McCarter Theatre presents the World Premiere of "Empire Records: The Musical"
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center has announced the cast for the world premiere of Empire Records: The Musical based on the beloved 1990s cult-classic film. This dynamic adaptation, featuring an original rock score by Princeton native Zoe Sarnak and a book by the film's screenwriter Carol Heikkinen, is set to capture the hearts of audiences with dynamic and defiant characters, throwback nostalgia, and an electrifying soundtrack. Empire Records: The Musical is produced by special arrangement with Bill Weiner. It will run September 6 – October 6, 2024 in McCarter's Berlind Theatre.
The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents "9 To 5 The Musical"
(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents 9 To 5 The Musical weekends throughout September 2024. Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie, it features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic.
Romantic Comedy Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts opens the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival!
by Al Nigrin - published 2024-08-27
In Shaun Seneviratne’s Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts, Ben Santhanaraj journeys to Sri Lanka to rekindle his relationship with Suzanne Hopper, an American NGO worker, after a long separation. But when Suzanne's boss demands she work during their vacation, their love is tested by a dilemma: desire versus duty. As Suzanne struggles with the responsibilities of her job, Ben tries everything to revive their intimacy, leading to candid conversations and chaotic twists as New Year’s Eve - and Ben’s departure - looms ahead.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 Video Overview
by Vic Fern - published 2024-09-01
The New Jersey Film Festival returns to Rutgers University September 6th - October 18th for the Fall 2024 season! Al Nigrin, Executive Director and Curator of the Festival, provides a video overview of the films being showcased via EBTV.
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Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts Video Filmmaker Q+A for the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival!
by Al Nigrin - published 2024-09-02
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 Video Filmmaker Q+A with Ben and Suzanne Director Shaun Seneviratne, Lead Actor Anastasia Olowin, Festival Judge Anran Li, and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
Smart Rom-Com Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts opens the New Jersey Film Festival!
by Anran Li - published 2024-09-04
“So, is this film really about reunion or drifting apart?”
I hesitated for three seconds before answering, “It’s complicated.”
It’s hard to pinpoint the delicate changes in emotions in Shaun Seneviratne's Ben and Suzanne: A Reunion in Four Parts. Yet, this intricacy vests the film with more relatability and, therefore, an unrefined attraction. Partially autobiographical, this film tells the story of a long-distance couple’s reunion on a half-business-half-travel trip. In the exotic land of Sri Lanka, Ben, who comically lands with a gigantic Toblerone chocolate bar, and Suzanne, his long-distance girlfriend who works for an NGO organization, rediscover, reconnect, and redirect their relationship as they encounter awkward intimacy, comical dilemmas, and inevitable disagreements and redraw their individual lifelines.
“Complicated?”
Bridge Players Theatre Company Presents "Dinner With Friends"
(BURLINGTON CITY, NJ) -- Bridge Players Theatre Company, the Burlington City-based community theatre group, is proud to begin its 2024-2025 "Season of Change" with Dinner With Friends, opening September 6 and continuing weekends through September 21. Written by Donald Margulies, Dinner With Friends was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2000.
New Jersey Film Festival Filmmaker Video Interview with Shaun Seneviratne
by Vic Fern - published 2024-09-05
Al Nigrin, Executive Director & Curator of the NJ Film Festival, sits down with Shaun Seneviratne, Director of Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts for a filmmaker interview at EBTV:
Touching documentary A Girl Can Touch the Sky screens at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on September 7!
by Catalina Chapman - published 2024-08-28
A Girl Can Touch the Sky, by Ravinol Chambers, is an immersive documentary that takes the audience deep into the culture and sometimes obtrusive gender roles across India. Chambers who was once a monk in the city of Vrindavan, India helps to shine a lot on the situations that are most pressing to many girls in the villages of India. As he and a crew travel down the west coast of India, they hope to raise awareness about the difficulties girls in the area have in accessing education. The documentary provides a manifold of interviews that discuss the education topic for girls from different points of view. Chambers shows a plethora of conflicting opinions that help the viewer become entrenched in the complex culture of India. We see disappointed fathers, hopeful girls, and educators speak on the matter at hand.
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