For the equally leftist Unity Theatre near Kings Cross, he did the lyrics for an agit-prop Cinderella.
Lonergan is a playwright, and in theatre language is king, but he's also an actors' director, who in "Manchester" drew beautifully calibrated (and Oscar-nominated) performances from Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, and Michelle Williams.
Irreverent and often raucous, the 41st American Film Institute Life Achievement Award gala Thursday evening at the Dolby Theatre honored the king of comedy, Mel Brooks, in a full-on laugh fest.
(May 20: Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn. May 21: Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St. ticketmaster.com).
Late in Wilco's set at the Kings Theatre on Friday evening, he took the hat off.
Despite these promising new mediums, fans will still flock to watch Badu bring her old tricks to Kings Theatre on Dec. 2.
The mostly black audience at Kings Theatre was older than the usual concertgoing crowd, and well versed in Franklin's œuvre, frequently breaking, unbidden, into surprisingly competent harmony.
Romesh Ranganathan's Irrational tour begins at the Kings theatre, Portsmouth, on 7 September It was open-mic night and no one knew what was happening or why.
Progress isn't what the Kings Theatre show was about, though, and it's not what Wilco is about for its audience.
Elsewhere, at venues ranging from Caroline's to BAM to Town Hall to Kings Theatre, you can see both emerging comedians and big names: Trevor Noah, Nathan Fielder, Margaret Cho, Kumail Nanjiani, Kathy Griffin, Larry Wilmore, Norm Macdonald, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, and so on.
