Celebrity Autobiography Comes to Southampton Arts Center
Featuring Christie Brinkley, Matthew Broderick, Susan Lucci, and Ralph Macchio
(Southampton, NY… July 2021) Southampton Arts Center [SAC – southamptonartscenter.org] is excited to present the acclaimed international comedy Broadway sensation Celebrity Autobiography for one night only with an all-star cast including Christie Brinkley, Matthew Broderick, Susan Lucci, and Ralph Macchio. Created by Emmy nominee Eugene Pack and developed with Dayle Reyfel, who will both be performing, the show features stars acting out hilarious passages from other stars’ memoirs. Celebrity Autobiography’s 2021 Hamptons performance will take place on SAC’s West Lawn on Sunday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m. Information and tickets can be found at southamptonartscenter.org/live.
“It probably goes without saying that we could all use a laugh following last year,” shares SAC executive director Tom Dunn. “I’ve been a fan of Celebrity Autobiography for years and could not be more excited to host this fantastic show with performers that are hilarious in their own right, and also have special ties to the East End. And I, for one, am very much looking forward to hearing why Justin Bieber got stuck in the trunk of a car.”
Called the “funniest show in town, hands down!” by The New York Post and Critics’ Picks – The New York Times, Celebrity Autobiography has been critically acclaimed around the world from the United States to London’s West End, Edinburgh, Australia’s Sydney Opera House and an engagement on Broadway. The show originally opened in New York to rave reviews and won the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience.
How does Vanna flip her panels? What does Stallone store in his freezer? Why did Justin Bieber get stuck in the trunk of a car? What does Hasselhoff reveal about the beauties of Baywatch? The passages run the gamut from the “poetry” of Suzanne Somers to tips from the Kardashians to the most famous Hollywood love triangle in history – Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, told from all sides. What is remarkable and hilarious is that everything on stage is performed “in their own words.”
Celebrity Autobiography performers have included Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig, Rob Reiner, Paul Rudd, Ryan Reynolds, Colin Jost, Pamela Adlon, Bobby Cannavale, Maya Rudolph, Joy Reid, Debbie Harry, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin, Whoopi Goldberg Tracee Ellis Ross, John Goodman, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin, Lily Tomlin, Sherri Shepherd, Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Jason Sudeikis, Alan Cumming, Laraine Newman, Ray Romano, Rita Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rachel Dratch, John Cho, Marty Short, John Leguizamo, Carol Kane, Rosie Perez, Will Forte, Fisher Stevens, and more.
Tickets are available for $65 (limited availability), $85, and $105 (premium, limited availability). More information and tickets can be found at southamptonartscenter.org/live.
Select Southampton Arts Center programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The SAC Summer Stage is sponsored by Primary Care and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. BEYOND THE STREETS on PAPER is sponsored by Vistaprint, Hamptons Magazine, and Epiphany Collective, with support from Ingrid Arneberg and Will Marin. WHIMSY is sponsored by Hauser and Wirth, with additional support from Marlborough Gallery and James Lane Post. FILM @ SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens. KIDS @ SAC is sponsored by Investors Bank. Additional support comes from Southampton Bath and Tennis Club. Celebrity Autobiography is sponsored by Dan’s Papers. Mountainfilm on Tour is hosted by Elyn and Jeff Kronemeyer, and sponsored, in part, by Dr. Paula Angelone and Gerald Rosengarten. Financial Literacy Partner: J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER
Southampton Arts Center is committed to community building through the arts. We present and produce inspiring, inclusive, socially and regionally relevant programs across all disciplines – welcoming, connecting, and collaborating with the diverse members of New York’s East End community and beyond. SAC is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information about Southampton Arts Center, located at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, New York 11968, visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631.283.0967. Follow SAC on Facebook and Instagram @southamptonartscenter. For press inquiries, contact Rachel Bosworth via email at rachel@rachelbosworth.com or by phone at 631.220.1220.
