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Expats Theatre to Present MARLENE by Pam Gems
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2024

Expats Theatre will present its upcoming production of MARLENE, a new play that explores the life and legacy of Marlene Dietrich. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Proctors Partners With Union College For Upcoming Movie Series
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2023

Proctors is kicking off a new film series “Hollywood's Golden Age” to be screened in the GE and Addy Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. This series will be broken up into four smaller series, one of which will be partnering with the Union College Film Studies program.

Legends, Laughter, And Love Star In STG's 2022/23 SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2022

Legends, laughter, and love take center stage in STG's 2022/23 Silent Movie Mondays series. Audiences will be treated to films from the 1920s and earlier, including Go West on Nov. 21, It on Feb. 13, Exit Smiling on May 8, and Comedy Shorts on July 31.

Legends, Laughter, And Love Star In STG's 2022/23 SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2022

Legends, laughter, and love take center stage in STG’s 2022/23 Silent Movie Mondays series. 

UN DÍA COMO HOY: Nacía Gwen Verdon en 1925
by Cristina Martinez - Jan 13, 2021

Un 13 de enero de 1925 en Culver City, California, nacía Gwen Verdon. Hija de un electricista de la MGM y una profesora de baile, Verdon se estrenaba en el mundo del musical a los 11 años con un solo de danza en la película THE KING STEPS OUT dirigida por Josef Von Sternberg.

BWW Review: MARLENE DIETRICH: THE BLUE ANGEL'S SLEEPLESS NIGHTS at Théâtre Du Nord Ouest
by Patrick Honoré - Jul 12, 2019

During her inaugural speech for a square named in honor of Marlene Dietrich in the posh 16th arrondissement in 2003, Ms. Beate Klarsfeld said, 'Though she's yet to be recognized as such, Marlene Dietrich is truly the female celebrity who dominated the 20th century in the domains of anti-hitlerian politics, the cinematic arts, and women's liberation. In all these areas, she was a driving force. What is the stuff of legend? Is it destiny or just life?'

DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN Returns for One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2018

On Today, January 12th, Oliver Conant (Author/Director) and Justyna Kostek (Author/Star) will host a One Night Only performance of their one-woman tour-de-force musical, DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN, about the life and times of Marlene Dietrich.

BWW Interview: Peter Groom Talks DIETRICH: NATURAL DUTY, Politics, Queer History and Visibility
by Charlie Wilks - Jan 11, 2018

Peter Groom is an actor, dancer and choreographer, originally from Newcastle. Since graduating from Guildford School of Acting in 2013 he has gone on to work both in the UK and internationally, with credits including Schaubuhne, Berlin and Aquilla Theatre, New York. Alongside this he began to create his own devised work, and then in 2016 started working as a drag performer, with performances at Battersea Arts Centre, The Glory and Royal Vauxhall Tavern. His new show Dietrich: Natural Duty has its world premiere at the VAULT Festival later this month. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Peter. We talked about inspirations, politics, queer history, visibility and so much more. Here's how it went.

DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN Returns for One Night Only
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2017

On Friday, January 12th, Oliver Conant (Author/Director) and Justyna Kostek (Author/Star) will host a One Night Only performance of their one-woman tour-de-force musical, DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN, about the life and times of Marlene Dietrich.

Oliver Conant and Justyna Kostek to Host World Premiere of DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2017

On Thursday, August 31, Oliver Conant (Author/Director) and Justyna Kostek (Author/Star) will host the World Premiere of their anticipated one-woman tour-de-force musical, DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN, about the life and times of Marlene Dietrich.

FSLC Announces Retrospective Section of 54th New York Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 19, 2016

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces the Retrospective section of the 54th New York Film Festival (September 30 – October 16), a two-part lineup headlined and inspired by Bertrand Tavernier's magnificent epic documentary My Journey Through French Cinema

BWW Reviews: STEVE ROSS' Superb, Sophisticated Musicianship Charms and Enlightens at Café Sabarsky
by Alix Cohen - Apr 25, 2015

Attending a multilingual performance at Cafe Sabarsky in The Neue Galerie (86th Street and Fifth Avenue) is like stepping back in time. The room speaks to an era of higher refinement, not stuffy, but encouraging pedigree and brio. Few artists epitomize this more than celebrated cabaret veteran singer/pianist Steve Ross, whose fascinating and emotionally translucent shows here never fail to enlighten and entertain.

THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN and More Among MoMA Film's April 2015 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2015

The Museum of Modern Art has announced its film exhibitions for April 2015. All films and events take place in the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters, unless otherwise noted. Details below!

Lesli Margherita, Billy Harrigan Tighe & More to Lead Private Lab Production of New Musical THE BLUE ANGEL, 10/18
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 17, 2013

The Blue Angel, a new musical based on the Heinrich Mann novel and the 1930 German film classic, will receive a private lab production on Friday, October 18, 2013 in New York City.

Academy's Summer of Silents Concludes with Four Sons 8/8
by BWW News Desk - Aug 8, 2011

The 1928 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Four Sons' will be the final film screened at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, August 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Fashion in Film Festival Held at Museum of the Moving Image, Ends 4/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2011

Museum of the Moving Image will present Birds of Paradise, a special edition of the London-based Fashion in Film Festival that will focus on costume as a form of cinematic spectacle.

Fashion in Film Festival Held at Museum of the Moving Image 4/15-24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2011

Museum of the Moving Image will present Birds of Paradise, a special edition of the London-based Fashion in Film Festival that will focus on costume as a form of cinematic spectacle.

New Jersey Rep Presents PUMA, Closes 4/3
by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2011

The New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of Puma by Julie Gilbert and Frank Evans, February 24 thru April 3, 2011.

Fashion in Film Festival Held at Museum of the Moving Image 4/15-24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 31, 2011

Museum of the Moving Image will present Birds of Paradise, a special edition of the London-based Fashion in Film Festival that will focus on costume as a form of cinematic spectacle.

NJ Rep Presents Puma 2/24-4/3
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2011

What happens when two heavenly bodies collide? That is exactly what we encounter in Puma, a play that explores the life-long, obsessive and tempestuous love affair between Marlene Dietrich, the German actress who became a Hollywood icon, and Erich Maria Remarque, the celebrated author of All's Quiet On The Western Front.