SPIKE LEE, BRANDI CARLILE, JERROD CARMICHAEL, MICHAEL SHANNON, SOFIA COPPOLA, JODIE FOSTER AND MORE SET FOR CHERRY LANE’S REOPENING WEEK

‘RED DOOR REOPENING’ WEEK SET FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH - 14TH WITH ONE-NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS FEATURING THEATER, COMEDY, MUSIC AND FILM

Cherry Lane Theatre will officially reopen its iconic red doors to the public with a week of one-night-only special performances and events featuring award-winning artists Spike Lee, Jerrod Carmichael, Malcolm Gladwell, Brandi Carlile, Michael Shannon, Sofia Coppola, Jodie Foster and more from Monday, September 8th through Sunday, September 14th. The line-up showcases the curatorial expansion of The Cherry Lane Theatre, inclusive of comedy, music and film.

The full ‘Red Door Reopening’ week of events includes:

○ Monday, September 8th - a film screening of 25th Hour and Q&A with Spike Lee

○ Tuesday, September 9th - staged reading of True West featuring Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Marylouise Burke, and directed by Lila Neugebauer

○ Wednesday, September 10th - a night of comedy with Jerrod Carmichael

○ Thursday, September 11th - Malcolm Gladwell and Brandi Carlile in conversation

○ Sunday, September 14th - ‘Sundays with Sofia’ film screening of Foxes and Q&A with Sofia Coppola and Jodie Foster

The week will conclude on Sunday, September 14th with a block party along the theater’s Commerce Street block in Greenwich Village for its neighbors and the public from 3-6pm.

Tickets will be available to purchase via a lottery where every seat in the theater will be equally priced at $59 per ticket. The lottery will be open for 48 hours at CherryLaneTheatre.org starting today, Monday, August 25 through Wednesday, August 27 at 12noon ET. The goal is to make these exciting inaugural performances accessible for all.

Later in September, the theater’s first long-running show will open with Natalie Palamides’ one-woman comedy WEER. Opening September 28th with previews beginning on the 20th, the show has already sold out its initial run and extended through November 9th.

Purchased in 2023, the 166-seat Cherry Lane Theatre has undergone an extensive renovation with all of its technical equipment having been updated, new seating installed, film projector and screen installed, and the lobby upgraded. As it was once a beloved dining destination, a new addition to the space brings back that tradition with Wild Cherry, a new bar restaurant from Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and Le Veau d’Or, who were recently named Outstanding Restaurateur by the James Beard Awards. The theatre’s iconic stage and historic details remain intact.

Photos Here - photo credit “Cherry Lane Theatre / A24”

CherryLaneTheatre.org

For additional information: Carla Sacks, Sacks & Co.
and Brad Thompson.