On Easter Sunday, an emotional Alex Edelman completed his final performance of Just for Us, bringing six life-changing years with the hugely acclaimed solo show to a close.
“After the show, I had a real sense of like, ‘Okay, it’s done now,’ and I really felt a deep connection to all of the people that have worked on it…and seen it, and all the people who gave it gentle or firm nudges,” the NY-based comedian shared earlier this afternoon. “I just felt the real comet’s tale of people and things and experiences that have come behind the show, and it was a sort of equal parts mixture of gratitude and sadness.”
First put on its feet all the way back in 2018, the show’s plot is thrust into motion as Edelman recalls being subjected to antisemitic comments on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Rather than blocking the offenders,...
“After the show, I had a real sense of like, ‘Okay, it’s done now,’ and I really felt a deep connection to all of the people that have worked on it…and seen it, and all the people who gave it gentle or firm nudges,” the NY-based comedian shared earlier this afternoon. “I just felt the real comet’s tale of people and things and experiences that have come behind the show, and it was a sort of equal parts mixture of gratitude and sadness.”
First put on its feet all the way back in 2018, the show’s plot is thrust into motion as Edelman recalls being subjected to antisemitic comments on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Rather than blocking the offenders,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex Edelman’s go-to order at Barney Greengrass is whitefish on an everything bagel with a side of scrambled eggs. The Upper West Side institution isn’t exactly his local haunt — he lives out of a blue Samsonite bag these days — but this New York deli is a magnet for the Boston-born comic. “It’s where my friends eat and argue,” he explains. “It’s where ideas start to take root. Oh, and since the show did well, I can always get a table.”
That show, Just for Us, is the Jewish writer’s celebrated narrative about the infamous night he attended a meeting of white nationalists in a Queens apartment. An extended downtown run led to stints on Broadway and around the world. Its recent return to L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum (March 25 to 31) and an HBO special (April 6) are his grand finale, a complicated one for the 35-year-old.
That show, Just for Us, is the Jewish writer’s celebrated narrative about the infamous night he attended a meeting of white nationalists in a Queens apartment. An extended downtown run led to stints on Broadway and around the world. Its recent return to L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum (March 25 to 31) and an HBO special (April 6) are his grand finale, a complicated one for the 35-year-old.
- 4/4/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix Releases Final Trailer Ahead of “3 Body Problem” Opening
Netflix’s highly anticipated “3 Body Problem” makes its world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival tonight, Friday, March 8, and the streamer has released the final trailer ahead of the debut.
Watch the latest trailer for “3 Body Problem” below:
Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (“Game of Thrones”) and Alexander Woo, the new band documentary joins the iconic rock band in February 2022 as they look back at over 40 years as one of the most recognizable bands in the world and follows them on their real-time journey to attempt to chart out of the future.
Watch the trailer for “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” below:
In addition to personal videos, unreleased early demos, original lyrics, and never-before-seen photos, “Thank You, Goodnight” will also feature interviews with band members Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, Richie Sambora, Phil X,...
Netflix’s highly anticipated “3 Body Problem” makes its world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival tonight, Friday, March 8, and the streamer has released the final trailer ahead of the debut.
Watch the latest trailer for “3 Body Problem” below:
Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (“Game of Thrones”) and Alexander Woo, the new band documentary joins the iconic rock band in February 2022 as they look back at over 40 years as one of the most recognizable bands in the world and follows them on their real-time journey to attempt to chart out of the future.
Watch the trailer for “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” below:
In addition to personal videos, unreleased early demos, original lyrics, and never-before-seen photos, “Thank You, Goodnight” will also feature interviews with band members Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, Richie Sambora, Phil X,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Adam Brace, the British playwright and director who was set to make his Broadway debut this summer with longtime collaborator Alex Edelman, died Saturday following a short illness. He was 43.
The news comes less than a month after the announcement that Brace and Obie Award-winning writer and performer Edelman would bring the award-winning solo show Just For Us to Broadway. The limited engagement – Edelman’s first appearance on Broadway – is scheduled to begin previews at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, June 22, with an opening night set for Monday, June 26. The show will run through Saturday, August 19.
Just For Us had previously been staged to considerable acclaim Off Broadway and in London, Edinburgh, Boston and other cities.
“He was my closest collaborator for more than a decade, but more importantly, he was one of my closest friends,” Edelman said in a statement posted on Twitter. “I don’t feel ready to...
The news comes less than a month after the announcement that Brace and Obie Award-winning writer and performer Edelman would bring the award-winning solo show Just For Us to Broadway. The limited engagement – Edelman’s first appearance on Broadway – is scheduled to begin previews at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, June 22, with an opening night set for Monday, June 26. The show will run through Saturday, August 19.
Just For Us had previously been staged to considerable acclaim Off Broadway and in London, Edinburgh, Boston and other cities.
“He was my closest collaborator for more than a decade, but more importantly, he was one of my closest friends,” Edelman said in a statement posted on Twitter. “I don’t feel ready to...
- 5/2/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Obie Award-winning writer and performer Alex Edelman will bring his solo show Just For Us to Broadway this summer following critically acclaimed engagements Off Broadway and in London, Edinburgh, Boston and other cities.
The Broadway limited engagement – Edelman’s first – will begin previews at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, June 22, with an opening night set for Monday, June 26. The show will run through Saturday, August 19.
The Broadway run was announced today by producers Jenny Gersten, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview, with Mike Birbiglia. Just For Us will be directed by Adam Brace. The show was originally produced Off Broadway by Birbiglia in association with Mike Lavoie, Carlee Briglia and Joseph Birbiglia.
The show’s synopsis: “In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically,...
The Broadway limited engagement – Edelman’s first – will begin previews at the Hudson Theatre on Thursday, June 22, with an opening night set for Monday, June 26. The show will run through Saturday, August 19.
The Broadway run was announced today by producers Jenny Gersten, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview, with Mike Birbiglia. Just For Us will be directed by Adam Brace. The show was originally produced Off Broadway by Birbiglia in association with Mike Lavoie, Carlee Briglia and Joseph Birbiglia.
The show’s synopsis: “In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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