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Jodie Foster, Brandi Carlile, Michael Shannon Set for Cherry Lane Theatre Reopening Events

Spike Lee, Jerrod Carmichael, and more will also take part.

David Gordon

David Gordon

| Off-Broadway |

August 25, 2025

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The Cherry Lane Theatre reopening week headliners
(© Cherry Lane/A24)

Off-Broadway’s historic Cherry Lane Theatre will officially reopen its red doors to the public with a week of one-night-only special performances and events, September 8-14.

The full calendar of events is as follows:

  • Monday, September 8: screening of 25th Hour and Q&A with Spike Lee
  • Tuesday, September 9: staged reading of Sam Shepard’s True West featuring Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, and Marylouise Burke, directed by Lila Neugebauer
  • Wednesday, September 10: a night of comedy with Jerrod Carmichael
  • Thursday, September 11: Malcolm Gladwell and Brandi Carlile in conversation
  • Sunday, September 14: the Sundays with Sofia film screening of Foxes, featuring a Q&A with Sofia Coppola and Jodie Foster

All tickets will be priced at $59 and will be available to purchase via a lottery that’s open through August 27 at noon ET. To enter, click here.

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