Feet Under, which she was a two-time Emmy Award nominee, Torchwood, Law & Order, and The X-Files. Her film credits include Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are, Wanderlust, Sleepwalk with Me, Starting Out in the Evening, I’m Coming Over, and The River.?

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

On April 19th at noon Career Conversations Q&A with Victor Garber, current star of Hello Dolly!, moderated by BroadwayWorld’s Richard Ridge of “Backstage with Richard Ridge!”
RSVP HERE This event is free and open to non-members. Please direct any questions to nyrsvp@sagfoundation.org and write “Garber” in the subject line.

Victor Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd, Noises Off, Lend Me a Tenor (Tony Award nomination), Arcadia, and Art. Additional Broadway credits include Deathtrap (Tony nomination), They’re Playing Our Song, Little Me (Tony nomination), The Devil’s Disciple, Damn Yankees (Tony nomination), and PresentLaughter. Off-Broadway: Assassins, Follies (City Center Encores!). Film: Sicario, Self/less, Argo, Milk, Legally Blonde,Titanic, The First Wives Club, and Sleepless in Seattle. Television: Alias (three Emmy Award nominations), Frasier (Emmy nomination), Will & Grace (Emmy nomination), Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (Emmy nomination), Power, The Orville, DeceptionEli Stone, Justice, Web Therapy, The Big C, Nurse Jackie, Damages, Glee, Annie, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and The Music Man.

Suzanna, co-owns and publishes the newspaper Times Square Chronicles or T2C. At one point a working actress, she has performed in numerous productions in film, TV, cabaret, opera and theatre. She has performed at The New Orleans Jazz festival, The United Nations and Carnegie Hall. She has a screenplay and a TV show in the works, which she developed with her mentor and friend the late Arthur Herzog. She is a proud member of the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle and was a nominator. Email: suzanna@t2conline.com

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Ken Fallin’s Broadway: Spamalot

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Here is the amazing cast of Spamalot. Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as The Lady of the Lake, Ethan Slater as The Historian/Prince Herbert, Jimmy Smagula as Sir Bedevere, Michael Urie as Sir Robin, Nik Walker as Sir Galahad andTaran Killam as Lancelot.

I was so inspired I drew the whole cast.

To read T2C’s review click here.

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Ahead of the Broadway Opening of Lempicka The Longacre Theatre Is Showcasing Art Work By Tamara de Lempicka

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The Longacre Theatre (220 W 48th St.), soon-to-be home of the sweeping new musical, Lempicka, is showcasing a curated selection of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka’s most famous works. Eschewing traditional theatrical front-of-house advertising, the Longacre’s façade now boasts prints, creating a museum-quality exhibition right in the heart of Times Square. The musical opens on Broadway on April 14, 2024 at the same venue.

The Longacre’s outdoor exhibition includes works of Self Portrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) (1929), Young Girl in Green (1927), Nu Adossé I (1925), The Red Tunic (1927), The Blue Scarf (1930), The Green Turban (1930), Portrait of Marjorie Ferry (1932), Portrait of Ira P. (1930), Portrait of Romana de la Salle (1928), and Adam and Eve (1932).

Starring Eden Espinosa and directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin, Lempicka features book, lyrics, and original concept by Carson Kreitzer, book and music by Matt Gould, and choreography by Raja Feather Kelly.

Spanning decades of political and personal turmoil and told through a thrilling, pop-infused score, Lempicka boldly explores the contradictions of a world in crisis, a woman ahead of her era, and an artist whose time has finally come.

Young Girl in Green painted by Tamara de Lempicka (1927). Oil on plywood.