| Laurence Fishburne's LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES Opens Tonight at PAC NYC | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:46 pm EDT 03/21/24 | |
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| PAC NYC PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OPENS TONIGHT THURSDAY, MARCH 21 LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES Written & Performed by Laurence Fishburne Directed by Leonard Foglia Limited engagement through March 31, 2024 NEW YORK, NY – The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC, Executive Director Khady Kamara Nunez and Artistic Director Bill Rauch) is pleased to present the World Premiere of Like They Do in the Movies, written and performed by Laurence Fishburne, directed by Leonard Foglia, at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan which opens tonight, Thursday, March 21. Like They Do in the Movies is a limited engagement through March 31, 2024 at PAC NYC (251 Fulton Street). Tony Award® winner, Emmy Award® winner and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne is both the star and the playwright of this one-man tour-de-force which he describes as "the stories and lies people have told me. And that I have told myself." Mr. Fishburne has captured imaginations throughout his extraordinary career with unforgettable performances on stage and screen, from Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It? (Academy Award® nomination for Best Actor), to Sterling Johnson in August Wilson's Two Trains Running (Tony Award for Best Featured Actor), to his mind-bending turn as Morpheus in the blockbuster film series The Matrix. Now he brings his legendary storytelling skills to PAC NYC for a World Premiere event helmed by Leonard Foglia, director of Mr. Fishburne's acclaimed solo performance Thurgood on Broadway. The creative team includes Neil Patel (Scenic Design), Tyler Micoleau (Lighting Design), Justin Ellington (Sound Design), Elaine J. McCarthy (Projection Design), Devin Day (Production Stage Manager). BIOS: Laurence J. Fishburne III has achieved an impressive body of work as an actor, producer, and director. He starred in his first television show at 10 in the drama One Life to Live, and made his feature film debut at 12 in Cornbread, Earl and Me. At 15, Laurence appeared in Apocalypse Now, the first of many cult classics destined to define his long career. Fishburne's versatile acting has won him awards in theatre, film, and television. In 1992, Fishburne won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Sterling Johnson in August Wilson's Two Trains Running. He won his first Emmy Award in 1993 for "The Box" episode of TriBeCa and his second as producer for Miss Evers' Boys in 1997. In 1994, Laurence received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the Tina Turner biopic, What's Love Got to Do with It. He was an Emmy Award nominee and an NAACP Image Award winner for his starring role in the 1997 telefilm Miss Evers' Boys, which he also executive-produced. Laurence has been nominated 25 times for NAACP Image awards, with seven wins—most recently in 2020 for "Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series" for #FreeRayshawn. His most recent Emmy win was also for his role in Quibi's #FreeRayshawn. Laurence may be best known for his role as Morpheus in the Wachowski siblings' blockbuster The Matrix trilogy, but his many film credits include Boyz n the Hood, A Rumor of War, The Color Purple, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Higher Learning, Mystic River, and cult classics, Deep Cover and King of New York. In 2000, Fishburne founded Cinema Gypsy Productions with his longtime manager and producing partner, Helen Sugland. They have produced numerous award-winning projects including Thurgood, Five Fingers, Akeelah and the Bee, Once in the Life, Always Outnumbered, Hoodlum, and Miss Evers' Boys. They produced the ABC-TV hit series black-ish, where Laurence starred alongside Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, as well as its current Freeform spinoff, grown-ish and ABC spinoff, mixed-ish. black-ish has received multiple Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Series–Musical or Comedy. Their latest animated series is Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur for Disney, now on its second season; the show received five Children's and Family Emmy Awards. Up next, Laurence is an EP on a new TV series Cookies & Milk and will voice act in Sneaks. In 2016, Fishburne starred in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and A&E's miniseries remake of Roots. Laurence received a 2016 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Narrator as Alex Haley for Roots. Fishburne also appeared in Passengers in December 2016. In Madiba, a 2017 miniseries for BET Networks, Laurence portrayed Nelson Mandela. In 2017, he appeared in Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying. In 2018, he was seen in Marvel's Ant Man and The Wasp and reprised his role as the Bowery King in John Wick: Chapter 3 in May 2019. Fishburne was recently seen in Running with the Devil; Where'd You Go, Bernadette; Quibi's movie in chapter #FreeRayshawn; The Ice Road; and Peacock series MacGruber. He also recently performed The Autobiography of Malcolm X for Audible and snagged an Audie Award for "Best Male Narrator." From 2021–2022, Fishburne starred in American Buffalo on Broadway. In 2023, he starred in Netflix's The School for Good and Evil and was an executive producer of The Cave of Adullam which can be streamed on ESPN+. Laurence also resumed his role in John Wick: Chapter 4. Next, he will star in Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, new film The Astronaut, FX's limited series Clipped, and Netflix hit series The Witcher. Leonard Foglia (Director) is a theater and opera director as well as librettist. Broadway productions: Master Class, Wait Until Dark, Thurgood (filmed for HBO), The People in the Picture, On Golden Pond, The Gin Game. Off-Broadway: Let Me Down Easy (filmed for PBS), Notes From The Field (filmed for HBO), One Touch of Venus, The Stendhal Syndrome, If Memory Serves, About Alice. He directed the world premieres of the operas of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Everest, Moby Dick (filmed for PBS), It's a Wonderful Life, Cold Mountain, The End of the Affair, Three Decembers, Stonewall, A Coffin in Egypt (also librettist), Cruzar la Cara de la Luna/To Cross the Face of the Moon (also librettist), El Pasado Nunca Se Termina/The Past Is Never Finished (also librettist), El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering (also librettist). His production of Dead Man Walking has been seen across the United States and Europe. The three ‘mariachi operas' for which he wrote the librettos have been staged on three continents and are continually produced in the United States. About PAC NYC PAC NYC (251 Fulton Street) is a dynamic new home for the performing arts, serving audiences and the creative sector through flexible venues that embrace wide-ranging artistic programs. The inaugural season features work across theater, dance, music, opera, film and more. The inaugural season showcases the unparalleled flexibility of three performing arts venues inside PAC NYC: the John E. Zuccotti Theater (seating up to 450 people), the Mike Nichols Theater (seating up to 250) and the Doris Duke Foundation Theater (seating up to 99). These venues can recombine in over 60 configurations with capacities ranging from 50 to 1080 seats. Mechanical systems allow the floors to be raked or flat; staging options include proscenium and thrust; and seating, lighting grids and acoustical systems can accommodate each layout for artistic innovation that can engage and delight audiences in new ways at every visit. Named for businessman, philanthropist and benefactor Ronald O. Perelman, the Perelman Performing Arts Center is 129,000 square feet, rising 138 feet from street level. Its cube-shaped exterior is wrapped in glass-covered Portuguese marble tiles, arranged in a book-matched pattern that radiates from the center of each façade. The tiles, less than half an inch thick, allow light to radiate in during the day, and glow out during the evening. Designed by the architecture firm REX, led by founding principal Joshua Ramus, the building was created in collaboration with executive architect Davis Brody Bond, theater consultant Charcoalblue and acoustician Threshold Acoustics. David Rockwell and his architecture and design firm Rockwell Group designed the interior of the lobby and restaurant with a dynamic ceiling visible from the street to create an inviting entry experience. The lobby's restaurant by chef Marcus Samuelsson, along with the bar and outdoor terrace, offer a new gathering space for the Lower Manhattan community. Tickets & PAC NYC Individual Memberships PAC NYC Memberships starting at $10 for the inaugural season are available. Members are provided early access to purchase tickets and other perks. For more information or to learn how to support PAC NYC, visit PACNYC.org. Tickets start at $29 and are available online at PACNYC.org or by calling 212.266.3000. All performances are at 251 Fulton Street. The public can sign up for important updates from PAC NYC at PACNYC.org/sign-up. Citi is the official card and a proud sponsor of PAC NYC. PAC NYC is grateful for the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies Accessibility PAC NYC is committed to providing an enjoyable and inclusive experience for all patrons and ensuring that all audiences have access to our programs and performances. PAC NYC meets or exceeds the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA Entrance at PAC NYC is sponsored by Citi. For more information on accessibility, please visit PACNYC.org/accessibility. |
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