A Special Evening With Andrew McCarthy Comes To The Lafayette Theater in July

Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director, will present a special evening with Andrew McCarthy on Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern, New York.

The event will feature the American premiere big-screen showing of the documentary BRATS, directed by and starring McCarthy, and a conversation about his life and career moderated by Brancato.

Says Brancato, “We are thrilled to celebrate the multi-talented Andrew McCarthy and to relive movie magic at the majestic Lafayette Theater.”

Now celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Lafayette is located at 97 Lafayette Avenue and continues to operate as a single-screen movie palace featuring both first-run films and classics.

"I'm beyond excited to host BRATS with Andrew McCarthy and Penguin Rep Theatre for this program,” says owner Ari Benmosche.  “The first movie I saw in the Lafayette was PRETTY IN PINK.  I remember sharing that story with my dad when talking about the importance of saving the Lafayette.  This is a great opportunity to reminisce on our childhoods and support Penguin Rep Theatre, which has been an incubator of performing arts and talent in Rockland for decades."  

 

Benmosche also announced that the Lafayette will be presenting a curated series of Brat Pack movies as part of its $1 Classic Film Festival that week.

 

Andrew McCarthy is a director, an award-winning and best-selling writer, and -- of course -- an actor. He made his professional debut at 19 in CLASS, and has appeared in dozens of films, including such iconic movies as PRETTY IN PINK, ST. ELMO'S FIRE, LESS THAN ZERO, and cult favorites WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S and MANNEQUIN. He is ranked No. 40 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars of all-time list.

BRATS looks at the iconic films of the 1980s that shaped a generation and the narrative that took hold when their young stars were branded the "Brat Pack." In the film, McCarthy reunites with his fellow Brat Packers — friends, colleagues and former foes, including Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson, and Timothy Hutton, many of whom he had not seen for over 30 years — to answer the question: What did it mean to be part of the Brat Pack?

McCarthy graced Penguin's stage in Stony Point in HATE MAIL in 2001. Says McCarthy, “Working at Penguin Rep was one of the most ‘sneakily satisfying' experiences in 35 years of acting. The relaxed, yet rigorous work ethic, the playfulness, and the quality of the productions, add up to a unique experience in the theater. I'm grateful Penguin Rep exists.”

McCarthy's New York City stage credits include the Tony Award-winning SIDE MAN and BOYS OF WINTER, both on Broadway, and Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, and Ensemble Studio Theater.

He has also directed nearly a hundred hours of television, including THE BLACKLIST, GRACE AND FRANKIE, NEW AMSTERDAM, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, and many others.

McCarthy is the author of BRAT: An 80s Story, about his days in the Brat Pack, JUST FLY AWAY, a young adult novel, and his travel memoirs THE LONGEST WAY HOME and WALKING WITH SAM – all New York Times bestsellers.

Under the dynamic leadership of Brancato and Horn, Penguin Rep has grown in 45 years from a summer theatre in a repurposed 1880's hay barn in historic Stony Point, N.Y. to become one of the Hudson Valley's most influential nonprofit cultural institutions. Hailed by The New York Times as "the gutsiest little theatre" and by Lohud.com as a theatre that "continues to astonish," Penguin now reaches thousands of theatergoers each year at its home theatre upstate, in New York City and beyond - with plays and productions premiered by Penguin moving to Off Broadway and to stages across the country and around the world.

Penguin's most recent transfer, SMALL written by and starring Robert Montano, was nominated for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Tickets for general admission seating are $25 (in advance) and $30 (at the door). Premium reserved seats are $50 each and include, with each pair of tickets, an autographed copy of McCarthy's BRAT: An 80s Story.

Tickets are on sale now at www.penguinrep.org or by calling the Penguin Rep Theatre box office at (845) 786-2873.

 

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