Entertainment

Live theater creates magic. The moment the curtain rises, the lights go up, and the music starts, the audience begins a journey of drama, comedy, music, or all of the above. Often, the venue itself adds to the whole experience, and the east end has a host of truly historical, magical, and community-oriented local theaters that shine under...

The Holidays are right around the corner! Purchase those last gifts! Check out the top Hamptons events this weekend!

The 17th annual Hamptons Doc Fest screened 32 films from December 5-11 at the Sag Harbor Cinema and Bay Street Theater. This year’s festival included not only 32 documentary films but also special events such as numerous awards ceremonies, Q&A sessions with many of the film directors, cocktail receptions, breakfasts, a Young Voices program for middle and high...

Sag Harbor Cinema will host writer-director Whit Stillman for a screening of his debut feature Metropolitan (1990) followed by an in-person Q&A on Thursday, January 2nd at 6pm. The filmmaker will be joined by Metropolitan editor and Sag Harbor resident Christopher Tellefsen (Moneyball, A Quiet Place, The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Menu).

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is thrilled to welcome comedian Anthony Rodia for a one-night-only performance on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Start your New Year’s Eve celebration with an evening of non-stop laughter as Rodia delivers his signature brand of relatable, high-energy humor.

The Southampton Playhouse, a 501c3, announces today the hire of top leadership. Maria A. Ruiz Botsacos will come on board as the inaugural Executive Director and Eric Kohn as the newly appointed Artistic Director.  The Southampton Playhouse, located in Southampton, NY, is slated for a 2025 opening.

LTV’s Playwrights’ Theatre of East Hampton presented a staged reading of “Scrooge…The Relapse” at LTV Studios in Wainscott last Saturday (Dec 14th). Playwrights’ Theatre of East Hampton is a wonderful program that showcases local talents in front of live audiences. The production was well attended, and all the chairs were taken. Co-creators John McCaffrey and Jack Gwaltney were...

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce the screening of The Premiere, a comedic mockumentary about the chaos of making a musical about a movie — or, in this case, about the madness of trying to turn Scream into a musical. Fresh off its World Premiere at the 2024 Hamptons International...

Let’s keep the holiday cheer going! Check out the top Hamptons events this weekend!

“A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play,” adapted by Joe Landry and directed by James Pritchard, opened for a two-weekend run at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday, Dec. 6th, at 7 p.m. Ninety minutes later, the enthusiastic audience stood and applauded for good reason. This presentation of Dicken’s, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ is awesome. I thoroughly enjoyed the...