![Monmouth Arts Presents Sneak Peak of "The Comedian"](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2017/TheComedian.jpg "Monmouth Arts Presents Sneak Peak of "The Comedian"")
(RED BANK, NJ) -- Monmouth Arts provides its first sneak peek film of 2017 when it presents a screening of The Comedian at Bow Tie Cinemas in Red Bank on February 2 at 7:30pm. The film, which stars Robert De Niro as Jackie (an aging comic icon who has seen better days), includes a cast with Danny DeVito, Patti Lupone, and Leslie Mann. The film also includes appearances from comedy legends like Billy Crystal, Jimmy Walker, Gilbert Gottfried, and more. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.
Despite Jackie's efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother (Danny DeVito) and his wife (Patti LuPone), Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony (Leslie Mann), the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul (Harvey Keitel), and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
Film sneak peeks are made possible by generous donations from Sony Pictures Classics and Bow Tie Cinemas.
Bow Tie Cinemas is located at 36 White Street in Red Bank, NJ.
Monmouth Arts was founded in 1971 after the Junior League of Monmouth County surveyed the community and identified the need for a central agency to coordinate and assist all county artists and arts organizations. With seed money from the Junior League and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, MA was designated as the official county arts agency, made up of arts groups, artists, and supporters of the arts. At that point, the organization began providing assistance and services to strengthen the arts and the quality of life in Monmouth County.
In 1973, an anonymous donor provided MA with funds to purchase Walter Reade’s Carlton Theatre in Red Bank. The theater was renamed the Count Basie Theatre in 1984 following the death of Red Bank native William James “Count” Basie. In 1999, MA and the Count Basie Theatre separated into two nonprofit organizations so that each organization could better focus on its individual mission.
Today, through a variety of programs and services, Monmouth Arts continues to enrich the community by inspiring and fostering the arts throughout Monmouth County.
