Big Doings At Guild Hall
Guild Hall will celebrate its 80th birthday on Saturday at 8 p.m. with “A Night of Stars,” a roster of well-known performers from stage, screen, and concert halls.
Elaine Stritch, Blythe Danner, Eli Wallach, Larry Pine, Jake LaMotta, Melissa Errico, Anna Bergman, Tovah Feldshuh, and others will take the stage to perform works by Terrence McNally and new material from Jules Feiffer, Marsha Norman, and Joe Pintauro. Tickets range from $50 to $125.
The show continues an all-star tradition established at Guild Hall’s 50th and 75th anniversaries.
This week’s regular Guild Hall programming includes a screening of “The Art of Getting By,” a film by Gavin Wiesen, as part of the Red Carpet Film Series. Mr. Wiesen will be available for discussion and questions afterward. Tickets are $12 and $10 for members.
A production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” with the New York Philharmonic will be screened on Monday at 7 p.m. The cast includes Neil Patrick Harris, Patti Lupone, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, and Christina Hendricks. This was a very recent addition to Guild Hall’s schedule, and reserved seating tickets, at $22 or $20 for members, have been selling fast.
“Bombay Beach,” the last of the SummerDocs series presented in association with the Hamptons International Film Festival, will be screened next Thursday at 8 p.m. Alec Baldwin will host the director Alma Har’el. The film is $22 and $20 for members.
On Friday, Sept. 2, at 8 p.m., Rosanne Cash will take the stage in an intimate concert in the John Drew Theater. She is the eldest daughter of the late singer Johnny Cash and has released a number of chart-topping singles. Tickets start at $55 and go up to $110 for prime orchestra seats.