Being a professional singer is a gift on its own, yet being able to write songs is even more impressive. On a Winter’s Night featured five singer-songwriters, each having solo careers as well as their collaborations with each other that have occurred for over a decade last Saturday, Nov. 16 at Pollak Theatre.
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders, narrated by Jeremy Irons, was screened last Monday, Nov. 18 at Pollak Theatre. The film explored the paintings and other art pieces from the world famous Prado Museum. The artwork, paintings, sculptures and others tell the story of Spain throughout history. Some of the most notable pieces of […]
With immense style and musicality, Stephen Sondheim And George Furth’s Company visits Woods Theatre this season on Nov. 20-24, 2019, with past dates of Nov. 15-17.
Last ‘Saturday Night’ was ‘Alright for Fighting’ because Elton John brought his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to Philadelphia on Nov. 9. This was the second time John brought his farewell tour to Philadelphia (he had two consecutive sold out shows on Sept. 11 and 12, 2018) and it attracted back-to-back sellout crowds.
Last Friday I gave cinema my money and the very next two hours, they gave it away. This weekend, to save you from tears, I’ll give you a review on Last Christmas, because you’re someone special.
Halloween is over, but there’s still something haunting me. We have lost incredible talents like singer/songwriters, actors, and musicians who we admire and would do anything to see them just one last time. But show business won’t let the dead die.
Comedian Jon Stewart came to Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre to moderate a panel after a screening of the documentary The Game Changers last Thursday, Nov. 7. The film follows James Wilks, a defense trainer and retired UFC fighter, who discovered the positive impact of switching to a plant-based diet. Prior to the screening, Stewart spoke with the media on the importance of the film and how he has incorporated a plant-based diet into his lifestyle.
The documentary The Game Changers was screened at Pollak Theatre with a panel moderated by comedian Jon Stewart that was filled with the film’s stars and producers last Thursday, Nov. 7. The panelists consisted of the film’s main star Wilks, writer/producer Joseph Pace, one of the film’s dieticians Rip Esselstyn, the film’s convert on plant-based diet Nick Berman, and cardiologist Robert Ostfeld, Ph.D.
While Kanye West is enjoying his latest album Jesus is King reaching the top of Billboard’s 200 chart for the ninth time in his career, he has also had some success with his latest film too. Yes, as a companion with his album, West released a film with the same title in IMAX theaters countrywide. The film is a concert performance of West’s new rap-gospel album at the Roden Crater in Painted Desert, Arizona.
Going into last Saturday night’s William Close and the Earth Harp Collective’s show at Pollak Theatre, I was skeptical of what to expect. But immediately when I walked in, I realized that it wasn’t your grandma’s harp concert.