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Exclusive: Five short comedic plays written by The View‘s Joy Behar will be streamed as a benefit for the East Hampton, New York, arts and community venue Guild Hall, with performances by Behar, Lorraine Bracco, Dylan McDermott, Bob Balaban, Susie Essman, Robert Klein, Brenda Vacarro, Chris Bauer, Danny Hoch and Rachel Dratch.

Guild Hall: A Totally Disrespectful Evening of Short Plays by Joy Behar, directed by John Gould Rubin, will stream on Oct. 25 as a virtual benefit for the 89-year-old Guild Hall as well as two other non-profit organizations, The Bridgehampton Childcare and Recreational Center, and The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a non-profit community restaurant. The price to view will be $75 per household.

The short plays are:

God & Bernadette featuring Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Chris Bauer (True Blood), Brenda Vaccaro (Midnight Cowboy) and Brynne Amelia Ballan. A pre-teenage girl ruffles the feathers of a nun; Get Me Teresa...

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is transforming Studio G at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting into a German beer hall in this lively production of Mother Courage And Her Children by Bertolt Brecht and conceived by director John Gould Rubin, which will include live music as well as beer amp sausages for purchase. Using a translation by Tony Kushner, the production will open tonight, January 28th, with performances running through February 20th.

New York — Summer theatergoers starved for major new events will get a rare chance to see one of the country's stage and screen luminaries take on a classic role this month, when Ellen Burstyn stars in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Staged by The Actors Studio at that venerable institution's midtown home, the production will be directed by John Gould Rubin, the former co-artistic director with Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz of LAByrinth Theater. It runs for 10 performances only on July 10-21. Said Burstyn: "When The Cherry Orchard was first performed at the Moscow Art

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New York’s summer season just got a bit more interesting with the announcement this morning that Oscar/Tony/Emmy winner Ellen Burstyn will headline a new staging of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard for 10 free performances at The Actors Studio in Manhattan on Thurdays through Mondays between July 10-21. John Gould Rubin, former co-a.d. with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz of LAByrinth Theater, directs. The Jean-Claude van Itallie adaptation will require reservations made through reservations@theactorsstudio.org. It’s been 11 years since the last public presentation at The Actors Studio, a critically acclaimed staging of Oscar Wilde’s Salome starring Al Pacino, David Straitharn, and Marisa […]...

Riding The Midnight Express With Billy Hayes, written and performed by Bill Hayes, directed by John Gould Rubin, opened last night at St. Luke's Theatre. First he wrote the best-selling book. Then came the Oscar-winning movie. Now Billy Hayes comes to the New York stage with his powerful one-man show, Riding The Midnight Express with Billy Hayes,directed by John Gould Rubin. Check out photos from opening night below...

The Private Theatre John Gould Rubin, Artistic Director Lucy Dirosa, Executive Director and Barbara Ligeti present the world premiere of a new solo show, Turning Page, written and performed by Angelica Page Gore Vidals The Best Man with direction by Tony Award nominee Wilson Milam The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Performances begin Thursday, October 11, 2012 for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 28, 2012 at The Cherry Lane Studio Theatre 38 Commerce Street.Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Ashley, and Karen Allen visited the production last night, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the gathering below...

Fictional serial killers are no stranger to the stage, whether they take the guise of Dracula or that most intense of personal stylists, Sweeney Todd. But Off-Off-Broadway acting school/theater T. Schreiber Studios has made the auspicious move to mount its first musical production with the world premiere of a new musical about a real-life slasher.“Jack’s Back!” is about nineteenth century murderer Jack the Ripper. Directed by John Gould Rubin, “Jack” is a madcap look at one man, sausage stuffer Herbert Wingate, who might be able to put a stop to the bloodbath.If it sounds like an atypical thriller, it should. One of the key elements that drew Rubin to the show, which has a score by Tom Herman and a book by Elmer L. Kline, Lee Cardini and Herman, was its compelling mix of styles. “It’s written like a traditional musical, but it reinforces the oddly funny and the scary,...

This month's InStyle cover girl Julianne Moore dished about how she keeps her second marriage sexy.

"I think you need to be away from your children," she told designer and interviewer Tom Ford. "Doing the mommy stuff does sort of squash that area of your life."

The award winning actress--most recently nominated for her role as a lesbian mother in The Kids Are All Right--is married to director Bart Freudlich, with whom she has two children, Caleb and Liv.

"I can feel [sexy] when I'm alone with Bart or when we take a trip," she added.

Earlier this year, Moore recently told The Guardian that the only reason she got married was for her children.

"I had a therapist who said marriage is really a container for a family, and that made sense to me," she said.

Her first marriage to actor John Gould Rubin at age 22 lasted 10 years. In October of last year,...

Julianne Moore used to get bullied for having red hair. The Oscar-winning actress, who is known for her fiery locks, admits she was continually "teased" by her schoolmates about her appearance, but she has grown to love being different over time.

"At school I did get teased about it. You want dark or blond hair like everybody else in the room," she told You magazine. "But I got to a place where I didn't really think about it."

The 49-year-old actress is married to Bart Freundlich and their two children Caleb, 12, and Liv, eight, take after their mother. She said, "I have a little girl who has dark auburn hair and a little boy who has light red hair and I think it looks beautiful."

Julianne was previously married to John Gould Rubin in 1986, but their relationship ended in divorce nine years later. Although has remained quiet about the break-down of that relationship,...

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Little Doc, written by award-winning filmmaker Dan Klores and directed by John Gould Rubin. Opening the company's 16th Season, performances of Little Doc will begin Friday, June 11 at Rattlestick Theatre (224 Waverly Place). The official opening night is set for Thursday, June 17. The production is scheduled to run through July 18.

Hollywood beauty Julianne Moore was a firm non-believer in marriage but changed her mind after realising that the bond was important for her two children. The Boogie Nights actress refused to marry director Bart Freundlich, despite a 13-year-long relationship until she was advised their union would help raise their children better, reported Contactmusic. The redhead beauty whose first marriage to actor John Gould Rubin ended in 1995 had vowed never to walk down the aisle again. But Moore changed her mind after an eye-opening therapy session in 2003, following the birth of her second baby with Freundlich. "For me the only reason to get ...

Actress Julianne Moore refused to marry director Bart Freundlich until she was advised their union would help raise well-adjusted children.

The redhead beauty's nine-year marriage to actor John Gould Rubin ended in 1995, and she had vowed never to walk down the aisle again.

But Moore changed her mind after an eye-opening therapy session in 2003, following the birth of her second baby with Freundlich.

She says, "For me the only reason to get married was my children. I had a therapist who said marriage is really a container for a family."

Moore, who shares 12-year-old son Caleb and seven-year-old daughter Liv with the filmmaker, now admits her second marriage is a grounding force amid her hectic Hollywood lifestyle.

She adds, "Freud says you need love and work, and a family and a job give you a balance... One element can't give you everything. You can have friends in movies and plays you make, but they're not your family. And you can't expect family to give you the stimulation work is going to provide, because that is not their responsibility."...

"Listening" is the key to good acting, according to Helen Stenborg. Co-starring Off-Broadway at the DR2 Theatre in Morris Panych's "Vigil" gives her the chance to exercise that talent. This two-hander centers on the evolving relationship between a misanthropic young man (Malcolm Gets) and his dying, estranged aunt Grace (Stenborg), who barely speaks.While the 84-year-old Minneapolis native has never played a silent character before, her preparation for this part is basically the same as for any other. There is one major difference: She will not share certain elements of Grace's inner life with Gets or the director, Stephen Dimenna. "Sometimes they ask me, 'What are you thinking?' That's my secret. But it's interesting: If I change my thoughts, I'll get a different reaction from Malcolm." She adds she is able to offer variety in her silent responses, by registering his change of mood.At this point in her six-decade career,...

LAByrinth Theater Company (John Ortiz, Artistic Director; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Co-Artistic Director; John Gould Rubin, Co-Artistic Director & Executive Director) will present a special reading of Bitter Honey II by Eric Bogosian, a benefit evening of more underperformed and never performed Bogosiana, for three performances only, June 2 at 7:00 p.m. and June 3 at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., in The Anspacher Theater at The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place). All proceeds will benefit LAByrinth Theater Company.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) and LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic and Executive Director John Gould Rubin) began previews on Friday, March 27 for Knives and Other Sharp Objects, the third play of the 2008-2009 Public Lab season. Written by Raúl Castillo and directed by Felix Solis, Knives and Other Sharp Objects will run through Sunday, April 19. The official press opening is tonight, Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $10 for all performances.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) and LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic and Executive Director John Gould Rubin) will begin previews on Friday, March 27 for Knives and Other Sharp Objects, the third play of the 2008-2009 Public Lab season. Written by Raúl Castillo and directed by Felix Solis, Knives and Other Sharp Objects will run through Sunday, April 19 with an official press opening on Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $10 for all performances and are on-sale now.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) and LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic and Executive Director John Gould Rubin) will begin previews on Friday, March 27 for Knives And Other Sharp Objects, the third play of the 2008-2009 Public Lab season. Written by Ra?l Castillo and directed by Felix Solis, Knives And Other Sharp Objects will run through Sunday, April 19 with an official press opening on Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $10 for all performances and are on-sale now.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) and LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic and Executive Director John Gould Rubin) announced complete casting and creative team today for Knives And Other Sharp Objects, the third play of the 2008-2009 Public Lab season. Written by Ra?l Castillo and directed by Felix Solis, Knives And Other Sharp Objects will begin performances on Friday, March 27 and run through Sunday, April 19 with an official press opening on Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $10 for all performances and are on-sale now.

LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director, John Ortiz; co-Artistic Director, Philip Seymour Hoffman; co-Artistic & Executive Director, John Gould Rubin) announces its forthcoming Salon benefit, with Toni Morrison and Peter Sellars, on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 7:15 p.m. in The Frieda & Roy Furman Gallery at The Film Society of Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street). The LAByrinth fund-raiser is hosted by Jennifer Chambers, Michael & Marlene Fine, Mara Manus, and Marianne & Steve Mills, and the evening includes supper & cocktails.

"I never understood why plays that are political or socially reflective can't be entertainment too," noted David Rothenberg, a publicist, producer, and radio host. "Part of being entertained is being elevated, stimulated. Some of our best theatre is a mirror of what's happening in society that had an enormous effect on people of its time: Death of a Salesman, A Doll's House, Waiting for Lefty, Diary of Anne Frank, and Fortune and Men's Eyes, which changed my life." That last play dealt with sexual brutality in prisons and was so compelling to Rothenberg, he founded the Fortune Society, a group dedicated to advocating for ex-prisoners.These remarks were made as Rothenberg moderated a panel titled Can Theater Inspire Social Change?. The event was sponsored by the Drama Desk, the organization of New York–based theatre critics, editors, and reporters. The lively discussion covered a range of topics and personal experiences.

Julianne Moore is waging an online battle with a mystery man who claims he was once married to her.

The Oscar nominee is baffled by a posting on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.Com) which claims she was married to Sundar Chakravarthy from 1983-1985.

And she wants the world to know she has never met the web phantom.

Twice-married Moore, 47, says, "I was in an interview, and a journalist said, 'You've been married three times.' And I said, 'No.' She said, 'It's on the internet,' so I checked it out.

"There's a person online who claims to have been married to me from 1983 to 1985. His name is Sundar Chakravarthy. I've never heard of him."

Moore's real husbands are John Gould Rubin, who she divorced in 1995, and her current spouse Bart Freundlich.

Actress Julianne Moore gave up on her nine year marriage to John Gould Rubin in a bid to find fame.

The Hours star left Gould Rubin in 1995 and moved to Los Angeles to carve out an acting career.

But Moore never believed she would become a star because she was "too old for Hollywood".

She says "I was unhappy in my mid-thirties and trying to make it in movies. I thought 'It's now or never'.

"I left our home in New York and travelled nearly 3000 miles to Los Angeles to get a new life. I remember sitting on the plane thinking 'What on earth is going to happen to me?'."...