Beth (Louis-Dreyfus), a popular writer, and her husband Don, a well-liked teacher, share the kind of relationship that truly, seriously, for the love of God cannot be real: that is, they’re actually in love. Even after decades of marriage, parenting, and their own successful careers, their physical spark has somehow not diminished; in fact, they […]
The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s FALSTAFF
Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features a brilliant ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s celebrated staging. Baritone Michael Volle sings his first Verdi role at the Met as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance. Reuniting after their acclaimed performances in the production’s 2019 run are soprano Ailyn Pérez […]
Oh, Hi Mark! An Evening Inside THE ROOM with Greg Sestero
Greg Sestero is back in Athens! About the event Spend a night with the man who survived THE ROOM Join us for a special evening of the hit cult classic THE ROOM with Greg Sestero, star of THE ROOM and author of THE DISASTER ARTIST, the critically-acclaimed tell-all about the making of THE ROOM that inspired A24’s […]
The Met: Live in HD: Strauss’ DER ROSENKAVALIER
A stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’s comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen in her Met role debut as the Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her Met role debut as Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s father, […]
The Met: Live in HD: Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION
Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones made history in the 2021–22 season. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted […]
RESILIENCE
SETICC, Athens HOPE, NAMI Athens and the Athena Cinema invite you to a free screening of RESILIENCE on Thursday, May 18th at 7pm. Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the new documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies […]
The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI
Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni. The tale of deceit and damnation is set in an abstract architectural landscape that explores the dark corners of the story and its characters. Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by […]
Classics & Cocktails: JAWS
Duuuunnnn duun…duuunnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnn dunnn! We are still on the hunt for some iconic Narragansset beer cans for our screenings of JAWS but in the meantime, we will be featuring a delicious Sharkbite Cocktail! More details coming soon. Classics & Cocktails is back for a summer […]
Summer Member Appreciation Movie Night: TOP HAT
This event will be rescheduled for a later date. Don’t miss a one-night-only screening of TOP HAT. See Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in one of the best dance musicals of all time. Free admission for Athena Cinema Members in celebration of the theater’s 108th anniversary! Coinciding with our anniversary, we are announcing a […]
The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
We regret to announce that The Met: Live in HD transmission at the Athena Cinema will be cancelled this Saturday, June 3rd. Due to the use of specialized satellite equipment setup for these transmissions, we cannot relocate in time for Saturday’s transmission. We hope to be able to offer an encore of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte […]
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