Broadway’s ‘Job’ keeps working
Theater supporter Gov. Kathy Hochul: “I pref🐻er pl♊ays to musicals.”
After attendingstarring Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon (reunited from “Succession”), the gov spoke of limiting cellphones in public schools and told the cast, “T🀅his play deals with the detrimental e♌ffects of social media.”
Having already initiated discussions on the topic, she says she’s now focusing on student mental health.
“Job” opened small, d🐼owntown, was the season’s early hit. .
Plot in action
More B’way. Our capitol’s Jan. 6 attack has birthed Cit🍷y Center’s
True story. A son, 18, turned his loving father in toജ the FBI because of dad’s militant role in the attack.
Fast-paced, powerful, “Fath🔜erland” lands off-B’way fol🃏lowing a sold-out LA run.
Told from public statements𝔉, case evidence, official court transcripts and media frenzy, it grabbed headlines nationwide.
“Fatherland,” this Fountain Theatre production — conceived and directed ꦿby Stephen Sachs — debuts off-B’way at City Center Stage II. Limited 10-week run through N🥃ov. 23.
Screen union for movie duo
Comes now the .
Their hits may﷽ have wafted away but were — like that pair — huge: “The Remains of the Day,” “Howards End,” Oscar-winning “A Room With a View,” with big stars Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Helena Bonhꦑam Carter.
Ismail, my close friend — noꦑw goneꦦ — received India’s highest honors.
Hugging me on his “Le Divorce” set in Paris he l🐼eft a huge inkblot from his palm on my chin.
His Viking book, ꦬwe celebrated over tandoori chicken. He cooked it in an East 60th Indian restaurant.
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He loved New York. What he always yearned to do — but never did — was t꧋o open his own restaurant “Bombay Bistro” in NYC.
And I remember the internationally famous🍌 Jean-Pierre Aumo𒅌nt — then 87 — collapse in Ismail’s arms.
I’ll also never forget setting up Matthew Modine for a film festival in Delhi. Matthew had to schlep all the movies✅ over himself because nobody had them.
I can still recall reading Ismail’s whole book in his house.🅘 And I’ll never forget thatꦇ I miss him.
is mak𒉰ing its way through our theaters, playing at the Quad on Thursday.
Lasting laughs
Immortality awaits Gilbert Gottfried who left the world stage i꧒n 2022. with a tribute Nov. 13.
Dara, his ♒wife, is releasing a first-ever album of his original material.
Tribute at the Hard Rock Hotel. Tickets are now🍨 on sale.
NYC’s employment scene: Four partners discussed the new steno who filled out her sweater better than she did her job. “Which of you took her out?” asked the CEO. Three raised hands. The CEO looked at the one who didn’t raise his hand, who then said:“ Well, if you’re telling the truth — you fire her.”
Only in New York, kids, only in New York.